NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

Hello! I’m back from my anniversary trip. Hubby and I had the best time. Our hotel was right on the river and super nice. We ate so much food, did a lot of shopping, sightseeing, and people watching. Then the Crowder concert was last night, and he was amazing! The whole trip was awesome, and I was super proud of myself for being able to climb the 178 step lighthouse. Posted is a pic of me at the top. 10 years ago, when we were there climbing those steps wasn’t even a consideration. But almost 90 lbs. later and in much better shape, I had to prove that I could do it. Speaking of weight, mine is wayyyy up this morning but I’m back on plan today and hopefully, most of it will flush out this week.

Hi all I'm here. @cbabie had to come find me. Nothing much going on. Hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things tomorrow.

@trooworld I’m so glad that you had a great time in Colorado with your friend. Yes, the fall colors are beautiful. When I first moved to Georgia from Florida, I was blown away by the trees changing colors in the fall. Florida has one tree that changes colors! My favorite is the maple trees with their reds, oranges, and yellow leaves.

@cbabie I hope you start feeling better soon!

@theslightedgeforever and @gemwolf110 Hello!!!


Good morning! I’ve been busy getting back in the swing of life after our little getaway. My weight is slowly coming down, which is good as we are now entering the holiday season. I know that I probably won’t lose much weight, but I do plan to not go into 2022 with a big gain. Of course, that will take effort on my part with all the food events that are occurring. This afternoon I’m going over to my girlfriend, who is my partner with the church potlucks. We are going to talk about our Thanksgiving potluck and then in January, we are kicking off our monthly potlucks with our famous chili cookoff. Now, I’m off to work out. I restarted 80 Day Obsession yesterday. The workouts are an hour long but with my new work schedule, I think having longer workouts will be good. Once I take over the bookkeeping job, I will be able to set my own hours and work out before going into the office.

Car is at the shop getting fixed for a few things. Mainly a bad oil leak. And I’m now enjoying a rum eggnog. With extra rum. I think I could have bought a beater car for the amount I’m putting into this one but it’s only 7 years old and has 80,000 miles so it *should* last me a long time. I hope. Hope everyone is having a good week! Praying I get that interview and a phenomenal offer for the job I applied for. Weekend job kicked my butt. Feels like I could sleep all day and still not be rested.

~Missy~

TeresaW1020 wrote: »

Hello all! I'm doing a quick check-in because I'm exhausted and need to go veg in front of the TV. Yesterday my 78-year-old husband called saying he wasn't feeling well. I thought he was having a stroke or something and took him to the emergency room. The doctors ruled out stroke after a bunch of tests and discovered that his sodium was very low. He was admitted and they are trying to figure out the cause. He is much improved today and has been put on sodium tablets. We are hoping that he can come home tomorrow but it might be longer. Ugghhh, husbands!!

Oh no! I hope he feels better soon and is able to come home. Sending hugs and prayers.

@cbabie I hope your back feels better

@teresaw1020 How is your hubby? My friend was drinking too much water and she had a problem with low sodium and ended up in the hospital for a day. She said I thought we were supposed to drink alot of water. I guess you never know. lol

@gemwolf110 How was your weekend? What good thing did you do for yourself?

@trooworld I love the costume. The food looks wonderful. It sounded like a nice party.



So tomorrow is a new month and begins the holiday season. What are your plans to minimize the damage and not start 2022 with a higher weight?

TeresaW1020 wrote: »

@trooworld Congrats on your loss this week! You always do something fun for Halloween and I love your costume! My scary night was watching the final episode of Halloween Wars and handing out candy to some trick or treaters.

@cbabie Sorry that you tweaked your back. I’m sure the bike riding is probably good for your back. Just be careful with lifting that little girl. She must be pretty heavy now.

@gemwolf110 Your quiche and French toast casserole look soooo good! I’m thinking they would make a great breakfast for Christmas morning for my little family. Now I just need the recipes.

@theslightedgeforever Hubby details below, but you are right that we always think we need lots of water and that is not always the case. And yes, it’s time to figure out how to minimize the next two months so that we don’t enter into 2022 with a big gain and even bigger regrets. More on that below too.


Good morning! Well, DH came home yesterday afternoon with sodium tablets and instructions to strictly limit his fluids. He will call his primary today and she will begin monitoring him. The hospital doctors don’t know why this happened and it could a one-time thing where his body’s sodium became wacky and will regulate itself. That is what we are praying for!

And now to theslightedgeforever question on what to do for the next two months so that going into 2022 is a positive and not a negative. First thing is to get back on my nutrition and to working out. I have Thanksgiving at church and home, two Christmas parties, and Christmas Day. That is only 5 days where I will go off plan. But it’s NOT two months of going off-plan and I think that is important to remember. And if I up stick to my workouts and stay super focused on my eating on most days, I think I could end the year feeling good. I just need no unforeseen events to occur and derail the plan.

I hope it’s an one time thing for him! That must have been scary!

And here are the recipes!
Frittata Quiche Recipe-
In 9” pie pan mix together:
Spray Pam cooking spray
Put one container of stop and shop diced frittata mix
Parmesan cheese
Shredded cheese I usually use the 4 cheese mix
2 links of lightlife sausage diced

In separate bowl Mix together make it like scrambled egg mixture:
10 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
Milk (I eye ball it)

Pour egg mixture into pie plate stir to mix everything together. Set oven to 425 degrees and cook for 15 minutes then bring down to 375 for 20-30 minutes. I put mine in for 30 and it gets that brown color so it may not need to go that long on 375.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE
COURSE: BREAKFASTCUISINE: AMERICANKEYWORD: BAKED FRENCH TOAST, FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE PREP TIME: 5 MINUTESCOOK TIME: 40 MINUTESRESTING TIME: 10 MINUTESTOTAL TIME: 55 MINUTES SERVINGS: 6 SERVINGS CALORIES: 367KCAL AUTHOR: JULIE KOTZBACH
Baked French Toast Casserole is a breakfast classic that's devoured anytime I make it! This simple breakfast casserole never goes out of style!
INGREDIENTS
1 loaf French bread 1-2 days old (or whatever bread you have. I used a loaf of wonder white bread)
2 1/4 cups milk
6 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
TOPPING
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the inside of a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut the French bread loaf into 1-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups). Place bread cubes into the prepared dish.
In a large bowl, beat together milk, eggs, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and vanilla. Pour egg mixture over bread cubes.
Gently press down on the bread to help it soak up the custard mixture. Let the casserole stand for 10 minutes.
Break butter into small pieces and place it all over the top of your casserole.
Combine 2 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the casserole.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until the top is golden brown and crispy.
Remove from the oven. You can serve immediately or let rest for 5 minutes for easier cutting. Top with syrup and some berries if you like.
NUTRITION
Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 181mg | Sodium: 544mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 3mg
Baked French Toast Casserole https://breadboozebacon.com/french-toast-casserole/

@trooworld I'm going to really concentrate on adding red days back in once I've settled back into my routine. I've got a couple of days left here and then go home and clean. I bet the dust bunnies are big and hopping around. I wish they'd clean up.

@teresaw1020 That sounds like a good plan you have. 5 days is right versus 2 months. That's what gets us all I think. Or 3 1/2 months of vacation. lol Dh and I had total different outlooks on this time with our kids. He says he wasn't on vacation.

@gemwolf110 Thanks for the recipe. The french toast casserole looks really good. Raking leaves is hard work I think. Burns lots of calories. Good for you for getting the candy out of the house.

My foot really hurts. I had a hard time walking today. So I'm going to rest my foot til I get back. It was feeling really good and I had just said two days ago that my foot was better now. I walked and now back to hurting. Probably the best thing I can do is lose weight and reduce the strain on my foot.

@cbabie So sorry that your back is hurting and I pray your daughter’s eye starts feeling better very soon. I once scratched my eye, and it was so painful. I had to wear a patch for a week. Felt like a pirate.

@theslightedgeforver Well, I hope your foot pain subsides. Have you ever gone to a foot doctor? I did that once and had a cortisone shot, which hurt like heck, but it did help for a while.

@trooworld Bummer about your poor head hurting again. You are smart to listen to your body and not push it. For some reason, my profile pic was deleted. So, I put a new one up.


Good morning! It’s going to be a perfect fall day here. I LOVE it so much! I’m going in to do my bookkeeper training and then will head over to Aldis. Hubby and I had to run to Walmart last evening for a prescription and I bought a huge turkey for the upcoming church potluck. The deacons always make the turkey. I spent a good amount of time yesterday doing up a calendar for the next two months of all that is going on. I feel much more in control. I’m going to decorate my house next week for Christmas. It’s a bit earlier than I would want but it’s what fits so I’m rolling with it. My weight has stayed the exact same for the last three days. Ugghhh!!