Steel cut oats for breakfast ... YUM! SNIPPETS

Congrats on your first 5K .. and many more to come along the way 5-10-20 the sky is the limit ... it is like a dream ... imagine us ... I know I could not make it up a few flights of stairs and now I can run like there is no tomorrow ... go figure ... Walking 4 miles a day with energy to spare ... that is awesome Karen ... it does feel good doesn't it?

I, too, am a fan of steel cut oats.  I make a huge batch, and microwave the leftovers later.  I am LOVING your dog's jammies, all complete with trap doors...and I love your short hairdo's so much!  You gotta keep that, girlie!

Steel cut oats have a big fan here now ... this was my second trial and I am in love with them .... will try to keep the do LOL thanks for the compliment....

Cute hair, your dogs are tiny, my Kymber is 60lbs now and Bailee is 50+lbs, so when I took them out yesterday it was intense, they are super strong and very energetic.  I love it is light later so I can walk them after work, now the weather has to warm back up like yesterday.

Enjoy.

It is definitely cold out there today.... I can just imagine how intense it is walking your two awesome super-energetic dogs ... OMG they got big quick .. please post pics they are sooooooooooo beautiful!!!! When my three brats get excited they pull real hard and here I am struggling to control them I can just imagine how much stronger your two are ... sometimes I wonder who is walking who LOL... it is an AWESOME workout though.

I too love that it is light out ... I do want my extra hour back though.  I am so glad I got my dogs ... they help me a whole lot especially during this time ... I am still in a funk about my sister ... it is the hardest thing ever to deal with for me ... no one can prepare enough for this IMO...

I so enjoy reading your stories...You have such a positive outlook on everything in life, a true inspiration to me...I would give anything to have half of your energy...If I were to lose another 50-75 pounds, that would help...Ive gone from 440 down to 240...Right now I am having back issues that is making exercise very difficult for me...Had my 3rd epidural in my spine 2 days ago...Can't get anymore for 6 months...If this doesn't help, then I have to see a surgeon to fix the bulging disc in my back...I get depressed, tired of the pain, tired of resting, tired of being bored, so therefore I look to food for comfort...Sometimes I will get online, am constantly looking for new topics/ideas for our support group meeting...Plus I write a monthly newsletter for our group consisting of tips, funny weight loss poems, recipes, and etc...I also play my piano a lot when I get to where I want to grab cookies or a donut...My biggest issue is that I am awake a lot of nights due to the spasms/pain in my feet and legs, so therefore I eat...I know its all a mind thing, something that I have to get serious with, and take the control back again...Easier said than done at times, but I am a very determined type person, and I have faith in myself that I can make some good changes and get back in gear...Reading your stories really do help and I appreciate you taking the time to help others...You are one sweetheart of a lady, a very special gift from God.

You look simply gorgeous in all your pictures...I must say though that I love your short air look...So adorable, kinda sassy in a good way look...Can we say * SIZZLE SIZZLE*

The weight loss support group my friend Marlene and I formed is called * Little by Little* ...Our  5 year Anniversary is this May...We have approx 15 active members...If you are ever in my neck of the woods here in Ohio, it would be cool as heck if you were to come and Speak /give a program for us.

May I ask, what is steal cut oats?

Have a great weekend...Take care, Tammy

P.S.  Your doggies are so adorably cute...I love their little outfits...I am GAN-MA, to my sisters little weiner doggie named Karlie...I gave her the middle name of Doodle...So now everyone in our family calls her Karlie Doodle...She comes and spends weekends with me every so often when her Mommy goes away to inline skating speed meets...She is coach of the team that her son/my nephew Kaleb skates on...He skates 30 m.p.h. at his highest speed...He is 4 time Nation wide champion, 1st place in his age division( sophomore men, hes 15 1/2 years old)...Recently he challenged up and skated in a race against the senior men and came in 1st place...I am so proud of him...He is like my own son, thats how close I am to him...I was raised up on skates at the rink many years, every weekend possible I was there...Up until I put on hundreds of pounds of weight, had to have a knee replaced, and now all these back issues...My surgeon said that even though Ive lost 200 pounds, I am NEVER to get on skates ever again...Which broke my heart because that was one of my biggest goals on my list to achieve, to get back on skates...I so loved skating and really do miss it...But I have to do what is best for my body...But any ways, back to Karlie doodle, when she is here visiting she thinks that she has to lay with Gan-ma ALL DAY LONG, under a blanket with me...Its my fault, cuz Ive spoiled her...LOL...Isn't that what Gan-ma's are for?  HAHA!!!