Roll Call Wednesday 11/21

[OzLover]

Good Morning Stacers!

Wow tomorrow is the big day! Hope everyone has a plan & will stick to it. Be true to yourselves & don't let anyone guilt you into sweet potaoes with mini marshmellows!!

I'm woke up today with a heartful of gratitude & overwhelming love for my DH. He was in a car accident yesterday during a snow/sleet storm. He walked away from the accident with no injuries. Today he is very sore. So we are very thankful this Thanksgiving for his safety & our love for one another.

Have a beautiful holiday everyone!
Glenda

[vamps-n-tramps]

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checking in!!!! i've decided to cut out splenda to see how it goes!!

[Richard6310]

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checking in, everyone have a great day!

[chicamarun]

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Morning! We had the turkey last night and it was yummy On top of that my husband was also hunting and shot 2 deer (he's never shot one before)... so I'm excited because our friend who was with him is doing all the work with that now even mounting the ITTY BITTY antlers from "Joe's first Buck" (they are only about 6 inches long )

I made the pumpkin cheese cake from the Atkins website and it was a hit with the kids and myself And I found it said 12 servings but I'm thinking 36 because of the richness of it. I used the sweetzfree in it also which worked great.

My TOM FINALLY showed up at 3am. I've just had such bad bloating and PMS I was tired of it. And now my face is all puffy. BUT no weight gain or loss really - it seems to be bouncing around with .5 lbs somewhere and that's fine with me, especially after all the eating yesterday.

One thing I did to help myself from the temptation of trying everything was to have a bunch of celery cut up with low carb dip available. I snacked on that instead of taste testing everything around me. Worked out well

Well have to have my cup of coffee (or 2 as I'm tired) and then take the kids to PE class after I let the chickens out.

[hrgillespie]

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Good Morning everyone .............


Glenda I'm so thankful to hear your hubby is ok and walked away from the accident. The roads were awful yesterday!

Today is baking day at my house ............. I have a plan......... I will not cheat ........... Lord help me be strong!!!!!!!

Heidi

[ShiningStarr]

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Hey everyone!! I am sitting here writing this and smelling the sweet scent of the pumpkin pie I have baking in the oven. The best thing is, is I have no desire to have any of it! I am also making deviled eggs and will be putting together a veggie tray so I know I will be fine for tomorrow. HAve a great one!

[Evermind]

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Good morning!

I bounced out of bed this morning at the shining hour of 6:45 - yup, even on vacation. So, here I am.

Scale read 203 this morning. Now, I've been hovering, as you all know, between 204 and 207.5 for WEEEEEEEEEEEEKS. Do I trust this new number as a sign I'm out of a stall? No. why? Because I'm a jaded, jaded woman now. No trust. It'll have to prove itself to me over time..............

Today I have to get my nails done, shop for turkey day, and ......well,that's all. youngest ds is at oldest ds's house, playing video games with him all day (older ds has the day off). Younger dd is working until 6. My dh works a split shift. I may just veg after I get the chores done.

Since none of us is a big fan of turkey, the consensus last night was that we shouldn't have it tomorrow. So, I'm going to make schnitzel (pounded, breaded fried chicken breasts) and then mashed potatos and salad and three kinds of pie and a veg. And I will have the salad, the veggie, and maybe some devilled eggs or something. And a jello salad thing (sugar free) and a berry dessert for me with whipped cream will do just fine for treats.
If I get really energized, I will make a sugar-free cheesecake, too.

Have a lovely day, all!

[hopejoy]

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Good Morning,
Last night after work, I was purusing the Linda's website for ideas, and found a couple I want to try. 1) Pumkin Bread 2) Pie crust/pumpkin custard... to make a pie... also found a cheese sauce recipe for one of our 'traditional' recipes I'm going to make so it'll be 'legal'.
so am planning on baking today, then off to work again. THEN 3 days off. Can't wait. My body feels really sore today, must be due to the weather... it's cloudy, overcast... wonder if I'm getting arthritis, I'm so senstive to changes in weather.
My house is nice and clean from yesterday... I'm also going to set the table so one more thing will be done. I really miss my dd. This is my first thanksgiving without her... sigh.
Glenda, soooo glad you dh is okay!!!
Planning for a cheat free Thanksgiving!!!
liz

[partytrouble]

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hi guys!

glenda, i am SO relieved your husband is ok. that must have been terrifying, glad he is ok and you can appreciate and love on him all you want!

vamps, splenda is a BIG staller for me. see how you do!

todd, how is the no smoking going?

dana, glad you got through with no cheats! enjoy the venison.

heidi, i had baking day yesterday and could not resist a brownie, but i am down 0.5 lb today so no major harm done. it definitely cured me from wanting to eat any more carby things, i had a HA from the sugar. good luck!

starr, i wish my house smelled like pumpkin pie!! enjoy!!

evermind, take the 203!!!! that is AWESOME!!!!

liz, awww, hang in there without DD. i bet setting the table was one of 'her' chores, you do it and think of her and play a song she likes or something. my mom used to always do that when i was away at college. of course, she would then always call me collapsed in tears that she missed me, so maybe it's not that helpful a move.....

i did some baking yesterday, but got exhausted halfway through and threw a lot of it away. today i am mailing a care package to my brother who is a navy pilot in iraq and watching a DVD tonight. i watched 'a charlie brown thanksgiving' last night, remembering it to be one of my favorite specials from when i was a kids, but it wasn't that great....i think i was mistaking it for 'it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown' which was my all time favorite....

[Esteliana]

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Goodmorning everyone! =)

I feel much better from last night. My dad always accuses me of things that I didn't even do. My mom was asking for this holepunches thing for making holes in fabrics and whatever. First off, I have no idea what she's talking about and second off, why would I even use something like that in the first place? So I walk away saying I didn't take it or use it since I haven't been home for three months. Then! My dad starts getting into mom's and mine business and starts yelling at me, jumping up and down like a freak saying, "Oh!! Look at me, I'm Bekka. I'm so ****ing forgetful. I forgot I stole something from mom and didn't give it back because I'm a forgetful ***** who doesn't want to remember anything..." Ya, that irritated the **** out of me, and depressed me at the same time. -.- I honestly hate living here, but I guess I have to deal with it. My dad is the reason why I work 40 hours a week on top of going to school. I know it makes everything hard on me, but I don't care. I'd rather be away from the house than having to be yelled at for crap I didn't do.

Anyway, sleeping was nice. I was really tired for some reason. I have lots of energy during the day and I am 3 days cheatfree! I'm almost getting close to my goal of a week! Yay!!

Happy Early T-day everyone. =) I get to work tomorrow, yay, money.

-Bekka

[brussell79]

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Good morning everyone, or almost afternoon I guess. I decided yesterday that I will start posting everyday, instead of just reading everyone else's posts. So, here I am! I am fixing to go get my kiddos from their granny's house. I have 3, who are 4, 5, and 8. You would think chasing after them would be enough to make anybody skinny!! I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving, and a legal one. Pray for me, I will need it!

[ang2576]

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Good Morning everyone and Happy early Thanksgiving!
It is cold here in Washington this morning 33 degrees but actually dry out!
Tomorrow we are headed to my grandmothers where there will be temptation after temptation. I plan on eating tons of veggies and turkey and just completely staying away from everything else. Staying away from the wine might be the hardest...lol. Oh, and tom started this morning so I am hoping for a big drop in weight early next week..hehehe.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone - stay strong!!

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Total GW 125.

[Mickkey]

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Morning everyone! Just a drive by to shout out a Happy Thanksgiving to all the STAC members. I'll be baking today too, and it will take will power, but I can do it, and so can you all. Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday.

[AlaskaGirl]

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Happy Hump Day STAC'ers,

I have plans of getting my work done early and starting on the food prep for the big day. However my body has other ideas. I pushed my self pretty hard last night at the gym, didn't sleep well, and have some PMS (makes my low back hurt really bad). Today will be challenging to say the least.

Glenda- I am glad your hubby is okay.

Evermind WOOOHOOO enjoy the loss and NO STALL

Chica- I love venison- We only have moose here and I am not a big fan of it, give me some back strap venison any day. I only get to have venison when we visit certain family members.

Brussel- sending good vibes your way and welcome to the group.

Have a great day!

Julie

[huggija]

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Late post today, but wanted to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving.

I had the day off; got my hair cut then ran some errands and had lunch with dh. Went over and visited my parents for about 2 hours as well. I love them to pieces.

I'm going to be fine tomorrow. Lots of 'legal' foods, so I'll just have to control the urge for any sweets. But the plan is definitely to BE on plan.