Sunday Morning - Roll Call

[SandyL2002]

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Good morning, Everyone. Weigh day for me. I'm down another 3 pounds, which puts me past the halfway point! Yay. In theory, my TOM is due any day, so I think this next week will probably not be a great one. I'm usually really irregular, though, so it may not even happen this month. We'll see. I am actually amazed that I haven't plateaued yet. I think it is because I am exercising so much, but I know that it is coming sometime. I am still averaging three pound losses per week. Pretty incredible, really. I'm not complaining, just kind of surprised!

I hope all of you moms out there have a nice Mother's Day!

WOO HOO Congratulations on the 3lb loss

[SandyL2002]

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Good Morning All! Am I the only one NOT from Virginia this morning?? Does it count that I'm going there in a few weeks?? LOL..... Dh made bacon and eggs for methis morning and took over cooking the illegal pancakes for the rest of the crew. Kind of nice considering this is ANOTHER Mother's Day that he didn't take the kids (16/13/9/ shopping......grrrrrrr. We're off to a minor league ballgame today. Enjoy the day! Oh. It's cool (50's) and sunny here. Better than sweltering heat to sit in the stands!

My 14 year old has insisted he take her shopping for me for the last few years.. If she didn't do it I would receive nothing.. This year though My son drove her so it is nice when they get their licenses.

[SandyL2002]

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Good Morning, All...
Sandy, I'm glad you got your grill. We actually got one, too, about a week ago. We have never used a gas grill before; only charcoal. I really do like the way charcoal grilling tastes, but it is such a pain in the a$$ to deal with, so we took the plunge. We have used it a couple of times, and are still trying to get the hang of it. (Some things really do taste different than the way we are used to.)

I wanted to start grilling veggies, so last night I decided to try a new one I had never tried before. So, I bought an eggplant and sliced and grilled it. Oh my , I hated it... I mean, I really hated it. That's OK, though, because I have literally tried over a dozen vegetables in the past 3 weeks that I would have never touched before, and this is the very first one that I had to give a "thumbs down" to. What kind of squash are you going to grill? I have never tasted any other kind besides spaghetti squash, so I am looking forward to branching out. I hear that yellow squash is good grilled. (I just hope it is not spongey, like the eggplant.)

Thanks for reading my ramblings... I haven't had much time this week to check in, so I'm glad you are here!

Hi Mitizi.. YES its yellow squash.. I love them I haven't tried Eggplant myself.. So don't know if I would like it either..

[tmn]

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all this grilling talk makes me have to ask....when you say "gas", are you talking about propane? I don't know anyone who uses charcoal anymore...our bbq's are either on propane or natural gas (which means hooked up to your house's natural gas line so they aren't portable). We bbq year round, just make a path in the snow from the house across the deck to the bbq! ha ha. I have a veggie basket especially for the bbq and put red, green, yellow and orange peppers, onions, cauliflower, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and zucchini in it, then brush on a mixture of olive oil, garlic and mustard. Yummy!

I have both propane and charcoal. I like charcoal but sometimes don't want to wait for the coals to heat up.

About parchment paper again - I love the stuff! Last night, I baked bacon strips in the oven on the paper. They turned out really nice, and easy to remove. Let the grease solidify on the paper and easy throw-away. Clean up was a breeze!

[SandyL2002]

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all this grilling talk makes me have to ask....when you say "gas", are you talking about propane? I don't know anyone who uses charcoal anymore...our bbq's are either on propane or natural gas (which means hooked up to your house's natural gas line so they aren't portable). We bbq year round, just make a path in the snow from the house across the deck to the bbq! ha ha. I have a veggie basket especially for the bbq and put red, green, yellow and orange peppers, onions, cauliflower, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and zucchini in it, then brush on a mixture of olive oil, garlic and mustard. Yummy!

Yes its propane..but everyone calls it a gas grill. I love a charcoal grill but have time to wait for that.. Most evenings I am running the roads with activities..

Thanks for the tip.. I wonder if I can find a veggie basket around here..I dont' even know what i would be looking for.. Do you just use regular mustard?

[obkbbby]

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I don't know anyone who uses charcoal anymore...our bbq's are either on propane or natural gas !

We still use charcoal - mesquite - because I LOVE the taste! Takes longer to heat up, but I like it more than gas.

Matt - YAY for you! Glad you had a great time!

[SassiLee]

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Yes its propane..but everyone calls it a gas grill. I love a charcoal grill but have time to wait for that.. Most evenings I am running the roads with activities..

Thanks for the tip.. I wonder if I can find a veggie basket around here..I dont' even know what i would be looking for.. Do you just use regular mustard?

Sandy, we got our veggie basket from Taarget...most places should have them.

[buffy67]

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Hi Everyone!

Buffy here. Well today in Jacksonville it is cloudy and humid. I live in Ponte Vedra and The Players Championship (golf tournament) is here and there are lots of people/tourists. A little hard to get my errands done. Oh, well.

I walked 4.7miles last night with my Nordic Walking Sticks. I'm really sore today.

Happy Mother's Day to all. I bought my Mom 2 tomato plants and some extra tupperware. We often make meals and trade.

Sandy, you will love your grill. I love to cut up summer squash and zuccini and put them in a roomy foil made pouch with some butter and salt. It is sooo good. the butter is what boils the veggies!

Have a great day!

[RIMedusa]

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Hi Sandy -- great kids!

Shish kabobs with veggies and meat and chicken -- on skewers! Olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, and mint -- middle eastern.

Make a sauce with some sour cream and chopped up cucumbers -- have yours without the pita bread (give that to the others) -- and you've got a lo-carb souvlaki!

Burgers like crazy, and salmon with dill!

Enjoy the grill (and it rhymes).

[SandyL2002]

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Sandy, we got our veggie basket from Taarget...most places should have them.

Thanks Lisa.. I asked my bil today about them and he said they are nice.. I will look for them this week

[SandyL2002]

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Well I survived Mother's Day dinner.. NO one noticed any weightloss They noticed that I was eating a Salad... I said that nothing here was worth putting back on the 18lbs that I have loss.. I did eat two chicken legs that my bil said didn't have any sugar in the sauce.. I sure hope he wasn't lying

But I tell you MAN I wanted those desserts... They had cheesecake...this Peanut butter pie and this Chocolate/Vanilla pie...

[MorningGlory]

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I have both propane and charcoal. I like charcoal but sometimes don't want to wait for the coals to heat up.

About parchment paper again - I love the stuff! Last night, I baked bacon strips in the oven on the paper. They turned out really nice, and easy to remove. Let the grease solidify on the paper and easy throw-away. Clean up was a breeze!

I love parchment paper too! And you can re-use it, depending on what you bake on it!

[MorningGlory]

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Yes its propane..but everyone calls it a gas grill. I love a charcoal grill but have time to wait for that.. Most evenings I am running the roads with activities..

Thanks for the tip.. I wonder if I can find a veggie basket around here..I dont' even know what i would be looking for.. Do you just use regular mustard?

Sandy: I use Dijon mustard. About a tbsp-full.

[MorningGlory]

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Well I survived Mother's Day dinner.. NO one noticed any weightloss They noticed that I was eating a Salad... I said that nothing here was worth putting back on the 18lbs that I have loss.. ...

I don't know why but I had a feeling they wouldn't say anything! Well, we can all notice from your pics, and 18 lbs is so much! Don't you worry, pretty soon that's all people will be saying to you..."wow, how much weight have you lost?!"

[diwitch]

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Well I survived Mother's Day dinner.. NO one noticed any weightloss They noticed that I was eating a Salad... I said that nothing here was worth putting back on the 18lbs that I have loss.....

They are probably just jealous! Next time maybe you should take a low carb cheesecake or something.

But for now, just think of all those yummy low carb grilled things in your future.