Hey Terri! I started a November thread too, but I deleted it and we will go with yours. I am happy we have our group back! The prior owner was very sorry she accidentally deleted it. But what the heck, new starts are always good right? November goals, keep up the momentum from the past couple weeks and head into the holidays strong!

I could use some opinions and input from the regulars. The announcements thing is kind of a pain as there is no way to see if new posts are made unless you bookmark them. Then they only go unshaded if there's a new post and it is kind of easy to miss. I think we should probably have new sticky threads for recipes and resources, but I'm hesitant to put introductions up there as it would be easy to miss someone new posting and I don't like when people post and get no response. Thoughts?

ETA: no Halloween candy, Terri? Woohoo! Me either, but I worked late so secretary could go home early and didn't even buy any haha!

I'd suggest no stickies until they fix that issue, then you can probably sticky certain threads after the fact? Stupid travel laptop..... Glad to be back, though.

Yippee! Here we are! I have been having really pretty good ETL days, just diet in general feels pretty good this week. I feel like I have been making really pretty good choices this week, while allowing for some "other" stuff...like the pumpkin pie they gave us at conference yesterday! I have had two pieces of Halloween candy, and I am OK with that. At least, they were really good ones that I deem "worth" the calories.

I am really low on calories today...work was ridiculous. I had my oatmeal/chia/fruit for breakfast, but then I didn't get to eat til almost 6pm, and I had my bean/veggie soup that I had brought. It is filling but low in calories, so when I got home I wasn't really hungry but had had very few calories. I just finished a bowl of popcorn with nutritional yeast as a snack...still low but now I am not having any more.

I have overnight vegan oats from OSG brewing in the fridge, I hope they turn out yummy!

It would be nice to have stickies or something eventually...the go to information for people with common questions. But I can see the problem with not getting notifications. Hmmm. I think in a few places I have seen where stickies were locked? So that they couldn't be posted on any more, but the info was there. That way we wouldn't miss posts in those areas. But for an intro post or something, that doesn't solve the lack of notifications of new posts. Hmmm...

Mornin' all. I am going to the office again today. Sigh. Yesterday was not nearly as productive as I hoped it would be, mostly because my boss showed up and I lost my quiet work time. He promised he wouldn't be there today. I am taking tomorrow off though. The EMG on my hands is scheduled for tomorrow morning and I decided to just turn it into a day off since I think I've only taken 3 days the entire year so far. I assume the results will be sometime next week and I'll find out if my doc is right and I have to have carpal tunnel surgery.

Plan a good day. I am going to treat myself to a good breakfast since I got up early. Here's the menu for today:

B: tofu scramble with loads of veggies, hash browns
L: hummus and lettuce in a spinach wrap, carrot and celery sticks
white bean pita pizza topped with roasted red pepper and caramelized onions

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It would be nice to have stickies or something eventually...the go to information for people with common questions. But I can see the problem with not getting notifications. Hmmm. I think in a few places I have seen where stickies were locked? So that they couldn't be posted on any more, but the info was there. That way we wouldn't miss posts in those areas. But for an intro post or something, that doesn't solve the lack of notifications of new posts. Hmmm...

IMHO, without notifications, currently, the stickies are more trouble than they are worth. If we stick to a monthly thread, + the very few other sitcky-worthy threads, like introductions, recipes, whatever.... there won't be enough threads to clog things up. Then, if one day, MFP fixes the sticky notification issue, those threads could be stickied then.

You're the boss.

So am not.

Good morning all. I am new to the group and am looking forward to finding out more about ETL...

Glad the group is back!!

At some point last week, the juicing just fizzled out. You remember my busy schedule leading up to Halloween? I got nearly everything done - except that I didn't have time to make juice, and I ran out on Wednesday. So then I started just eating scraps of whatever was around. Mostly starchy carbs... Sigh...

My goals for November are basically all in an effort to stop feeling so tired. The lack of workouts and too many starchy carbs really has me feeling pooped!

November Goals:

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- ETL back-to-basics - really focus on the nutritional targets -- Most importantly I have to really pay attention to my starchy carbs and make sure I really only eat 1 cup per day. I know I've been eating way more than that...
- Morning workouts! I've been lazy and I can FEEL it. I NEED to get back on the treadmill!!!
- Go to bed at a decent hour!!!
- Wake up as soon as my alarm goes off - no more being lazy!!!

That's it! Sounds simple enough, right?!?!

Good for you for taking the day off anyway - and rebooking in January makes perfect fiscal sense.

I went out to grab lunch and I was going to get a sinfully delicious veggie sandwhich that I just *love*, but instead I bought a week's worth of veggies and a tub of red roasted pepper hummus. Lunches at work for the week are now taken care of. Point, ETL!

Now I just need to buy some groceries to make some soups and salads for my evenings and I think my first week back to 100% ETL will be all set!! Soups: Acorn Squash & Roasted Veggie, and then I think I'll do the OSG Tortilla Soup. Salads: Roasted Beet with Dijon Mustard Dressing (from my nutritionist - soooo tasty) and maybe a greek quinoa salad... mmm!!!

tryingvegan awesome accomplishment getting to a healthy BMI, congrats! Sorry you had shingles, I have heard that is extremely painful.

Karrie, good job avoiding the sandwich. I would like the acorn squash and roasted veggie soup recipe when you have a chance please. It sounds delightful. I love squash, especially when the weather starts to get colder. I have the OSG tortilla soup bookmarked, I don't know why I haven't got to it yet. All of my cookbooks have dozens of post it notes sticking out of them for recipes I want to try. I tend to cook more often in the winter though so I should be getting to more of them.

I took an inventory of my refrigerator and planned out dinners for the week. The store had cauliflower on sale this morning so I got two and going to make some of the red lentil cauliflower curry from Veganomicon this week. I am really going to try to get up a little earlier and put in 20 minutes on the stationary bike before my shower in the mornings. My days so often get out of control and I am so worn out that I don't get to working out in the evenings. At least if I do something in the mornings I've got some exercise in no matter what. And like Karrie, I'm going to get to bed earlier this week. When I'm tired everything is harder to do.

Wow, some real success getting through Halloween for most of you. And me, too! I'm so proud of myself. We still have some mini-Snickers in the freezer and I'm not even tempted. I'm feeling pretty solidly ETL these past few days. Glad to see the group arise from the ashes. (No, I don't like this new format, but I'm slowly getting used to it.) [Bump for later]

Hi, I'm new to ETL. I did go shopping a couple days ago and loaded up on lots of veggies and fruits. I also got a few items that I will avoid in the future like dried fruit and extra dark chocolate.