DECEMBER 2022 CHALLENGES -- 12/01 -- 12/31
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My heater's broke, so usually I just wear lots of layers of clothes and use an electrical heater. But neither of those is helping right now. I even exercised to get warm but it wore off. Gonna try baking nothing in an oven with an open door. Brrrr!
And I'm such a wimp, because the arctic air isn't even hitting California. Can't imagine what you'all are gonna feel in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and even Georgia!
Please stay warm and safe, okay?!? ((hugs))
Paula
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Move over Chris. I brought Grahams to share. Glad this is the linen closet. Smells really good in here. Here want a beer? I brought two chilled mugs. Now why are we in here? Oh yeah, for the beer.
Shell0 -
It would be fun to get on the same team. Either way we are in this together though. Worked out tonight. Then worked on a puzzle before bed. Tossed the ball to Libby. She is so cute.
Shelley0 -
I signed up top Chris (and Paula)...hope we can be in the same house!
I had my annual Dr. Visit last week I think I told you all....the Dr. Was happy overall with my weight (2lbs up from last year...reasonable) and my exercise ect. My lab work came back with some work to do. Cholesterol a tad high...not normal for me....but I have been on a nut and cheese kick, and vitamins not great...pretty iron deficient, D and B also. Totally makes sense given how I have been feeling. I took bariatric vitamins for years and then stopped when I ran out and my labs looked good. Figured I was getting what I needed from food (I tend to get good stuff. ) well that plan doesn't work anymore. This has perhaps been one of the roughest years of my life with Bella's mental health issues ....so for sure stress has been high. Something to work toward. I ordered some really high quality vitamins that should come tomorrow...so will start taking them.
Karen1 -
Paula, hope your heater is fixed soon. Man it's freezing up here.
Shelley, I cleared a space for you. The grahams are wonderful! I can't even remember the last time I had beer...I used to love it!! *sigh*
Karen, you'll get a handle on everything and your next lab will be perfect. I hope I didn't mess up the challenge. ugh!
Had CJ duty this morning now making Chicken Bean Soup. Don't know if I'll have time to walk because it's Sara and Pete's 8th wedding anniversary and we are having dinner over there. We'll see.
Love you guys!
Chris
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Worked out 30 minutes with trainer then 30 minutes on Treadmill. Just no feeling it but pushing myself to do something. Grocery shopping for the holiday and the week as they are forecasting a “ wintry mix” in Georgia Friday with lows in the teens all weekend. Starting to feel it already.
The grocery stores will be crazy here so I went early so I can stay in warm and toasty. My brother is coming for the holiday so that will mean lots of snacks. He brings loads with him and snacks all day. I’ll have to avoid them but it’s so hard.
Have fun with the challenge. I’m sure it will be fun.
Kathy1 -
Kathy - hope you got all of your groceries....they are calling for similar weather here...I need to get my shopping done too!
Karen
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Did sunrise yoga today for 60 mins!
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@zumbaforever @cpanus @kjs1228
Here's what Neon said about being in the same houses in the Hogwarts challenge. I'm in Slytherin. What houses did you ask for, Chris and Karen? Maybe Shelley can match yours, Chris?
PaulaHi Paula,
It looks like Shelley hasn't submitted her application yet, but so far you, Chris and Karen all put different houses as your first choice preference!
At this stage it's kind of hard to say whether we could get all four of you to be in the same house together. The initial house rosters won't be created until it's closer to the time owls will be sent out, and it's hard to say how many other people might apply to the challenge between now and then - especially since the first challenge of the year tends to be a bit busier since a lot of people are making resolutions to get healthy. In addition to trying our best to give everyone their first house preference, we try to keep the houses as balanced as possible in terms of Hermiones, Nevilles, Lunas and Fred & Georges. So for example if you four were the only individuals who said you were like Hermione when you applied, then we'd try to spread you out to keep things fair.
When it gets closer to the beginning of term I'll touch base with Malea and see if there might be some way to get you all sorted into the same house, or at least get two of you together in one house and two in another. I can't guarantee it, but we'll try our best to not end up having all four of you be in separate houses.
If you want to send me a reminder again sometime in the first week of January please feel free to! I will do my best to remember, and seeing your email in my inbox should help too. 😂
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Paula thanks for the updates. For some reason I could not check my messages on here. Strange. But tonight I was finally able to. And that is where I found my invite. So sorry about your furnace. With what we are expecting I would be panicking. We do have a large generator just in case. Off to enter the challenge.
Kathy visits from your brother must be fun. I love mine. Have some healthy snacks to reach for when he is there. Have a great visit.
Karen I must admit to thinking most vitamins are all the same. I am clueless. But glad you are caring for yourself.
Chris I have never drank a beer.
But it sounded fun with you. See you at Hogwarts.
Commissioner meeting was tense tonight. 70 irrational folks thinking we should not have any county regulations. That they could all get along without rules. Wrong. That never works. Meeting ran late so no workout. Rocky is not feeling well.
Shelley0 -
Kathy, stay warm.
Karen, cool sounding yoga!
Paula, I have no idea which house I picked. I hope Neon can do her magic for us.
Shelley, I hope Rocky starts feeling better. Drinking beer was a regular thing with us until it wasn't. I stopped in 2005 and Pat stopped about 10 years ago. We did have beer a few New Years Eves ago, but it didn't taste the same as I remember. Just like the foods we stop eating for a while then try them again...they just don't taste the same.
I did 60 min workout w/my trainer today. I won't see her until January 9th. She's having a procedure done Friday.
I'll be going over to Sara's to help her out tomorrow and Friday.
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I didn't ask for any particular house. I didn't want to choose among my favorite peeps here. So I picked any house. It is -20 right now here. My vehicle was so cold coming home I had ice on my windshield. Now you might say, that's normal. But it was the INSIDE of my windshield! I am very grateful for my generator. If we lose power I will be ok. How are you all doing?
Shelley0 -
Highest weight: 248
Ultimate Goal Weight: 148
Dec 31 Goal weight: 169.9
Nov 30 weight - 173.6
Dec 1 weight - 173.2
Dec 8 weight - 174.4 😠
Dec 15 weight - 173.2
Dec 22 weight - 172.4
Dec 31 weight -
Kathy
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Shelley, you are so brave to live in -20 degrees w/ice inside your car. I couldn't do it. EGADS!!! That's toooo cold for this California girl!
Going to Sara's this morning to play with Collin.
Back later.
Chris0 -
Highest weight: 317
Ultimate Goal Weight: 138
Dec 31 Goal weight: 200
Nov 30 weight - 204.0
Dec 1 weight - 204.5
Dec 8 weight - 203.5
Dec 15 weight - 203.5
Dec 22 weight - 202.1
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Paula
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Chris you have fun with Collin. I am hoping to have a quiet warm evening tonight. Maybe work on our puzzle some
Shelley0 -
I also didn't pick a house...not sure how we can align...new to this concept (but seems neat!)
Super cold all over right? I have a ton of errands to run today of course for the holidays. Need to take the car to the vet for a rabie shot, picking up catering from 2 different places, and schedule myself a massage for 4 o'clock that I would likely have to cancel. They're talking about a Flash ice storm happening about one o'clock. That doesn't sound very good does it? School is already canceled. Going to be a very bumpy Christmas Eve I think.
How's everyone doing with eating? So many holiday temptations!!
Karen
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Need to take the car to the vet for a rabie shot,
Karen
Karen, Did you get bit and need rabies shots? Hope you are all right! A I just realized you are taking the CAT, not driving a car, LOL! :laugh:
All the news is saying how bad the weather is where you are. Stay safe, okay!
Paula0 -
I guess I have to stop complaining about California's weather with what you all are going thru. My sister in Fla says they have 20 mile an hour winds in 30 degree weather.
I spent the morning with Collin then I did 6.33 miles in 111 mins to the post office and back. It was cold and breezy out there. Pat's going to walk w/me tomorrow morning.
Then we will head over to Sara's for our Christmas dinner and presents. It'll be fun!!
Chris0 -
Chris that should be so much fun. And complain about your weather all you need to. I just giggle.
Paula I love how you find our typos and find fun in them. Never change.
Karen I hope it allows them to put some of us together. They do sometimes change up the teams during a challenge..Eating you asked. Hmmm, it has Benn delicious.
Had a busy day. Another busy day tomorrow. Movie then a Christmas dinner at a friends.
Shell0 -
Shelley,
You mentioned lo-carb eating awhile ago. Here's a forum with some amazing pictures of meals. Makes me want to try them all. I'm curious if people who aren't on lo-carb would find them as attractive? I recommend starting on the first page and going forward. The end feels like it tapers off.
paula
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10274397/what-does-your-low-carb-meals-look-like/p1011 -
Paula - I really need to start sleeping more and proof reading
lol
It was so cold yesterday. We had a lot of black ice so were pretty much stuck in the house in the afternoon. I had a message that had to be rescheduled unfortunately. But I did bake a bunch of cookies so that was good.
Today is so bitter cold. Picking up a bunch of catering and just dropped Rei at therapy....I could never live in Alaska lol!
Hope you are have a wonderful holiday!
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Christmas Eve spent w/Sara Pete Ronan, Collin, and Bean. I'd gotten Bean one of the squirrel towers that you hide the squirrels in and he gets them out through the holes in the tower. It was the big on! I put it in a chair along with two bears for Sara's neighbor's children.The next time I looked the tower was on the floor...all six squirrels scattered about, the bottom of the tower demolished, the cardboard pulled out and chewed up a little. I laughed soooo hard. I was glad he didn't go after the bears. We had fun.
I think the kids were going to Pete's mom's for Christmas Day but she got sick (not covid) and decided she didn't want to spread the germs to the kids so declined getting together with them. We are invited over to Sara's tomorrow if we want to go. Maybe.
I walked this morning...6.33 miles in 111 mins...it was a little cool but it was so beautiful. The past three or four days have been so foggy and cold. Today was a surprise. I hope tomorrow is clear, too.
Chris1 -
Merry Christmas, my friends!! Hope you all have a wonderful day and weekend.
Chris1 -
I hope you all have a wonderful day with your family. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️
Kathy3 -
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May the new year be kind.As the sun set on my deck on December 24th - Paula
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Beautiful photos and thoughts everyone. Thanks for all the kind thoughts.
Paula so excited to check out the site. Thank you for thinking of me.
Chris I wish you had a photo of that. It sounds like everyone had fun.
Christmas Eve was spent with friends. We played games and had a white elephant. Rocky and I brought home almost $300 in cash and gifts. It was amazing. Christmas was a walk with the kids and puzzle. Should be done tomorrow with it.
Shell1 -
Beautiful picture, Paula.
WOW Shelley!!!! We all should have been at that party with you!!!
Bean made a mess with the squirrels and the tower...he can gut a squirrel in less than a minute. Squeaker goes first then a leg then the stuffing is pulled out then he needs a new squirrel to gut!! Amazing!
Got 5.09 miles done in 89 mins in the freezing cold fog!! Then we picked up Ronan for some play time.
Chris
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Chris I hope you get a discount on those squirrels. Libby loves the ones that make sounds. Like cats that meow. Cows that moo. Etc. She makes them play over and over until she finally causes them to break.
Went for a walk today. Son came over to visit. Puzzle got neglected. Work tomorrow.
Shell0
