THE LDL 200 PLUS CLUB (BY NEEDWIFE)

[rgfd401]

THANKS VICKILYNN,
  I JUST KNOW WITH ALL THE SUPPORT ON HERE, THAT I HAVE FOUND THE PLAN THE GOD MEANT FOR ME. I NOTICED AS WELL THAT NEEDWIFE HADN'T POSTED FOR AWHILE. I HOPE HE'S OK.

TIM

[Gwennaford]

HI NEEDWIFE AND TIM ! ! !

I'M VERY LATE JUMPING IN HERE, BUT I SURELY DO FIT THE 200+ POUND CRITERIA.  GOD AND ROGER TROY SAVED MY LIFE WITH LET'S DO LUNCH, TOO.  TIM, YOU CAN READ MY STORY ON MY JOURNAL PAGE, AND IN MEDICAL SUCCESS STORIES. 

NEEDWIFE, SORRY TO HEAR YOUR EYES ARE STILL BOTHERING YOU.  DID YOU REMEMBER THE TRICK I TOLD YOU TO MAKE YOUR SCREEN LARGER?  YOU HOLD THE CTRL KEY WHILE YOU PRESS THE "+" KEY ON THE TOP ROW OF YOUR KEYBOARD.  YOU CAN DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE THE TYPE ON THE SCREEN INCREASINGLY LARGER.  TO MAKE IT SMALLER AGAIN, PRESS CTRL AND THE "-" (MINUS) KEY.

NOW ABOUT SEASONING YOUR SOUP - I WAS JUST TALKING TO SOMEONE TONIGHT ABOUT USING SMOKED PAPRIKA AND SMOKED BLACK PEPPER TO ADD A SMOKEHOUSE TYPE FLAVOR TO MY VEGETABLE SOUP.  I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD.  I GET THE SMOKED PAPRIKA AT SAM'S CLUB AND THE BLACK PEPPER AT THE GROCERY STORE.  IT IS McCORMICK BRAND IN A BLACK CAN.  YOU CAN USE THESE ITEMS TO MAKE EMERIL'S ESSENCE CREOLE SEASONING, TOO: 

ANOTHER THING THAT NOBODY HAS MENTIONED TO GIVE YOUR SOUP RICHER FLAVOR -- YOU SHOULD BE BROWNING YOUR MEAT, ONIONS, CELERY, BELL PEPPERS, & CARROTS IN THE SOUP POT BEFORE ADDING THE LIQUID.  IF YOU USE RAW CHOPPED GARLIC, ADD IT TO THE POT ONLY A MINUTE BEFORE YOU ADD THE LIQUID IT BURNS QUICKLY AND WILL RUIN THE WHOLE POT SO YOU HAVE TO START OVER.  IT HELPS TO USE A TINY BIT OF OIL TO HELP THE BROWNING, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.  JUST COOK AND STIR THE CHOPPED UP INGREDIENTS IN THE POT, AND IF THEY START TO BURN IN PLACES, ADD A TINY BIT OF WATER (ENOUGH TO JUST WET THE BOTTOM OF THE POT) AND CONTINUE COOKING AND STIRRING TO COOK OFF THE WATER AND CONTINUE THE BROWNING.  DO THIS AS MANY TIME AS NEEDED UNTIL THE MEAT & VEGGIES GET A NICE RICH BROWN COLOR.  THEN ADD YOUR TOMATOES & COOKING LIQUID, CORN, PEAS, BEANS, ETC.

IF YOU ARE USING JUST THE BEEF BONES INSTEAD OF MEAT CHUNKS, I LEARNED FROM JULIA CHILD TO ROAST BONES IN THE OVEN TO A DARK BROWN COLOR BEFORE ADDING THEM TO THE SOUP POT.  WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, YOU CAN ROAST ALL YOUR SOUP VEGGIES IN THE OVEN UNTIL THEY BROWN, TOO.  IT GIVES THEM A RICH SWEET TASTE.  ROASTING SQUASH LIKE THIS AND ADDING TO YOUR SOUP WILL ADD GREAT BODY AND FLAVOR.  I LEARNED THIS TRICK FROM LITTLE MARY. THEN YOU SCRAPE ALL THE ROASTED INGREDIENTS ALONG WITH THE BROWN BITS FROM THE ROASTING PAN INTO THE SOUP POT (USE A LITTLE WATER TO DISSOLVE THE BITS IN THE ROASTING PAN AND PUT THAT IN YOUR SOUP, TOO). 

I'M GOING OVER TO FACEBOOK TO SEE YOUR HANDSOME FACE AGAIN.  YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD REPLY THE EACH AND EVERY ONE WHO POSTED HERE.  I'M HOLDING YOU TO IT, NOW!!! 

LOVES, GWENNAFORD

[wendysgoodnews]

Hey NEEDWIFE
WE ARE MISSING YOU ON THE BOARDS.  I AM MISSING YOUR FUNNY POSTS, YOU HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR. 
WE ALL NEED EACH OTHERS SUPPORT SO I HOPE YOU WILL KNOW HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT YOU AND WANT TO BE HERE FOR YOU.

[needwife]

WELL HELLO TO ALL . SRY I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR AWHILE, BUT I HAVE BEEN IN BED WITH 2 BOUTS OF THE FLU. JUST WANTED TO SAY I AM STILL ALIVE. THIS WEEKEND I WILL TRY TO CATCH UP ON MY MAIL. TIM HANG IN THERE, YOU WILL BE A 200 BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. GOING BACK TO BED NOW . WILL BE BACK ON VERY SOON. TTYL NEEDWIFE  :thumbsup: P.S I ALMOST FORGOT, I LOST 13 MORE POUNDS AT THE LAST WEIGH IN. TTYL 

[Wolfmother]

MISSED YOU...HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER REAL SOON

[VickiLynn]

NEEDWIFE,
SO HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU. A LOT OF US WERE WORRIED THAT SOMETHING TRAGIC HAD HAPPENED TO YOU.  THE FLU IS BAD ENOUGH -- HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER REAL SOON  .

I ALMOST FORGOT, I LOST 13 MORE POUNDS AT THE LAST WEIGH IN.

HOW COULD YOU FORGET 13 LBS?  WHERE DID THEY HIDE  ?  I'M HAPPY FOR YOU ... WAY TO GO 

[wendysgoodnews]

Needwife
Hope you get to feeling better real soon.  Look forward to having you back on the boards with us
Wow, 13 lbs is great news.

[rgfd401]

Needwife,
  HAPPY TO HEAR OF THE ADDITIONAL 13LBS. HOPE YOU GET TO FEELING BETTER.

TIM

[julie409]

HI NEEDWIFE! 

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 13 ADDITIONAL POUNDS - GONE FOREVAH!    HOW ARE YOU FEELING? ARE YOU TAKING VITAMINS?  YOU MAY BE MISSING SOMETHING IN YOUR FOOD INTAKE.  JUST TO BE SAFE, IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE EXTRA C, D AND B VITAMINS. AND TRY TO GET OUTSIDE WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING!  THAT MAY DO THE TRICK. 

HOPE YOU ARE WELL AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

JULIE

[rgfd401]

HEY NEEDWIFE, WE'RE YOU AT???? HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK WITH YOU.

TIM

[needwife]

WOW WHEN I GET SICK I DO IT RIGHT, I JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, I JUST HAD MY 2ND STENT PUT IN MY HEART,

MY HEART WAS NOT DAMAGED, BUT I AM NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET, THE MAJOR ARTERY IN MY LEG WERE THEY WENT IN AT , WILL NOT STOP BLEEDING, THE BLOOD HAS POOLED UP INSIDE MY LEG, MY LEG LOOKS JUST DANDY.

IT IS SWOLLEN AND VERY SORE, THE DR. SAY IT WILL STOP BLEEDING ON ITS OWN ONE DAY SOON. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND HOW A MAJOR ARTERY WILL FIX ITSELF.ANYWAY I AM ALIVE, TALK TO YOU ALL LATER. LET ME HEAR HOW EVERYONE IS. TTYL NEEDWIFE 

[hopefull]

WOW NEEDWIFE. HERE IS WISHING YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY! THANKFULLY YOU ARE ALREADY EATING A VERY HEALTHY DIET. SO EVEN THO YOU HAVE HAD THIS EPISODE YOU HOPEFULLY ARE GIVING YOUR BODY ALL IT NEED TO MEND ITSELF.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
BOBBI

[VickiLynn]

NEEDWIFE,

MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU  *hug*.  I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU TOOK A LOOK AT YOUR THREAD BECAUSE WE WE ALL WORRIED ABOUT YOU.  KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP AND GET WELL.

VICKI

[Kathie]

Nice to see you back Needwife.. I myself have to have hospital visits.. Cardiomyopothy, CHF, Mitro Valve Prolapse...no stents yet!  This way of life is the best for my health.  It might keep me out of the hospital too!  Feel better soon!
Hugs.. Kathie in Fl.

[MsHeirloom]

So glad you are progressing and the surgery is behind you.  Thanks for updating us.  We have all missed you and worried about you.  Pam

[wendysgoodnews]

NEEDWIFE SO GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK.  I AM PRAYING FOR A VERY QUICK RECOVERY AND THAT WITH LDL YOU WILL STAY HEALTHY FROM THIS TIME ON.

[rgfd401]

HOPE YOU GET TO FEELING BETTER THERE NEEDWIFE

TIM

[RB Kayaking]

[size=100]Yup, yup, yup I hope you feel better soooon.[/size]

RB

[cameron]

I have read all your posts Needwife, and have been wondering where you have been too. I wish you a very very speedy recovery      CK