@laurelfit57 That's awesome!!! Congrats! It sounds like you could use that nap.

@vegan4lyfe2012 That's amazing about your dad and 2 of his sisters all having black hair into their 60s! The Skinnydipped treats, yes, are so good! And the package is small enough you can't binge on them. I hope you can find them. Thanks!!! I'm sorry about Hunter's episode. She must be having a really hard time with all the pregnancy hormones and not being able to take her meds. Oh that's good she's going to bottle-feed. That's a great NSV, stopping when you are full. That's awesome you had a small loss even though you were eating out. Great job with your no zero wins!

@micaroo4 That sounds really dangerous. Stay safe!

@Jen_967 Congrats on the loss!

@Katmary71 Yes, I forgot to say I got it for Christmas. I love it! The parsley is starting to sprout but the mint is taking its sweet time lol. Good to know about the mint. That's too bad about the rosemary trees but at least you had them for Christmas. HAHAHA! about the Reggaeton video! Yeah there is no way I would look in the mirror lol. No, it's not easy to make new friends. I only have about 3 friends in San Diego before I met this new one, all of my friends have moved away or we grew apart. I've been trying to find new friends for a while but I'm actually kind of shy around new people. I'm glad you had a great weekend. How are you feeling now? Back at it now, you've got this!

@megnolia82 Take it slow, you don't want to have a relapse!

@AmbersWay I can't figure out how to send you an invite. Please feel free to add me!

Hi all. Another good day yesterday. My Tonal app reminded me I scheduled a workout for yesterday and when I got home from work, I really didn't feel like workout out. BUT...I didn't want to miss my scheduled workout so I did the workout! I felt better after doing it. You know how people always say, "You will never regret working out"? Well, I often regret working out lol but not last night.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: I worked out, had a healthy dinner, drank 101 oz water, and tracked everything.

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

I was sick all weekend and stayed home from work yesterday. I still don't feel great but came back to work today. I am planning a very low-impact workout this evening, either walking with Leslie Sansone or a light bike ride...something where I can blow my nose frequently!

@micaroo4 – Oh my goodness! I was out of breath just reading about all that destruction! What state/province do you live in?
@Katmary71 – I’m thinking any kind of fruit and spice tea combo would be yummy for oatmeal. I’ll check in with any new flavors I try. Hope you’re feeling better today!
@AmbersWay – I agree with you on keeping up with friends on the newsfeed here as well. I was looking at my friend list the other day and there were several people that I used to chat with that haven’t logged in for years (I’ve been on here for over a decade). Made me so sad. I felt like they were actual friends and I’m disappointed in myself for not noticing sooner. Sending you a friend request!
@trooworld – Your water consumption! Holy tofu! You kicked monkey butt! I’m so proud of you!
@lrjogger1 – I would definitely count all those ER steps as exercise! I work a desk job, so my average without doing anything extra is only about 4,000. Continued good wishes for your classes!
For everyone trying to add friends on here, on the website go to “Community” then at the top click on “Find Members” and then put their user name in the search.
Had a quiet night last night that consisted of relaxing with stamping in my craft room. Our County Administrator gave me a card order for a dozen sympathy cards so they have them on hand, so I started working on those…got 3 done. We have a winter weather advisory issued for Wednesday, so I’ll just stay in and keep on stamping! Wednesdays are my remote work day, so I get to stay home. Perfect timing!
I bought a couple new beans from Rancho Gordo – Moro and Whipple. Not sure which one I’ll cook up tonight, but it’s time for my bean-of-the-week since I ate the last of my Alubia Blancas the other day. Anyone else a fan of Rancho Gordo heirloom beans? Vaqueros are my favorite – when dry they look like dairy cows! Here’s a picture:


No Zero Days logging:
1. Cook bean/grain:
2. Weigh all food:
3. Log all food:
4. 30 minutes activity:
5. Restaurants 2x:
6. Stop eating when pleasantly full:

@vegan4lyfe2012 - I'm in southern New Hampshire

@shaunarlr83 Congrats on the loss. The oats were great, Lol, I liked them so much I made some more today. I thought I shared a picture on here. I'm real sorry about your cousins kids, it's especially sad that they are so young. Those pictures are amazing, the one sculpture looks like a glass sculpture. We have a glass museum over in Seattle, maybe this summer I may go over there. I've wanted to for years and just never have. They have the most amazing glass sculptures imaginable.

@AmbersWay I sent you a friend request.

Hey y'all, Didn't get to much accomplished today. I went grocery shopping to get some things for these savory oats. The add ins can also be used the same way for brown rice. It gets boring eating the same old things so, I'm so thankful for the different options. Thank you @Katmary71 Tonight for dinner I made brown rice with andouille sausage, onions, striped bell peppers and normandy veggies. I used olive oil and a little cayenne pepper and sea salt. It was so yummy. The top picture is oats and the bottom picture is brown rice.

This whole waking up early thing isn't going to good. Tonight, I set up the coffee maker to brew automatically, hoping that knowing coffee is making itself will help the "wanting" to get up. Lol, I'm hoping some "incentive" will work.

Y'all have a great evening/day!

@micaroo4 - Wow, that sounds like quite a storm. I hope there is not too much tree damage- it sounds bad already... and more on the way- yeow!

@vegan4lyfe2012 - {{HUGS}} to you- your kids are leaning on you pretty hard right now. That's what Moms are for. Stay strong! Great job taking care of yourself.

@shaunarlr83 - so sorry about your cousins. Your pix are amazing- what a great day!

I'm a bit scattered right now and life just got busy.......

Lisa

@AmbersWay I just realized we are already friends lol. That's probably why I couldn't figure it out. I'm such an airhead! I'm not sure what is going on with that friend of yours, did you have a friend that maybe changed their username? I don't even know if that is possible to do.

@lrjogger1 Congrats on the loss, way to get it done! Sounds like you are a busy lady, I can see why it would be a challenge. I think looking at what is realistic and making small goals would help. That's awesome you are tracking and staying under your cals and drinking your water, way to go! Wow, great step count! Impressive.

@Becoming_A_Butterfly I'm sorry you aren't feeling well. Did you do your low-impact workout last night? Feel better!

@micaroo4 Be careful out there.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Thank you! I can't believe I drank that much water lol. Thanks for the instructions on how to add friends. I'm jealous you have a craft room!!! I have a craft "corner" lol. How nice to have a big order of cards. Please stay safe in that winter advisory! I'm glad you are staying home. I've never heard of those beans but they are beautiful. Enjoy your new beans!

@FushiaKat I bet your cactus garden looks nice. Pomegranates are so healthy for you. Good luck with the insurance hunt. Have a good week, too!

@happysquidmuffin I hate when that happens! Congrats on the new low! I love your attitude!

@shaunarlr83 Thank you! Oh how sad about your cousin's son. And then the other side's cousin's daughter, I'm so sorry. Ooh that exhibit sounds cool! Sounds like a great day up to the point you got that tragic news. Great pictures, I love the pic of you, you look so happy!

@Katmary71 Yes, people are always surprised to hear it as at work, I am a bit gregarious lol. But I really am awkward around new people. I wish we lived close, too! If I am ever in Northern Cali, I will let you know! I'm glad you slept better. Thanks! By the way, my mint and parsley have started to peek out of their base, so that's good. Sorry about the nightmares. I hope you slept well. Great job with your no zeros!

@DrewsAnna I'm loving seeing your savory oats! They look good. It does get boring eating the same thing. I hope setting the coffee helps. Have a great day!

@Cornanda WHAAAAT? Tell us more! Who is this beautiful creature??? Name? Sex? Occupation? LOL Tell us!!! Congratulations!

Hi all. I decided to take a rest day yesterday, I had logged 171 mins of moderate to vigorous activity the past 7 days and my goal is 150 mins so I considered it a sort of "reward" to take a rest day. Today will likely be a rest day as well as I work all day and then have my Diabetes Prevention webinar tonight. I will hit it hard tomorrow! Food was good until my hand wandered into a bag of chips at dinnertime waiting for my food to heat up. Then it wasn't so good.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: I eat healthily all day, drank 85.5 oz water, and tracked everything.

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

@FushiaKat – I am so sorry about the insurance issue. Hope you can get it resolved soon. I can’t keep cashews in my house. They’d be gone in an instant! Thankfully I don’t have that issue with almonds or walnuts. Weird, I know. I’d love to see a picture of your cactus!
@micaroo4 – Hope everything clears up soon! We got our snow overnight, but thankfully not as bad as the weatherman said it would be. Still coming down, but soft and pretty. Stay warm!
@happysquidmuffin – I can feel your happiness radiate! Makes me smile and helps to keep me invigorated – thank you!
@shaunarlr83 – When I was 14, my great aunt decided she was going to teach me something different each week during the summer. She taught me tatting, crocheting, knitting, cross stitch, card making, fabric painting…and more. My brain could only retain cross stitching and card making. I stopped cross stitching when my kids were little because I just didn’t have the time. Now I don’t have the eyes, plus arthritis. But I’ve kept up with card making ever since then Wow…overshared, didn’t I? Love the museum pictures! Very cool. And I am so sorry about your family members. How utterly awful for everyone. Hugs and prayers for all of you.
@Katmary71 – I know Gordos are super expensive, but one pound makes 6 cups of beans, which can easily make 2 or 3 meals, depending. Like what I made yesterday (pic below) serves 4 people (1 1/2 c each) and it only has 2 cups of beans in it. So yeah, $6 or $7 seems expensive per pound, but it's still cheaper than meat and their beans are heirlooms. So much more complex and better flavor than what you'd get at the grocery store. The vaqueros have remained my number 1 throughout the years, but so far I've loved all of the ones I’ve tried except the Royal Coronas. Those are big and "meaty", but too dry for me. Hunter loves them, along with most Rancho fans. Let me know if you give them a try!
@Cornanda – Yes, they really are leaning hard. But I know it’s temporary. Still seeing my therapist for help with healthy boundaries. Your new fur baby is the cutest! What's his/her name?
@trooworld – Sounds like you deserved a little break! Nice job excelling past your goal! And look at you with your water again! I am so proud of you!!!
@Becoming_A_Butterfly – Virtual hugs! Too bad we can’t cut our noses off when they act stupid like that!
So last evening I rocked it in the kitchen. I made a pound of Whipple beans in the Instant Pot, threw brown rice in the rice cooker, roasted poblanos in the oven and scorched white corn on the stove. The Whipple beans were scrumdiddlyumptious! Everything was done, I mixed ingredients together (only used 2 cups beans and 2 cups rice…saved the rest for another time). Topped it with guac salsa (jarred…c’mon now), lime juice and tomatoes. Sat down on the couch…then heard a key opening my front door. Surprise visit from son and DIL! Perfect timing…I was able to feed them, too! It was a good day
We’ll see how today goes. Hunter is coming over to do her laundry (children, amirite?) and have tea. Planning on making some oat milk for some chai. Prayers that she doesn’t have an episode. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a successful day! Eat your veggies and drink your water! Here’s a pic of the Whipple bean dish I put together:

No Zero Days logging:
1. Cook bean/grain:
2. Weigh all food:
3. Log all food:
4. 30 minutes activity:
5. Restaurants 2x: (not sure why I'm even trying to have this as a goal)
6. Stop eating when pleasantly full:

Well I'm so far behind I don't think I can catch up with all the info.
@shaunarlr83 I live in Arkansas and I've not been there.

@AmbersWay are we friends?

@DrewsAnna Oh I love the Chulily museum, that one @Shaunarlr83 posted reminded me of there! You're making some delicious-sounding and looking food!

@Cornanda Oh wow, congratulations! What a cutie pie! Tell us more!

@trooworld I'm so glad the parsley and mint are peeking out! If they still have that little paper spot on them be careful taking it out, my dill seedling was stuck to it and I tore it right out. You did great on working out and deserve a rest day. Let us know how the webinar goes!

@Becoming_A_Butterfly Oh no, sounds like your sinuses are a hot mess, I hope you're feeling better soon!

@vegan4lyfe2012 I still want to try those beans despite the price, you figure going from dry is almost like buying canned but tastes way better and I love all the varieties, I should probably try growing some beans for cooking (dry ones). That meal looks amazing! I hope Hunter is feeling better.

@sleepygirl79 Welcome to Slimpossibles! If you click on the beginning of this thread you can read about No Zero Days then in the main forum area there's weekly challenges as well. I look forward to getting to know you!

Hi team! I actually slept, I woke up but was able to fall back to sleep and only had one nightmare so it's a win for me. I had some labs to do so I did that on the way to Costco then managed to get in and out without losing my mind though it was hard getting everything in the car. I need to bring my brother or Bill to get a bunch of potting dirt, I was only able to get 1 with all the storage bins in my cart. I came home and made a huge salad with my chicken then worked out and finished my book. I'm pretty sore so I'm off to lay down and start a new one. Have a great Thursday!

No Zero Days
healthy choices under calories
workout done (cardio, abs and arms, and stretching
relaxing bath listening to hang drums

@Katmary71 I hope you got a good rest. It’s definitely hard to travel with gardens to keep up and pets. When I return from summer holidays, my dogs look like sausages. Their sitter tends to give too many treats and my plants are dead. I’m grateful my doggies are all healthy and happy though.

I can imagine it’s tricky to stay on plan when Bill is visiting. My husband wanted to go out to eat and I was like nooooo I have WI. 😂 Now he joined me and got back on his plan. Can’t beat em join is the mood here now.

Glad you mentioned the bags and how they dry out. We were looking into them but ended up getting large planters for the herbs.

About the unknown friend. Perhaps it was an invite from ages ago and they just came back. That makes sense.

@shaunarlr83 your trip looks amazing. We lived in Arkansas for a bit and I really enjoyed the trails and canoeing we did there, it was beautiful. Glad you had a good day. I hope your feet survived.

@happysquidmuffin isnt that how it goes, up on WI day! It happened to me Iast week, so my feed is different than my post for Sunday WI. So happy that you are enjoying your fit self. It’s the best part of the hard work.

@DrewsAnna the savory oats look great. I hope the aroma of the coffee helps get you up and going with ease.

@trooworld can we change our names? I have looked for a way but was lost. I need to google it, I’d like to change mine. I hope you had a great rest day. We need those. Good job on the water intake.

@Becoming_A_Butterfly Feel better soon 💐

@vegan4lyfe2012 your meal looks delicious! I hope both daughters are doing well. Big hugs to you all. I need some whipple beans it seems. Yum!

@sleepygirl79 welcome to the group

@19shmoo69 I hope you’re doing well. I’ll have to check my list/notifications. How are you feeling these days?

@tammymccrady6278 you’re not alone, we’re all here with you. Definitely take advantage of having group support. It really helps.

I hope I am all caught up now 😊

Good morning MS!
The snow started around 2pm yesterday, but it changed to rain some time during the night. It's 42 degrees and pouring right now, and most of the snow that fell in the night is getting washed away. At least I won't have to shovel.
I'm probably taking a rest day today. My back is bothering me from my Tuesday workout combined with the Tuesday shoveling. I started to notice it on Wednesday, after my workout on the stationary bike. So today I will limit my exercise to just walking.

-Mica

@sleepygirl79 – Welcome!
@19shmoo69 – Just know we’re all still here…some of us drinking delicious tea, others, plain ol’ joe
@Katmary71 – The dry beans from Rancho Gordo are so fresh, they don’t take as long to cook as the dry beans from the grocery store. What is your current favorite bean? I’ll recommend a couple RGs for you. And thanks for asking about Hunter…she was good yesterday. What book did you start?
@tammymccrady6278 – You are definitely not alone in this group! Awesome job on the no snacking! It’s tough, especially when you’re up late.
@AmbersWay – You made me snort out loud when you said your dogs look like sausages! Hahahahaha! Yes, my daughters are doing ok for the moment. Thank you. And yes! You definitely need some Whipple beans! I need to motivate and go through my clothing. Like why am I hanging on to things from 5+ years ago? When I lose the weight, am I even going to want to wear that old stuff? Most likely not. Nice job on your flavor swaps to save calories!
@micaroo4 – It’s like we’re swapping weather! Today was the super heavy wet lake effect snow here. I’m really hoping it melts soon! Rest that back…shoveling is the worst!
@trooworld – I’m just going to eliminate the restaurant one. I’ll still keep it within reason. My biggest issue is continuing to stop eating when I’m full instead of cleaning my plate. I’m so sorry you had the attack at work yesterday. Hopefully today goes better for you.
Hunter’s visit yesterday went pretty smooth. No big issues. We chatted, she did her laundry, I fed her mashed taters (her fave), ended up making almond milk for the chai (tasted fabulous) and then she went home at a decent time. Nothing new to report except I need to focus more on getting my 30 minutes of activity. Working on my grocery list and the best way to eat through fresh produce so there’s no waste (pretty hard when you’re a single person). I hope everyone has a fantastic day!
No Zero Days logging:
1. Cook bean/grain:
2. Weigh all food:
3. Log all food:
4. 30 minutes activity:
5. Stop eating when pleasantly full: