Oh, Molly... Sorry to hear that the beef gave you pain!  Chicken and ham need to be really tender for me; beef has been easier.  Funny how we are all different! 

I do love my faux Le Creuset!  My other favs are my emulsion stick blender (lite sauces), electric frying pan (great pancakes) , crock pot, waffle iron, and wrought iron griddle.  The Dutch Oven is my current WOW!   Since pressure cookers don't add much to the taste; more to softness, I'll save the $$$$ and keep with what I already have home.

I ate the stuffed clams with a little Blue Bonnet for lunch.  Since I had a "delayed" day, I took a late shower and weighed myself.  Molly, I hit my lowest weight... 128 #... with only 2 days before my Nutritionist appointment.  Last week, I spoke with him and I weighed 130.5... eating an average well over 1900 calories! 

The 128 # is a bummer for me as I've eaten throughout the day and night to reach a high of 134.5; up and down over the last 6 months.  DH took my for a DQ... 490 calories... no dumping.  I'm not sure that the Nutritionist will think that ice cream is a good choice.  I felt pretty guilty too.  The other day I went to a newly opened market that has wonderful selections for so many foods.  I told DH that I was overwhelmed by all of the food.  Ultimately, I did buy a few items... what a wasted trip!  Each food seemed to have a reason not to eat it... too fatty... too processed... too much saturated fats.  I eat a wide range of foods, but feel that my home cooked meals are much healthier.  I loved the Honey Crisp apples ($1.29 / Lb) and all of the other veggies and fruits that I ate instead of going to the "DARK SIDE" with Lord Cheetos!  

Last winter, I met a breast cancer survivor, who is 65 and still going strong!  The Ultimate Home Cook!!!  She is my inspiration, as she  keeps her diet full of variety and nutrients!  Not bad for someone, who Drs told that she'd have about 6 - 9 month.... that was over 6 years ago.  She told them that she had too much to do.  One thing that she does that I don't is walk.  I mean miles everyday!  I need to WALK to prevent Osteoporosis, but that will mean MORE EATING!  I never thought that that I'd complain about having to gain weight!  LOL

Love Birds... had to give up my sanctuary after repeated Bear visits!  Darn Bears are Silent and Huge... not a good combo for a lounge on the patio!  I stick to the deck now, if I'm alone.
Chicken Here!

You CAN do IT!!! 

Just get some rest, Angel!
XOXOXO
Ro

Hi Gang!

How is everyone? I just had a couple mins to pop in and say hello.  I am working both jobs right now, my old one and my new one as a coordinator so life is sorta hectic. 

I did start the new job last week.  It's going well but it is overwhelming as I am helping build this thing from the group up.  Put the exam rooms together and chart room together last week!  I am blessed that my surgeon's wife (his nurse and coordinator at the old location) is contracted to work with me to guide me for up to a year if need be and can be longer to help get this thing going and off the ground.  I will need the help as they want us to be a Center of Excellence and let me just tell you all, if you had your surgery at a "center" you are in GOOD hands, you don't even want to know what all it takes to become that label.  WOWWWWW! Is all I can say.  Normally they hire a nurse JUST to do this and I will be doing that PLUS everything else.  They want me to be rounding on all patients etc.. they want their patients to KNOW who their coordinator is so she is a familiar face to them.  I have to agree that I do like that as I have never met my own coordinator and they are a "Center". 

Anyways, I am trying to just take it a day at a time.  I have to give 8 weeks notice at my present job so I will be there probably through Thanskgiving or right before. 

On another note, my folks are coming to visit me from Kansas City the week after next so I am excited to see them come up.  My new job I told them I wanted that week off, I am doing them a favor by starting early so they understand and are apprecitive of whatever I can give them at this point since the clinic opened Oct 1st.  We see our first pt though on Oct 7th and surgery on Oct 15th! It's very exciting!  THe hardest part about working both jobs has been the flipping from days to nights, not so much the hours as I am only do 40-50 hours a week between the two (doing some work from home but not too much and a bit over at the old job at times).

Thats about it, which is enough I think :)  My weight has been staying down, I am just too darn busy to raid the fridge I guess.  I am holding aroudn 140-142.  Happy with that.

Hope all of you are doing well, I will try to check in when I can!

Hugs!

That's funny about your big pot!  There was just an article in our food edition of the paper last week where they talked about the revival in the use of Dutch Ovens.  My mom used to always use an oval Le Creuset until it literally wore out and then she got a new one when they were visiting us in Germany.  With us living on an airman's salary then I couldn't afford one but did get one when we moved back to the states and like you, it is one of my fav. pots.  It is THEEE pot I always use for nice roasts and always for my strawberry-rhubarb jam batches. 

Had a brain-dead moment yesterday....I got a new crock pot and made beef stew for the guys and ended up grabbing a bowl for myself.  Hello, Molly!?  You haven't been able to eat beef since you got a surgical pouch in '99!   Remember???  Oooh, that's right! 

Hours of pain from stuck beef later--  life got back to normal. hahaha

Sorry, I can't get excited about your stuffed clams.    About the only shellfish I used to actually enjoy eating is deep fried prawns at a Chinese restaurant.   All the rest of them are either too slimy or rubbery for my taste.   I'm boring, I know. 

Wish you could see the birds in my backyard today...it looks like a nature preserve out there.  Must be a stopping point for them as they are heading down to visit Bea.  The Starlings are absolute clowns...two or three of them crowd into the birdbaths together and then they sort of motor-boat their wings for a bath and spray water everwhere.  Then when the birdbath is empty they move to another one. 

I'd better quit having fun and get to work, the weekend ends too fast!

155 pounds, WOW!!!!  Wish I had some recommendations on the OHIP process but I can only wish you good luck with it.  Do you think you'll have to have a certain number of months of documented rashes and stuff like that? 

I've whined and complained here for a long time about wanting PS to get new boobage but lately I'm thinking it'd be a lot better to get a LBL instead...jeans would fit better, there'd be no hygiene issues (I'm not EVEN gonna go there!)  Wishing you the very best luck getting the process going.

Molly