Boy you have all been busy overnight, lots of reading
Thank you all for the encouragement with my weightloss. I survived last night very well, it was no problem at all. As I already had worked out by telling them that alcohol no longer agrees with me etc.......no-one really cared that I didn't have a drink. I think I made a bigger deal of it than anyone else Karen you are getting into the avatars, loved the frog!
Geri I agree the eating out does become tiresome and I do try and cook in our apartment as much as I can but I always have to use packet type stuff because I do not have all the ingredients etc. that I would have at home. We had a lovely roast last night with heaps of veggies, it was yummy.
Slavika Cask wine is about the worse I think, at least if the bottle is empty one would be very reluctant to open another but a 4 litre cask you can kid yourself all night that you only had a couple of glasses Glenda I also think I have an addictive personality and I just have to be aware of that, it doesn't make it any easier overcoming the food/smoke/alcohol addictions though
It is a cool day here today, out to dinner tonight to a seafood restaurant, should be nice.
Have a great day all
Cheers
Maria
As I was about to post this I refreshed the page and Trudy has come home from holidays. Nice to 'see' you home and I am sure, we all look forward to hearing more about your holiday.
See ya
Welcome back Trudy. You were missed. Your story about your dh and the grapefruit knife is too funny. It is always fun to get away and get home except for the unpacking and laundry part. I have a funny story about the wine in a bag. One of my niece's ex put one in his shirt and had the spout by his belt buckle. They went to a movie and you can guess the rest. When we go out I usually never get more than a glass. My friends like that Arbor MIst fruity stuff. Yuck! I am usually very happy with water or iced tea. Glenda you won't gain all that weight like your friend. Lily's advice is good. Drink lots of water too. My painting is calling. She brought a whole load of new stuff yesterday. Glass turned out o.k. Do something fun today, Peggy
Trudy: Welcome back! Tell us about your vacation. Where did you go?
straighten the curve out of a grapefruit knife? How do you do that? To funny! I was gone on a trip once and my DH put my Alabaster Doves into the dishwasher. He thought they needed cleaning. These were my Mom's. So couldnt replace the sentimental value. Needless to say the Doves were one solid small white rock. He still is not living it down.
Maria: Dont know how you cook with out all the essentials with you. It would be hard. But the Roast sounded yummy! Good for you surviving the party with no alcohol!
Peggy: Oh my! The story about the wine in the movie place. It takes all kinds! Bet your glass came out pretty. Wish I could see it.
Oh it's the sun
I haven't seen it for so long I didn't know what it was.
Well guys, I stepped up my walking this morning and carefully wrote down everything I ate.
This afternoon, was Baba Day so I picked the Princess up from school. I had a couple of things to pick up at the grocery store and told her she could pick out a treat for herself too. She saw a very inexpensive pair of canvas shoes that she thought she would like to have to I took her sneaker off and tried the shoes on, and they fit, so I said sure, she could have them. Then she saw a video she thought would like, so we got that too.
When we got back here she wanted to put on her new shoes, so I gave them to her and she put her foot in one shoe, took it out, and then took this tissue paper out of the toe of the shoes. LOL LOL Well....the little canvas shoes didn't "fit" so well with the tissue paper out of the toes. OH BROTHER!!
I didn't sleep very well last night so I'm kind of tired tonight. DH went out of town today (just for the day) so I made the Bisquick Quiche for dinner. I don't even know how to count it exactly. I'll have to work out the points. Glenda/Maria with hardly any eating........no smoking.........no drinking wine.......aren't we just a fun group of "Dollies".....hee hee
I'll come back later to "see" you all.
Slavika Glenda and I mightn't be much fun but we will look stunning and will we be soooo healthy when we successfully kick all these vices At least the princess will have the canvas shoes for a while, first with the tissue, next growing spurt without!
I am very happy, I have just booked a return flight for our son and partner to come and visit us the weekend of the 9th June, it is his birthday present! I will have both my children with partners in the one city
The boys can go and play golf and the girls will do a bit of a shop. Melbourne is supposedly the fashion capital of Australia.
My web page is coming along and I hope to have it uploaded within the next few weeks. You will all be the first to know the address!!!!
Well, last night I had my post already, and when it went to submit, got a strange message that 3FC was too busy, so I waited and tryied again and 'pouf' it was gone. S i went to bed in disgust.
Welcome back Trudy. Glad you had a nice vacation. Sometimes one of the best parts of a vacation is coming home. Hope your scales were nice to you.
Peggy: We have some friends in Athens . Jack and Marcia Cornell, and Homer and Caroline Calentine. Jack is a retired teacher.Wouldn't it be strange if they were at your graduation party?
Geri: Get your husband to go for the little dog. My DH had never had a little dog until now. We have a 10# Cockapoo. She is a real friend, and DH says he would never want a big dog again. Do men think that big dogs are more manly? I'm not into cleaning the bathroom or anyplace else to burn calories. There are much better ways to do that.
Slavika: Just think- the Princess has a new pair of shoes for next summer?Hope you are finding it easier to stay on the program now. Writing everything down does get to be drudgery sometimes, but I know it is necessary, otherwise I would probably be stuffing something in my mouth all the time.
Had friends in for dinner tonight, and made a nice chicken curry with rice. Tried a new recipe for mango salsa. It was really good and went with curry very well.Also had what I call a peach melba pie. Sliced peaches and raspberries on the bottom of a reduced fat graham crust. Then vanilla no sugar instant pudding. Chill and serve with whipped topping and some raspberry syrup on the top.
Maria: With all the weight you are losing, your new dress will not be snug at all. Have you tried it on again to check? Nice that your kids can come. What a nice birthday present.
Glenda: How many days now without? Keep up the good work. I think my addiction is food. I don't give a hoot about cigarettes or alcohol,but food- that's another matter all together.
Karen: I got a new slogan in an email today. Would it work for a meeting. "Take big strides one small step at a time. Yard by yard it's very hard, but inch by inch it's a cinch" Anon.
Lily: We got close to you in temp. today. About 93. So you also need some of the rain everyone else is gettin? We are so dry and another big wild fire going on. Now they are talking about the possibility of some evacuations.
Have a great weekend. Beg Memorial Day celebrations? Do you have a comparable day in Austrailia? Good night all. Ann
My DH's other Sis and DH have come for a few days visit and we were all together tonight. Tomorrow we are going to paint the town RED, .. considering our age and capabilities... it just might be a light pink. Karen... we just left the Mall of America and you are heading there. We went to Mystic Lk one day, is that the casino you're going to? Hope you have a wonderful visit... we sure did.
I spent the day with Mom and we bought most of our flowers. Now I can't wait to plant everything. Just love this time of the year.
It was so nice of you guys to miss me... I read all the previous posts I missed, they sure were interesting and of course, I had an opinion on all of them. As usual, I seemed to agree with all of you - we seem to be on the same wave length on most things.
I am going to bed now, as it is 1:30am here, and I really am tired but I wanted to say Hi and will talk to you later. Bye Bye
Karen have fun at the Mall of America. Hope that Trudy left something for you to buy. I hear that place is huge and fun. Good luck at the Casino. Funny story about the Princess and the shoes. We have sun here this morning too. Supposed to rain off and on over the weekend. Same thing it has been doing all week. We are going to a little kids dance recital tonight. My niece's 5 year old is in her first one. Can't wait to see her. Am tired today. I subbed in the card group last night and played so well that I won the booby prize. Maria I can't wait to see your web page. Ann it would be funny if your friends were at the party. Will let you know. Talk Sun when we return, Peggy
Slavika: Glad you finally got some sun. Oh poor Princess cant wear her new shoes. Bet she is very sad She will grow in to them fast.
Maria: Your right we are all stunning. Might be boring but we are beautiful! Cant wait to see your web page!
Ann: It was me that cant agree on the dogs. No DH doesnt think that big dogs are more manly. He just doesnt want one in the house. I think it is because his parents had one and they never really did anything about the fleas. It was pretty bad at there house when they had one. I have told him that wouldnt happen at our house, but he just doesnt believe it. I had a cockapoo a long time ago and just loved it.
Dont want rain until this weekend is over with!
Karen: Have a fun weekend! Win some money! The Mall of america sounds fun! Bet Trudy didnt leave you anything.
Trudy: Sounds like you did have a fun time. At least this one wasnt Like the bus trip!
Peggy: You must of played really well to get the booby prize
The recital will be really fun! Little kids dancing is always fun to watch!
Not doing anything exciting this weekend. Just planning on Barbeqing. That way I dont have to cook! Probably go shopping, now thats always fun!
I did leave a few odds and ends that you could look through Karen. You should have seen the two of us trying to navigate in the big city, with all those new fangled freeways and the Interstate. We must have looked like hicks. I had the maps and my magnifying glass (can't read the map without the help). My Dear Hubby had both hands on the wheel, changing lanes, dodging the cars merging from the on ramps, while keeping the speed up. I was in charge of getting us to the destinations..... ... "turn left", "no..turn right"... you get the picture. Needless to say we got lost at least once every day. Luckily we handled the whole thing with a sense of humor.
The best news is that, according to my scale, I didn't gain any weight. So pleased with myself. I have been known to gain 5 lbs in a week so this was a triumph for me. I really did try to "think" before I ordered and "remember" what I ate at the previous meal. I never did that before.
My DH just came into the room to show me a magic trick, he pulled a fabric softener sheet out from the bottom of his pant leg.... I wondered what happened to it.
Maria.. I like the name of your web site and can't wait to see it. Congrats on the weight loss. You are inspired and you will get into the dress for your DD wedding. Addictions and compulsions are no strangers to any of us. Mine is definitely desserts, chocolate, ice cream. I did try smoking when I was in my teens, had to give it up though ... it is hard to look sophisticated when you are coughing and choking to death, with tears streaming down the face. Tried the alcohol thing too.... 2 regular 1 oz drinks give me such a headache, ...and a hang over. So my DH makes mine with 1/3 oz and the rest diet pop, lemon and a cherry... But, I could eat a whole pan of brownies, no problem. Lily My DH doesn't want another dog. I would go get one in a moment if I could get him to agree. We are in the same boat on that one. Peggy we were playing cards last night too. I was way ahead (I have no idea how come), everyone started picking on me, and giving me the skip card, I choked and lost the game... I can't play under pressure. It's a good thing I don't do it for a living. Slavika.... correct me if I am wrong, but isn't it a Baba's job to check and see if there is tissue stuffed in the toes? Hmmmmmm? Better get her a pair of sneakers that fit and keep these for next year. Ann.. 93 above? Mercy, I would melt. Anything over 85 and I am looking for shade and AC.
I planted most of my flowers today... just it. Tomorrow I will put in the Impatiens and then sit back and enjoy the flowers. Have a great day all....
Lily: Sorry I got confused. If I don't jot down ideas, since I have Webtv, I sometimes forget who said what. And when posting you can't easily go back and check. Fleas can be a real problem here in FL. too, but since we started using Frontline every 3 months we have no problems. The dog is very happy. It also takes care of ticks too. Had a good work-out at line dancing tonight. Really good exercise, and fun too.
Trudy: I'm the navigator also, and of course there is always a little argument about a turn now and then. We finally have to say"what's a trip without a little adventure?" I think the worst adventure we ever had was going the wrong way on a one-way street in San Juan, Puerto Rico Fortunately for us, buses have a separate lane going in the opposite direction too, so we were able to get over and out of the way.
I'm not going to my weigh-in tomorrow. I've been on a weeks course of some sort of cortisone for a bad shoulder. The Dr. said it would make me retain fluid. and it did 3# worth. and So I'm not going in to pay for that. Next week, hopefully I can get rid of it.
Hi Everybody Since the sun was shinning today I went and bought some onions to plant and also leaf lettuce. While I was there I bought a very pretty yellow daisy plant which grows in Australia, so I thought of you Maria.
I got an e-mail from my DIL and she is now counting the number of sleeps until she gets home, (next Tuesday night). I had my Son and grandbabies over for BBQ hamburgers....boy they tasted good. First ones this summer.
"See" you all tomorrow. Night.
Glenda I also think I have an addictive personality and I just have to be aware of that, it doesn't make it any easier overcoming the food/smoke/alcohol addictions though
Ann
.. considering our age and capabilities... it just might be a light pink.
