WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2016

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  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Hi gals,
    Becca – I love the chef idea making you extra special food!

    CJ – amazing!!!

    Sylvia – love that you are back to typing 2 handed… later post – and that son and hubby are stepping up, it is good for you to see that Dson can when he has too… and will depend on you when you let him…

    KJ- great idea on the walk!

    So I started reading just fine, then got so exhausted I just read… hugs to all.

    Kim from N. California

    Actually, I have an area on my wall that I put my printed out food journal from here. So I just "follow the recipe" for my meals. Just cook and eat what I planned. It takes out the guess work!
    Becca
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    KJLaMore thanks for the encouragement friend! Yep I am getting it done... I feel so smart about this all, not that scared I'm gonna mess up any moment feeling.
    Becca
    Oregon
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Heather UK Follow me.....OH I'm sooo gonna love this.....OK "walk this way" (doing a jig and scratching me armpit)....EVERYONE FOLLOW.....hahahahahahaha.....
    Becca
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,712 Member
    edited April 2016
    CJ - we are trying sooooooo hard. Now DH is locked out of his bt email address because I tried to make a complaint that way. Twitter is full of complaints. Whole forums devoted to how s### they are. Now we can't get into the website at all to check bills or get sport or anything. Two emails we found through Google bounced back. The one to the CEO might have made it through. This is a national company and has a monopoly on the infrastructure. Complete and utter b÷××=$#@#. We will see if they ring us back tomorrow. Don't hold your breath. I tried to do a chat thing and that didn't work. Nothing works. :sad:

    Heather UK
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Alison: I cook the meals we love, & carefully measure my portions to count the calories and stay under my daily goal. It works really well. I am a person who considers CICO the best plan. (Calories In, Calories Out.) I doubt a guaranteed successful meal plan can do any better, but there are some very expensive premade meals out there for sale. Good luck. :flowerforyou:

    Heather: How soon do you depart for your cruise? I'm starting to get excited with you. :smiley: I hope your phone/internet woes get sorted out soon. Is this a private company or a government operated system? Do you need to get your government representatives involved? :huh:

    Ceekat & COL55EUS: Welcome to a great group! To find us again, click on the blank star at the top of the page. It will turn yellow. The next time you want to find the thread, go to "community" and click on the gray star. :flowerforyou:

    Margaret: I remember the saying, "three's a crowd." I grew up an only child in a family of three and wished for siblings. In social groups of girls, three can definitely be difficult. Are boys any better? :huh:

    Miriam: the park/garden photo is gorgeous. I love the clock at the corner. :flowerforyou:

    Pip: Headwind or tailwind? Get warm and dry. :smiley:


    Yoga today was wonderful. I saw something on the internet that inspired me to try to learn a balance skill. I am trying to learn to sit down crossed legged and rise again crossed legged without using my hands. People who can do it will supposedly live a longer, healthier life. I'm great at the sitting down half of the problem, but struggling with the getting up part. I asked my yoga teacher for help and he had some advice, but I'm not quite there yet. :noway: :noway:

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
  • GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS
    GRITSandSLUTSandWINOS Posts: 2,573 Member
    Meg from Omaha – Gray; supposed to rain later on today. Hubby got a job that will be a ‘life-saver’ for us; it will probably take them a month to finish; 21 condos, all one floor; no two need the same work. Might get some inside work out of this – which might mean some steady work. Put in a bid today on another job. Maybe we can put some back into my retirement account because we’ve gone to it more than we’d like to. Today they went to power-wash a house and the machine did not work; out-of-town job (not like they could run into town and pick up a new one; so they are doing it by hand. UGH! Late day, grumpy, too. Electricians came today, so happy that the guy that came and got the details is no longer with them. IF they had sent him, I know I would not have been happy. He was talking about running conduit along the walls. Owner came and he drilled through the floor and wall and don’t have any conduits showing. YEAH! Got an outlet up high on the wall so we can put a TV out on the glassed-in porch on a swing arm. Extra outlet out there, too. Fixed the one that about shocked me when I tried to pry the surge protector that had melted again the outlet. New outlet under window in den; new swing arm lamps on either side of double window; now we can read without having extension cords running all behind the chairs. Motion detectors replace on both corners in the back.

    De-cluttering our MBR bath – has taken me 2 days to do it. I got so frustrated trying to reach over the tub that I dumped every time inside it; and now, down to the brass bones. Almost done. I had to take a break. 4:00pm – back at it.

    Cracker is now asleep; she did not like being in her crate until they got all their stuff inside; then she went outside. I told Brad that she would have bugged them to death if I did not put her out.

    Yvonne in Texas – My DDnL#1 uses cauliflower just like mashed potatoes. Says it is much better ‘hot’; so I could not give you my opinion about how they really tasted. That, and I had eaten something a little earlier and wasn’t hungry. Cooks them, mashes them up; but, I don’t know what type of spices she puts in it. My best friend has pieces of various upholstery material that she is going to do something with ‘someday’. She has them ‘neatly’ stacked in her cabinet in her bedroom. She’s given me a few pieces to make things out of it.

    Marcelynh – My husband talks about ‘that’s what the girl at the picnic said’. It’s an inside joke between us; and, his way of saying, ‘I’m stressed …!’ I start looking around to see what I can do to get him out of a stressful situation.

    Michelle in NC – Does the gear in the ‘yellow’ part (once you indicate that you want to ‘edit’ show up? That’s where I go to delete a post. I hit the gear; put my cursor in the yellow part, highlight it and hit delete. I don’t know how this would work on any type of tablet or phone or anything. I works here on my laptop. I got so upset when they closed the SteinMart in Albany. Shopped all the time there. They have one in Columbus; but, I doubt I’d go up there just to ‘look’. I usually buy most of my clothes now from Belk’s (which here is a ‘nice’ store). I’ve even bought several tops from K-Mart. Anything I buy I make sure that it has multiple purposes.

    Miriam – My mother always bought her fabric from Hancock’s. They had a huge selection. They have a huge one at the ‘new’ mall in Macon, GA. I’d have a problem working in a bookstore because of the ‘art’ and ‘decorating’ sections.

    Becca – A close friend of mine used to get all sorts of compliments on her ‘homemade’ creamed corn. She’d buy 4 packages of Stouffer’s Cream Corn, cook it until done and had a nice brown topping on it (NOT burnt); and, would dump them into a glass bowl and take them to work whenever they had a party.
    I think this Thanksgiving I am going to make my grandmother squash casserole (which is made only of yellow squash. My DOGD does our dressing (I think it is the same one that my sister’s MnL used). You cook ‘regular’ cornbread the night before (meal cornmeal, not sweet cornbread). She usually makes a squash casserole with both yellow and zucchini squash in it. It’s good; but, I’d like to see my family’s reaction to my Mimi’s recipe.
    I cook my turkey ‘upside down’ (breast side down) … it doesn’t dry out nearly as much. Of course, it sort of comes apart, too. I’ve always been taught to break the wings and tunk them under the skin on the back to keep them from ‘flying away’.

    Joyce – Christmas before last; I gave my soon-to-be-DDnL#2 ½ of the crocheted snowflakes that my Mimi had made (about 75 of them). She and DGD#4 decorated a small tree at his place at the lake. She said he came in and went over to the tree and put his arms around it. He’d never had a Christmas tree before. DDnL#2 was ‘amazed’. My sister and BnL did not have one for 14 years; until she got pregnant with her first baby. DH has painted for people who have a special closet under their stairs and roll the tree, decorations and all into that closet for the next year. I used my macramé Christmas tree that my mother made and weaved lights through the back of it. I don’t think I will have any other Christmas tree. Did not take up much room (just in front of the 2nd bedroom door) and it looked fabulous. My sisters were disappointed that I had chosen it as a part of my inheritance from our Mother. Both wanted it … NAHDA!!!!!

    KLJ – When DH and I were first married; I was surprised that ‘they’ did not put up a Christmas tree until Christmas Eve and then left it up until The Epiphany. We put ours up shortly after Thanksgiving (the Saturday of the 1st week of December; and, that sucker comes down the day after Christmas (but, at least before the New Year). Like throwing out the old year before the New Year comes in. We had several discussions about which tradition we’d follow. Our neighbors down the road leave theirs up; and turn it on at night for a long time after Christmas. I figured that neither one of them wanted to take it down ‘too soon’.
    I made a 15-bean soup (used dry beans – never had before). I was concerned that they were still hard a as a rock the next day after soaking all night; but, I cooked them. Problem was I used the only soup cooker I had; and burnt it. I did not think to pour it out before I stirred it … so it was ruined! I was so upset – DH tried to make me feel better; but, the weather was cold and we were looking forward to have soup. I threw the pot out, too; and, bought one with a heavy bottom. The old one had bowed up in the middle.

    Lenora
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,267 Member
    katla - ALWAYS a headwind :0(
  • margaretturk
    margaretturk Posts: 5,258 Member
    Becca high five!

    Katla good question about the boys?

    :heart: Margaret
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,712 Member
    Did another online chat until the broadband cut out. They say they are going to ring tomorrow. They said they checked the line and it was fine. NOT!
    Emailed our local TV station.
    Will ring Ofcom tomorrow, the government regulator. BT need to have their monopoly taken away from them.
    Hope DH 's email to the CEO gets through.
    The internet is full of people ranting about this company.
    Hope I sleep tonight. :ohwell:

    Heather UK
  • CSSJ09
    CSSJ09 Posts: 296 Member
    CJ - we are trying sooooooo hard. Now DH is locked out of his bt email address because I tried to make a complaint that way. Twitter is full of complaints. Whole forums devoted to how s### they are. Now we can't get into the website at all to check bills or get sport or anything. Two emails we found through Google bounced back. The one to the CEO might have made it through. This is a national company and has a monopoly on the infrastructure. Complete and utter b÷××=$#@#. We will see if they ring us back tomorrow. Don't hold your breath. I tried to do a chat thing and that didn't work. Nothing works. :sad:

    Heather UK

    I know someonewho called the local media and the response was lighting fast after the story came out.
    CJ
  • tryingtolive1
    tryingtolive1 Posts: 245 Member
    Kjlamore just high lights and a trim. Nothing drastically different. I keep forgetting to change my profile pic. My hair is shorter and straight now.

    Hit the gym today for an hour worked on upper body Get a new tattoo on my shoulder or shoulders tomorrow depends how long it takes him to do the first one. So no working upper body for a week. Must be the week for me doing things for me.

    Have been up since 3 this morning no sleep for me. Lol

    Heather no Internet access would drive me this time of year. Nothing to do outside in the cold.

    Anne from WI
  • Marcelynh
    Marcelynh Posts: 974 Member
    We don't even want to discuss today. Thank you to whomever said you could list "binge" as an eating choice. It's too embarrassing to put down what I really binged on but at least I'm honest about the calorie intake.... *sigh* And yesterday I walked 8 miles.

    ACTUALLY I think that my activity yesterday led to my binging today because I didn't eat back enough calories.

    In other news it has rained here in Houston land and for some odd reason my watermelon seed refuses to germinate.

    Marcelyn
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Oh do we have a full kitchen now!! Bought all my favorite things, so MY area is filled too. For some reason my food is separate from sons, and husbands. It makes me feel darn special, and I like to see my food all separated in each section of the 6 cubbie book shelf.
    I have my snack area with prunes, Wassa crispbread, protein and granola bars, and healthy popcorn.
    Then my soup making area with chicken stock, different cans of beans
    I have an Italian area with sauces and pastas.
    I have my breakfast area with Stash Teas,Truvia sweetener box, honey and a bag of Red Mill granola,
    I have a canned veggies, fruit, dried cranberries, walnuts and slivered almonds cubbie.
    Finally an Asian area with tuna, wild rice, and seaweed.

    In my frig. I bought red grapefruit, baby brie's, feta cheese, turkey slices, broccoli, almond milk, Tillamook yogurt, zucchini, 2 stalks of rhubarb, blackberries and shiitake' mushrooms.

    In my freezer I have tilapia, two large scallops, frozen blueberries, oat and bran bread, Vans buckwheat waffles, and one oz pieces of kielbasa.

    OK that is how a healthy Queen eats I tell you!! I don't spoil myself too often but today I did. No pigging out for me, its all great stuff, so I want to make it last!!

    How is your pantry? Have your items in order?? Run a mean pantry and throw out things if you need to. It's like getting your troops in order for a great battle (of the mid-section)!!

    Oh, today my loss at TOPS was recorded as 3.6 lbs! I was the "featherweight" of the week, they sang a song, and I got the fruit basket with about $6 in quarters (for the members that didn't bring a piece of fruit its 50 cents) so I was happy about that.

    Becca
    Oregon
  • senjy
    senjy Posts: 2 Member
    Hey all, hope you are enjoying this beautiful spring. I am hoping for some sage advice here. I love the app, and have been logging for about three weeks now. I am 58, 5 foot 8. It is really, really hard, and I don't seem to be losing much weight (2 pounds). BUT I am now aware, finally, of how much I was eating before. My goal is to lose 30 pounds and get my fitness back...nine years ago I had a bout with breast cancer, which I obviously survived, but I feel I'm only getting back my real self the last year or two. During chemo, I gained 20 pounds in two weeks and it has never come off!!! I want to be in shape to have more fun and do outdoor stuff, like swimming and riding (which I used to love). SO: water, cardio 3X week, strength 2X week, careful portion control. Does that work for all of you?? Claire
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Welcome Claire- Sounds like you know what you need to do and are ready to get it done! Nice goals! It doesn't matter if it works for us; does it work for YOU??? Yea! Another member of the 5'8 club! Glad you are cancer free and feeling good! Glad you found us, come visit and join in often!
  • tryingtolive1
    tryingtolive1 Posts: 245 Member
    senjy wrote: »
    Hey all, hope you are enjoying this beautiful spring. I am hoping for some sage advice here. I love the app, and have been logging for about three weeks now. I am 58, 5 foot 8. It is really, really hard, and I don't seem to be losing much weight (2 pounds). BUT I am now aware, finally, of how much I was eating before. My goal is to lose 30 pounds and get my fitness back...nine years ago I had a bout with breast cancer, which I obviously survived, but I feel I'm only getting back my real self the last year or two. During chemo, I gained 20 pounds in two weeks and it has never come off!!! I want to be in shape to have more fun and do outdoor stuff, like swimming and riding (which I used to love). SO: water, cardio 3X week, strength 2X week, careful portion control. Does that work for all of you?? Claire

    As a friend said to me it takes awhile to put the weight on but we expect it to go away quicker. Never really thought of it that way before. Just keep working on it you will see the results. Until I started logging the food I was eating I had no idea how bad some of it was. I have been on the maintaining side for several years. Hang in there you have a plan.

    Anne from WI
  • oceanmelody
    oceanmelody Posts: 477 Member
    Sounds like people are doing okay for the most part except for Internet snafus.

    Ladies, I will never get around to reading all the pages I missed...y'all are writing so much the past couple of days!

    Welcome to the new people--I find this page to be a great welcoming place and hope you do too.

    Made it through Day 2 of bfv--back from vacation. Under goal, went on the elliptical and did not eat back any calories. The scale at the Y is busted so I hope I have a chance to lose something before it gets replaced and I have to step on it.

    I looked at Becca's list of fridge items and it sounds like she invited us to a party haha!! So much good stuff!

    I hope the weather warms up soon so I can "play" out in the yard--there is so much to do. Has anybody had any success transplanting roses? I am going to do it anyway because this one bush gets hardly any sun but if anybody has any tips let me know.

    We walked in this beautiful park on vacation. It is in PA and there was a field of huge boulders. Not the best for hiking !
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    Betty
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Claire: Losing two pounds in three weeks is PROGRESS! Portion control and calorie counting are essential. Exercise is the third piece of the triangle. You are making progress and doing the right things to be successful. Congratulations! :star:


    DD's Brother-in-Law is in the hospital on oxygen and not doing well. His prognosis is poor. He's in his mid-thirties, and his wife is pregnant with #2. Please keep this family in your prayers. :broken_heart::heart:

    Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

    “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison
  • senjy
    senjy Posts: 2 Member
    I love the fridge full of goodies!! Thanks for the boost ladies!
  • miriamwithcats
    miriamwithcats Posts: 1,120 Member
    Betty, I have transplanted roses before. They do have deep roots, but will survive even if you cannot get all the roots. Roses need full sun, no crowding to avoid fungus diseases (air circulation is good), and are "heavy feeders" (need lots of compost! or fertilizer if you go that route) and need frequent watering at the base. So I usually throw a few shovel fulls of compost into the hole before I put the rose in. Be sure to plant it at the same height it was. And apply 2" or more of mulch to keep the weeds down around it.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,202 Member

    Strategy is stronger than willpower.

    1056287i3zmwzup2m.gifStats for today:
    19,000 steps
    176 minutes of dog walking
    line dance class


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    Strong Lifts with dumbbells
    sumo squats 3 X 10 @ 30 lbs
    deadlift 5X5 @ 60 lbs
    overhead press 5X5 @ 30 lbs
    kettle bell swing 3 X 10 @ 20 lbs

    <3 Barbie from beautiful NW Washington

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  • DamitJanit
    DamitJanit Posts: 1,329 Member
    Call me crazy but I love to see other people happy and succeeding .

    Good Evening Ladies,

    KJL, great idea on the morning ride/run. Way to go.

    Heather, omg now I am really getting excited about your trip. When do you go?

    Barbie, you and Becca have discussed the plastic bags that you get at grocery stores. Our Women of the Moose group is going to do a yearlong project using those bags to make crocheted mats. They can be used by homeless to sit on or shield from rain. I don't know the size yet as we haven't started making them but I'm saving my bags. It takes quite a few to make each mat.

    Becca, congrats on getting below 230. Keep up the good work.

    Skworon, welcome. This is a great place for support and information. The first suggestion is to not think of this as a diet cause we've all failed at those. This is for many of us, a lifestyle change to a new life of healthy eating and exercise. Even when we reach our goal weight it's a good idea to stay here and keep logging. Come often and post when you want. Please sign each post with the name you want to be called and a location, general or specific.

    Katla, ewwww I don’t know if I could watch foot surgery unless I was wasted. It’s easier for me to see something or an injury on someone else.

    Lawmiller, welcome. This is a great place for support so come often. Please sign each post with the name you want to be called and a location, general or specific.

    Yvonne, you have a good rule about buying fabric, BUT they will only go out of business once. LOL I saw that today for the first time as there is no Hancock’s near me.

    Marcelyn, I love the story about your grandmother’s recipes.

    MicheleNC, I had to laugh about the plants not blooming and needing to be moved. That sounds like things around this house.

    Barbie, I guess your friend doesn’t know that people have to take new cars back to the shop to repair things???? LOL

    Joyce, pointing-and-laughing.gif I admit I was laughing about you and your Christmas tree. What can I say?

    m1277.gifto any Newbies that I missed. Come often and join in the chat. This thing works!! Please sign your post with what you want to be called. It makes it easier for us to respond to you. Also a location is great, be it specific or general. We are happy to have you join us.

    I got behind again today. I went out of town on a day trip with a friend. We went to see her Aunt in a town about 1 1/2 hours away. She cooked us the best country dinner for lunch with Fried Chicken, fresh corn, green beans, fresh sliced tomatoes and cornbread. Yes, I ate a little of all of it and did go over on calories today. But OMG it was delicious!!!! And I savored every bite. I’ll catch up tomorrow while the handy man is here. He called tonight to confirm. I'm exhausted and headed for bed.
    I hope all of you have a healthy and happy day. good-afternoon-smiley-emoticon.gif]

    Words I live by:
    Savor. I have to slow down and savor every bite.
    and
    Opportunity. Each day offers new opportunities for good health and happiness if we just look for them and choose them.
    I Love you, smiley-love013.gif
    DJ
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    Betty~Ohhh if I could get you all together for a party I WOULD and cook and saute' and make magic in my kitchen in your honor!!! Value your friendships sooo much!!
    Becca
    Queen of her kitchen
    in Oregon
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    DJ in Myrtle Beach SC thank you for your encouraging words! I am finally "getting it" and its paying off. ((((hugs))))
    Becca
    Oregon
  • AquaCoraline
    AquaCoraline Posts: 1 Member
    Hi everyone! I'm new to these postings and sorry, I haven't read everything back to the beginning, but did skim through and I sure could use some support today. You see, many people would love to be my size but for me, I'm fat for the first time in my life. Yes, I said that "f" word, fat! I am 58 years old and have struggled with this new weight problem for the past 2.5-3 years now. Keep putting on the pounds so fast and feel totally out of control. Worried, scared, and it's weighing heavy on my heart and taking a toll on my psychological well being. I'm 5'3" and the scales read 150.4 pounds last night! I know, I know, you may say....but I've put on 20 pounds in just a little over a year. It seems like every week or two I'm gaining. I don't even eat all that much; I also have trouble with willpower. Another problem....my partner is retired and he is 23 years older than I (80) and he is always hungry and life seems for him revolves around what we are going to eat and when. I work full time. I get home and first thing is to get something on the table fast. How do I take care of something for him and eat right to lose weight? He struggles to maintain enough meat on his bones and he is 5'8" and 153. We weigh nearly the same!

    I know something has to give as I'm in tears and depressed (and on meds for this for many years now). I also have been in a contract job (no benefits) for over a year. I've been laid off 3 times in about 5 years (since hitting 50 years old) and I need to get myself whipped back into shape so I can not look like a short, frumpy 58-year-old. Can anyone out there please help me? I'm tearful as I write this and I'm sincerely looking for a lifeline.

    Thank you, anyone, for reading and "listening." I really do need some help and ideas.
  • gabby4mc
    gabby4mc Posts: 6 Member
    Hi all! I'm turning 50 in T-minus 39 days - am I close enough to join your group? I've strolled through your posts and you look like a fun group! My goals for April are to meet my next DietBet weigh in which will bring me into Onederland for the first time since 1999! To get there I need to meet my other subgoals of tracking my food, sticking to the low glycemic diet that works best for me, and getting in at least 8,000 steps a day.

    Looking forward to getting to know you all better!

    Hugs,

    Rene aka gabby
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,267 Member
    stats for the day;
    ride hm 2 gym- 12.19min, 14.3amph, 149mhr, 2.9mi = 133c
    SPIN- 42min, 84ar, 93aw, 10-16g, 125ahr, 156mhr, 11.1mi = 359c
    ride gym 2 dome- 6.46min, 12.6amph, 145mhr 1.4mi = 78c
    ride wk 2 hm- 18.10min, 9.6amph, 155mhr, 2.8mi = 197c
    total cal 767

    ar - average revolutions per minute, how fast i'm pedaling
    aw = average watts -how much power i'm putting out per minute
    mph = average miles per hour
    mhr = maximum heart rate
    ahr = average heart rate
    mi = miles
    g - gear (1-24 on spin bike)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,202 Member
    :)DJ, that sounds like a great project that the Women of the Moose are doing with plastic bags. At our house, we use them for wastebasket liners and for cat or dog poop bags. We find ways to reuse everything.

    :)Becca, it would be so much fun for us all to get together at your house...crowded, but fun. :)

  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,529 Member
    Did an hour of a Baywatch Beach Body Workout. The nice thing, and this I didn't know, is that you can do just one segment if time doesn't permit for you to do the entire video. The plan for tomorrow is to do a strength training DVD. We shall see how that one goes.

    barbie - my father's second wife was really into having "things". Not necessarily quality, mainly quantity. Well, I know finances were tight for them (my father owned his own business and didn't have a pension). Well, they were looking for a car so I suggested a used one since they are less expensive and most of the "bugs" have been worked out. Well, his wife said to me "no, no used cars for us". Well, she died and my father had to buy a new car. Guess what kind of car he got??? All the reusable bags I have I got for free except for one, and that's because I wanted at least one insulated bag. Publix opened a new store while we were in FL and one of their give-aways was an insulated bag. It's not real great, but it's certainly better than nothing. But I do have one insulated bag that's really good. Other than that, all the bags I have I got for free. I'm sorry the pie didn't work out. To be honest, swiss cheese and onion doesn't sound appealing to me at all, I don't think I would have tried it.

    Becca - we always put the turkey in the oven breast side down. I know this isn't the traditional way. But then the juices from the turkey go down to the breast meat. Whenever we've done this, the meat always falls off the bone. If you're not making it for Thanksgiving, try this method. What is "the tar"? You certainly know how to make someone hungry telling me all about your soup. Sounds delish. Love your different ideas for meals. What do you usually have for breakfast? I'm looking for ideas of different things to have. I'm thinking that I'll have soup tomorrow morning.

    We have a Newcomer general meeting, so I'll be leaving in a few.

    Home from the meeting. Where does the time go? Needed to get dinner ready, have dinner, then ceramics. On the way home stopped at Lowe's Foods to get rice on sale, bought gas (since I got 5 cents off the gallon), now home

    beebee - keep trying, you WILL get there. Never give up!

    COL55US - welcome. This IS a great group of ladies. Very encouraging, we share all things good and bad and in between. You'll love it here.

    Becca - you never cease to put a smile on my face. Thank you. Congrats on your great loss. A MFP party would be great. Heather and you can cook up a storm for us!!!!

    Claire - your plan sounds wonderful. That's what works for me. Welcome,

    Welcome everyone new!

    Lenora - running conduit along the walls???? We do have some down at the condo. Of course, the condo was built probably in the 60's (when the spaace program was at its hey day) and there wasn't the overhead fans that we have today. I admit, the conduit looks tacky. But I also understand that they would have had a hard (if not impossible) and expensiveyl1kdabv69cd.jpg
    running the wires thru the walls. I don't think the gear shows up on my tablet. I'm sure I would have at least clicked on it to see if that would do it. Oh well..... I like to shop at Belk's mainly because their petite department is a good size. So sorry about your soup. I hate when something burns onto the bottom of a pan.

    katla - prayers for your daughter's BIL

    AquaCoraline - first off, welcome! I do a fair amount of cooking on the weekends, freeze it, then plan what we're going to have for dinner the next week and take the necessary foods out of the freezer. Many times I'll give Vince something that I really don't care for (like beef -- not that I don't eat it, it's just not on my "most favorite" list) and have something else for me (like a veggie burger or soup). One of the reasons we exercise is so that we get big shoulders for others to lean on, so just type away and we'll be here for ya.

    Rene - welcome. Of course you're welcome to join us, as a matter of fact, we're looking forward to it. Tell me more about this DietBet. Happy early birthday.

    I'm attaching a pic of the dolphin that I made in ceramics. The lady told me that I can spray the no fire snow and it'll be OK outside. We shall see.....

    Michele in NC
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 1,976 Member
    Michele, "beat the tar out of something" is just an expression that means give it a good pounding. It's a euphemism for harsher words like doo-doo or Hades. We sometimes say tarnation, too.

    Hope that helps.