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I did not participate in today's pot luck - I wanted my chili cheese dog
- I made a snarly noise at my red calorie # as just I got into this website, but it is a mild number.
Donated 2 coats to a charity and now I need to go find one for winter. People buy me coats and I would like to pick one out for myself this time.
Stuffed zucchini tonight. Fruit/veg box had extra zucchini's so I will make more next week? Will roast beets with parsnips/ carrots in box this morning as well. I have heard of mashed parsnips with mashed carrots.....
Another supervisor really wanted me to dress up for Halloween - she had a candy corn outfit. I thanked her but I told her "heck no" 3 times.....Cant even look at candy corn any more, ate way too much of it as a child.
Will curl up with dog on lounge chair under Lana's Palm Tree and wiggle finger quietly to Cboys - Lana get ready for their "full treatment". When does DH get home from the Southern Hemisphere? Time goes by so fast...... I had to laugh at your card posting Lana as I know what the inside says......bought it at CVS for inquiring minds.
Wave to all who fly by this evening. Wishing all a good night.1 -
SATURDAY
Good morning,
Dog up and fed. Will stop by after errands.
Wave to all who follow. Back to sleep.1 -
Got a medium weigh coat that repels water too, a couple of tops and bag of "think thin" white chocolate things to try.
Rain off and on, winterizing bedding and switching wardrobes. Means dog will crawl in to bed to sleep under covers with me.2 -
Peep. Dinner time. Eating somewhat over the top things for dinner.
I actually spoke with DH on phone today; decent conversation, then later some texting sent it all down the toilet. This will never get fixed. Can't wait for several years from now when I'll be on my own. It will be lonely but peaceful.
Sara - DH comes back November 15th-ish.
I'm looking forward to having a doggie who gets under the covers with me!
Hello to Gem; waves to all who visit later~~
Lana
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SUNDAY
Good morning,
I have some of the rudest neighbors. He works until midnight. They had friends knock at 2am and they had the door open about 15 minutes ago with a party going. My only hope is they are contract workers for Intel or something like that and they leave again after the contract is up. I will have to say something to the management because luckily it is Saturday/Sunday - but wow.
Dog is up and fed and oatmeal is cooking. Groceries, then who knows?? I will be making roasted vegetable soup and wondering what I should eat with it.
Will stop by later after.0 -
SUNDAY - YIPPEE!
I feel almost great today! I got the sleep I needed! I put in 3 hours cleaning The Cave.
QOTWeek:
We all could use a Shakeup! What will yours be this week? What commitment will you make to yourself?
AOTW: Health Club Pool water exercise 3x + walking the other 4 days.
Lana1 -
AOTW: I will focus on my aroma therapy for sleeping better and walk my afternoon breaks.
Roasted veg are done for soup- put beets aside to eat cold with balsamic vinegar. Frozen Lasagna in toaster oven. I bought 2 sandwich rolls in bulk (as I dont need 20) for soup. Soup and Stuffed Zucchini for dinners this week.
Has been dry all morning until about 5 minutes ago. We are 3 inches over normal and with 4 years of drought I am not complaining.
Those reading sitting on the fence - the AOTW does not have to by huge, start with a small change.1 -
Soup is a great success and easy enough to do again.2
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MONDAY
Good morning, weigh in is the same! Celebrate and move on.
Aromatherapy helped with better sleep last night which is welcome
Gem - love your dog news. Someone I know just got a new adoption - seen pictures only.
QOTW - We all could use a Shakeup! What will yours be this week? What commitment will you make to yourself? (copied from Lana's Sunday post)
AOTW: I will focus on my aroma therapy for sleeping better and walk my afternoon breaks. My reply from yesterday.
Jump in -- what is yours??
I hope to see children dressed up today for Halloween.
Wave to all who follow. Make it your best Monday.
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My weekend started out pretty well but it fell apart on Saturday night when the Halloween candy was unleashed! Trying to put a stop to it today. Can you believe I just ate my regular fried egg breakfast this morning while the rest of my family ate Halloween donuts?
So, haven't looked at the scale.
QOTW: We all could use a Shakeup! What will yours be this week? What commitment will you make to yourself?
AOTW: Getting to bed earlier! And walking treadmill on Tuesday night and Thursday night. I have been so lax and although my weight is essentially maintaining, it won't be for long if I don't get more activity.
My kids are going trick-or-treating as Maleficent and Master Chief (from HALO). I will stay home and hand out candy while DH takes them around the neighborhood. College-age DS and his girlfriend will be stopping by. I told him I have a special treat for him and also my MIL sent along a little something for him (including cash).
We started our Dave Ramsey plan on Friday. We have set up cash envelopes for our grocery, gasoline, and Target/Walmart categories. Also set aside some $$$ for Christmas gifts. We have not been good about budgeting for that the last couple of years and know we need to do better. These are the areas where I'm sure we overspend. I think it will be a bit of a struggle to learn to stay on-budget but it will be good. We took DS out for supper Friday night and blew a bunch of our grocery money, so will need to be creative until the next pay day to cook and eat at home. Which in the end is generally healthier, too!
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Happy Monday/Halloween!
Was going to go out partying last night but the littlest corgi got violently ill that morning. A trip to the emergency vet later they're not sure what was causing it but she's back to her normal self. Gotta love puppies, right? They'll eat anything, even if it tries to kill them...
Exhausted and hungry today (as a result of the exhaustion), but trying to stay on track. I picked up a Monster Rehab and a Diet Pepsi at H-E-B on my way to the bus this morning, so I wouldn't snack so much during work. There's a giant Halloween potluck today, which will be a test of self-control. Wish me luck!
QOTW: My s/o and I are in a battle this week for who can lose the biggest % of their weight. So that'll shake things up! I'm cooking for one for the next 7 days, so that's also a huge change. He's pre-making all of his meals.
AOTW: I'm going to get back into PIIT28. For real this time. Starting tomorrow.
Tillie- Sounds like our new neighbors! We call them the 'mad lads', referring to british lad culture. Luckily we have a nosey, sassy downstairs neighbor we were able to sic on them. Hopefully management can help you out there.
Annie- What a happy little lobster! Too cute
Budgeting is never easy, but eventually you fall into the swing of it. I'm trying to get back into it myself. Best of luck!0 -
Update, because it has been over an hour so I can't modify my original post.
My spread at the halloween potluck:
1 paper plate, 3/4 of which was salad with approx 1tbsp french vinaigrette and green peppers. 6 tortellini in red sauce, 6 fritos, 1 can of coke zero, and 1 bag of salt and vinegar kettle cooked chips which I haven't eaten yet and will save for later.
Not too bad at all. Time to figure out how to log that and get on with my day!1 -
Good evening,
Soup on stove for dinner, dinner roll put me in red for day (I tracked the Halloween candy that showed up on my desk....). Will make stuffed zucchini tomorrow.
Lana - beautiful card, thank you. I read Freud's book on interpreting dreams decades ago. If you can go back in the last 3 days to see if anything you saw/thought might be connected. I like to think it is dreaming for the future. Shame you didnt see a prince charming in that dream.
Annie - what a nice dog to let you do that! Mine gets fussy when I try and put her red turtleneck on (rainy and cold days only).
Hot shower, early to bed - dont usually get too many trick or treaters so I just turn in.
Wishing all a great evening.0 -
Too much candy left at home! Sent a bunch of snacks/food back to the college dorm with DS. (He and his girlfriend stopped by for awhile tonight.) But my younger kids brought home TONS from trick-or-treating. I will have to have the willpower of Superman to withstand the temptation.
Braved a pair of dress pants tonight since I have a meeting tomorrow which requires dressing up. They fit! Not loose, not tight. I would prefer a bit of looseness. So, I need to limit the carbs. (My 39 day challenge has not been going so well.) And I need to be more active. Thus, my AOTW is very applicable. I will get on the treadmill and do some planks and crunches on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Off to take a hot bath so I can get to bed earlier!0 -
TUESDAY
Good morning.
No trick or treaters - usually not - so just went to bed early. Started to rain early evening and is still raining, but should taper off later. Rain on Halloween is rotten for the kids. Annie, I bought candy when I first moved here and ended up eating it all (pre WW) and last night I thought about it and if anyone actually stopped by I could open a bag of "work" chocolate.
Keep up the good work Annie it does make a difference - and great NSV with getting into the dress pants.
Aromatherapy is working well at night and will continue to walk afternoon break, tomorrow. Today is pedicure and I need to run to post office so extra walking for me.
Will be back under the covers for my pre walk snuggle with dog.
Wishing all a great Tuesday.0 -
Oooops - How did I miss yesterday, posting here. ? Very busy trying to get life done before the next round on Thursday.
Today, more chores: go to laundromat, change bedding, pay some bills, mail at post office.....maybe get to the health club? Darn I am lazy these days.
Everyone have a good day!
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Happy November!
Tuesday
My 14 year old cat decided to sit on the back of the couch and watch for trick-or-treaters. The kids (and parents) could see her through the window when they rang the doorbell. They enjoyed her!
We have way too much candy left - and that is after I handed out 3-4 pieces per kid and sent a bunch home with my DS. And my kids brought home a TON! As I said last night, I will have to have super-willpower to leave it alone. Lila had a good time trick-or-treating and was all tuckered out last night.
Missy/Gem - my motivation comes from how my clothes fit and from pictures. Right now, things are feeling snug and I think my jowls and double-chin are a little bit "too present" in photos. (I do have to face the fact that I am in my mid-40's now and my face is simply looking "older", too.) I do have a pair of smaller dress pants I'd like to be able to wear again and I want my "fat" jeans to be really loose again like they were a couple of years ago. I know this means I need to cut the junk food and get more exercise. 6 lbs and a couple of years makes a difference.
I saw in my Facebook memories today that 2 years ago on November 1st said I was re-charging my diet and exercise routine. My DH was having "No Shave November" and I was having "No Pop or Sweets November". It's a nice goal but I never seem to really have NO pop or sweets. I am telling myself I will LIMIT those things. I'm afraid saying I can't have ANY actually makes me want them all the more.
Big meeting at work today. We'll see how it goes. It's all new to me.
Sara - good job with the weigh in!
Lana - glad to hear you're getting things done on the days you are feeling better. Be kind to yourself.
25 - good job on the potluck!
Missy/Gem - good job planning ahead and packing snacks.
Better scoot. Will check back later!
Annie
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Hi Annie - I SO know your struggles with the pop and the sweets. This won't be easy, but I was wondering if there's any way you can consider just cutting out the pop.
My thinking is that it has that devil--corn syrup--in it. With corn syrup, the more you have, the more you want it. It is just like a drug to your body.
I understand the idea of saying no to something may make you feel you want it all the more, but just have a try at getting rid of the pop and the ultra-processed sugars: candy. Then once or twice a week have a really good dessert item, preferably out at a restaurant or shop (instead of the whole thing at home).
I DO know this is hard.
Beck has a whole lesson about having some food items being "No Choice".
Hugs,
Lana1 -
Hi Lana, I always think I can cut out the pop but I just get so bored drinking water. I have cut back to diet pop and have been consistently staying away from regular. But I do know there is a school of thought that the artificial sweetener in diet pop can actually make you crave sweets all the more. When I drink water only, I find myself eating things to try to get some flavor. So, not sure what to do!
Hugs,
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Good evening,
Had to go to post office to get stamps, bought 2 books and found a card for Lana - will send tomorrow. 2 on their way.
New nail polish and medium shade of purple.
Had extra points tonight until I realized I had not made rice for stuffed zucchini, I will set that up today to make tomorrow..... thought I had my ducks in a row. Will make rice tonight and take off the apple I left at work so my numbers wont be as bad....
Annie - soda is a tough one for a lot of people. How many do you drink a day?? Can you cut back by 1 for now instead of going cold turkey?? Some people are just cold turkey kind of people and that is what works for them.
Dog is done and soup is on stove. Will knit for awhile and maybe fly by later.
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I really only drink a maximum of one 20 oz bottle per day. And that's a maximum. Often times I only drink 1/2 the bottle.
I'm going to concentrate on limiting the soda to diet-only and cutting down on the amount. And limiting my breads/rices/crackers. I like Lana's idea of only having a sweet or dessert once or twice a week.
Headache all day today. Actually got weepy early this evening due to feeling worn-out. (It is not PMS). Concentrating on getting extra water. Will walk on treadmill and do crunches/planks after kids have finished their homework and have showered. Feeling ready to sleep, so I definitely plan to hit the hay early tonight.0 -
WEDNESDAY
Good morning, saw a fabulous picture of snow in the mountains in paper. Both snow and picture was fabulous. Not a word I get to say often - memo to Cboys, "standards are slipping"
MID WEEK- how is our QOTW going??
AOTW - I am using aromatherapy to good use (get good pieces of sleep wake up and move and go back to sleep easier). Walking today at work.
Will make stuffed zucchini tonight, just ran out of energy yesterday and went to bed.
Jewelry vendor at work yesterday and today, took advantage and will get a little more today. They have nice semi precious stones at a reasonable rate.
Hot dogs at work as part of appreciation week. Tracking and enjoying.
Wave to all who follow. Will lurk from work.1 -
Good morning All~~
AOTW - because mine involves EXERCISE, I am not doing very well at all. Except for walk to store the other day, I have not done anything - no pool....
Sara - thanks for asking the question/check in.
Today IS my last good day in the cycle, and there is a knitting circle thing....maybe I will walk to and from that to clock some mileage? I have to go because I am way behind for my Thursday class (right before chemo), and going to "kiss the ring" will buy me some brownie points.
Waves to Missy and Annie and Sam and Ammey and Dawn~~~
Welcomes to anyone who stops by - say hello!
Lana
*Mid-Week Happy Hour Poolside with the Cabana Boys, wearing their new November outfits ;P *
221.8 - Today
245.6 - highest weight ever
208.6 - Serial Starters lowest: Jan 1, 2016
175.0 - goal weight2 -
Wednesday
Progress on AOTW:
I got on the treadmill last night and walked 2 miles in spite of my headache. Not my fastest walk...I finished in 36 minutes. But I DID it! And I did 20 crunches, 5 leg raises, and a 20 second plank. (I'm following a 30 day ab challenge I found online).
Getting to bed earlier? Not so much. Having trouble disconnecting and getting myself to bed. Hoping for better tonight!
Getting back to tracking my food today. Need to hold myself accountable by tracking. It's too easy to slip down the slope if I don't consciously look at the numbers. Have not braved the scale since Friday.
One more little thing to share for Halloween/All Saints/All Souls/Samhain...from one of my favorite authors...seemed very appropriate given how dark it was this morning as I dropped my youngest off for school and with the end of daylight savings time this weekend...and given the trees being mostly barren now and the weather cooling down but not yet winter-like...
"In the chilly season, when the air grows cold and the spiders die, comes a thin time. The days are short, so all the light of them is concentrated, squeezed between the dawn and dark. This is why the light is different, and each thing has a Shadow. This is when the other worlds draw close, and the barriers between grow thin. In a thin time, they say, you must be careful, because you might walk through a cobweb unthinking, and find yourself Elsewhere.
There is more than one other world; no one knows how many. Some beasts can see one; the dogs will sometimes stare at a blank space on the wall of a cave, and their hackles rise at what they see.
Sometimes, I think I see it, too."
[Prologue from Master Raymond's Book - Copyright 2014 Diana Gabaldon]
Will CBL! Waves!
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Hey Annie!
Thank you for that cool quote. I like it. I read it several times.
Lana1 -
Annie
If you are a Peek A Boo Weigher, my advice is to just weigh and record (on a paper on the wall near the scale for me) every day. Having these trends and daily records over months and years have helped me FAR more than ever hurt me. In fact, they have never hurt me. Knowledge is power, if you can deal well with daily weighing.
I have learned far more and have been bolstered a great deal more than I have ever have been discouraged.
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Good evening,
Dinner in oven. I completely brain farted the time I was supposed to go and stand in line for lunch and someone complained afterwards. I admitted to my boss, I had no clue and messed up - what more can I do? Some people need to be careful where they throw stones.....
Annie we had fog this morning (after all the rain....) and will for a couple more days so your quote was perfect today thank you.
I found out one the insurances we bill will take claims from any date in the past (a specialty insurance), so I will ask my supervisor to see if there are any large $$ items we can rebill. Thinking of ways to balance out the coworkers petty complaints.....
Two pendants of the same stone I bought are supposed to promote brain cells and neurology, so I will wear them starting tomorrow to see if they help. They are very attractive anyway. I told my boss they dont have a big enough stone to help me today. My Birthday and Christmas presents for the year. Amazon.com will miss me.....
Under Lana's Palm Tree after dinner, watching the Cboys trying to amuse us. Stop by they are a hoot.
Wishing all a good evening
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THURSDAY
Good morning, dog fussing early so up we are.
Bought Dendrite opal and Larimar stones yesterday and was looking up their "properties" online - people associate qualities with wearing certain stones.... I got some pretty pendants. Lady went into her boxes to see if she had another Dendrite Opal so I bought 2.
I am placing an order for the Cabana Boys to send me some of that "small minded" spray to shut up the small minded petty people at work.... and to shield me from my own negative reactions- so peace and quiet....
Oatmeal is cooking. Possibly extra long nap before dog walk. Dishes in sink tonight but will sit next to Lana after work to help her through her Chemo day.
Wave to all who follow. Wishing all a great Thursday.0 -
Thursday
Thinking of Lana this morning on her Chemo day! And Lana, I liked your comments about how knowledge is power and watching trends is valuable. I think I fear that number too much...which is silly, because it really can't hurt me.
Glad to be more than halfway through this week. It's been crazy! Looking forward to getting on the treadmill tonight and doing my crunches and planks. If it's nice enough outside, I may try to take the dog for a walk right after work before I pick the kids up from daycare. It would be nicer to walk outside, if I can!
And The Blacklist is on TV tonight. It's the only show DH and I actually set time aside to watch.
Regular breakfast and snacks today. Leftover chicken (with a little stuffing) for lunch. I think it's chili for supper tonight. Trying to keep my hands out of the candy at work and at home!
Sara, you are making me hungry for oatmeal. I may have to cook some up in the crockpot this weekend. DD loves it, as well.
Will check back later!
Annie0
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