Healthy eating PurpleRosy Style...

Cream cheese-Lemon-Blueberry Muffin

2020-04-24T07:45:00.001-07:00

Cream cheese-Lemon-Blueberry Muffin

This is so good I could make one every morning - but I need to eat something different all the time or I will get bored.

Keep in mind I never measure exactly anymore:

In a bowl put 1 tbsp of coconut oil and 2 oz of Cream cheese and 1-2 tbsp of Lemon juice

melt in Microwave for 25 sec

add in 1 tbsp of Greek yogurt, 1 egg, 1tbsp of Honey and some liquid stevia and mix well

add in: 1 tbsp of Chia seeds or I bought this stuff at Walmart - its good in lots of things

add in: a little baking powder (maybe 1/4 to 1/2 tsp
Add 1tbsp of coconut flour
mix well and it will look like this.

Then add in a handful of blueberries and put in a microwave safe round little dish like the amber colored one in the picture and spray with coconut oil first.

Microwave for 2 minutes and check and if the middle is still a little wet - 1 more minute.

Enjoy!!

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Wednesday 4-22

2020-04-22T19:14:00.001-07:00

Well I finally figured out what has been wrong with me. I've been feeling tired 😫 and just tired of working from home.

I realized that I'm not having any separation between work and home because I'm here all the time. Oh well at least I still have a job for now!

my breakfast yesterday morning was scrambled eggs with grilled onions, kale, little bit of salsa, cheese oh, and some turkey sausage.

lunch I made myself cauliflower crust pizza because I'm at home and I can.

Beautiful weather over here.

My dinner was fish and brussel sprouts.

but this morning I made such a good muffin for my breakfast! Here's what was in it :

Keep in mind that I don't measure anything exactly.

1tbs ea. Coconut oil and peanut butter melt a little bit in the microwave then add in sum of each: then add.. 1 tbsp Greek yogurt, one egg, ome honey, stevia, cinnamon, some chia seeds and flax seeds and hemp seeds, chopped nuts, and sugar free chocolate chips. Place in a microwave safe small dish sprayed with coconut oil and microwave for about 2ish minutes.

It was good

I do love being able to walk around the neighborhood on my lunch break and when I get done working.

Okay this is PurpleRosy signing off. Much peace and love 💘

I'm Still Here

2020-04-20T17:08:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to make a small post to let you know that i am still here.
I am still eating healthy. I am 61 now and I have been eating this way for over 10 years.
I learned so much over the years.

Right now I am working from home due to this Coronavirus thing. It has been over 4 weeks now and I have been to the store 3 times and I have stopped by the office 3 times for about 5 minutes. Other than that - just my daily walks with my Rat Patrol..

They really keep me company thru all this.

About 4-5 months ago Hubby got real into KETO. I always tried to get him to eat healthy with me and he would have NONE of IT! But all of a sudden he was like "you should eat this, this Blah Blah Blah guy says to do this and eat that...
And I was like... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? I have been trying to get you to eat that way for 10 years!!
He was a little bit overboard with the KETO thing - but I did it with him for a while cause it was basically the same as I was eating - but without the carbs. He has calmed down now a little but still does pretty good.
I pretty much eat the same way now that I have since I started this journey. Only now I am on Lockdown and can't go out to eat. LOL

OK well Peace and Love and BE SAFE!!

Purple Rosy - OUT...

Easy Donuts

2016-03-25T17:45:00.003-07:00

Ingredients (makes 6-8)

1 cup almond meal/flour
3 tbsp Natures Hollow maple syrup
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp baking soda

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 300F
Grease your donut pan and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together all of your ingredients until smooth.
Fill your donut pans with your mixture, filling each donut cavity 1/2 way full.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, keeping an eye on them and taking them out as soon as your donuts are cooked and a skewer inserted into the middle removes clean. Be sure not to overcook them as they'll dry out!
Allow to cool before removing from the tins and eating as is or topping with whatever your heart desired (stay tuned for more recipes!)
These donuts will keep in the fridge or at room temperature for 3-4 days stored in an airtight container. If you live in a really humid climate I'd suggest keeping them in the fridge so that they last longer, however, they will keep fine at room temperature if it's not too hot!

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

2016-02-28T16:24:00.003-08:00

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups almond flour/meal
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 medium apple, diced
1/2 banana
2 eggs
1/3 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup Nature's Hollow Maple Syrup
1 Tbsp vanilla
coconut oil spray

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients with the diced apple.
3. Place the syrup & coconut oil in a small bowl & heat in the microwave.
4. Once melted, add the eggs and vanilla.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients & stir until just combined.
6. Coat a 12 cup muffin pan - or ( a mini muffin pan of 24 ) with coconut oil spray, and scoop the mixture in.

7. Bake at 350ºF for about 15 minutes, or until the tops begin to turn golden brown and feel slightly
firm/springy to the touch.

8. Let cool, & enjoy!

Its been a while...

2015-11-07T09:50:00.002-08:00

Hello Friends,

Wow I can't believe it has actually been over 3 months since my last post after I lost my Precious PEACHES! I can't tell you how heartbroken STILL that she is gone now. I truly miss her so much.

OK Moving on. I will let you know what's been going on in my life.

My job is fine. Since our office moved to West Covina, I have been going in early - at 7:30am and leaving between 4-4:30. Now that the time has changed, it is very dark by the time I get home for myself and my furry RAT boys to take our daily walk. But you know me, I still go anyway - with my cell phone in my hand with the flash light app on so I can see. Hubby keeps telling me to take along a golf club, but I always forget it. I seem to always run into coyotes a lot over here in this neighborhood cause we live kind of close to the mountains.

I am turning 57 on Jan 3rd and finally stopped having my monthly this year. I think my last one was in the very beginning of February. Since then I have had bad insomnia along with all the other fabulous symptoms that come along with pre-menopause. I am trying to deal with that the best I can.

I take a handful of vitamins every morning and still eat as healthy as I can considering the circumstances. I am not as Rigidly Strict as I was while I was losing all my weight. I still won't have a cheat day or cheat meal, but I do indulge in more bites that before.

My weight since losing has always been between 145-150 which is perfect for my height of 5' 7" but since I started Menopause my weight has now been between 150-155 which is still fine, but I still like it better the other way.

After my Peaches died, we got Gizmo to keep Conan company. Let me tell you it is quite different having 2 little Yipping Rats in the house. They are not as easy to train and control as a big dog. They are just TOO DAMN FAST! LOL

So in August I came home to a flood and everything got all turned upside down in our home. We decided that since the walls were half way taken off because of the wet drywall that we would just tear the walls down and make it one big open room with an Island which I have always wanted.

The kitchen used to look like this

So it has been a big mess and it is very difficult to try to eat healthy since we are eating from the master bathroom. I have my toaster oven and coffee maker on the counter and our microwave in another bedroom and the fridge in the garage.

That corner is where the Kitchen WAS. The pole is where a pillar will be attached to the Island as you can see the pipe on the floor for the gas and the vent on the ceiling for the new Island Hood.

I went WAY different with new porcelain tile wood-look floors and new almond color cabinets.

This will be our new counter tops made out of Quartzite.

I see the home Stretch in our near future - hopefully will be done in the next few weeks.

In the meantime - I am eating as healthy as I possible can out of the microwave.

I DO miss all the interaction we all used to have here. Please everyone - CHECK-IN and tell us all how you are doing, Bad or Good.

As always - thanks for listening and have a good one.

Keep on BFC'n :-)
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The Life of MY Poo-Poo

2015-07-28T20:52:00.002-07:00

Hello Friends,

This post is to tell you about the Love of my LIFE - PEACHES..........

A lot of you that are friends with me on Facebook already know that Last Thursday my baby had to leave me.

I remember the first time I saw her 11 1/2 years ago at the East End Shelter, a place that rescues animals. It was after our first dog Shadow passed away and we had to find a new friend for our other Queensland Heeler - Tasha.

I went to the shelter and had Tasha with me. We looked all around and right before I was gonna leave - I saw her.. In the middle of a big cage, all alone looked like CRAP!!
I said to the lady - "What about that dog"?
She said "oh She's not ready yet"
I said "Can I see her anyway?"

So she brought Tasha and I to a fenced in area and then brought her in. She was clearly abused cause she had a scar in her left eyeball and her hair was about 3 inches long and she looked like a Rasta hair do..

I Crouched down to get her to come and say hi - and guess what she did??

She came right over to me and put her 2 front paws right up on my knee as if to say "Please take me out of here"

After that moment I knew she was meant to be with me.
They said her name was BEAR!! But we decided she was our little PEACHES instead. Which became Peachy - then Peachy Poo - Then her nick name POO POO.

The first 2 days she was like Speedy Gonzalez........ Running away from Hubby and I so fast. She was frightened to death. Wouldn't come near us at all. After 2 days I said to Hubby - "LOOK! Her tail is wagging!!"

She was the kindest most gentlest girl EVER! She had the MOST CUTEST FACE and Every single person or animal she ever met liked her and she liked them all right back. EVERYBODY Liked Peaches!

She had the very best personality. She would always lay on her tummy with her legs behind her like a Bear. And it would always be some where she could see me. All I had to do was look at her and she would smile real big and wag her tail.

I would pick her up and hug her in my lap and say UMMMMM when I squeezed her - and she started saying it right back EVERY SINGLE time I hugged her - she would go UMMMMM.

She used to love to play when she was younger and always be the one to want to have you chase her and bark. What a personality she had!! I would say to her "BITE HIS BUTT" and she would Bark at who ever I was talking about. In a cute friendly way - not a Cujo way.

Well Tasha was only 11 and got sick and passed away from Kidney Failure and then Peaches and I went and adopted Mandy from a Petco where they were having a adoption event on a very hot Saturday. Her nick name became Sissy because she was the Little - Big Sister and she was scared of all big noises. Hense - Sissy.

1 and 1/2 years ago when Mandy was only 11 she got very sick and I had to put her to sleep. It crushed us. I would come home from work and Peaches would be HOWLING at me at the top of her lungs. WOO WOO WOO. It broke my heart. I had to bend down and Hold her for several minutes to get her to stop. She was heartbroken.

Eventually we finally found her a new Brother at Barks of Love Animal Rescue.

His name was Canon - but we changed it to Conan. Like the Barbarian - or commonly known as "Schnicklefritz" his new nick name.

It took no time for Peaches and Conan to become besties. But in the last 6 months Peaches started to slow down. She was panting very hard all the time. She was like 100 in people years after all. I would walk my dogs every day after work for 2-3 miles. The 3 of us looked forward to that every day, But a few months back she couldn't do it anymore. She started Pooping where ever she was, in the street, on the sidewalk - she didn't have time to go to the grass or dirt anymore. LOL

So I would let her walk for 1-2 blocks very slow and then pull her in a red wagon so she could still go on our daily walks. She loved it.

Last Wednesday we went for our usual Walk-Pull and when we got home and I pulled her out of the wagon, she was limping when she got into the house. She had a funny look on her face but did not cry or yell.

I gave her a little doggie massage to rub her leg that looked like she was limping on (the back left one) and I did not feel anything weird and she did not yelp or anything.

The next morning I went to work and Hubby calls me Hysterical at work and says "I don't think Peaches is gonna make it! She can't get up and I had to carry her outside to go potty"

I called the vet and left work early to take her. When I got home Hubby had to leave. He said he held her in his lap and told her he loved her and said good bye, since we did not know what was wrong with her.

I got to the VET at 4:45 Thursday evening and told the doctor everything - about our walks and her limping. He is so nice. Gets down on the floor with us and everything. He says I'm gonna check her for any pain on her other legs.

I say " she does not have arthritis or anything"

He takes her good back leg and goes in and out and moves it around, then says now the other one. He flips her over and does the same thing and says "OH NO!" My heart sank and I said OH SHIT! that can't be good.

He shows me that she broke her ACL. I looked like her bone snapped right in the middle on her leg. He told me that he COULD operate at $1500 but that she probable will not recover because of her age!

I said I am not ready to let her go!! He said he could send me home for the weekend with her with pain pills and say goodbye if I wanted.

Remember I was alone there cause Hubby was at work - well Conan was with me of course, kissing me and her.

He left me in the room for about 15 minutes to call Hubby and think about it. I had her between my legs on the floor with her head on my leg and she fell asleep on me while I was petting her and telling her how much I loved her.

They came back in and I told him I could not do that to her, take her home in such pain. It would have been selfish of me. So they took her to put the catheter in her arm and brought her back to me. I asked them to take Conan out of the room for me.

It was just me and the doctor. We were on the floor and I held her in my arms with her legs up in the air - with her face looking right at mine. The doctor rubbed her tummy and I pet her face telling her how much I loved her and that I was sorry - and kept telling her "LOOK AT MAMA - LOOK AT MAMA. and made sure she was looking me in the eyes until she fell asleep and took her last breath.

She was the LOVE of my LIFE! I have been so DEVASTATED, crying all the time. I used to tell her "You Better NOT DIE - EVER! If you die I will die too!"

She just used to smile and look at me - like - AWE MOM........

I could never imagine my life without her in it. But now I must. Life goes on.

I was at work yesterday and a guy who works there - a Loan officer, asked me how I was, and I told him I am heartbroken because of Peaches.

Everyone else left for lunch and my boss had a meeting to go to so it was just him and I and I was in the conference room eating my lunch and he came and said he wanted to talk to me.

I want to share what he said to me;

He put 3 fingers on the table like legs and says they represent - The BODY - The MIND and The SPIRIT.

We all take care of our body - you by eating right and walking every day.
We take care of our mind - by reading or learning something new.
We THINK we take care of the SPIRIT but we really don't.

The he takes away one of the fingers and says it makes us wobbly and we teater tauter back and forth, in a good mood to a bad mood, Happy to sad - that we are always thinking about the PAST or FUTURE but not the PRESENT.

We must take care of the SPIRIT by being in the present. He says - I know you are grieving for your dog who you loved and I'm not telling you to not think about her - But you are forgetting about the PRESENT... You need to appreciate what you have right now.......

LIKE - you have another dog - right? You are forgetting about him.

I said - WOW you are right. Yesterday when I got home and on my walk with Conan I did not even enjoy it because I was so busy crying over Peaches and forgot about Conan.

I don't know why - but he made me feel so much better. I came home yesterday and today and Conan and I had a GREAT WALK!

Even though some days I HATE my job - I HAVE a job and get a paycheck.

Peaches is now my Shining Star and I will always think about her. She had such a big piece of my heart and now that part is empty.

I LOVED HER SO MUCH!!!

This was her last picture before she left me.

Please like and share this post and keep her memory going for me.. Good BYE MY LOVE - You will be so MISSED. I Will see you again one day.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Pound Cake

2015-06-06T13:48:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
1 cup sugar substitute (Xylitol or Swerve)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt

7 large eggs
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsps lemon juice

Directions:
1. Place the rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

2. In a bowl mix together the blanched almond flour, sugar substitute, baking powder and salt.

3. In another bowl beat the eggs and set aside.

4. With an electric mixer on high speed whip the butter and cream cheese. Add the vanilla, lemon juice and beaten eggs and blend until smooth; about 1 minute more.

5. Combine the dry and wet ingredients together and mix well.

Pour the batter into a 9 x 5" loaf pan (sprayed with coconut oil and line the bottom with parchment paper) and bake until the top starts to become lightly golden brown and a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.

Cool before removing from pan and slice into 6 thick pieces and then cut each slice in half to make 12 portions. Serve warm or cold.

Eat plain or Top with fresh strawberries or blueberries and some Redi Whip

Enjoy!

Where has the Time Gone...

2015-06-06T09:15:00.002-07:00

Hello Friends,

Things are so different for me now than when I started eating healthy. I did not work then and made it much easier for me to stay healthy and lose weight. I could eat at home all the time and go to the store when ever I wanted, Make my sweet treats when ever I wanted.

But Alas...now all I have is the evenings and weekends.

We moved our little group at work to West Covina to a new office. It much nicer and bigger - so more room and a bit less stress, HOWEVER I have to drive now 35-45 minutes to get there now. But that is only by using my Hubby's Electric car going in the car pool lane. With out that I think it would take me 1-1 1/2 hours easily.

So I am more tired now I think. That and the fact that I haven't had my period for 5 months and am in Pre-Menopause and still can't sleep unless I take some kind of pill and even then I just get a few hours.

I try to make my lunch the night before and Always make my breakfast in the morning, but because of having to leave earlier now, I sometimes make a egg and cheese sandwich on Healthy bread or make a homemade grain free tortilla and make a burrito with eggs and spinach and bacon and cheese or something like those and wrap it up and eat it when I get to the office.

So Every evening I can't wait to come home and walk with my dogs. Usually I try to go at least 2 miles, but lately that has been a big challenge.

These are my 2 furry kids. Conan on the left and Peaches on the right. She is 15 1/2 years old and she gets tired now and slows me up tremendously. She is about 30lbs and her little legs look like they are going fast but she is not hardly going anywhere and she pants the whole time real bad (which I don't make a big deal of - I don't want to make her feel self-conscious). LOL

Oh Yeah - and she stops about 10 times, and not just stops - she pulls real hard like a horse...ERRT!! I don't know how that 100 year old little girl does that. And sometimes when she stops - she forgets why she stopped. She just looks up at me - like "Oh crap!! I can't remember why I stopped this time".

I feel like it has been another job for me now because it takes me twice as long and I feel like I am going half as far. It like I am dragging a 30lb - No scratch that...60lb sack of potatoes behind me. But I feel like I have to keep doing it for HER! I think its keeping her going and I won't stop until she just CAN'T go anymore. I did that for my Mandy until the last day too.

My weight has gone up like 5lbs because of the Menopause thing I guess. I can live with that as long as it doesn't go up more than that or I freak out... I still keep very strict watch on my weight and always will. I never want to look like my before picture again.

Since I don't seem to have very much time to keep up with all this, I probably won't keep doing my PurpleRosy Facebook page. I will keep trying to blog once a week on here. Sorry I took off the Anonymous commenting --- I was getting BOMBED with Spam commenting, so you have to log in if you want to comment.

People who friend me on Facebook need to send me a private message for me to accept - PLEASE... I love to help anyone who would like to get healthy.

Well I have tons of stuff to get squeezed into to these 2 days. Have a great weekend.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n
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A Little Q & A...

2015-05-30T16:06:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends,

I thought I would post some Q & A that some of my Facebook friends had - so here goes...

Q. I was on Jorge and lost wt but it leveled off so I went on different diets plus I was doing Curves..I managed to lose close to 25 lbs...of course some of that has been gained back and I lost the muscle tone I went to curves but I'm not going to any gym..I'm not crazy about exercise but I do like to walk..it doesn't make muscles or tone you up like exercise does though.

The few things I wanted to ask you was because you said its been five yrs and you haven't gained back the wt you lost..that's great..I'm sure our way of eating is very different or I wouldn't have gained my wt back..

A. It takes a tremendous amount of willpower and strength to continue eating this way while everyone else in the world eats different. I keep eating the same way now as I did while I lost the weight - with a few changes... I eat a bit more (healthy foods) now so I can stay the same weight and not keep losing. I am exposed to tons of "regular food" now because I work, but continue to just take a few bites of those types of foods and not eat the whole "BAD" meal.

Q. Carbs..do you eat any? I love carbs I love bread..I do get the whole grain like rye..ezekiel.. etc.. when I was following Jorge before we were allowed up to 120 g of carbs a day along with the 15 of sugar..and I lost...but now I don't seem to be able to.. I know foods have carbs and since I'm almost a vegetarian I don't eat much meat etc...I do love beans and I know they have carbs but where else do I get my protein from? Nope not going to the tofu. I do eat lots of vegg ..egg whites...eggs on weekends.
Reason I ask about the carbs because I was looking at your recipes and most have some kind of flour ..so I was just wondering..

A. Through my whole time losing the weight and still now I followed the Original Belly Fat Cure 15s/6c per day... that's no more than 5 sugars and 2 servings of carbs per meal 3 times per day. But I did not eat carbs with dinner, only breakfast and lunch.
When I say carbs, I mean Grains, breads, treats, beans... those types - not from veggies and berries.
I DID count EVERY single thing (carbs and sugars) that went in my mouth while I was losing. I just don't count the veggies and berries NOW.
Not all carbs are bad and they are in many foods. I DO eat wheat, just not tons and try to only eat the healthy ones. I have found a couple breads that I buy at Sprouts Mrkt that are very low in carbs and sugar on (Fav products tab). Beans, brown rice, quinoa, yams, Oats... carbs like these are healthy, you just have to count and measure - usually 1/2 c serving is 1 serving and all you are allowed.
That means - that 1/2 cup of beans is your carb with your meal and I didn't eat any others.

Q. I also love to eat.. You know the saying eat to live ...live to eat...Well I'm the second one.. I need snacks between meals and there's not really much that's not fattening or sugary.. One of my downfalls I think are sunflower seeds as I don't know what else to have...I know there's cheese but that's cholesterol etc.. I do have one or two servings a day ... egg whites.. just stuff like that..not much fruit maybe one serving ...

A. When I started eating like this, I WAS hungry and needed my in-between meal snacks... While I do LOVE nuts, they can be a bit fattening if you don't limit to only 1 serving. That means a small handful.
Here are some snack suggestions:
Of course some of my healthy sweet treats on the recipe page, 1 pc of cheese or a few berries and a few almonds or walnuts, celery with nut butter on top or cream cheese, a couple slices of turkey lunch meat, a hard boiled egg, 1 rice cake with nut butter on top, 2 squares of 85% dark chocolate with some peanut butter or almond butter on top... YUM I love that one.

Q. I've seen your meals so I have an idea what you eat...not to be insulting but I would still be hungry lol! So...any ideas how to get this wt loss thing started again? I have to admit doing Jorge was pretty easy... Just had to keep track of the carbs and sugar... Oh and do you count the carbs in non starchy veg? I know the starchy ones you would probably have to.

A. Seriously?? I thought I was starving to death when I started eating this way. It took me 2 WHOLE months of me sitting ROCKING and holding my tummy to get used to it. It took SO much WILLPOWER that I pulled of my my Butt - (I guess). This was NOT EASY...
I don't worry about the carbs in the Healthy-Low sugar veggies NOW - but counted EVERYTHING while I was losing.

I have found that by eating at home more and NOT eating so many Processed foods and trying to eat some dark green veggies twice a day, I feel more satisfied and better.

Q. Just wondering what exercise plan has worked for you? How did you start out? I'm just not a "workout" kind of person and am having a very hard time getting motivated.

A.   I have never been a work out person either. The whole time all I've ever done was walk everyday. Start off a couple blocks then go a little more each day and build up to 2 miles each day and walk fast that's all.

Q.   how do I tally the sugar for the day?

A. You count all the grams of sugar and carbs in everything you eat. Add all the S/C in all your food from your meal and don't go over S/C of 5/2 = 5 grams of sugar and 2 servings of carbs. 1 serving of carbs is 20 grams and under. Hope that helps.

Q.   I notice you put down the fiber content on your recipes. I don't notice this as a tracker in the book. Can you explain this to me?

A. Eating low carb like this - sometimes we don't get enough fiber in foods and we can't go #2 as well and then we don't lose the weight as fast. Make sure you are getting enough fiber every day - supposed to be 25g.

Remember to ALWAYS count your portions out...NEVER Never eat mindlessly out of a bag or Box...

Have a Great day!!

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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There is no AFTER Support...

2015-05-10T21:12:00.002-07:00

Hello Friends,

I know my posts are far and few between lately, but I wanted to talk to you about something my Hubby and I were discussing this morning when he took me out to a Mother's Day Breakfast this morning...

In case you don't know, I have been eating this way for almost 5 and 1/2 years now and I have lost over 90 lbs by eating healthy and have kept it off.

I have met many people online when I started the BFC and along the way. Many of them DID lose weight - maybe not as much as me, but they did...

Now Herein lies the problem.....There is no AFTER the diet support. I have learned so much from Jorge - about all the hidden BAD sugar that is in everything that I thought was good foods before, but that is where it stopped.

I had to figure out all the AFTER the DIET part myself.

I HAVE figured out what works for me and have been able to maintain this weight loss and have not gained any back, but many others were not so lucky.

Nobody knows how to eat around NORMAL eating people. They start listening to too many weight loss people and keep trying too may different things and get mixed up - then eventually just give up!

I have said since the beginning of my journey - THIS IS ALL IN YOUR HEAD!!!

It takes a TON of willpower and strength!! You have to eat HEALTHY for YOU and no one else!!

You man NOT have a CHEAT weekend - or even a cheat DAY or not EVEN a CHEAT MEAL!!!

That will set you back so far - Don't do that!

Don't Deprive yourself!! - Don't go CARB free completely!! Just limit your carbs no eliminate them. You're gonna make yourself Too Hungry and you will wind up shoving a bunch of CRAP in your face!!

From the beginning I DID eat popcorn when we went to the movies on the weekend - I just never use butter and would skip my lunch to make up for the popcorn, then when I get home - maybe just a salad for dinner.

When I am out or at an event or party I will order some kind of healthy meat and veggie and then pick one thing that I REALLY - REALLY like, maybe desert and take 3 bites...That way I get to taste what I loved before without going crazy.

If I am out and everyone else is having burgers, I order mine wrapped in lettuce and then have water (of course) and a few fries dipped in ranch. (no more ketchup).

Or I would order chicken strips and a side salad., At a chinese fast food place I will order veggies and the teriaki chicken without the sauce.

I found tons of healthy recipes to satisfy my sweet tooth (which is a big one - by the way). I make sure to always make some sweet treats on the weekends so I have plenty to eat some each day and get me thru the week.

YES I still weigh myself EACH and EVERY day!! I am kind of obsessed about the scale because - how else will I know if I screw up and eat too much.

Never drink those flavored drinks or flavored waters - I only drink water for most of the day - well except for my morning coffee of course and an occasional glass of red wine at night.

So Stop listening to others! Be Strong! Don't give UP! This is a LIFESTYLE Change - not a DIET!

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Super Easy Almond Cookies

2015-05-10T11:54:00.002-07:00

ingredients:

1 cup almond flour
1 egg
1 tbsp coconut oil (or butter)
stevia to taste
1/4 tsp almond extract

directions:

Combine all ingredients and mix well. To prevent lumping try mixing the dry flour and oil before added it to the egg. If it's too dry add a tiny bit of water.

Roll batter into small balls and set out on parchment paper. Use a little less than a tbsp of your batter for each cookie.

With your palm lightly press down on each cookie. Use a fork to make a design. Or, just roll out dough and use a cute cookie cutter to make your cookies.

Bake at 325° F for 10-12 minutes or until firm.cookies

Mine made 9 cookies - Eat plain or top with some Nature's Hollow Preserves or Melt some 86% chocolate to put on top.

Enjoy

from: http://lmichellek.com/

I've Got News For You - They Want Us To FAIL!!

2015-04-09T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends,

As I continue on my Healthy journey I have met MANY people online and in person who want to get healthy and loose weight. And most of them have dropped off or given up or tried different things to try to loose the weight.

After eating this way for over 5 and 1/2 years I have learned so much. One thing is that I can NEVER eat the way I used to before I lost all this weight. I am not perfect - by all means. I do eat occasional bites now and then and I eat a bit more fruit now.

If you think that anyone you know will be happy for you - YOU ARE CRAZY! People will ALWAYS be trying to tempt you or get you to eat foods that are not healthy.

They want you to be like them. Mostly everyone at my work knows my story and why I don't eat their Devil food. That's what one of my coworkers said yesterday. Oh Rosalie won't eat our "Devil Food" LOL

But let me tell you how happy they get when you do take some. It makes them happy to see you eat BAD - Fattening food. I don't know why they want us to fail.

Just be strong and don't listen to their negative CRAP!! Eat the way YOU need to to be healthy. I can never have a WHOLE cheat day or even eat a FULL CHEAT MEAL!! That would throw my whole body off and make it too hard to recover and get back in the healthy groove again.

So its easier to fit in my taking a few bites in those situations. Never any juice or soda or sweet drinks.

I usually weigh between 145-150. I continue to weigh myself every single day to make sure I will never get fat again. If I don't keep checking, how will I ever know if I ate too much or got too carried away with my bites?

But the past few months I have been getting little to NO sleep and have been having HOT flashes all day and all night. I am under tremendous stress at work - and NO don't say to quit. At my age I will never get another job. There are just too many young people willing to work for much less money. I actually found myself snacking on this nut mixture on the way home in the car the past 3 days. Not like me at ALL!!

So therefore I noticed my weight go up a few lbs. For me if I go over 150 I freak out a bit. I was actually at 153 this morning. WHEW - I hope this is just from Menopause or stress or lack of sleep or all of the above probably.

Well tomorrow is Friday and I am looking forward to the weekend and having 2 days away from work.

Chime in and tell us how much pressure you have to endure from people waving their BAD FOODS in your face. Share your stories - and how you overcome them.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Flour-Less Chocolate Brownies

2015-03-28T15:27:00.003-07:00

Lets see if I can remember what I just whipped up in the kitchen....

Ingredients:

1 - 15 ounce can Black Beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup almond butter (I used raw almonds in the food processor)
1/3 cup Natures Hollow maple syrup
2 eggs
2 tbsp of chia seeds
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp of cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
4 pkts or 4 - 1/8 tsp of Sweetleaf (or whatever brand you like) powdered stevia
1/4 - 1/3 cup Hershey's sugar free chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 8x8 inch baking dish with parchment paper and spray with coconut oil spray.

2. In a food processor, put raw almonds in first to grind up then combine all other ingredients, except chocolate chips, and blend until batter is smooth.
Fold in chocolate chips, and then transfer batter to prepared baking dish.

3. Spread batter evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top begins to brown. Cool for 20 minutes, then cut into squares to serve.

If you cut it up into 16 squares - each square has: C/11 - F/2 - S/ .3

These are so Moist and delicious!

Enjoy!!

OH Sleep - How I miss thee...

2015-03-28T13:11:00.001-07:00

Hello Friends,

Its been a while. I have been feeling bad by not blogging like I used to. I am hoping that many of you can relate to this:

I haven't been sleeping well or even at all for a while now. Hubby made me to to the Doctors. I kept telling him, WHY? They don't care and will only give me pills.

Well she gave me Ambien 5mg (generic) and told me to only take 1 cause 2 are bad. The first night I didn't sleep - not even 1 wink. It did nothing! And made me feel light headed and woozy.

Called the doctor and her nurse called me back and guess what she said?? Take 2... Seriously?

So the next night I tried that and slept for 4 hours and woke up. Called the Doctor back and she suggested Trazadone. I said NO! That's an Anti Depressant and I'm not taking that. She said there nothing else they can do. Like I said - they Don't CARE!
I tried a couple more nights then stopped.

Not only was I not sleeping and felt like crap but I also gained like 5 lbs. I actually feel better without them. 2 nights ago I drank some sleep tea (which I have tried every kind) and took a Unisom pill and I think I actually slept a little. Felt pretty good until I got to work. YISH!! Kind of stressful there - but I need the job - so I am stuck.

So the stress at work, the incredible HOT flashes I am getting all day and night, its a no wonder I can't sleep.

I am getting those couple lbs back off. Being careful of what I eat. Its not easy at work sometimes. Friday they had Pizza for someones birthday. So I took 2 pieces and ate off the toppings and just a couple bites of the crust and threw out the rest and ate some salad and a few bites of cake.

I realize how hard it is for some of you to find that RIGHT way of eating and losing weight. I got real lucky and am very grateful to Jorge's first Original Belly Fat Cure Book. I learned a lot from that and the Internet - which is a great tool.

If there is any advice I can give is to

NOT deprive yourself of all carbs. Learn which ones are the healthy ones and just eat less of them.

Eat 3 meals a day - no matter what.

Weigh yourself EVERY day - how else will you know what is working or not?

Eat at home more and make plenty of treats to have on hand so when you get an urge - you won't feel guilty.

DON'T count calories - that doesn't work!

And Lastly - NEVER GIVE UP!! That's all..

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Pecan Tarts...

2015-03-15T16:00:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Crust:
4 oz. (1/2 of 8oz. pkg., brick style) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 3/4 cup blanched almond flour (can use up to 2 cups, if necessary)

Filling:
2 eggs
3/4 cup Swerve (or equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar, such as erythritol, xylitol, etc.- but I used stevia)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tablespoon pure maple extract
1 cup finely chopped pecans
2 tablespoons unsweetened flaked coconut, (optional)

24 pecan halves (to add to tops)

Directions:

Beat softened cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Add almond flour; mix well.

Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled and firm.

Divide dough evenly into 24 balls.

Place one ball in each of the 24 miniature muffin pan cups (mine are non-stick pans);

press onto bottoms and up sides of cups to form shells. Set aside.

Beat eggs lightly in small bowl. Add sweetener, vanilla and maple extract; mix well.
Stir in chopped pecans.

Spoon evenly into pastry shells, filling each shell about three fourths full.

Top each with a pecan half.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 22-25 min. or until lightly browned

Let stand 2 minutes in the pans; carefully remove to wire racks to cool

Makes 24 - each has: C/3 - F/1.5 - S/1

I got the recipe from: Gourmet Girl Cooks - there seems to be something missing - but I can't quite put my finger on it. Let me know if you try them.

Enjoy!

Low Carb Waffles...

2015-03-08T09:54:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 large eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
3 tbsp melted butter or coconut oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
3/4 c of raw cashews
1/4 c of sifted coconut flour
2 tbsp flaxseed meal
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
3 -1/8 tsp or 3 pks of powdered stevia (I use Sweetleaf)

Instructions:

Place cashews in Food Processor and grind up.
add in all the other dry ingredients

melt coconut oil and milk in a glass bowl in the microwave

add all the wet ingredients and blend well

Put the batter into heated waffle iron I spray with coconut oil first .

Mine made 5 waffles.

I stored the extra ones in a large zip lock baggie with parchment paper in between in the freezer.

Then just pop them in the toaster oven to reheat .

Each waffle has - C/16 - F/4 - S/<1

These were good - ENJOY!

Almond Butter Muffins

2015-02-28T09:44:00.001-08:00

Good Morning Friends,

I know I Know I hardly blog anymore. I'm sorry - its because I work now and when I started this journey over 5 years ago, I did not. Lets not talk about work though. It is very difficult working with people every day that you clash personalities with. I just try to keep my head down and to myself - that's all. I need the job.

I remember when I started making my own healthy treats, I measured exactly and followed the recipes to a "T".

Now you should see me...I don't use the measuring spoons - just regular spoons. I'm like your grandma - a pinch of this and a pinch of that.

This morning I made some Almond Butter Muffins and I must say they are GOOOOD!!

The food processor has become my favorite baking helper in the kitchen. If you don't have one - WHY??

Ingredients:

1 cup of almond butter - When ever I add Nut Butters to bread, it just makes it taste so much better.

I make my own in the food processor. I put over 1 cup of raw almonds in the food processor and let it go a while.
When it starts to soften and look like peanut butter - you will have to scrape down the sides. I add in a bit of almond oil, and a few shakes of salt. - OK DONE.

Add in the other ingredients:

1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1 tbsp of powdered stevia
a few shakes of Cinnamon
a little vanilla extract

1/4 c of coconut flour - sifted
1/2 c almond flour
1 tbsp of Chia seeds - I put chia seeds in EVERYTHING

1/4 c of Natures Hollow maple syrup
3 eggs

Keep mixing real well... then add in

1/2 c coconut oil melted

Keep mixing... then add in some unsweetened (almond or coconut or cashew) milk to get to the right consistency (about 1/4 c)

Then fill 12 silicone baking cups and place on baking sheet and Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
Or bake in a loaf pan for 45-50 mins. and slice into 12 slices.

Enjoy..........

If you are telling yourself that losing weight is too hard - or you can't do it - and you keep trying different things because you think the first one didn't work-------Keep this in MIND....

The only thing I did different that maybe what you did - is NOT GIVE UP!!! That's All...

If you want it bad enough - You CAN DO IT!!!

Thanks for listening and Have a Great Day.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Cinnamon-Chocolate Cookies

2015-02-01T15:26:00.002-08:00

Ingredients:

1 c. Almond Flour
1/2 c. Coconut Flour (sifted)
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
1 tbsp (or more) of powdered stevia
1 tbsp of cinnamon
3 Large Eggs, Room Temp
1 tsp. Vanilla or almond Extract
2 tbsp of plain greek yogurt
1/3 c. Coconut Oil, Melted
*Optional*
*1/2 c. unsweetened coconut shredded
*1/2 c. cocoa nibs or 86% chocolate broken up in small pcs.

Directions:

In a medium bowl, mix together all dry ingredients. Set aside.

In a small bowl, mix eggs, vanilla extract and coconut oil.

Add wet to dry and mix well with a spoon.

With your hands form dough into a walnut size balls - then flatten with y2our palm and place

onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake at 350º F for 12 minutes or until done.

they came out a bit dry to me so I dipped them in my homemade Coconut Butter that I sweetened with Vanilla Stevia and cinnamon.

made approx 30 cookies - Each cookie has C/2.5g - F/1.5g - S/.5g

Enjoy!

Start thinking Logical...

2015-01-24T09:31:00.003-08:00

Hello Friends,

Well Yesterday (1/23/15) was my son's birthday. If you didn't know, he passed over 2 years ago and would have been 30. I stayed away from Facebook cause I kept seeing a bunch of pictures and posts about him. Besides I was at work anyway. I was a little emotional but just tried to stay real busy - which was not hard.

Hubby took me out to dinner last night - being nice and on the way home we witnessed a little black dog get ran over from the SUV right in front of us... OMG! It was horrible and can't get that vision out of my head. It was not their fault - but .... COME ON PEOPLE!!! Keep you fences secure and Keep your PETS SAFE!!!

We were both MORTIFIED!!

OK - so About a week or so ago a Facebook friend posted to me and commented that I am probably the only one that started with the Original BFC and lost a bunch of weight and have kept it off.

Its been 5 years for me since I started eating healthy and tried to lose weight. It took me a whole year to lose all my weight. I know now that this is now a race. When people post that if you try this diet or product and it will help you lose 5-10 lbs a week............ Well come on now - That is not HEALTHY.

Just FYI - there is no pill or diet aid product that will work. You have to work at this. It will push you to your limits. I have said this MANY TIMES - It is all in your HEAD!!

A lot of this is psychological - mental... I'm not calling you crazy, but you MUST change your whole way of thinking about what you think is the way to lose weight and learn to just eat HEALTHY...

Start thinking Logical...
You can't keep eating so many processed or Junk foods.
Stop eating the wrong carbs.
Stop eating artificial sweeteners.
Stop drinking fruit juices and sodas.
Stop counting calories - that doesn't work and you are gonna get tired of doing that and quit.
Start eating more REAL food.
Eat at home more.

Its all about the Sugar and Carbs in the foods that we eat. PERIOD

I worked so hard to look like this now and feel like a whole different person - I would NEVER allow that weight to come back - PERIOD

I will always eat healthy, but the difference is that now I know how to control my eating when I am around "regular" eating people or when we are out.

It will always be a struggle - but I am willing to keep fighting that fight.

Thanks for listening and LOTS of LOVE to you all!!

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Believe You Can - And DO It...

2015-01-10T18:10:00.001-08:00

Hello My Friends,

I seriously miss bloggin every day like I used to. For those of you that still come here or are new to this blog, I discovered the BFC 5 years ago and was able to lose over 90 lbs in 1 year and kept if off and have been eating healthy every since.

I think if you are new at trying to lose weight, go back to the beginning of my blog and read about all the trials and hardships it was for me to do this. I am just a regular person who got way too fat over time.

I ballooned up to 238 lbs and was between a size 18-20. I had it set in my hear that I was doomed to be that size for the rest of my life. I just KNEW that would never change at my age. I did not look at myself in the mirror much.

I was never and am not much of a drug-taking person. I don't believe in drugs to help me lose weight or to make me feel better or deal with stress. I don't even take asprins until my headache hasn't gone away for several hours. I guess I am a gluten for punishment.

But SURPRISE!! Look at me now. I surprised everyone that knew me and most of all myself.

I want you to know that if you are one of those people that are like I was - There IS HOPE!!!

When I started this new life I was not working and blogged all the time. I try to now to blog as often I can, but its not easy now that I work. All the awesome recipes that I created or Tweaked or found are her for you on the tab above that says - RECIPES.

I LOVE-LOVE eating healthy and this blog is for YOU - to let you know that you CAN do IT!!

Thanks for listening - Lots of LOVE to you all...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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OH - Yeah - Its my Birthday...

2015-01-03T09:24:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Friends,

I got back from my Florida Vacation on the 31st. Our flight got delayed for 5 hours and we wound up switching planes and I finally got home around 7pm that evening instead of 1pm like I should have. I was so tired to say the very least.

We had such a great time, but it was a bit hectic with so may people trying to make plans all the time. There were 13 of us. The weather was great and of course I SO Over packed. I wound up just wearing flip flops and shorts most of the time.

The Ceremony was on the beach

My Gorgeous Daughter and Handsome new Son

Me, my Daughter and My Son - Love this picture

It was very hectic on the morning of the wedding. I took my daughter and her MIL to be to a salon and paid for her hair and makeup and we both got massages while we waited for her. The MIL left to go finish preparing food and stuff and the house and I waited.

The time ticked-tocked by and then it was late. All our clothes and stuff were at the house I was renting, so we decided to go to the house they were staying at and have my son and the FIL go get our stuff and meet us there so we could change... Well they forgot my dress!!!!

So the MIL gave me this one to wear. I had a nice cream colored - lace one - but OH WELL.

It was hard with eating, being that I was the only one that ate HEALTHY! I did the best I could. I missed my food from home though and seriously was missing my dark green veggies that I usually eat twice a day.

We went on a boat ride on Tuesday the last day there and we had so much fun.

I miss all of them already so much.

from R to L - Chloe (the cutest baby in the world), Me, Jackalyn (bride), Alyse (Jeremy's daughter), Jeremy (groom), Tyler (grandson), and Matthew (my son)

On the plane ride home I had a little incident I wanted to share:
Some of you know that I have ET's - Essential Tremors. Well.Well it kicked in Overdrive on the plane for some reason.
I asked for some water, and she gave me a small plastic cup. At first I was fine - then the next time I tried to pick the cup up, my hands started shaking uncontrollably. Usually when I use both hands - I can control the shaking, but this kind of scared me - IT WAS SO BAD!
And I spilled the water everywhere and the guy next to me did not know what the hell was wrong with me and started yelling to the attendant "EXCUSE ME CAN I GET SOME TISSUES - SHE JUST SPILLED HER DRINK"
Really? I was Mortified to say the least and just about cried. Thank goodness it was just water.

Well - Hubby is leaving early in the morning for one of those driving gigs again and I will be alone for the next week. Thank goodness he is home today cause...

YUP 56 today and 5 years of me eating healthy.

Thanks for listening, Lots of love to you all.

This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Thinking and Knowing

2014-12-17T21:14:00.000-08:00

Hi Friends,

Today was a long day. I didn't go to work because we had a funeral to go to. My Hubby's Aunt passed last week. She was 93 and such a wonderful person.

The service started at 11 am, so I woke up and ate breakfast first then drove to meet Hubby. There were tons of people there, She was very loved - is all I can say. It was 2 hours long and after I was hungry. I had an emergency Think Thin High fiber protein bar in my purse for emergencies - thank goodness and ate that.

Then off to the cemetary then about 70 of us went to a Mexican restaurant (which I don't recommend if you are trying to eat healthy). We were all very hungry and it took a long time for the food and we all ate some chips and salsa while we waited (I ate about 10 I guess). Then we all had a choice of a couple things, so I got a taco and cheese enchilada and just ate a few bites of the beans and rice and gave the rest to Hubby.

I seriously had a tummy ache after cause I am not use to eating like that.

The one thing I know is that eating crap like the chips does NOTHING for you. It has no nutrition and does not fill you up so people just keep eating them expecting to not be hungry any more - but that does not work and they eat too many and you get filled with empty calories.

For those of you that know me, know I don't eat like that anymore.

I have been eating this way for just about 5 years now and I have to say I LOVE eating healthy. Every Day - All The Time!!

I know so many people that think they are dieting or eating healthy. I can't tell you what you are doing is wrong - I can only tell you what I did to get from 238 lbs to 145 lbs and manage to keep it off all this time.

I have learned how to eat REAL - HEALTHY foods. I have learned the difference between THINKING that eating foods like "Non fat, Sugar Free, Diet or even Organic foods are HEALTHY just because of someone says so and now KNOWING what REAL - HEALTHY foods are.

I don't and can't eat the same way now that I did to lose all that weight. If I did I would keep losing and wither away.

I tend to eat a bit more - well I think so anyway. I will never eat like "Normal Eaters" anymore, but I do indulge in a few bites more often now then I did while losing. Never a whole bad meal. Once we start eating Healthy - we can NEVER GO BACK!! This is for LIFE PEOPLE!!

Next week, the 24th I will be going to Florida to meet my daughter and her family for a week. My son is coming with me, but not Hubby. He can't. Has to work. She is having a nice little ceremony on the beach to marry her Fiance. I am very excited to finally get to meet him and the kids in person and just be with all of them.

So just in case I forget to tell you - I want to wish all of you Happy Holidays and be Safe.

I Love you all - Don't eat too much - or drink too much for that matter..

You are all so SPECIAL to me.

Thanks for listening and Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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I Now Know How Easy It Is...

2014-12-07T17:59:00.001-08:00

Hello Friends,

I know - I know, its been a while. I just don't have the time like I used to to blog anymore. I've been at my job now for a year. Although it is still stressful, and some days much more than others - I have learned to go with the flow. It is much easier that way. I always have piles of files and I am always being interrupted and asked to do something, I just say "Sure - what ever you need" instead of letting it get me so much more stressed.

I keep to my self and when they are yapping in Spanish all the time, I try to ignore it. Most of the time, no one is talking to me anyways.

I now know how easy it is for those who have lost weight and then gain it all back....

I feel so ALONE and different than anyone else I know. NOBODY eats like me! NOBODY walks over 2 miles EVERY single day like me!! Its sad that I SO look forward to my walk every night with my furry kids. Even when it is pitch black outside or raining. YUP I walked twice in the rain this past week, once with my raincoat and umbrella and the next night just my rain coat, cause it was not raining when I left - but of course it started sprinkling halfway thru the walk and by the time we got home, my head was soaked.

Everyone else I know eats NORMAL... I always bring lunch to work - even though they all make fun of me for the way I eat, except Fridays (that is our boss buys us lunch Fridays). I usually pick a salad or lettuce wrapped burger but this past friday I ate 3 small tacos AND a few tortilla chips and salsa.

Now I have to compare......Although that tasted good, it did not fill me up like my OWN food with green veggies and proteins do. My tummy felt bloated too.

OK BACK to the I know how easy it is thing...........

I have been letting my emotions get the better of me lately. It has been like War of the Roses at home lately. We have been starting to fix the back yard (which was all dirt and rocks) and it is causing us to argue like no tomorrow.

I THINK he is listening when we talk about stuff, and our opinions on what we want to do back there, and I get home and he just did what ever HE wants. The arguing over this CRAP is too much! It is causing me to feel depressed and lonely.

He thinks I am supposed to be SO grateful to him for working so much OT and taking extra jobs to make the money to do all this stuff in the back. I AM NOT!!! I hate it! I am left all alone most of the time and tired from work and can't do all the stuff like I used to before when I didn't work. This is also causing tension.

SO there are times when I feel like if I just ate a bit more - I would feel better...

So they have all this crap at work and I'll just take a few bites....

I'll eat an extra one of my healthy treats that I make for myself...

Who cares? There is never anyone here - right?

Today Hubby and I were out running around ( yeah and still arguing about the back) and stopped at the Habit for a burger. I got lettuce wrapped of course and I also got some fries and onion rings, 1/2 and 1/2. Hubby was still being a jerk and said YOU don't need to eat that. I said I am hungry and "YES I AM" - he says well don't come crying to me if your weight is up!

REALLY?? Did he think that helped at ALL!! NO! I ate half 2 onion rings and about 6 fries and took the rest with me. I dropped him off at home and had to go to the store for some groceries. Cupboards BARE!! and yeah - I was so upset from all the arguing - I ate the rest in the car.

I read somewhere some tips that Richard Simmons said, and one was to always weigh yourself EVERY day... I have always done that since the beginning and still do every day. It has been almost 5 years now since I have been eating this way and if I don't stay on top of things when I am feeling like I have been this past week - I TOO just might be one of those statistics that failed.

I can NEVER let that happen. When I am up 2-5 lbs in my weight I start to freak out a little and correct the problem immediately. How would I know if I didn't weigh ever day???

Do you see that before picture of me on the upper right?

Even though I look thin now I still and will always feel like that FAT woman in my head... Its funny how when I see a picture of me now - like the one Hubby took of me cutting the grass about 3 weeks ago - cause he thought it was funny - I said "WOW look how skinny I look"!

Yeah I still get surprised when I look at myself now.

For those of you that have a lot of weight to lose like I did - just know that you CANNOT cheat or eat the fries or tacos like I did. You HAVE to be VERY STRICT!! For a long time actually, until you can learn how to control yourself without spiraling out of control.

If you think that your loved ones or friends CARE about you - I've got news for you - THEY DON"T!!

They get happy when you eat like them - don't they?? They don't give two Craps about your weight loss and want you to eat and look just like them. - I am sorry but that is the SAD - LONELY truth....

YOU MUST do this for YOU and no one else. THEY DON"T CARE!!! I know it hurts - but the truth does sometimes. We are ALONE in this - so lets stick together and give each other the support we need to just be healthy...and stay that way.

I have always said... If I can do this - SO CAN YOU!!

As always - thanks for listening. This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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Hating the Time Change.....

2014-11-18T21:40:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,

How is everybody doing? The weather is awesome over here. I know some of you are in a ton of cold and snow right now - and I'm sorry. All I can say is, Come Visit.

I am not liking the time change. When I get home from work its pitch black already. We moved to our new home here in Rancho Cucamonga over 1 and 1/2 years ago. We LOVE it so much. When you look north - there's the beautiful mountains. When you look to the south at night you can see all the lights.

Even though its dark I still walk for around an hour about 2 - 2 1/2 miles every night after work. I am kind of addicted I guess. I love getting outside after a stressful day and just walking with my furry children. Once in a great while, Hubby might come. Sometimes I can get my neighbor lady and her little dog to come along.... But most time its just me and my Furbabies.

I am not scared of much, however in the last week I have seen 2 coyotes after work over here. I know there is tons more hiding and we hear them sometimes, but I will not let that stop my daily walks. Hubby tells me to take along this golf club I have in the front closet with me - but I guess my middle-heimers keeps kickin in and I forget most of the time. LOL

I do think its funny though when I see people running or jogging. I know some of you like that, but it ALWAYS looks like they HURT or are in so much pain and not having fun like me. Well to each their own I guess.

My hormones are in maximum overdrive lately. I have been waking up every night all wet from sweating. EVERY NIGHT - no matter what I wear or don't wear. My tummy still hurts like I'm gonna get my monthly - but it skipped this time. Yish it feels worse this way.

Now I know why some people say they gain weight with Menopause.

Although - I ALWAYS eat healthy, I am alone a lot and sometimes I just feel bad and want to eat. Even though I really can't anymore - I get full faster and Luckily for me I always have something healthy to snack on. I always am prepared now.

My weight is still the same between 145-150. My ET's are getting worse I think - but I just keep on truckin.

No matter what life throws at you - that is no reason to stuff your face with bad food.

Remember to keep eating healthy no matter what - YOU CAN do it!!

Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.

Thanks for listening - This is PurpleRosy signing off...

Keep on BFC ' n :-)
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