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Hi hopeful--don't recall seeing you before, so "welcome!!" Hope your daughter is ok. I have the feeling that your A&E is equivalent to the ER (emergency room) in the States. Over here, when you see A&E, it refers to the Arts and Entertainment network. Well, I guess if there was a show on that one didn't like, THAT could…

According to some of the recent literature I have read, reducing sugar and carb intake, and eating MUFA's (mono-unsaturated fatty acids) with every meal is helpful in reducing belly fat. Prevention magazine has a program called "Flat Belly Diet." I have had good luck with their publications in the past. Google flat belly…

Well, just when you think you have heard every story about snow that you could hear.....LOL!! Glad you found it. I have been under the weather today, and just got on here to post my food. Have lost 2 of the pounds that rejoined their friends after Christmas. Stay safe and warm everyone. Welcome newbies!! Barb

If you need a low tech way of calculating it, assuming you have access to a car, use the trip meter function in the odometer (so you can record. 10ths of a mile), and drive the route you plan to walk. Walk the route and once you know how long it takes you, you can use that along with the distance you have traveled to…

Gives an entire new spin on "bad hair day" doesn't it? LOL

I looked at your diary from Jan 30 to Feb 3. You are way low on fiber, due to the amount of processed food you are eating, and on the last 2 days I looked at, your sodium was around 2400 mg for each day. 1500 is a better number to shoot for, but you have to stay away from processed food in order to achieve that objective.…

For what it's worth, you could create a less evil version of the infamous McMuffin as follows: Use a sandwich thin ( 100 calories) instead of an English Muffin; fry yourself an overeasy egg w/non stick spray, or add a splash of water in the pan. Pass on the cheese, or try a reduced fat option. Use turkey or chicken…

It could be a combination of things...a few extra carbs, the cumulative effect of a few too many calories over a period of time, maybe going to easy on the hydration, along with perhaps an overabundance of sodium in your diet??? Can't really tell, since your diary is private. If you want some additional insight, you might…

Connie, you must have become disoriented from the snow, :wink: as you are in the WRONG THREAD, this one is Feb 2010, and here is a link to the current one: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/165470-senior-golden-sneakers-february-2011 Barb

Hi Elli, Chicken & white rice is a good option for a doggy who needs an easy to digest meal. BTW, I am not in Colorado, but in Washington, where I prefer to stay as we have much milder weather than they do in Colorado, or a lot of other places right now!! LOL!! As for my critters, Pepper is on a prescription diet to avoid…

Hello All, Robin, Your daughter makes a beautiful bride. Deborah-gracefuldreamer--this looks like a new login for you. What was your old one. Some of us, who have been around here a while might remember you, if we knew it. Regardless, Welcome back!! Welcome to all the newbies!! Amanda, hope that water bottle doesn't spring…

In keeping with the theme of the day..... "Hot Town, Summer in the City...Back a my neck getting dirty and gritty!" :wink: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Maybe if we all send the Weather Channel and email with old songs of summer in them we can thaw out the deep freeze!! Phoebe, Glad to hear you are staying safe on the…

Speaking of pics, here is a funny from another MFP'r from the 50+ women's thread that I just had to share. Thank you "AliceLMS." These guys are attending a "global warming" protest.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Maybe Sandy should invite them to her backyard to play with Daisy!!! So long. Time to think about dinner. Barb

:laugh: Alice,:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Your picture is priceless. I am going to post it on another thread where we have been talking about the lousy weather, and I will give you "credit" for having posted it. Barb

Oh Sandie, The video of Daisy was great. She looked like a big woolly bear prancing around in the snow. The still pic slide show certainly proves you have ENOUGH snow. The ones of your unshoveled driveway and the snow drift halfway up the front door sure prove one picture is worth a thousand words!! Barb

Marie, Your typo gave me a giggle. I guess there is so much drifting snow going around that "words" are piling up on the message board and have to be cleared!!! LOL Seriously, I am sorry you are having to deal with rolling blackouts. You and Sammy and Jerry will all have to hunker down under the covers if they continue. As…

"Don't Cave to a Crave!"---made it up myself.

Welcome tichacek, It appears your post ended up on the page with only the quote in it--rather than including your message. I can see you are new to MFP, so "welcome." We look forward to getting to know you. Barb

If you are getting surges, I recommend unplugging all electrical items, not attached to a surge protector, that you can live without when not in use. As you probably know, your pc is especially vulnerable, so when in doubt about the quality of your surge protection, shut it down or hibernate it and unplug from the wall.…

The toe story relates to the fact that I bashed my big toe on my right foot a week ago last Sunday :mad: :mad: <and it throbbed and was black and blue, and red like that little guy. The relationship to Neil, Gayla's son, is that he is having surgery soon to correct a problem on one of his toes. Dave is Gayla's husband.…

JoAn-- Glad to see you are doing well. I hope you are not in the midst of the awful weather, but I am afraid you probably are, so no ice skating for you until the doctor gives the word!! LOL Barb

What an amazing bunch we are!!! Hearing about all the snow and ice from the central and east and southeastern parts of the US, and sitting here feeling fortunate that we haven't had any significant snow or freezing rain so far this year in SW Washington state, and then here is the next post about HEAT!!! Time to put some…

Vicki, I used the "quote" window to review your prior post, and I found that you had posted your response ABOVE the final "quote" coding, so it looked like this: "smwert Vicki M. {/quote] [/quote}" That is why your response appears as quoted text. No biggie, happens to all of us at times.

Welcome back Robin!! It appears I am not the only one who fell into less healthy habits during the holidays. What is that about misery loving company.....?? I started the new month by logging all my food for today before going to bed last evening. So far, I have followed my log and I am not dying of hunger. I just need to…

Hello All, I am happy to report my toe has greatly improved. Just a quick post to mark the new month in my topics. I have taken the unpleasant step of readjusting my ticker upwards, as it doesn't seem to want to move in the right direction. I have to get back to basics, as January has been a month of ups and downs with no…

Happy February everyone!! I have been MIA since Thursday. Toe is much better now. Just caught up on everyone's posts. Barbie---That is quite a life-changing decision you have made. I am glad you were able to find a solution that was agreeable to both of you. You mentioned moving to a 55+ mfg home development. I HOPE you…

I just look at your diary from January 24 to today. Even though you have not been tracking sodium in your diary, I can still see the sodium may very well be the issue. By using the button at the bottom of the diary, you can pull up the printable report, which includes sodium, regardless of whether you have been tracking…

Hi Barbie, The doggies are having to content themselves with hanging out inside, and using the doggie door as needed. I hope by Saturday that I can think about taking them out again--as long as the weatherman cooperates.

Elli!! So good to hear from you. Glad you are enjoying those grandbabies. JoAnn-Glad to hear you are on the mend. I am glad you enjoyed my "cool" story about the ice delivery!! LOL My toe was much less bothersome today. I wasn't on my feet at all and I only wore soft slippers. Tomorrow I have to get into some shoes in…

What they said..... BTW, OP until someone mentioned how your photo appeared, I didn't notice anything, but when I took a closer look, I realized how they could have seen things as they did. Until I pulled up the larger image of your avatar, by viewing your profile, I sure couldn't tell there was a purse in the photo. In…