Good Morning! Diane, thank you for that information on closing the account. When I went to my spark page, I discovered that my daughter was still listed as a friend and she hasn't used that site in years. I plan to encourage her to get on there, delete photos and close the account. Once I make sure she does that, I will do the same! OK, she's an adult and can probably take care of business without me hovering-LOL!! I also enjoy seeing all of your faces! Paula, I love watching the Westminster Dog Show! One year my breed won it -Rufus the Bull Terrier. When he was showing at different shows, I also had a red and white BT who was being shown by his breeder. My BT was in the ring with Rufus more than once-guess who won-Rufus, of course! LOL!! I will check back in later ! Have a great day!!

DW - How cool that your dog was in the ring with Rufus!! Bull Terriers look like such fun and cute dogs!

Diane - I too am very happy that our little group has migrated together here. I hope MJ finds us as well and joins in again.

Shari - I am adjusting to this site little by little. I haven't taken enough time to really get a feel for this site. I see some things that interest me, but I haven't made the effort to explore enough yet. I appreciate what I have seen with the food tracker, which has always been important to me. I just need to get used to using it more.

A very quick check in from me tonight. Had a relatively good day on track except that I made meatloaf for dinner at DS's request, and I just didn't feel like making something different for myself. I think I ate too much meatloaf because it was so good and we haven't had it for such a long time, but all things considered everything else all day was compliant.

Good Morning! Just a quick note because I found something interesting (you all might have already explored this). I clicked on "Reports" at the top of the page and found a weight loss chart but also info about how many nutrients were consumed (I was interested in potassium and fiber). Also, when you click on "reports", different options appear on the line under the reports line, such as "charts", "export data" and one other. The one I can't remember (what it is called) had very interesting information combining information from the previous week. Time to get on with my chores-have a great day!!

Hi Everybody! I hope you are all having a good day! Diane, I hope your knee is feeling better! Shari and Paula, I hope you are both doing well!! I've done well so far for C1D3 but night time is my challenging time. I found a different cultured cottage cheese. It is low fat, tastes good if you like cottage cheese, and is called "good culture". Maybe it's been around but it was new to my grocery store and I will definitely purchase it again! Have a great evening!

Paula…I found at the top of this page two rows with Tabs/links, one lighter blue, one navy blue and on that second row in white letters one of the links says “Find Members”. If you know the user name it can be entered there…good luck finding your friends!😎👍

Thanks Diane! I will use the tab you pointed out to check on my friends from another spark team. Shari, woo hoo for tracking your food! I am adjusting to tracking food here at MFP. Believe it or not, I weighed in today. I am happy to report that I am down 2 pounds. I will strive to weigh again in a few days to see if that loss holds. It really made my day to see a good number on the scale. I have had too many days where a stray happened here and there that I had convinced myself that I would see a gain. Seeing a loss really encouraged me to keep on trying and to understand that a little stray here and there isn't the end of the world. Today was a good day for me again. I made ginger teriyaki turkey cutlets for supper. They come already marinated from my organic delivery. Fortunately the sodium isn't super high and the flavor is really good. Will probably make salmon tomorrow for me....not sure what to prep for DS but I will think of something.

Paula, so rewarding to see the scale drop. I am almost ready to tackle C1 again…I mean fully commit, not just “most of the time” like I have been doing. I need to quit all off diet snaking and give up the bread again which I have been allowing myself now and then. I know those little carb treats bring back my cravings for sweets/carbs and I know I have to cut it out!! I am planning to recommit starting Monday…we have a Father’s Day outings planned over the weekend with our grown children…both events are going to be carb loaded…homemade macadamia nut pancakes at one, lol! Something not to be missed! Your talking about planning ahead for turkey, salmon etc makes me want to do that again….make a plan and stick to it, I mean!!

Shari sorry you have such a high level of stress! I can’t identify with stress starving…I am exact opposite…more stress, I eat more and have less willpower! Neither response is good of course. I hope you can find the right counselor to help you deal with the stress of in laws…which it appears is not going away, so you will need to find a way to make your own inner peace with it. It sounds like they miss the farm and still feel as though it is “home” and likely (as long as they are physically able) they will be popping in unexpectedly to garden etc. 🙏🏻 I will add my prayers for your continued inner strength and peace.

DW…nice you have found a new food on diet you enjoy. DH likes cottage cheese and I never could take the texture of it. Very few foods I do not eat but that is on the list along with liver, sushi. I admire your commitment to C1 and hope to join you on Monday!🤞👍

Shari, I think talking out your concerns with a counselor is a good idea. I cannot imagine having to deal with almost daily visitations from your in-laws, even if they don't come in your home. My prayers for you and your family continue.

Diane, Your Father's Day plans sound delightful! Sometimes we just need that too.

DW, I understand how you prefer online exercise. I feel that way about the meetings I have for some of the organizations I am involved with. The online sessions are certainly time-savers for me.

I had another busy day today but managed to stay on plan. Knowing that my salmon was thawing out kept me on track because I didn't want to make it tomorrow or risk it going to waste. I made pasta with pesto for DS and had only a small taste and got right back to my delicious salmon, salad, and broccoli. I picked up our Shoprite from home order today so once again am well stocked and then some! Craig has been here almost every day this week, which is great for the amazing work he is doing (at low cost to me), but it does eat up a lot of my time. I think he won't be working here again till at least Wednesday so I will have time to devote more of my attention to what I need to take care of here every day. MJ posted on our Spark thread. I expect she will be joining us here soon. She had been away and not aware of the changes going on at Spark.

Here's to a great weekend for all!

So here I am - Mj from sp. Glad to have found my way here and finding you! Will post later but wanted to at least say hello.

Good Morning Everyone! MJ, I'm so happy that you found us!! Shari, so happy that you were able to have someone familiar to talk with, and to get an appointment so quickly! Paula, your will power is amazing! I continue to struggle when I am actually in the presence of goodies! Diane, enjoy your family activities this weekend!
I did have a small victory late last night-around 11:00pm when I was tired and heading to bed, the "appetite" suggested that I needed to eat something. The 17DD voice reminded me that I should just go to bed, and the "war" was on...I ended up deciding that, if I really wanted the food I was thinking of, I could have it for breakfast, and I went to bed. Those conflicts usually go the other way and I hope I can remember this "breakfast" thought for future battles! After a good night's sleep, I don't really want the food I was thinking of and am ready for a compliant and delicious breakfast! Everyone have a great day!!