~by Nikki Life moves pretty fast. And these days you have to keep up with it if you want to be successful. So now we’ve all become kings and queens of multi-tasking! Why just the other day I chewed gum while doing the dishes (chirp…chirp…). And just as we’ve taught our brains to be able to serve many functions on …

~~posted by Jen Admittedly, most of us have addictive personalities to some extent. Anyone who has been through weight loss surgery has heard all about transfer addictions and things to avoid in order to decrease your chances of developing other issues. Nik loves to exercise and probably spends 1/3 of her time at the Y working it out. Me, not …

–posted by Jen Most everyone knows, especially those who read the “What Are You Eating Today” thread on the RNY board on OH, that I have cottage cheese and pineapple for breakfast practically every day.  Even at two years out, my pouch doesn’t handle heavy food too well early in the morning, especially in the heat of summer, so I usually …

~~by Nikki Ok so usually I don’t post stuff about my boring, so-called life but I felt inspired to write this because…hell…I’ll come out and say it…I’m proud of myself. Why for, you ask? Well, firstly if you’ve been keeping up with me in other venues you know this weekend was my two daughters “SUPER BIG GIRL SCOUTS CAMPING TRIP!!!” …

It has come to our attention that some folks have a deep and abiding longing for “fruit on the bottom” yogurt. You got problems. We’ve got strategies! Here are a few tips to get your fruit/yogurt love thang happening without all the unnecessary sugar. Sugar-free preserves: I do this a lot. I nuke the preserves for about 10 seconds to …

The cheesecake is coming. I swear it is. I had a camera malfunction and I’ve been trying to find someone with a camera that takes memory sticks so that I can just get the pics uploaded. Then a lightbulb went off (ding!). I can do that at Wal-Mart and have them e-mail me the ruddy things! So that’s what I’m …

We are mostly doing this because we wonder just how many of you READ this blog (Well we really need not wonder. We have Google Analytics so I know how many people landed here…but not how many actually read stuff). So we thought we’d get a little interactive. There are a couple of options that have hit the “three times tested” mark. YOU choose which one …

Just wanted to let you know about a few upcoming parties. On Saturday, May 22 the lovely Deb (some of you may know her as RoseyNo on OH) will be hostessing a party at her home in Red Lion, PA. For Maryland folk, that’s a straight drive up 83 and not even 90 minutes away! The theme is summer/cookout food …

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My vanilla Click that I won from Melting Mama is here! I am seriously considering forgoing lunch and making myself a vanilla latte. No…I’ll do lunch…but at 3 p.m.? It’s on like popcorn y’all!