We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.

I'll start:

1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.


OK - Now your turn!!!!

Beka3695 wrote: »

HAPPY MONDAY TEAM

Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.

We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.

I'll start:

1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.


OK - Now your turn!!!!

1. The first car I drove was a 1962 Chevy Bel Aire
2. I was born in Colorado, but only lived there 4 weeks.
3. I like to needlepoint to relax.
4. My kids and I like to vacation in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
5. I like to read. I'm currently reading Demi Moore's memoir.

@Beka3695 - It has been a very interesting book so far! I recommend it.

Beka3695 wrote: »

HAPPY MONDAY TEAM

Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.

We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.

I'll start:

1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.


OK - Now your turn!!!!

Hmmm, these are surprisingly hard to come up with (mostly because I try to come up with something that would be suprising to everyone instead of just random to a bunch of relative strangers).

1. I don’t own a car and have never owned one
2. I have done some sort of volunteering non-stop since 2005, excluding only my exchange year 08-09
3. My first word ever, after ”mom” and ”dad” was ”jump!”. During my exchange year, I competd in long jump and high jump.
4. I love playing puzzle games on my iPad, specifically while I watch tv
5. I hate potato chips

WEIGH IN REMINDERS
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@SheilaCali

Tomorrow:
@clemsonhrd - good luck tonight!
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Random items about myself....
1. Snorkeling is my favorite hobby, but haven't partaken since 2009. Time for a new fave!
2. I broke my collarbone when going down the front stoop when I was 1 1/2.
3. I broke my other collarbone when (almost) jumping over dining room chairs when I was 7.
4. I'm married to a man who'd never kissed a girl (or dated obviously) before me. I broke his streak.
5. I make the best tiramisu I've ever tasted- and I've tasted many (even in Italy)!

This is the recipe for tiramisu: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tiramisu-351138
I use freshly brewed espresso instead of powdered. I don't use coffee liqueur- no need. I've used this recipe for 10 years without fail. This has contributed to bigger hips and a love for most things Italian. (I will not eat tripe). We are looking forward to more trips to Italy after retirement. We've been there near 10 times already, and have visited many "Little Italy" neighborhoods across the US. I've got a weak spot for cannolis and sfogliatelle as well, but perhaps I digress. We're trying to lose weight here!

I like this mini game!!!

Five random facts about me are:
1. I love boots, hence my name... you can never have enough!
2. I can't swim. Never learned, tried on my own, can't do it...
3. I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan!
4. I love animals like a little kid, if I see cows on the side of the highway I can't stop admiring them... anything animal I can't get enough of!
5. I've never drank alcohol in my life, ever.

LovebyDraug69 wrote: »

Five random facts about me:
1. I have had five last names and only been married twice (and I did not go back to my maiden name when I got divorced)
2. I plan a weekend camping trip every year taking only 5 supplies or less
3. I can't bake by timer. I bake by smell (meh cookies smell like they are done grab them out of the oven).
4. I am a Training Coordinator at my job and do not have a college degree
5. My spine was severed when I was 8 and I actually spend my day standing and walking 8+ hours at work

@LovebyDraug69 I’m intrigued, what’s the story with your last names and how did it change so much?

The beginning of this week has been tough. I did hit the gym as planned, but I’ve been eating more than planned both days and I can feel the old ”too busy to focus” *kitten* starting to bubble again. My average intake for the past two days is about 2170, when last week’s average was 1800. I did my workouts so I hit my deficit goals assuming accurate logging, but I need to learn to cut back a little. I’m aiming for my average intake to stay consciously between 1800-2000 until further notice (I hit maintenance and that level is something else, I start doing body recomposition or I have some other proper reason to change the goal instead of just giving up).

Today was very rough, I did five recruitment interviews this afternoon, and interviews are just as taxing for both recruiters and applicants... then I accidentally stayed at the office until 7PM because it was the first moment this week I had time to actually organize my work and get some random tasks done. After-work gym was good, except I went way too late considering I didn’t have any dinner beforehand. I hit a personal record in squats but completely ran out of energy towards the end of my workout, and had to change the dinner plan because it was so late and the original plan would have required a longer cooking time.

I NEED SUGGESTIONS

I work in a small, but productive office. My office is currently absorbing an underproducing one. Not the staff- just the book of clients. It is increasing our size by about 15%. Needless to say - it has increased my current workload by about 50%. This will taper off in a few week, but we are making a major push at the moment. I am tied to my desk more than normal and working extended hours.

I usually have breakfast around 10AM then lunch around 1PM. At 7- I was STARVING! Same yesterday. I have brought grapes to snack on, but forgot my carrots. I did cave to the sweet potato chips hiding in my desk a little while ago

Any suggestions how to bridge the gap without blowing my calorie count?

Steps:
1/11
5,127
1/12
6,612
1/13
4,339
1/14
8,338

Monday's step count was low b/c I went to the dentist to get a cap put back on my tooth that came off and was shot up 5x w/novocaine in my mouth, it made me nauseous and whole mouth was numb. Needless to say, I wasn't very active and went home instead of returning to work