Today is going well. I hired 1 new employee and about to make an offer to another. Very excited about my 10 teammates! Good things ahead for 2020.
I was determined to eat well today. I got up and made Molly and I breakfast oatmeal with apples and dates. Molly said it was the best oatmeal she ever ate. I thought it was really good too. It tasted like a candy bar. I usually eat it hot and pour some milk on it. But today I served it and took a bath. I figured I would heat it when I got to work and eat it then. I took a bite to taste it. It was barely warm but was so good I ate the whole thing with no additional milk. I rarely eat the whole serving. As a matter of fact it was so good that I decided to post the recipe I created as a special birthday treat for Pam @sleepymom5. I know your challenged in the kitchen so hopefully this will be easy for you. Lot's of ways to change it up and substitute what you like. Recipe following.
For lunch I made a salad with ruffled green lettuce, dandelion greens, baby turnip green tops, fresh basil, salad turnips (small sweet white turnips), red cabbage, roasted cauliflower, a few black and green olives topped with olive oil and lemon juice.
Molly is making an instapot navy bean soup for dinner that has fire-roasted tomatoes and green chilies. Sounds interesting. I brought a small grapefruit and extra apple for snacks.
Recipe for oatmeal coming up soon.

@Mrsbell8well that oatmeal sounds amazing!

@jmilner89 wooohooo you are going down!!! I can hear onderland calling your name!
@brown6267 sounds like you have a well thought out workout plan.
@kirsten11872 wish I could make you a cake too. Thanks for the compliments!
@sleepymom5 ahhhh thanks for the kind words. We would make great neighbors! I laughed when I saw the icons I sent you from my phone. It is supposed to be a celebration, a heart and a fairy! lol I am so glad your getting to enjoy your family time. I know that is your favorite gift.
And ladies I LOVE garnets!!! You can give me all of yours.
@jugar you are posting from my favorite mentor @AustinRuadhain helped turn me on to new ways of eating! She hit her goal right before I did.
@nstephenson01 I see that number you posted but I also see how very very close it is to your goal! You are a maintenance poster girl. You will get there! a day will come when you plow through just like you did to lose all those other pounds before this! Hang in there.

@ljdanny nice being back in the 180’s! Scary about the carbon monoxide.
@Zumba_Luvah oh I love those puppies! Thanks for posting. Molly reminded me that we also have 6 pets lol. 1 doggie, 2 orange cats, 3 gold fish.

Week #: 1
Weigh-In Day: Friday
PW: 169.90 Kg / 154.10 lbs
CW: 168.80 Kg / 151.68 lbs

1Kg lost & 12Kg to go! If I could choose a word for the year, it would be “CELEBRATE” – I want to make the most of every beautiful moment of every day!

@twyla77 – Cool, I’m also 5’3 & totally agree that 124lbs definitely looked the best too. I wish my weight went to my boobs, I seem to be suck looking like a 13 year old! Only I didn’t have muscles then either (couldn’t exercise back then), so this time I’m tacking on an extra 1kg to my goal & aiming for 57Kg/125.66 lbs – hopefully I’ll be super fit & healthy this time round! Enjoy the journey!

@Mrsbell8well – Wow didn’t know they had a “vegan friendly Baileys with almond milk” definitely buying this for hubby! Pretty awesome snow, great pics – it’s middle of summer here in Australia! That oatmeal sounds super yummy & perfect comfort food to me! I love the steel cut ones (so I can kind of activate them) but they take longer to cook.

@Cafelelia – Oh I hope your leg improves! Would a Remedial Massage Therapist be any good to either soften the muscle or release some tension surrounding muscles, or maybe the physio already covers that I guess... I’m allergic to caffeine but Coffee & Chocolate always smells so incredible, I’d love it if they made aromatherapy scents from it, hehe!

@nstephenson01 – Wow! Working out before a surprise barn build! That’s totally understandable to feel like that with such an overload, you are amazing & I wish I was able to do that, but still - ouch!! Plus side, you still thoroughly built up some muscles with all the work & the more muscles the more calories burned & energy – so I guess money in the bank!? I love your daily outlook “another day to make a good day!” Too right! (I’m stealing that for my motivations collection!) 😊 Also, a massage therapist told me once that ridiculously overdoing your normal exercise can sometimes cause a bit of water retention while it heals, so that can be a temporary weight fluctuation too?

@timibotkin – Yes, I’m totally with you on that “enjoying every moment” each day is so beautiful!

@sleepymom5 – Awww, the William surprise visit! Enjoy! Ooo air-fryer sounds healthy – I’ve never tried one before, sounds like a fantastic idea!! I’m #7 of 7 kids, & I so miss getting together on the farm growing up, but nobody sees each other anymore! We used to have so much fun with bonfires & marshmellows, etc. Good times & great memories! 😊 Have a fantastic time together!

@kirsten11872 – Yes! Great attitude! I used to be an “all or nothing” person & sometimes areas still am, but it’s awesome trying to be free from that. Often the stress & guilt can put your body in a ‘stress response’ state that makes it more difficult to loose weight; but on the other hand, if you choose to have something ‘naughty’ really ENJOY every bit of it cuz the opposite is true too, when your body is in ‘rest & repair’ mode this is more conducive to weight loss, not to mention far more FUN, esp when life has enough stresses! Sounds like you are having awesome success & you’re on fire with the workouts & challenges – way to go!!! I used to do IF (eating within 4Hr window daily & have a 1/wk 36hr fast) & loved it soo much, there are some great benefits (even found it good for healing my digestion that didn’t work & so painful! Then suddenly after a 36Hr fast it did!) – then I found out I’m hypoglycemic & can’t do that at the moment. Enjoy!

@Zumba_Luvah – Aaaw! Those fur babies are totally gorgeous!!!

@phoebe112476 – Hey, sounds like your mindset is definitely empowering you! I agree most things start in the mind; thoughts become emotions becoming actions, personalities & lifestyles… I struggle not finishing what’s on my plate, I think that comes from childhood (or face the wrath of mummy who always loaded it up! I used to love having the dog under the table, haha!) – so this year I’ve gotten around that by, as soon as I finish preparing meals (all calorie counted) I divide them into 2-3 small serves & put others in the fridge for ‘if I feel like it’… I’m surprised that I’m often full for a couple of hours after anyhow & never even hungry through the day as all my meals become snacks! Woohoo!!

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

01/09 steps 12,146

Thursday 1/9 check in
Food: logged and on track
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: rest day

I was asked if I wanted to stay late for OT, I was thinking no but yes is what came out of my mouth.🙄 It will be really nice on my paycheck but it did mess up my day. I didn't get to bed until almost 10 (it's usually between 8 and 8:30). I was going to get up early enough to go to the gym but was tired when the alarm went off so I reset it and went back to sleep. I had just enough time to eat and get my things for work since I had to volunteer at 6.

We've had a couple of weeks off because of the holidays so it was nice to go back and see the little kids again. I got hugs from the two sisters who seem to have attached themselves to me. That always makes me feel pretty good. After I went for coffee with a friend who also volunteers there and right after that off to work.

pacsnc6
Friday weigh in
week 1
pw: 162.9
cw: 161.8

Username: lennoncpa
Weigh in Week: week 1
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous weight: 142.3
Today's weight: 142.8
Weekly Steps: 72,676