trupeach1

I made orange and grapefruit marmalade today. Tomorrow since it is my cheat day I am making oatmeal scones to have with it. I will figure out the calorie count and post the recipe during the week. I don't have a recipe for oatmeal scones so I have to make it up as I mix it together.

Giagia Polly

OK, so I just discovered the QB recently and just today saw the weight loss challenge. Will you do this every month or is it just a once-at-the-beginning-of-a-new-year thing?

Leota

Jill don't use splenda use STEVIA... a natural sweetener. You don't get the yuck after taste... I use Stevia in the Raw brand ... here is the conversion for Stevia from Sugar

Leota

giagia Polly... it's open every month... TruPeach1 opens a new thread at the beginning of each month.. You sign in the 1st day of the month. She has when the sign up is closed...

cjomomma

Sadly I didn't make it to Hancock's. Little man decided to act up when we were in Hobby Lobby (after a day of running around) so we just came home before I went off the deep edge. LOL!
Haven't made it to the quilt show yet but I may try this year.

kwendt

wow... I've used Splenda in cooking - bread making in the bread machine... and it works for me. I think it works best in foods where you don't use some much sugar to begin with. For instance, I'd prob. not use it to make sugar cookies. But I'd try it for Oatmeal cookies. I've used it in whole wheat or oatmeal bread machine bread making... but I'd not try it in a heavy sweat bread... like banana bread, after reading purplemem's experience!

I use Stevia too. Stevia is different, has more fiber since it's a ground up plant. You have to be really careful, cause it will not dissolve anywhere near as fast as sugar, and it settles to the bottom of whatever wet stuff you mix it in. It also has an aftertaste, but not unpleasant.

One last thing... there are two kinds of Stevia! VERY Important! The stuff you get at the grocery store, is made with fillers so that a single pack of Stevia about equals the sweetness of a packet of sugar. BUT BUT BUT!!!! If you get your Stevia powder from a health food store, it's not cut.. it's full strength. And let me tell you... less than a 32nd of a teaspoon, a small dusting... is enough to over sweeten a tall glass of iced tea. It's really, really potent.

cjomomma

I tried to read all that I missed today but I am so tired I can't remember any of it. ;/
We had a big day that started out great but towards the end I was so aggrevated with little man that all I wanted to do was come home. Now I remember why I don't go anywhere and just stay home. Sometimes it is so not worth it.

bronald

Way to go Tru! Doing a happy dance for you.

Sandy I'm sorry they havn't found James. I will continue to pray for all your family.

Carrie I'm sorry you didn't get to Hancock's The little ones can handle just so much running around. Hope you get there next time.

Missy I'm so excited about your surgery. I hope all goes well and you can get it done soon.

Still cold here still walking with my studs and yes I am being careful I can still slip even with the studs. I can't afford a fall it would really set me back.
My DDL is doing so well she has lost 8lbs. so far this month. I want to be able to keep walking with her.

Goodnight all.

MissyGirl

I just finished my exercise for the day. I bought this DVD last week. I was not hard but it was not without effort. I had a hard time with the leg exercises but the upper body was not so difficult. I will add hand weights as I do this dvd for added resistance. I think eventually I will do better with the lower body stuff. I think if I did this every day that I will see a difference sooner rather than later.

If you have trouble standing or doing regular exercise classes I recommend this.

Missy

trupeach1

a day without electric. we didn't have a snow storm but the power went out. There were not oatmeal scones for breakfast. It is freezing in the house even with a fire going. Power just came back on a few minutes ago. I couldn't cook. Actually I could have if I wanted to cook in the fireplace which I have done before. So I now have a spinach lasagna in the oven and I made canoli's for dessert. They are yummo and low cal. each mini canoli tube is only 30 calories. It uses only about a tablespoon of filling so it is a total of about 45 caloties for 1. I can have 2 for dessert.......yummmmmmoooooo.