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fancyladyJeri

@fabgeekmom It’s lunch time for me and you made me hungry. LOL. We have a bike downstairs in our work out room but I prefer to walk upstairs. My husband works out several times a week but I do walking mostly. I could do the treadmill but it’s just boring - well unless I watch the tv

@trooworld Now I am really intrigued with your Ninja Creami. Looking forward to hearing the results. I have definitely been wanting to buy one. Glad you did. Your book club sounds good. I do a Zoom bookclub with some ladies I met thru WW connect. When COVID came along we were looking for something to do. I might be the only active WW member now, LOL. Love our book club. It’s fun. I very seldom have coffee myself. But Ed and I have started going out for coffee or tea almost everyday. We used to do that lot before COVID and it feels really good.

@theslightedgeforever Thanks for the welcome. You guys are a great group. My goal is to track everything and most days I do. I am using MyFitness Pal as well WW just to see which I like the best. If I am not a goal in WW I am paying $23 a month. I’m not a goal as I started a medication last summer that caused weight gain. I am trying very hard to get back to goal, as once I am at goal it is free as I am a Lifetime Member. I’m thinking of stopping WW until I get back to goal.

Fingers crossed.

Nasty cold day today and yesterday. It was -4F here yesterday. A little warmer today but not much. I am feeling a little better today, thank goodness. I did stretches first thing this morning and I have given in and started to take Voltaren. (It can bother my stomach). I have an appointment with a physiotherapist on Tuesday.

Enough, enough. Going on and on. Have a wonderful day everyone.

Jeri in cold Calgary, Alberta

fabgeekmom

@trooworld Getting to drink caffeinated coffee is great! I can’t live without it. The book group sounded like fun and it was nice for you to meet new people. That’s good that you’re looking up recipes for your Cremi. @theslightedgeforever That’s good that you are tracking and stretching. I read The Measure and liked it. I felt like the author used current events for much of the novel: protest marches, politics, health care, etc. I won’t say anything else as I don’t want to give any spoilers. It definitely would be a good book for a reading group. Hi, all. I went swimming today. DH took wand picked me up so I didn’t have to worry about parking. Dinner last night was good. We are going to my daughter’s house tonight. She is preparing butter chicken. I’ve never had it before. I will probably look up several entries for calories and choose one. Or I might look up the calories on a recipe from America’s Test Kitchen.

fabgeekmom

@fancyladyJeri I missed your post when I replied. That’s hard when you take a medication that causes weight gain. I have a hard time, too, due to some health issues and being 73. I could not take the cold that you are experiencing but I guess you can get used to anything. That must be fun to have a reading group on Connect. I miss Connect but am not willing to pay for it. I hope the PT helps you.

trooworld

@theslightedgeforever Thank you, I think I am. Well, we all read different books (whatever we personally want to read and we don't have to be finished with the book we are reading): I was reading The Travelling Cat Chronicles https://www.amazon.com/Travelling-Cat-Chronicles-Hiro-Arikawa/dp/0451491335 It was a lovely book: gentle, sweet, but a bit sad in places. It takes place in Japan from a cat's point of view (although he doesn't talk outloud). It was about relationships and connection. The Measure...I hadn't heard of that one, I had to look it up. Looks like it would provoke a good discussion. Good job on Saturday. How'd you do yesterday?

@fancyladyJeri I think I will FINALLY make some of the ice cream today, I'm off today but I plan on doing de-cluttering so we'll see! I love talking about books. I'm glad you have a good book club, too. It does feel good to go out for coffee. We like to sit outside and people watch. It might be too cold in Alberta for that but I'm in Southern California and it's not too cold mostly lol. WOW -4F! Yeah, I'd say it's too cold to sit outside for coffee lol. Oh my! I'm glad you have an appointment tomorrow, I hope it helps.

@fabgeekmom Yeah I don't know how I did a month without it lol. I am so addicted to coffee! I really enjoyed the book club. Good job with the swim! I love butter chicken, it's so yummy.

Hi all. Yesterday, my book club had its virtual meeting (separate from the in-person one I went to on Saturday night). I attended the virtual one, too: I went to a nice park here and sat in a chair and attended/read. It got too cold so I went into the car...I had to be there as my husband was attending his book club at the park at the same time and I had to wait for him. After that, we ran around and went to coffee. Today, I am off so I am going to do some decluttering.

Water yesterday: 58 oz

My phrase for the year: "A new era of me."

its_cleo

That sounds like a cool book club @trooworld . And an interesting book, I'll make a note of it.

@fabgeekmom I'm a coffee addict too, although the older I get I find it makes me a bit nauseous sometimes. But I'm determined not to give it up lol. Butter chicken is good.

@fancyladyJeri good to see what works. I tried WW once and it was ok, but ultimately I found counting calories worked more. It is more effort though.

Not a lot of time today, it's my in office day. I had a nice relaxing weekend. I indulged a bit Sat night and was over calories a bit, but fine yesterday.

Have a busy week- at least the next few days. Going to a basketball game tomorrow and dinner out, so trying to be good on calories today!

fabgeekmom

@trooworld Those reading groups sound like fun. It’s too cold here to think about ice cream! But you live in a warmer climate so you will enjoy the Creami concoctions. @its_cleo I’m glad you had a relaxing weekend. Weekends are for indulging! I also try to save calories if I have a big meal planned. What kind of work do you do? I’m a retired educator. I’ve been retired since 2002. Hi, all. It’s really cold here but not as cold as it’s in Canada. @its_cleo Keep that Arctic air! I have to go grocery shopping and I’m going to work out on my bike. Dinner last night was really good. We had roasted green beans and naan to go with the butter chicken.