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Home from a dull day at work. I made an apt to redo what couldnt be done and if it were up to me would not be done, however........ I met the most upset woman on the phone and when I had to immediately reschedule I got an earful of anger. If my driver cant take me, then I dont go. Pretty simple words here. Driver may be getting promotion so I may have to get a 2nd option.
Lasagna is toaster oven. Would rather curl up with dog in blanket and call today good.
Lana - are you near Charlotte? Difficult situation all around. Wish there was an answer.
Cboys cant even charm me tonight, but I wish all fun under Lana's Palm tree. Drink special going on. Get 3 and get a paper umbrella - those boys needs some marketing help.
Wishing all a good evening.0 -
Thank you all for birthday wishes. After work, spent an enjoyable evening at home with BF. I'm good with that.
Yes, I work at animal shelter. My boss has no shelter experience. And having been with us just over a year, he still has no clue what it means to be in this field. The doggie I took in was groomed today and looks and feels amazing. She's a whole new dog! He ended up not talking to us about why he's so upset. He does that all the time. Very childish.
The dog that I witnessed being dumped was adopted, today! She is in her new home in Indiana. So happy for her. Such a great dog. I will miss her.
Sara- congrats on yer bonus! That's awesome.
You can change yer Macros. I have done it. Still can't get enough protein and too much fat and carbs. Just can't seem to figure it out.
Sorry not commenting on all posts. Not been sleeping well, so really tired.
Hope everyone has a good night. Gonna curl up with pups under Lana's palm tree
really want a paper umbrella
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Just a quick note,
Annie I went to Amazon to see what the "light" alarm clock was and they look interesting. I sleep with light on in living room half the night, so not a choice for me, but it must be better than some of these alarms blasting away.
40%/30% /30% - too many numbers so I dont even know how to advise. I have switched some vegetables to more dark green and less starch. Salt intake is also a priority. Hope you can find the balance that works.
Dawn- Happy Dog news! That must make the other crap almost worth it. Hope a good sleep finds you.
Will try and crochet one more flower and call it a night.
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Happy Friday!!! Wishing I could have just slept in but here I am at work. Looking forward to a quieter weekend. Thinking we have some homework/projects to do with the kids and I would like to get my fall decorations out. We also need to get new tires on my car before the snow flies.
Need to replace all 4 tires so $$$. We have actually put it off for 2 years. It's just painful for me as our credit card is already too high! We had it almost paid off and then did all of the work on the house this summer in the hopes of selling...only to stay put. Trying to get my resolve up to put all of our extra money on that credit card and pay it off over the next 8-9 months. Our savings isn't nearly high enough and it's tempting to just put the money there, but the interest is so high on the credit card that we're better off trying to pay it off. I'd love to get to a point where we never use that %#@%# card again! Hubby shopped around on prices and will take it in tomorrow morning. We will pay with $$ out of savings account.
And here I had hoped to go buy a few new fall decorations for the house this weekend. Maybe not.
Only transgression yesterday was a corn muffin with supper. Otherwise good day and within calorie limit.
Today is Day 2 of 19. Now to face this day and the weekend. The weather is getting cooler and I'm going to have to switch to wearing my jeans and dress pants for work pretty soon. That will be what I think of when I want to eat something carby or sweet.
Need to check in with my Mom...
Will CBL! Waves to all!1 -
HAPPY FRIDAY
Good morning!
My attempt to get on a couple hours ago was thwarted by Windows updates - still updating but at least I can post.
Annie - isnt it always a juggle between credit cards and savings? Waiting to buy seasonal decorations means having less to pick from - but new tires means safety. Good job a sticking to plan 2 of 19 may not seem like much but we have all stopped better habits before after day 1.....keep up the good work.
Eating lunch at work, salad container date is yesterday and they go bad quickly. So another bagged salad for dinner.
Okay, change in weather means more soups/stews/ potatoes - I mean to walk afternoon breaks again to balance exercise and calorie intake. Make a plan that will work. I was wondering if I had pants that fit in smaller size and I do, so at least that means I dont have to rush out and shop.
I will lurk from work ..... TGIF.... Wave to all who follow.1 -
Hey Girls~~
I'm throwing my towel and beach bag onto my lounge chair. Will be back tonight to finish reading and to post. How did I miss yesterday!!!??? North Carolina Time is a Time Zone all its own.
In the meanwhile.....
Day One of Annie's 19 Day healthy eating! We will all help!
(Alerting the Cabana Boys of the 19-day Thing.)
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Welp, Friday is off to a bad start, as it always is. Weekly SEC muffins from McDonalds with the S/O, it's our little treat once a week, keeps us from going out the other 6 days. Also decided to buy lunch, mostly because my microwave meals have been exceptionally bad recently. Not sure if they're a bad batch or if I'm just getting sick of them. Suddenly $6 seemed like a low price to pay to not cover another alfredo meal in hot sauce and shove it down. On top of that I feel like I look like a trash can today, but I'll take it *hair flip*. I've looked worse.
Going to spend this weekend baking and cleaning. Looking to make good with our upstairs neighbors/dog walkers/friends, so I'll be taking half of what I make up to them. If my apartment ate everything I made, I have a feeling the three of us would wind up on My 600lb Life within a year!
Looking forward to not being at work. Waves to everyone! It's almost Saturday, get excited...
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Our company is celebrating its founder's day, so breakfast was served. All tracked, will see if I can get dog to help me walk off some of those 'red' calories after work.1
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So Baskin Robins brought back German Chocolate Cake Ice Cream for the fall time. Need I say more-1
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It's almost time for the weekend! It is STILL rainy and oh so gloomy over here... But I'm happy anyways! Happy Friday to all of you.
I took my three year old to the store last night to buy a Halloween costume (she chose Ariel), and it took a full hour to make it through the store. She's old enough to walk on her own next to me without being in a cart, but she isn't old enough to make it more than two feet down an aisle without stopping to look at random items. Alas, we are headed back to the store for a few more forgotten things. Here's to hoping it won't take quite so long tonight...
I lost a pound of the weight I had gained over my few days of training, but I'm still 10 pounds up, which kind of sucks! Weekends are always tough for me, but I'm going to try to do better this weekend in hopes of shedding more of the weight again. Wish me luck! 1 -
Good evening, falling down in hammock to celebrate Friday.
Jen - you could also reward yourself for walking by B/R and not eating anything, think of non food items. Any ideas anyone??
Computer is being slow pokey, so I will stop by later.1 -
Spoke with coworker who drives me to dr apt next one is Thursday and hopefully the last for awhile- I had nominated her for an award for helping me get to apts and when she wouldnt take money I helped her learn to crochet and bought her fun crochet objects that I wish I had had sooner - she got an email saying that she will get a certificate and a pin of some kind and will have her picture taken. I hate to have my picture taken so hopefully its just hers..... Two of the people I nominated won some form of recognition which is nice.
Coffee with a biscotti for dessert. Will consider hot apple cinder tomorrow morning to celebrate the start of Fall.
Wishing all a great evening.1 -
SATURDAY
Good morning,
Dog to vet tomorrow, so note on mirror (no food/water or meds) - my dog lives through her stomach so I will probably have an angry little girl tomorrow am.
Regular errands today. New neighbors are rude and their chatting coming home woke me up at 11 luckily it was a Friday night, but I hope they dont stay here long.... Put on the tea kettle and got a hot water bottle started and I slept over 4 hours straight. Hoping for a good nap today.
Will stop by later after errands. Wave to all who follow.0 -
Saturday
Well, Day 2 wasn't so hot. Too many carbs. And did not get the walk in I wanted last night. Moving on. Kind of miffed at my mother. She is completely off the rails already. But I know I can't "make" her do anything - or really want it.
Today is Day 3 of 19. DH was not kind to me this morning when he said, "If I bake muffins, will you eat one?" I said, "No." Kind of mad that he made muffins but at least he made chocolate chip muffins, which are not my favorite. (Even though I love chocolate, I don't like chocolate chip muffins or pancakes.) I have had my water, egg, and coffee and so far have resisted the urge to even look at a muffin. It's funny how even though I don't really want one, they are tempting. I'm planning on a protein and veggie for lunch (not sure what they will be yet) and then white chicken chili for supper.
Laundry, house cleaning, and the kids' homework is on my agenda today. Grocery shopping, too.
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Brake stuck in park again - happened about 16 months ago, called roadside used my crochet hook to unlock them, car is at shop, I had groceries so they drove me home and it may be a long time today. I asked if the gear box was connected to transmission as I saw my savings account go out the door. No they are not directly connected so that was a relief. No clue what is wrong and waiting for the adrenaline to come down. Dog goes to dr tomorrow so I told the car place I am glad dog is not with me because that would have been worse......
Over my calories by under 100 so I just leave it alone. May walk a little more.
Walk to get some more water. BBL.
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Just got call from car place, same part as last year, just missed warranty and car place is not charging me diagnostic so I will not have to pay too terribly much.
Smog check next month with an older car, will be looking for a new one soon - cars to look at or steer clear of? No clue my car I have had for 16 years....
Will take a short walk and burn some more calories.....0 -
Glad to hear the bill won't be too bad for your car, Sara! I had to have tires put on mine today.
We have a Ford Taurus and had to replace all 4 tires = spendy. Going to plan cheap meals again this week to help offset the damage! 0 -
Sara- that was wonderful, nominating your friend and helping her with crochet stuff. So many people are so unappreciative.
Sorry to hear about car. Hope it's all fixed.
Is doggie OK? Always feel so bad when I have to take away food and water.
The adoption of the pup was so worth all the hassle. We have had 4 dogs adopted since Thursday. That is great for us. The boss should be happy. He'll find something to complain about, tho...0 -
Dawn, dog is getting teeth cleaned, so just a bi-annual physical. No water after bedtime. She got her dinner early and will get her liverwurst (medication) before bedtime.
Dog is "fixed" and under $100.00 so I think I got lucky.
Dont usually like to let gas get this low, but gas station is on way to Vet tomorrow.
Find me under Lana's Palm Tree with dog, just too hot here.
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Hi Ladies~~
Just breezing through quickly. Have to go to sleep silly-early to get up O'Dark Thirty to shut down the NC house and get a Lyft Car to the Raleigh train station. 8:45AM train back north to NYC.
It was 91 degrees here in Chapel Hill today--at least that's what was forecast. I cannot be fall yet.
I don't have a car - Sending good car vibes to Sara. ~~~~~>
Sending special ear scratching to everyone's doggies.
Annie - I am powerless over any muffin. You did well!
Waving to Dawn~~
The train will be 10 hours on Sunday, so you likely will not hear from me. Everyone have a wonderful day.
Jen.....Mmm......ice cream!
Waves to Ammey and Sam and Chamie.......
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So, I stuck with it and ate well...but I'm still over by 57 calories if I don't count my exercise today. And over on sodium. I underestimated the calories in my white chicken chili and didn't create the recipe and log it until after I had eaten it along with a corn muffin for supper. Should have skipped the corn muffin to at least keep the calories in the green. Sodium would have been over anyway. Frustrating that canned beans, even when rinsed and drained come up with so much sodium.
Good 2 mile walk with the dog averaging a 15.29 minute mile, which is pretty good for me. I'd like to be faster but it doesn't happen often that I get below a 15 minute mile.
Off to drink some more water!1 -
Sam- I love to bake this time of year...luckily, my BF helps eat most of it. He can, he doesn't gain weight.
Jen- never had German chocolate cake ice cream. Sounds almost irresistible. Our lovely dogwalker at the shelter made some German chocolate cupcakes...HUGE.. I confess, I did eat a small portion off a couple, on 2 different days...I need to take lunch!
Ammey- good for yer JumpStart on Halloween costume and patience in the store. One pound loss is a good start. Just stick with it you'll do great.
Lana- it's been close to 100 here all week. So much for Autumn. The leaves aren't even turning, yet. Supposed to cool down next week...we'll see.
Be safe on yer train ride. Sounds like a long day.
Annie- Great job on the walk! I've always had a hard time with Cals/Macros/Everything else. Just can't seem to figure it out. 57 calories isn't too bad. You'll get it.
Well, watching scary movies and just relaxing. Have a good evening all...
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SUNDAY
Good morning,
Up with normal time schedule, water for dog. No food and water is now hidden. I hate to put things away but anesthesia is tough enough.
Have a to-do list while she is gone (nap also listed....). Posted my food for the day and I have no idea for lunch. I will not use my "free time" to run out to eat.... will find something at store??
Back to bed for me, lets see if dog lets me sleep. Waving to all who follow. BBL.1 -
Sara- hope all goes well with pup. She will feel better with clean teeth
Nothing going on today. Was expecting rain...crazy warm again...where is Autumn?
Thinking of put up Halloween decorations anyway...
BBL..good day all
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oops car is fixed and under $100 - just reread yesterday....
We will have upper 90's until Wednesday so Fall is not quite here yet either, except it is cold at night.
Vacuum is out and will do floors while dog not here. Got an OCHO bar - found out I picked the one with the highest calories - what a talent I have. Stuffed bell pepper for lunch and fried rice with Chicken Teriyaki (vegetarian) - need to go add snap peas to my list of foods eaten. Will not get many dog walking points but housecleaning gets something...
Will stop by later.1 -
Sunday
Good breakfast. Went to coffee with DH while kids were at Sunday School. Had a pumpkin chai tea, which should have been a no-no. Will track and move on to another good day. Should have time for a nice walk. Did not get groceries yesterday so must make a meal plan and get some staples. Planning to eat cheap and light again this week. We may actually make it through the weekend without eating out! Good to save those $$$ and calories. Lunch will be leftover white chicken chili. Supper will be a protein with veggies.1 -
Dog is home and my shadow so I am trying not to move around too much. No meds until tomorrow.
Glad I got that bonus - car and dog bill ate most of it.
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Glad she is home. That's how it always goes for me...every time I think I'm going to be ahead a little, something comes up. At least you were able to take care of it with the bonus...0
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MONDAY
Good morning,
Dogs favorite liverwurst cannot hide the medication smell, so will have to pill her. Will only put the 1 med in liverwurst.
Yes, it is Monday and I am not really ready for it. Dog is like a small child in that I could hear her and did not get a lot of sleep.
Oatmeal is cooking and dog needs her meds. Hoping for a little extra sleep before work.
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Serial Starter here. I live in Montana. Done it all: WW (many times), Adkins, South Beach, Blood Type, vegan, vegetarian, paleo......yadda yadda. Sick of the back and forth. Ready to do it for good sensibly. 62 years old and retiring in 6 weeks. Hope to find like minded folks on MyFitnessPal.0
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