Old Timers and Newbies! - Page 161

Ailuros · 04-03-2008, 12:36 AM

Tooter, I know you'll be there for them when they come home and don't have all those arrangements to focus on.

I had a good night's sleep on the new bed

. It will take a bit longer before it really feels like "my bed," but it seemed comfortable for me and for my husband, so it's looking good. The cold seems a lot better, too

.

L&F, are you still OK? Jean, how are you?

Pear, how long is your husband away for? Are you taking the opportunity to do the things you like but he doesn't enjoy so much?

Tooter · 04-03-2008, 03:31 AM

Good Morning, everyone!!!

I'll finish my coffee reading here and then I will get busy exercising.

I also need to get busy in the yard and Garden today. Getting it "picked up" and ready. There are branches and leaves everywhere (the one down side of living in the woods). lol

Last night, I had a craving for White Chocolate. So, I did a little experimenting in the kitchen. I took a hunk of softened butter that had been sitting in the butter dish on the counter. I added some vanilla, sweetener (to taste) and some chopped nuts. I whipped it up with a butter knife to make sure it was mixed well. I then took a piece of aluminum foil and folded it, plopped the mixture into 3 pieces (the size and almost shape of a "Hershey's Kiss) on the foil and then put it in the freezer for a few minutes to harden it.

It was REALLY good and totally reminded me of White Chocolate.

Tooter · 04-03-2008, 05:06 AM

Pear, I forgot to say in my Post...

Darling, you look Marvelous!!!!!! *wolf Whistle*

Tooter · 04-03-2008, 05:12 AM

Am I going to have to start Serial posting again?

Tooter · 04-03-2008, 05:58 AM

*still talking to myself*

B: Bacon and scrambled eggs

L: Avacado Salad

D: Hamburger pattie w/mayo on Romaine Lettuce. Sliced Zuchinni and Onions fried in butter

Snacks: Coconut oil in my Hot tea. Half a Grapefruit

Ailuros · 04-03-2008, 06:05 AM

sorry, I was having lunch. Still eating leftovers from the weekend. We had lettuce with Caesar dressing, and some boiled ham. For dinner I'm planning chicken breasts stuffed with pork and rosemary. I don't know yet what the vegetable will be.

*Pear* · 04-03-2008, 07:15 AM

Good morning!

Hubby comes back saturday evening. I've been working these two weeks so I havent gotten out to do things I like. I do go shopping more after work and I have been cleaning more. He usually tells me to slow down and not to overdo it, so I usually give up when trying to clean.

I might be back on the downward trend *YES* I weighed in at 199.4 this morning!

Tooter · 04-03-2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Pear*

Good morning!

Hubby comes back saturday evening. I've been working these two weeks so I havent gotten out to do things I like. I do go shopping more after work and I have been cleaning more. He usually tells me to slow down and not to overdo it, so I usually give up when trying to clean.

I might be back on the downward trend *YES* I weighed in at 199.4 this morning!

Tooter · 04-03-2008, 10:00 AM

Well, that totally sucked!!

I was getting much lunch ready. I made a beautiful salad. I get out some organic tomatoes and slice them. Then some green onions and a little cheese. My Mouth was totally "watering" just thinking of that Avacado on top with Greek Dressing. I get out the Organic Avacado and slice it open ... It was ROTTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

The salad was "Ok", but I really had my mouth set for the Avacado.

*Pear* · 04-03-2008, 11:47 AM

Darn, sorry about your avacado. I know how that is, when you have your mind set on something and its gone bad.

jeanran · 04-03-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tooter

MIL saw the doctor and is doing well. Just has to stay off her leg for awhile.

My friend Cathy is still in California. So are her other 2 children and their SO.

There has been a hold up because Her son's wife is from Kosovo. He met and married her while he was stationed there with the Army Reserve. Anyways, she was trying to get a visa for her Mom to come to the US for the funeral. There was some red tape. I also think that they are trying to work everything out in one trip. They don't have alot of money to fly back and forth to "settle" things.
Also the border patrol wanted to give their own "Service" for him.

Soooooooo....The "Word" from Cathy's brother in law, is that there will be a funeral on Monday. No "viewing".

Tooter, this breaks my heart and I hope you will accept my deepest thoughts and condolences.

My children's uncle and cousins are in the border patrol here in CA, they are a pretty tight organization.

Please know that I am with you in spirit.

jeanran · 04-03-2008, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ailuros

Tooter, I know you'll be there for them when they come home and don't have all those arrangements to focus on.

I had a good night's sleep on the new bed

. It will take a bit longer before it really feels like "my bed," but it seemed comfortable for me and for my husband, so it's looking good. The cold seems a lot better, too

.

L&F, are you still OK? Jean, how are you?

Pear, how long is your husband away for? Are you taking the opportunity to do the things you like but he doesn't enjoy so much?

Ailuros, I sure hope your bed is everything you want it to be.

I am doing great, just staying extremely busy, which is a good thing.

Pear, congratulations on your weight loss, you go girl!

Click, I hope you can come up for air, soon!

*Pear* · 04-03-2008, 08:16 PM

Here are my latest progression pictures

Ailuros · 04-04-2008, 12:22 AM

That's fantastic progress, Pear

. You're looking really good!

Jean, nice to see you again

.

Tooter, here's your coffee

L&F, hope you're still hanging on there.

Tooter · 04-04-2008, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanran

Ailuros, I sure hope your bed is everything you want it to be.

I am doing great, just staying extremely busy, which is a good thing.

Pear, congratulations on your weight loss, you go girl!

Click, I hope you can come up for air, soon!

Thank you, Jean.

Tooter · 04-04-2008, 03:52 AM

Ailuros, Thank you for the Coffee! *taking a sip*

Pear, you look AWESOME!!! Wow, you and really see the weight loss in the pics!

YOU GO GIRL!

*Pear* · 04-04-2008, 07:54 AM

I'm still amazed by looking at those pictures, how much I have really lost. It didnt seem that much while going through it.

*Pear* · 04-04-2008, 07:55 AM

I really did look like a pear in that first shot.

jeanran · 04-04-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Pear*

Here are my latest progression pictures

Woozer, you look awesome, Pear!!!

*Pear* · 04-05-2008, 11:51 AM

Thanks Jean!

Hubby's flight arrives tonight at 7:30, can't wait to go pick him up. His flight has arrived in Chicago, now he has a long layover and another flight to get through. I'm sure he'll be exhausted when he gets in.

Hope everyone is doing well.

*Pear* · 04-05-2008, 12:43 PM

low-carb sugar-free peanut butter cookies

Ingredients

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup Splenda, plus a little extra for dusting
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

Nutritional Info

Fat: 8.2g

Carbohydrates: 3.0g

Calories:96.4

Protein: 4.3g

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put all 4 ingredients into a medium size bowl. Mix thoroughly until well blended. Roll dough into walnut sized pieces, and place on a greased cookie sheet. Dip a long-tined fork into a small bit of splenda, and press into the balls making cross hatched design.

Cook for 12 minutes & move to cooling rack. Dust with splenda & cool. Store in an air-tight container.

Number of Servings: 16

Ailuros · 04-05-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *Pear*

Thanks Jean!

Hubby's flight arrives tonight at 7:30, can't wait to go pick him up. His flight has arrived in Chicago, now he has a long layover and another flight to get through. I'm sure he'll be exhausted when he gets in.

Hope everyone is doing well.

I bet he'll be dying to tell you all about it!

Nothing much going on here. It's my birthday next week, so my husband is "discretely"

trying to find out things like where we keep the wrapping paper

. We're going to go out to a fancier restaurant than our usual ones for lunch that day. Also, since I do the driving, it's near enough to walk (or get a taxi if we don't feel like walking).

*Pear* · 04-06-2008, 01:24 PM

I've heard all kinds of stories, and got lots of little presents. He even brought me low carb licorice :yay: I need to stock up on that in the summer.... yum!

Ailuros · 04-06-2008, 02:37 PM

Pear, I'm glad he got home safely - and brought you some presents

.

I hope everybody had a good weekend. See you all in the morning. Goodnight.

*Pear* · 04-06-2008, 10:50 PM

My MIL sent over some wool she wasn't going to use. Its pretty nice stuff. One set is a thin brown 100% wool yarn and the other is a neat novelty brown yarn. I've been busy tonight looking for a project that I can make with it. I think I'll try my hand at this one: DROPS cardigan knitted in wave pattern with ”Bomull-Lin” ~ DROPS Design using the novelty yarn to accent the lace pattern and on the edges. I need to find some more brown yarn to use, this stuff is really thin, so I am going by the yarn store tomorrow to look for some cheap acrylic yarn to use as the second strand.

*Pear* · 04-06-2008, 10:57 PM

When I was sniffing around the knitting pattern website, I noticed this: Latest patterns ~ DROPS Design and I thought it was a mistake, that they had somehow accidently reposted some old 80's sweaters, but I think not. I think they are bringing back shoulder pads and big sweaters and big hair....

Ailuros, Britain is ahead of the US in fashion, have you noticed this?

04-03-2008, 03:31 AM	#4802
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,443 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	Good Morning, everyone!!! I'll finish my coffee reading here and then I will get busy exercising. I also need to get busy in the yard and Garden today. Getting it "picked up" and ready. There are branches and leaves everywhere (the one down side of living in the woods). lol Last night, I had a craving for White Chocolate. So, I did a little experimenting in the kitchen. I took a hunk of softened butter that had been sitting in the butter dish on the counter. I added some vanilla, sweetener (to taste) and some chopped nuts. I whipped it up with a butter knife to make sure it was mixed well. I then took a piece of aluminum foil and folded it, plopped the mixture into 3 pieces (the size and almost shape of a "Hershey's Kiss) on the foil and then put it in the freezer for a few minutes to harden it. It was REALLY good and totally reminded me of White Chocolate. __________________ "It shouldn't be a RACE to get thin. It should be a Journey to good health."

04-05-2008, 12:43 PM	#4821
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	low-carb sugar-free peanut butter cookies Ingredients 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 cup Splenda, plus a little extra for dusting 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract Nutritional Info Fat: 8.2gCarbohydrates: 3.0gCalories:96.4Protein: 4.3g Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put all 4 ingredients into a medium size bowl. Mix thoroughly until well blended. Roll dough into walnut sized pieces, and place on a greased cookie sheet. Dip a long-tined fork into a small bit of splenda, and press into the balls making cross hatched design. Cook for 12 minutes & move to cooling rack. Dust with splenda & cool. Store in an air-tight container. Number of Servings: 16

04-03-2008, 12:36 AM	#4801
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	Tooter, I know you'll be there for them when they come home and don't have all those arrangements to focus on. I had a good night's sleep on the new bed . It will take a bit longer before it really feels like "my bed," but it seemed comfortable for me and for my husband, so it's looking good. The cold seems a lot better, too . L&F, are you still OK? Jean, how are you? Pear, how long is your husband away for? Are you taking the opportunity to do the things you like but he doesn't enjoy so much?

04-03-2008, 05:06 AM	#4803
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,443 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	Pear, I forgot to say in my Post... Darling, you look Marvelous!!!!!! wolf Whistle

04-03-2008, 05:12 AM	#4804
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,443 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	Am I going to have to start Serial posting again?

04-03-2008, 05:58 AM	#4805
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,443 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	still talking to myself B: Bacon and scrambled eggs L: Avacado Salad D: Hamburger pattie w/mayo on Romaine Lettuce. Sliced Zuchinni and Onions fried in butter Snacks: Coconut oil in my Hot tea. Half a Grapefruit

04-03-2008, 06:05 AM	#4806
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	sorry, I was having lunch. Still eating leftovers from the weekend. We had lettuce with Caesar dressing, and some boiled ham. For dinner I'm planning chicken breasts stuffed with pork and rosemary. I don't know yet what the vegetable will be.

04-03-2008, 07:15 AM	#4807
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	Good morning! Hubby comes back saturday evening. I've been working these two weeks so I havent gotten out to do things I like. I do go shopping more after work and I have been cleaning more. He usually tells me to slow down and not to overdo it, so I usually give up when trying to clean. I might be back on the downward trend YES I weighed in at 199.4 this morning!

04-03-2008, 10:00 AM	#4809
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,443 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	Well, that totally sucked!! I was getting much lunch ready. I made a beautiful salad. I get out some organic tomatoes and slice them. Then some green onions and a little cheese. My Mouth was totally "watering" just thinking of that Avacado on top with Greek Dressing. I get out the Organic Avacado and slice it open ... It was ROTTEN!!!!!!!!!!!! The salad was "Ok", but I really had my mouth set for the Avacado.

04-03-2008, 11:47 AM	#4810
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	Darn, sorry about your avacado. I know how that is, when you have your mind set on something and its gone bad.

04-03-2008, 08:16 PM	#4813
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	Here are my latest progression pictures

04-04-2008, 12:22 AM	#4814
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	That's fantastic progress, Pear . You're looking really good! Jean, nice to see you again . Tooter, here's your coffee L&F, hope you're still hanging on there.

04-04-2008, 03:52 AM	#4816
Tooter Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,443 Gallery: Tooter Stats: 5' 6" and 128 lbs	Ailuros, Thank you for the Coffee! taking a sip Pear, you look AWESOME!!! Wow, you and really see the weight loss in the pics! YOU GO GIRL!

04-04-2008, 07:54 AM	#4817
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	I'm still amazed by looking at those pictures, how much I have really lost. It didnt seem that much while going through it.

04-04-2008, 07:55 AM	#4818
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	I really did look like a pear in that first shot.

04-05-2008, 11:51 AM	#4820
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	Thanks Jean! Hubby's flight arrives tonight at 7:30, can't wait to go pick him up. His flight has arrived in Chicago, now he has a long layover and another flight to get through. I'm sure he'll be exhausted when he gets in. Hope everyone is doing well.

04-06-2008, 01:24 PM	#4823
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	I've heard all kinds of stories, and got lots of little presents. He even brought me low carb licorice :yay: I need to stock up on that in the summer.... yum!

04-06-2008, 02:37 PM	#4824
Ailuros MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,438 Gallery: Ailuros Stats: Maintenance (since 2003) WOE: Controlled carb, real food Start Date: 2003	Pear, I'm glad he got home safely - and brought you some presents . I hope everybody had a good weekend. See you all in the morning. Goodnight.

04-06-2008, 10:50 PM	#4825
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	My MIL sent over some wool she wasn't going to use. Its pretty nice stuff. One set is a thin brown 100% wool yarn and the other is a neat novelty brown yarn. I've been busy tonight looking for a project that I can make with it. I think I'll try my hand at this one: DROPS cardigan knitted in wave pattern with ”Bomull-Lin” ~ DROPS Design using the novelty yarn to accent the lace pattern and on the edges. I need to find some more brown yarn to use, this stuff is really thin, so I am going by the yarn store tomorrow to look for some cheap acrylic yarn to use as the second strand.

04-06-2008, 10:57 PM	#4826
Pear MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Safe in the atkins fruitbowl. Posts: 1,508 Gallery: Pear Stats: 240/188/160 WOE: Pearkins Start Date: 11/25/2007	When I was sniffing around the knitting pattern website, I noticed this: Latest patterns ~ DROPS Design and I thought it was a mistake, that they had somehow accidently reposted some old 80's sweaters, but I think not. I think they are bringing back shoulder pads and big sweaters and big hair.... Ailuros, Britain is ahead of the US in fashion, have you noticed this?