Serial Starters
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Hi!
Bright and sunny here! High of 41! I broke out my shorts. LOL not really. But my coat was NOT zipped! LOVE it.
Lana - sending you on track thoughts! Good luck!
Waves to all! Have a great Tuesday!
CW 195
HW 207
GW 1891 -
Hey All~~
I had an intense 1.5 hour in person consult with my divorce lawyer, and it sent me to the comfort food and alcohol calories. These might be a few tough months. I am going to do the best that I can from day to day with what I eat or drink. I just wanted to check in and acknowledge that.
Thank you~
Lynn - I want to thank you for your upbeat posts. They help me immensely. I am very grateful. I love looking at your smiling face on your "avatar".
XOXO
Lana0 -
I am back from Miami-a nice trip, and nice to come home to temps above 35F. I didn't even wear a jacket walking the dogs, and got really warm jogging in a tshirt and light hoodie. Woohoo!
I weighed 4 lbs more today than the day I left, but I'm pretty sure most of that is retained water from all the salty stuff I ate. I didn't over-do it. And today I'm back on track, more or less. I am a bit worn out from the long day of travel yesterday, 10 hours and a few miles of walking (airports). My son was here with the dogs when I arrived so that was lovely, even if only for the few minutes we saw each other last night. I was out to work before he got up and went back to his college.
Hoping you are all enjoying the day.1 -
Good evening,
Lana - every step you take walking and every glass of water is in the interest of your health. Walk around your pool 20 times if you must. I find walking when I am microwaving something adds about 500 steps to my pedometer in the course of my day. Give yourself credit for going to the apt and getting advice/consult. That is HUGE.
I am being trained on how to answer insurance questions on the phone - the phone and the caller doesnt bother me but I am being trained by Monster who is being seriously nitpicky. That bothers me.
I purchased things to improve my face - under eye concealer and the a colorant so I can have a real eye brow shape (half went white on me). I am going to fight the Monster by taking better care of how I look.
Stay safe and sane out there.
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*** February 24th ***
Maureen - welcome back home - nice to hear that your trip was good √
Sara - thank you for posting those inspirationals!
Sorry to hear that Monster is sitting on top of you and being picky. That must be totally creepy as well as being annoying and stressful. I hope that the training ends soon.
Waves to all who stop by later on 👋🏻
Lana0 -
LanaCabana537 wrote: »
I had an intense 1.5 hour in person consult with my divorce lawyer, and it sent me to the comfort food and alcohol calories. These might be a few tough months. I am going to do the best that I can from day to day with what I eat or drink. I just wanted to check in and acknowledge that.
Lana
At this point, I fully believe that the comfort food and the alcohol are sometimes the best way we can take care of ourselves. Pamper yourself a bit, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and do it all over again (hey, isn't that a song?
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My brother finally completed his six month divorce saga on Monday. Started proceedings in August. By December, his "wife" had spent him $30,000 overdrawn in his bank accounts. She received a cease and desist spending order, defied it, and he finally was able to cut her off his accounts. --Literally the day after she was served with papers, she spent $4000. -- He estimates she spent close to $750,000 in the course of 6 years. S By the end of January, he had everything in the black.
Note: not that he's super rich. He works construction and receives a bonus at the end of each job. Bonus happened to coincide with the need to pay off debts.
Monday was their mediation. Required because she refused to be reasonable. (Seeing a pattern yet? She wanted her truck, $25,000 cash, tax return money for the last two years to the tune of another $25,000, and $2500 a month for the next three years. They were only married 6 years. WHAT?
In an attempt to shorten what is already a super long story--He did not come out of the deal unscathed, but satisfied. She got her truck and $30,000 and has until May 1st to move out of his house. (It was already his house when they married. . . and she wasn't the first woman to live there. She knew that.)
Through all this, he laughs and jokes about it. Makes himself the butt of the joke, because he is such a bleeding heart. He "rescues" women all the time. If you are blonde and thin with a sob story, find my brother. He will bankrupt himself trying to fix it.
My whole family has a bit of a "white horse syndrome". I find the physically disabled men, brother finds the mentally disabled women, and my parents find the financially disabled of all types. Like Pokemon--Gotta catch 'em all.
Maybe this wall of text gave you a bit of a smile or a lift, maybe not.
We finally have our Tennessee winter back. Mid-fifties for temps. Everything is brown and green. Buttercups should be blooming by Friday.
Do the best you can in your situation.
Tracy in Tennessee
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Hi all! My MFP app was acting weird. Wouldn’t let me log into community so I tried deleting the app and reinstall well app icon is gone but I can’t redownload but I can search for the app and it pops up? Idk technology sometimes evades me. Just a quick check in and hope everyone is well!
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Hello all!
Lana - I agree with all the posts about self care. Alcohol is ok, but not too much...just enough to get you through until you are ready to pick yourself up again. I am sorry you have to go through this. BUT try...try really hard not to allow someone else to make you unhealthy. That someone else is rarely worth it. Easier said than done - I know from experience. The last time I found my nightly wine was a bit of a crutch, I started adding sparkling water to my wine to lower the amount I was drinking. And eventually got back to drinking tea instead. It is so easy to sit with that glass for me.
Sara - that Monster...really I just don't get people. How can someone wake up in the AM and be so crabby and so miserable. Most days I truly feel sorry for my work Monster. All her crabbies cannot be good for her health.
Maureen - also glad you had a great trip. LOVE visiting my kids.
Missy - HELLO! Hope you are well.
Tracy - Green - jealous of that. Buttercups, even more jealous. We are looking mucky and muddy with melting snow - but snow is melting so that is good!
Waves to all!
CW 195
HW 207
GW 189
~Lynn1 -
Good afternoon,
Tracy, you have just given me motivation to lose lots of weight and dye my hair blonde!!!! That kind of money is beyond my comprehension but I could handle it for a couple of months!!! Thank you for a different perspective on the world and yes it was amusingly distracting.
Lana - looking for a good card to send you. Time to plant good seeds for Lana.... what do you want the next chapter of your life to be and how can you start moving in that direction?
Just washed my hair - so windy outside it could be a free hair dryer except its too dusty so I would be back at "zero" again.
Lynn my POTM (piss off the monster) now is I have ordered cosmetic products so I can recreate something of an eyebrow (half went white) and under eye correction (rest of us call it concealer) - if I have to face Monster at least make my face look better.
Missy - always good to see you.
here is a link to the best chocolate shortbread I have ever had and it is made in the north SF bay area.
https://rusticbakery.com/collections/all-products/products/chocolate-cacao-nib-shortbread
as I am not allowed to order things online until Lent is over I will have to wait for more, but I just opened the one I got weeks ago from my fruit/veg box- will have to compare prices...
Time to pass out - wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.3 -
*** February 25th ***
Good morning all~~
I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep.....dang. I read through all of yesterday's posts--hugs to all of you.
Tracy - that is some story of your brother--wow! Glad he is free now. And buttercups? Aw.....gorgeous.
Missy - good to see you. Dawn has always had a heck of a time with this site, and now you too. Curses!
Lynn - my goal now is to avoid the alcohol altogether and moderate the food/sweets, but not deny myself much. Having hot soup is the best thing for me now. 😊
Sara - I want the next chapter of my life to be no longer haunted by money worries, and the divorce will give me that. I will revisit new life goals once it is complete, and I feel free.
I hope that you have a great day at work today, rocking them eyebrows!!
Maybe I should try to go back to sleep for a bit.....
*flopping onto favorite lounge chair...*
Lana2 -
Hi all!
Many of you know I have a chocolate lab that is very adventurous. She has run of our property. Last night she came home with a cut on her leg. I did glue it shut, but it is pretty deep, so I did schedule a vet appt. UGH. Hoping just for some antibiotics. She did this to me once before and stitches were horrible on a leg. They split and were just too hard to heal. So fingers crossed!
Not much else new...waves to all! Hope you have a great Thursday!
CW 192.2
HW 207
GW 189
~Lynn3 -
brennerjlb wrote: »Hi all!
Many of you know I have a chocolate lab that is very adventurous. She has run of our property. Last night she came home with a cut on her leg. I did glue it shut, but it is pretty deep, so I did schedule a vet appt. UGH. Hoping just for some antibiotics. She did this to me once before and stitches were horrible on a leg. They split and were just too hard to heal. So fingers crossed!
~Lynn
Aw Lynn - Poor Maggie! This is awful news. When is the vet appointment? I hope that things go well for you. Please keep us posted.
Lana0 -
Good afternoon,
Maggie - you make your mother ill when you do things like this, dont you know that? Glad you have an apt to get it looked at - how old is Maggie?? Dog mommies sometimes suffer more than the dog.
Reorg at work - dont know quite what that means yet, but I saw the email so I know it is waiting for me tomorrow.
I will get my 6k by the end of the day and that is a good constant for me. Food eeh not so much.
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
Lynn, hoping for the best. We had a Great Dane growing up and he injured the tip of his tail. Blood flew everywhere for quite a while. My poor mom (the dog was her idea, thank goodness). But it healed, eventually. I hope Maggie's cut heals ok, too.
I had a nice jog today-warm (40?) and sunny. I know it will get colder again and I am not looking forward to that, but I am trying to enjoy the warmth while we have it (and yes, I know that 40 doesn't seem warm to most of you).
Lana, that night waking sucks. I had a problem with that for years. (Now I just can't fall asleep, but I rarely wake during the night and almost never stay awake when I do.) I discovered that melatonin was the root of my night waking, of all things. But I know you are feeling really stressed these days, and sometimes we just have to ride out that stage. I know how gorgeous Chapel Hill is during the spring--we visited on April 1st of my senior year in high school, and I fell so in love with the place. Maybe the beauty will help you through this.
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Ha, joke is on me. Last night, I couldn't fall asleep *and* I woke up for an hour in the middle of the night! Today is a day off, so IDC so much, but man, I should have known that bragging about it would bite me in the butt
I was hungry during the night too, so that also sucked. But again, IDC b/c I have the day off and it is sunny and warm!0 -
Hello!
Love the name if the group and its exactly what I do.
This is my 3rd go at weight loss. First was a long time ago. The 2nd I started fall of last year and I did so well and was at the lowest weight in years, but ended up taking a break in November when we went on vacation and that turned in to a holiday break and so on. Now I'm back at it, feel good and motivated but also very disappointed in myself since I gained back what I lost. I am determined to shed what I gained back and hit my all time low my summer.
HW 300
CW 279
GW 185
Summer goal 2402 -
Good morning! FRIYAY!
Maggie did escape with no stitches. Got antibiotic salve, pills and a wash. Now we have to get her to leave it alone without wearing that cone everywhere. She is so clumsy with that thing
Maggie is just three years old. I am a pro at cuts with her. She also cut her tail once. She sits in the back of the car and always waits for me to let her out. Well one day she snuck out the front with me and was in my blind spot. Her tail got nicked by the door. Luckily not slammed in it. Well imagine a waggy tailed lab. OMG it looked like someone got killed in our garage. I should not have brought her in. That was a rough one to heal too because she is always wapping that tail against things. She is a handful 
Sara- thinking of you today at work. That place just always seems to be in turmoil. bad management and now restructure.
Lana - how are you doing today?
Maureen - maybe you can curl up in today's sunshine from a warm window and take a nap - sounds heavenly.
CW 193.2
HW 207
GW 189
~Lynn
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***FRIDAY***
Peep - BBL
Lana0 -
@janek1705, Welcome. You are among those who understand. And have fun.
Lynn, that's funny you had the tail bleed too. And their tails whap on everything. I'm thinking I'd have just waited until it healed and repainted all the walls, or gone with "polka dot." My mom had her work cut out for her and we kids were no help, I imagine.
I did get a long nap in, missed most of the sunlight. I had a 3 hour dental appointment to start my day, getting stuff done for caps on 6 damaged teeth. I thought I would have pain after the anesthetic wore off, but I've been on Ibuprofen and so far, no pain. I think I'll stick with the pills for several more days. I have fake, plastic, temporary caps on now and it looks better than before, so I imagine the real caps will be a great improvement. I plan to have all my teeth done over the next couple of years--I grew up with really sensitive teeth and apparently a more acidic mouth than is typical, so lots of metal fillings when I was young. Those mental fillings have expanded and contracted over the years so my teeth have had a lot of cracks and I'm just lucky that only a couple needed root canals.
I've had a hard time adjusting to 1350 cals but today hasn't been hard. I still have about half left. It helps that I couldn't eat until all my sensation came back. I'll have cauliflower and black bean patties with salsa for dinner. That will fill me up--and leave room for a mini cone. I try to have a treat everyday to ward off ever feeling deprived.
Looking forward to 48 F tomorrow--I'll be dying from the heat on my jog And the mud from melting snow will be unbelievable so I might skip the DP for a few days. 0 -
Good evening,
Definite Fri- yay!! Boss is so busy that I dont see her as much.
Juggling money to make sure bills are covered, cant do this every month as there isnt the money to juggle, so time to take some serious decisions. Not bad ones, just serious ones.
I was finally able to get my w2 forms and a refund would be really welcome.
Came home to find a large package on my door -pre made meals and I didnt order them maybe my father had....I checked the address it was for the man who is 2 doors down and very frail, so I schlepped that box to his door and banged loudly. My good deed for the day - as I was coming back I found a 'diamond' stud earring will ask neighbors if its real. Probably isnt but hey who knows?
Got my 6k in and tired from a very productive but long week.
Asparagus on sale so - chicken teriyaki with asparagus over rice - makes 4 and so one in the freezer which makes 4 leftover meals in freezer.
Stay warm and safe and sane out there.
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*** February 27th ***
Good morning everybody and welcome to Janek 👋🏻
Lynn - that is good about Maggie and no stitches, and that is a funny story about your garage looking like a murder scene. 😳
Maureen - good luck with all that dental work. I am happy for you that you are not in a lot of discomfort.
Sara - that was a good deed you did schlepping that box to your neighbor. Regarding the stud earring....is the post threaded? If yes, it may be real. Just a thought. I feel you on the juggling of money. It's scary.
I hope that you all get out there (somewhere) and do something nice for your yourselves. 👍🏻
Lana 🌴1 -
I woke up at 1:17 pm today. Wow, had no idea I needed that much extra sleep. No drugs involved, either. It's warm and I'm missing it, but sleep trumps everything else in my book and if I need it, I need it. Just getting my coffee in and maybe Dp--despite the mud. IDK. Too early to decide (according to the way my body feels).
Sara, good of you to check that label and find the true owner. I'm terrible about assuming things like "I just forgot I ordered this." Might not think to check the mailing label.
My fake teeth feel weird when I suck in coffee--like they contract. Or something. I'm sure I'll get used to whatever the permanent ones feel like, but this is weird.1 -
Good afternoon just.
Maureen temps never feel right regardless of why because they are not an estimate not molded to your tooth space, but it will not be long.
3300 steps so far. All outside errands are done and dishes are washed so cooking is next.
Very windy and that is not always helpful.
Will go check for mail and then binge watch something. I can finally make an apt for taxes to get done. I made less money this past year so I am thinking a refund.... that would be really nice.
Stay safe and safe out there.1 -
SUNDAY
Good morning,
Slept in as Sunday is the only day I can,
Cookies are on tap for today and I will donate 2 dozen or find out how many people make later today. Freeze them and ignore them the bake sale is April so that is not bad.
Wave to all who follow. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
Goodness gracious - It is March!
Hi all~~ I totally ditzed out on checking in yesterday.
I hope that you all have a good day today. 💗
Lana2 -
Hi All! Going to work on my March goals. Made it to Zumba 3x last week. Hoping to do the same this week.
Hope all is well with you all!3 -
Hello all!
March goals - grand idea!!! I will start mine too!
Sara - you are such a kind and generous person. You are amazing!
Quick check in - waves to all! BBL
~Lynn0 -
March goals--that's hard b/c my birthday is this month. I will have cake and no guilt or concern. I may even gain a pound. But here in WI it's the edge of spring by the end of March and I do so much better getting outside once it isn't cold and icy. I usually lose more quickly in spring, summer, and fall. But I'll watch you all go after those goals.
Sara, thanks; I've never had temps like this and they feel so odd, very different than one temporary crown after a root canal. I'm glad to know that will pass. And I'll have my new, permanent crowns put on the 15th, so not long now.
I'm expecting my son to arrive home tonight from Miami--a 2 day drive for him, and it sucks, I know. Then he and I can make a plan to put my house on the market. I want him to have enough time to find a place to live and I want his help with the tasks of getting things in order to show the house. I hate that kind of work and the only thing that makes it tolerable is good company.
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Good evening,
One more round of chicken teriyaki (actually last one will be tomorrow night). Dont make it often but it can still get boring.
Put package tape on the end of the ziploc bag of cookies in the freezer because I know they will become tempting.
March goals?? Hmmm may just have to get in line and make one.
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0
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