Sleepygirl79
Sunday
SW 232.2
PW 226.8
CW 222.6

Sunday weigh in:

Amanda32390
PW: 142.4
CW: 142.4

Hi all! I’m back from my trip.

@19shmoo69 prayers for your son. I’m so sorry that you all went through that. I do hope you all are ok now. I see you are having a time and everyone has given great advice and encouragement and I will add that we are all here for you.

I’m terrible at juggling all the things. I feel awful for popping in with just a personal update and no reply to all of you. Since starting work my routine has become, work, sleep, eat, walk/run/or hike, chat with my kid on the drive too or from work (as he’s been dropping me off and stealing the extra vehicle) and then turning around and doing it all over again. I’ve had very few very brief conversations with my mom and since we are on complete opposite sleep schedules I know she feels like I’m upset with her or not wanting to spent any time with her. Truth is everyone in the house has had a combo of strep and or a viral infection going around and it’s just keeps circulating. I rarely get sick but I got something and right now have a stuffy head. Much milder symptoms than everyone else but I didn’t fully avoid it. I had orientation this week and picked up two extra shifts so I’ve been very busy. I’m hoping by the end of next week I’ll be ready to go on my own and be moved to my regular schedule and know exact days off to plan fun adventures. Weigh in is tomorrow and I don’t expect a loss but I will get back in the gym this week. Sorry for dropping the ball here but don’t think I’ve fallen off the wagon I’m just trying to reorganize priorities a bit.

Weigh In Day: Monday
PW: 141.6
CW: 141.0

I think there are multiple challenges in Stridekick, so lots of reasons to step this week! Let me know if you want to be added to the M Slimpossibles 18 mile spring path over 5 days.

@19shmoo69 - I am so, so sorry to hear about your son. That sounds terrifying. I am glad he is home safe.

@askewcr , @JenAWhite , @rodgerd27 @Sleepygirl79 , @Digger61 , @txcritter69 , @gemwolf110 , @tammymccrady6278 -- Congratulations on your weigh-in! In the green -- woohoo!

@JenAWhite - The Stridekick spring path sounds fun! I'd love to join if you have room for one more.

@trooworld - I am so sorry about the migraine. I hope you get to rest up later today.
Hurray for eating your dinner that was planned!
And a big "phew" to the news about your husband. I hope he is improving today.

@shaunarlr83 - Hang in there. You don't sound like a terrible juggler. It sounds like family illness added too many balls last week! It's great that you will have a more predictab;e schedule soon.
Also -- congratulations on being on the leaderboard last week!

@AmbersWay- Hurray for holding steady despite the trip! I hape you are feeleing less zombified today.

@vegan4lyfe2012 - I was counting your son's smirk as a smile in that photo. I think I saw smile/laugh lines even if no teeth.
I am reminded of my first grade school picture. One or some of the other kids suggested that smiling wasn't cool. I bit the insides of my cheeks to try not to smile, and just ended up looking goofy. (I caught it from my mom when th picture came home!)

@amanda32390 - Congrats on holding steady this week!

@GabiV125 - Congratulations on being on the leaderboard last week!

@trooworld - I am sorry you are struggling. Big yay for eating the dinner that was planned!
Your Saturday outing sounds great! A dog festival sounds super fun, and a stop at a cool bookstore is always great!

@Cornanda - Yes to the unmentionables!

@megnolia82 -- It is so great that the water weight is coming off. I hope that you have mpore good days this week. It is great that you are being patient with yourself.

@Katmary71 - I am so sorry there is not better, clearer news about Bill. I hope the family gathering for your mom's birthday went well yesterday!

@sleepygirl79 - Your tale of being walked by your dog in the post-bizzard snow made me smile. Yes, that has to have been good for at leat a few calories!

@micaroo4 - It's so great that you and Rich are doing better. Keep taking good care of yourselves!

@Cornanda - It sounds like life is good! Good weather, cuteness with Gus and the cat, progress on your yard!
Hmm. You and @KatMary71 have me remembering that I need to work on my yard. I'll see if I can fit some in this week!

@shaunarlr83 – You’ll be in a routine in no time! Hopefully your mother understands it’s just a matter of schedules and timing. I get it, though. My mom can guilt trip me when I’m not immediately available for her. Working with my therapist on that issue, tho.
@trooworld – Ooohhh! I have Amy’s Vegan Worchestershire and rarely think of it! I’ll give that a try. I hope your migraine goes away soon.
@AustinRuadhain – Oh my! Didn’t we ALL think smiling was uncool back then?!? And there weren’t re-do’s, either! Hahaha!
Figured I’d do a quick check-in as I forgot to log my weigh-in yesterday, too. So far so good with the snackle box! I pre-logged all my meals and snacks today and have a smidgen of wiggle-room. Feeling positive! Hope everyone has a great Monday…don’t forget your veggies!

@trooworld I love Daisy had the chance to socialize a bit, that gave me a huge smile! Booktores, coffee, and dog festivals, what more is needed? How is your husband doing? Oh no I'm sorry to hear about the migraine, I always feel so bad when I hear you're dealing with them, gentle hugs.

@AustinRuadhain @GabiV125 @shaunarlr83 Way to go on week winners!

@vegan4lyfe2012 You're welcome! We both had "Dude your car!" things happen to us both with the kind of people that DO literally say "Dude your car!" How fun on the second hydroponic, what all will you put in that one? I only have three spots for seed pods and it's like one is cursed, my parsley and basil looks great now though. I'll add the Bill update at the end, thanks for asking about him. I'm glad you liked Scream 6, I'll have to check it out. We need a “best horror movies to see before you die as recommended by Jennifer” list! That would be so fun, I got overwhelmed trying to watch one a day but would watch a top list. The ones that have scared me the most over the years are the ones like The Entity, The Conjouring, and Amityville since they're based on things that are supposed to have really happened. The Entity is the only one I had a nightmare of that I can recall.

@AmbersWay Welcome back my friend! Has the swelling gone down at all?

@shaunarlr83 It's always ok to just do a quick update, you don't have to catch up with everyone every time but we still like hearing how you're doing. I hope you're able to avoid getting sick and your stuffy head clears up. I can't wait for you to be able to do fun adventures as well! Keep being awesome, everything will fall into place once you have your regular schedule.

@JenAWhite I'm bummed I don't have a tracker even though I can't do much walking, I love all the Stridekick enthusiasm here for it though, I'm head cheerleader for you all! I Googled Passionate Penny Pincher Menu System, you'll have to tell us more about it, I'm on the website right now and it looks really cool! I love all the new ideas you're sharing with us and can't wait to hear how it goes.

@AustinRuadhain What a great no zeros yesterday! You'll have to tell all the new members and remind the longer ones of all the cool James Clear information on developing good habits and being 1% better each day (can't recall if he was the 1% better or not or if that was BL Fogg's Tiny Habits which is also a good one, it's been a couple years since I read them but they both really made me think). Do you have any fun spring break plans?

@micaroo4 How are you feeling? How is Rich?

@megnolia82 That's wonderful the water weight and swelling is going down, how are you planning to ease back into food now? I'm trying to boss my boyfriend around after he's been in the hospital with pancreatitis, his grocery list is along the lines of soup, digestive enzymes, Greek yogurt, and kefir. I should make him drink my entire kombucha jar on the counter, I made it last summer and forgot about it while waiting the 2 weeks for it to ferment and the scoby is so big now it could swallow my town at this point, stuff must be horrible-tasting but would probably add some serious bacteria to the gut!

@Cornanda I watched a video from Next Level Gardening where he starts his tomatoes in solo cups so he can bury the stems for a better root system as they grow as roots will come off the stem. Mine were just leggy but I thought it was a great not-too-expensive idea over disinfecting all the old pots I have so I'm giving it a go, they're just taking up so much room I really need the weather to get better to bring them outside in the days. I can't transfer the peppers with all the tomatoes hogging up all the light space. Haha yes your pup sounds like a young dog or cat for sure! They will mellow out and then you miss the funny things they used to do, take a lot of pictures. Have a great time with your daughter! I'm glad the cat and Gus are getting along, that's wonderful they're becoming friends.

Hi team, that was a lot of catching up, love seeing all the posts! I've been dragging today but I'm guessing we all are. We went out last night for my Mom's birthday, it was a lot of fun. Bill was sent home from the hospital last night, I was worried about him getting home since he'd be driving and had been on pain medication but he made it and sounds a lot better and is more uncomfortable than in pain which is way better. He spent most of today sleeping and will hopefully be back to work in a few days. Today I've been pretty tired and just worn out, my blood sugar kept going too low because of how I ate last night but I got my workout in, finished some charity stuff, and did a lot of reading. Have a great Tuesday gang, we're almost halfway through the month! I'll be in the greenhouse in the morning, can't wait to see the seedlings and their progress tomorrow.

No Zero Days
healthy food under calories (my parents gave me chili that made them too gassy, I don't know if that's sweet or mean to do to me!)
chair cardio, leg and ab strengthening, stretching
great water/tea

Hey y'all,

Just popping real quick. I had a good weekend with my grand beauty. The weather was pretty nasty, so we watched a lot of of movies, danced around a little bit while listening to music, and we painted rocks. I cooked a lot of her favorite foods, tuna casserole, French toast, enchiladas, etc.... She was a pretty happy camper and as always with this one, she didn't want to go home. I'm going to buy her a couple of looms and teach her & I how to use it... Between the grand and the time change I am sure tired.

Y'all have a good one

@JenAWhite @Cornanda I'm going to step back from Stridekick for a while. Between my knee problems and my lack of focus, I'm not doing anyone any favors by taking up a spot in the challenges.

@AustinRuadhain Congrats on the loss! Great no zeros. Thank you, I feel better today! Hubby is much better, thanks.

@vegan4lyfe2012 I hope it helps! Thanks, I feel a lot better today. This may sound weird, but I'm wondering if just a dash of miso paste might also add some savory/umami flavor to your TVP? Just a thought. Great job pre-logging!

@JenAWhite Good luck with the new system!

@Katmary71 Yeah she was sniffing other dogs and she and I wore our matching hoodies from Spark Paws, everyone loved them! I'm telling you, if it wasn't for the migraine, I would have said it was a great weekend lol. My husband is doing much better, the antibiotics seem to be doing their job. I do have to remind him to take them lol. Thanks, my head is much better today! I'm glad you had a good time for your mom's birthday. I'm glad Bill is well enough to send home. Poor guy! I hope he continues to have less pain. I hope your seedlings are sprouting nicely! LOL about the chili. Great job with your no zeros!

@DrewsAnna That sounds like a fun weekend. I hate the time change, I hope you can catch up on sleep.

@micaroo4 I wish you continued healing. Stay safe!

Hi all. My head is much better today. I stuck with my meal plan yesterday which is half the battle. I'm eating a lot of Skinnytaste.com recipes this week and so far, I'm enjoying them:
https://www.skinnytaste.com/tropical-chia-pudding-breakfast-bowl-high-protein/
https://www.skinnytaste.com/spicy-hearts-of-palm-noodle-stir-fry-with-chicken/
American Cheesy Goulash - from the Skinnytaste One and Done cookbook
Mom’s Skillet Chicken Pot Pie - from same cookbook
Spicy Peanut Chicken and Vegetables - from the same cookbook

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: All three meals were eaten as planned.

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

Congratulations to everyone having a loss this week and yay for all of us hanging in there.

@Katmary71 Im glad Bill is on the mend and hope your having a better day. Now I’m saving my solo cups, much better than investing in more plastic when I tend to have those around. The swelling appears to be much better. Shoes were still a tad tight today but much better. My pedal straps where fine.

@shaunarlr83 I think everyone is happy to see your updates. We all go through busy periods and sometimes just have to do what we can do to keep up. You’re doing great.

@trooworld I hope today is a great day and you both are well. Knee issues suck. I hope you’re on the mend. I need to check into the recipes more. I need some new things.

@vegan4lyfe2012 i have been meaning to say I enjoy the pictures you have shared of your meals. I need inspiration. Also, Congrats to your son, what an accomplishment.

@JenAWhite I want to thank you a million thanks for the challenges. What a help they have been. I’m slowing down this week but still moving along.

@micaroo4 glad you both are feeling better. I hope the weather isnt too harsh on you all.

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Nothing to new for me. Pushed myself to get my cycling done today. It wasn’t a very aggressive pace but I did 40 minutes. My heart rate has been low today sending my monitor beeping crazy. BP was normal a d oxygen too. So who knows, it’s been raining and the house is muggy, so a bit of asthma feelings hitting me. Still ticking though.

I’m due for an early bedtime today. I feel it.

I hope everyone is doing great!

@DrewsAnna Your time with your grand beauty sounds like fun, you two made a lot of great memories together! Teaching her how to use the looms would be awesome for you both.

@micaroo4 I'm so glad you and Rich are getting better, I hope you're both fully back to normal as soon as possible. That's some crazy weather, stay safe!

@trooworld I haven't tried any of those Skinnytaste recipes but have looked at the American Cheesy Goulash and it looks delicious, let us know which are your favorites! So glad you and your husband are feeling better today.

@AmbersWay Glad to hear the swelling is improving, I never realized how much just flying affects the body until recently. Solo cups are great, I have a bunch of containers I could use if I cleaned them but since they're leggy and tomatoes will grow roots on the stem I buried them deep. I even have saved litter containers (all kinds of produce ones too) in case I run out of things to grow in but that would look so tacky that I haven't done it yet! Way to go on 40 minutes of cycling, that's wonderful!

@FushiaKat Sounds like you accomplished a lot in the yard today. The extra weight will come off, sometimes it's just the body's changes and of course eating anything different. How are you doing at maintaining so far, any words of wisdom? I think the one thing that stood out the most was being on top of it won't ever stop for me it will always be a challenge.

Hi team, hope you're all having a great Tuesday! I was in the greenhouse this morning, there's a lot of leaks in the roof and I came home soaked (serious storming today, my “not going anywhere” fence according to the fence guy is going somewhere and it's not good!). Car's still in the shop and may actually be able to be repaired but I'll know for sure tomorrow I think. We have so much to do losing these few weeks at the farm to rain it's crazy, we really need a greenhouse at the farm instead of just a row at the school but we've definitely made use of our space. Got my workout in around it, I'm doing well with strength training so am trying to keep at it even though I was tired. Not much else going on aside of work, hope you all have a great Wednesday! I have a telehealth call about my BP tomorrow but other than that I'm sticking around the house, maybe getting some grocery shopping in since the two days after I'll be having MRIs.

No Zero Days
chair cardio, starting seeds at the greenhouse and repotting tomatoes, arm and ab strength training, stretching
great water
calories under and healthy food. I did have salad in the middle of the night last night when I couldn't sleep so don't want you all to think I'm perfect as I'm definitely not!

@JenAWhite No, it's not. And the kicker is that if I lost weight, the knee pain would probably go away but in order to lose weight, I need to exercise (and eat right). It is "LibraryGoddess". You are welcome! If you want any of the ones that I post from cookbooks, let me know and I'll post them (it's easy, I have them saved).

@AmbersWay Thank you! My knee issue will continue until I choose to make the decisions I need to in order to lose weight, unfortunately. Right now, I'm distracted and need to get back to it. I honestly don't know what it is going to take, I thought it would be a prediabetes diagnosis but I got that and am still not doing what I need to do. Great job with the cycling!

@Katmary71 The American Cheesy Goulash was made last night. You make it in the Instant Pot. It was delicious! I highly recommend it, so far, that's my fave. Thanks! Oh no about your fence! I hope your car can be repaired. Great job!

Hi all. Here's the link to the American Cheesy Goulash recipe I made last night, it's a new favorite. You do need an Instant Pot/pressure cooker for this: https://www.copymethat.com/r/gMsBYiTDO/skinnytaste-american-style-cheesy-beef-g/

My head is better but my attitude is not lol. At least the meals I planned are on point. I'm not snacking unhealthily. So I've got those things going for me.

MY NO-ZERO DAY WIN FROM YESTERDAY: Didn't buy the chips I was craving at the grocery store.

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