Laynee

I just had laparoscopic surgery exactly two weeks ago to remove both ovaries (endometriosis, multiple cysts), but got to keep the rest, the opposite of what you are having done. Anyway, after a week I was back to walking (nothing too strenuous) and I'm healing well. Most meds make me sick including anesthesia so they gave…

Prayers going up for them right now.

Oh, wow! I just had my third surgery within the past two years this past Wednesday. The first one was gallbladder, the second two gyn surgeries, all laparoscopic. Was extremely sick after the first two surgeries, figured out it was the anesthesia plus pain meds that were making me so sick (nausea, vomiting) that they…

God Bless Shellie and her precious family. He definitely answers prayers. Will continue praying for a full complete recovery. Thank you for the update!

Those are great observations! I'm sure we could all come up with some of our own. And I love your sense of humor - something we all need on this weight loss journey! :laugh:

I've just started using the whole wheat pasta, rotini's my favorite right now. I use Cabot 50% light cheddar on it (microwave a few sec. to melt it in). Also do stir fry veggies mixed in with it and sometimes I add shrimp. Chicken would be good too. Yum. There are a lot of things you can do with pasta. I've never cared for…

Thanks for the info. I'll have to show this to my daughter. I don't think she realized all it would entail (neither did I)!

Glad to have you join us!:happy:

All your "babies" are adorable! How hard are bunnies to take care of? My 11 yr old daughter (who wants to be a vet) wants one. Her friend at school is giving some away. We already have a mutt, a beagle, a cat and a hamster. Would a bunny fit into this mix?

I think I would cut it in quarters going the length of the pan and then in fifths going across and you'll get 20 brownies each with 180 cals.

What GORGEOUS lillies! I have a lot of flowers too (but no lillies) and will be sorry to see them go. I just have to keep in mind that even though I'm losing my garden, the fall season here is quite beautful too. Winter, well that's another story!

Is anyone else addicted to gardening? I live in VT on the Canadian border and we're expecting a heavy frost tomorrow night. I'm so sad because it will mean the loss of my garden. :brokenheart: My family (and friends) have been so spoiled with fresh veggies over the summer months. I need to get out there today and tomorrow…

Thank you Mike so much for a great and VERY helpful site. I appreciate the guidelines you are setting. I joined recently, enjoyed reading posts but stopped because there were things I didn't want to read/see. I'm going to go back to reading and participating in posts and see what happens. Thank you again for MFP and for…

All I can say is that I agree with the WOWWWWWW! Thank you for inspiring me at the start of this new day to KEEP ON with it and not give up! :flowerforyou:

Our God is most awesome, isn't He?!!! :happy:

I totally agree with you. I joined recently and was reading most of the threads at first but have backed off for this very reason. I love the support here but don't want to read offensive comments. Thanks so much for bringing this up and I hope it helps.

:flowerforyou: You're all welcome!!

For those who would like a Christian devotional to encourage you in your diet, you can go to crosswalk.com, look for their list of devotions and choose the dieter's devotional to be sent to you daily via email. I look forward to getting this each morning and it really helps me. Today's thought at the end of the devotion…

I researched this same question last week. Found varying answers on the Internet but finally located the National Pasta Association which says 2 oz equals 1 cup cooked pasta so I'm going with that!

I have a 10 year old. We live in VT where we can walk in the summer but in the winter it's impossible and I don't do any of the outdoor stuff like skiing, snowshoeing, etc. Right now we're blessed to have a family membership at a local fitness center but we can't always afford that. Anyway, one of the fun things we have at…

You can also bake veggies. Put a mix (or just one) veggie in a baking pan sprayed with Pam. Then spray the veggies with Pam and or toss them lightly with a little bit of olive oil and sprinke with any spices that are appealing to you (garlic, salt, pepper, herbs, etc) and just bake them for a while. I love to do this with…

Isn't it great? Glad you're here!:flowerforyou:

Welcome from a fellow MT'er. I've been doing this for 2 weeks and it's the best thing I ever did for myself. I'm going to stick with it. I've found that one of the nice things about working from home is that I always have access to MFP and it's really not hard to keep track of food that way. You'll find some good support…

You went because the fair is FUN! And we all have to admit part of the fun is food. We went today and we were there at lunchtime. I had a chicken fajita, the lowest cal thing I could find, put salsa on it and it was good. My splurge was a snow cone and shared one of those huge fresh lemonades with my husband and my…

Thank you all for some great ideas. I'll definitely stay away from the fried greasy stuff. Fajitas sound good as does corn on the cob. We're in rural Vermont so this isn't going to be as big as a state fair so maybe not as many choices. But I'll be on the lookout for the lower cal healthier foods!

I step on the scale every morning too but I'm doing my official weigh-ins on Saturday mornings. :smile:

We're going to the fair tomorrow. I've been doing really well here on MFP for two weeks and I don't want to blow it at the fair. I know we'll be eating there. Cotton candy is low in calories but no nutrition and too much sugar. Has anyone already been to a fair and what did you do?

I just finished The Shack by William P. Young. VERY highly recommended for anyone who wants to gain deeper insight into the relationship/workings of God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. It's fiction but the author has deep spiritual insight and very well written. Not sure what I'll be reading next but I don't…

Praying for him and for his family. My husband was a pastor in CT too but now he's a pastor in VT the past five years. May our Lord watch over his servant, your pastor friend, bring him through the surgery today, and grant him a full recovery in His perfect time and may He bring comfort and strength to family and friends.

Just said a pray for him and also for you. My Grandpa has been gone for a long time but has a special place in my heart even today. Praying the surgery goes well and that he will be back up and around very soon!