136.8 Woot!!!

I know that is 4 lbs heavier than my lowest, but after carbo loading for 4 days, I will take it happily!

Browned turkey wings for gravy

Yummy gravy!

My plate:) At least there is a little green?

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! It was just hubby and myself, but we had a great day. I wanted to share my gravy, it was soooooooo good! Everything was good, and I was so proud of myself! I ate turkey/gravy and stuffing twice a day through Saturday! Sunday we went to our date dinner, so I put the rest in the freezer. I am so weird in my ability to eat the same thing over, and over, and over, and over.

We went to my son's on Saturday and I visited more with my DIL about the BFC. She actually was on the 17 day diet. She had messed up big time on Thanksgiving and when I talked to her today, she hadn't gotten back in control. It is so hard to start up again when we have failures, but starting up again makes us successful. I think that she doesn't really buy into sugar being in fruit, veggies and milk, so I don't think it is the plan for her.

I did some great online shopping over the weekend. That makes me happy:)

My husband's birthday is tomorrow and he is out of town. I am such a bad wife that I didn't get a card in advance for him to take with him. I really should be more on top of things.

I have been reading The Game Of Throne books and let me tell you, they are great! The bad thing is that I have been reading for several, and I mean several hours a day. I am on book 4 and it isn't as good as the first 3, so I am taking my time.

I hope everyone is hanging in there. Remember, we only fail if we quit. Onward!!!

Baby Konner  6 weeks. He already turns over from tummy to back! 

Blessings and happy scales:) K

138.1.....ruh oh! (Scooby doo)

Well my friends, it has taken me about a month to go from my low when I returned from vacation, to now. I am thinking that I either have to get used to this weight, or really try hard and be very limited to stay lower? I am thinking that one through. I know that I do NOT want to go higher because that is when my pants didn't fit and I had a big tummy roll. UGH!!!
Our Thanksgiving will be quiet again this year, just hubby and myself. We bought a 13 lb turkey and I will make my stuffing and gravy. Neither of us needs potatoes too, so it is just gravy, turkey and stuffing for me! The leftovers are even better than the original dinner to me, which is a lot of carbs over several days! Wish me luck! In case anyone wants a hint on good gravy? I cut the wings off the turkey and brown them with flour and then put them in a crock with chicken stock. That gives yummy turkey bits in the final gravy product. If you are displaying your bird, I'm sure that would not look to appetizing, but I just cut him up to eat! I have never been a pie lover so I am safe there, and my husband is happy with chocolate chip cookies or brownies and I have not ever eaten a bite of either for a VERY long time. They are not my trigger food! I did pick up a package of Pillsbury orange rolls when I was buying some crescent rolls, and my mouth began to water....oh the days! But they went back on the shelf where they belong!
My daughter in law asked about the BFC yesterday, but didn't follow through today. I am more than happy to share the info, but she isn't big on her tummy, she is big on her bottom? Does it matter? I don't really know? She called me small and said it has worked for me? Wow!!! There was a compliment in there!
I had my MRI today. The MRI itself was not bad at all, I just pictured myself in a tanning bed. I did have to have 3 different contrast agents, one was in my arm, use your imagination....not fun!!! It was kind of funny because during the test,  I opened my eyes and right above me there was a bunch of scratch marks, I wondered if someone freaked out and started scratching the top! The gals that did the test where the utmost in professionalism and that to me is always calming.
I hope everyone has a very Blessed and peaceful Thanksgiving.

Estrogen, estrogen, estrogen!!!

Well I finally saw the gynecologist about my "sports" injury. I have a tear, up there, that needs to heal or it will have to be surgically done and that is not a good option since I already had vaginal surgery when I had my hysterectomy. My bladder it seems will just have to continue to "lay low". I am not supposed to lift, exercise, do anything at all that would cause that area to pull. He put me on a estrogen pill that goes up there every day for 6 weeks and then twice a week forever after that. The idea is to try and make that area "new" again. Getting old is not for the weak of heart:( I am hoping the estrogen is also a miracle cure for my "male pattern baldness", and all of the other fun things that come with menopause. The thing that I really took out of our visit was that as we get older the skin in the privates atrophies and it is a bad thing. Hormone replacement has once again been proven to be beneficial for many reasons. Ladies, I don't feel any different yet because it has only been 4 days, but I have known so many women that hormone replacement has helped dramatically. If you are close to my age and feel you may be in need of hormones, don't be afraid to look into it. I am getting an MRI done next Monday and that will give more of an indication of what is going on, hopefully I will magically heal! Has anyone had an MRI? I am kind of freaking out. I think I want a Valium first!
My weight has gone up a little bit, but not my waist size. I hope it is temporary as my body gets used to the Estrogen. It is not supposed to cause weight gain.
We had a lot of snow today but my husband shoveled before he left, so the rest didn't really stick. Hopefully it is done for the week. I can't use the snow blower and that worries me:(
Boy is this a Debbie Downer post?
I am soooo excited to see my buddies doing well with their re-commitment to the BFC. As Rosalie will attest, it really does work. I know for me it has been a lifesaver. I wanted to share too that I do eat snack type food and dessert, I just do it during my meals. I only "feed" 3 times a day. Good, bad, or whatever, it works for me. When I have dessert right after dinner, I don't eat as much dinner and I have to account for the dessert. I am still eating my candied pretzels with berries and cool whip. I am a creature of habit and it is a good thing for me!

I miss them....BAD! 

Have a great week:)

136.6 :)

Halloween with Cy

Gosh, I have been so lazy on blogging! I am lazy on responses to you guys too...sorry:( I read the blog, have good intentions, then I am too lazy to think of something to type! Crazy right?

The new family on Karson's birthday!

Well here is my vacation update! I got home and I had actually lost weight down to 135.8. I had lost 2.9 lbs! I had said on myfitnesspal that I may need to rent a 3 year old to chase around every once in awhile. I know the reason that I lost was because I was so much more active than I am at home. I have since gained almost a lb back, but I have resumed my laziness and have still not gone back to exercise. I was so excited to go to the Dr. last Monday about my bladder and they called and cancelled until this next Friday. I am just hesitant to exercise and hurt myself again. I have found it so easy and freeing to come home and get right back to BFC basics. I still fail a lot of the time to make good choices, but MOST of the time I do, and that is what counts. My pants feel better, I feel better. I think my sweet spot on weight is 132-135, I have some work to do.

I met a friend of my daughters' while in GA last year that had gastric bypass and had lost 75 lbs. This gal is only at the most 5'1 so that is a LOT of weight. This year she had lost all of her extra weight, I think over 100 lbs and was having her excess skin removed on Halloween. She looked amazing and without the skin I would guess she will be a size 0. Any-who...she put at least 10 packets of splenda in her coffee. I was shocked!!! They were just like spread out all around her cup? Not a giant coffee either??? So weird? My daughter gets "pissy" when I talk about sugar, so I didn't mention it? I am thinking she has an insatiable sweet tooth? Kayce said she is very disciplined in her eating so she is going to keep the weight off, but 10 packets of spenda??? My personal observation was that splenda did not keep her from losing all of her weight. It may be very bad for her, but that is her decision. I am in no way condoning splenda or artificial sweetener use, but as we see with Amber's sister, it sometimes fills the need. What is so weird for me is to take a bite of something that I previously LOVED and it tastes so sweet that it makes me pucker like sour. I bought some giant malt balls, I know-I know, but I love them and I wanted to share with my grandson. I took 1 bite and couldn't eat the other 1/2. It was just too....too... disgusting??? But I ate my whole pecan praline no problem? Weird?

I am going to try and bore everyone by posting more starting next week. I want to be accountable, and I want to encourage that there is life in the BFC even if we aren't perfect! And I don't want to gain over the HOliday's:)

Shock, surprise, happy:)

I love them:)

Konner pumpkin

Karson discovering he loves his brother!

Here's more pics....thanks for listening:) I LOVE MY BFC lifestyle!!!