OMG ~ Discussions Starting 1-11-16 and Beyond
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It was a very busy day at work and I forgot to change into my good shoes. I was up half the night with my knee killing me. It is better but will tape and wear the proper shoes tonight. I found the perfect shower curtain on clearance for $7.20. I am having a good eating week and want to keep it up, so easily distracted. I bought a bag of frozen cherries at Costco and made chocolate covered cherry ice cream. Blended a cup of cherries, still frozen with 1 banana, 2 tbsp dark chocolate cocoa powder and 2 tbsp sugar free sweet Italian creamer. Froze in 2 small containers, 1 point each. I have a batch of strawberry, banana, chocolate ice cream freezing now. So decadent!
Bert, your request is beyond reasonable. At our age we need to avoid those bugs at all costs.
Janet, I bet that was the best Happy Birthday song you ever heard. Cady will be singing to you soon.
Karla, score on your sales. Enjoy the craft show. Maybe you should move into the guest house for 2 days and don't tell anyone you are there so you can get a break, lol.
Diane, I hope you are finding your way on your plan. Bet your Elise time was special as always.
Tax papers ready for the accountant. Need that taken care of before vacation.
Have a fab weekend
Patti0 -
Hello all. I've been busy with church efforts. We have a Pastoral vacancy right now, and I am chair of the committee getting some documentation together for our Call committee. That is ready to go to the congregation for comment tomorrow, so I will have a bit of a break for a week.
Tonight we are going to see the middle school production of "Singin' in the Rain." Our MS does a great job putting on a musical every year. Singin' in the Rain was the first one Carrie was in, back in 2004! And it was a terrific show, with kids who went on to star in HS and college productions. So it will be interesting to see how the current version compares.
Eating has been not so good. I made the chocolate/strawberry/banana treat, Patti, and it is pretty good! I did not use the creamer since I didn't have any in the house - all we keep in stock is full fat half and half because that is what Carrie likes in her tea. I froze it in half cup portions. But I went on to have way too many snacks today. I do very well at zero point breakfasts, low point lunches and low point dinners. It is the darned snacks that are killing me! I need to get out of the house so I am not tempted. John is traveling this week, so I will have to figure out things to do out of the house and away from food.
Patti, I tried an exercise routine last week that tweaked my bad knee, so I have been taking it lightly except for walking. I can't imagine being on my feet all the time like you are at work.
Karla, you are just on the go all the time. No wonder you are still tired from your trip. You need a Karla day - no company, just a pamper day.
Bert, I would feel the same. You can't be exposed to those germs.
Janet, belated birthday wishes coming your way. Hope you and James go somewhere fun to celebrate this weekend.
Cindy, I've been focusing more on water too. I don't want to totally give up my diet green tea and diet coke, but I am trying to limit them to one or maybe two a day.
All for now. I have Skinnytaste Crockpot Chicken Taco Chili in for dinner before the show - zero points!
Diane
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HI All-
Today my eating is way off... just tracked and I'm like really chick- what the heck are you eating today- half a turkey sandwich for breakfast and 3 cookies for lunch. SO not balanced.
It is an LR weekend- can you hear me squeal?
Rick is off doing some race thing and I have the house to myself- He'll be home to sleep then gone again before I wake up- house is silent and I'm in author heaven.
Going to make someone for dinner- shrimp and pasta I think - or a shrimp taco- def shrimp.
See you all later
Keep on, keeping on
Cindy0 -
Good Morning, Ladies. I did watch the kids yesterday. I took them to a birthday party, and Greg and Carrie were home early. I still don't think he feels good, so I'm attributing it to that. He sounds like he has a chest cold now.
Patti: I'm going to try your ice cream dessert. It sounds yummy.
Cindy: Hope you enjoyed your day to yourself. Mike worked a few days this week, and it was nice.....
Diane: I'm chairman of our pastor committee, too; however, my term will be over the end of the year. I'm happy about that as I'm wanting someone else to take that leadership role. I need a break.
Waving hi to Karla and Janet.
Have a great day, everyone.
Bert0 -
Hi All,
The day ended as it began- not stellar but the funny thing I came WAY under in calories go figure. Eating better today already.
Need to start editing. I was finally able to get the Loudon Series ad live on Amazon- took weeks but I'm persistent.
Now back to Blue- and still waiting on Carina, To be honest I think they overlooked me the first time and now its going through the process. Sigh. But I have a conference at the end of April so there are three publishers there I want to pitch to them.
I need to be traditional published to help the other books.
Any way-
Waving to all
Cindy0 -
Slainte' dear friends. Hope this day brings you nothing but good luck and blessings galore.
Last night at work was brutal. Don't know why everyone was shopping as we did not have much of a sale. It was almost as bad as Black Friday but we weren't staffed for it. Was so glad I had taped my knee and wore the proper shoes or I do t think I would have been walking by the end of my shift. We left tons of fabric on the counter as we were told to be out by 10:30 no matter what was left undone. We close at 9 but my last customer at 8:15 had 50 bolts of fabric! To her credit she wanted everything on every bolt, so no cutting required, but every bolt had to be unrolled and then re rolled onto the cardboard. She checked out at 9:25pm and spent nearly $700! She is a regular and one of the nicest ladies. She helped by doing most of the rerolling. She also had me stop her order so I could cut for customers that came up with just a few things. I work closing again today and am praying it is not as bad as the last two days. Luckily we close at 6pm. Then I am swinging by my GFs house to help her with some sewing pattern instructions that don't have pictures and she can't seem to figure out.
Edd started the drywall work yesterday so I may get my painting done before we leave after all. So picking the paint out is on tomorrow's to do list.
Cindy, as I read your post it struck me how much you have grown, as a woman and an author, since we first met you. You speak with more confidence and authority. Funny how the word authority has no relationship to author. one meaning the right to exercise power and the other meaning creator. Not sure why that popped into my head but I do love words, just not able to string them together as masterfully as you. What an absolute joy it is to watch you grow into LR. You know I am secretly praying you move to Ohio, what fun it would be to have you so near.
Diane, I simply cannot have salty snacks in the house. Not sure I can ever conquer that demon. Luckily Edd is not a big snacker of salty things but he does have an insatiable sweet tooth. I am easily satisfied with very small, infrequent amounts of sweets. I can only do proportioned chips/crackers, the kind that are sealed! If I have to proportion my own snacks it never goes well, lol. Hang in there we are figuring this out for good this time.
Karla,,hope you had fun at the craft show in Fairhope. We really loved that little town when we stayed there.
Janet, I know James treated you like a queen for your birthday. Enjoy these last few cold days......my season is fast approaching, lol.
Bert, sorry Greg is sick but glad there was nothing else brewing and you had some fun times with the kiddos. You amaze me with all you do for your family and your church. I am such a slacker in comparison.
I will leave you with words from a sign that hangs in my dining room:
There is an old Irish saying that says just about anything you want it to.
Patti0 -
Dang - I typed up a long post earlier on my iPad. Must have hit the stupid "done" button instead of "Post." Not going to repeat it!
I will have Elise tomorrow because she was running a fever this afternoon. I hope it is just teething - she drooled up a storm on Thursday when she was here.
Eating pretty good today - I'm about to go to bed with a blue dot!
Diane0 -
Good morning.
Diane- I hate when I hit the incorrect button after a long post! Sometimes you can hit the back arrow on your browser and get it back though. I did have that Karla day yesterday you were mentioning!! After my niece left and my son came and got JJ I hit the couch. Watched Netflix and fell asleep. Went to bed at 9:30 and slep until 5:45!! Needed it! I feel great this morning.
Cindy- How was your wonderful LR weekend? I concur with Patti in your growth as an Author and eloquent way with words. I’m going to look for your ad on Amazon.
Patti- Your Store was certainly very busy. We are back in the 70’s this week with cool mornings in the upper 40’s. I bet you will have beautiful weather in Florida.
I am at the hospital with a friend, Maria, who is having a colonoscopy. Her daughter didn’t want to take off work. Sad, pitiful really. But I am there for her even though Brenda is off at my office. Friends in need are more important and the office will survive.
Waving hello to Bert.
Having a wonderful day.
Karla0 -
Banking nightmare continues. Now I am starting to get angry that some unknown person can create such havoc in my life! Work as better last night and time spent with my gf and helping her made the whole weekend fade away.
Karla, amazing how a day at home and a good nights sleep can revive your soul.
Diane, sorry about the post. I have done that way too often and it really burns me when I do. Hope you have many blue dot days in your future. Prayers that Elise is just teething.
Out the door on errands,
Later
Patti0 -
My girlfriend did well, no polyps, took biopsies to make sure to other issues in upper go.0
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Good afternoon all. Headed for another blue dot day today. Carrie and I are having crab cakes and a salad for dinner. The place I get the crab cakes is having a buy two, get one free sale, so I have a spare for lunch tomorrow after WW meeting.
Elise slept late this morning, and I took her to the doctor. She has yet another ear infection - poor baby! They were very worried because she has been sleeping SOOO much. She was only awake for about 7 hours on Saturday, and only 4.5 hours on Sunday! Sunday she slept until 11:30 when Brad WOKE HER UP to bring her over here because he had something to do for an hour, then she went for a nap from 3-5:15 when they woke her up again, and she went back to bed at 6:15 and slept until 9:15 this morning! They sure don't get much time with her.
Tomorrow will be grocery shopping (should have happened today, but I had Elise!), WW workshop, and some sewing. It is still too cold out for me to want to be outside much. I did one of the Apptiv workouts this morning while waiting for Elise to wake up.
Karla, glad to hear your girlfriend did well. Glad you got a Karla day too - sometimes we just need to recharge.
Patti, yes the banking stuff is a nightmare. Wish there was some way to REALLY protect ourselves. Ours was just a credit card this last time, not the bank accounts (thank goodness!) I rarely use a debit card for this very reason, and try to NEVER use one at a gas pump. I know that is where skimmers have gotten our card at least twice.
Waving to Cindy, Bert and Janet!
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Diane,,I would give my eye teeth for a good crab cake! Poor Elise! Hope this infection clears quickly and has no recurrence for some time to come.
Off to Mom's in a few. I am making a pot of split pea soup with my pressure cooker when I get there. She evidently forgot I said we were doing this and she attempted a pot on her own. She did not give me the details but she said it was the worst day of her life! Hope this goes a lot better.
Frankie is having more issues but not sure what is wrong. I think her neck is bothering her or maybe it is in her throat. She won't bend her head to eat and when I held the bowl so she didn't have to bend her neck she would only take a few bites and didn't drink any water. Today is a prednisone day so waiting to see if that helps. If not, she is going to the vet tomorrow. I am not ready to go down this road. She is not quite 10. All my other Danes lived to at least 11. We may be cancelling our vacation if she does not improve.
Waving hi to everyone. Back later. No words of wisdom today, feeling worried not wise.
Patti0 -
HI All,
Well I gained back the 1 pound I lost- grrr - I see the nutrionist again soon.
Patti- you made me laugh about Ohio- you and Meg are on the same page. It would be much easier to make a decision if I could pack up Em too.
I pray Frankie will make a speedy recovery.
Karla- please let me know if you see the ad for the Loudon Series. Thank you
Diane- Are they going to do tubes for Elise? Might do the trick.
Janet and Bert waving hello.
See you again soon.
Cindy0 -
Hello all. Just back from my WW meeting and waiting for my crab cake to broil. Yes good crab cakes is one of the advantages of living in Maryland. I won’t bother eating them anywhere else. I had a small loss at WI. Not as much as I had hoped, and not as much as my home scale was showing. Maybe next week.
The topic today was reality checks, and avoiding the negative thoughts that tend to derail us from our quest to become a healthier person. Specifically, look at the facts. For me, then, I could be thinking that my small loss after a week of really trying means I’ll never lose. But the fact is that I DID lose and not gain. Second item is to think about what you would say to a friend that said that negative thought. If I came here and said I’ll never get there, what would you all say to me? Then say that to yourself. I really like that second approach. So I need to work on identifying the unhelpful thought, and then visualizing what one of you would say to me. Thank you for being my support group!0 -
Posting this in small bits since I am on my iPad again.
Patti, I do hope you can figure out what is up with Frankie. Our fur babies are a part of our family. And just like a baby or toddler, they can’t tell you what is wrong.
Cindy, since you have a daughter in each spot, you can concentrate on what is best for YOU. You haven’t mentioned much about Rick lately, but I continue to pray for you concerning his health.
Karla, I haven’t really made new connections in my WW meeting, though everyone is friendly there.
Bert you must be having a really busy week!
Janet, did you have a nice second birthday this past weekend with James?
Diane0 -
I’m so sleep I am falling asleep sitting in the car waiting for Izzy!
Diane- Congrats on the negative no matter what size. I wondered about tubes in the ears too, but all doctors are different.
Cindy- haven’t had a chance to look yet.
Patti- poor Frankie. My Millie is getting hard of hearing. Plus has stairs to get on couch now. Keep us posted.
Not having a stellar week, just not focused.
Got Izzy, gotta run..
Karla0 -
Hello! Been busy and avoiding devices more (on purpose). All is well. My birthday weekend was quiet and pleasant. Dinner at Bonefish, some small, thoughtful gifts, etc.
My computer is acting up so am posting on my phone. My eating is uneven still, but more mindful these days.
Diane, hope Elise perks up. It just hurts to see them under the weather. The lesson about negative self-talk hit home here - thanks for the reality check!
Karla, hope you’ve gotten some rest.
Patti, how is Frankie today? Hope the knee and your mom are both doing well. Ditto the bank situation. I'll never understand how people can be so callous about wreaking havoc in a stranger's life.
Cindy, you’ll figure out a happy path. Hugs. Is Jasper still improving?
Bert, hope your week is off to a good start.
Just wanted to say hi. More tomorrow, I hope. Hugs to all!
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And the hack just keeps on giving.....me fits! Now my Verizon account is all messed up. When I changed my auto pay payor info it some who disenrolled me from autopay (although it took a payment) and charged me for starting a new account. Several calls to Verizon later and all I can say for sure is "we will see". They assured me it was all fixed, color me skeptical.
Soup came out great in the pressure cooker. First time ever making split pea. Now I need to run it thru the recipe builder, I am sure it is more than 2 pts per cup as it comes up when I search on the app.
Diane, great topic, looking forward to our group discussion. We are so hard on ourselves and really would benefit from being as kind to ourselves as we are to each other. I always love the encouragement we find here. It really takes nearly 2 weeks for your efforts to show. I think that is why we struggle. We want immediate results from a good week and when we don't get it we don't eat as well sometimes, then the next week we have a loss we weren't expecting because we didn't stick to the plan. This makes us think we can repeat a not so good week because of the loss and so the circle continues. I wish we only weighed once a month, it is a truer picture of how well we have done. As long as we keep trying all those little losses add up, just not as fast as gains, lol.
Cindy, just follow YOUR heart, it knows what is best for you. You know my bid is totally selfish. How often are you weighing yourself? I can't wait to hear what the nutritionist has to share.
Janet, nice to see you. Understand radio silence, just feed to disconnect for the soul. Never been to Bonefish, maybe need to check it out. There is a new seafood restaurant opening in June. It is owned by the people who own my favorite local Asian restaurant. It will be a very modern and foodie type menu. Can't wait.
Karla, hope you are just tired and not getting a bug. Take care of yourself, down time may be needed.
Bert, waving hello hope you are enjoying this gorgeous weather.
"The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance"
Sun Yat-sen
Patti
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1 1/2 cups split pea soup cooked with ham shank was 2 points!0
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Just lost my post......not going to repeat. Have a good day everyone.0
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Good morning! Bert, we all know the feeling of losing a post - they really should fix that annoying glitch! If we all accidentally do it, we're not the only ones it happens to.
Working hard here on negative self-talk. My mom's birthday, as usual, prompted a flood of memories - many of them sweet, but also remembrance of how I was spoken to throughout my life, and that stuff coming to the fore isn't much fun. But it's fading now and I feel better.
Pretty good day yesterday. Did some fill-in grocery shopping. Picked up a bag of good-size frozen tai-on shrimp at Target and got asparagus at the produce market, along with some high-fiber pasta. Cobble together a nice meal with the addition of cherry tomatoes, onion, and pine nuts.the light sauce was a touch of olive oil, a touch of butter, mustard and a bit of leftover white wine. James seemed to like it. Tuesday dinner needs to be solid because I take my methotrexate Tuesday night and Wednesdays can be iffy in terms of energy. Normally not too bad (feeling OK today) but you never know!
After a very wet, gloomy "winter" (almost no snow, no long super-cold snaps), it's nice to see the sun. I need to buckle down and get out my book of perennials because my lawn/garden guy owes me a replanting of the bed you can see from my deck. I can't afford to replant every year with annuals, so any suggestions from you gardeners are welcome. I don't want red or pink there, and am not fond of daisy-like flowers in that bed - they just don't read well when viewed from the deck above and 15' away.
Lots to do today, starting with laundry. Bed linens first. Here we go!
Hugs to all. Wishing you sunshine and smart choices!
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waving hi before I head to WW, then BD lunch with my BFF, then quick shopping trip before work.hopefully Edd is taking Frankie to the vet today if they can see her. I think her neck is causing problems. Prayers appreciayed for my sweet girl.
Patti0 -
HI Ladies,
Diane- thanks for the pep talk- I see Erin, the food guru tomorrow. I'm weighing myself weekly- so annoyed. Hopefully Erin can shed some light but I'm guessing its move more. At least the weather is improving.
Rick is about the same and still refusing medical help.
I can't throw a rope around him and MAKE him go- although I'd like to- still don't know what to do thank you for the continued prayers I believe I will know when I know.
Anyway need to run- waving to all but
JANET_______________ so great to see you here. Missed you a ton!
Cindy0 -
waiting for girls to get here for lunch at Cheesecake Factory. I am going to have Tuscan grilled chicken....4 points. yum
It was another loss this week. Just need to keep it going.
Cindy, you are so right about knowing what to do when the time is right. Until then it is still all about you it has to be.
Patti0 -
Congrats Patti.. wish me luck, haven’t really been in the groove,, but I’m at the meeting now.
Karla0 -
Well I had a maintain. I’m ok with that, but next week it’s going to be a loss! Claire and I made a pact! She’s the young college student I sit by, she has had slight gains the last two weeks and is at the mercy of the cafeteria on the meal plan. She is so sweet. But admits she has made some unhealthy choices here and there. We are encouraging each other. The leader is so good too! We talked about self sabotage and quick snacks and motivations to stay on plan. Terry was back too and we talked about the omelettes. She’s up to 15.6 pounds off.
At work so gotta go,
Karla
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Hello all. I have come down with a terrible cold. Yesterday I did nothing but sit on the couch and eat junk food. I tracked it as “junk 35 points”. It was probably more than that but at least that used most of my weeklies and showed I didn’t get a blue dot. Today I am at least not eating junk food, but I feel like crap.
No energy for personals.
Diane0 -
Good afternoon, gloomy day, perfect for staying in and cleaning, well for staying in at least. There is no such thing as a perfect day for cleaning. That only applies if you have a housekeeper, lol. I do envy those of you that have one. Work was a breeze and we were out of there by 9:30!
Bathroom update: not done but hoping for some progress today
Frankie update: the vet said she probably has some arthritis in her neck that has flared since I took her off the cosaquin. She said that her nails falling off was not because of the cosaquin and that I should put her back on it. She is also on another round of steroids and 15 days of anti inflammatories. She already seems better today. Waiting for cosaquin to be delivered tomorrow, so mad that I threw the other stuff in the trash.
Karla, maintain is good, especially when you have not been in the groove. I believe we need our meetings more when we struggle. And the meetings need us when we do well so we can help those that are struggling. The young college student has a very unique set of obstacles. I hope she has some oncampus support and others who are on a similar journey.
The laundry isn't doing itself so it seems I need to become a bit more involved.
I loved this quote from Diane's FB WW group and am posting it again in case anyone missed it
You will never always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined.
I am making DISCIPLINE my new buzzword. Choice is still a part of my mantra but being used in a more focused way. I choose to be disciplined. I still have choices but hoping this will decrease the bad ones.
Patti
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Hi, all. Diane, hope the cold is a short-lived thing. Patti, proud of you for the loss. Ditto Karla, for maintaining while traveling, especially with Izzy. Cindy, I remain in awe of you! Bert, someday this spring I plan to hit the IN outlet mall = maybe we can have lunch somewhere.
Not much new here. Rotten night of sleep so I've finished laundry and run a couple of small errands. Had half an omelette, toast and bacon, so I'm done for the day except maybe fruit later. It hit the spot, and I avoided the potatoes and sugar-laden muffin (swapped for toast and fresh fruit). I'm going to put my feet up and leaf through magazines, with the basketball tournament in the background. Yep, I'm such a party animal!0 -
Morning All my Lovely Friends,
Well the nutrionist was a bit baffled- but now I have to commit to some sort of exercise. With Spring almost here there is no excuse- 150 mins cardio- which is walking or biking outside and then 3 session of some upper body strength training to get the flabby muscles back in shape. I see her again in 6 weeks- if that still hasn't work then we dissect my foods.
Diane- so sorry for the cold- rest and push fluids
Janet - the mental image and party animal comment made me smile
Patti- hope Frankie continues to improve
Karla- A maintain is great- the body is also adjusting which is good.
Bert- When do you wrap up with the students.
I'm thinking about the next plan for work/ possible move.
I 'm going to fix up the bathroom at my house as I think I would rent it - so when I retire I'd have my home to come back to. I've been giving this a great deal of thought- and at least that is my plan.... either way the bathroom needs some love.
Need to get to work- driving to see Dad on Sunday. Was supposed to go tomorrow but he is getting a heck of a snow storm, so i'm on a one day delay.
Tomorrow I need to get some editing done- and still nothing new from Carina other than they're reviewing the MS. Wavig to all.
Cindy
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