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Hi Ladies. I’ve been away from you all for so long that I’m behind over 700 posts. I will never catch up and I know I’ve missed a lot of news. So, just popping in and I will try to keep up better. One thing that also gutted me was about Jim in Rita’s campground. What a terrible thing. 😥 I gave up tracking calories for now.…

Hi All. I missed the troll too. Update on my extreme eating. I lost 2.2 pounds over 3 days. I realize at least some are going to return, but I was curious to see what happened. I think I will target 100+ grams of protein going forward. I don’t think I can go saltless and still enjoy my food though. I tried 4 different Mrs.…

Barbara-I don’t really see a need to wait on the extreme plan. The eye doesn’t hurt or bother me. It’s just ugly. Tina in CA

Yes the diet is extreme, but just for 3 days. I can also eat ground Turkey or I just read the plan was updated to also include lean beef. But, I’ll stick to poultry for now. Don’t need a bunch of groceries taking up freezer space. I can also use seasonings EXCEPT salt and sugar. I read this really helps. But, it likely…

Hello All. I was thinking about all of you in Helene’s path too. Hope you’re all well. I think I’ve caught up mostly. It’s hard to keep up when not checking in daily. Congrats, Allie. Delia is a cutie and I love the pics with Miles and Carmine. Annie, you’re really handling the situation with your dad wonderfully. I also…

Hi Ladies. I apologize for the disappearance. I had a busy August and am still trying to recover. Remember our friends that stayed 3 weeks last year? They came back this year. They left just over a week ago. I’m still in recovery mode. We did manage to all go to Hawaii in the middle of their trip for a week. But, three…

Ha! I do not really care for entertaining. It’s very stressful for me. But, they are good friends and are coming from a long way, so their visit is long. However, we are all going to Hawaii together for a week, so that will relieve me of the entertaining pressure and we will all have fun. There was a fare sale, so we all…

Hello to all and welcome to the new ladies! Yes, we here in Southern California are hot too, but not nearly cooking like the rest of you (I’m about 20 miles from the border). I think it was in the low 90s the other day, but since we have limited humidity, it’s bearable. We just open up the house and haven’t had the AC on…

Michele-I log in My Net Diary. It’s a thousand times better over there. The community forums are nicer too and far easier to navigate. Courtesy of Bob and Brad. Made me giggle, especially the kale part. I’d also add broccoli. Tina in CA where it’s crazy hot

Oh Michele-That is so sad, but she sounds at peace with her choice. Hugs to you. Kelly-That is scary. Glad it worked out ok. I have milked the COVID long enough. Things are more or less back to normal. Though we did have a conversation about him keeping up doing some of the things he slacks on. As for health, I found a new…

A lot of people departed MFP with the newsfeed. That gave people community and support and MFP took it away, so there was a mass exodus. I actually only come to MFP now for this thread. I log elsewhere. Tina in CA

Flea- Germany is beautiful and relatively safe. The food is excellent. It’s easy to get around. Most people speak English. Your son will have a great experience. Allie-I hope you're feeling better! So sad about the baby. I hope Tracy and baby B are doing well. Kelly-Where do you find the energy? Machka-Instagram is not for…

Count me in on the packing bags. I certainly wouldn’t be around much and definitely would not cook or make any special effort for him. In fact, when the mister acts up, I call him out and he shapes up a bit.

Hello ladies. I'm back from my trip with my niece. We did a lot of walking a lot of trying food, and generally enjoyed ourselves. We even managed a day trip to Charleston, SC. l had never been to South Carolina, so I got to check another state off my list. She's an excellent travel buddy. Unfortunately, I brought COVID…

Great news on the foot!

Thanks for the new month, Barbie! I don't have much to report. I'm ordering a bunch of new clothes and sending most back. Maybe 1 of 8 or so items works. Saves me money, I guess. Clothes shopping is painful these days and I never liked it to begin with. It's another gloomy day here in SoCal. Hope there's sunshine where you…

Heather, so glad it went well! Wishing you a very speedy recovery. One of my former colleagues said getting a hip replacement was the best thing he ever did for himself. Machka, interesting about phantom itching. I have an odd itch on one of my ankles. It comes on from time to time. Nothing is there and it's always in…

Fexofenadine Hydrochloride? That is an allergy med. I have some and it has never worked for my allergies. I would never have thought to try it for this. I generally avoid taking any meds unless I just cannot tolerate the pain. I have a rather high threshold for pain. I need to look up pudenal neuralgia. Thanks.

Lisa- I write and edit training materials. I just need a word processor of some sort and access to the Internet. May try handwriting some of it and see how it feels. I did that when I first started doing this job 10+ years ago using paper and preferred it. I use a setup like yours on occasion too. I actually type very…

Tracey- That teacher’s assignment about his age was such a fun idea, I love when teachers get creative like that. Beth - what a fascinating experience you are having with the implant. Thanks for taking us along on your journey. Sorry to hear of your mom’s decline. Lisa-I freeze pesto often. It's fine. Margaret-Sorry about…

We have to keep all discussions under one thread or it will get out of control. Another group I'm in has a new thread every month and everyone posts there for the month. At the end of the month, the leader posts a new name, which is the same but with the new month. So this would be "calorie count people 2024 June' for…

Flea-What great news!

Annie and Beth-My thoughts are with you in this very difficult time. Barbie-I’m the same as you on grocery shopping. There was a homeless person sitting near the door of the store when I came out once and I was trying to think of something in my bag to give him to eat, but there wasn’t anything that didn’t require…

I think Ticketmaster claims to try to prevent scalpers, but ticket resellers do not seem to be considered scalpers here. In any case, the resellers do have bots that successfully buy the tickets and do resell them at an increase. This does not seem to be as much of an issue in other states or countries, but it is a massive…

Well hello Ladies! It’s been a while. I’ve been avoiding screens as much as possible other than work-related stuff. But, I slowly skimmed over the past 6 weeks or so. I had not been able to catch up since we were away in Solvang in April. I know some have had losses or injuries or are going through some rough times (Carol,…

Hello Ladies! We are back from our weekend, on which both of us got sick. We managed to keep it at bay until we got home. I spent all day Sunday in bed. I didn’t even have the energy to warm up soup. It’s rare that I get sick, so this really stunk. One of the mister’s colleagues went to the office and coughed all over…

Good day to all! Well, my trip is booked! I'm taking my niece to Savannah, GA! I have wanted to go there for 30+ years (after reading a book set there) and I want to take her on some trips, so she and I are doing a girl's trip there. Those of you who have been there or know anything about it, please chime in on the do not…

Rita-I think it would be fun for you to choose who would be which character based on what you know about us...all in fun of course. :-) Tina in CA

Beth-I agree with you on the kids. My friend works at an elementary school and she said they cannot touch the kids, even to gently guide them in the correct direction (which is sometimes needed with little ones) or even raise their voices at the kids. The kids just run all over the adults. I could not do her job. Tina in CA

I'm told that your kids are always your kids, no matter how old they get. It's the same with siblings...probably more so with sisters. I will always be my older sisters' little sis and my younger ones will always be just that. I want to protect them like she wants to protect me. So even if you're 61, you're still her…