What a great plan!

I just think there is something energizing about having a plan.

My goal is the gym each day (even though I spend a lot of time scampering around floors since the equipment has been distanced...so I count that as steps) and to plan and prep my meals every morning.

I've discovered steamed veggies..oh my, organic produce and steamed veggies have become my new thing!

Sweet dreams, Plant Friends!

Hi there!

@Shred - A big YUM to steamed veggies! And hurray to that gym time!

@Mihani - I am so inspired. After weeks of misbehaving, I have 10 pounds to knock off as well. I have banished peanut butter and raisins from the pantry for a few weeks, until I settle back into a regular nutrient dense routine.

I have been careful today -- Day 1 of back on the Dr F routine! I am eating number as I check in!

PreB - coffee & 1/4 c cashew milk (needed a little something before taking husband to doctor appt)
B - an apple, a green smoothie (blueberries, broccoli, spinach, turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, lime juice), goji berries (20g), almond butter (15g), coffee & cashew milk
L - an apple; turnip greens & chopped turnips with roasted garlic, black beans, tomatoes & green chiles; steamed mushrooms and carrots with grape tomatoes & chopped onion; steamed zucchini with tomato; steamed butternut, turnip, jicama & fresh chopped apple
S - apple slices and cashews (20g)
D - chopped salad (carrot, radish, celery, cucumber, bell pepper, avocado, diced apple, diced mandarin orange)

I will get in some exercise today, too -- either a walk or platform stepping after the boys finish watching the debate.

I got my Panda Planner set up finally, and am going to be tracking days on plan the rest of the month.

Here's to an Outstanding ! Morning, ladies.

Off for an MRI on knees...my surgeon want to be sure there is no cancer lurking around since I have had bone cancer...1998 left clavicle...1/2 removed.

The goal is Spring TKR...total knee replacement on left knee. In the meantime, Lulu and I are expecting a new addition to our home...little Katie girl. She is a friend's litter...babies due end of the month...adopting around Christmas. Lulu will be three tomorrow with an adoption date of 12/20/17.

I probably should have my head examined...getting a new puppy. Input will be appreciated.

I need to lose 17 pounds to get myself in a great place. So I am right there with you all. Plan right now, is to cut back on amount...and get back into whole foods without so much help from Gardein. All YOUR plans sound super...I know I need to go completely WFPB...but right now, I still feel I need some convenience help.

I found something completely motivating regarding cleaning, decluttering and organizing. It's on YouTube and if anyone is interested, let me know.

Off to dry my hair and get out of here by 6:50. Check in time is 7:15. My stomach is in knots.

Good to be back.

Magic!
Good morning! Lovely to see you! I am holding out for you to be fine. Definitely stay distant, stay masked, and shower and change when you get home for good measure. I'll be thinking of you. And FYI, I had to take my husbands in for various medical visits 4 weeks ago, and found myself in a similar position -- in a lobby with sick-looking people, waiting for his x-ray. We got through, and as far as we know, both of us got through with no virus.

As far as the new puppy -- will Lulu mind? More fun for you than the potential work of dealing with a puppychild? Your call!

Mihani!
I too am fighting the snack monster. My weakness of late has been peanut butter and raisins after dinner, so I am doubling down on a filling veggie dinner and have neither pb (the kind I like) nor raisins in the pantry for now. I am making it easier to win at the game.

So far, so good today. I got out and went for a walk and ate an on-plan breakfast. Meals today will look a lot like yesterday, especially that chopped salad, which I loved!

Shred!
I hope you are well today and enjoying some lovely steamed fall veggies!

So, I just got a call from referring surgeon’s nurse.

Setting up a teleconference call for next Tuesday to go over results of today’s MRI.

Stick to my stomach. If it is bone cancer, for sure no puppy. If it isn’t cancer, possibly still no puppy!

Reality just hit me hard.

Will keep you posted.

Thanks Shred. Feeling numb at the moment. I go in yearly for cancer testing...but last two times just blood work. I had labs done a few months back with my new plant based doc...and I think if anything were crazy out of range something would have been looked into.

The call is set for Tuesday since I am off Tuesday thru thurs.

I actually am a bit worried.

Been loving on Lulu ...I think probably best to not adopt a new dog until I cam physically able to care for two dogs. Lulu is super easy. My mind is all over the place.

Going out for a bit ....then home for late lunch..

Ewing’s sarcoma dx 1998 left clavicle. Cancer free since 1999. I can’t imagine it is cancer... but the bone probably looks horrible. I have no cartilage and the bone is wearing away.

Oh well. Off to pick up my new glasses. Sorry to be a drag.

Hugs 🤗 for everyone! 🐾🐶🐾

Picked up glasses...and then a quick stop at Trader Joe's...honey crisp apples, baby carrots, sweet potatoes...that sounds like great snacks for work tomorrow.

Thanks, Mihani...still a bit shook, but whatever it is, I will deal with it.

Have a great night all.

Happy Friday, Plant Tribe!

Between Covid, the general unrest, anxiety about our son's first semester of college (he's not remotely academic), food has lost it's taste for me...so there's a silver lining, even when there's a tornado, hurricane and impending volcanic eruption!

Once our son finishes his first exam, I think I'll be able to breathe...!~

Take care all. I'd say we're all awesome!

GuessWhat you guys!? I found someone who’s going to help me with my garage I found her on Thumbtack she has fabulous reviews I don’t care I’m paying someone to help me garage has to be done first so I can make room for all the crap that needs to be stored in the garage and get my house D cluttered once and for all

She is calling me tonight so I can take pictures of the garage and show her she has a 10 hour package for $350 which is very very reasonable

And then we’ll see how she does with me in the garage and then maybe I’ll take her in to my living room down and help me D clutter that and then I’ll take her into the guestroom and help me D clutter that and then it’ll be done and all that crap will be out of my house and then I will be a happy girl what do you think about that

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Hello, friends!

I just love our group. Just saying! ❤️❤️❤️

Magic
Hurray for your garage project! You sound like you got a great deal on help. That's wonderful!

I am so impressed at watching you settle in and being ready to deal with whatever comes of that medical conversation. I hope all goes well. If we can help, say so, and please know you are in my thoughts!

Mihani
I got a bit stopped by the Panda Planner asking me to think about goals over the next 12 months. It feels kinda huge, and I am more at a get through the day and week more effectively place. I think I just need to give myself permission to come back to that section later! I did go buy some inexpensive colored pens, so I ca start having more fun with the daily dots and such. Anyway, progress!

Your stir fry sounds yummy!

Shred
I am sending you big hugs. There's a lot going on, and having your guy off at college is a big deal!

I have a new plant based expert to be excited about. A podcast I glistened to this morning has me wanting to read a new book called Fiber Fueled. It's a book by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, a gastroenterologist, on our gut microbiome. For now, I am listening to the Dr B's longer interview on the Rich Roll podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EABZqi3HtRM

Food was great today -- all on plan, all Dr F approved.

And in other news, my husband and I managed to repair our oven today. It quit working a week ago, and he had ordered the part he thought (from looking at appliance repair websites) had likely broken. It was indeed the igniter! And I did a bunch of the work to get it in. So I made my son a homemade pizza tonight, which he has been craving, and will make my husband a birthday apple pie tomorrow!