Hello Everyone! I'm really glad i found this thread! I have some tips as well. :O) I am a female type A 1.I saute in chicken broth my onions,cilantro,tomatoes and squash with my chicken,fish,shrimp or turkey. 2I make homemade hot sauce boil together then put in food processor.season to taste Also, you can hand cut tomatoes,peppers and onions to make a pico de gallo. season to taste 3.. turkey meatball- Make golf ball size balls. 1 15 oz tomato sauce,3 small tomatoes,1 small onion,1 green and 1 red bell pepper,1 tsp parsley,1 tsp garlic,1 tsp oregano,1tsp basil,2 packets splenda,2 egg whites and black pepper. mix all ingredients together and cook. When meat ball are ready mix sauce in with the meatballs. let simmer 5 minutes. Serve. 5. these are some ideas i have thought of or got from someone else. I use my own type A food and my own ideas. :O) 0.Hash browns 0.oatmeal muffins 0.pancakes 1/2 cup of plain oat meal,4 eggs,1 splenda,1/4 tsp vanilla. Grind oatmeal then mix all ingredients. 1.fiesta eggs 2.turkey veggie soup 3.sweet and sour meatballs 4.turkey burgers 5.pizza- 1/2 c oatmeal uncooked and ground up, 2 tsp of Italian season,3 tsp garlic,1 1/2 nsa baking powder,2-3 tsp water.Mix and patty out.sauce-1 small can of tomato sauce,1-2 tsp garlic,2 tsp balsamic vinegar.splenda to taste. toppings- turkey,tomato,onions,peppers,etc. 6.meatloaf 7.turkey tacos 8.chicken fajitas 9.chicken fried rice 10.hot chicken fingers 11.pepper chicken 12.stir fry 13.beef stew 14.chili 15.cabbage 16.pepper steak 17.pot roast and veggies 18.meat loaf 19.seafood gumbo 20.red snapper stew 21.bass 22.spicy shrimp 23.crab cakes-2 oz crab,1 egg,1/4 c. onion,1/4c. bell pepper.Mrs dash to taste,1/4 c. oatmeal. mix all ingredients and fry like pan cakes. add hot sauce. Yum! veggie stew 25.Garlic vinaigrette dressing-1/2 c. balsamic vinegar,1/2 c.nsa garlic vinegar,1 tsp garlic chopped,2 tsp thyme,1/2 tsp ground ginger,splenda to taste. 26.sweet potatoes- 2 lg sweet potatoes,vanilla flavoring,orange flavoring. Mix and bake on 350 for 20 min. 27.candies yams- 4 yams,splenda,cinnamon to taste. bake on 350 till caramelized Have lots more. But i will have to add more later. :O) Hope this helps someone. Sorry it's so "short ans sweet"

Happy belated Thanksgiving- well, I have been trying to keep up with the posts and AnnieB, your results are great! Good for you!!! I read my original post and I made an error, at 3 weeks I had lost 15 pounds. Well, I got off the plan due to a trip to Paris (no way I am giving up wine, cheese and chocolate when I am in the good food capital). But I am back on the palan and it feels great to see the scale moving again. 18 down and only 30 more pounds to go. We are snowed in here and I am fighting the urge to eat warm, comfort foods! So I am off to make some tuna! If anyone has some good recipes, I would love to see them! Thanks!

Hi ladies, I'm new here and I'm glad i found this forum after searching high n low for it. I ws 41 when i got married to a guy i knew for 2 years n been TTC eversince. I'm 43 now. My story is a sad doom gloomy one.A few months after i got married, we went for a check-up in a government hospital in my country. We didn't know what those things such as FSH n other numbers mean so we asked the doctor to explain. The doctor scolded us because my FSH is very high n that whatever programme such IVF or etc she puts me on will not achieve success.We went home crying.I went to another doctor of private hospital and had my polyps removed from my uterus but he didn't touch any of my endometriosis cyst on my ovaries. And, yes he said my ovarian reserves are just too low n even the one or twoeggs I have is not good. He kept on pushing me to go for egg donation but we don't want that. No doctors want to help me. Now, I've taken more good food n nutrition, avoid preservatives n canned food n sodas, upped my vitamins, have never taken alcohol or smoked in my life.We've been praying everyday for a baby.I really don't know what else to do.My mother-in-law n brother-in-law have been pressurising my husband to divorce me because of my late age of TTC.My husband has low good sperm-count problem but his problem is not as bad as mine. According to doctors, he has only 2 years but I dont hv any chance at all to hv a baby of my own.Sometimes i wonder why i met the man of my life at this age. I had always wanted to get married at age 27 or 28 but couldnt find any.I dont tell anyone of our TTC problems because some people have negative thoughts about us such as I must hv done something so bad in my life before.I really hope my prayer is answered.Most of your stories here, ladies, provide me some relief. You dont know how sad I am that it affects my performance at work. Ktrojan, if you are still following this forum, couldyou please tell me how i can see your'natural doctor'. I dont really believe in using drugs.

In the past few weeks I've had several old family photos reframed, and/or re-backed with acid-free mats, non-glare glass cut, etc. for (dare I confess? LOL) the gallery wall I'm hanging in my short hallway. I took FIL's 1946 graduation portrait in to a high-end frame shop to be totally reframed. The girl at the counter "thought" (?) they could frame it. I told her the photo had dust smudges around the edges from the original frame not being sealed properly. She took it out of the damaged frame, bare handed, and started rubbing her grubby fingers on the front of the photo. I tried my best to not have a raging fit. I took the photo from her, by the edges, (resisting the urge to sharply whack her fingers with the metal ruler laying on the table) and asked if she had cotton "photo" gloves. I asked if she had an acid free eraser. I asked if she had a protective sleeve to keep the photo in until it was framed. I knew right then they were not going to be touching my beloved family pictures. I went to Hobby Lobby and spoke to the very young, part-time worker at their framing counter. She looked at the photo where I'd set it on the counter. She leaned down, pulled out white cotton gloves from a box full under the table and put them on. Then she touched the picture, lightly wiped the edges with a gum eraser, and said it would be a breeze to clean up, back with foam core, and frame properly with non-glare glass and a sealed back paper. Since the portrait was 8x10, and wasn't being matted, I used a lovely vintage frame I found in near-new condition at a thrift store for $2. They have a large work shop behind the counter; all matting and framing is done in-store. I am so pleased with their work. So far they have double matted, backed, and cut frames an aunt's WWII Army photo, a picture of my Mom, and the only photo Wes has of his grandparents together. They've also cut several pieces of non-glare glass and refurbished a couple of frames that needed acid free backing and resealing. I checked Michael's too, but I was not impressed with how they handled my "test" photo. The Hobby Lobby here does not have the unending selection of mats and frame stock that the high-end Frame and Art shop does, but they have a very caring, customer service attitude. I am so happy how my rouges' gallery is progressing. I choose mats to go with each photo, the scenery, or the subject's personality. I know "gallery walls" and "family photos" are not "in fashion" with Pinterest, Houzz, and the décor gurus at large, unless the photos are reprinted in black-and-white with white mats and plain black frames and hung like soldiers on parade. That's just not my look. I love the old sepia photos in their original, slighted oxidized brass frames, and the newer, brighter photos in the frames that match their style and decade. Mix them all together and it looks like what it is...a mix of generations, styles, and events that form one story. I think when all hung together they look great. This post was edited by caroline on Thu, Apr 17, 14 at 13:14