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Hope everyone is having a good week. Mine started out not so good yesterday but the lights are still working on my new Christmas tree after having to return the first one yesterday so life is good today. LOL We ALL have so very much in our lives to be grateful for. We should all have them still fresh in our minds since we just celebrated Thanksgiving. I know one of the most impacting things that I am grateful for is that my middle son who is almost 26 came clean with us in July and let us know that he was a drug addict and had been on heron for 5 yrs. and he was ready to finally be drug free. We immediately started working on getting him into a program that WORKS and breaks the bonds of that terrible addiction. He has been in Teen Challenge for almost 5 months now and has gained over 40 lbs and is so very happy. He has a bright future now and a new beautiful young lady in his life and life is finally looking up for him. I am grateful for my husband of almost 35 yrs., my 3 sons and my DIL. Grateful for my WLS and all choices for WLS today. Grateful for my health, life. Faith and answered prayers. PLEASE share with us if you wish what you are grateful for today. Have a blessed day.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
I won't say Good Morning like I usually do. Everyone would think I was nuts since it is no longer morning. LOL Sorry I am so late. I turned on my Christmas tree this AM and half the tree was dark ( Just bought it on friday ). SO I undecorated it and returned it to Sam's Club where I had purchased it. Then had to drive about 20 miles to a different Sams Club because that was had no more. I am SO gratefiul that I found another one. SO grateful for a amazing Thanksgiving weekend. I am pretty much finished Christmas shopping ( not doing as much this year ). We ALL have so much to be grateful for in our lives ( hopefully it will be real fresh on everyones mind since we just celebrated Thanksgiving ). Grateful for life itself and for everyday ( which is a blessing ) given to me. Grateful for second chances at a better life since my WLS, Grateful for my family and health, life and all the wonderul blessings in my life. PLEASE share with us if you will what you are grateful for today.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything... but happy.
- Anonymous
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Please forgive me for not posting yesterday. I was too busy to take the time out. I am SO grateful and Thankful for all that is going on ini my life right now. I did get up early and hit a few black friday sales. I usually don't do that.but today I did although I really didn't buy much. I am SO grateful for all the blessings and good things that has happened to my family over this past 4 to 5 months. SO grateful for all the friends in my life and have touched my life since I had my WLS 6 yrs ago. Grateful for such a wonderful bariatric surgeon *****ferred me to Obesity Help. So grateful for all the "normal" day to day things that go on in my life and so grateful for my family and chosen family too. Grateful for my Faith and answered prayers. Grateful for second chances in life. Have a blessed holiday weekend and please be safe. PLEASE share with us what you are grateful for today if you would like and have a blessed weekend and cherish your loved ones.....they may not be here tomorrow !!!
Hugs and blessings ~~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
– Ursula K. Le Guin
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
TURTLE PUMPKIN PIE
1 graham cracker pie
½ c pecans, roughly chopped
4 T sugar free carmel ice cream topping ( I use Smuckers found at Walmart )
1 c. skim milk
2 packages SF Jello Vanilla instant pudding
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
1 – 8 oz SF cool whip
Place all but 2 T of nuts in pie crust. Beat together pudding, milk, spices and pumpkin until well blended. Fold in 1 ½ c Cool Whip ( reserve the rest for top of pie ). Drizzle about 2 T of the carmel sauce over the nuts in crust. Pour pudding mixture on top of the crust. Chill and when set top with remaining cool whip and then drizzle with remaining nuts and carmel sauce.
8 servings Fat 12g Carbs 40.1g Calories 282.2 Protein 3.2g
CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE
1 ½ cups canned pumpkin
3 eggs
¾ cup Splenda
1 t. cinnamon
¼ t cloves or 1 ¾ t. pumpkin pie spice
¾ c cream
Mix all ingredients together. Pour into well sprayed pie plate. Bake at 350* for 30 – 40 min. 8 servings FAT 8.9 g Carbs 21/4g Calories 193.5 Protein 3.2g
PUMPKIN MOUSSE
1 can pumpkin
1 small Jello Instant SF pudding
¼ c skim or low fat milk
1 t ground cinnamon
1 – 8 oz cool whip SF
Beat pumpkin, pudding, milk and cinnamon. Fold in cool whip till thoroughly blended. Cover and chill.
SUGAR FREE PECAN PIE
1 – 9 “ pie crust
Pre heat oven to 350*
4 eggs
1 1/3 c Splenda
1 c Log Cabin SF Syrup
1/3 c melted butter
1 c pecan halves
Beat eggs. Splenda, syrup and butter. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Arrange pecans on top ( must DO THIS…pecans won’t float to top like normal recipe ). Bake 50 minutes or till knife comes out clean. Cool and enjoy.
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Hope everyone is planning for the big turkey day tomorrow. I know I have yet to take my turkey out of the freezer. LOL I need to go do that. I have been busy baking pies today ( 7 right now....2 more to go ). And NO they are not all staying at my house. Last week I was feeling really bummed out because my middle son ( he is in a Christian substance abuse facility ) will NOT be in my home for Thanksgiving BUT we are going to get to be with him some of the day ( most of the pies are going there). Then at church sunday the pastor mentioned something that HIT HOME with me about that. SO I kicked myself in my backside and straightened up. I am OK Now. I am SO grateful that my son's life has totally turned around and he is now drug free and plans on staying that way forever. I am SO grateful to have 3 Christian sons and husband and a precious DIL. Grateful for all the wonderful things happening in ALL my 3 sons lives. Grateful for my Faith and answered prayers. Grateful for my WLS and the second chance at a better life that it has brought me. Grateful that at 6 yrs. post op I have not had any MAJOR weight gains like everyone said would happen to me. Grateful for OH and all the people on here. PLEASE share with us if you will what you are grateful for today. Have a blessed day !!!
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"