It has been hot here as well but this morning it is lovely. Cool and breezy. The boy has been outside for half an hour enjoying the fresh air and his unwrapped head. I hate the heavy humidity the most. Makes it hard to breathe. A treadmill sounds like a great idea, Spring. I love mine. I watch TV or movies while I'm trudging along.

Going to make the week delayed lentil soup today and work from home. Office for a bit tomorrow.

I'm going to really commit to this 90 days. I told the woman at the gym I plan to stick to a WFPB diet and they are very supportive of that. I made sure when I signed up they were cool with vegan and definitely are. In addition to whatever they have me doing I'm planning no alcohol, daily treadmill, lots of GBOMBS. I've just felt stuck for so long, bouncing up and down the same 10 pounds over the past couple years. This is an investment in my health and I don't want to waste the opportunity.

Plan for today...
B - oats with berries, cinnamon, a sprinkle of granola
L - lentil soup if I get it made early or a veggie sammich on ezekiel, whichever I have for lunch I'll have the other for dinner
Will get in an apple and an orange somewhere.

I got the upstairs cleaned up last night. I have all wood floors so the dog hair rolls around everywhere, and it was past due for a good shop vac when all this happened. Since I wasn't spending any time up there it was easy to ignore the past few weeks. It felt so good to sleep in my bed. I'm betting a nap will be taken sometime today.

I'm sorry for your loss, Nanc. *hugs*

We have my parents coming over for an Father's day lunch today. I'm making a chickpea indian curry that we're serving with some baked tofu and naan. I have been staying far away from bread but I will probably end up having a piece of naan with lunch.

They'll be here soon, so just a quick check in.

first breakfast - leftover gnocchi from dinner out last night
second breakfast - oatmeal
late lunch / dinner - curry w/ tofu & naan

Mihani, that new gym of yours sounds so good! I really didn't think it would be possible to find one that would not only be good with a wfpb lifestyle, but also help you with boundaries etc. I hope you love it!

Spring, I am so heat-intolerant, I can't imagine walking outside in that weather, never mind contemplating jogging in it! I have a friend in North Carolina that will go jogging during the day in that weather and I'm always amazed. We are having such a cool, wet spring here in the Seattle Washington area that my struggle is walking in the rain with a wind and being too chilly!

I made my garbanzo bean curry with baked tofu and naan as planned and it was a big hit for our Father's Day lunch! Even with my dad, who is a real meat eater. That's great news, because we'll be visiting them at their cabin this summer, and now I have something healthy to make for everyone.

After a few social days in a row, Joe and I are looking forward to chillaxin' today at home. It is a drizzly overcast morning and I'm sipping my coffee enjoying a quiet morning.

Wishing you all a good day and thinking of you Nanc, with the celebration of life for your co-worker friend today.

my plan
coffee, of course
smoothie or oatmeal
fruit, hummus and carrots
curry w/ tofu
probably half of a 'caramel' apple

I'm with y'all on can't stand the heat. Especially when it gets super muggy/humid. Ugh!!!

You are reminding me I have tofu in the fridge and should do something with that this week.

Got up and jumped on the treadmill. First time in 3 weeks! Got in 20 minutes so I should be on track to get 7500 steps today. If I treadmill in the morning it's pretty easy to get there. I ordered a couple new tees and a pair of gym shoes last night that should arrive on Tuesday. I have another newish pair of gym shoes here already, and I think I have enough suitable clothing to get through 10 or 15 pounds of loss, then I have a bigger selection in the closet at that point.

Plan for today...
B - smoothie (done)
L - lentil soup, small baked potato, an apple
D - big ol' salad, watermelon

Hi Nanc, glad to see you. I hope the memorial service helped to start you on the way to healing from your loss. *hugs*

Okay I went to my first strength class. I'll fill you in on more details later but for now suffice to say I almost enjoyed it, and not dreading going back at all. I am going to be a bit sore tomorrow I'm sure, but they really try to start you slow and while I felt it for sure there wasn't anything that was too difficult for me or that actually hurt. She changed up a couple things since I'm still having trouble with my shoulder.

Got a seriously disappointing mushy watermelon. I can't even eat it.

B - smoothie
L - big ol' salad topped with black bean and corn salsa and a small baked potato
S - a few wasa crackers and an apple with a smidge of peanut butter
D - veggie wrap, two bites of watermelon

I froze the rest of the lentil soup because I had too much stuff to eat in the fridge again. My salad prepper friend is taking next week off so I will just buy some box lettuce and a few veggies on Friday and make do on my own. I bought some greens to cook and haven't got to them yet so I will do that tomorrow after work. Right now I'm heading to bed to read for a bit and sleep. That workout tired me out and I bet I sleep great tonight!

Hi y'all... I'm really tired today! It's a good tired though. I ended up not sleeping well last night so I will try to get to bed extra early tonight. I'm still not sore, but my muscles definitely feel fatigued.

Spring, chickpea piccata sounds really good! Recipe?

B - ezekiel toast with a smidge of peanut butter, and a smoothie later on (took the smoothie to work)
L - salad with black bean and corn salsa, small baked potato
D - sauteed greens with turmeric rice and a packaged dal (does have a small amount of oil), a nectarine

I'm not that hungry so I probably won't eat much of the dinner but it will be great for lunch tomorrow.

Thanks, Spring! I saved that to try one of these days.

I stopped in the wellness deli on the way home. They had all new items from last time I was there! Mostly cold salads, hummus, etc. which is perfect for summer. I got potato salad, hummus, no-oil tortilla chips, asian brown rice and noodle salad with lots of veggies in it, roasted chickpeas, and couldn't resist a raspberry cashew cream tart. I'm having some of the brown rice noodle salad as I type and it's really good. Everything they make is organic, vegan, oil-free. Not a big selection usually 6 or 8 things each week, but it's great to have around for when I know I'll have a few days without time to shop or cook. Pretty reasonable most of the containers would be two meals with a side salad, and they run anywhere from $5 to $8.

B - smoothie
L - leftovers from dinner last night, a peach
D - some of the noodle salad, some hummus and tortilla chips, and will have half of the tart (it's like a small cupcake size but a couple bites tonight and the rest tomorrow because with the cashews it's going to be high in fat)

I also tried a small handful of the roasted chickpeas. They aren't crisp and I know they don't stay crisp when I make them myself, but they are seriously yummy and I had to put them away because I could see myself just sitting and eating half the container in no time. LOL

Yesterday I was too tired to do much but I got up early this morning and hit the treadmill for 20 minutes then did just maybe 5 minutes of dumbbell workout. I'm planning on 20 minutes or so of stretching and yoga tonight before bed.

Oh, and I am completely loving the frozen grapes. I have been grabbing 6 or 8 of them to eat after dinner some evenings and they are almost like ice cream. I seem to recall I tried freezing grapes one other time years ago and didn't think much of them. Now I realize it's because those were very small not very juicy grapes. The ones that I froze recently were large red grapes with a high water content and they are delightful.

Hi Spring, I'm glad I'm no longer the only one here who eats non-traditional things for breakfast! LOL I've been known to eat leftover stir-fry, roasted broccoli, etc. for breakfast, and like savory oats with chopped baby spinach and spices sometimes.

Nanc, hope you are doing okay.

Carla, how are all your projects coming along?

Tomorrow is my next class at the gym. I'm still feeling pretty anxious about it but hopefully I'll get more comfortable. Just have to keep at it.

B - ezekiel toast with a smidge of PB
L - some of the potato salad I bought last night, leftover rice and dal from the other night
D - the rest of the brown rice noodle salad, a couple handfuls of roasted chickpeas, a nectarine and a few frozen grapes