Cookies?? Maaay-be! lol! Easy (ludicrously easy) Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy (ludicrously easy) Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soo, I just made these cookies - my lovely son came in and called them, "Cookies??"  Hahahaha, mah' son is so funny!  Jus' like his Ma! lol! (Dat me!)  So we laughed and laughed... is pretty funny....

These are not your typical 'cookies', but they are surprisingly good (way to sell it, right?? haha!), but I heard this recipe when we were driving in the States, a long time ago, was the John Tesh radio show, and he would chat in between the music, put little tidbits of information on - was fun to listen to as we drove happily along - we looove a road trip! 

Anyway, so John Tesh was saying about these healthy 'cookies' that he and his wife really like - I think they must really be into health food, and healthy living, so, that's good... we're into chocolate chips, sooo, maybe this could work for us, too - haha!

So John Tesh's recipe was 2 bananas, 1 cup of Oatmeal, and some raisins (in my mind, I automatically substituted chocolate chips - you gotta think on yer feet, right? lol!).

I happened to have 4 very ripe bananas, and couldn't really be bothered making my favourite Banana Bread - mostly because we still have two pies from Thanksgiving, and not may takers to eat them, soo, it seemed like not a good idea to put even more stuff in the fridge, right now...but cookies fall under a different category and I really, really didn't want to waste the bananas, and, thus, this "Cookie" arrived - finally!  I have been meaning to try this for a long time, now...

My Recipe: A clever adaptation on John Tesh's recipe:

4 Bananas (or whatever is leftover, and you don't want to throw out your bananas...)(Mashed)

2 cups of Oatmeal (really, I think I could've added a bit more Oatmeal)

1 cup of Chocolate Chips (okay, you got me, I just threw in da whole bag - or whatever was left in the bag - lol!)  (I feel like the 'saving grace, as it were, to these 'cookies', is the chocolate chippies! lol!)

That's it.  Three little ingredients, and I just popped them in the oven, in spoonfuls, on Parchment Paper, at 350 Degrees for about 20 - 30 minutes.  I would just check them, see how they're doing, maybe leave them in a little longer, if you felt like it... I liked the ones on the bottom shelf, better... had to put the ones on the middle shelf of the oven back in, make them kind of 'toasty' on the bottom, not lightly cooked - the key to to bake them thoroughly, I think : )

See how ludicrously easy this recipe is?  Mash the bananas, add the Oatmeal, stir well, add in the Chocolate Chips (or nuts, raisins, all of the above... whatever you happen to enjoy), and voila, some pretty tasty little 'cookies'.  and surprisingly sweet, too, and not a drop of sugar, flour or eggs... is a funny little recipe, but it might totally work out for you, too - is definitely worth a try, and you won't waste your bananas!!  Yahoo, Save the Bananas!  

Oh, and I happened to put the 'Cookies?' in front of my lovely wee Trees that I love to make - fancy up the picture for your viewing pleasure - hahaha!  Ooh, and I think these little cookies would've cost about $1.50 to make - the bananas that you might have tossed out, anyway, and the chocolate chips, and oatmeal, which I loove, costs next to nothing, and Oatmeal is a Super-Food (so are bananas, in my opinion...and also, the chocolate??? hahaha!  Okay, that's a bit of a streeetch, but if that's what makes them tasty, so be it, right? lol!  

Wee tidbit:  I actually eat a fair bit of Oatmeal - I loove my Scottish Porridge!  Excellent for weight loss or weight maintenance, and general, overall good health - lowers your cholesterol, is truly a little miracle food, for sures!  If you've never made your own porridge, you can try my recipe - I think I might put a wee bit more salt in than is the norm, but pretty common in Scotland - or, at least, at our house (oor wee housie!).  : )  Oh, and I love my porridge with milk - poor old milk, it's gotten such a bad rap, lately, but milk is very, very good for your body - great for your bones, and whatnot, and I work out a lot, so I need that, for sures - plus, I totally plan to live well into my 90's or beyond, sooo, I've gotta keep my body strong and healthy, right?  Dat my goal: old!  Jus' like Steve Harvey says, "Old is the goal!"  (Love me some Steve Harvey! lol!)

Yours in Healthy Eating! Ailsa : )

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While you have all your Dry Ingredients out, make 2 extra batches of the first 4 ingredients - add the rest, the next time you make your cookies, so, extra baggies of the Flour, Sugar, Baking Soda and Salt - Label it, Oatmeal Cookie Base : )

Baking Trick: Use a knife and fork to mix the ingredients - is so much faster and easier!

Double Batch: Makes at least 84 cookies! Yum!

Mix in a giant bowl:

1 1/2 cups Flour
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Sugar

1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar

Then Add:

6 cups Oatmeal (I like to mix half and half, Large Flakes with Quick Oats)

Mix in a medium size bowl (or whatever bowl you have around...)

1 1/2 cups butter or margarine (3 bricks) (or a mix of both) (soften it so your arm doesn't fall off...)
(I just microwave the margarine for 120 seconds, whatever makes it liquid is fine, no need to struggle : )

ADD:

4 tsp. Vanilla extract (I use 4 capfuls - dat jus' me - is prolly a tsp - lol! And Artificial Vanilla is totally okay!)
4 tablespoons of milk (or water, I always use milk)
2 eggs (Make sure no shells get in there - I canny take that chance! I never want to break another tooth on a tiny eggshell...)

1 bag of Chocolate Chips : ) (And, not the whole bag - maybe half the bag is plenty! : )
Options: raisins, dried cranberries, whatever else you might like to pop in here.. walnuts, maybe?)
(You might want cinnamon - aah, is debatable...think I like them better without the cinnamon - choose, yourself! lol!)

Bake at 350 for 12 - 20 minutes, depending on your oven - keep checking them, turn them around if one side gets brown faster than the other side - Yum! You' gonna love these cookies! 

Melt your margarine FIRST, set it aside while you're mixing your Dry Ingredients, so it'll be cool enough to add the eggs, without the eggs 'cooking' - you don't want that - haha!

Pour the liquid onto the oats, mix with a fork and knife, is waaay easier than a spoon... we're nontraditional, here, and it works way better! lol!

Mix until that's nice and creamy and light : )

We make half the batch as 'Regular' Oatmeal Cookies, set aside one roll for another day, and then add the chocolate chips - sometimes we add in walnuts, too - and set one roll of the Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies aside, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the fridge, for another day, too! Yum!

Start with the Baking Soda and Salt, then add in the sugar and brown sugar, then the flour, sift with your hands, then gently add in the oatmeal - use forks or a knife to run through it, but be super careful with the knife, of course - lol! And your hands to mix it through, as well : )

Make your first batch of cookies plain, then add in the Chocolate Chips - so good!

Hmm, I was just reading mah' recipe, and I see me has a newer technique - me mix all the dry ingredients, first, then add the 6 cups of oatmeal in - and, if you have 2 kinds of oatmeal, half of quick oats, half large flakes... and I melt the margarine right off the bat, set it aside so it'll really cool, then add all the vanilla and eggs and milk... and me no put in any cinnamon, and we looove them that way - we discussed the cinnamon, but changes the flavor, so, now we da purists with the oatmeal - haha! 

Oh, and not all that many chocolate chips, either - we used to pour the whole bag in, and with these oatmeal cookies, maybe half the bag, maybe a little less, is juuus' right! Yum! Now me wants them, again, too, and I got 2 gigantor bags of oatmeal at the Wholesale club, yesterday - should last for another month - yippee!!

You can scoop the cookies onto the Parchment Paper, or lay out a few sheets of Plastic Wrap, make 'Cookie Rolls', which are super easy to cut into slices, or pop in the fridge to make another day : )

This recipe will make soo many cookies, you might want to wrap up a couple of cookie rolls to save in the fridge for later : )

You can add a little oatmeal to your favorite cereal, too - is nice with Granola : )

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I loove Oatmeal - I just love it!  I have always believed in the powers of oatmeal, to lower your cholesterol, to lose weight, to maintain a healthy weight, to lower your blood pressure, to moderate your blood sugar - wow, that's a lot of stuff for one little bit of oatmeal, right?? lol!  It's like the one-stop-shopping for Healthy Food, right?? lol!

I often have Scottish Porridge, which I love, of course, since I'm Scottish, and it makes me think of my Dad every time I make it (!), and I was able to come up with an Oatmeal Diet, with an Apple Crumble recipe I really loved, so it helped me lose 35 pounds after I had my little man, Aidan....and now it's really important that I keep my cholesterol down, and maintain a healthy body weight, right, so I wanted an easy and quick way to increase the amount of oatmeal I eat every day, so I've started adding a 1/4 cup of oatmeal to my bowl of granola in the morning - it's delicious, filling, delicious (did I already mention that? hahaha! I want to say it again so you'll try it! lol!), and super fast and easy. You feel like you are sooo healthy, you're totally doing the right thing for your body! hahaha!

So here's how I do it, so you can try this, too.  I buy the big box of Granola, because I also like to save money (who doesn't?? lol!), and I buy the giant bag of oatmeal, too. The other fantastic thing about all the health benefits of oatmeal is that oatmeal is super cheap - I think I paid $5.47 for that giant bag of oatmeal I have, right now - lasts for ages. What else can you quickly and easily add to your diet that makes this kind of change in your body, for $5.47, and will probably last you for months on end? lol!  And there will maybe be a recipe for Oatmeal Cookies (yum!) on the side of the bag or box, but I'll post my favorite Oatmeal Cookie, too, since any way you get more oatmeal in your body is a good way, right?? Especially for the kids, too : )

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Well, now I'm pouring in less of the Granola and way more of the Oatmeal, sooo, maybe 1/2 cup of Granola, 1/2 cup of Oatmeal? lol! Wo knows, I just pour things in, dat mah' thing - you knows how me be! haha!

You'll find the right mix, but any time you can Add More Fiber To Your Diet, you're doing your body a very nice favor! : )

Just use your fingers to mix the oatmeal into your cereal : ) 

We'll all be super-healthy, together! lol! See you soon!  Ailsa xox

See the little 1/4 cup measuring spoon? I just leave that right in the big bag of Oatmeal? Makes it super easy to just sprinkle the oatmeal on my granola. : )

Here they are - just took them out the oven - man, Oatmeal Cookies are a LOT of work, but, they're delicious, and they're super-good for you, so I guess I can justify making them every so often... and I double the batch, since I figure if I'm gonna do all that work, I might as well make a lot, right? And those are the little fancy Flower Trees I make - think I need to make one, tonight, relax a little! lol! I'll put the recipe for the double batch under the 'Flower Tree' picture! lol!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies  (You can skip the chocolate chips, it you like them straight-up oatmeal, or add raisins, or dried cranberries - really good with the chocolate...just make them the way you really like them!)

Baking Trick: Use a knife and fork to mix the ingredients - is so much faster and easier!

Double Batch: Makes at least 84 cookies! Yum!

Mix in a giant bowl:

6 cups oatmeal (I like to mix half and half, Large Flakes with Quick Oats)
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar

Start with the Baking Soda and Salt, then add in the sugar and brown sugar, then the flour, sift with your hands, then gently add in the oatmeal - use forks or a knife to run through it, but be super careful with the knife, of course - lol! And your hands to mix it through, as well : )

Make your first batch of cookies plain, then add in the Chocolate Chips - so good!

1 bag of Chocolate Chips : ) (And, not the whole bag - maybe half the bag is plenty! : )
Options: raisins, dried cranberries, whatever else you might like to pop in here.. walnuts, maybe?)
(You might want cinnamon - aah, is debatable...think I like them better without the cinnamon - choose, yourself! lol!)


Hmm, I was just reading mah' recipe, and I see me has a newer technique - me mix all the dry ingredients, first, then add the 6 cups of oatmeal in - and, if you have 2 kinds of oatmeal, half of quick oats, half large flakes... and I melt the margarine right off the bat, set it aside so it'll really cool, then add all the vanilla and eggs and milk... and me no put in any cinnamon, and we looove them that way - we discussed the cinnamon, but changes the flavor, so, now we da purists with the oatmeal - haha! 

Oh, and not all that many chocolate chips, either - we used to pour the whole bag in, and with these oatmeal cookies, maybe half the bag, maybe a little less, is juuus' right! Yum! Now me wants them, again, too, and I got 2 gigantor bags of oatmeal at the Wholesale club, yesterday - should last for another month - yippee!!

Mix in a medium size bowl (or whatever bowl you have around...)

1 1/2 cups butter or margarine (3 bricks) (or a mix of both) (soften it so your arm doesn't fall off...)
(I just microwave the margarine for 60 seconds, whatever makes it liquid is fine, no need to struggle : )

Melt your margarine FIRST, set it aside while you're mixing your Dry Ingredients, so it'll be cool enough to add the eggs, without the eggs 'cooking' - you don't want that - haha!

ADD:

4 tsp. Vanilla extract (I use 4 capfuls - dat jus' me - is prolly a tsp - lol!)
4 tablespoons of milk (or water, I always use milk)
2 eggs - Make sure no shells get in there - I canny take that chance! I never want to break another tooth on a tiny eggshell...)

Pour the liquid onto the oats, mix with a fork and knife, is waaay easier than a spoon... we're nontraditional, here, and it works way better! lol!

Mix until that's nice and creamy and light : )

We make half the batch as 'Regular' Oatmeal Cookies, set aside one roll for another day, and then add the chocolate chips - sometimes we add in walnuts, too - and set one roll of the Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies aside, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the fridge, for another day, too! Yum!

You can scoop the cookies onto the Parchment Paper, or lay out a few sheets of Plastic Wrap, make 'Cookie Rolls', which are super easy to cut into slices, or pop in the fridge to make another day : )

Bake at 350 for 12 - 20 minutes, depending on your oven - keep checking them, turn them around if one side gets brown faster than the other side - Yum! You' gonna love these cookies! 

 Uh-oh! lol! The Chewy Oatmeal Cookies were flying off the plate as fast as I could make them - Yahoo! That's the sign of a great cookie! Yay!! : )

Looks like a Love Heart Cookie, right in the middle - so cute! 

And Oatmeal Cookies ARE good for your heart - in every possible way! 

Yippee!

See, just leave them in for a wee bit more - you want your cookies to be lightly browned, will be all lovely and chewy!

   

 Haha! They're gone before I can even get them on the plate - lol! A Very Good sign! ; )

 Mix the dry ingredients, starting with the salt and baking soda, then the sugars, white sugar and brown sugar, then the flour, then the oatmeal... use your fingers, if you like : )

Use Parchment Paper when you're baking - everything will turn out perfectly - yippee!!

I always use Parchment Paper, since it pretty much makes sure your cookies won't burn, and after all that work, you definitely don't want your cookies to burn... I pressed some of the cookie dough into  9" X 13" pan, just to see if I could easily make Oatmeal Squares, right? Hmmm, don't know if I really saved myself any time - I think a thinner layer of Oatmeal Cookie Dough would've cooked faster, for sure, but we also made regular cookies - just drop by the spoonful onto the cookie tray - make whatever size appeals to you...

Bake at 350 Degrees for about 15 minutes, depending on your altitude (not your personal altitude - a'hahahaha!) - I check them at 10 minutes, just in case, then just keep having a wee look. Pull them right out of the oven and check underneath the cookies - if they bottom is browned, you're good to go, they're cooked! Yippee!

The great thing about Oatmeal Cookies is that they are super-healthy, so a nice wee treat any time at all, no guilt, just fun! Okay, I admit it, it was worth the work to make them! lol!

Happy Schnacking! Ailsa xox


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Unprocessed  oats contain manganese, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc and Vitamin E.

Whole unprocessed oats are a very good source of fiber, especially beta-glucan. They are the only source of 20 unique unique polyphenols, a group of antioxidants called avenanthramides, known to prevent against heart disease.

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Scottish Porridge -- a super-healthy treat for breakfast!

Or Oatmeal for ANY Meal - I just had mine for dinner! Yum! 

Yum! I DO love my porridge - it's really important to have a nice place to sit down, enjoy your meal - especially your Oatmeal, then you'll feel like it's a real meal, and we all know your brain is behind a lot 'o da annoying extra weight... mine is, anyway, so you want to feel happy and content, and really enjoy your Oatmeal, love that Scottish Porridge! lol! 

(Don't forget to cook it with the salt, otherwise, yick! Is completely flavorless, without the salt, and salt is way better for you than the extra sugar... you just want to make it so that YOU like it, who cares what anyone else says, the inches you lose around your waist will be way better for your overall health than anything anyone has to say about the salt...) And, take that with a grain of salt, too - haha! ; )

Oh, and those are the pretty little Wire Trees that I love to make! : ) 

Can you lose weight just by eating oatmeal, just by adding oatmeal to your regular diet?  

Absolutely!  

Adding Oatmeal to your regular diet will make those extra pounds just fall off, and if you add in going to the gym, well, then.. WHAMMO!!  You're gonna drop that extra weight in no time! (AND, you'll be all regular, too! lol!) 

I make 3 bowls of Porridge at a time - one for now, then for the next day and the day after - lol! 

Just pop in the microwave for 3 minutes, after it's been in the fridge, and your porridge will be juuust right! lol! 

Oh, and drink that tea, too... if you can make sure you're not drinking your calories, you'll take extra pounds off just by switching to water where you can, and tea is my favorite!  I'm a Tea Jenny! lol! (A lot like a Tea 'Junkie', only much more civilized! hahaha!)

I'm a big oatmeal fan -- it's one of the best foods we can eat to lose weight, or maintain a healthy weight, plus, is really tasty and is very inexpensive : )

Ingredients:

2 cups Oatmeal,  the One Minute Oatmeal (I use One Cup Regular Oatmeal, One Cup Large Flakes or Steel Cut Oatmeal - but it'll all be good, and it'll all be healthy!)

3 cups of Water

1 1/2 tsp of Salt (You know what?? I used to say "1 tsp of Salt", because I felt guilty about saying how much salt I actually put in my porridge, but then, the other day, the morning routine was waaay thrown off, and I forgot the salt, fist time, ever, to forget the salt, and it was HORRIBLE - did I already says, 'HORRIBLE'?? hahaha!  It was God-Awful, so then I thought, omg, is this why people hate porridge, won't eat their Oatmeal? Because their Mom or Dad made them some God-Awful Oatmeal, no salt, no flavour.. well, maybe the flavour of death-warmed-over, since it's , you know, hot...bah'hahahahaha! Me jus' entertaining mah'self, at this point! hahaha!

Anyway, the bottom line info about cooking your Oatmeal - please add the Salt - it's okay for you, unless you're on a very tight no-salt regimen (but even then, hmmm, I dunno, I would think the health benefits of eating Oatmeal might override that 'no salt' thing... that's a personal choice : )

Turns out, this is about a half a teaspoon of salt, in the center of my hand! So, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt in your porridge! I always, always, just measure the salt in the center of my palm - lol!
I don't know HOW you would ever doctor up the oatmeal/porridge, without the Salt.. you would need massive amounts of sugar, if you like Brown Sugar and Cinnamon in your Porridge.. to me, that just adds more sugar, soo, hmmm... but if that's how you'll eat your porridge, ooookaaay... and you can always add in fruit and walnuts...apparently, that's yummy, too... just so long as your food tastes good - healthy AND delicious, that's what we're shootin' for, here! lol!  

I loove my porridge the regular way, with milk - yum! Am making it, right now, divide it into 3 bowls, pop the other two bowls in the fridge for tomorrow and the next day... I just heat them up for 4 minutes in the microwave - easy schmeasy..and the porridge keeps me going all day - is the best! Da bestestest! lol! 

( I think I actually use 3 tsp...sneaky! And I use my hand to measure - you know how you pour the salt into the center of the palm of your hand - yep, dat how me measures da salt - lol!)

This makes 3 servings of Oatmeal, or, Porridge, as we call it : ) 

I have one serving, right away, then pop the other two servings in the fridge - I pour all three bowls of porridge as soon as the porridge is ready, have one now, pop the other two in the fridge to heat in the microwave, and have for breakfast or lunch, the next tow days... and I just heat it for 3:30 minutes - and I have my oatmeal with milk - yum! Me yuvs it!

Directions:

Put the water on to boil, and add the salt.  I use my hand as a measurement, and for one reason or another, I like to put in 3 little bits of salt in the center of my hand (one wee bit at a time), and put that in -- I never use an actual tool for measurement for this! lol!  

You can skip the salt if you prefer fruit or Brown Sugar and Cinnamon in your Oatmeal, but I love the traditional Scottish Porridge... I grew up with it, and it reminds me of my Dad making the porridge every time I make it... is a lovely memory, and I loves me porridge (and my Dad!!)! Sticks to yer ribs, lasts you all day!

Once the water is boiled, pour in 2 cups of oatmeal, using a wooden spoon to quickly stir it into the boiling water so no lumps arrive (it's good to keep lumps of any kind out of your life... I'm thinking here of intensely dull people I might accidentally call lumps... lol!).

Stir the oats into the boiling water, cover and turn off the heat, wait 3 minutes, Done! : ) 

Turn the heat down right away, or your oatmeal will go over the edge of the pot, and keep stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes -- I use a wee pot for the porridge, unless I'm making it for more people... this is enough for two bowls just for you -- one for now and one for tomorrow (just heat it for 3 minutes in the microwave, add milk and enjoy!), or you can split this into three little bowls... depends on the size of the people you're serving! lol!  Really, this is an easy ratio -- 3 parts Water: 2 parts Oatmeal, salt to taste...

I always make, 3 cups of water, 3 tsp. of salt - in my hand, soo, prolly less than a tsp., each time, and 2 cups of Oatmeal - yum! Makes 3 bowls : )

I line up the bowls so I can just pour the oatmeal porridge into each bowl - one for now, cover and refrigerate the other bowls, for the following days - then just pop a bowl in the microwave for 3 to 4 minutes, so it's nice and hot with your milk - yum!

Now I'm dividing the Oatmeal Porridge into 4 bowls - but, you'll know how much energy you need to get through your busy day!

Here's the thing, though... if you know me, and if you're in here, chances are high you already know that I clearly believe that More is Better, Bigger is Better, More Oatmeal means I might lose weight even FASTER... hahahaha!  Well, all that really means is that I tend to put extra oatmeal in my porridge, in the hopes that it will counteract all da chocolates me likes to eat!! hahahaha!  I Hope to God my theory that oatmeal makes the pounds fall off is right!! haha! (Yes, it's right... I kid because I just got a great deal on Cadbury Mini Eggs, and plan to have a pack a day forever! lol!) So if you feel like adding in a wee bit more oatmeal into the boiling water, go ahead... what's the worst that can happen??  You'll get too skinny?? hahahaha!  We all wishes!! lol!

You will be amazed at how much weight you lose naturally when you add oatmeal to your diet.  I am very fond of it, and I like my Scottish Porridge with milk... you pour the milk into the edge of the bowl, so your porridge will float around like a wee island... is all just part o' da fun o' porridge!! haha!  Who knew porridge is fun?? I just keep adding milk as I go along... is delicious : )

Dis meee, in Vegas! lol! (Oatmeal + the gym = Healthier Me!!)

I have a whole Scottish Diet that I developed and used to help me lose over 35 pounds... is in the same vein as the whole Oatmeal idea, since oatmeal is sooo useful in losing weight quickly... is da best food, ever!! https://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.ca/2010/10/scottish-diet-it-really-works.html

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Set yourself a nice place setting, put on a funny show - I always watch Jimmy Fallon while I'm having my Oatmeal Porridge - and I use a pretty mat, 'n everything - lol! Just add milk, and you're all set! You'll be so crazy-healthy, is less than a month, but if you can
Take the Oatmeal Challenge, it's just 30 days, one bowl of Oatmeal a day, you'll lose inches off your waist, and everywhere else - and then add in a little exercise and keep going on your Oatmeal Challenge, and you'll be at your ideal weight in no time! Good Luck! Let me know how it goes for you! : )

Your little (and getting littler!) pal, Ailsa!! xoxo