@conleywoods I'm finding your nutrition information so fascinating - particularly what you have learned about the body only being able to absorb 40g of protein at a time. Thank you for sharing these interesting facts with us.

Ashley @ashleycarole86 do send our very best wishes to Brad. It really starts to mess with my head when I feel ill for longer than I thought I would!

@micki48 I'm also starting a new job next month - I've been taken on as a Training Associate for quite a big firm. The hours are very flexible and very well paid. There is quite a lot to learn and the onboarding process has been thorough and extensive - as you would expect from a big company - but I'm very excited.

I had planned to go for a forest walk this morning, but it was pouring with rain earlier so I chose a YouTube aerobics session instead.

Happy Hump Day, Friends!

Feeling much better today. Although I am not able to exercise at the moment, I am having some pain in my lower back, and I was instructed to not exercise at all if there was any pain. So I am trying to concentrate on eating well...

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So far, so good today. Determination. Big salad for lunch. Tired of chewing. Do you know that feeling?

I know we are getting tomato pie….

Oh, indeed! I get tired of hewing salad unless there are a variety of textures to select and not only greens. You know, beans, legumes, olives, tomatoes…all the textures.
As for tomato pie…like pizza? I figure it might be a Philly thing!

I’m just starting to feel like myself tonight…after several days of this butt-kicking virus. Even though it’s officially not Covid, it’s some type of butt kicker, for sure!
I promise to catch up tomorrow and Friday.

I had a great accomplishment happen today. I was planning on going to the grocery store today to buy some dinners that are on sale this week and some lunch meat. I had a hankering for a sweet, and I knew that if I went to the store, I would've gotten a candy bar or piece of cake. So I took my shoes off and didn't go to the store so I couldn't be tempted. I made dinner from some things we had in the freezer and I stayed within my calories!! Now, I will go to the store after the gym tomorrow night which will help me not cave into sweets 😊

@ashleycarole86 Such a bummer about the car, Brad and the very bad rotten no good day! I hope you guys get some relief soon and start to get back to your normal routine.

@MoonlitMuse I know that some of the lessons have a book that she references but a lot of it is more like an anatomy and physiology lecture. She is a former professor so I would guess a lot of the info is text book stuff. We learned about how your cells mitochondria processes lactic and for goodness sake! 😆 LOL! I will definitely pass on what I can.

@jugar Hope you have an absolutely wonderful time with your daughter. Please love on a horse for me🥰

@Gidgitgoescrazy That sounds scary 😳 Hope you figure out what is going on.

@micki48 Oh no not a cold!

@YinxFed Will this job replace a current job or are you adding it to the other 2 jobs?

@Gidgitgoescrazy that sounds frightening. I'm glad you're feeling a bit better.

@MoonlitMuse I don't actually like tea, or coffee! Neither does my mum or sister, I think we're considered a bit weird lol. I did try fruit teas for a while but dislike the bitter taste. I use 'tea' and 'dinner' interchangeably to mean the evening meal, then can end up in an argument over whether 'dinner' is actually 'lunch'.

@Kali225 fingers crossed for your interview result

@micki48 I hope everyone is feeling better soon, and that you dodge the worst of it yourself.

@conleywoods this journey sounds fascinating. Are you finding the theory helpful?

@ashleycarole86 sorry about your car, that would put me in a bum mood too. Glad you turned it around and that Brad is on the mend.

@YinxFed congratulations on the new job!

@EvMakesChanges I hope you're over your virus too - there seem to be so many bugs going round at the minute, and not just the usual 24hr-stomach-bug variety either.

@jugar I'm glad you're having a great trip so far

@lauren_989 that is some great will power! Avoiding the situation is far easier than trying to exercise will power in the store. I've got some low-calorie sweet treats at home, but still get tempted by the larger chocolate portions, ice cream etc.

I fell asleep in my lunch break yesterday. Not good! Went for a trail run after work (kill or cure...) and it was a 6k run/walk with my friend. I felt brighter for it, and was reminded that I have better running technique on trail. Told OH I was craving fresh vegetables, not the planned chilli, so we got some stir fry stuff for dinner and some fruit salad. I'm taking tomorrow off work; even though there's a risk of being needed, I've told my boss she can message if she has to - I know she'll try to avoid it. That way I won't feel like I should be working and can focus on other things.

My body is telling me that I need to eat better and rest move more, but my mind is so full of 'should/need/must' and last night it was out of control. After some rummaging around in there, I think the problem is knowing the plasterers are coming some time in the next two weeks but not exactly when. We have a lot to do to prepare the room, and I can't rely on OH being available on short notice to get it done due to his shifts, nor can I do it all alone as some stuff is too bulky. If we clear the bedroom (or at least, everything but the bed) this weekend, nothing else on my lists is time sensitive so I'm hoping that'll provide some much needed headspace.

Priorities for the next few days:
Clear the bedroom
5 portions fruit/veg a day
2l water a day
30 minutes outdoors exercise a day

Sorry for the late weigh-in! hopped out of bed on the run yesterday and forgot to weigh-in before breakfast!

CW 192.4. No change from last week, but the scale was much higher earlier in the week as a reaction to the salty food on Mother's day and my muscles screaming over the abuse they suffered last weekend.

We were told the secret to trapping groundhogs on Monday when we called a company to come in a help. They don't service our area but were willing to share the secret... freshly cut carrots. Apparently the smell is like crack to groundhogs. Sure enough, Tuesday morning Groundhog #1 is in the cage and has been transported 8 miles away to the nature park and Wednesday afternoon groundhog #2 followed! When we got home from transporting #2 we discovered a third one had dug back out the hole we had filled in so trap is set and waiting to catch #3. They can all be a happy family together again, far far away!