Bringing our A-Game in April!
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Just finished batching this week's menu. It took around 3 hours. This week we're having Ful Mudammas (Fava Beans) Wrap w/ Pan Roasted Pepitas and Lemon Turmeric Tahini Dressing, Coconut Creamed Corn and Peas w/ Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Mixed Grains, Southwestern Veggie Soup (subbing this instead of Dill Pickle Potato Soup because Joe doesn't like pickles), Eggplant and Chickpea Paprikash, and OG Big *kitten* Salad.
Congrats on another great loss, Mihani! I'm rooting for you to hit that 20# goal next week. Salads always seem to accelerate my loss too, even when I add dressing and lots of 'goodies' on top.
Thanks for the reminder about body brushing, Jacque. I have a brush in my Amazon 'save for later' cart. I have clothing in sizes 20 all the way down to 4 (where I was for a heartbeat!). The smaller the clothes the less worn they are haha! Old Navy has really good prices and different sales every day. They have a great selection of sizes and also regular/long/petite options.
Donna that triathlon sounds really awesome. Nice to have the local outdoor pool open for swimming!
I'm having fun getting back into my spinning. I have a yarn hanging to dry now, so I should have pictures the next time I post. I ordered some more fun fiber to spin with, too. I am trying to stay focused on just spinning for now, and not going down the knitting rabbit hole, or weaving, or any of the other things I get caught up in!
B - smoothie
L - not sure, super tired after batching. maybe some of the SW soup
D - whatever leftover bits are in the fridge, over some greens
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Jacque - this is not a hard triathlon by any means. It is short distances. I am going to try running - walking tomorrow. The run part is 2 miles. We went on a 20 mile bike ride today in 1 hour and 45 minutes. There were lots of curves and people walking that we had to slow down for.
Mihani - congratulations on your weight loss and sticking to the ETL diet. Good for you.
I still haven't figured out what I want to do as I am focused on getting ready for the next few events. I am officially entered in the Rookie Triathlon.0 -
I'm having an off day - maybe it's that fresh foot of snow outside our living room window! Breakfast was on track. Lunch - not so much. I ate what I prepared for the family and as usual I'm feeling it in my gut. I'll have a healthy snack for dinner and be back to it tomorrow. I'm down 1.8 lbs this week so even though lunch will probably cause a hiccup it's not the end of the world.
Carla, when will you be stopping by to batch that amazing menu?0 -
The snow hasn't melted here yet, so I can't even wrap my head around outdoor pools and bike rides just yet... And we're supposed to have more snow this week, too...
Woo hoo, good job with the weight loss, Mihani!!
I'm pooped. SOOOOooooooo tired.
Carla, I did some spinning on the weekend. Check it out!
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Nice yarn! Great colors. I checked it out on ravelry so I could get a closer view. Are you going back to your old place to spin or did you move your wheel? How do you like the 'Hello Yarn' yarn? I just bought all back issues of PLY magazine so I've got a ton of inspiration. I going to spin a thin silk yarn next. I have some new fiber on order from etsy so that I have lots for the spinning class that starts next Saturday.0
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I lost half a pound for the week. Not great, but I'm happy to lose anything after a few trail mix binges.
Here's the yarn I finished. It was already mostly done months ago and was sitting on the wheel. It's a 2 ply with low twist made from 50% Merino, 50% Mulberry Silk.
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Wow! Carla and Karrie that yarn is gorgeous. How does it feel? Soft? Congratulations on the 1/2 lb loss!!!! What a great skill to have.
Well who knew, certainly not me I could run 2 miles extremely slow. I took Cleo out and my legs were lead after the 20 mile run yesterday. We ran one mile in 18 minutes without stopping and then walked a mile and ran another mile in 19 minutes. It is a start...slow start. I feel really good and I did not push it hard. I think all the walking & hiking I did plus the weight loss enabled me to be able to run. Right now no foot, hip or knee pain! Just seat bone pain from yesterdays ride.
Ready for a big salad with beans, veggies and nuts. Then a friend of mine wants a simple water color of a tree from me for her birthday. Going to get watercolors out and practice.0 -
A good day - back on track and the sun is shining! Had coffee at a friend's this morning and said "no thanks" to the cookie. Proud moment
Wow! Your yarns are lovely, Karrie and Carla! A friend of mine just took up spinning this past year and is totally hooked. Love her stuff. Makes me want to learn how to crochet or knit!
Donna, I guess there's no way around the seat pain? Sounds like you've got a strong start to conditioning for your event.0 -
oops, I just read my post. It was a 20 mile bike ride Yesterday, hahaha.
Awesome passing the cookie up Jacque. You inspired me. Brooks is making fudge brownies for a neighbor who gave us several plants. I am going to just say no too! Can't outrun a bad diet.
I had on a thin pair of bike shorts yesterday. For the 25 mile ride last month I had my longer bike pants with more padding. I have a good pair I will use for the event but the bike ride is only 11 miles. I do have a 32 mile ride in 12 days at King Ranch.
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Just wrapping up work for the night ugh! I didn’t even have time for lunch today ate a few crackers and a lara bar then ate my salad when I got home then came up to my desk to work some more. I am hoping to leave a little early tomorrow so I can get laundry done and relax a little.
Love the yarns Karrie & Carla! Good to see you back spinning away.
Donna, I wondered about the 20 mile run! Good for you and C&P passing up the sweet treats.
Off to bed.
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It's been a good day in spite of a poor night's sleep. Got a 2 mile walk in (at the mall, so no jogging) and ate well, with one intentional "splurge." I chose to put shredded cheese on my bean taco. Yeah, guess what? I could not taste it. At all. Glad I know! Won't need to do it again. A splurge isn't a splurge if you can't even taste it.
Grad invites have been ordered! Dd graduates in less than a month (homeschool) and we've been dragging our feet on the order. Talk about making it real! Doesn't seem possible - time goes quickly. I am very excited for her! And me! It's been quite a journey.
B - oatmeal w/blueberries and 1 T mixed raw nuts
L - sweet potato w/pinto beans, 1/3 avocado, salsa, onions, jalepenos, kale
D- corn tacos (beans, onions, jalepenos, tomatoes, kale) and that darn cheese
S - grapes
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Nice job C&P.
I'm just wrapping up work again and need to get to bed. I did take time for some leftover steamed kale late afternoon lunch. Dinner was a big salad followed by some steamed collards and sauteed asparagus. Small serving of oatmeal with mixed berries, chia seeds and a few walnuts for dessert. I hope after this week things settle down a little. I'd be really happy right now to only work 6 days a week!
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Not feeling well today came home a bit early and did some work here now heading to bed. Hope it's just that I'm a little run down and not a bug. Had a vegan protein shake that I had left in the office fridge for lunch because I didn't feel like eating. Came home and whipped up a batch of oil-free hummus. Had open face whole wheat sandwich flat with the hummus and piled high with baby spinach and steamed asparagus, little drizzle of balsamic glaze. Also had my first major "cheat" in going on 8 weeks. Ate a couple big handfuls of Newman's pretzels with my sandwich. Just a weak moment brought on by lots of stress, fatigue and not feeling well. Will do better tomorrow.
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Donna, fantastic job on the running! Impressive.
Jacque, I know what you mean about those splurges that turn out to be not worth it. I love realizing things like that! How exciting about your daughter's graduation! Does she have plans for what she will do next?
Sorry you are feeling under the weather, Mihani. I'm sure the crazy work hours are contributing to that. How's the weather looking for the weekend? Are you still planning to take a few days off?
Busy couple of days for me here, and a bunch of work to do tomorrow. My mom and I went for one of our nice walks in the sunshine, and afterwards we went into a home decor shop and I got a few nice containers with lids for storing food.
My treadmill is supposed to arrive tomorrow, but they didn't call to make arrangements today so my fingers are crossed. Ruby has an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow to determine which procedure they will choose for her.
B - smoothie
L - salad w/ tofu, lemon tahini turmeric dressing
D - southwestern soup, slice of sprouted grain bread with avocado0 -
Mihani - I hope you are feeling better. You need a vacation more than anyone I know. A vegan retreat somewhere beauitful that you can go for walks, yoga and rest. That is what I picture for you! I love making my own fresh hummus. Do you make it in a mixer?
Jacque - sweet potatoes and beans sound wonderful. Sweet potatoes with anything ...I love them.
Carla - Your walks with your mother sounds delightful. I hope your treadmill comes soon. I was really hooked on treadmill work outs years ago. I think the only reason I am not now is because of the dogs needing good walks. I am very sorry Ruby has to have surgery. Can you ask about conservative treatment and trying swim therapy before surgery? Was your southwestern soup part of the dirty girls recipe plan?
Met with friends today for lunch. We walked 30 minutes prior and went to my favorite Mediterranean place. Had quinoa salad with roasted vegetables. Could only eat 1/2 but mixed it with more salad and having it with Brooks tonight. We just got make from a 10 mile mountain bike ride.
My friend loved her simple water color I did for her birthday. I had about 5 and let her choose one.
I am looking at using my GI bill money for art classes!!!!!!!0 -
I'm feeling run down too this week; it's been busier than usual and I haven't gotten on the treadmill this week because I'm too tired to wake up. But I did still do my 2 swims, so at least there's that...
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I tried tossing air popped corn in nutritional yeast today. I liked it! I haven't cared for "nooch" in other recipes, but it adds a nice flavor to popcorn. I over did it, though, so I'll eat a very light supper.
Hope you all have a good evening!
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Happy Friday!!!
My treadmill arrived yesterday and Joe and I assembled it. I'm really happy with it. It is super solid. I haven't played around with the features much yet.
Donna, the SW soup is from a previous week's Clean Food Dirty Girl meal plan. Because Ruby's leg hasn't healed on its own and due to her being a large breed, the vet and surgeon think it is important to get the surgery done and asap so that we can minimize arthritis pain in her future. The recovery is going to be long and involved! Physio appointments plus exercise and massage that we do here. They have week by week instructions for levels of activity and what to watch out for. At least they are thorough! She is scheduled for early May.
Jacque, I love nooch. I haven't had it on popcorn yet. I read somewhere that you can get a fine spray bottle with tamari or Bragg and mist the popcorn so it has an extra hit of flavor plus the nooch sticks better. I want to try that but I'm afraid I will binge on huge tubs of popcorn!
Karrie, I hope you have a great weekend and can de-stress.0 -
Happy Friday!
Carla it sounds like you have an excellent surgeon who will not only do the surgery but has a plan for recovery after. Maybe you can schedule massage for both you and Ruby
. Yea for getting the treadmill!
We are doing a mini tri today, walk 3 miles, swim, bicycle and then run walk. I hope I survive. I feel so sleepy.
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Swam 1000 meters
Walk 5 miles.
Bike 12 miles
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Yay Donna!!! Congratulations! I bet one after the other like that is a whole different ball game.1
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It took most of the day...walking dogs, driving to pool, swim, home, get bikes out and then the 2nd walk which was a run walk.
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Ugh I just lost my post. Oh well I was just griping about work anyway lol. I have been a little down and went crazy on pretzels for 2 days which made my weight bounce up. Going back to full on 6 week plan starting today. I have another 25 pounds to go and I can't start slacking now.
Woohoo Donna!!! That is amazing!
Carla, when is surgery? Poor pupper.
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Actually took a little time to cook a real dinner tonight. Made the Indian Lentil-Cauliflower Soup from the first OSG cookbook. Just left out the oil to make it ETL and added a whole 6 oz container of baby spinach rather than just 2 handfuls. It's really good! Similar in flavor to the cauliflower curry that Carla introduced me to. Going to make a batch of the cashew caesar dressing tonight too, and chop lettuce for salads.
B - oatmeal with oat milk, cinnamon, fresh blueberries, chia seeds
D - the soup, mixed in about 1/4 cup of cooked brown rice to serve, big ol' salad with homemade oil-free hummus and grape tomatoes, a pear and a few walnuts
Also got stuff to make the OSG tortilla soup this week. Looking forward to that, one of my favorites.0 -
Guess my misadventures with pretzels didn't hurt me, although I know better than to think that it would be fine to keep doing that. Week 8 results 2.2 total 20.4. My goal this week is to drink a lot more water. I haven't been drinking as much lately and need to get back to that.1
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Mihani - that is awesome weight loss! You are doing great. I have been lazy about water lately until I bought Brooks and I new water bottles that were on sale at the BX. I love the taste of cold water from a stainless steel bottle. They are called Hydro Flasks. The ones on sale were the smaller mouth lids that I like better. I am making a concerned effort to cut down on all things plastic and buy less bottled water. I have a filter on my new refrigerator plus I have a water filter pitcher...so my water can be double filtered which is a little OCD. No reason to buy water in plastic containers (I have to keep telling myself this). I did not drink enough water the day of our mini tri and I was up 2 lbs next day. Today I am down 3 lbs after drinking water all day.
Brooks and I went on a beautiful walk yesterday morning in the "mist" ...not really raining. We walked on the river walk 2 miles one direction and back. Stopped at an outdoor restaurant that had a dog patio. Brooks had this big mango smoothie drink while I had my favorite sports drink, coffee. For lunch I had a delicious black bean, avocado, lettuce tostado. I asked how they did the beans and they said they just simmer the beans with onions, peppers, and spices.
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I have the "TEST" on Tuesday. Suppose to avoid high fiber foods (nuts, beans, etc...two days before and clear liquids on Monday. On Wednesday I am going to start the 6 wk program. Will buy food Tuesday after test and prep Wednesday. Saturday we have the big bike ride. I thought this sign was funny:
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Great pictures Donna, what beautiful places to walk and ride. Good luck with the test! I will keep you company on the 6 week plan since I am going to do another round. I haven't really stopped but was having a bit more starches here and there. I plan to stick with strict until I am down another 20 pounds. I do have a couple things coming up that will tempt me with alcohol, and I will decide at the time if I want to have a glass of wine or not. I really haven't wanted alcohol since getting through the first couple weeks, which is kind of unusual for me.
I have a brita pitcher at home and we have filtered water at work.
B - leftover sauteed chard, a few walnuts
D - big salad (spring mix, tomato, homemade oil-free hummus), leftover cauliflower curry soup with a little brown rice, an apple, a couple brazil nuts
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Nice loss for the week, Mihani! I will follow your lead and up my water this week, too. I'm going to start filling my water bottle again instead of having it in a glass. It is easier to track.
Good luck with your test and with the bike ride, Donna! Nice pic. Your walk in the mist sounds wonderful! On my ocean-side walk, I walk past a dog (and human!) club called "Paws for a Beer." They have a huge fenced area with toys and tunnels etc. for dogs to play with and indoor and outdoor seating to have a beer while the dogs play.
I am down .7 of a lb for the week. I'll take it! It has been beautiful weather here, and it is supposed to be nice all this week, with highs in the upper 70s. That's about as warm as I like it to get. Yesterday, I power washed the paved portion of our driveway, the garage door, and our front stoop. Today I'm getting in some gardening. I might fit in a walk on the new treadmill too, but I don't want to overdo it with my hip. My mom is coming over to spend a night or two this week and we'll be out so I don't want to be sore.
My first day at spinning class was fun, but I could be teaching it myself! It's funny because the instructor has been spinning for 40 years, but I think she has always spun using the same few methods, and always with wool. She is going away on a retreat and taking some classes on dyeing and is excited to come back with lots of new info to share. I haven't done any dyeing yet so I'm looking forward to that. I'm definitely back in the spinning groove!
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