I have to drop some weight before the holidays, so I guess that means better eating. It's that or exercise. I suppose it should be both but I'm trying to be realistic! I ordered a dress online that would be nice for Christmas but I can't get the zipper up.

My fingers were crossed for Nuts in November but I understand the less nutty choice!

Good luck with the 30 day shred, Mihani!

I've been in this group for a long time, but I stopped posting because I wasn't following the plan. I decided to start the 6-week plan on October 31st, so this is my first week. So far so good, and I'm down 2.7 pounds. I decided to blog my way through the 6 weeks and tell as many people as possible so I don't quit lol!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I am down 4.5 for the first week! That's the most I've ever lost in one week on anything I've tried. Going to have to start changing the salads up some so I don't get bored.

Congrats, Lia!! Very exciting!

Mihani, fingers crossed for your dress! I have a dress like that too, but it will take until NEXT Christmas to get into that one!

Emmy, fantastic loss for your first week!

Hi Karrie. Looks like a good plan. Orange coconut walnut date balls...yum!

Had some tortilla chips with salsa today, but other than that, not too bad. Managed to stay away from chocolate so far, so that's good! Making good old red lentil cauliflower curry tonight and not worrying about the salt or oil this time around. At most 1 tbsp of oil in a double batch so nothing too crazy. I need it to taste as good as possible so i stick with it.

I'm sipping an anti-inflammatory warm beverage and kinda digging it. Thought I'd share...nice to have something warm to drink with colder weather coming.

2 cups non dairy milk (i tested w/ almond milk)
2 tsp fresh grated ginger (or 1 tsp ginger powder)
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cardamom (i just opened a few pods and threw the seeds in the blender) (optional)
2 pitted medjool dates or 1 Tbsp maple syrup (adjust for sweetness preference)

Add all ingredients to blender and blend well. Heat on stove or microwave desired portion in a mug.

Thanks you guys It is still taking some getting used to.

Mmm that veggie stew looks yummy, and easy, which I like almost as much! Thanks for sharing. LEt us know how the meal plans work for you Karrie!

Carla, managing to stay way from chocolate is a huge thing for me! Lol. Also, I'm with you, I totally am prioritizing making healthy food taste good before I get too rigid with my rules again. Sigh. I feel like my taste buds are totally NOT into the healthy food lately, I need to retrain them...

Mihani, I believe in you and your Christmas dress! but also, worst case, there are soooo many gorgeous dresses out right now, it would be kinda fun to have an excuse to buy yourself something extra pretty

Great loss, Emmy!

I finally am getting some cravings for some vegetables again, so that's a nice thing! Good luck to my American friends watching the election tonight, we are all waiting with baited breath up around these parts. Hope you all got to vote! Carla, are you able to vote now too?

Ahh that's so convenient re voting Carla! I feel like that is the way of the future eventually... we have that option in Ontario but only if you're not going to be in your city on the voting days.

Mmmmm coconut stew.....

Ah Mihani, should have instead thought 38 minutes...wow, I'm awesome! I could have done only 30, or 15, or none at all! You rock!
On the topic of voting, I was reading an online article that said voting by mail didn't increase the number of voters...I find that so hard to believe. They said it had something to do with the longer window of voting time. People put it off and then forgot about it. Seems so strange to me. I think voting online day-of would be the ultimate. Other countries already do this.

The coconut stew turned out good, though I overdid the carbs. I made it according to the directions for the most part, but added in some potatoes I had on hand and used veggie broth instead of water. Next time I will use low fat coconut milk and I'll add in some broccoli and skip the potatoes. Decent flavor and a double batch made a huge amount for us. I purchased dried curry leaves on Amazon in order to make the recipe, so I am going to search out recipes that call for them so they don't sit around in my cupboard for too long.

Here's one of my most recent resin pieces. I haven't posted one in a while so I thought I would. Someone asked me about a price for one of them online and I was caught completely off guard lol. I enjoy making them but the part about selling them is not so easy....figuring out how to price them and what to say & do etc.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Lia, I hope you are able to find some time to put your feet up with a nice warm cup of something you like and just relax for a bit

Karrie, I'm so sorry about your hedgehog *big hug*