What a grand day here! It's still nippy, but no complaints.
After my "necessary" hair appointment at noon, I'm off to baby sit again. It's gymnastics day for Vanessa, so I stay with Q until they're all home, 6-ish.
Yesterday was dandelion digging, parents over for a quiet dinner, then we tried valiantly to tune into the Juno awards (Canadian Grammies) but found it too raucous and boring, notwithstanding the hi-jinx on George Street in St. John's. Thank goodness The Italian Job was on TV. Love that movie, love Mini Coopers, lol.
My progress with the South Beach Diet is okay, if getting up in the middle of the night for marmalade on crackers doesn't wreck it. I feel slimmer but still do not fit into the dresses in the closet that inspired this whole thing. This is an adventure I agreed to take with my friend, Marilyn. She is much better at adhering to the rigours of the regime that me, since she lives alone and doesn't have to keep anything in the fridge on the NO NO list. And whew, it's a BIG list. Ted finally agreed to join me on the diet, said he wouldn't "mind" losing 10 pounds. Thing is, though, he'll probably lose the weight like falling off a log. Me - not so easy, argh.
Good luck with the South Beach diet. Jim and I went on that years ago (ought to go on it again), and still use the recipe for cauliflower "mashed potatoes". Your very right that it's far more difficult to stick to these things when you're cooking "bad food" for other people! Speaking of which, our son is coming over for dinner tonight, and I'm making some of that bad food. LOL.
For some reason, men tend to lose weight more quickly than women do. I don't know why that is, but when Jim and I were on South Beach years ago, he dropped ten pounds in about three days. I wanted to smack him!
I should have been outside pulling weeds this weekend too, but it was so darned COLD! I'm turning into a wimp; these things never bothered me before, back in the day...
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
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Yep, men can lose the lard so much faster. That it's unfair only begins to scratch THAT surface, LOL. *sigh*
Yesterday I made gazillions of stuffed pasta shells with 5 cheeses in a cream sauce. I only ate half of one to make sure it was okay to serve, (ahem). Caulflower stinks. Hate that crud. Salads are for rabbits and asparagus is only edible with hollandaise. Ditto broccoli but I can manage with a nice thick cheese sauce on the top.
HAHAHAHA!! I love all of those veggies. We have asparagus and broccoli on a regular basis, without the Hollandaise! That's because I could swallow an entire potful of Hollandaise without blinking an eye, and that wouldn't be a good thing!
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
(Dumbledore to Harry Potter)
This afternoon I am going to an environmental meeting. After that I am teaching swimming for 4 hours.
According to Dr. Oz, men can lose weight easier because they have more muscle which burns more calories. Does anyone here watch the Dr. Oz show? It is so educational.
Dr. Oz - nope. He's on all the time here, but I've never been enticed the once to sit through his show. All the hype and carry-on about health issues is not my cuppa. He's an Oprah spin-off, non? Like that Dr. Phil a$$hole who isn't even a doctor of anything, from what I had read? The same Dr. Phil who would expound endlessly upon marriages and relationships and recently split with his own decades-long wife?
Those programmes sell commercial ad time handily. Until they begin to pall. That's show business.
The biggest down-side of my husband's decision to take up this blasted diet is that he now asks ME what's for breakfast, in that pitiful tone that you just know will require a pot to be taken down from the cupboard for some egg boiling or whatever. He used to pour himself a nice bowl of cereal. Now, suddenly, it's MY responsibility to feed him appropriately. (I erased a long string of expletives.)
And so now today, after another baby-sitting stint while son and d-i-l consult with their contractor and architect, I'll stop by the grocer and buy cauliflower and broccoli, sans sauce ingredients. Yesterday I taught Q how to download the apps menu on my phone and turn on the camera. If I baby-sit for free, the least I can do is amuse myself.
I like Dr. Oz, but don't watch his show. When is it on, Sundancer?
KaeEll, you've really been busy! I'm impressed that you taught Q about apps. I still turn on my phone camera by accident, and end up taking pictures of my feet. (Yes, I'm pathetic.) I think that you're very much entitled to amuse yourself. If I lived up there in Toronto, I'd get you to take up needlepoint! LOL...
Enjoy those cauliflower "mashed potatoes". (HA!) I cook mine in chicken broth, and you can always sprinkle a little parmesan cheese on them, just before serving.
I think you should boil some eggs for Ted, and leave them in the fridge for him to grab in the mornings. I've forgotten what else is allowed for breakfast on that diet! What can you have? It seems like bacon was allowed, or am I wrong?
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
(Dumbledore to Harry Potter)
Dr. Oz - nope. He's on all the time here, but I've never been enticed the once to sit through his show. All the hype and carry-on about health issues is not my cuppa. He's an Oprah spin-off, non? Like that Dr. Phil a$$hole who isn't even a doctor of anything, from what I had read? The same Dr. Phil who would expound endlessly upon marriages and relationships and recently split with his own decades-long wife?
Dr. Phil is not broadcast here in Houston. I didn't know he and Robin split up.
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I like Dr. Oz, but don't watch his show. When is it on, Sundancer?
Here in Houston Dr. Oz is 3 p.m. Central Time. I believe the show is syndicated. Go to www.tvguide.com and you can see when it is on in your area.
