MONDAY WEIGH IN!

HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL,         I HOPE YOUR HOLIDAY WAS A SAFE AND GOOD ONE... IT COULDNT HAVE BEEN MORE LAID BACK HERE FOR SURE... WE EVEN HAD A OFF THE BEATEN PATH MEAL... MY DAUGHTER SAID SHE WANTED SOMETHING NOT ON THE SAME OLE SAME OLE HOLIDAY ROAD THAT WE EAT ALL THE TIME AT HOLIDAYS SO SHE MADE LASAGNA... WHAT A CHANGE THAT WAS... I MYSELF ATE TALAPIA AND CABBAGE I HAD MADE... DIDNT THINK I COULD RESIST THE GARLIC BREAD IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.....THE GRANDKIDS HAD A BALL WITH ALL THERE GOODIES AND OVERLOAD OF CHOCOLATES... SO LEON AND I LEFT THEM BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS AND WENT TO LOWES AND WALLY WORLD LOL..... JUST A NICE TIME I TELL YA... I DID SO SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NEVER DONE IN MY LIFE THOUGH... I BOILED 18 EGGS AND COLORED THEM AND THEY WERE SO PRETTY BUT........... OMG THEY WERENT DONE... I COULD HAVE SWORE I COOKED THEM A WHILE... I HAVE NEVER EVER DONE THAT SO.... NEEDLESS TO SAY NO EASTER EGGS WERE ATE AT OUR GET TOGETHER LOL.... BUT THE MOST AMAZING THING THAT HAPPENED ON EASTER IS THAT MY DAUGHTER FROM TEXAS( MY BABY) AND SAID THE EASTER BUNNY LEFT HER A LIL SOMETHING ALSO.... WE ARE GONNA HAVE US A GEORGIAPINO BABY !!!! WHO HOO! SHES FROM GA OF CORSE AND HER HUBBY IS FILIPINO LOL... SHE FIGURES SHE IS FIVE WEEKS BUT DOESNT GO TO THE APPT TILL THE 1ST OF APRIL... SHE HAS TAKEN TWO TEST AND BOTH WERE POSITIVE... WE ARE ASTATIC!! AND OF CORSE NOW MY OTHER GIRLS ARE TRIPPING ALREADY ABOUT SHOWERS AND ROAD TRIPS .... OMG JUST THE BEGINNING LOL.... SO GREAT GREAT EASTER TO US.... SO HOW WAS ALL OF YOURS? MY EATTING WAS WELL UNDER CONTROL... I HAD NO DESSERT THOUGH... THEY HAD KEYLIME PIE THAT I TRUELY LOVE TO DEATH BUT WHEN I WENT TO WALMART I BOUGHT SOME STRAWBERRIES INSTEAD... AINT I GOOD? LOL.... SO LETS SEE THE WEIGH INS NOW AND YALL JOIN IN......HOPE YOUR WEEK WILL BE A GOOD ONE... BEGINNING WEIGHT-397 SURGERY WEIGHT-386 LAST WEEK-152 THIS WEEK-150        HUGS MARGE

Good morning, Marge, and congrats on the news about the new grandbaby that's in the oven, so to speak!  Another one to love and spoil - what a blessing.   We had a non-traditional Easter meal at my house too - corned beef and cabbage.  We'd bought it for St. Patrick's Day, but never got around to cooking it.  I'd never made it before (one of my girlfriends does most of our cooking), but it turned out great.  Nice lean corned beef, a few potatoes and carrots, and a small head of cabbage.  Oh, and some cornbread.  Yum.  

Starting weight:  396
Surgery weight:  386
Last week:  198.1
This week:  190.0

I'm sure most of what I lost was water weight, as I was on vacation the week before, eating like crap, and not exercising.  I'm also a little puffy today from the corned beef and cabbage, but definitely feeling better than I did last week.  I feel much better when I stick with my normal routine of eating right and exercising regularly - amazing how that works, eh? 

Kellie

HEY KELLIE,      OMG DONT YA JUST LOVE CORNBEEF AND CABBAGE? I BOUGHT MORE CABBAGE YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT WAS FOUR POUNDS FOR A DOLLAR HERE AT OUR WALMART... AND I HAVE TO SAY CAN EAT A LIL MORE THAN YOU SHOULD AND YOU AINT FEELING LIKE YOU SCREWED UP TO BAD... ESPECIALLY IF YOU COOK THE CABBAGE LOWFAT... MY CORNBEEF IS IN THE CAN... I DONT DARE MAKE IT HOMEADE TOTALLY...LOL...DANG IT GIRL!!  EIGHT FREAKIN POUNDS..... THAT THERE BUNNY WAS SURE GOOD TO YOU THIS WEEK LOL.... HUGS MARGE

I do love corned beef and cabbage, and I was super happy with the way my corned beef turned out.  It was flavorful and tender, just the way I like it.  And the piece we bought wasn't too fatty, so it had a great flavor without being greasy.  Yum.  And the cabbage is great boiled in the water the beef cooked it; picks up that great flavor - delicious.   My mom used to make cabbage, noodles, and bacon when I was growing up.  When I was really young, I refused to eat it, but after I got a little older I just loved it.  I don't make it often because of the processed carbs in the noodles and the fat in the bacon, but I usually make one batch in the summer when cabbage is cheaper than dirt.   And a friend of mine just gave me his recipe for unstuffed cabbage - this stuff is so delicious, it almost made me cry.  Plus, it's actually made with healthy ingredients.  Yum, yum, yum -  Kellie

Morning Marge, CONGRATULATIONS Grandmama!! I just love babies and I have to admit I get the "baby twinges" ALOT ...hubby took care of it a long time ago though. As for Easter dinner the family wanted chicken fingers so I obliged them and made onion rings and oven fries too. We didn't do a whole lot of candy this year and I made sure to buy things I don't like. I only bought one piece of chocolate for each of them..chocolate is my big problem.  HAVE A GREAT MONDAY Everyone!! Hugs, Jamie  April 06 297 Today 168

MY GRANDCHILDREN WOULD HAVE LOVED EATTING AT YOUR HOUSE.. THAT IS ALL THERE FAVORITE FOOD FOR SURE... HECK, THEY THINK CHICKEN IPROBABLY COME THAT WAY AND ARE  WALKING AROUND LIKE FINGERS THEY EAT SO MUCH OF IT. LOL...HUGS MARGE

Hi All:  I have not been on this board in a while and I am struggling now to lose and need some extra encourgement! Its good to see ppl more than 2 years out still losing weight and it gives me hope that I can reach my goal!  Keep up the good work! HW 327 SW 322 LW 158 CW 163 I have gained 6.8 pounds in the last two weeks.  So I am going to have to ge on the ball. 

Hi Stephanie...welcome back.  This is definetly the place to be if you need renewed support and encouragement.  I see from your numbers that you are a success story also.  Being only 4 months out, it will help those of us to hear of your struggles at this phase of your WLS.  Thank you for having the courage to come back and share whats going on with you.  Jeanine

You are more than welcome Jeanine! And thank you for the encouragement! U have had awesome results too!! Keep working that tool! 

HEY STEPHANIE,       GIRL, DONT BE A STRANGER NOW..... WE MISS YA! I HAVE TO SAY THE FURTHER YOU ARE OUT THE LESS EASY IT IS FOR SURE... I KNOW THAT AINT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO HEAR BUT ITS A FACT... ITS A LOT EASIER TO EAT MORE AS TIME GOES BY SO YOU ARE BACK TO USING THE OLE KNOGGIN WHEN EATTING.... BUT WHAT A CHANGE IT CAN BE WHEN YOU DO YOUR BEST HUH? SO DONT SWEAT IT... YOU WILL DO GOOD AS LONG AS YOU TRY.... AND 163 AINT NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT FOR SURE... HUGS MARGE