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Becca (Annr) checking in! Just had a wonderful chat with one of you on the phone. (((((((Glow hugs))))))). I am fine presently, not really on the computer these days. Knowing you all miss me, makes my heart do warm fuzzy flip-flops. (((((((((((((((((((group hugs)))))))))))))))))). What have I been doing these days? Still…

Well my friends, I am taking a break, but will be back in a couple of weeks. No worries, just taking a break from everything digital. Be well all (((((group hugs))))) Becca doing a reality reboot in Oregon

Hellooo my ladies!! So yesterday we had our Fall Rally at the Liberty Theater in Astoria...beautiful place, and felt really privileged to be there! We clapped for this and that, and had a grand time. Today I am oven-drying halved strawberries. They look good so far. I rec'd a big bag of spinach about the size of a pillow,…

Like this red one please...

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What a crazy couple of days....... Eating wise, on Wednesday, I had allowed myself 300 calories for our visit to Sizzler Restaurant. I ordered the grilled salmon piece, (without any side). The salad trips were interesting. At one point I had a chicken piece, some pasta thingy, and a couple of onion rings..... I did my…

Pip~ So sorry about your sisters passing, but feel privileged in seeing her pictures. No apologizes needed. A persons journey is not all a bed of roses, and not their "best sides". (((((hugs)))) Pip Becca

Tracey- learning balance in PA ~ Thanks for your kind words involving my sons commitment with the Navy. I am having a hard time dealing with my emotions regarding my youngest son these days. With each passing holiday etc. I think, "Oh that is his last July 4th being at home, because next July he will be at boot camp".…

Thanks Pip!! oh no Purl, sorry to hear about your fall! Today I rec'd some easy pull-on jeans from another TOPS member who outgrew them. I came home and promptly tried on some pants that I had been saving. Still kind of snug... I have 4 pairs of jeans that are a size 20, and when I lose maybe 10 more pounds I shall be able…

Ohh I made myself two yogurt parfaits, and they look yummy. I will eat one this morning after I weigh in at TOPS. 1 cup Tillamook greek old-fashioned vanilla yogurt 1 T. walnuts 1 T. cranberries 1 T. diced prunes 1/4 cup of Bob's Red Mill granola. I layered two layers in a small mason jar of above ingredients. What helps…

Rori Colorado Foothills~ What great pictures! So full of moxie! Have a good day friend! Becca Oregon

Katla~ We belong to the Seaside Aquatics Center. It has a weight room in the back there that my husband used to like but not so much now since they got all new equipment. So sadly we will end our membership in October. On the great side, we are really close to the KOA camp near Fort Stevens, and that is free to local…

Aw Pip you are stunning and nothing you type (say) will change my view of ya!!! Can you possibly post the link to that youtube video of you all biking? If you would be so kind.. lol That is about the closest I shall get to actually riding in a race! Becca so not a biker in Oregon

We are powerful! Having a support system is awesome! This week as been quite easy all considering. ~logged my food and exercise daily ~ate pretty simply no elaborate meals that make me tired thinking about fixing them. ~Went to sleep at 9-9:30 pm nightly ~Up before 8 am in the mornings, (except on Saturday when I got up at…

Janetr~Once I got a rash at the resort, and I think it was from all the spraying for bugs, or the stuff they put on the lawns to keep them green. Either that or the chemicals in the hot tub, or maybe the sun. It was a week of raised heated rash, but I did have some aloe spray for burns and that helped. I empathize with…

Janet, glad you went to see a doctor and they have prescribed ointment for you! My mom used to get a rash every time she trimmed the bushes in the front yard. Were you pruning something recently? Becca

Dear Friends~ So last night I watched a show regarding 9/11. It was about all the recordings of voices during that day. An audible record from various locations. The world saw what the news showed us, but the events happening to families, and what people enduring in the towers was a different story. A lot of the sounds…

(((((( Pip & Kirby))))) awesome pictures. Can you feel we are all riding with you two???? Proud of you both!!!!! Great pictures everyone. I love to see all your travels, and such.. You are all family we wished we had, (and are!). Can I just invite you over for coffee??? lol. I like how everyone offers advice, yet not in a…

For me personally, I could not do it. When I think of my best meals ever, they always have some complex wild rice in them or some hearty pasta, with veggies. Carbs keep you full and satisfied. My best breakfasts have been either a slice of whole wheat bread, or a whole wheat waffle with peanut butter and some honey. If I…

Carol~ Well, I have found that my tastes are so different than my husbands. I love the grains, and the veggies, and if its my penance to make two meals so I can eat what I like than so be it. I ate my last of my tilapia/wild rice meals (had made 4 servings) and I didn't once think, "I would rather have their hamburgers, or…

Lenora~ I LOVE the personality of pianos. I used to frequent this thrift store in California. Pianos would come and go, and I had the opportunity to play them. Some were like saying hi to a hearty gentlemen, the bass tones rich and bold, and others were like having tea with a nice old lady. The sound sturdy, but proper.…

Re in TX~ I am going I am going..... hahahaha! Day two and I have ended my day on a high note...(yep I sang that). Each day shall stand on its own, not supported by past days that have a tendency to topple over like domino's. Eyes wide open, looking forward to my next day with optimism! Becca looking forward without…

We are our worst critics. For me it was just making little changes here and there. And to be honest with you, there will be no one at our funerals saying, "she ate so healthy" or "wow she really could stick to her diet program". So my advice to you is just breathe and take stock of whats important. Make changes that fit…

Marcelyn in Houston~ Too Ning......hey is that Chinese dude tuning your pianooooo???? lol We used to have a blind guy come and tune ours. It was a player piano that had a sliding door in the front that you could put a tube in, and then just pump the pedal or something... My mother "antiqued the whole blasted thing" it was…

Betty~ I want to be one of those 100 yr old ladies that has a jigger of port wine nightly, drives her cart around the senior center way too fast, still swims like a fish, sings and hugs everyone...even best friends she can't remember, and yep logs her food. Becca

Well, last night I had my fish and rice meal, and then my yogurt parfait. I fixed my husband and teen steak and french fries. I went to bed at 6 pm and slept HARD for 1/2 hour. My body is still making more blood, and I didn't give it a lot of food. My belly was feeling really awful, but I know its just getting back to my…

Ok ladies, I'm mad mad MAD. Gained at my TOPS meeting, so I am getting serious now! Enough of this trying, I just have to eat the right food dammit! So I ate my last frozen dinner, Michelina's Macaroni cheese bake, (only 320 calories, but 11 g of fat, and 670mg of sodium!), and got to work in the kitchen. I made my famous…

Teens......My son got up at 4:45 AM was eating his breakfast at 5:15 AM. Have never had to wake him up...but I have knocked on his bathroom door saying "enough shower already!" He had his favorite breakfast of a bag of microwavable bacon, with two pieces of dry toast...(strange child!) and I did program the coffee pot to…

Well, tomorrow I am donating blood at our local Elk's Club. I plan on fixing a huge spinach salad with tomatoes, Quinoa, walnuts, cranberries, and anything else i can put on it. Oh and some great buttermilk Ranch dressing. I always show really good numbers when I eat spinach the day of. Crazy to think of eating like that.…

Looks like the SUN.....I can imagine the intense flavor of those GEMS!