Good afternoon losers 😉

I have finished my Christmas shopping and am a very happy bunny! All I am waiting for is one gift that should be delivered tomorrow. That leaves wrapping, some baking and some cake decorating to do. Yesterday was a FD and I made lots of mince pies and some marzipan, and the smell of the sugar put me off eating rather than making me hungry. I had a similar experience today when I went into a chocolate shop. After about a minute of inhaling chocolate I decided I needed to make a choice and leave as soon as possible. It didn’t stop me from accepting the offer of a free hazelnut praline coated in plain chocolate, a cheeky little snack to enjoy on my way home 😆

Smiffy, it’s all your fault. I bought a bottle of ginger wine

Hi AO.

I bought some ground coffee and some beans back from Cuba. I’ve not done anything with the beans yet but I’ve tried the ground coffee and as expected, it is very good. I’m a bit of a coffee freak and drink far too much of it. I was in my element in Cuba with everywhere serving really good coffee.
We won’t talk about the tea……………

Im still on the dandelion coffee kick. I typically like coffee to be so sweet it’s hardly bitter. When I was looking Into alternatives I found the roasted dandelion root tea. If I brew in in my kuerig beverage maker. I takes about 1 minute. Sometimes dunking dark chocolate bakers chocolate in a sieve stirrer. So it blends well without making the bakers chocolate messy. Cant say enough about dandelion, except it’s best when it young, but the roasted root tea is completely different than the leaves in flavor. I tried it on my own early last year to from garden to cup. Im very happy to buy the store bought all year round and sweeten with stevia.

Here’s a link to the health benefits.

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/Herbal-Remedies/fl/Dandelion-Tea.htm

Your anniversary sounds wonderful Nicky!
Beautiful weather here too, but a bit of drama with a seige in the city, not far from OHs office. I hope it ends quickly and peacefully. P

Goodnight Sleeping Beauty/ Cinderella. You’ll look terrific in a full skirt if you get plenty of sleep! !!! 😉 P

Hi wi
Lucky Kiwis!
“The Code” was frighteningly realistic. We don’t want to become part of the world in this way. P

Yes, Purple, lucky at present, but with a government without scruples here.

Just getting updates from Sydney.
I am sorry, dear Purple about the scale of your seige situation.
Will continue with my ear glued to the radio.
Thoughts are with you Sydneysiders.

Rhubarb, used for hundreds of years in Asian medicine, has been eaten in the United States as an ingredient in homemade deserts, after being harvested from backyard gardens. However, this leafy vegetable is receiving attention once again for its potential health benefits. In fact, researches have discovered that rhubarb has multiple characteristics that may make it helpful to you in your efforts to lose weight.

CHARACTERISTICS

Like most vegetables, rhubarb offers a number of nutritional benefits, while at the same time being a relatively low-calorie food choice. Some of its characteristics may contribute to weight loss. Rhubarb contains a type of antioxidant called polyphenols. Included in rhubarb’s antioxidant profile are catechins, the same chemicals that give green tea many of its healthy properties. Catechins are thought to aid your body in burning fat by speeding up your metabolism, according to University of Maryland Medical Center. Additionally, rhubarb contains a healthy dose of fiber, which contributes to good digestion, absolutely necessary for healthy weight loss.

BENEFITS

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, found that rhubarb is effective in lowering bad cholesterol, or LDL. The subjects of the study who experienced the health improvements ate 27 g of ground rhubarb fiber once a day for four weeks. Rhubarb’s polyphenols are also thought to have anti-cancer properties, according to Sheffield Hallam University.

ill be happy to try the rhubarb tea.
I always grow some.

Heres a small part of what ive read so far.

Thanks Jojo, I think we are all on the edge tonight waiting for an outcome with the Sydney terrorism. And we thought we were safe down here, not any more unfortunately. I feel so much for the hostages and also their families. As you say it is so sad that people can be so cruel. I think most of us are praying tonight that it is resolved soon.

Hi Lizzy.
How exciting. I hope all is well, and will keep any eye for your announcement 😛

I’ve been busy this morning sorting out another cupboard. Why do we all keep stuff that we don’t need and will never use/wear/look at again?
The boot of the car is fit to burst with stuff for the recycling centre, and I’ve got a lot more to sort out before I’m done. Goodness only knows what is stowed under the bed. All I know is that if I try to push anything else underneath, something pops out on the other side 😆

SO exciting Lizzy. P x

Grr… And again why is it not showing all my post?

3. Went down a stone category

well done supermam . keep on keeping on pal .

Lizzy is there any news yet pal . being a granny (nanny) is a wonderful thing pal .

Jojo well done you 🙂 Love all the great losing stories
Amazon lol at the ginger wine lol . Not your fault at all 🙂

Samm thanks for all the info .

PVE you must have been so scared with the seige pal . sad about the outcome but so glad it is over <3 .

Sorry If I have not mentioned everyone BUT sending you all a big hug.

Down another pound 38 pounds in total and on the stone . Next week 1 under the stone and feeling so good .

DIL in tonight for a visit and said she can’t believe the amount of weight I have lost .

I am looking forward to Christmas so much .

Went down to get Dad yesterday and he was up but was too tired to go out . He is really slowing down now but at almost 97 we are just so pleased that we have him . We will have to judge WHEN to go get him on Christmas day so he wants to come and have dinner with us .

Still don’t have all my decorations up . Will finish them on Wed when the car is in for a service . Have a great night/day everyone 🙂

Wee xx

Thank you Sam will try that.

Thanks jojo, Im back again on these threads as its my fast day and it helps to log in and read all the posts, we are all doing so well on here. It does get easier..I know im only on my 7th week but I feel so much better in myself..already..will keep posting..cheers!!

Lizzy, So exciting. Hope it’s all over now. Is this your first? Bay 🙂

Hi JoJo
Sorry to hear about your sister.

Errors with medications is a big risk factor these days . We all need to be vigilant , especially with generics. Yes they save money , but aren’t always the same chemistry. It causes unintended situations.

Posting from my mothers mobile, she’s letting me use hers till I switch mobile service beginning in January.

Ive been reading about detox teas. There a big red flag that’s hard to ignore. About the pesticides used on the teas, and the in the tea bags are some issues to. So I’m trying to educate myself with many more details. Looking into home grown teas, and local places to buy organic teas.
1 quick idea I had it stop putting the tea bags into my kuerig . I just let the dang thing heat the water then use an infuser . I cut open the bags and pour the leaves into the infuser . Basically a small stainless mesh strainer and dunk n stir . It’s not as mindless as just pushing a button and walla! But as it turns out I enjoy adding other fruit and spices into the infuser and making so interesting sips.

I also using one of my older model tea makers that I didn’t throw away.
I drink a lot of lemon and oranges. As snack foods. But my reading keeps suggesting to use the whole fruits peels and all. So 1 thing I’ve been experimenting with is scraping off the color of the peels called zesting. On feed days I eat the inner fruit. I use zest in the bottom of crock pots when making fish.
Leaving only the white pith to eat. It’s very good for us as it turns out , but it’s not appetizing ingredient. I’ve reeked many things. But have settled on this for now.
I grind up the pith and put In the old tea maker . Using the tea bags as fillters to keep from clogging up the spout. The water comes out with a good hint of citrus for my teas. But more important true pith is less pungent especially after two brews. So take the pith grinds and put some in hummus, a little in salads. The biggest use is in creating oatmeal cookies. That are slightly orange flavored . Wy wife gave me her recipe for making chocolate oatmeal no bake cookies. So then I found my thrill.
Dark chocolate/ orange pith oatmeal no bake cookies. It’s a treat food , I use stevia instead sugar , because of the diabetes .

Well. What can I say.
I started on trying to find detox teas,but found away to make my own pesticide free no bake cookies.
I think it’s going to be a long time before I regain trust in the tea aisle. I invite you to look into it yourselves. What most tea companies are spraying on the leaves is shocking! I’m very defensive at this point, looking into detox teas only to find carcinogens being sprayed directly onto leaves and packaged as is. Scary! Take what I say as a Grain of salt. I’m not an expert. Just a weary consumer!

Lifted 10,000 lbs so far At home , and by bed tommorrow I’ll have loaded another 22,000 into trucks. So I let myself have the oatmeal treats, and protein drinks. Ate salmon and broccoli with carrots. Feeling as healthy as horse.

Hard to crawl out from under the heating blanket. House is cold , but the bed is so warm.
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BigMarie
do you use or have a pedometer?

Ooo. Gaining on the waist, Bay? Not a little bayleaf on the way? 😉
Only kidding Bay! We are both fascinated at the way we must be losing visceral fat, so developing funny hollows in the remaining tummy flab. I still think if I went in a heat shrink machine I could get skin to match my thinner body 😉
Made some top very spicy tomato relish for Christmas this morning. Non fast day, so pigged out with vegie patties smothered on it. Yum! P

Built for speed AO? 😉

Just to let you know my little bruiser of a grandson arrived at 1.16am this morning weighing in at a whopping 8lb 12oz. He is beautiful. All concerned are doing well. Yes, Bay, first one.
Lizzypb