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Count me in too! Since it's getting late and I've been getting bad about staying up waaaay too late: Just for today I'm going to switch off the electronics (now) and get to bed before 10:30 Good night! See you all in the am. :smile: (I went for a 2 mile walk today...it was -26°C/-15°F but for the first time in months I…
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Hehe...some days I'm tempted to introduce my boys to Calvin and Hobbes...then I look at the bathroom after they have "tub time" and realize that they ARE Calvin.
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Hey now..."real food" comes directly from the plant or **animal**... ;) ...and if you've never had a grilled, homegrown grassfed beef steak basted in homemade butter you're missing out! My best pie pastry uses 1/2 lard, 1/2 butter. I've milked the cow, separated the cream and churned the butter...never tried to make…
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I thought it was all about the BC bud...ah well...you learn something new every day. :D
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Lol!! This convo gave me a good giggle. It's been years since I've had any, but I still remember my first time...immediately got the munchies...went in the house, made pastry and whipped up a chocolate cream pie for everyone...I kept worrying that I was going to turn the whipping cream into butter because it felt like it…
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I was flipping through the pictures and thinking, "Man, some of these guys dine out a lot...and nice places...I wish we had places cooking up food like that around here, actually putting real thought into the plating... :# ...I'd pay to pack up Hubby and hit the restaurant circuit that ACG frequents..." Then I realized…
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I bought my 2nd pair of yoga/gym pants and a couple more t-shirts yesterday. (I bought my first pair in October when I joined a 10 week challenge with a bunch of ladies on here...before that I lived in denim). Anyway, officially gone from XL to regular L (Same brand and style so I know it's not my imagination. ) :wink: And…
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Hauling pails of grain to the critters...but it feels like -38...I really don't want to venture outdoors.
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To find some really great bedding so I can give our boudoir a makeover...surprise my Hubby. Shopping is a challenge when you live in the sticks. (Don't get me wrong...I love living in the peace and quiet...but it's an hour and a half, doing 70 mph on an open highway just to hit the nearest Walmart (and they don't exactly…
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(I enjoyed all of the milking process except cleaning the separator.) ;)
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Lol...what kind of survival instinct is that?!? (Of course. ..I have sheep...they have the opposite of a "survival instinct"...) I've seen fainting goats before and they are cute, but I don't think they'd be worth milking...I want to make goat's cheese and it takes a fair bit of milk to make a little cheese. - The first…
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I live with a (thankfully) fastidious Hubby, and two boys. The house rule is, if you want to pee standing up, head outside and mark whatever tree or blade of grass you want. If you leave pee splattered around the bathroom you WILL have to use the "2nd bathroom" (an outhouse). Pet peeves: when other people come to visit and…
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Oh, and musical instruments...love them! Currently in our house, a piano, acoustic guitar, flute, violin, drums, clarinet, ukulele and and electric guitar and amp that I just picked up for my older son for Christmas (but Momma might play with it when he's at school.) ;) Still wanting to get a banjo, a bass guitar, and a…
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Animals. Live ones. Currently have 15 cows, 2 bulls and a steer, 5 horses, 1 pony, 20 sheep, 6 cats, 3 dogs, 2 pigs. By spring I'll hopefully have 25 laying hen chicks and a handful of turkeys...I like to add at least one new species to the farm each year (we've been on the farm for 6.5 years)...I'm thinking maybe a…
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For me, it's not a fear of dying that motivates me (that's going to come no matter what I do), it's a fear of not living well. I don't want to go through life dreaming, without the ability of doing. I spent my youth actively, camping in the mountains, hiking, water skiing, going with work crews to foreign countries (short…
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5'9" SW: 230 CW: 201 GW: ? Not sure. More interested in body composition. At my fittest I was 170-180...strong and healthy... curvy but packing a few extra lbs. I'll be happy getting back to that but I think it'll take getting down into the 140-150 range to get where I really want to be...I want abs.
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Yes, but only if I was alone with my Hubby. IYWD would you ride a bull?
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If we're having mashed potatoes, I always take a small scoop and make it into the biggest hollowed out volcano possible. If "icky" vegetables (like over cooked peas :s ) are being served I'll put them in the middle of the volcano and then fill it with gravy (and if the veggies are something I like, then I just fill the…
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3/4 cup 0% mf greek yogurt 1.5 cups Welches berry cherry blend (frozen) Pop it in the blender and add just a little cold water as you're blending...stiffens up just like ice cream. Mmm...frozen yogurt for breakfast (or dessert...or a late night snack when Hubby's having his giant bowl of ice cream. ;) If you add a banana…
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Started THMing my eating habits a couple weeks ago. My biggest temptations have always been the chocolate-fest that happens at Christmas. Well stocked up on rich, dark, silky "skinny chocolate"...indulging in whipping cream laden, stevia sweetened, hot chocolate. ..and if I face any exceptional temptations that I can't…
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Hehe! I think you mean "anecdotes" (stories)...though after eating meth-head-roadkill-gumbo, an antidote might be necessary too. :smiley: Sorry, not meaning to be the grammar police. ..just made me giggle. :smile:
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I'm game to try almost anything once (at least when it comes to food...) ;-) Of what's been available to try, I've never bothered to buy durian and I've never cooked up "prairie oysters" or brains. (However. ..if they were well prepared and offered to me I'd be game...blame MasterChef and the tasty looking deep-fried calf…
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I bought my first pair of gym pants in October (I live in jeans but needed the better flexibility for doing squats/lunges/etc at home). They won't stay up any more (along with about half of my jeans). Belt notch is moved in two spaces and ***My knees have stopped hurting when I'm getting up of the floor or climbing over…
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Haha! The first concoction I made when I tried juicing. It was supposed to be a green juice with green apple, cucumber, spinach, broccoli and celery (some recipe I pulled off Pinterest), but I didn't have any apples. I needed something sweet and decided to add carrots... X-) the result was greenish-brownish sludge with…
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I just started one since I couldn't find one either. Just started Trim Healthy Mama a little over a week ago (and already seeing the results!!) Feel free to join and invite friends. :smiley:
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Brandejones, I just started a THM group, if you want to join. I bought the book about 3 weeks ago and have been eating "on plan" for just the past week, so I'm new to it but already seeing results. (My friend lost 80 since the spring.) It seems more complicated than it is...it comes down to two basic rules. Keep 3 hours…
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Oh! What a great idea! I'm being pretty good about logging and drinking my water but I stay up waaay too late (enjoying my quiet time once the kids are in bed) and then having no energy the next day...so: Just for today...I will be ready for bed by 10.
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Oh! I like this! I'll give it a try next time. I'm musically driven...love to play, and already know listening to music impacts my moods. Actually, now that you mention it, I think even sitting down at the piano (my "go to") or picking up the flute (the latest instrument I'm learning) would probably take care of it…
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Count me in too! My MFP account is set for a pound per week loss, but I sure won't complain if I can hit my goal of 15 lbs by New Years.
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I should do this more before the snow flies. I used to love walking the fence lines of our farm, but it's harder now. I need to get a new guardian dog...we live in a pretty remote area and I'm not comfortable going walking on my own. Last winter my little border collie walking companion was killed by wolves during her…
