Accountable April!
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Not much new here except I have 3 baby squirrels in a tree across from my craft room totally distracting me from stuff. I did walk 2.0 miles with dogs. That is the most CB can do.
Veggie and bean soup and brown rice for lunch
Stir fry broccoli and cauliflower with cashews and more brown rice for dinner.0 -
Momma squirrel came to the patio while I was watching her babies play.
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And Mr. Grubby Pants was detailed:
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TGIF! I still have a lot to do before Monday but taking tomorrow to work at home and will be in the office Sunday. Scheduled a hair appointment for Monday afternoon and sure need it.
Plan for today is smoothie for breakfast, potato salad for lunch, jackfruit teriyaki for dinner, fruit for snacks.
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Good Luck, M! Will be thinking of you at crunch time.
Mr. Grubby Pants is adorable.
Love the squirrels...love em!
today...surprise surprise
coffee
yogurt and berries
bean burrito
apple
potatoes and spinach
pineapple ninjaHAGDE!
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Couldn't sleep...got up, having coffee...putting stuff away and getting a jump on cleaning. Sort clothes for laundry and getting the dishes done. THEN, back to sleep and then up and I have a pretty good head start. Eating well and cleaning this weekend...time for Lulu and me.
I have yogurt in the insta pot...will be ready for breakfast. Then bean burrito and then ... potatoes and spinach, shocking, I know. I already had mashed made up...so it's very easy to steam spinach and then mix in. Easy way for me to get spinach in me.
Taxes were done awhile ago. But, my coworker told me I need to use Turbo Tax ... he will show me for next year. Also, you can plug in all the numbers and not file and see how it matches up to the people that did mine.
My guy retired from the firm I used...and I do NOT care for this lady. NO personal attention. NOT even a phone call to introduce herself. I had my guy for over 20 years when I was living in a one room occupancy next to a methadone clinic (just a coincidence) ... I had just come from a board and care and prior to that I was in a hospital for indigent. And I weighed 240 then.
My tax guy sent me the sweetest letter when he retired...he saw me get back on my feet ... get back to teaching ... move from CA to AZ... and buy my own home. He loved how I turned my life around after hitting the lowest point...he was there for the ride and it was just nice that he acknowledged it.
I had Ernestine to get me through...without her I would have never made it. And of course, Lulu took over the role of CEO when I had to say goodbye precious girl 2017.
Didn't mean to get all sappy...but putting it down on paper is a good reminder for ME to know how far I have come. I did have my parents as my guardian angels always encouraging me inside my head.OK, enough of that. Have a great day, everyone.
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Nanc, so proud of you for picking yourself up and turning your life around! And now you are pursuing your health goals and going strong.
I am heading to the office. Planned to work at home today but I'm too stressed out about the state of my desk and need to go in. One of the other gals is coming in too, and between the two of us I hope we can make a little progress on moving the mountain of work. Maybe I can stay home tomorrow. We'll see. I don't know why I said my hair appointment was Monday afternoon... it's tomorrow. I need to be out of the office at a somewhat reasonable time today because one of my brothers is coming over to help me with a couple things and I want to give the house a once-over and make some munchies for "dinner". May have a glass of wine.
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Just a quick what I am eating today...
coffee
bean burritobaked potato and cole slaw (made with veganaise, seasoned rice vinegar, sugar, celery seeds)peanuts and raisins
homemade soy yogurt and berries and grapenuts
ninja pineapple creamini
enjoy your day everyone!0 -
let's see...it's the middle of the night...do you know where your fitness pal is?
today will look exactly like yesterday...
coffee
bean burrito
cole slaw and baked potato
yogurt and berries
pineapple ninja creamini
peanuts and raisins
Have a great TAX DAY everyone!
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Hi all, got through April 15th. What a pain. Now I just have to keep working like a maniac to catch up on all the stuff that fell behind while I was busy with end of tax season.
I bounced up a couple pounds since last week which is weird because I haven't been overeating or making not so healthy choices for the most part, but I did have some store-bought hummus for several days which has oil, and also ate a couple bagels over the weekend. Seems like any time I have bread other than ezekiel there's going to be a bounce up on the scale.
So enough of that and back to better choices!
Were you able to get back to sleep at all Nanc?
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Did fall back asleep yesterday, thanks!
Hope you had a peaceful night last night.
back to work, Tuesday...
meal prepped four yogurts and four burritos. having a pot luck tomorrow...just bringing my own food.
coffee
yogurt, berries and grape nuts
bean burrito
apple
seaweed snacks
steamed broccoli
ninja pineappleI still have not bought any vegan cheese nor frozen "meat" things. So, I am very proud of myself. I do miss my Gardein burgers (the ones that I showed...their original little 130 cal burgers. Taste like off the grill.) I do have blood work again in September and I want to see if the changes I made will IMPROVE my lipid blood panelThey no longer carry it at Walmart or Sprouts or Whole Foods or anywhere EXCEPT my little NATUAL GROCERS market on the other side of town.
Hope everyone has a good Tuesday.
@Marilynsretired we haven't seen you in a long time. How are your doing?
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Good Morning MFP friends. CARLA, WHERE ARE YOU?
I am watching my friends 2 dogs while they are in Grenada! She is bringing back lots of good spices from there! So I have 2 west highland boy terriers and 2 girl schnauzers. They are so fun and giving me lots of exercise as we don’t have a fenced yard on base. Got in 12,000 steps and 5 miles yesterday! I should be in better shape when we got to Finland in12 days.
I too have been struggling as I have been in this 2 lb plateau. Up 2 lbs, down 2-3 lbs. I have 2 more lbs I want to lose but have been irritable, sad, a bit depressed and worried….turning to my old friend chocolate who seems to always be there to comfort me. Having extra dogs
is very helpful in distracting me from negative thoughts. Plus dreaming about this new puppy…(.the mom hasn’t even been bred yet so it is a little ovum at this point) has been escaping from reality.
Brooks’ prostate cancer has metastasized to 2 areas: rib and groin per pet choline scan and rising prostate levels. He will be receiving focused beam radiation for 28 days after we come back from Finland. A friend also went through this and continued to have metastasis. He was referred to the Mayo Clinic for chemo under the guidance of an urology-oncologist….one of the best. Brooks put in a request to be referred to him after the radiation treatments. The chemo they use is also used to treat squamous cell oral cancer which is in remission for now. He continues to have monthly oral exams by periodontist and quarterly exams by ENT. That is how seriously they take his type of oral cancer. Nothing has shown up so far. I guess I am starting to ramble.1 -
What a tough road for Brooks...and YOU, Bisky. Continued prayers for both.
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Birthday for my supervisor today...I am bringing Bitchin Sauce, Guacamole and chips.
Also, my usual...
berries and yogurt
spinach
bean burrito
apple
Up way too early. It's ok I guess...I feel great...no complaints at the moment.
Later.
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Bisky, that is scary and keeping you and Brooks in my prayers. Having the extra puppers around sounds like a great distraction. *hugs*
Nanc, great idea to take your own food to the potluck.
I really, really want to stay home on Saturday. Nanc got me thinking that I haven't done a Mary's Mini week since I've been going to the grab and go place. I have a bag of potatoes and lots of frozen veggies. I think a week of super simple potatoes and veggies would be good for me and maybe break this plateau.
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Love the Mary's Mini...have fun, M!
today...same as usual
coffee
bean burrito
yogurt, berries and grapenuts
spinach
cole slaw when I get home
pineapple ninja
be good to yourself everyone.0 -
today
coffee
bean burrito
yogurt berries and grapenuts
steamed broc and bitchin sauce
apple
pineapple ninjaTGI
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Happy Friday!
Donna, I have you and Brooks in my prayers. I hope Brooks gets transferred to the oncologist he requested. And I hope you guys can enjoy your time in Finland despite everything going on. I am looking forward to stories and pics when you return.
Nanc, everything you've accomplished and they way you've picked yourself up is amazing. Do you mind sharing what inspired you at the start of your journey? What were the first changes you made?
Are things any better at work now that the tax deadline has passed, Mihani? I know you still have other deadlines right after and are always busy, but I'm hoping you are getting some time away from the office now. Take care of you
I am on day 3 of smoothies for breakfast, no processed junk, and no eating after dinner. I've been having a lot of headaches and generally just not feeling great, so this is long overdue.
I am sewing some summer pants right now...a medium blue, gauze fabric with white butterflies on it. Yesterday the first part of the pattern I cut out was the front of the pants...and I cut it out upside down. Not enough fabric to re-cut. So, in the front the butterflies will be making a 'bee-line' for the ground! oops lol. Threw me for a loop yesterday but today I can laugh and make my upside down pants.
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Just dealing with some stuff right now...back in a few days. Carla, I will get back to you...great question.
menu is pretty simple...
coffee
bean burrito (love this for breakfast, much more than oats)
yogurt, berries, pineapple, grapenuts
fries and cole slaw
ninja creamini
Happy Earth Day!
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Organizer was here yesterday...ONCE AGAIN, the garage is beautiful and so is the pantry aka as the hall linen closet and extra clothes closet. NO ROOM in my kitchen. Now, to keep it this way.
She comes back in two weeks and we do my office/guest bedroom and any hot spots that need reorganizing.
Got down to 140.6 Now up to 144. The battle continues.
ADMIN DAY tomorrow...we are going out to eat. STEAK HOUSE. Isn't that nice. I checked menu. They have steamed veggies and potatoes. I'm good.
today
coffee
bean burrito
yogurt, berries and grapenuts
spinach
apple
ninja pineapple
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Woohoo 140! Magic… I love bean burritos or in Texas they call them breakfast tacos. I find when I have a big loss I then go up a few lbs and then drop….I think it is mainly fluid shifts.
In saying that I have been on a plateau for a few months ….up and down same 2-3 lbs. a bit has to do with increased chocolate (my drug of choice), traveling and stress but I did stop logging food and when ever I lose weight I have been tracking! Pointed out by the eating disorder therapist (EDT). 🙄 and she is right. One of the good things about MFP is I can go back and look at periods of time when I was tracking, weighing and effort to drink more water. For now, the EDT suggested instead of cold turkey on chocolate or chocolate substitutes I limit myself to two pieces in the evening. For some reason that helps me mentally. Last night the broccoli, mushroom, green bean, edamame with brown rice was very satisfying for us both. Brooks took the rest to work today. I made him spinach/red pepper egg bites for in the morning. Determined he is going to get BOMBS daily. I realized the only way I can help him other than emotional support is to make tons of effort to make healthy food and have it available.
Carla thank you for your,prayers. I can’t wait to see the butterfly pants. The badger is almost 1/4 done. I only work on it when we watch TV. With all the dog walking, playing and feeding….no time for TV. We started the dogs on Farmer’s Dog food. I wanted to be skeptical of it because it is so expensive. Unfortunately or….really it is a good thing CB aka Mr. Grubby Pants has much more energy lately. I bought a cheap grooming table for small dogs from Amazon. It is easier to groom coats and brush teeth. I follow a Canadian dog groomer on You tube lately that inspired me to spend 5-10 minutes a day brushing dogs. Plus I bought a dog grooming dryer. Mr. Grubby Pants may need a new nickname!
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Good article on Evidence Based Research, Cancer and Nutrition. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC526387/#:~:text=A joint report by the,found for cancers of the0
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That must feel great to have everything organized, Nanc! I bet my boss forgot about admin day. He usually does unless I remind him.
Bisky, I have been adding a mushroom extract to my coffee lately. I tried the powders before that and didn't like them much. Kind of overpowering. I don't even notice the liquid extract.
Carla, we're implementing new software this week so no, things haven't calmed down at all post April 15th. That's hilarious about your butterfly fabric. I'm sure they will still look great.
I left work a little early to help my brother with something so I still got home late. Just having a bit of soup and going to bed early. I'm trying to eat more during the day and much lighter at night. Helps me sleep and hopefully will get some response on the scale.
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Hello!
With a week left in April I am prepping to get back into E2L. I've got about 40 pounds to lose according to Dr. Joel. Prepping- meaning stocking up...reviewing..changing meals back to nutritarian.1 -
Welcome Letsgoplay! I thinking prepping and meal planning and being proactive are keys to success. I also recognize I need a lot of back up plans such as precut vegetables, frozen vegetables, frozen homemade soups, canned beans, etc. I am working on my last 28 lbs.
Magic- do you make several bean burritos at a time or fresh ones every day?
Mihani - I may look into the mushroom extract. I too tried mushroom powder in Japan and it was different. Did you see the Netflix special on mushrooms?
I made a shallot, mushroom, kidney bean , sun dried tomatoes sauté topped with fresh parsley with brown rice and again the roasted beet + walnuts + blueberries on red butter lettuce with tsp of lemon olive oil and balsamic glaze. I only had one cup of salad and 1/2 cup of the sauté. No sugar cravings after! Tonight left over sauté but substituting cauliflower rice for brown rice.
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Ugh, wouldn't you know it...I have a funny tummy today. Started yesterday. I think I ate too much cole slaw Monday...in fact, I know I did.
Still taking my usual. And Bisky, I do make four bean burritos as meal prep Monday night for work. It's just ff beans and a tortilla. Usually I use 505 green chili as a topper. Yesterday, I got a bit decadent and used some bitchin sauce.
So today...
coffee
bean burrito
yogurt and berries
dinner out...potato and steamed veg or salad with all the unwanted stuff OFF
maybe a pineapple ninja when I get home.
Welcome @letsgoplay1 ... hope you stick around and post regularly.
M, are you doing the Mary's Mini? I think I am going to do it one more time before Houston, which is May 15-20.
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Hi letsgoplay! Welcome to the group. Sounds like you have followed ETL before? Are you generally plant based even when not following Dr. F?
Bisky, the stir-fry sounds yum!
Nanc, hope you enjoy the dinner out with co-workers.
Rough day but our new software is up and running so I am going to be working pretty much non-stop tomorrow through the weekend to verify all the data. Fun never ends!
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Dinner out was not fun…details later.
My stomach is bothering me again…made an appointment for Monday at 9am
Bloating, burning abdomen and chills.
Crackers
Rice
Apple Sauce
Toast
Bubly
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Man, I have been unwell so much since having both knees done. Prior to surgeries, after turning plant based, never sick...never. Except Covid. This year, yowzer...since Christmas, it has been one thing after another.
I am having coffee, just because I have a horrible headache, did not have my usual caffeine yesterday, and think it's because of that.
The chills are gone, thankfully. Made a doc appointment for Monday. But I am afraid to eat anything other than what I posted. Sticking to that today, so I can get through work.
The only thing I can think of is that I buy the prepped made cole slaw (no dressing), just cabbage, from Walmart. Those premade salads are notorious for causing food poisoning, so NO MORE PREPPED VEG FROM WALMART.
Going back to my spinach from TJs and buy cabbage whole from Sprouts.
The dinner was at a Steak House. A couple things were said, in a joking manner, about me being vegan. I reacted. Truly, I am sick of the jokes. Especially because now, my heart is deep into it, for the animals.
I started out looking for a way to eliminate the inflammation in my knees. Now, my reasons are still
health, but also for the animals.
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Magic - there was a spike in Noravirus at the end of February. It is still around and a friend was just diagnosed with it this week. Good for you for sticking up for yourself, your diet and for the animals.
Mihani - I hope the new software makes your life easier in the long run. Glad you have your veggie store for convenience and health.
Carla - are the pants done?
We leave in 2 days to Finland and it is going to be cold! 35-50’s! Packing all the same clothes I wore for the 2 winter trips. Plus hit a winter clothes clearance sale last week at a very cool store called Whole Earth Provisions. They are pricey and have brands such as Patagonia, North Face, Smart wool. Anyways, they had a black long sleeve dress size medium that Brooks bought me. It looked big enough but I didn’t try it on until today as I still think of myself as a 2XX. Great travel dress to wear with leggings.
Brooks made veggie tacos last night with cabbage and salsa. 😋😋😋😝
The only thing I hate about travel is leaving my dogs behind. Seriously, next puppy will go through puppy class, obedience classes and then service dog training. I know it is taking advantage of the system but as we travel we see so many people with their 🐶 dogs.
B - Coffee protein shake
L - Roasted beet and walnut salad.
D- some type of veggie stir fry with brown rice.
Snacks: mandarin oranges and pistachios
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