A brand new start

Looks like your doing great Scrappy! Keep it up!

Turtlemomma....I have a 2 yr old and a 7 yr old.. I don't EVEN want to THINK about the tween years!
 
There is a German expression that translates to Small children, small problems. Big children, big problems. And even though my small children gave me "one of those days" today, I know that this will pale in comparison to what trouble they will be able to stir up when they are bigger!
Little story to share...
Yesterday I went grocery shopping and David (3) was helping me unload the van. (He does love to help...) I was in the kitchen putting away the groceries and he was running the stuff back to the house. I know he couldn't lift some of the stuff, so I was also coming out to the van. As I came out of the house I could see him standing next to the van. As I got closer I realized his pants were around his ankles and he was standing over an ant hill. I said, "What are you doing?" He replied, "Aiming for the ants." Now, as much as I hate the obnoxious fire ants here in South Carolina, I'm sure I would not have had such a discovery had God chosen to give me girls!
Anyway, I did manage a walk around the park track today!! On the rough side, I went to play Bunco tonight. I did partake in the goodies (chicken wings and whoopie pies), but I think I am still doing alright. Everything in moderation, right?
Totallyscrappy
 
Ah, Sundays. Church, lunch at a member's house, naps for everyone, pajamas and breakfast for dinner.

2 slices whole wheat toast
smear of country crock
4 potato chips
ceaser salad
lasagna
one thin piece of bread
a small piece of apple cheesecake
3 potato pancakes
green beans
mouthful of yogurt

off to watch a movie...
Totallyscrappy
 
Rebound Snacks

Okay. So, Aaron brought home a letter asking for donations for a bake sale. Being the ever helpful parent, I sent him to school with a note indicating that I would bake something. As I was whipping up a huge caldroun-sized bowl of whoopie pie batter he came home with another note informing me that I had received the original letter late and the bake sale was now over.

Have you ever had a whoopie pie? These are two wonderful, saucer-sized chocolate mounds of cake sandwiching a fluffy, marshmallo-y, sweet frosting.
Rumor has it that these were the Amish solution to leftover cake batter and icing. If you have ever nibbled a Drake's "Devil Dog" you have come close to the perfect-ness of these tasty, homemade snack cakes.

Anyway. I'll spare ya the boring details of thier loveliness. What am I to do with aaaallllllllll these whoopie pies now that they are not needed to raise monies for Hurricane Relief? I decided to bring them to the Bunco game on Saturday. Okay. Down to a thousand whoopie pies. I gave them to the kids for dessert. Okay. Down to five hundred. I packed them in lunchboxes and sent them to the teachers. Okay. Down to four.

(A sidenote: I complained to my husband that the three whoopie pies that were left needed to go and he suggested I freeze them. Do you know what happens to a frozen whoopie pie? They are even better out of the freezer!)

Those last four whoopie pies called to me. I cut one into four pieces and rationed them out for myself, thinking that if I gave into the craving I could then "divorce" myself from the whoopie pies. You know, make a clean break.

If only I could describe this as a "clean break," A "Let's remain friends," break up. No, this break up has been bad. Those snack cakes call me all the time. I follow them, spying on them as they get shoved around the shelves of the dark fridge. I try to think about other things, but images of thier chocolate-y goodness cloud my thinking. My friends tell me to "just let them go... get over it." But I can't.

I've moved on to REBOUND SNACKS. You know, snacks to fill me up while I stuff away my real desires for sinful, rich whoopie pies. You've had them... lite popcorn, sugar free/fat free chocolate pudding or Jell-O, apple slices, diet soda, lite whipped cream (straight from the can... shhh). Hmmph. Damn.

Why is breaking up so hard to do?

Totallyscrappy
 
LOL TOO FUNNY!!

Oh I TOTALY understand where you are comming from! At one point in my life I felt like I was eating JUST ENOUGH good food, in between all of the junk, so that I didn't get sick, lol. Ok, If I wanna have a pie for lunch, I should eat some toast now, to absorb some of the sugar, lol!!! Ugh...although I'm not eating great yet, I'm glad I'm not eating like that any more!!

Scrappy, thanks for your post in my diary! I tried to PM you, but I couldn't...are you not set up for it??
 
Hahaahahhaahhahahahahahahahah. That was one of the FUNNIEST posts EVER! OMG, I can't stop laughing. "Why is breaking up so hard to do?" Ahahahahahahaha! I love you Totallyscrappy!
 
Scrappy! you're great! I love it! LOL I never had a whoopie pie, but hope if we meet one day you will have one take me for a date.... just one date though, after all, I am a busy girl!
 
mmmm, I've never heard of woopie pie either, but now I'm really curious to know more. haha Just wanted to say congrats on letting so many woopies go bye bye, without incident. Good job. I had a friend who'd always offer me half a cheesecake when she would by them. I just thought she was being nice until I realized she wanted the fat to go to me instead of her. lol I finally called her on it one day and all she did was laugh. She knew I busted her. Girlfriends, I tell ya. Anyhow, way to dump those woopies and come out on top!
 
Thanks, Ladies!!!
Newbride, I'm not sure how to set myself up for pm. Can you help me?
Fuunky! LOL
Christina, When we are in heaven I will share a whoopie pie with you because that is the only place they will be calorie free!!! (And then we can each have 2)
MissJellyBelly, So, is the girlfriend eating all the cheesecake now?
Anyway, if it is killing you... Martha Stewart's website has a recipe section and her recipe for whoopie pies is extremely tasty. There is also a picture, but her whoopie pies are small. Just remember that mine were the size of a toddler's head! (The filling recipe came from a cookie book I got from the library.) Allrecipes.com has several recipes for whoopie pies and there is even a pumpkin one. But I'm not baking them!

Anyway... (seems to be my new word)
walked today. That was good. Food was bad. Not too bad... I did try to even it out by having salad for dinner. Some days this control thing is so hard.
Totallyscrappy
 
I now weigh 180 on the nose! I have lost 3.5 pounds during this challenge! :)
Went walking in the park today and we did a second lap... 2 miles. I feel really relaxed after that. Gotta hit the showers...
Totallyscrappy
 
Wow, That is so great scrappy! I'm jealous!

Ok, what you do to get your PM's is.....go to usercp..then click on edit options...scroll down and you'll see a section on accepting Pm's go ahead, accept it and don't forget to save changes! Hope that helps!
 
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hey there, ts! great job on your weight loss so far! you're so on your way to reaching your goal. keep up the good work!
 
Well, Reformation and Halloween are over. So, it is time to get back to watching the weight. Right. Just after I eat the last toffee cookie and scoop the last M&M out of the pumpkin bucket. Sigh.
Sunday was Reformation Sunday. (October 31, 1517 Martin Luther hung the 95 theses on the door of the Church of Wittenburg thus kicking off the Reformation and marking the beginning of the Protestant church.) We had cake after church and then we invited everyone over to watch Luther (blockbuster movie two years ago) While everyone was here we had snacks. (My husband says that I am the "Snack Queen." I did strive to keep calories somewhat under control, or at least insight... Along with the homemade toffee cookies and wrapped chocolates, I served cheese and crackers, pretzels, pumpkin dip with graham sticks, gingersnaps, and apple slices.)
Then we went back to the church for a potluck dinner. The food was absolutely wonderful! All sorts of German favorites. Some new and some old and none of them particularly lowcal- German potato salad, cherry dumpling soup, sauerbraten, potato pancakes, Black Forest Cake. Probably the most fattening church festival...
Yesterday the boys dressed up as firemen and we went to a friend's house for chili supper and to trick or treat around her subdivision. After collecting the buckets of candy we sat around eating homemade donuts (and candy). Yummmm, I mean ugh. Now I have to work it off!!!
Totallyscrappy
 
Saw this quote on the weight watchers site and had to copy it!
Weight management starts in the grocery store. Don't bring it home if you can't control it. – Stephanie (lost 35 lbs*.)
There were 15 quotes. Each quote was followed by a name and how much she had lost (ranging from 35-95 pounds) and then an asterik. The asterik indicated that "results not typical." Apparently weight loss is not typical. I'm just mulling this over!
Totallyscrappy
 
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Hi Totallyscrappy, what's the website link?

That quote is so true about the grocery store. If I buy and bring home bad food, then I eat it (and faster than I eat the healthy food!). haha
 
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