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It doesn't take much to make us happy! My house mate and I are enjoying an ideal day despite lockdown. Started with a run for her and long walk for me, then online Jiu Jitsu class followed by a good yoga session. Working on our tan now while we wait for pizza delivery. Ice cream in the freezer for later. Long may the Sun last here in the southern hemisphere...
It's treat day!5 -
@SuziQ113 and @Hollis100. I didn't get a notification on this post either.
'Be easier too if it was in a thread too. Not complaining. I just didn't want to blow off anyone who is kind enough to send me a response or info. Have a good day.@BMcC9 I answered nodm just to say I have the same problem. Most of the time I don't get notifications and then suddenly I do. I think a few screws have fallen out of MFP.
My findings too, but I do not pay for premium....I do find if you're friends with someone and they post to their feeds you will get a notification. Not so much with groups and challenges.
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Good to be here, you folks are just what I needed. I had to go to bed early last night because I used up all my calories too early, I woke up in the middle of the night hungry, hummmm. I'm good now with just coffee. And it's sunny here in Vermont, and I've lots of digging to do and wheelbarreling too. Yay, no rainsuit! Enjoy this day all.5
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I am grateful for a second sunny day in a ROW! at noon, it is already 16 C (~ 60 F) on its way to a whopping 20 (~ 68) by 4:00 ish4
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Sunday 3rd May
- I am grateful to have woken up healthy to what looks like a beautiful day. The rough stone wall of the building behind my apartment is coloured a beautiful orangey pink in the light of the rising sun and the big tree next to it is swaying in the wind, tail-end of the tramontane to the east of Montpellier
- I am grateful for good food! Counting the calories and the amount I eat has made me more appreciative of delicious meals. It has made my food choices, my shopping and my cooking more creative.
- I am grateful that I am financially secure. My paycheck and the rent from my tenants have all come in as normal. So many people are worried about their jobs and their income.
- I am grateful for my clean bed! I changed my bedding yesterday and I love crawling between clean sheets!
I couldn't get to sleep last night, so I was thinking of authors who, according to their work, would have coped well with confinement: Virginia didn't have to share her room with anyone, Alan was running long distance on his own anyway, and John had plenty of space up high!
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Hello everyone.
@Chinkiri - Love the way you use words. I can see the rising sun just as you described it. Oh, and how I love clean bedding (and so does Smokey the Cat).
@onward1 - One calorie budget trick I use - especially at the beginning or when I have slipped a little - is to divide my calorie budget equally for each of my meals. I usually eat three and want two snacks. With 1200 calories allotted to me for loss there are 300 calories for each meal and 100 for each snack. It forces me to seek out nutritionally dense foods. For me, I also find a really healthy breakfast that is high in protein sets the day on a decent path. So that may be two hard boiled eggs or a homemade plant-based protein smoothy. Meal planning also is a big help - I typically plan and prep for 2-3 days of meals.
@BMcC9 - Wow! 68 degrees - a heat wave for you!
Oh, it is my last day of vacation. I had taken Thursday and Friday off and I have been rather lax with my schedule. It was really needed and I am feeling more in balance. And, will be taking the 14th, 15th, 18th, and 19th off too. It is my BD weekend!
Hugs to all and prayers for those in need.3 -
It's Sunday so why not.....
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@nodm I get push notifications for anything in my wall (likes, comments, replies to comments) but not when someone @ 's me in a group, like UAC. For those, when I'm inside the community section or a group I'll see a red number next to the bell icon near the top which I can click on to see who replied to me.1
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I made an appointment to get a virus test tomorrow morning. I have a few symptoms, extreme fatigue and shortness of breath when I exercise, which might be from wearing a mask for 8 hours and doing a mindblowing amount of exercise at work -- I'm probably okay, but want to be cautious.
The medical center told me I have to self-quarantine until I know the test results, which should be available in 2-3 days.
I bought extra fruit, veggies, and tons of cat food today in case I am actually sick and have to stay at home for two weeks or more. Again, I'm probably okay, just want to be careful.9 -
@cjane917 Thank you. I found your post thanks to notifications! Thanks for the info. I’ll give it a try. I used to scroll through the past pages of posts which was a little tedious. If the posts were several days old, forget it. I consider them lost (lol) unless by some miracle I run into the post randomly. This is a lot easier. Thanks!4
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May the Fourth be with you!
- I am grateful to have woken up healthy to the start of a new week. My youngest son told me yesterday that his best buddy has been diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. She's only 36. This brought it home again how precious and precarious good health is...
- I am grateful for all my friends, real and virtual. I cherish the friends who, now we're all stuck, call me or send me long e-mails. I cherish my UAC friends who are even more necessary to my wellbeing than before lockdown.
- I am grateful for the fact that we are still able to go out for an hour. I try and savour every minute of these walks.
- I am grateful for the beautiful weather, sunny and warm. Early mornings are fantastic, even the subtle smells of grass and clean air (almost no traffic!) are intoxicating.
Have a good day everyone to the West of me, and I hope those of you to my East are enjoying your day.7 -
@Hollis100 Praying it's just a precaution. Better to be safe and checked out. Keep us posted.2
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'the Starlets' NZ abba medley re covid. Wonderful positive "stay home to save lives / thank you essential workers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOXtKOziD6Mhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=hOXtKOziD6M 1 -
5th May
I'm not feeling very grateful this morning, rather resentful about this continuing lockdown, missing my kids, so that's really the time I have to do a gratitude list! I'll try:
- I am grateful for waking up healthy to another beautiful day
- I am grateful for my morning coffee, its taste, its effect, but especially its smell!
- I am grateful for the many thoughtful presents my kids have given me over the years and which continuously remind me of them and how much I love them, even if that makes me cry at the moment
- I am grateful that they too are healthy
- I am grateful for that stupid pidgeon that won't stop cooing. Life goes on!
Have a good day everyone, or a good night down under in Oz or in Japan!
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@Chinkiri - I feel you. You are not alone. Most days we all need a great big hug and a Kleenex5
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Bright but a nippy wind again today. I'm grateful for that second cup of (belgian chocolate flavoured) coffee i am having with lunch ... instead true home-made hot chocolate ... which requires ~ a full tablespoon of granuated sugar .... ( and that's BEFORE any marshmallows or whipped cream - which fortunately don't happen to be in the pantry)
and either today or tomorrow I will also be grateful for the smell of freshly baking bread wafting from my breadmaker machine.4 -
@Chinkiri - Sending hugs!4
