Thursday 2nd

[Determinator]

Early morning howdy AB-erooos!

taking Dx to the airport and then the work day begins....still pretty sleepy.
Feeling better, this skin cream is helping. yeah! relief! this has sure been my year for my body to fall apart....sure is expensive...better get healthy and stay that way

Day 43 and looking forward to a productive AF weekend.

Garlic bread dreams to you all.....

[Newyear]

Thursday 2nd

Good morning!
Worked out this morning with my trainer and now I'm at work.
I have an excessively busy day today but I'm determined to get it all done.
I'm headed to Mobile first thing in the morning- mom and stepdad are moving up here to be near me. WE have some arrangements to make ...closing on their house in Mobile on the 31 of this month and on the 5th on the house up here...busy busy busy..

I could not sleep last night. I filed the taxes for my work 3 hours late last month and yesterday I got a assessment for 16,000.00!! I had to write to them to please waive the penalty amount of approx 13K. I'm pretty sure they will do that but I don't know for certain. I wasn't worried yesterday but last night....up at 3am worrying.
Do you think garlic could help Det??
oh well....I'll be gone for the next few days... hope you are all set for a good af weekend.

:h
Lisa

[YoungAtHeart]

Thursday 2nd

Ouch, Lisa! I sure hope that you are able to get it all straightened out with the taxes. It's easy enough to be rational during the day, but at the hour of the wolf, all bets are off in the rationality department. I hope you enjoy yourself with your parents!

It's good to hear you're feeling better, Deter, as well as sounding more positive. Remember, if you start to waver, you just call out loud to us here, okay?? We've got your back!

Anyway, another day of the student loan thing before heading off to work. Blah!

Hugs to all,:l
Kathy

[Determinator]

Thursday 2nd

taxes are a dark mystery to me Lisa...sorry. Try garlic just for good measure...

thanks Kathy, I know you have my back

[Doggygirl]

Thursday 2nd

Lisa if this situation with taxes triggers an audit, definitely go with garlic and lots of it. I hear audits are shorter that way. OH I hate those nights laying awake worrying about whatever. Hope everything works out OK.

Deter I'm glad the cream is working and you are getting some relief. Congrats on Day 43!! WOO HOO!! Nothing is worth giving that up for, that's for sure. What's for dinner tonight? Cornish hens here. I'm trying to decide whether to keep it simple and just baste with lemon butter and stick 1/2 lemon in 'em, or experiment with a crab stuffing I came across. I know the simple way is better for my ample waist line so I think I'll go with that for now. Please tell me you still eat right even when Dx is away???? (Mr. Doggy lived on PB&J when I used to travel for biz)

Hi Kathy!! More school stuff it sounds like. Bet you will be glad when everything is locked and loaded. Have fun at work.

DG
Day 23 AF ***********************

[Guest]

Thursday 2nd

Hi all,
Determined to hold fast to my commitment to AF.......DAY 4 FOR ME!!!
Still craving like crazy at times, but know how mad I would be at myself if I were to give in.
Never in my life again do I want to go through the Hell of the first night of abs.

Am very happy today.

Wishing you all happiness..........I want to share mine!!!

Much love,

Starlight Impress

[Bookish]

Thursday 2nd

Hi all,

I got through day 10 yesterday. It was tough. I feel like the Campral is letting me down, but then I think, maybe without it I would not have made it at all. One of those no answer questions. Humm!

Hubby and the boys just left for their annual Father and Sons Camp Trip. Yes, I am home alone. It only happens once a year. Usually I would have made a lot of plans that included expensive wine. Not this time. I am having lunch today with a girlfriend I haven't seen in a couple of years. We are meeting at a mexican place and she ended the phone call with while we are there, we can have a couple of margaritas. Hubby asked me last night how did I think the weekend was going to go without him here as far as the wine went and I was honest. I said I didn't know, but when I told him about the margaritas, he told me to be honest with my friend and order Ice Tea. Just about blew me over. Maybe he will come around.

Off to the gym and good day to you all, I will try to check in with you more personally later.

Laura

[Breez]

Thursday 2nd

Afternoon All-

busy busy busy....I know of that pit feeling... gotta fill out paperwork for work tomorrow.

Have great day!

[Determinator]

Thursday 2nd

way ta go with the AF days Starlight, Doggygirl, LauraLynn. I too have times where I wonder how much the campral is helping...then about 6 weeks ago when dx was las out of town I said "screw it" and stopped taking the campral...big mistake. combined with my lax attitude I didn't just fall off the wagon...I flung myself off of it...splat!

yes DGirl I'm eating love cornish hens...I usually do them simply and they are super.

[Doggygirl]

Thursday 2nd

OK Deter - recipe?????? Pwetty Pwease???????

**waving to Breez and Laralynn and Starlight while shamelessly begging Chef Deter for his Cornish Hen recipe**



DG

[Determinator]

Thursday 2nd

ok, I did say it was simple:

roll several pats of chilled butter in mixed dried herbs/salt/pepper and shove that under the skin of the birdy. (may have to loosed then skin with fingers first). also put the mixture and a lemon cut in half inside the birdy and rub the outside with olive oil and herby mixture also. then blast in convectio oven at 500 degrees until it looks really happy, then turn off oven and wait for a while....I really don't know how long...I do it by feel/smell LOL...really. the key to poultry is let it sit and mellow for 20 minutes in a warm but not hot place before service.
hope it works well. bon appetito!

[Determinator]

Thursday 2nd

if you wanna do a quick stuffing i like wild rice/pine nuts/raisins. fast and yummy. hey don't forget some garlic?

[Doggygirl]

Thursday 2nd

Thanks Deter! I'm gonna try the Herby Birdies with lemons. I will have to use a regular oven - I'm thinking 375?? Will report back later. Many thanks - Now I'm gonna do that dash 'n' dine.

DG

[cpn1004]

Thursday 2nd

Sorry to let y'all down, I drank 10 beers yesterday and 8 today.
I will not give up and will try again tomorrow.
Love and Peace,
Phil

[Doggygirl]

Thursday 2nd

Phil, you keep trying OK? It's going to be "right" one of these days soon. Try for just one AF day tomorrow OK?

DG