What is your EASIEST and HARDEST Food or Drink to OVERCOME??

Saturday, August 28, 2010

My easiest drink to overcome was soda. Though i grew up with soda "POP' --is what we called it,when I needed to lose the weight ,those calories were the first to go! The HARDEST to overcome is ICE CREAM! Though I like the frozen yogurt and substitute it regularly, the ice cream , ice cream bars are just the dessert I always liked as a kid and still do!!! What
What is your EASIEST? What is your HARDEST FOOD/DRINK to overcome?

  

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SUSHIMAMA1 9/2/2010 1:11AM

mmm my hardest is cheese, good cheese that is like feta,cammenbert,bri ect ect ( just easier not to buy) and the easiest fizzy drink or soda as you call it....mmm cheese Report Inappropriate Comment

KARENE10 8/31/2010 10:33AM

Easiest---alcohol,ice cream,soda Hardest---Pizza,peanut butter,chocolate,potato chips If I had to choose just one--easiest is alcohol hardest is---chips Report Inappropriate Comment

DBAILEY0438 8/29/2010 11:45AM

easy was cream and sugar hardest alcohol and chocolate Report Inappropriate Comment

DAWNDMOORE40 8/28/2010 4:51PM

The hardest foods for me to overcome would be pizza and cheesecake. The hardest drink would be latte's and pepsi. It was easier for me to give up the soda and the latte's then it has been for me to give up the pizza. Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 8/28/2010 4:34PM

Easiest: candy Hardest: tortilla chips with melted cheese Report Inappropriate Comment

ABBEYCHARLIE 8/28/2010 12:28PM

Easiest: Alcohol (I was surprised that it was so easy! I still have one drink every now and then, but only about once every few weeks.) Hardest: Cheese. (I haven't given it up totally, but have to be really careful with it :) Report Inappropriate Comment

SLENDERELLA61 8/28/2010 12:04PM

Well, the hardest is an easy question. For me, chocolate candy is definitely the hardest substance to eat in the proper portion. Peanut butter, especially crunch PB, is probably the second hardest. Sometimes I do just fine with either or both, but if I'm hungry and tired and they are there, I have to be very, very careful. Although it has little impact on my weight, artificial sweeteners (Splenda) is hard for me to limit to the recommended amount. The easiest good habit for me was making sure I get my 5 fruits and veggies. I usually get 10 or 11 servings. I don't think there is anything I gave up altogether to accomplish my weight goal. Report Inappropriate Comment

RONIE11 8/28/2010 11:05AM

Thats a good question.. This time around I went into this with stuborn determination.. so I gave up my bags of chocolate.. cookies.. crackers...and it hasn't been that hard even though those were in my daily diet.. I guess deep fried food has been the hardest.. we are huge fish n chips fans we actually rate a resturant by how well they make it..lol.. I still have it but I get a salad and only 1 pc of fish.. our fav resturant has a fish and salad plate.. just for us who are trying to eat better, even so its hard to resist all southern fried food.. the easiest I guess would have to be the first few foods I mention because I refuse to go back to that way of eating.. I had zero energy.. I felt fat and lazy because of all the empty carbs.. I was also very emotional.. I could cry at the drop of a dime.. and thats gone now too.. good blog Betsy got me thinking first thing in the morning... Report Inappropriate Comment

LADYSHRIMP 8/28/2010 10:58AM

EASIEST would probably have to be soda as well. I made the switch to diet 2 years ago with not much trouble. Now if i needed to stop it altogether, i don't think i'd have too much of a hard time. My HARDEST would absolutely be potato chips. I am totally and utterly addicted to these little bites of heaven... I have always loved them and tried to cut them out of my diet more time than i can remember since a very young age. I will often have chips for breakfast, spoil a meal because i was too much in a hurry to wait for the main course to be ready, I'll even talk myself into buying it at the store, giving me excuses why i should. It's pathetic. Report Inappropriate Comment

What's Your Favorite Non- Alcoholic Drink in the Summertime?

Friday, August 27, 2010

My favorite is mint tea in frosted glasses . What's your favorite Summertime drink {non-alcoholic]???

  

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RONIE11 8/27/2010 11:59PM

I drink lots of water but I love Iced Tea.. problem is as I get older I have to lay off caffien earlier in the day.. so its back to water... Report Inappropriate Comment

THENEWME43 8/27/2010 11:52PM

Water Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 8/27/2010 11:43PM

Mine is just ice water. Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 8/27/2010 11:43PM

Mine is just ice water. Report Inappropriate Comment

MOMMABOF7 8/27/2010 10:31PM

Crystal light pink lemonaide Report Inappropriate Comment

DOROTHYBERO 8/27/2010 9:19PM

I also love water with lemon or cucumbers. But I also love chai iced tea and Minute Maid Light lemonade - Yum! Report Inappropriate Comment

NELLIEC 8/27/2010 5:17PM

Since I can no longer have caffeine, it is iced water. Report Inappropriate Comment

SANDRA848 8/27/2010 4:56PM

I love drinking ice water with a slice of lemon...or a slice of cucumber...really beats the heat! Report Inappropriate Comment

SANDRA848 8/27/2010 4:55PM

I love drinking ice water with a slice of lemon...or a slice of cucumber...really beats the heat! Report Inappropriate Comment

SANDRA848 8/27/2010 4:55PM

I love drinking ice water with a slice of lemon...or a slice of cucumber...really beats the heat! Report Inappropriate Comment

Tell Me A NEW Way to STAY COOL......

Thursday, August 26, 2010

So Hot!!!! Anyone invent a NEW way to stay cool? Or what's your best way?

  

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MOMMABOF7 8/26/2010 10:20PM

Swim Report Inappropriate Comment

FLMOMX2 8/26/2010 5:51PM

FL is hot down here and muggy. If you have AC stay inside, if not you and your DS go to a local pool and swim. It helps down here. Report Inappropriate Comment

RONIE11 8/26/2010 3:05PM

Betsy if you can stay home put a wet t-shirt on and at night take a spray bottle and spray the sheet real well and put a fan on.... it works for me... Report Inappropriate Comment

RAYLINSTEPHENS 8/26/2010 2:49PM

Air Conditioning! But during Katrina, I put my feet into a basin full of water! Old timey but it worked! Stay cool! Report Inappropriate Comment

SMOOCHIEFACE 8/26/2010 2:48PM

Well, my AC has been out all summer here in Texas, where it's roughly 14 degrees hotter than the surface of the sun, so my daughter and I have been spending lots of time with a double ziplock freezer bag full of ice stuffed down our shirts. And then once we go to bed, we balance the bag on the top of our head. It's worked so far!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

KARLYNCANDOIT 8/26/2010 2:33PM

Hose, sprinkler~~~ Report Inappropriate Comment

TKAYSMILES 8/26/2010 2:32PM

Stay inside with air!! Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 8/26/2010 2:30PM

I jump in our little pool! Report Inappropriate Comment

BARBARASDIET 8/26/2010 2:25PM

Man! I don't know but I am sweating out here... Report Inappropriate Comment

To Mom With Love~ Lessons I've Learned From You

Thursday, August 19, 2010

This blog is inspired by a blog I read about the loss of a loved one. My mom would have been 74 yesterday.~~~~
Mom, I've learned to be a good mom to my son,teaching him to eat healthy snacks--like cottage cheese,yogurt,and dried fruit as well as fresh! To try to be patient with him--though I don't have as MUCH patience as you had with me and my 4 sibs!!!
You'd be proud of me and my cake decorating skills --just like you--!! I made him a yellow submarine cake AND an arctic iceberg cake----reminiscent of the time I couldn't decide WHICH cake to have you make for my birthday--a doll cake or a square chocolate one and you made BOTH!
I well remember the OTHER creative outlets you did,too---making swan centerpieces --50 of them by hand for Dad's musician friends' party,wallpapering the bathroom,hallway, each of our bedrms.,baking ,making waste baskets by hand using rolled magazine paper-all 50 of those for the women's boutique at church.Is it any wonder I LOVE to CRAFT WITH MY HANDS?!!!
I miss you dearly,especially the ADVICE you would be able to give on raising my young son that no one CAN DUPLICATE~~~ a daughter wanting to hear from her own mother....YOU had TWO strong-willed children {I was compliant} and now I HAVE ONE!!!!
You knew how to celebrate LIFE with birthday parties or social gatherings of our neighborhood to the house for holiday luncheons,teacher appreciation luncheons,Christmas parties,graduation parties and just having moms in for coffee and A chat! Dad was always there helping you with us kids and giving advice ,too--though I didn't always listen then. Isn't that the way of kids?
Always opening our home to the neighborhood kids with an annual cookie-bake and I've started traditions in my neighborhood ,too! Maybe not ANNUAL Christmas parties and cookie-bakes,but also opening our home to the MOMs Club for Storytime,Kids' Kitchen and our playgroup dates!
You were such a GREAT MOM !!!! I am happy God gave YOU to ME and that you were such A RESOURCE for me to follow and a WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF LOVE,especially since you didn't have a mother to raise you {die in childbirth and grandma raised her}.
I carry all those memories in my heart and lovingly scrapbook the photos of your life so that your FIRST GRANDSON can know who you were,how important you were to me and what A DIFFERENCE you made in my life! Your loving daughter, Betsy

  

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MOMNCREW8 8/23/2010 2:57PM

Very lovely. She was a very special person and has left a legacy of love that will never be forgotten. Report Inappropriate Comment

TKAYSMILES 8/20/2010 12:44PM

Thank you for sharing Betsy! Hugs to you today!! Hope you have a blessed day! Report Inappropriate Comment

RONIE11 8/20/2010 11:34AM

A beautiful blog.. I makes me wonder how did our parents do such a good job with their children and I hope we can be the best also.. only time will tell.. I do believe that where there is love there is hope.. Report Inappropriate Comment

MAESTRACH 8/19/2010 5:31PM

Mom's are the best! Report Inappropriate Comment

LALASLAND 8/19/2010 3:50PM

Oh, this was precious! Thank you for sharing your heart! Report Inappropriate Comment

NELLIEC 8/19/2010 3:47PM

Beautiful. You are bringing up memories of my mother. Report Inappropriate Comment

KARLYNCANDOIT 8/19/2010 3:41PM

This is great thank you so much for sharing.~~~ Report Inappropriate Comment

The ABCs of What I Admire in My Preschooler!

Monday, August 16, 2010

A=Always Affectionate!!!Hugs & kisses daily plus cuddling!!!!!
B=Bear Hugs--the BEST!!!!
C=Compassionate towards others,especially those who have been wronged!
D=Drawing--any ocean life...
E=Easy-going--doesn't take much to entertain you!
F=Friendly--you want to know if everyone like ocean life like you do!
G=Giving---of a giving nature--like when you think of others by bringing in drinks for everyone or you share your toys willingly with others or include others in your prayers like always praying for Grandma's health!
H=Honest
I=Interesting Information you speak about everything!
J=The JOY on your face when Daddy comes home from work or when we're just playing together or singing about Jesus!
K=Kisses on the eye that you give me!
L=Your LOVE of animals---all creatures & plants in the garden!!!
M=Musically inclined---towards singing and playing musical instruments--Piano ,here we come!
N=Being NICE to other kids,especially the not-so-nice ones!
O=your love of Ocean Life!
P=Your BIG BOY Potty Training that is working!
Q=Quietly playing imaginative games with your farm life animals.
R=Reading--To hear you READ is MUSIC to my ears!
S=Sounds you like to emulate of all the animals-land & ocean!
T=Saying THANK YOU to Mommy or Daddy or anyone UNEXPECTEDLY--It HAS happened!
U=Your UNIQUENESS!! There is NO ONE quite likeYOU!!!
V=Your VARIETY of things you like to do--sports, climbing,arts & crafts,cooking,sculpting,drawing,imaginati
ve play,singing,playing instruments,reading,playing with other kids!
W=Water play---you LOVE the water! To be in it and playing with it @ your water table!
X=playing your xylophone!--You LOVE music,too!
Y=Your YAWNS when you're sleepy and you try to ignore to STAY UP!
Z=zzzzzzz=WHEN you're sleeping, you're so cute!

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU--GOODS DAYS AND NOT-SO-GOOD DAYS WHEN YOU'RE CRABBY!

  

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NELLIEC 8/16/2010 5:08PM

Preschoolers are wonderful! Report Inappropriate Comment