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Good evening,
Aiming for brain dead, butt kicker day at work, so short note.
Californiagirl and Yaldaash - welcome!
Lana - can you make more than one serving of oatmeal in your wonderful pot?? If so that makes the work half as bad.
Crawling to the hammock under Lana's Palm Tree with Miss Tillie. Snapping fingers for foot massages and poetry reading......
Wishing all a good evening.0 -
Sara - I make 4 serving in the pot. I love it, but during the summer I ran out of the Trader Joe's steel cut oats. Hoping to have more energy in a few days to go on an expedition to that store.
Welcome to new folks......
See you all tomorrow.
Lana0 -
THURSDAY
Good morning!
Got up a little early, maybe more sleep before dog walk.
Flu shot at work today. Teeth cleaning tomorrow at dentist. Best chance of rain is tomorrow, so I shall find out very quickly how the windshield wipers work in the car. Just tired of all the appointments, but needs to get done.
Trying to think of meal ideas for next week and brain is a blank. Imagine me as a cartoon with the "bubble" for words being empty. Lets hope that is not long suffering.
Wishing all a great Thursday0 -
*tossing towel and beach bag onto favorite lounge chair*
BBL
Lana0 -
Good morning, and hello to all the newbies!
I had an AWESOME day yesterday with my calories. I was good at work (which is unusual), I had a HUGE dinner of chicken breast/veggies/potatoes, and still ended up a little bit under my goal. Hopefully it'll give me motivation to be good today too! I've really been enjoying tea lately, which makes me less likely to snack on dumb items, and I can have yummy flavors for 0 calories. I even bought pumpkin spice
Another recent win: A few days ago, I started my own bullet journal. I'm basically making my own homemade journal with a lot of doodles, artwork, and fun things for organization. I have worked on it the last couple nights while I've watched TV, which also cuts down on snacks.
Trying to lose the last bit of weight that I can before my trip. Half so that I can impress my friend (last time she saw me I was at my highest weight), and half so that I can treat myself a little bit more during the trip.
Numbers for today:
165.4: Starting weight & also highest weight ever
145.0: Today's weight
143: Lowest weight since starting
125: Pre-baby weight/Goal weight0 -
Thursday
I can't believe I never posted yesterday. I know I logged in and read posts a couple of times. It was a busy day.
I've been wimping out on facing the scale again this week. Haven't been all that bad but last weekend wasn't stellar. Planning to do better this weekend. Meals today will be an egg for breakfast, leftover white chicken chili for lunch and probably for supper, too. The kids want hot dogs and mac & cheese for supper, which I won't eat.
Will have a busy night tonight. DD leaves tomorrow after school for a weekend church retreat at our Bible camp. I need to go to Target and get her some decent winter pajamas. She'll also need a little cash. And then I need to help her get packed up. Of course, we'll have the normal homework/showers/etc. It's the last day of volleyball and I'm looking forward to a break!!! No running to games after work!
This weekend is Family Weekend at college. DS only wanted us to come out on Saturday, saying he had plans on Friday night and wasn't sure about Sunday (although Sunday would have only been brunch, anyway.) So, yesterday I bought tickets for the lunch on Saturday and then a show at the theatre on Saturday night...only to have him text me that he was wrong about his plans with his friends and they are getting together on Saturday night, NOT Friday night. At least his ticket to the show was only $10. I guess we'll have a space between us and the next people in the row. Now he's saying Friday night is open. There wasn't a lot going on that night either...but maybe we'll take him out for supper?
Annie
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Didn't check in yesterday, didn't log anything. A weird fog came over me that made it too much. Taking things slower today. Ended up going to urgent care because of a third day of dizziness. Doctor was convinced I was pregnant, and when that came back negative (like I knew it would, and told her it would, but I digress), she told me it was leftover effects from that awful cold I had and tried to get me to do an EKG. When I refused she prescribed me dramamine. My body doesn't react well to dramamine, but I said nothing just to get out of there faster. I'd rather just be dizzy for another day or two. She was completely full of it, bless her heart.
I'm grateful everyone else in the office has eaten all the chocolate. To say my self restraint has been wavering around it is an understatement. Hersheys cookies n cream, reeses pumpkins, milk chocolate.. all too good.
Lana- I hope this passes, at least temporarily, and you find your energy levels rising soon. Best to you.
Welcome to Californiagirl and Yaldaash!
Annie- Don't worry, we all have weeks like that. Have a great time at Family Weekend! Hope your son figures out what's actually going on soon
I'll check in tomorrow. Time to go fight with Wordpress for a bit longer.
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Good evening,
Did not realize how much extra stuff was in my soon to be not mine car. I decided best to clean it out and take one of the screens for the front window on new car..... Will find out tomorrow how well the windshield wipers work tomorrow.... teeth cleaning. Reward for all this medical stuff - is a book vendor who comes by once/twice a year to work and the jewelry vendor who comes next month......
Dinner in toaster. Had flu shot, usually dont have any after effects so I hope that stays true.
Ammey - good job yesterday! What is a bullet journal? Annie do the best you can and aim forwards. We dont have much chocolate out - I have enough in my drawer to share, but Sam you listed some really yummy ones.....
Will hang out with Lana under her Palm Tree and try and get some of the guys to give Miss Tillie extra attention. Her allergies are just rotten. She flirts with them anyway, so I dont think it will be too much to ask the cboys.
Wishing all a great evening.0 -
FRIDAY / TGIF
Good morning,
Hoping for rain, scheduled for a good rain today, little tomorrow and more Sunday and good chance Monday. Allergy sufferers (myself included) are looking forward to cleaner air.
QOTD: What plans do you have to set up your next food week??
AOTD: I realized I had run out of my freezer food, so fried rice will be made this weekend. Not sure about the rest though....
Wishing all a great Friday. Wave to all who follow.0 -
Friday!
Braved the scale to show a .6 lb loss from last week. Looking back at my history, I have been playing around with the same couple of lbs for a few months. I guess maintaining is better than gaining but I'd like to buckle down and get into the 140s again and maintain there!
Food this weekend may be questionable as we are eating out at least a couple of times. Will try to make good choices. Hoping to walk a 3 mile loop in the woods to enjoy the fall colors. That will give me some steps!
Sunday will bring meal planning and grocery shopping. There will be no volleyball next week, so that should allow time for more cooking!
Make it a great day!
Annie
177.8 Highest Weight Ever
152.6 Today (down .6 from last week)
148.8 - lowest weight so far this calendar year, 4/8/16
145.0 - lowest weight achieved with WW - July 2014
140.0 - goal weight
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Sara- I am attaching a picture of a bullet journal. It's similar to how I'm making mine. Basically, I bought a plain journal with no lines or formatting in it, and I'm drawing/coloring in my own calendar pages and making other organizational tools. It's a lot of fun and a lot of work, but mostly right now, I'm happy about having something to do with my time other than eat!
Lana- Thinking about you and I'm hoping you're starting to feel a bit better now that some time has passed!
Sam- I hope you're feeling better as well!
Annie- Good job on the .6 lb loss! That's awesome. Just keep it up and you'll be losing more before you know it. I wish that I knew of spots in my areas to hike... That sounds like a lot of fun. I guess I just need to wait until Monday the 24th- my friend has planned a hike up a mountain!
QOTD: I need to go grocery shopping tomorrow, and I'm hoping to get a new batch of salad ingredients for lunches. Having a healthy lunch always helps me stay on track for the rest of the day. I'm a big fan currently of spinach, seasoned chicken breast, and bacon salads. Strange combo, I know, but the meat makes it flavorful enough to eat without dressing or other bad stuff.
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Good morning Ladies~~
Annie - Congrats on your .6 It is a good thing, even if you may be frustrated because you've been living in the same number area for a while. Think of it as your body settling there until its next foray downward.
Sara - We'll be waiting for you at the Pool; hope the dentist is good and checkup finds nothing to raid the wallet. Miss Tillie will be the Belle of Happy Hour, as usual.
Today I feel as if I have half of my battery power back, and that is AOK with me. Half batteries means I can actually consider taking a walk. Hoping for some health club pool splashing around tomorrow and Sunday.
AOTD: I have all the tools in my fridge, freezer, and cabinet. Fresh kale, chopped red onion, mushrooms, soup stock, pork tenderloin in freezer, cooked lamb cubes in fridge. Yukon gold potato to steam; roasted corn. Fresh spinach. Shredded cheese and eggs. Milk and orange juice. Plus Amy's frozen meals in freezer for fatigue. I am stocked up to make healthy meals for a while.
Lana
245.6 - highest weight ever
220.4 - today
208.6 - Serial Starters lowest, Jan 1, 2016
175.0 - goal weight0 -
25lbsorbust wrote: »Didn't check in yesterday, didn't log anything. A weird fog came over me that made it too much. Taking things slower today. Ended up going to urgent care because of a third day of dizziness. Doctor was convinced I was pregnant, and when that came back negative (like I knew it would, and told her it would, but I digress), she told me it was leftover effects from that awful cold I had and tried to get me to do an EKG. When I refused she prescribed me dramamine. My body doesn't react well to dramamine, but I said nothing just to get out of there faster. I'd rather just be dizzy for another day or two. She was completely full of it, bless her heart.0
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Dear Sam,
As an older gal with health issues, I am worried about you.
In the future, don't turn down an opportunity to have an EKG.
If you've never had one, they are painless and quick and can offer some view into heart health. Having one now can serve as a baseline. Take the track paper or a copy with you.
Many people, even young people, can have intermittent heart arrhythmias which can produce dizziness. Of course, many non-heart things can cause dizziness. Don't ignore it and hope it just goes away.
I think that 3 days of dizziness is significant, even if it passes. Make a big note in your calendar.
Hugs,
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I am in a rush. I won a free breakfast from the Honda dealership for my department, it was a total suprise. Got sang to on one knee by one of the men (cboy care package time.....). Off to dentist for cleaning. BBL.1
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Sara - WOW!!!!
Lana0 -
Good evening,
Dust settling finally, rained heavily off and on today and I got in 2 of the "on" moments. We need all we can get.
When I say the breakfast was a total surprise, I had entered but I had no clue I had won until I walked into the room with the breakfast and all my coworkers. Sneaky people. I know have a tiara and a wand.... a bouquet of flowers, another nice key chain and some re use able grocery bags. My supervisor and manager also got flowers and those who had new enough cars got a chance to get a free oil change from the Honda dealership. Total win win, except there is a video out there with me in my tiara and flowers being sung to by a stranger and I had the clarity to ask him "can I take you home??". Smart girl.......
I took 2 muffins and will eat the other one this weekend. Points go into red. How often do I get free breakfast, flowers and sung to? Stuffed bell pepper in toaster oven.
Will wander over to the warm and sunny spot under Lana's Palm tree with Tillie and drink something fruity.1 -
Hi all! Not a bad week, until this evening...I'll post more later...
Sara- so funny you mention tiara and wand...we were literally talking bout that at a MTG today. Congrats on winning breakfast. Wonderful for you giving car to coworker.
Lana- hope you are on the way up. I'll meet you under palm tree, if you don't mind...
I'll check back in, tomorrow. Good nite all...1 -
SATURDAY
Good morning All~~~ Dawn! Great to see you!
Sara - OMG what a fabulous day you had. Complete with a TIARA!!?? Nothing beats a tiara and wand. Nothing. I am so happy for you!
Time to cut up some vegetables to cook and have handy in containers in fridge.
Lana2 -
Aw, Gem! I hope you get better soon. What a way to spend your weekend!
Soup is good.
Lana0 -
Where is Sara?
And Sam, with the dizziness. Check in please!
Lana0 -
I thought I posted this morning...... where did it go??
Errands done and inside with Tillie - Rain is coming back soon - we had a break this morning between storms.
Lana- look for 2 cards later this week.
Dishes done - pot to make rice is soaking and laundry in dryer. Fried rice for dinner. Stuffed bell peppers tomorrow.
Nap time soon, bbl.1 -
Sara - glad that you were not abducted! Whew~~1 -
Hi Lana! Great to see you, too! Hope you are doing well.
Popping in briefly, again. Finally Friday for me! Phew...not sure I coulda lasted much longer...lastnite did me in. Such a sad and intense evening. Heading home from work, my friend and I came upon a woman on the side of the road, holding her dog that had just been hit. Another friend of mine happened by and rushed him and his owners to the vet. He did not make it. So heartbreaking. His owners were so distraught. I can only imagine their pain. Definitely not a good way to end the day. But, there was no way we could have just drove by.
Welcome Gem! Sorry to hear yer under the weather. Hope you feel better, soon.
Waves to Sara and all others!
Have a great night!
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SUNDAY
Good morning.
Dog up medicated and fed. Me back to sleep a little. Groceries and then in. I shop at 2 places for the best prices and there are certain brands I prefer.
Dawn- I could not work in the animal industry - I had to get out of social services because I took too much to heart and while that's okay, it did wear me down ( I worked with people who were dying and their families). I was waiting to pick up medication for my dog and met 2 owners and their dogs (they were small dogs) and it was hard to just sit there and not speak or greet dog. Some people can and some people can drive by without giving a moments notice. Hope last night went well and Yay!! for your Friday.
Cooking more rice today to make stuffed bell peppers. Otherwise a rainy day for reading/knitting and oops maybe napping.
Lana - did you think singing Prince Charming whisked me away?? He was very married with 6 kids and delightful.
Wishing all a good Sunday. Wave to all who follow. BBL.1 -
Keep fingers crossed, the car I donated to friend was driven off this morning and I can only hope they picked it up. Okay not too smart on my side, but I have copies of the forms I filled out transferring ownership. I told her to call me and tell me when she picked up the car, but it was so early. I hope I havent in trying to accommodate someone else messed up. I will see her tomorrow so if nothing else I can find out tomorrow. Will not do this the same way again if I do it at all.0
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Sunday......
Sara - yes I hope that the reason your old car is gone is because the intended peeps came and got it.
Dawn - you did a good thing.
I accomplished quite a bit this morning. Cooked many veggies and stowed them in the fridge.
Feeling much better today so I went to the theater before anyone else would be there and got some things out of my office. Mixed feelings about whether I miss the place and whether it would be a good or bad thing to just retire and not go back. The money would be way less, but the stress would be too, and I'd be free.
Have to make a pro/con list someday soon.
Time for a Sunday Nap!
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Lana - hope your nap goes well. Can your job become part time? or is that not worth the hassle?
If I get no phone call and I find out tomorrow she has the car I am really tempted to tell her after the blanket for her granddaughter is done that no more favors from me. I am even thinking of giving her the money back and walking away.
Rain is off/on here and have frozen lasagna in toaster for lunch and brown rice soaking for stuffed peppers.
I sent thank you cards to the Honda dealership and my new dentist. Cleanings are always so painful and she was so gentle. I have one tooth that is being a real pickle anyway, so that the gums are sore (root canal already done) and it is not surprising. I vote for yanking it, but probably not my best option.....
Was watching Buffalo/SF on someone else's TV - thinking of Liz. Sending her good thoughts.
Maybe I should put on some good music?? Options for Happy Hour under Lana's Palm Tree are up for grabs....
BBL.0 -
Thank you Lana and Sara. Being in the animal industry is a very trying job. Some days, I wonder how I make it. But, if it weren't for those of ud who love and care for them, where would they be?
Lana- glad to hear you are feeling better. Retirement doesn't sound like a bad idea. More time under the palm tree with those cabana boys..he he
Sara- hope you hear from woman with yer car. Maybe she was just so happy, she forgot to call. I'm always leary of helping friends and coworkers, they often take advantage and then its hard to work with them. But, you did a good thing, regardless. I hate teeth cleaning! I have extremely sensitive, receding gums. They always hafta give me extra shots....shivering at the thought. Glad you had a gentle dentist...
Very, very warm here again, today. Supposed to be this way for a couple more days..not ready for freezing temps... But, I was happy with low 70's and upper 60's...
BF will be gone again this week, so won't be here much, if at all. Glad he doesn't work away often. Just this week and the next and he should be done.
Everyone have a good evening and week if I don't make it back... Waves to all!1 -
I am having lots of trouble with MFP. Nothing is current. All posts are from hours/days ago. When I log in, it always starts at 59min...I'm so confused. I Uninstalled the App and reinstalled it...no better... I don't know what is going on...0
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