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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / February 2004Spring has Sprung!
Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming up, probably be blooming soon. I walked my dog today, enjoyed it so much. The sun felt so good. I can now walk without a cane, and two blocks instead of one. I think its the weight loss helping with that. Its the eating healthier a factor too. Going to be even more beautiful weather this weekend. Plan on having a cookout. Low Carb Style. I found a recipe for cauliflower potato salad. Then on the grill some kabobs, with beef and vegetables. Mmmm. My activity will pick up now. I am so glad winter is almost gone! Hope other get out and enjoy the beautiful weather where you live. :) we had a mini blizzard here in SC...but spring is springing :) :: Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming :: up, probably be blooming soon. I walked my dog today, enjoyed it so [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] :: :: :) Well, it's a balmy 40 degrees here in Western New England. The ice is melting off the roof and for the first time since December, I can see a tiny patch of ground with dead grass in the middle of the lawn right over the septic system. A pothole big enough to swallow a car opened up about a mile away from me, and driving is now an adventure since every puddle may actually hide a pit that can take off your wheel. The country roads are slowly turning to mud, and we are all waiting to see how wet our basements will be when the snow pack fully melts, since the ground was already saturated last fall from the endless rains. Someone please remind me, why do I live here when I could live somewhere nice? <G> -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming > up, probably be blooming soon. I walked my dog today, enjoyed it so [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > :) | Well, it's a balmy 40 degrees here in Western New England. | Someone please remind me, why do I live here when I could live somewhere | nice? <G> Good Question. I moved to the sunny South from Western New England, where I grew up, 28 years ago. I love it here in the Carolina/Virginia area. The climate is mild and wonderful.  SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo The fall colors? Becky Ohio here, and I thought winter would never end for sure. Its been dragging and dragging. Or maybe it comes with getting older. Supposed to get cold again next week, so taking full advantage of the great weather now. Went put putting last night. I am looking forward to more activities with my sons this year. They love to fish also. So many times the last few years, I would dish out on activities, becauce of chronic pain and illness. I am so happy. Loved the 40 degree sunny day today also. They are starting to sugar the maple trees on Conn. and probably in NH if this weather continues. Darn, I just learned how to tap my trees, but don't need any Maple sugar. SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/211/150 5"8 > Well, it's a balmy 40 degrees here in Western New England. The ice is > melting off the roof and for the first time since December, I can see a tiny [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > > :) Diane, If you tap your trees the old way, haul the buckets back from the woods, stoke the fire with heavy logs for a couple hours and boil down that 40 gallons of sap to one gallon of syrup, you can probably get away with dripping a bit on your low carb pancakes. You burn a whole lot more calories making the stuff than you do going to the store to buy it. <G> -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > Loved the 40 degree sunny day today also. They are starting to sugar the > maple trees on Conn. and probably in NH if this weather continues. Darn, I [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > > > > > :) > Diane, > > If you tap your trees the old way, haul the buckets back from the woods, > stoke the fire with heavy logs for a couple hours and boil down that 40 > gallons of sap to one gallon of syrup, you can probably get away with > dripping a bit on your low carb pancakes. Totally off-topic: I read that (I've got make-up in my eyes) as "if you tap your KNEES..." and had to read it several times to figure out where that went south. Hm... SignatureNancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail). My trees are glad I'm low carb'ing lol. now you all know how to sugar a tree. if you dare, serve the syrup on the side and dip your pancake/French toast- you will use a lot less SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/211/150 5"8 > > > Diane, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hm... Jenny, sounds like you've done it! I've only lived up here 2.5 yrs, so had to try the spring tradition of sugaring my many trees. I'm going to remodel my kitchen so boiling inside was ok--haha, good way to peel wallpaper! It was fun till we got the electric bill. Still I can just taste the syrup..that's all I'd dare have is a taste. My famous breakfast still could be modified to be moderately low carb: Blueberry pecan pancakes with sourcream and REAL maple syrup drizzled on the sour cream. My husband would have a fit if I boiled inside again. Great week ahead for nice weather- get outside!!! If you see me posting more than a few times this week, I'm being very bad. SignatureDiane Atkins since 12/4/2003 234/211/150 5"8 > Diane, > [quoted text clipped - 72 lines] > > > > > > > > :) It's a good 35 years since I went sugaring. But once was enough. It's a lot of work, especially back then before they started hooking up all that tubing to the trees so you didn't have to contend with the buckets. I have a little real locally-produced grade B maple syrup every blue moon or so because it is one of those special New England things. But the pale stuff you buy as "maple syrup" in most other parts of the country isn't really worth the carbs. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > Jenny, sounds like you've done it! I've only lived up here 2.5 yrs, so had > to try the spring tradition of sugaring my many trees. I'm going to remodel [quoted text clipped - 101 lines] > > > > > > > > > > :) > Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming > up, probably be blooming soon. I walked my dog today, enjoyed it so [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > :) It's supposed to get up to close to 60 degrees here (PA) tomorrow. We are going on a picnic to a nice, wild state park. We figure to lay down a tarp under the blanket to stay dry. A bunch of books to lie outside and read, maybe a bit of a hike. Picnic menu: meat and cheese tray (peppered ham, salami, summer sausage, pepperoni, colby, monterey jack, cheddar), thermos of coffee, half and half, 2-liter of diet orange soda, flax muffins (for me) and crackers, apple pie and meatloaf sandwiches (for hubby). > > Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming > > up, probably be blooming soon. I walked my dog today, enjoyed it so [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > half and half, 2-liter of diet orange soda, flax muffins (for me) and > crackers, apple pie and meatloaf sandwiches (for hubby). Your picnic menu and outing sounds like alot of fun! We have alot of great State Parks here also. We thought of going a little further to another State this year, so may look your State Parks up on the internet. I used to love the apple pie. I about died when seeing how many carbs is in a slice. Whew!! Have fun and enjoy yourself! "Sunshyne" <Sunshyne5108@aol.com> wrote... | Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming | up, probably be blooming soon. Spectacular here, too, with daffodils, hyacinth, jasmine, tulips, etc. From paradise, eff Very cool. I still have a 2-inch thick sheet of ice in my front yard - but it's a north-facing yard and never gets winter sun. Houses across the street have bare lawns. No flowers around here yet, alas. But it's bright and sunny today, and the birds are all cheeping madly. It certainly *feels* like spring is really coming. Debbie > Its beautiful here where I live. Spring is here! Daffodils are coming > up, probably be blooming soon. I walked my dog today, enjoyed it so > much. The sun felt so good. I can now walk without a cane, |
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