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Hi everybody! Thanks for your encouragement. i'm back on track today - ate a little more calories than i have been, but still under so i feel much better. Plus made it to the gym. I got done by 4:00 today.WHEW! MARIE - you're so welcome for veggie ideas - and of course, please put the recipe for roasted butternut on the…

hi all - i had a long day today. My friend Angela who works with me has been out sick this week and we were swamped with orders today (not Just Bekuz - our other business). we ran out of stuff (there's another part time girl - Amberly) and had to start filling bottles.........anyway - i'm SO happy the orders are great so…

MADDIE - well, duhhhhhh:blushing: I know that!!!!!!!! LYNN - thanks - we think that baby's pretty cute too! her mom is SO good about sending me a picture every day! PHOEBE - i have a good cholesterol 1 too - i have high cholesterol, i have to take............something...........I haven't eaten any red meat or poultry in…

hi everybody - happy wednesday. half way through the week. my bill paying day at work, which i better get to in a minute! Welcome newbies! JUDI - great job losing 1/1/2 pounds! the bra idea sounds intriguing! the jumping jacks, not so much! when i'm doing a dvd and jumping jacks come on i always substitute something else -…

JUDY - please let me know how you like the zumba - i've been so intrigued by it. BUZZ - congrats on the good mammo. that has to be scary with so much C in your family. My sister in law died of breast cancer way too young. boy do i miss her. and worry about my niece, her daughter. I'll be going for all my annual stuff…

XYLA - 4.5 pounds in one month?!?!? That is AWESOME!

MARIE - right????? I'm with you! let's dance our butts off!!!!!!! Is it "my" babies you're referring to??:bigsmile: The one in my profile picture is Leena - the almost 7 month old! She's who i went to visit last Wednesday, and that picture? My whole DAY was like that:happy: The baby is Kodi - she's 6 weeks old. She's the…

oh BOY - happy March - happy Spring on it's WAY!!!!!!! MARIE - you are downright inspiring with your food and exercise plan! Not sure i can keep up with you! MADDIE - ok, you convinced me - i'm going to start dancing!:wink: Really! I think i may look for a Zumba tape 'cause i don't seem to be able to find a class...I was…

hi everyone JUDY - i was at friends house babysitting their girls and heard about Christchurch - thought about you. I'm glad you're all right - hope you don't have friends/family who are affected by the earthquake. My prayers are with all the people who are. Natural disasters are just the worst. On a happy note - your…

morning Phoebe - don't look at the picture Connie posted - ugh........that's one part i sure don't miss - it's ok Connie - they all know i used to drive! Phoebe - is your back ok? or do you go to the chiro for routine maintenance? I used to every 3 months until i started doing hot yoga. Now i hardly ever have to go. Don't…

Good morning all - I'm at work but expecting a slow day due to the holiday. Hopefully I can get off early and go to the gym because i have to watch my friends 2 little girls (2 and 7) this afternoon. Hi Marie - thank you for the comment on my little grand daughters - that was the day after Kodi was born when she went home…

don't feel stupid. You have every reason to feel devastated and to grab onto whatever help you can right now. Take one day at a time. Concentrate on breathing and putting one foot in front of the other. Even if you don't feel like it - go through the motions of your day to day routine. And continue to reach out for support…

Buzz - here's that recipe: 1# black beans 2 C chopped onions 1C sweet pepper chopped 3 Cloves garlic crushed 2tsp chili powder 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp dried cilantro 1 28 oz can tomatoes Soak beans according to package directions. Rinse. Add all ingredients except tomatoes to 3 quarts water. Bring to boil, then reduce to low…

MARIE! I LOVE that vest!!!!!!!! You are so talented! I can't sew, crochet, quilt........anything! Welcome new people! I second what Connie said! LOTS of us have 4 legged "roommates"! I'm elli, i live with 2 mixed breed dogs, a little doxie and 4 or 5 (depending on the day) feral cats. Well - they live out in the hay shed!…

BARBIE - thank you for your wisdom! You've been maintaining at a low weight so well! I'm going to follow in your footsteps i hope! Our weather is like yours today - 22 when i got up but i just got back from walking the dogs and it's 49 out! yippeeeeeee:bigsmile:

omg you guys - miss a day here and it's not easy to catch up! we ARE a chatty bunch huh??? CONNIE - thank you for the "trip down memory lane"! It made me think of the "Easter Parade" in NYC - not a real parade, just Easter Sunday everyone in their Sunday best walking towards St Patricks (i'm pretty sure that was the 1)…

Maddie - you're awesome. I want to wear a bikini too - WHOOPS!!!!!! not only is that never happening - it never HAS happened! I was a chubby kid, fat teen (with humongous boobs - sorry if it's TMI). Those muffins are GOOD! well, i've only eaten the apple crumb so far - but delicious and filling :smile: Marilyn - BE…

Good Morning everyone! Marie - keep us posted on Jerry please. Connie - i forgot, you moved from Lake Michigan so of course you are used to the humidity. I remember when i moved from NY to Colorado in 1970 1 of the things i loved so much about it here was very little humidity. Of course, wehave to water a lot more. Sandy -…

Maddie - you and Lynn both crack me up! Go piss around a pretzel????? Really?:laugh: too funny! Lynn - you're not kidding! At our age we can get all kinds of things wrong! My Dad is 93, he had open heart surgery in Sept. He's recovering well but still waiting to drive. Yesterday he told me "i'm 93! I can do whatever I…

Pink - that sounds very cool! There are quite a few of us on this thread who love to garden. You should try and post a picture of it! Thanks for answering my question! elli

p.s. - not our website, our facebook page............:tongue:

Pink - i forgot to ask you before - what's an allotment? Oh yea, i love it when i'm done with my food diary at the end of the day and it tells me i'll weigh 107 in 5 weeks:laugh: SUUUUUUre i will!:laugh: I think it's great to have a body buddy to help you get through exercising. Swimming is such great exercise too! Don't…

Sandy - it's ok, we still love you, bad mood and all. And of COURSE you're in a bad mood - that dang SCALE! argh:explode: it's so frustrating!!!!!!!!! I know - Barbie right? I'm like you, if i burn 400 calories in a day i'm ecstatic! When you told me about the salt and i quit using so much i know i lost another pound right…

Good Morning Sneakers! Barbie - me too, I haven't done yoga in awhile and really want to get back to it. My goal is to go back in April. I HOPE by then i've reached my goal and i think hot yoga will be a real good maintenance/toning tool. You do a dvd right? I LOVE going to bed and getting up early. I keep reading about…

Connie - sorry, now i remember - a cheesehead who relocated to the MO Ozarks. It's pretty there. Humid in the summer though isn't it? Lynn - that's funny - i SO remember that commercial! Phoebe - do you and your hubby actually team drive? I was never good at that at all. No way could i sleep behind someone else driving.…

Lynn and Connie - where do you both live that it's 70 out? I'm in colorado - it's in the 60s today but SO windy i won't be able to walk my dogs......guess i'll hit the gym after work. Lynn - I just re read your profile - glad your health is improving - it truly is the most important thing we have! Take care all. elli

uh oh Maddie!!!! What have we DONE?????:huh:

Happy Wednesday everyone! Sandy - happy bingo nite and good luck! Thanks for letting us know about Jeffrey too! I'm glad he's still running! So this morning i show another pound down! Pretty excited, but won't post it unless it's still gone on Monday. Maddie - Jeffrey was in our group - he's like Barbie. He lost a TON of…

hi everybody - just a quick check in. busy day today - work, walk with the dogs, quick supper, work out at the gym, book group and finally home! I'm blessed to have so much in my life to keep me busy and young at heart right??:wink: tomorrow Dakota is bringing the grandpuppies - Lucy and Wayne over to spend the day which…

oh Xyla - thank you so much for this! I'm going to try it tonight!