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what for an afternoon snack along with puffed corn cereal?

Hi all. I´m a little slow off the starting line here. I’ve got the shopping down (that’s never been a problem ha,ha). Tried a couple recipes that were not ones I’d want to repeat and just faded away. So I’ve decided to just do breakfast and snacks. I don’t have to worry about my husband’s palate and I can just throw in the occasional meal without the pressure of having to get everything right.
I´m enjoying hearing about your families, but I’ve got to back track a bit to catch up. Catch you later.
Oops, one more thing. I forgot not everyone would know what a root canal is. It’s dental surgery when they go into your mouth and clean out infection usually in one particular tooth. Usually it involves bumping the nerve. It’s often painful,not always. Anyway, after a few days I go back to the dentist and he makes a mold to build a “CROWN” or cover for your tooth. Over all – not pleasant. What do you eat whe you can’t chew?

Hi everyone! Well it was 3 weeks from starting this eating plan yesterday and I couldn’t wait to weigh myself as I feel like I’ve been eating like a HORSE! So far I’ve managed to lose 9 lb in weight, I was gobsmacked! My fella couldn’t get his head around how much weight that was so I got a 2 lb bag of sugar out the cupboard and said it’s 4 of these and a bit lol 🙂 I’m loving the new foods and have managed to find them all now. Am expecting a delivery of raw milk on tuesday, 10 pints to start with and will freeze it. It will definitely be good with the recipes on here. Have managed to get puds on my menu too and they are fab, definitely worth the effort! In fact I have tried quite a few of the recipes and so far there was only one I didn’t like. I’ve got the actual cooking recipes down to twice a week now, I cook 1/2 the amount of the recipe and either freeze the rest in portion sizes or put in the fridge and eat the same menu for 2/3 days. It’s really weird to be woken up in the morning by my belly grumbling and groaning! I’ve noticed that my belly never feels bloated since eating the foods on this diet and seems to be helping with my Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In fact, I know i’ve mentioned puds, but my sweet tooth doesn’t seem half as bad as it was. Anyways, hope you are all doing well and persevering. Take each day as it comes and keep smiling x

WEll, Chia, what a day you had!!! Some days are like that, when all the best made plans go racing out the door!!! Ah well, you made the most of it….and you still get your dinner at Dodicis…tonight is it? I hope it is as wonderful as it always is.
Jackie, sorry little Angelina is still struggling to get over that rotton flu. I will be praying for her. Italy would be a great place to have the reunion too!
Wow, Billylyn, your day was exceptional compared to poor Chia…haha.I guess you just want to get the root canal out of the way though.
Nancy it is a real blessing having family around us hey? Our grandkids are still much younger….range between 5 and 18….7 boys and a little girl at the end. Three of the boys and the girl live here. The other four are 2 to 3 days drive away, so we don’t get to see them much.
Yes Nancy it is nice to make some friends like this isn’t it? Like having penpals again!!! Lol. Glad it makes your day…I enjoy getting on here and reading and sharing, as it helps to motivate me to keep going. Being able to have a few laughs and share our ups and downs as we sail through our days, makes it so much easier to focus on what we are doing. Sounds like you have a special time coming up with your granddaughter’s wedding! Lovely.
Katie…your family will be with you, and I am sure it is a wonderful time. Just as well you got that bible lesson sorted and out of the way….you would have no hope doing it with them there!!! I know what that is like! I am loving this programme too, even if I am too slack to make the recipes!! Lol.
Sharon are you in England? I love clematis…we lived in NZ for some years, and didn’t know one plant from another back then…still don’t know much!!!…we arrived in the middle of winter with minus degrees, (came from North Queensland’s 33 degrees). The house we bought had what we thought was an old dead vine growing along the back fence which changed over the next few months into the most glorious hedge!!! It was clematis!!! I loved it! Bill mustn’t have taken a lot of notice at what was happening around us like I did, because the following winter, I got home from church one day, and he had chopped it all out, because it was dead!!! I was not happy!!! Lol. Where we were in Queensland, we didn’t see the change in seasons, so I was in awe of spring, and autumn.
Hey, Sharon, you are very fortunate to have such a great little cafe like the one you mentioned.

Well, I saw the doc today, and I do have sleep apnoea…and from now on have to sleep on my back which is terrible…I used to and then I was told some years ago that I had to sleep on my side with a pillow under my leg because of the back and hip problems…so I got used to it eventually, and now I have to change back…oh boy!!! I will have to do a trial with a c-pap for the apneoa…and lose weight!!! Lol. The good thing is that my bloods results were spot on…won’t be long and I will be off the cholesterol tablets, and then the blood pressure tablets. I have no problems, except for high levels of uric acid. I asked the doc what do I need to do about that, and she said “you are not drinking enough water Bev!” So she was surprised when I told her for the past 6 weeks I have been having 10 glasses of water a day, and then some, and before joining TrimDown I would have about 6 to 8 each day. Will have another check-up in 3 months. Hopefully it is better, and if the cholesterol is as low as she wants I can stop the tabs. So, all is good…just some minor adjustments to my sleeping arrangements for now.
Well, I must go…and catch up with you all on Monday. Bill has the computer tomorrow so he can prepare a sermon for Sunday!!! I don’t know what I will do with myself!!! lol…oh I know!!!! I will sleep in! Yay!!! Night all…as most of you have breakfast or awaken or have lunch!!!

Hi everyone
goo to hear you all seem to have had a great valentines day (except poor Chia – it sounds frought. Jackie – how lovely to be dancing with your daughter – I take it she is feeling a bit better?
We didn’t bother with Valentine’s – hubby scofs at such things! Still, I did make a nice supper and all “good” too. Last two days I’ve been definately back on track so hope it keeps up. Twice a week I take my elderly and disabled Mum out to lunch, ususally at a lovely local cafe. I told them about my diet (to explain why I wasn’t having any more of their delicious cakes) and they are being very helpful in getting chef to make something suitable for me – Wenesday he made some delicious beetroot soup.
Its lovely and sunny so if garden is not too soggy I’m off to do try and untagle the clematis.
all the best
Sharon

It is 10:08 PM right now, and I’m expecting my oldest son’s family any minute now. They have traveled 350 miles to get here. My grandson has a soccor tournament in Mesquite, NV tomorrow and Saturday. I have been preparing a lesson all night. I teach the Young Women in our church and I just finished preparing! Whew, that was close! I’m sure I won’t get a lot of time to do this later this week.
I had 1 oz. of milk chocolate that was given to me by a friend, and yesterday about that much of dark chocolate covered acai berries. Another friend brought them over to me!. I guess that wasn’t too bad, and after all it’s Valentine’s Day! I hope you all had a Happy Valentine’s, now let’s all get back on our real food lifestyles. lol I love the curry salmon on here! And I’ve enjoyed the sweet potato/carrot soup, and the cheesy mushroom omelet. I also tried that pizza on here and it was yummy! I really like this program. Night all!

My Valentine’s Day definitely went better than expected. I had a root canal scheduled for the afternoon but they had forgotten to put it into the computer. So home I went.

Thanks Jackiee: I agree with you that I could use a (cheaper) meal out tonighty 🙂