Zoot, hope you got some rest. I am glad that your dad is getting care and your mom will have some help.

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Laura, I can honestly say the first time I made these burritos I had serious doubts, but I stumbled on the recipe and had all the ingredients. I love these burritos. Love. Seriously. ohsheglows.com/2011/10/24/black-bean-and-butternut-squash-burritos/ They can easily be made ETL'ish by keeping the oil to a minimum. You need a little bit for the squash to roast up nicely. I add a couple handfuls of kale torn into bite-size pieces when I add the rice and such and let it get wilted down. Nice addition. I'm glad you have come to a decision. That has to be a huge relief!

Karrie, have you made the burritos before? They are awesome! I am becoming intrigued by the Zombies app myself.

No sign of the fitbit yet. I kind of had a relationship with the judgy little piece of technology and I'm quite sad that he is still missing. And yes I call it "he"... thanks to Scott who named him Hal for me and made me think of it like a person lol.

Sabine, I'm glad to have you back. I was actually going to message you the other day. If I'm remembering correctly you try to keep to a low glycemic diet. I've been reading a bit lately that tells me maybe I need to go that direction to quell the dratted starchy cravings. I'm interested in how that works for you (if I have it right that is you) and if you have any suggested websites/reading.

Lia, wedding is soooooo close now! Have you made a final decision on the catering yet? I think it is so awesome you are going to have some vegan options.

Zoot, hope all is going okay.

As I mentioned, I have a couple pretty important events coming up in June, work related and there will be a lot of important people present. I don't want to feel blobby and uncomfortable, I want to feel strong and confident. So Jillian and I are going to get back to the 30 day shred and I'm going to go full on ETL starting Sunday. I've been ETL-ish for the most part, I generally am, but I want to get serious and get rid of the -ish. I have a beautiful dress that will be perfect for one of these events that I can't wear unless I get some of these jiggly bits firmed back up, so I have great motivation!

Yep. I try to eat low glycemic (load). Message me if you want more info!

Hi all. Just popping by and will have to do a better post later! Spent the entire weekend working on nothing but fun stuff. Got homework done Friday so I literally had the whole weekend off. Saturday the hubby and kids took me out and bought me every flower, vegetable and fruit I needed for the yard. We spent the rest of the day outside planting, digging and built a brand new garden (11' x 5' = 45 bags of dirt!) which is filled with all kinds of vegetable plants. Woke up Sunday feeling like I was 100 years old and filled with concrete, but, have my beautiful sanctuary back in my back yard. Spend Sunday with our mom's (his for breakfast and mine for dinner). Collapsed last night and woke up with a pulled back muscle and a super sore throat. I had a blast though and wouldn't change it at all!

Enjoying a bowl full of grilled veggies left over from dinner last night along with some fresh strawberries for lunch. Life is good.

Back with more later. Hope everyone is well!

I'm checking in. Hubs left me a set of dinners (before leaving town for work), so I'm on track!

Hi everyone,
I am just now catching up with all of you after a crazy week of getting everything established with Hospice. We have had visits from the RN twice now, the Chaplain and the Social Worker, aka the Team. My mom got set up with the volunteer sitters (maximum 3 hour shift) and we have a retired RC priest coming to sit next Friday so she and I can go have a long relaxing lunch. This same priest has also kindly volunteered to come every other Tuesday afternoon for our regular nail appointment. Mom really enjoys that and was ready to remove her nails the other day out of frustration. I advised her to try to get back to as normal a routine as possible and she saw the sense in that. It is far healthier, I think. Anyway, my food choices were back to more animal and less veggie until yesterday. I was just so tired and not sleeping too well which affects everything no matter how you try not to let it influence you. I am carrying stress in my trapezius and it has been waking me up at night so this morning I popped some Ibuprofen and felt good enough to get back into my exercise and ETL food routine. That will help, I know. I was a bit irked with my mammer jammer green lunch smoothie yesterday; I popped up to a 186 on blood glucose, grrrr...I keep hoping that Furhman is right about having higher sugars at first...Does anyone here subscribe to his site? I am wondering if it is worth it. I just want to be able to grab a bowl of berries and nosh with no repercussions, you know?

Mihani- I am sorry about your poor car and the accompanying bill! I am also sorry you had a crummy week but with today being Friday, it is officially over soon. Enjoy your lunch tomorrow with your friend!

Lia-Hawaii, a place I have yet to visit. DH went there years ago but I really want to go. He even looked at jobs there last year. We are planning where to go to establish ourselves prior to retirement when the time is right. I don't want to move after retiring because I want to be part of the community.

NewMe- I am a bit envious of your garden! This house has too much shade and too many Black Walnut trees to grow anything other than in pots on my deck. I miss my garden! That is a huge requirement for our next house, though.

Had a nice weekend. Lunch with a friend yesterday, we live a few hours apart so we meet a couple times a year halfway and have a long lunch. Today I was in the office most of the day, got some things done. Looking forward to the 3 day weekend that I can really get some catching up done. I am given to understand some people take 3 day weekends off.

Things aren't going too well for me with diet/exercise. I seem to have 3 or 4 good days then 2 or 3 bad, and the end result is always the same. Perpetual maintenance. At a weight higher than I want to maintain. Stress is getting to me. I am really going to make exercise a priority this coming week. It helps so much with stress, just have to do it, doesn't matter what else needs to be done.

Hi all! Whew. Was there a weekend??? lol

Saturday we spent the entire day moving my little sister and her husband to their new home. It's a two hour drive to get to her, so, we left our house really early and didn't get back until about midnight. But, it was all worth it as we got every single thing moved, cleaned her old house and unpacked a lot at her new house. She had a whole gang of people yelling at her every time she tried to move anything, which, I think slightly annoyed her. My middle sister, mom and I all spent a lot of time feeling her baby belly hoping for some kicks or movement. I am so incredibly happy for her. Her life is about to change in so many incredible ways.

Sunday we spent the day running around doing all the grocery shopping and I realized when I am in full on ETL mode my fridge is filled to the gills. Crazy amount of produce was purchased this week. Planning to really tackle my dinner issues full on this week.

This week also marks my last 5 days of my (very likely) last MBA class. I have a 12 page paper due Friday and then I am done. I have to say, just the thought of not having to bang my head against the wall on this any more is lifting my mood. Which, I think is a huge sign of just how much I have been trying to force myself to do something I hate that may or may not benefit me in my company.

My daughter seems to be doing fine with her cast off. She has not had any pain over the weekend, so, we are going to try soccer practice and see how it goes. I am excited for her to go back, she has missed it immensely!

This Saturday my oldest son graduates High school with a graduation party to follow on Sunday. Just hoping to hold it together when he walks across that stage. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. My little guy. Getting ready to embark on the next phase of his life.

I am hoping with every bone in my body that Memorial day can be a totally quiet day. I would love for a lot of quiet time on my deck, playing games with the kids, maybe even reading a "non-school" book. Fingers crossed that I pull that off.

Hope you all are well. Hopefully once I get through this last week of craziness I can be more engaged and active on the boards.