I found an awesome coffee bar at my local Shell gas station... besides getting me more airmiles they have six (6!!!!) different 0/0/0 flavour syrups to put in my dark roast. OMG, it was Caramel today - didn't make it sweet luckily, but did give it that wonderful aroma & faint flavour. Everything from Cinnamon Bun, to Creme Brulee, to Blueberry Cobbler plus the usuals like French Vanilla, and Hazelnut.

Saturday is here! So stoked because this week was crazy!

Had an off plan meal last night - went to an Indian/Chinese fusion restaurant - and then it was back on plan this AM!

I find that the best thing to do after going off plan is to get yourself back on track and be prepared with on plan foods. My fridge is stocked with several on plan foods so I have no excuses. And as @baconslave always stresses: NO GUILT, NO EXCUSES.

Going to see a wrestling show tonight so I'm excited!

samanthaluangphixay wrote: »

I find that the best thing to do after going off plan is to get yourself back on track and be prepared with on plan foods. My fridge is stocked with several on plan foods so I have no excuses. And as @baconslave always stresses: NO GUILT, NO EXCUSES.

Daaaayyyyyum straight!

ProCoffeenator wrote: »

Eenie, meanie, miney.... mo!
It's Sunday! Yay it's Sunday!

Do you know what I'm excited about? It involves a bat wrapped in wire and a long wait to find out who was picked! I'm a total geek. Sorry.

Oh, I'm so excited about this...

canadjineh wrote: »

RowdysLady wrote: »

Anna is 16 and she still has her learner's permit. She clipped a pylon too not long ago except she was trying to park and hit the gas instead of the brake and the passenger front bumper has the same yellow paint. When it happened she was scared to death I was going to strangle her for messing up my car (it's only 1.5 years old and under 40K in miles). I laughed and told her that kind of stuff happens. Clearly I was correct. My poor car.

I asked Rowdy if he wanted to take my car somewhere yesterday. His answer was "no, too much yellow paint"

I just need to wash it really good and it will have scuff marks, but there are no dents.

Hi @RowdysLady - you could pick up a tin of cut polish from a local autobody/general hardware type store if the paint won't come out with just a wash. Cut Polish takes out a lot of lighter scratches and paint smears. Life saver, especially if you choose to sell the car at a later date.

I got a call in to work tonight 10pm-5am. Stupid young (immature) co-worker is screwing things up on his shift so I will be taking his place. A couple of us think he is doing this deliberately to get laid off and collect Employment Insurance, but what he doesn't realize is that he cannot collect if he is laid off (fired) with cause. Problem is, his mess ups are going to get our company's contracts cancelled if he keeps it up. Already the bosses have had to do damage control with the clients and of course have taken him off patrols.
The mature gentlemanly thing to do would be for him to approach the bosses and let them know that he does not think this part of the job is for him, but no, he purposely screws up so he doesn't have to be the one to say goodbye. I've seen it happen on other jobs and it's always the relatively young immature workers who try this tactic. They don't have the guts to make the decision that the job is not the right fit for them and let the bosses know with proper 2 week notice.

Thanks canadjineh. We found something at the store and Rowdy worked tirelessly to polish the yellow out. It looks way better now but there are some places where the scrapes were down to the metal. I know he's not nearly done yet, because any job unfinished must be completed at the ranch. He's such a good man...

On the vein of the rest of your post - Rowdy runs a welding shop for a manufactured home plant. He has been there over 2 decades and honestly, in my opinion, make not nearly enough money for the work. He's watched the plant go from building 15 frames a day with 8 - 10 guys in the shop to 3 a day with 4 guys in the shop. Turnover is awful because they simply don't pay enough to any of them - they are working in the heat, the (Texas) cold, rain, wind, dirt...it's hard, grueling, gross work. And they only seem to get young applicants who just don't really want to work or truly don't know how to weld. The business does not require them to be certed because they don't pay enough. The current "employees" Rowdy has right now? For the last month he hasn't had a full crew show up on any day of the week except an occasional Wednesday. Last week, I think Thursday, he came home in a tussle because they only built 1 frame all day. Three guys 1 frame. He was furious but because the guys above him don't want to support him he just pushes through and does what he can. So, in an answer to the concern Rowdy has for these guys - Rowdy's boss pulled the worst one from the shop last week and moved him to an inside job because Rowdy complained that both these guys needed to be fired. So the moral is...don't show up, do a lousy job when you do show up and you get an air conditioned inside job. Sigh...

Was at my brothers wedding this weekend. For the rehearsal dinner there was a fajita bar (which is my favorite Mexican food). I got 2 tortillas with all the usual fixings except rice and beans. There was also a pasta station that I did not touch (and any type of pasta is my favorite dish overall). I got too plates and the second I did without tortillas. I thought it would be hard to have fajitas without tortillas but it actually wasn't so I wish I went that way the first time. But since I only ate eggs and bacon that day I figured I was okay on carbs even if each tortilla may have been 20+g carb per serving. No idea.

Next day for the actual wedding, I had half of a turkey wrap with 3 chocolate covered strawberries (I couldn't resist). For dinner I had requested that they did not give me mashed potatoes and that they gave me extra veggies (which sadly they did not). The protein was salmon AND steak. I did not touch the cake or champagne. I danced for about 2 hours straight. I did have one shot though of Southern Comfort. Sunday I got back on track with eggs and bacon for breakfast and Jimmy Johns unwich for lunch. Breakfast was difficult though because I was eating with my family who were all having pancakes, waffles, fruit, potatoes and bagels. It looked so good. I had Peanuts on plane and then after that I didn't have any more calories to eat anything else so skipped dinner.

Tested my ketones this morning and still getting trace amounts so I guess I never fell out of ketosis this weekend. Also, I never once had to take migraine medicine which I have been suffering a lot from recently. Probably because I've drank less water so sodium loss wasn't as much of an issue.

GlitterRayne wrote: »

*YAWN* Happy Monday ya'll. Who's ready for this week to start. I'm so not.
I need to binge watch last season of TWD so I can watch last night's episode.
I have a lot to do this week. Let's GO!

I'm about 2 seasons behind too...if I even see a quiet mention of it, I run the other way...I don't want to know!!!!

The wedding sounds awesome, @bowlerae - I love to dance too. Good for you for sticking pretty close to plan.

Hope your flu bug leaves you quickly @ProCoffeenator. I hadn't had a bug for years but one found me in September and hung around for 2 weeks. Throat to nose to chest to ears to eyes. No fun but now gone.

Good Morning!
Beautiful night of rain and thunderstorms! A rarity here.
Okay, I got caught up on all the posts and got my inspiration for the day...a sunny one.
So...here I go.
Enjoy your day.

Good evening all, after watching TWD last night, the discussion rages, what is better? TWD or GOT? Such different series but both are Oh So Good!

KetoLady86 wrote: »

anglyn1 wrote: »

Birthday party for my granddaughter today. (I'm super young to be a grandma btw lol) Sadly it's really cold today and it's outside at a pumpkin patch! I'm bringing coffee and cocoa from Dunkin', hopefully people will still show up and freeze with us!

Was just about to say..granddaughter!! You look Supet young

I am 38. I have friends my age with babies that are younger! I always feel kind of embarrassed saying I'm the grandma! The baby calls me Gangy...like on Arrested Development. It's my favorite show. lol