micaroo4 wrote: »

Does anyone need a partner for Round 2 of the Partner Up Step Challenge?

I will, if the offer is still valid. I’m not the biggest talker, but I’m a walker 😉.

Daily Post ~ Saturday

Track ~ Yes
Calories ~ MFP No, WW No
Exercise ~ Gym workout with my sister

First, a very happy Mother’s Day to all, whether you be mothers of humans or fur babies! ♥️

@DJill68 being a good dog groomer, I have come to find out, is definitely a skill! This is the first time I have had a dog that needed grooming, it actually took me three tries to find one who was not only good at grooming, but also good for my particular dog 🥰. I know you had to have had the patience of Jobe to do what you did! Good for you for starting up at the gym! I hope your father-in-law‘s tests go well!

@19schmoo69 I am glad that your wife is doing better, sorry to hear about the side effects of the medication though.

@Fushiakat woohoo 19 weeks in the green!!! it definitely is a challenge, and I hope to be joining you there again soon :-).

@KatMary71 I am so happy to hear that you are starting to feel back on track! I am sorry to hear about Bill, he is having a tough go of it!

@Ambersway so sorry that you have been sick and can’t seem to shake it, hopefully soon you will be on the road to recovery!

I was starting to catch up with everybody, just realized I am five pages behind! I am afraid I don’t have time to catch up with all of the postings that have gone on lol so I will just skip ahead to today.

@trooworld I am so so very sorry to hear how sick you are! I’m hoping it doesn’t last too long, hugs to you!

@Cornanda good for you doing all those stairs helping your daughter move! I did that with my son in his third floor walk up about five years ago, I don’t think my knees could take it today🤣. Enjoy your day today!

I’m able to spend a lot of time with my family today for Mother’s Day. We went to a lovely restaurant for brunch this morning. I was trying to be good and so ordered scrambled eggs (with cheese), sourdough toast and pancetta bacon. The restaurant we went to is quite a nice restaurant, so I was anticipating something very tasty as it was on their Mother’s Day special. I got a very big surprise! It was very bland plain egg whites scrambled, a paper thin, 2 inch round of pancetta and dry sourdough barely toasted toast.🤣. I was sure able to stay in my calorie allotment si could only eat 1/2 of it.😂. We are going over to my daughter and son-in-law‘s house to watch the game tonight so I will splurge on some nibbles that they will have there. I am sure :-) :-).
This week was pretty much a non-sleeping week, I am sure that both my lack of exercise and hormones are in play. I am going to be able to start back to the gym in a more productive way next week, hopefully that will help! Super excited to do my first spin class in three weeks tomorrow :-).
I was kind of disappointed that I did not lose this week, I tracked all week, and I was right on score, except one day when I was over by a couple of hundred calories. Oh, well, it is a new week this week!
Update on Vannie…
I was telling my trainer what I was doing, she said I needed to have Vannie where I could see what she was doing and anytime she started to make any noise or anything to tell her to lay down. I lay down the backseat, so I could have Vannie‘s crate in my backseat with the front facing the front of my vehicle so I can see her. Talk about drama! I don’t think I have laughed so hard in a long time. Not only was she scratching at the crate door while she was screaming, then, when she was mumbling and talking, she would sit right up by the crate door and fall over backwards🤣🤣🤣. She looked like one of those old time actresses, who put their hand up to their forehead and falls down in a faint. It is definitely getting better now that I can see what she is doing. This is a picture of Vannie riding in the back with my granddaughter after we picked her up at school.

micaroo4 wrote: »

@GabiV125 - yes, let's Partner Up! My partner and I were Red Hot Chili Steppers. Is that team name OK, or do you have another suggestion?

Perfectly good name 😁. I’ll head up to the actual thread and follow instructions there.

@AmbersWay Thanks, I can’t wait for tomatoes too! I really need to start preserving them instead of giving them all away, after winter I can’t wait for ones with flavor! Great job on the workouts!
@trooworld I happen to know someone with Persian basil seeds who can spare some if you send her your address in a private message! Here’s the link, it says they’re both lemony and spice-like perfect for soups, salad, rice dishes, and flavorful tea. The leaves are cool too, they’re purple with some green. https://www.rareseeds.com/basil-persian Let me know if you want anything else too, I have a lot of Thai, Red Rubin, and Genovese seeds as well. Shoot bad timing to be sick with all those fun plans! I hope you’re feeling better fast.

@Cornanda So did your daughter promise not to live so high next time? Is there an elevator? That would be a tough move if not, yikes. A day of vegging would be perfect after all of that.

@AmbersWay @sleepygirl79 @laurelfit57 Way to go team winners, you were amazing this last week, woot woot!

@laurelfit57 How disappointing, my mouth was watering at that breakfast! I always feel let down when I eat out and something that sounds amazing isn’t as good like now I need to find something else awesome to eat. Good luck at the spin class tomorrow! I think this next week is going to be your week but I know how disappointing the week can be when you’re expecting a loss. How funny about Vannie, your granddaughter looks like she was getting a kick out of it all, she’s so adorable!

@19shmoo69 Wow that pie looks amazing! Yum! I don’t think I’ve had apple pie with cheese but it sounds delicious! Did you find a partner for the challenge? I don’t have a Fitbit but can log steps on my phone and translate chair cardio to steps, we aren’t going to be top steppers but I’m down if you need one.

Hi team! I was going to do a quick check-in then wanted to reply to a few things and think I covered it all. My friend from the charity (she's on the garden club board too so I gave her a bunch of goodies for her daughter's first garden) came by to take boxes and it was her first time here, she's such a nice person I'm happy I've become friends with her and others on the board. I moved all those boxes to the garage so war on the moths starts tomorrow! I was at my brother’s today for Mother’s Day and my SIL’s birthday, it was a nice day outside and the food was delicious. My SIL’s sister and BIL have gotten into sourdough bread making and I’m dying to try it but being diabetic and having weight issues it wouldn’t be smart. Seems cooler than my kombucha which has been on the counter for so long it's a little scary
flowers at Trader Joe’s but picked ones in the yard for my SIL, I’ll post that at the end as it’s a bit of a mess but I really like being able to give people flowers from my yard so I’ll have to think about what I’m growing, I mostly started for pollinators for my veggies. I took my neighbor/friend a lavender bouquet the other day when I was harvesting and drying it (took 3 days to dehydrate it all). One of my aunts grows beautiful dahlias but I don't know if they'd do ok here, she's in Washington. Let’s have an amazing week!

No Zero Days
- Arm and ab strength, stretching, moving boxes, gardening.
- Good water.

Megnolia82 weigh in May 14

CW: 221.6

🎉Congrats to those who had a loss this week 🎉

@19shmoo69 that pie looks amazing!

@Katmary71 your flowers are gorgeous! Sourdough is great right but it’s addictive! When freshly baked and you end up with a good amount, it’s trouble. Been there, done that. My friend was sending me daily and I was freezing it, trying to keep up. 😂

@Cornanda wow that’s a lot of stairs!!! I would have just used a box and slid down. 😂

@laurelfit57 omg Vannie can throw some drama out there. How funny. Cute picture 🥰 Have fun going back to spin class. I did my first 30 min ride today and survived. It’s been 2 weeks and I felt it.

@trooworld I hope you feel better soon.

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Well Mothers Day was nice. My daughter sent flowers from her and the other two. Hydrangeas, roses and tulips and they’re my favorites. Surprisingly, my neighbor messaged me and said she was sending a small gift. It arrived and the bag is something I can sit in. It was full of gifts, sweets, a small rug, a dress, house decor, and more. I was blown over by that. So sweet of her 🥰

The kids are renewing passports. Tomorrow my son has an appointment at the US embassy. This means, summers almost here and I am ready to fly the friendly skies 👏🏻 wohoo! I just feel the energy from the excitement of summer break.

@Katmary71 - I love your flowers, they are beautiful!

vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday 5/14
PW: 195.0
CW: 194.8

Yes I did find a walking partner from another group. I'll holler at you next time @Katmary71.


Thank you all for the compliments on the pie. I made it Saturday night. Went to bed while it was in the oven. My wife took over watching it as I was out the door at 2am to catch a flight. Only one person tried the pie at the potluck. I've made it before and like it. Then again I like cheese and apples

Before my gluten free days we would frequent a pizza buffet place that made apple pie pizza. I would ask for a special one with cheese on top. The waitress would always look at me funny and tell me she'd make it but i would have to take the rest home if it does move off the buffet. Literally every time it would be gone in 5 minutes of hitting the buffet.

@katmary71 I have a cousin who makes sourdough bread, as well as other types of homemade bread. It is a real art form! I could never do that, I would never be able to resist eating it all!! How very kind you are to give bouquets of flowers! Your flowers are beautiful!!

@Ambersway good for you doing a 30 minute bike ride! Wow! That was so kind of your neighbor! Are your kids planning on taking a trip somewhere?

@trooworld haha well I really enjoyed the munchies at my daughter and son-in-law‘s place as we watched our team go down in flames. We are now out of the finals, no more Temptations of late night munchies for me.🤣 I’m glad you are starting to feel a little better. Wish you were really on the road to recovery!

@vegan4lyfe2012 sounds and looks like you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Love all the pictures, it is so lovely when a new generation comes along♥️

@DJill68 I am glad that your father-in-law is doing a little better! I’m sorry you did not see a change in the scale this week, I know it can be frustrating! Fingers crossed for you on the intermittent fasting. More water is some thing I am always working on this year it seems.

19shmoo69. I grew up on a farm where our community used to have big community dinners at different times through the year. Pies were a big part of the summer and fall dinners and I always remember with the apple pie, you were offered either ice cream on top or a slice of cheddar cheese. I think cheese on pie is a very good thing :-), although I do admit, I do prefer ice cream on my apple pie lol

It was a great day today! I got to the gym early and got my upper body weight work done and then I did spin class! I actually lasted for the full hour 😁. I definitely modified some parts, after three weeks away I was getting very fatigued. After that we did at agility class and I had to have a few lab test done. I have been basically been on the run since 8 o’clock this morning, it is now 5 PM, I am exhausted but in a good way! Hope everybody had a great day!!

@AmbersWay Thank you! Oh boy sourd
ough daily would be hard to resist! Sounds like you were spoiled yesterday, I’m glad!

@trooworld I hope you’re better soon, I hope you show us updates of the Aerogarden with everything.

@micaroo4 Thank you!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Sure I’ll send you some, I’ll probably mail it this weekend, just put it on my to-do list! You have a beautiful family, everyone looks so happy aside of maybe Baby Sophie who doesn’t get this camera stuff! She DOES look very happy with you! Sounds like you had great control and the family’s learning on the gifts thank goodness, I know that’s hard.

@DJill68 I hope your changes help with the plateau, I know even though we know it happens it still stinks when things don’t work according to the math and is extra annoying when we’re trying hard.

@19shmoo69 I’m going to have to try that pie combination sometime. Apple pie pizza sounds fascinating, have you tried the new Indian/Italian pizza fusion combos? I think that would be pretty good. My nephews loved going to this kid pizza place called John’s Incredible Pizza and they had one with peanut butter that was SO GOOD. I should’ve never tried it! I haven’t tried the hot honey on pizza yet either.

@laurelfit57 Thank you! Yes I’d be in trouble with sourdough around too, sounds like heaven for a little while though. Wow you tore it up in the gym, wtg! Glad you’re good exhausted, you had a great day.

Hi team! I had trouble sleeping (pain and stress). Did a short workout then headed to the yard to get stuff done. I'm trying to plan some of my next steps but feel like I can't get to a stable point between all the things to do around the house and yard and my pain, it's pretty frustrating. Tomorrow I see an actual pain doctor at the clinic and am nervous, going to have to channel my inner zen not to lose my temper over all of this. Just got out of the tub and am going to read for a bit, have a great Tuesday everyone!

No Zero Days
- Healthy food under calories
- Seated leg cardio/strength, stretching, gardening/yardwork
- Chose yogurt with fruit as a middle-of-the-night snack instead of popcorn
- Great water

@vegan4lyfe2012 Thanks, I am feeling a lot better! It sounds like you had a great Mother's Day. What cute little families your children are making! I love that Ashley and Baby Sophie's outfits match! Yes, your mom does look good for 80. You look positively smitten with Sophie! Oh my, vegan SPAM? You will have to tell us how you like it! My husband likes the regular SPAM. Congrats on the loss! That Facebook reel was hilarious!

@DJill68 Thanks! No, no Rona here (I already had it but that doesn't mean it couldn't be. I took a test and it was negative!). I am feeling better though, thanks for the prayers! I'm glad your FIL is doing a bit better. I'm sorry your Mother's Day was disappointing. I'm not a mother (except to 2 doggies) but mine was disappointing too, I was left alone at home and my husband didn't even bring me any leftovers. I hope the scale rewards you for your efforts next week. Hugs!

@19shmoo69 I like cheese and apples, too. I would have eaten the heck out of that pie! Apple pie pizza sounds interesting.

@laurelfit57 Well...sorry about your team but I'm glad you enjoyed the munchies! I guess it's kind of good that they aren't in the finals so you don't eat more munchies? I am feeling much better today, thanks! Yay for a great day! It sounds like you were really active.

@Katmary71 Thanks, I am feeling better! I was able to plant my Aerogarden yesterday but nothing is supposed to sprout for another week at the earliest. I will definitely post some pics! I'm sorry you didn't sleep well. I hope the stress goes away. That's good you are going to see a pain doctor, I hope they can give you some answers/suggestions.

@AmbersWay I am feeling better, almost back to myself! Thanks. I love your traveling life! Yes, enjoy the time with your kids.

Hi all. I am feeling much better today but still have a sore throat and a bit of fatigue so I will take one more day to recover. I pretracked my day yesterday but had something different for dinner so now I have to go back and change what I had and I'll be at peace with myself. I got 3 sets of the windchimes you see below. I hung them across my walkway in front of my condo. They are solar-powered. I love them, they make me happy!

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

Praise'm Praise'm Happy Tuesday evening

I hope everyone had a productive day. I just finished eating my dinner that I meal prep last week. Utilizing the WW technique trying new foods 😋 very delish.
Also got in a 30 min workout this morning even though AC was out and legs are swollen. Food for thought: JUST BECAUSE OBSTACLES GET IN THE WAY IS NO REASON TO STOP find a different pathway.

So I couldn't do 50 min workout strength training but I did 30 min CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP but baby steps wins the race.