No I mean it. He really is pleased with himself and his fav food is soggy macaroni. I convinced him awhile ago that he should have veggies so now he throws a handful of frozen corn in before he closes the individual portion macaroni. He also buys bulk hamburger, cooks patties (extra long in the oven, he says, because burgers are tricky), and baggies them. Great accompaniment to soggy macaroni and can alternately be used as hockey pucks. He can afford to eat better but he has his fav down to a science so why mess with perfection. I gained 3 pounds. Sigh.

PS I'm very, very grateful that he's around to mess with my carbs. May I be such an individual at his age.

I admire his effective meal planning skills.

M

Your so right, its great he can do this.

Donna

Tonight was the opening night for my daughter's high school play, The Wizard Of Oz. She will be performing the next three nights as well. She is playing the part of the monkey who tears up Scarecrow. I'll be watching her on the second night. I am so psyched!

This weekend I am going back to being a vegan. I had gained so much weight with past meds that I weighed 273 pounds. When I went vegan I lost 73 pounds. I thought I could go vegetarian now because I was concerned about the muscle tone I had lost despite protein supplents. I gained back 2 pounds this month. I'm going back to being a vegan again.

welcome to the bipolar forums! congratulations on your weight loss. I believe in doing what ever works as long as it is healthy and not harmful. I could never eat vegan but good for you and self control. How was the play?
have a great weekend.
bizi

Good morning bizi, mari, steve, et al -

Congrats to you, bizi, on your weight loss and keeping up with your self-support program. You inspired me awhile back to get moving again --- and I have been walking lil doggies down on the baywalk, but I haven't experienced yet any weight loss. Oh well, perhaps in time it will yet show up this Winter.

I'm having to forego wearing my fave corduroy jeans, alas they are too tight, uncomfortable.

I'm today cooking a crockpot of butter beans, also winter greens, and salmon patties to share with a couple of women friends who are also on their own solo. It's warmed up here today, 73 degrees.

Hope that ya'all are enjoying a good Saturday there.

Best regards,
Theta

I'm at the favourite pants don't fit breaking point too. Let's keep encouraging each other. Your supper sounds like fun.

Hi, Theta,

That sounds good --- butter beans, winter greens, and salmon patties.

We have weather here that is similar to yours. It is nice out.

M

Hi, Ms. Manic,

Pants. . . I remember I used to wear skirts. I didn't notice changes that way.

Today the cleaning lady is here and hubby is not back from whatever he was doing.

She and I had a baked sweet potato each and I had a glass of wine from a bottle that had to be finished. She and I are cooking black eyed peas in the crock pot and tin foil covered winter squash in the oven. The tin foil is her idea. We'll see how it comes out.

We expect Hubby to come home to cook the rest of the supper meal.

M

Mmm ... sounds delicious, mari!
Enjoy!