What's Up on Tuesday?
Mag,
Here's my fix for a sweet tooth. I beat two egg whites (only 16 cals each) with a little vanilla and 1 tbs splenda for baking (20 cals) into a meringue. Lots of protein and I usually can't begin to eat it all. You can also drop globs of it onto parchment paper and bake at 250 for an hour, then turn off the oven and let the cookies sit for several hours until crisp.
The other thing I have found for a quick fix is aerosol whipping cream, the non-fat kind. No protein, but only 5 cals. Sometimes just one squirt in my mouth is all it takes to settle down the sweet tooth.
HURRAY FOR YOUR WL!!! BEING UNDER 250 IS FABULOUS!
Here's my fix for a sweet tooth. I beat two egg whites (only 16 cals each) with a little vanilla and 1 tbs splenda for baking (20 cals) into a meringue. Lots of protein and I usually can't begin to eat it all. You can also drop globs of it onto parchment paper and bake at 250 for an hour, then turn off the oven and let the cookies sit for several hours until crisp.
The other thing I have found for a quick fix is aerosol whipping cream, the non-fat kind. No protein, but only 5 cals. Sometimes just one squirt in my mouth is all it takes to settle down the sweet tooth.
HURRAY FOR YOUR WL!!! BEING UNDER 250 IS FABULOUS!
Vickie
Vickie,
Thanks for the suggestions for my sweet tooth. I appreciate them. I love meringue. My Mom made the best ever. I am so thrilled to be under 250. Next short term goal is to be 239 because 2 medical people said I would not likely get below 240 in all reality. Please don't ever tell me what I can't do. It starts a fire in my belly. Anyone else do that? Mag
Thanks for the suggestions for my sweet tooth. I appreciate them. I love meringue. My Mom made the best ever. I am so thrilled to be under 250. Next short term goal is to be 239 because 2 medical people said I would not likely get below 240 in all reality. Please don't ever tell me what I can't do. It starts a fire in my belly. Anyone else do that? Mag
Morning everyone,
You'll notice I didn't say "good" morning. I have woke up in a gritchy mean mood today. Stupid TOM. When does it end? I've already snapped at my poor husband this morning and had to apologize. He just kissed me and told me he loved me anyway. Now I feel guilty as well as b*tchy. Damn hormones.
The demo continues. My assignment for the day is to pull/scrape the vinyl floor up. Good. Maybe I can take out my frustrations on the damn floor. I did get the ceiling tiles pulled down yesterday. Nothing to it. We went back to Home Depot again last night to get more pipe and stuff for hubby to try and cut off the big cast iron pipes and replumb the sink to another wall. $$$ goes and goes around here.
We're going to be cutting the water off for the rest of the day, so I need to get my shower and get the dishes washed. Good thing I did laundry yesterday.
Bev, I'll pray for you. We've been down the cancer road a time or two in our family. I know the feelings can be overwhelming. Sorry about your DIL.
Trish, you can be as strong as you need to be. You know this. It's okay to feel miffed at your daughter. Doesn't make you a bad mom. Just breathe and let it go. Here's what I do when I get upset with my daughter. I take a deep breath in and chant to myself, "Let go . . . ", then I exhale and chant to myself, "Go on . . .". Try it like meditation for a few minutes. I don't know if it's the deep breathing or the mental message, but it always helps me.
Monica, you're doing great! You can overcome the red tape. I know you can.
Karen, love that you're getting to go see your kiddos!
Mag, just be kind to yourself. It's okay that you're a little down today. Better than being manic, right? Just allow your system to settle out.
If I forgot anyone, I'm sorry. Love you all!
You'll notice I didn't say "good" morning. I have woke up in a gritchy mean mood today. Stupid TOM. When does it end? I've already snapped at my poor husband this morning and had to apologize. He just kissed me and told me he loved me anyway. Now I feel guilty as well as b*tchy. Damn hormones.
The demo continues. My assignment for the day is to pull/scrape the vinyl floor up. Good. Maybe I can take out my frustrations on the damn floor. I did get the ceiling tiles pulled down yesterday. Nothing to it. We went back to Home Depot again last night to get more pipe and stuff for hubby to try and cut off the big cast iron pipes and replumb the sink to another wall. $$$ goes and goes around here.
We're going to be cutting the water off for the rest of the day, so I need to get my shower and get the dishes washed. Good thing I did laundry yesterday.
Bev, I'll pray for you. We've been down the cancer road a time or two in our family. I know the feelings can be overwhelming. Sorry about your DIL.
Trish, you can be as strong as you need to be. You know this. It's okay to feel miffed at your daughter. Doesn't make you a bad mom. Just breathe and let it go. Here's what I do when I get upset with my daughter. I take a deep breath in and chant to myself, "Let go . . . ", then I exhale and chant to myself, "Go on . . .". Try it like meditation for a few minutes. I don't know if it's the deep breathing or the mental message, but it always helps me.
Monica, you're doing great! You can overcome the red tape. I know you can.
Karen, love that you're getting to go see your kiddos!
Mag, just be kind to yourself. It's okay that you're a little down today. Better than being manic, right? Just allow your system to settle out.
If I forgot anyone, I'm sorry. Love you all!
Vickie
Good Day OFF ladies-
Well two loads of laundry down and one more to go. Mowed the lawn and soon will drive 35 miles to town to see the chiropracter.
Lousy sleep the last few days due to broken CPAP machine. Talked to the medical supply house and I well pick up a loaner in town today. Have to get paperwork from my doc to the medical supply house to get the permanent replacement. Anyway, hope to sleep better tonight.
Trish sorry that your daughter didn't want to coordinate plans with you.
Bev I'm going to think shrinkage and a new chemo that won't numb your toes.
Connie congrats on another day of sobriety.
Vickie beat the heck out of those tiles just don't over do it with your shoulder.
Mag my cat Sylvester likes to help me type or wants to curl up on my chest when I'm on the computer.
Now waiting patiently for a call from surgeon's office to schedule my surgery.
Have a great day everyone.
Cindi
Well two loads of laundry down and one more to go. Mowed the lawn and soon will drive 35 miles to town to see the chiropracter.
Lousy sleep the last few days due to broken CPAP machine. Talked to the medical supply house and I well pick up a loaner in town today. Have to get paperwork from my doc to the medical supply house to get the permanent replacement. Anyway, hope to sleep better tonight.
Trish sorry that your daughter didn't want to coordinate plans with you.
Bev I'm going to think shrinkage and a new chemo that won't numb your toes.
Connie congrats on another day of sobriety.
Vickie beat the heck out of those tiles just don't over do it with your shoulder.
Mag my cat Sylvester likes to help me type or wants to curl up on my chest when I'm on the computer.
Now waiting patiently for a call from surgeon's office to schedule my surgery.
Have a great day everyone.
Cindi
HW - 351 SW 0 342 SurgW - 298! 1st. Seminar July 2010 Surgery August 1, 2011
Hello OFF Friends,
Another Tuesday routine. Went to the nursing home this morning to visit FIL, getting worse. Hospice was mentioned, though a time frame was not. I had to explain Hospice to DH on the way home. His mother passed while in the nursing home less than 30 days. She went so fast, there was no time to really prepare.
Stopped at the mall to go to Barnes & Noble. I have a Nook Color and love it, but DH is still a hard-core page turner. We ended up buying a 1st grade study guide for the 5 yr old. Poppa promised her when she graduated from Kindergarten that he would get her a new practice book to get her ready. She was so excited.
Went out to get in the van to leave the mall, there was an extremely MO woman in the car next to us, eating a huge greasy burger. Her seat appeared to be pushed all the way back & the steering wheel was pressing against her stomach. I must have had a shocked look as I got in the van. DH said it made him want to tell her to put down the burger. I told him it made me want to cry for her, grab her and tell her to stop killing herself. I wondered if she was eating there to "hide" from her family/friends. Then I remembered the times I had slurped down a chocolate shake or ice cream cone somewhere and thrown away the "evidence". I am still hurting for her and just want to cry. Why did/do we do the things that destroy us?
Hugs to her and all of you, you are always in my prayers
Kristi
HW 244lbs SW 232lbs CW 148lbs GW 125-130lbs 
Oh, God, Kristi! I know exactly what you mean about hiding our food! I can't tell you the number of times I would buy myself a "treat" at the store and eat the whole thing before I ever got home. Then I had to figure out how to hide the wrapper so no one would know I had eaten an entire box of Little Debbie or bag of cookies or fill-in-the-blank! I even hid food in my car, bags of candy or whatever, so that I could always have something to munch on while driving. Crazy Vickie.
I have a similar reaction now when I see an MO person at the store or wherever. My first thought is "Thank you, God" (for myself), and my second thought is I wish I could go up to that person and tell her there is help available, to stop killing herself with food.
On a different note, I LOVE MY NOOK! Don't cha just love them??? I love always having a book to read!
I'm sorry for you DH and FIL. That's painful. We had hospice in for Daddy, but he passed in just a couple of days after they started coming to the house. Hugs, friend!
I have a similar reaction now when I see an MO person at the store or wherever. My first thought is "Thank you, God" (for myself), and my second thought is I wish I could go up to that person and tell her there is help available, to stop killing herself with food.
On a different note, I LOVE MY NOOK! Don't cha just love them??? I love always having a book to read!
I'm sorry for you DH and FIL. That's painful. We had hospice in for Daddy, but he passed in just a couple of days after they started coming to the house. Hugs, friend!
Vickie
Hi Trish and my OFF family:
It's wonderfully dreary here ... we really needed the rain, so it's a good thing to see no sunshine and inside a rainy day. I like it especially because I can sleep later without having to cover my face in the covers.
We did have some thunder boomers in the morning, too, but not frightening loud.
I came home last night to a phone call about a job; the woman left a message on my cell phone and she talked awfully fast and I had problems understanding her, so I'm not sure I got it right. I tried calling her back but got a message saying the voicebox wasn't set up. I guess I'll have to try again. The number on the caller ID was different and it was some Liberty National Bank, which I don't remember sending a resume to, but maybe I did ... sent out a lot.
Well, anyway that's all from me. Trish, I do understand about chronic pain ... I live with it every day. Hope you can get a handle on it.
Update on the job: woman called me back: it was selling insurance. They must have pulled me resume off Career Builder. Here I was hoping it was something worthwhile. I get so many of these insurance jobs (my brother gets them too ... they see you have a college degree and they go nutso on you). I still couldn't understand the woman on the phone ... she needs to have some speech therapy. They wanted me to come to a motel in West Monroe at 2 p.m. today. Here I am sitting in my jammies yet and I thought I was hearing about a real job. Oh well, maybe another day.
Anyway, that's all from me ... again. Have a good one.
It's wonderfully dreary here ... we really needed the rain, so it's a good thing to see no sunshine and inside a rainy day. I like it especially because I can sleep later without having to cover my face in the covers.
We did have some thunder boomers in the morning, too, but not frightening loud.
I came home last night to a phone call about a job; the woman left a message on my cell phone and she talked awfully fast and I had problems understanding her, so I'm not sure I got it right. I tried calling her back but got a message saying the voicebox wasn't set up. I guess I'll have to try again. The number on the caller ID was different and it was some Liberty National Bank, which I don't remember sending a resume to, but maybe I did ... sent out a lot.
Well, anyway that's all from me. Trish, I do understand about chronic pain ... I live with it every day. Hope you can get a handle on it.
Update on the job: woman called me back: it was selling insurance. They must have pulled me resume off Career Builder. Here I was hoping it was something worthwhile. I get so many of these insurance jobs (my brother gets them too ... they see you have a college degree and they go nutso on you). I still couldn't understand the woman on the phone ... she needs to have some speech therapy. They wanted me to come to a motel in West Monroe at 2 p.m. today. Here I am sitting in my jammies yet and I thought I was hearing about a real job. Oh well, maybe another day.
Anyway, that's all from me ... again. Have a good one.
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