THE LDL 200 PLUS CLUB (BY NEEDWIFE)

[LittlePrincess]

I LOVE MY LONG TOENAILS, IT HELPS ME WHEN I CLIMB TREES. TTYL NEEDWIFE 

*JUST SHAKES MY HEAD AND LAUGHS*

FIT, HAPPY AND HEALTHY LP

[needwife]

WELL WHAT A SAD DAY IT WAS . MY CHILD HOOD WEATHERMAN DIED AND MY NFL FOOTBALL TEAMS THE JETS AND THE VIKINGS GOT BEAT IN THE PLAYOFFS.

OTHER THAN THAT LIFE IS GOOD. TTYL NEEDWIFE 

[LittlePrincess]

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR WEATHERMAN DYING.  THAT IS ALWAYS SAD.  AS FAR AS YOUR FOOTBALL TEAM GOES I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT SPORTS SO I'M NO COMFORT THERE.  I HOPE TODAY IS A BETTER DAY FOR YOU!

FIT, HAPPY AND HEALTHY LP

[CodingQueen]

NEEDWIFE,

I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR WEATHERMAN BUT I'M SURE HE'S MUCH HAPPIER NOW THAN WHEN HE WAS HERE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT IF I KNEW HOW WONDERFUL IT WAS IN HEAVEN THAT I'D BE IN A HURRY TO GET THERE.

AND, YES, MY HUSBAND ISN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT THE VIKINGS LOSING, EITHER SO YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY.

CQ

[Mary J]

So sorry to hear about your weatherman.... I remember here in Tampa area our weather man committed suicide several years ago.  The whole community was in shock, he was so very young...

Mary J

[CodingQueen]

MARY J,

I REMEMBER THAT. WHEN THEY FOUND HIM THERE WAS A BIBLE ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER OPENED TO JOHN CHAPTER 14, VERSE 1..."LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED...

THE DEVIL OBVIOUSLY WON THAT BATTLE.

CQ

[crickadoodle]

OH, THAT IS SO SAD ABOUT THE TAMPA WEATHERMAN.  IT SEEMS HE WAS VERY TROUBLED AND LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE THE COMFORT GOD WAS TRYING TO GIVE HIM. 

NEEDWIFE, SORRY ABOUT YOUR WEATHERMAN.

AS FAR AS YOUR TEAMS LOSING, I'M NO HELP THERE -- BUT NOT FOR THE SAME REASON LP IS NO HELP.  I WAS PULLING FOR THE OTHER TEAMS!    HOW COULD I NOT PULL FOR THE SAINTS? -- I'M FROM LOUISIANA!  AS FOR THE COLTS, PEYTON MANNING IS ARCHIE'S SON AND ARCHIE WAS THE QUARTERBACK FOR THE SAINTS FOR SO MANY YEARS.  I LIKE SEEING HIS SONS SUCCEED -- OF COURSE FOR THE SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR, I WON'T BE PULLING FOR HIS SON. GEAUX SAINTS!  (BY THE WAY, IN CASE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, "GEAUX" IS JUST LIKE A CAJUN SPELLING FOR "GO" -- SAME EXACT SOUND.  IT ISN'T A REAL WORD, BUT EVERYONE HERE USES IT IN SPORTS.  JUST A FUNNY THING WE DO.  WE ARE A BIT DIFFERENT IN LOTS OF WAYS, I GUESS, BUT IT MAKES US SPECIAL IN A FUN WAY.    )

[needwife]

WELL IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR RACING TO START--I AM A DIE HARD PETTY FAN - I HAVE WATCHED THAT #43 FOR MANY YEARS--HAVE NOT HAD ANY THING TO CHEER ABOUT LATELY---BUT I THINK 2010 IS THE YEAR #43 GOES BACK TO THE FRONT. LOL TTYL NEEDWIFE  :thumbsup:

[jjelli]

WAS YOUR OLD WEATHERMAN  "CAPTIN 11"  DAVE DEDRICK OUT OF SIOUX FALLS SD.    CAPTION 11 WAS ON FOR THREE GENERATIONS.  REALLY SAD.....JJ

[CodingQueen]

NEEDWIFE,

MY HUSBAND USE TO WORK WITH THEIR RACING SECRETARY AND HELPED RICHARD PETTY AND HIS CREW CUT ONE OF HIS CARS DOWN FOR SOUVENIRS. THERE'S STILL A FEW PIECES LEFT IN THE GARAGE. I WISH I COULD SHIP IT TO YOU TO GET IT OUT OF THERE BUT HE'D KILL ME.

HE'S A BIG FAN OF DALE EARNHARDT, JR.

CQ

[needwife]

NO HIS NAME WAS FRANK DEAL OUT OF HIGH POINT N.C, THATS OK CQ, I HAVE ENOUGH PETTY STUFF LOL, HOUSE IS FULL OF IT .LOL TTYL NEEDWIFE 

P.S  5 DAYS TILL WEIGH IN. LOL

[southernyankee]

HI NEEDWIFE, HOW YA DOIN' BUDDY? I HAVEN'T BEEN SPENDING AS MUCH TIME ON THE BOARDS AS I NEED TO/SHOULD FOR MY INSPIRATION, BUT HERE I AM BACK TONIGHT, AND I SPECIFICALLY WAS LOOKING FOR YOU TO SEE HOW YOU ARE DOING WITH BEING BACK ON BOARD W/LDL. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE DEDICATED AND DETERMINED AGAIN -I NEED TO BORROW SOME INSPIRATION, DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION FROM YOU...DO YOU MIND? NOT THAT I'VE COMPLETELY JUMPED OFF THE SKINNY TRAIN, BUT I SEEM TO BE JUST HANGING ON TO THE RAILING AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN COMPLETELY BACK W/LDL SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. AND I'M ON ONE OF THOSE BLASTED "PLATEAUS" WHERE MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS BEEN STAGNANT. TONIGHT I DID MAKE A NICE SOUP USING THE ZUCCHINI SOUP RECIPE, INSTEAD OF LIMA BEANS I ADDED FROZEN MIXED VEGGIES INSTEAD AND DIDN'T BLEND IT AT ALL EVEN WITH THE STICK BLENDER. LOTS OF ONIONS AND GARLIC AND I USED BAY LEAVES, PEPPERCORNS AND ITALIAN SEASONING WITH SALT AND PEPPER FOR A NICE FLAVOR. IT WAS VERY FILLING.
WHEN I MAKE MY SOUPS THESE DAYS, I MAKE SURE TO PUT THE BAY LEAVES AND PEPPERCORNS AND SUCH THAT ADD SO MUCH FLAVOR -BUT NOBODY WANTS TO BITE INTO! ONE OF THOSE LITTLE METAL TEA LEAF BASKETS USED FOR BREWING LOOSE TEA AND THAT MAKES IT A SNAP TO REMOVE THOSE ITEMS BEFORE SERVING THE SOUP.
I WANTED TO PUT IN MY 2 CENTS ABOUT YOUR EYEGLASSES....YES YOU MAY VERY WELL NEED A SEPARATE PAIR FOR COMPUTER USE THAN WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY USE FOR READING. BECAUSE AS YOU SAID - AND THIS IS TRUE EVEN FOR SKINNYMINNIES - THE VIEWING DISTANCE FROM YOUR EYES TO THE COMPUTER SCREEN IS LONGER THAN THE DISTANCE USED TO READ AT A REGULAR COMFORT DISTANCE. I HOPE YOU CAN GET ONES THAT HELP YOU. MY HUBBY (AGE 57) USES THOSE READER GLASSES FROM WAL-MART BECAUSE HE'S TOO STUBBORN AND PROUD TO GO TO AN EYE DOCTOR FOR A GLASSES PRESCRIPTION. HE ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME ASKS ME TO READ STUFF ALOUD FOR HIM, LIKE LABELS MOST TIMES I DO IT WILLINGLY, SOMETIMES I JUST DO IT, AND SOMETIMES I TELL HIM "NO. GO GET YOUR GLASSES." I MYSELF HAVE BEEN WEARING PRESCRIPTION GLASSES SINCE AGE 13 SO IT IS JUST PART OF MY DAILY ROUTINE. I GOT MY FIRST BIFOCALS AT AGE 38! WHICH I THOUGHT WAS OUTRAGEOUSLY TOO YOUNG, BUT THE DOC WAS RIGHT!
AS FAR AS THE THREAD ABOUT THINGS TO LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU I THINK YOU ARE VERY PERSONABLE AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD MINDSET AND THAT IS WHY I WAS SO INSPIRED BY YOUR BIG POST FROM LAST YEAR BEFORE YOU LOST YOUR DAD. AND YOU ARE RIGHT THAT WE NEED TO KEEP ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER HERE AND KEEP BEING OUR LDL FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEM. THANKS FOR SAYING 2010 CAN BE THE BIG YEAR FOR ALL OF US. AFTER ALL IT IS STILL JANUARY. NEXT MONTH I WILL TURN THE BIG SIX-OHHHH! AND IT MAY SOUND FUNNY, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M CROSSING THE GREAT DIVIDE! I DO PLAN TO LIVE A LONG AND MEANINGFUL LIFE, SO NOW I NEED TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING RID OF ANOTHER 50 POUNDS SO I CAN LIVE IN A HEALTHY STATE AND ENJOY LIFE TO ITS FULLEST.
WELL, I'M GOING TO CLOSE FOR NOW. STAY STRONG AND HAPPY AND ENJOY YOUR HIGH-SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION. I KNOW WHEN WE GOT RID OF DIAL-UP IT WAS LIKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY.
GOD BLESS YOU!
SOUTHERNYANKEE

[needwife]

YANKEE JUMP ON THE SKINNY TRAIN WITH ME  AND RIDE, I HAVE GOT ON THE TRAIN FOR 365 DAYS NONSTOP. NO CHEATING TILL JAN.1 2011 THEN I AM GOING TO KFC FOR  A CHICKEN POT PIE. TTYL NEEDWIFE 

[southernyankee]

  HI NEEDWIFE - WELL, AMIGO THAT IS A GOTCHA!! YOU'VE GIVEN ME A REAL CHALLENGE AND I'VE BEEN SPENDING THE PAST DAY PONDERING, MULLING, AND PROCESSING IT.... KNOWING I COULD NOT AVOID IT AND I COULDN'T NOT BE UP FRONT WITH YOU AND MOSTLY WITH MYSELF. I'VE BEEN ASKING MYSELF WHY IF I COULD FOLLOW LDL ABSOLUTELY OK FROM JUNE TO JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHY SHOULD IT BE SO DIFFICULT TO BE HONEST AND TRUE TO MYSELF WITH THE PROGRAM NOW....ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULD ....AFTER CHRISTMAS, AFTER NEW YEAR'S, ETC. ETC. THE RUN-AROUND AND LIES WE TELL OURSELVES.  I'VE ALSO BEEN PRAYING FOR THE GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH FROM OUR LORD TO ACCEPT THAT I MUST AND CAN DO WHAT I SAID I WOULD DO: IT WASN'T A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION, BUT I TOLD MYSELF I WAS GOING TO GET MY LAP BACK THIS YEAR......BY GETTING RID OF THE EXCESS WEIGHT I'VE BEEN CARRYING. I DON'T HAVE GRAND-KIDS BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHEN I'M SITTING IN A CHAIR AND PICK UP ONE OF OUR CATS, THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE TO SETTLE IN, AND THEY DON'T STAY LONG.
SO IT HAS TO BE REMEDIED AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DO IT. I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE AND I ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ONCE AGAIN BE HONEST WITH MYSELF ABOUT MY WEIGHT PROBLEM AND MY EATING DISFUNCTION AND THE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE RESULT.  THERE, I SAID IT...I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE, THE INVITATION, THE SENSIBLE ADVICE YOU GAVE ME! THERE'S MORE THAN ELEVEN MONTHS LEFT IN 2010 AND I AM GOING TO MAKE IT MY YEAR TO GET TO SKINNYTOWN. I'LL BE TRAVELLING IN GOOD COMPANY WITH YOU AND ALL OUR LDL FRIENDS 'CAUSE I AM BACK ON BOARD THE TRAIN.
I REMEMBERED THAT ONE THING THAT REALLY WORKED FOR ME LAST YEAR WITH LDL WAS THE GOOD STARCHY CARBS: BEANS, CORN, AND PEAS. I HAD BEEN EATING THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ON MOST MOST DAYS WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY MEAL. THAT'S ONE EASY STEP I'M GOING TO DO AGAIN BECAUSE IT SURE WORKED BEFORE...WAS VERY FILLING AND SATISFYING AND KEPT ME FROM STRAYING. ONE OTHER THING I REALIZED TODAY IS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN MAKING SMOOTHIES BECAUSE OF THE WINTER WEATHER...FOR ONE THING I HAD BEEN USING HERBAL ICED TEA IN MY SMOOTHIES. STOPPED MAKING THE ICE TEA WHEN IT GOT COLD BUT I'LL MAKE SURE I ALWAYS HAVE SOME IN THE FRIDGE AGAIN. IT'S REALLY NOT DIFFICULT. AND I MADE A SMOOTHIE TONIGHT WITHOUT THE TEA, JUST WATER AND FRUIT - WHAT A CONCEPT!
SO HERE WE GO, AND IT WILL BE QUITE THE RIDE. I'M GOING TO GET A GOOD HONEST WEIGHT-IN ON FEB 1ST BUT I AM ALREADY GOOD TO GO. HAD A PERFECTLY HONEST DAY TODAY AND I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.
SO THANK YOU, NEEDWIFE. YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND TO MAKE ME BE HONEST WITH MYSELF. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR STAYING IN TOUCH ON THE BOARDS AND KEEPING UP WITH EACH OTHER'S THREADS. THANKS AGAIN, I AM SOOOOO READY TO MAKE THIS A GOOD - GREAT - LDL YEAR! I WISH YOU THE BEST FOR YOUR 2010 ADVENTURE, TOO!
SOUTHERNYANKEE

[julybug]

Needwife thank you so much for posting your story.  I've been off the wagon for 3 months myself and just got back on.  I was having a midlife meltdown.  Marriage, work and my husband had ruptured disk (back) all at the same time.

I feel for you, your loosing you parents.  But let me say it loud and clear, I for one and I know lots of others here in LDL land, [/size][/font]I am proud of you and I have faith that you and I and lots of others are going to do it.  Just one day at a time.

lots love and luck  julybug

[needwife]

WELL YANKEE GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE GOTTEN BACK ON TRACK, WHEN YOU ARE JUST STARTING BACK, YOU CANT TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME, YOU GO ONE MEAL AT A TIME. I AM HAPPY TO HEAR YOU ARE BACK. GL TO YOU . WE HAVE ABOUT 10 INS. OF SNOW HERE , SO I AM THINKING ABOUT ALITTLE SNOW CREAM. LOL TTYL NEEDWIFE 

[needwife]

WELL JB GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE BACK ON TRACK, BUT TAKE  IT SLOWER THAN I DAY AT A TIME, TAKE IT ONE MEAL AT A TIME,I FIND THAT TO BE THE BEST WAY. GL AND TY FOR THAT PAT ON THE BACK TTYL NEEDWIFE 

P.S ITS SNOW CREAM TIME

[needwife]

WELL ON JAN. 1 I STARTED BACK ON LDL AFTER 4 MONTHS OFF LDL BEFORE I WENT OFF LDL I HAD LOST 113 POUNDS. SO IN JAN. WHEN I STARTED BACK I DID NOT WEIGH.

I DID NOT WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH I HAD GAINED, SO TODAY I WEIGHED AND I HAD ONLY GAINED BACK 10 POUNDS OF MY 113 LOST. SO IAM 103 POUNDS LOST NOW. WHEW THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. LOL BET I DONT DO THAT AGAIN.

I CANT AFFORD TO WASTE MY TIME LIKE THAT. SUMMER IS ON THE WAY AND I GOT TO LOOK GOOD IN MY BIKINI. I HOPE YALL WAS NOT EATTING WHEN I SAID THAT. LOL TTYL NEEDWIFE 

[southernyankee]

HI NEEDWIFE, GLAD YOUR WEIGH-IN WASN'T AS BAD AS YOU HAD EXPECTED. SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME    AND THAT WAS SURE A RELIEF. I AM BACK AND DOING GOOD SO FAR - THANKS FOR THE HINT OF TAKING ONE MEAL AT A TIME. SINCE MY HOUSE IS PRETTY MUCH LDL-SAFE, IF I'M IN THE RIGHT MINDSET, I CAN EASILY IGNORE THE 'CONTRABAND' THAT THE NON-LDL'ERS IN MY FAMILY EAT. AND I CAN ALSO DO MY LDL COOKING BY HAVING THE GOOD STUFF  LDL FOODS  ON HAND AND READILY AVAILABLE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING OUT HOW FAR THE TRAIN TO SKINNYTOWN WILL TAKE ME AND I'M SITTING BACK, DRINKING A CUP OF DECAF HERBAL CHAI TEA. I CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE TRIP BECAUSE I'M NOT GETTING OFF THE TRAIN!

MAKE IT A GOOD DAY 
SOUTHERNYANKEE

'THERE IS NOTHING THAT WASTES THE BODY LIKE WORRY, AND ONE WHO HAS ANY FAITH IN GOD SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING WHATSOEVER.'  ------- GANDHI

[hopefull]

Wow! Thanks for your sharing of your story Needwife! Your are a great encouragement.
Bobbi