jollygreen1955

If you folks want to learn how to crochet 1- the library has tapes 2- Annies Attic has video tapes and 3- this is the craziest YouTube has some great videos (who knew) :ohmy:Keeps the fingers out of the peanut butter:thumbup: :laugh::scared2::laugh::thumbup: Laura:w00t::tongue::w00t::w00t:

:tongue::sneaky::w00t::sneaky: I just figured it out.... on top of the thread... is a title of rate... press down and vote...... :thumbup::scared2::thumbup::thumbup:

I know that bait is for fish :w00t: but Rate a thread :w00t::w00t::w00t: How do you do that ...RATE A THREAD? :w00t::tt1::tt1::tt1::tt2::confused::scared2::confused::thumbup::confused::tongue::confused::w00t::tt2::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Tonight is the Biggest Loser on NBC a must see.. in my book... missed the first week last week saw it and this week will be week 3 :seeya::eek: I could never work that hard ... do pick up new tips and by the end of the season :thumbup: I am :scared2: not :w00t: but:crying: (crying) as I feel hopeful that I will one day be the biggest loser with my LAP-BAND® :tongue::w00t:

OMG... that is why I pray that I lose alot of weight... when I had my asthma shock attack and could not breathe...blah..blah..blah...the nurses told me the next day that I had pnemonia yet my doctor told me that asthma fills the lungs and it is not pnemonia and that was why in the emergency room they had given me such high doses of steriods... I was given a heavy antibiotics and sent home :ohmy:muy heart goes out to you :scared2:

Received my free ww email and thought this was an interesting recipe Enjoy WeightWatchers.com: Weight Watchers Recipe - Power Sticks or snacks POINTS® Value: 4 Servings: 6 Preparation Time: 10 min Cooking Time: 0 min Level of Difficulty: Easy Prepare these in triple batches and keep them in the freezer for up to eight weeks. They make power-packed breakfasts in a flash. Ingredients 1/2 cup(s) chunky peanut butter 2/3 cup(s) corn flakes, crushed 3 Tbsp honey 1/3 cup(s) nonfat dry milk Instructions Knead ingredients together. Form into 6 sticks and wrap individually in wax paper. Store in an airtight container.

Trying to exercise... ugh... can not say but ... need the butt to go:tongue2: :scared2: Like a 2 year old :thumbup: want instant gratification and want the weight to be off :scared2::scared2: gotta move the bod :tongue:

Dr Oz has a website and it is www dot Doctor Oz dot com and it is worth looking at ... he also has a section on health problems... :tongue2: As for the crying part, I hope that all is fine... to lower my BP I have taken up crocheting and while relaxing I crochet, it has helped and forces me to sit down and turn off the world

:w00t::w00t:I have to make this fast :eek::eek::eek: I have been off the boards because it was a religious holiday weekend for my family which ended on Monday (Yom Kipper) Even though Monday is a day of fast we do have a dairy dinner to break the fast but for health reasons we do eat modestly during the day but if you want to control the family and extended calorie count :sneaky: you cook everything :w00t: even though you are banded :tt1::tt1: :crying: If you want your butt to stay in the previous year (Jewish Year) :wub: I can not taste as I cook :clap: :crying::crying::crying: I can not :cursing::cursing: it is the start of the year and the book is closed :angry: :tt1::tt1: I did finish my afgan for a friends daughters baby and it was so nice and finished it prior to running out of the house... it kept me from eating :thumbup: :w00t::w00t: Everything that I cooked was eaten yet I was so happy that I could make it yet NOT eat it :w00t::w00t:As I am writing this Dr Oz is on TV and he showed some overweight people and it was upsetting but at least I know I am on my way... went on my hospital webpage and I took my BMI and it is 41.6 because even though I am 6 feet.. I used 5 ft 10...:ohmy: because if I used my real height I would have a better BMI :ohmy::ohmy: anyway, if I get down to the 260 lb challenge then I would move out of the morbibly obese to severly obese :lol: :w00t::w00t: still would be overweight but at least I would be better off health wise :mad2: he showed a womans xray who had a BMI of 50 plus and she had her lungs pressed by her body fat :tongue2::thumbdown: So maybe we should all be tracking our weight loss but Dr OZ worries about the waist size :w00t::w00t: :sneaky::sneaky: Maybe we should add our BMI to the Halloween contest and :w00t: our waistline :w00t::w00t: :eek::eek: Miracle that I finally finished this post .... Missed this site :tt1::tt1:

Here goes: Blueberry Tiramisu (my invention) Part one is to make the cheese mixture Put in the blender: one 8 oz reduced fat cream cheese one small low fat ricotta cheese (15 oz size) the juice of one lime (could add 2) zest of the lime Some Stevia (my favorite or Splenda) blend it should be watery (hardens up when put in the refrig after the layering of the Tiramisu set aside Part two Blueberry sauce Canned blueberries (pie filing) with Splenda :sneaky: OR :sneaky: Put frozen blueberries in a small pot and boil (Costco because they are nice and small.. my preference) and you add some Tapica to make somewhat thicker When competed this step take off the stove and place in a glass bowl to cool... then add some fresh zest of another lime Part three Layered Cracker or Wafer Normally you would use the Lady Fingers:cursing: :thumbup::thumbup:WE are Banders :thumbup::thumbup: So we use those funny thick rice or mixed grain crackers (mine had a radius of at least 10) and I purchase them at my local farmer....NOTE they are hard with at least an eight of an inch inheight and if soaked they would disintegrate...mine are called CocoPoP and I just noticed they have a website:ohmy: Part Four Assemble Squeeze some lime juice on the wafer of choice then you can assemble in a large pan or as I did in individual dessert cups so it was more portion control and just break off the wafer to size First layer wafer Second layer spread the liquidy cheese mixture Third layer spread the cooled blueberry sauce repeat layers one thru three Place in the refrig to harden (settle) If you can wait... dig in I use my Tiramisu as Lunch or Dinner :w00t::w00t: I hope that you like it :tongue2::scared2:

I for one love to cook ... that was the reason that people never took my previous weight loss journeys seriously... I have lost only becasue of the yummy foods I for one vote for recipes :scared2: If we post... mastered an easy easy blueberry no cook taramiso as an alteration from a fat assed recipe found on the web Also.. I hope everyone is grilling or steaming their peaches.. omg..to sweet to explain... I can not eat the skin.. but yummo:ohmy::ohmy:

Josie- Welcome back..as for my crazy soup.. put it in the blender... DH just finished it... will run out in the morning and go to my farmer (travel to NJ) and get loads of yummy veggies :scared2: Laura Everyone- When I remember and have sometime.. I go to the WW page...their boards can be accessed for free and copy and paste some of the members good recipes that they created Laura

:scared2::cursing: I had asthma and then had a situation and went into shock..no joke and long story but to those with asthma PLEASE be careful :wub::smile2: that is why I am very careful presently with the exercise :w00t::frown::huh2: TO JEN and all us motivated 10 lb loss challenge :tt2::ohmy: I can not figure out what my new weight is to start. My DH :wub: played with my scale last night :ohmy:. So, I range between 280 and 290 on the crazy :tt2: DH scale :mad: so till I go to the baratric surgeon.. who knows what my weight really is....... I decided that if I put my feet at the top and marked my size 11 feet in a certain way that is the position that I will weigh myself for this challenge :wub::thumbup:My goal is to stay motivated and have a place to complain with ... so I will honestly stay at that position on the scale and use :thumbup::cursing::w00t: 290 :w00t::cursing::w00t: as my starting weight. :lol: the true joy is when I weigh myself at the Bariatric Surgeon in November or if I run over to be weighed at his office :eek::eek::eek: God help us and the smallest butt wins :w00t:

Zoom-Zomm:eek: So you can zoom around :wub::smile2: check out EbonyRoses blog but start at the beginining I went in the other direction. :thumbup: Then get some tissues ... she is so :wub: inspirational :huh2::huh2:and you will see how great and positive she has been on her journey. :mad::thumbup: :w00t::sneaky: It is in common sense english, wish my old nutritionist had her insight :w00t::sneaky: I was :scared2: now :tt2: naw :w00t: :wub: :w00t: Jollygreen :w00t: was here :ohmy:

I have read all your blogs and I thank you for all you common sense advice. I had fallen off the wagon and rejoined the banding life again. Your journey has strengthened my motivation even more to succeed at this journey. The weight loss that you have accomplished is fine but your blogs put it into common sense explanations with everyday being an adventure. Thank you again for posting on one of the threads that you had posted on that allowed me to see this blog.

SUZIE But if she shows the picture..then they can not call her a liar BUt I at least can call it a menapause moment and bring the boss a sample

ditto How did you get the name zoom-zoom?I am Jolly green becasue that is the name that they gave me in elementary school.. in the valley of the jolly....green giant :w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t: I was 6 feet in 6th grade and stopped growing.. taller than the guys at school graduations...hated the name and could not even buy green giant veggies... now...guess menapause... or being a seasoned individual :w00t: :scared2: :thumbup::mad::thumbup::thumbup::wub::wub::wub:

Jen- Are we posting our weights on this board. My DH played with my scale last night so who knows... I will reset it after I check all my mail If I did not love my DH I would have killed him :mad: When my guy gets like this it means I am really losing weight..feeling great... he is great but thinks he is helping :scared2: Laura PS - Extremely bright man but he does stupid things... alumin foil in the microwave (twice) ...fixed the trash dispenser with it on ...etc.. that is why we do not have a microwave or anything that he could screw up lmao

Cari- I think that your office is trying to harrass you becasue you are so young. They know that at your age you will take that shit :scared2: Put a seasoned woman and we would kick them where the sun does not shine. Now the old lady .lmao..will give you some current advice which we did not have in the old days (your age)... DOCUMENT your car troubles by taking a picture with your cell phone and IM it to your boss. It is also documentation for the Labor Board if the fire you ....would my son be thrilled that i thought of this ...lol Next time you upchuck and miss work take your picture and record the upchucking... no joke...document...document..document.. Laura

:cursing::tt1::cursing: do not know why.... it is my scale .... :seeya::ohmy::cursing: :cursing::eek::cursing: I am boiling :scared2::mad::scared2: probably because he knows that I AM LOSING AND IS JEALOUS :mad::cursing: NOT :thumbup: JUST :biggrin: GOTTA THINK WHAT HE WILL DO NEXT :tongue2::wink2::thumbup:

what is pb'd? I love love love love kraut and eat eat eat eat it. I do not eat the kraut as a meal but as a snack :mad: kraut is yummy in your tummy :biggrin: I heard noise... my DAHusband just reset my scale :tongue2::mad2::thumbup:

OMG..Wildchild READ MY BLOG ...... At our age I would have been 400 lbs easy :cursing::ohmy::scared2: If only I had stopped being embarrased...I would have gone back to my surgeon EVEN with all my family problems :scared2::ohmy: I think that ( I know) that you are doing fine :mad: the main thing is that you are great and any weight loss is a present... I walked out of the doctors room and down the hall was a twenty year old..well I can not compete... I am happy and will lose at the way god wants me to...I do exercise and definitely have complete control of my food intake We have a family friend who eats only nuts and beans in smaill portions...she is a doctor but holistic and guess what she has not lost a pound in all the years I have known her and she is in top shape and walks for miles every day ... if we were all going to go down the same weight loss road then god would have given us mirrors ...so we would all look and act the same:sneaky::cursing::sneaky::cursing: As my high schooler would say :thumbup::seeya: what comes around...and..karma will kick you in the @## :biggrin::tongue2::tongue2::cursing::sleep::cursing::smile2::thumbup::eek::thumbup::eek::thumbup::eek::thumbup::eek::sneaky:

b- none l- egg s- bad half a frankfurter :mad: d- one bite of purple potatoe chicken w/ketchup s- probably have a shake 110 calories and I grazied thru costco... chewed and spit :biggrin:

I am in for the ten pound Halloween Challenge :thumbdown: and I am heading out now but when i get back will check the trackers,,thanks..jen gotta go

My name is :thumbup: Laura :cursing: You can call me Laura or Jolly I have the name Jollygreen because decades ago... in elementary school everyone called me that because I was 6 feet tall (my height in 6 th grade)... and thin... went to doctors to gain (but could not) :scared2::wub: The kids used to sing the Green Giant commercial to me :cursing: :cursing: which I hated :thumbup: Now that I am older and wiser :cursing::cursing: I think that the name is funny but not at 12 :cursing: