Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Hi LeeAnn, and all who follow,
Today is hair day in ATL. Perm and cut and I'll be good to go for another 5-6 weeks! After that I'll probably stop by Publix for my lottery tickets..(hope still springs eternal!),
Did everyone receive an e-mail from NS? I got one several days ago. Sorta skimmed it. Seems they are setting up some sort of help for the newbies. That's a good thing.
Roger, congrats on your NSV! Those, and the darned little bears were great motivators for me, anyhow.
LeeAnn, your trip into the Shenandoah parks sounds wonderful. We enjoyed visiting there when we lived in VA.
We lived in the Richmond area, and 2 hours in the car would get you to DC, the Chesapeake Bay, or the Shenandoah's! So, there was much to keep one occupied!
OK, time to refill the coffee cup, and maybe make up a batch of muesli. I ran out yesterday, oh Horrors!!!!
Later…
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Hi All,
I am still around...I didn't desert you folks...unlike the official NS folks. Actually, I will deal fine with it, but I agree with Roger and Val that it is not the best decision NS folks have made, but who knows what all went into the decision.
As for where I have been...Marc and I had an excellent (okay, more than excellent!) last weekend camping and hiking in the Shenandoah National Park. What a deal. If you are at least 62 years old, you can buy a senior pass for a one-time $10 fee that gets you into all national parks, national wildlife refuges, any national outdoor place for FREE, plus half price campsites at most of them. We paid $8.50 a night to camp in the Shenandoah NP. The hiking was great, really challenging and beautiful! And, unfortunately, since then I have been incredibly busy making up for lost time (work not done while away from the computer).
As usual...it will take me a few days to catch up on the readings, but glad to see you folks still here.
Enjoying the warm weather!
Lee-Ann
HiPS: Roger...congratulations on the NSV!
Thank You for the update and the kind words.
Have a great Wednesday
Roger
Hi
I did not see that one yet,
I did make a post about a new Shelf Stable Dinner FWIW
I already added four to my upcoming order. I sure hope it is tasty.
New Shelf Stable Dinner Tuscan Inspired Pasta
Have a Good Day
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Hi all I have been on MFP site since 2012. I been here in the NS group since it started and this is the first time I am seeing this thread. Not sure how I even got to it but may qualify as an earlier riser on some days. What time do early risers get up? Just curious.
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Hi Amanda…
Welcome….
I've been with NS, and shared the Early Risers thread on the NS web site with some really incredible folks! That said, pretty much any time of day…I don't think we have a time limit!! LOL!!
NS is closing its boards, so with the help of Roger we've all migrated here to MFP…several of us have and use FitBits to track our exercise.
Congrats on your 148 lb weight loss. You and Roger probably both have stories to share!0 -
Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Working that long middle today. Bleah. Need to feed the cat and get my breakfast going.0
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Happy Thursday
The recycling has been picked up and the cans are back from the curb. It is amazing how much we end up with every two weeks. Between the empty .5 liter water bottles and the 1 gallon water bottles I use to make coffee and the NS empties We filled two cans. I am using at least 4 0.5 liter bottles a day 16.9 FL. Oz each and the many more than that my brother drinks we go through a case of water 3 times a week at least.
Have a Good Day
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Good Morning Ya'll,
WHat a morning. Rant Warning.
Heat and air folks I use for maintaining my furnace came today, as scheduled. WHY do I keep getting these NUTS?
OMG! Do I look like Dear Abby, or Mother THeresa, or a collarless priest….do I even look interested?
This one started the process by really bad mouthing his former employers, which was the company I bought my unit from several years ago…on and on..(I wanted to give him a little insider tip on diplomacy…)
Then when he was finally finished (slow dude) I asked if he had my new contract…that sorta surprised him, so he went to the truck to get one….came back and asked did 'they' give me a price, and was it $258….NO, it was $138 bucks, and I picked up the business card they gave me, with the price written on it…so then he starts on about did I have chickens…(not at present time) Well, he has chickens and pot belly pigs, and wants to start with goats, but Yadda Yadda….I finally told him my family was almost here to visit, and I needed to get a few more things done before they got here….and mercifully he left
Rand over: hope you found it entertaining
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Hi All,
Beautiful morning here in N. GA. Sunny, clear, cool, and will quickly warm to near 80! My kinda day.
Waiting for my VA brother and SIL to arrive. We're gonna chat, eat lunch (out), and they'll go back to their daughters house and entertain the kids when they get home from school. Meanwhile my Bro and SIL are on their way to their new home in Texas.
I need to go to the old thread on NS, and copy the first post from Howard…if for no other reason than to keep a record of when this whole post began!! Its a long lived one!!!
Hope everyone has a great day, and is looking forward to TGIF day!!!
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Good Friday Morning!!
Yep, its TGIF!!! and not one day too soon!
Had a great visit yesterday with my brother and SIL. Lunch at Poona's, and lots of just chatting.
Mother's Day Luncheon has been all set up, except for a time!! Gotta love my boys!
And they're (the parents) are going to be in FLA on Olivia's birthday Friday after next…so no Birthday Lunch with my girl until a week later. Rats. It is what it is, and I can hardly blame them for heading to the beach! (and I was invited)
Off to the kitchen to slice up some fillers to put into my pita pockets.
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! Working that long middle again today. Supposed to be sunny and HOT. Blood glucose was (as it often is) a bit on the high side when I got up so no carbs at all with breakfast.
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Hi Kat
If You go to the File Button on the Browser You will see "Save Page as" in FireFox and "Save As" in Internet explorer for example. They will let You save the entire page complete with graphics etc. To Your Hard Drive. From there You can open them with the Browser anytime and they will look just as if You were online looking at them, Even when they are gone.
Have a Good Weekend AllRoger
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I snagged two packages of lamb chops on the quick sale rack at work and they are now safely in my freezer for two nights when I feel like lamb chops. Yum!
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Good Morning…its Saturday!!!!!
Oh, you knew that already???
I have no idea why I'm awake at this hour on Saturday…and have already had coffee, unloaded dishwasher, and the the first load of clothes is ready for the dryer……just woke, and that's my best answer. May need afternoon nap!
Its raining. Ed, when did they change the weather forecast? Not that I mind, we needed it. (good deal on the packages of lamb chops!) That was the one advantage of working in the Starbucks kiosk in Kroger.
TIme to think about breakfast.
Later...
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday!
I wanted to sleep in today, but Lilo had other ideas. She was tearing around the room like a wild thing, and then climbed up on the headboard to do her vulture perch. I knew it was a lost cause at that point.
I've been up for a while, getting breakfast, feeding Lilo (who hasn't touched her food as yet, don't know what her hurry was on getting me up...) and getting the dishes going. And sending a nastygram to D for smudging up the window on the door between the garage and the kitchen. He puts his forehead on the window and peers into the garage. Don't ask me why...but I've told him I keep that window clean and he needs to stop that stupid s$%^. But then last night he also left a glass on the counter by the sink, with a milk puddle in it, and a bowl and a spoon in the sink...AGAIN, and an empty butter wrapper on the stove (I think maybe he made popcorn), and the plastic dome lid from some thing he got at KFC was on the counter near the stove. All of this was also included in the nastygram. Oddly enough, the big popcorn bowl WAS in the dishwasher which begs the question on why the heck the rest of his dishes couldn't have made it there as well...
The bottle of glass cleaner is sitting in front of his computer and he's gonna d@#$ well clean that glass himself this time. This maid is taking the rest of the day off. The only reason the dishes and butter wrapper are not also in front of his computer is that the maid wanted to run the dishwasher this morning and didn't want Lilo or Ariel trying to eat the butter wrapper.
If I go missing for a year or so I'm probably in jail.
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning…its Saturday!!!!!
Oh, you knew that already???
I have no idea why I'm awake at this hour on Saturday…and have already had coffee, unloaded dishwasher, and the the first load of clothes is ready for the dryer……just woke, and that's my best answer. May need afternoon nap!
Its raining. Ed, when did they change the weather forecast? Not that I mind, we needed it. (good deal on the packages of lamb chops!) That was the one advantage of working in the Starbucks kiosk in Kroger.
TIme to think about breakfast.
Later...
Forecast here still says only 20% for rain, but that does mean that 20% of the area is expected to actually get some rain. I guess you're in that 20%!
Even in the WooHoo (quick sale) markdown rack, lamb chops are a bit on the pricy side, but when marked down from $16 and change to $9 and change for each package, I still had to jump on it. I LOVE lamb chops. Usually all the really good stuff from the WooHoo rack is gone by the time I get off work, and I have fairly slim pickings left, so I was really happy to see those still there. Sometimes I get lucky and get off work just as they are restocking the WooHoo rack and I can grab some great bargains. I have some bottom round from a few days ago that was still left late in the day, and it's waiting for me to slow cook it to death in a nice gravy, and some lovely boneless country style pork ribs for a barbecue day, as well as two whole, all natural chickens for some nefarious purposes. I have to always remember to look in the chicken bin as the WooHoo chicken is usually not in a separate area.
Just about the only fresh meat I buy NOT on sale is when I run out of all natural, boneless, skinless chicken thighs for the sugar gliders. They get more at whatever price it's set at. My chicken is either WooHoo or purchased when it's on sale for a BOGO price, which, at Kroger, usually just means it's really half price.
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Hi All
It is Saturday as You may have observed to Yourself. Almost time to go to the Acme and get some vegetables and protein. I have not firmed up my thoughts as to what protein to get. I plan to stop at the lumber yard on the way to the Acme and McDonalds for Large Hot Black Coffee on the way home. It is either that or make a fresh pot of coffee.
It is damp outside as it has been drizzling lightly.
Have a Great Weekend
Roger
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Why yes, I AM a grumpybutt in the morning sometimes...
When I get up in the morning, I want to go into the kitchen, and, with a minimum of fuss and bother, prepare Lilo's food and my food and coffee or tea.
If I went to bed leaving the kitchen counters relatively clear, and the sinks clean and empty, then I have a perfectly reasonable expectation of finding them in the same condition, or at least very close to it, when I get up...which J and D do seem to be SLOWLY learning...though it still seems that 99% of the time I am picking up dishes out of the living room or office space (dishes that I didn't leave there, but J did) and finding too often that D has left stuff where it shouldn't be. Last night it turns out that J made popcorn and left the bowl, spoon and butter wrapper out. D left the glass and plastic dome thing out, and the smudge on the glass window...and D cleaned that smudge before he left the house too.
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Hey Ed….two thumbs up! At least THEY cleaned/picked up, and not you! Grumpybutt, I rather like that term…think I'll borrow it as necessary. 0
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Ok, ROGER!!!!
long ago you posted,
"Hi Kat
Now all You need is to change the generic icon And You will be easily recognizable.
FWIW I saved my old one as a image file from the NS forums and then browsed to it here to add it." HUH??
Can you rewrite that in english? I thought I had it done, but the image only shows on my home page, and I can't seem to make it show up here to safe my life, or my frustration….
And what the heck is FWIW? Future Women In Warsaw???? LOL!!! I need help!0 -
GardenKatGardens wrote: »Ok, ROGER!!!!
long ago you posted,
"Hi Kat
Now all You need is to change the generic icon And You will be easily recognizable.
FWIW I saved my old one as a image file from the NS forums and then browsed to it here to add it." HUH??
Can you rewrite that in english? I thought I had it done, but the image only shows on my home page, and I can't seem to make it show up here to safe my life, or my frustration….
And what the heck is FWIW? Future Women In Warsaw???? LOL!!! I need help!
Hi Kat
OK, Let me try it this way. I right clicked on my Avatar on the NutriSystem forums and saved it in a easy to locate location on the computer.
Then I went to My Home Page here on MFP and clicked on Profile and used the Edit Photo button and browsed to where I had it stored on my computer and selected it. And Voila I had my old Avatar back.
FWIW is "For What it's worth" You might find this message thread interesting
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Have a Good Day
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Good Morning Folks,
Wow, I opened up this thread today and it is ALIVE with folks. Great! For a couple of days there I felt very lonely...
Roger, thanks for the info about the shelf stable Tuscan dinner. That looks really good. I probably will wait about 3 more months to order, but hopefully they will have it still. I also just took notice of your counter...158 pounds lost. Wonderful. You must feel so good both physically and mentally.
Val, nice icon.
Ed, good morning to you.
So...what do you think happened to Don? Did he have trouble moving to MFP? He was here, wasn't he?
Moving on. Going for a walk before the rest of the day gets me too distracted.
Happy mother's day to anyone who celebrates.
Lee-Ann
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Hi LeeAnn and all who follow..
Happy Mothers Day to you too LeeAnn, and Darlene if she should change her mind and join us here. Also Amanda if she is still lurking around here!
Its a beautiful sunny day here in N. GA. Going to get nicely warm, and I can't wait. I can't wait to get this week over, it will be both my last Friday, and my last Early Morning get bagels for the gym as well. And after Friday my count will be down to 4 days!
About to head for the shower, and a late lunch with my kids and grands…
Meanwhile, cats fed, couple chores done, and I've finished my breakfast as well.
Will check in later…
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Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday!
Working that long closing tonight, but at least Lilo let me sleep in for a change this morning. She was MORE than ready for her food though when I did get up, and got quite excited when I was preparing it for her.
And happy Mother's Day! Lilo, incidentally, is a mother, or, for the proper feline term, a queen.
To Nutrisystem boards, I guess we say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEueT2f7lho
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Good Morning Folks,
Wow, I opened up this thread today and it is ALIVE with folks. Great! For a couple of days there I felt very lonely...
Roger, thanks for the info about the shelf stable Tuscan dinner. That looks really good. I probably will wait about 3 more months to order, but hopefully they will have it still. I also just took notice of your counter...158 pounds lost. Wonderful. You must feel so good both physically and mentally.
Val, nice icon.
Ed, good morning to you.
So...what do you think happened to Don? Did he have trouble moving to MFP? He was here, wasn't he?
Moving on. Going for a walk before the rest of the day gets me too distracted.
Happy mother's day to anyone who celebrates.
Lee-Ann
Don certainly found his way here once. Hopefully he'll return.
So long NutriSystem boards!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAEOT7aYiE
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Hi Everyone,
I'm here, I followed Kat's fine example and checked the NS boards this morning and left one last dig at them about what a stupid move this was......we both like to have the last word apparently. So it went from cold to 80 plus degrees with humidity here yesterday. Oddly enough didn't go out on the bike, but did fire up the smoker. It felt like late July, early August all day, I slept with no covers with the window open last night while a pretty severe lightning and thunder storm was going on. Fury wasn't amused at all, she hates lightning and thunder. Still raining this morning and will likely be continuing until mid week, I'd say mowing the grass is definitely going to be on the events calendar for next weekend. So it's off to work and another week of making the doughnuts. So welcome to our new home thanks to NS's short sightedness and poor judgement.
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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday. Goodbye to the boards, today, supposedly...No work today, but orchid society meeting tonight.
I set out several small loin steaks to thaw, and one fairly large whole, natural (as opposed to un-natural?) chicken to roast in a couple of days. The steaks will likely be breakfasts and lunches while waiting for the chicken to thaw.
A final(?) farewell to the boards there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqiblXFlZuk
And yes, I did check (and post) on the NS board this morning too...
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Hi again..
NS boards appear to be 'gone'. I tried just a minute ago…it will go all the way to 'discussions', and then nothing. You'd think they could have at least put up some sort of notice over there!
Oh, Well….
80 Degrees huh Don!!! Bet Fury wished she could have taken off her 'furry' coat!!!
Ok, that was the best I could do….for no reason at all, I never came into the house after work, just picked up some stakes and ties, and staked my soon to be blooming lillies…which lead me to the Euonymus growing at the garage door…and out came the big shears, and now at least part of that bush is laying on the side walk…But had to come in for a cold drink…its about 88 degrees on my back porch….
Thanks Ed and Don for helping me stand up to NS and letting them know we think they goofed!
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Hi All
I had to see and they came up for me just now. I don't know what is going on there.
Have a Great Week
Roger
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It's been a LOOOOONG time since I actually ordered.
Just browsing through the latest menu choices, the new Oatmeal Cranberry Bites look like a tasty breakfast option.
For lunch, the Arroz con Pollo looks tasty and interesting, as does the Bean Bolognese, and the Multigrain Pilaf (not listed as *NEW but I never tried that one).
For dinner, the Chicken & BBQ Beans looks interesting, and I never tried that one. The Meatballs in Marinara Sauce look great! Of course none of that stuff ever looks that good when actually prepared at home, but still it sounds tasty. I don't, of course, get to eat meatball sandwiches very often.The Sesame Ginger Chicken, Turkey Sausage & Bacon Rigatoni, and Tuscan Inspired Pasta all look worth trying.
In desserts and snacks, the Chocolate Sandwich Cookies that came and went and came back again still look good, though I never got around to trying them either. The Chocolatey Pretzel Bar and the Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies both look great. The Lemon Herb Crisps sound interesting. Milk Chocolate Flavored Pretzels and Pizza Puffs both sound delicious.
I'm actually pondering a small order just to try new (at least to me) things even though I don't actually NEED food from NS to maintain myself. There were always some favorites there too, and quite a few of them are STILL there, though I have to say that the original Zesty Herb Snack Mix was better than the one they changed to. Not a major change there, but it was not a change for the better. I always liked both of the popcorn snacks but the serving sizes were a bit disappointingly small, though they would at least last until the first commercial.
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