@Cornanda I was just thinking of you this morning. I forgot you went on vacation. I'm glad the visit went well. 1 lb isn't a bad gain considering you were eating out the whole time.

@tammymccrady6278 Thank you! Oh man, you make me wish I were a canner! Congrats on starting the pilates workout!

@vegan4lyfe2012 I just finished a viral Tik Tok trend: take a thrift store painting and make it spooky. Most people just add ghosts but I did extra because I'm extra. I'll share a few pics. Yeah my husband hates his picture taken lol. He'd probably kill me if he knew I put that online. Yes! I bought Daisy a leash with daisies on them but I don't like that leash as much as the one she has. I wish you luck with WW Turnaround system. I hope it helps you. Oh what a pretty picture!

@19shmoo69 I do love your sense of humor, Darren!

@Neon_Ninja Thanks! I do love the weather except right now, we've been having HOT weather for weeks. September is actually our hottest month, it can get up to 100F during September. Thank you! I love those little stinkers! Wow, great pictures! A bear in the neighborhood??? WHOA! That would be scary!

@steffibabiie Thanks, believe it or not, I never know if they are seals or sea lions. I think they are seals, though. It is an awful smell lol. Thank you, yes they do!

@DrewsAnna Congrats on the loss, sounds like you are doing awesome on GOLO.

Hi all. I woke up with a migraine. I think it's from the heat. I took some migraine medication, hopefully it starts working soon. I wanted to share the craft that I just finished. It's a thrift store flip of a painting to a spooky painting for Halloween. I painted the frame black. Here's the before and after and a little closeup of the detailed border.

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

@micaroo4 : Omigosh, I love Ryder! He has the same sweet face as Nell. I wonder if he's as vocal as ours--whenever she gets excited, like seeing someone come home, she barks, lol. They are some super smart dogs, that's for sure. What a cutie! Thanks for posting him!

@Megnolia82 Oh no I hope your power is back on soon, what a hassle! Funny how thrown we get when we can't start the day the way we're used to, it's hard.

@trooworld I LOVE that photo, my brother went to San Diego State and I visited a few times, it's so pretty there. Your pups are the cutest!

@Cornanda Welcome back from vacation! Good luck with your weigh-in, that one after vacation is rarely fun, that actually came out without much damage!.

@tammymccrady6278 Yum I wish I lived by you to learn from you AND mooch a piece of apple pie! Good luck with the 28 days, you got this!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Two months is a great trial to see how it goes, you can do this! Such a pretty photo.

@Neon_Ninja Wow that hiking photo is amazing, it must feel wonderful to be up there after hiking the day away. So green in your area!

@DrewsAnna You're doing so well, wtg! We'd love to have you posting more even if it's just a quick “I'm doing fine”, do what works best for you.

@micaroo4 Ryder's beautiful!

@trooworld No not the migraine return, grr. I love the painting, the little skulls on the outside are real cool too!

@865Jessica Good luck with all the test results! Great job not stopping for fast food, the more times you drive past them the easier it gets (first time is super hard though!).

Hi friends, on a little early to catch up for yesterday. I'm on steroids and still waiting for my medication that ran out to be filled, I'm hoping I'll get it today so I can get some sleep. Did an hour in the greenhouse, had my charity meeting last night, and pain clinic appointment in the morning so the last two days have been too busy. Enjoy the rest of Friday and have a great Saturday! I'm off the wagon on the challenge at the moment but will get it back, I needed a break while feeling bad. I'm on steroids for 15 days so it's going to be a challenge not to eat too much!

How is everyone doing with the No Junk Food Challenge? For me, it's going great. I don't normally eat a lot of ultra processed junk food anyway, so I took this challenge as an opportunity to reduce added sugars. So I nixed all the obvious treats where sugar would be found, and then started checking labels for sugars in the not so obvious places. I notice a difference in cravings now that I'm not eating added sugar.

Such a crazy day! I wanted to make an exercise area in my office, so I was going to take down my mirror and move it - that's where it started. I took down the mirror, patched up and painted, but we painted like 5 years ago so it wasn't matching and ended up moving everything to paint the whole wall. With everything moved, I decided to reconfigure my layout and get even MORE workout space! (And better natural lighting for my zoom calls 😉)

All this to say - I didn't get to tabbouleh today so I'll have the recipe tomorrow.

Here's some before and afters!
@micaroo4 I've been doing the same watching added sugars as well as things sweetened with sugar substitutes, and it has made such a difference. Glad to see its doing the same for you! Good work cutting down, I think its one of the harder (food related) addictions to quit.

tammymccrady6278
Weigh in day Saturday
PW 208.4
CW 205.9

@askewcr happy birthday to you! Hope you had a great day. Even though the Dr said u had Covid.

Since several of you are showing pictures of vacation spots. Here's a pic of a dream vacation spot.

@19shmoo69 not vacation spots, where we live! (generally)
Not that they're not great places for a vacation as well 😊

@steffibabiie my bad

@Cornanda what exactly brought the smile? I may want to post it again.

@micaroo4 I'm so glad the challenge is going great for you! I can tell a big difference in cravings too when I abstain from sugar and simple carbs. I'm off the wagon until Monday as Sunday's my Dad's birthday and we're going to the Old Spaghetti Factory followed by cake and ice cream but I feel lousy from all the carbs so I'm going to eat a healthy dinner tonight. Keep up the great work!

@19shmoo69 Get it out of your system and recommit with me Monday, what do you say?

@steffibabiie I love your space, that bench/stepper looks awesome!

@askewcr Happy belated birthday! Oh no take good care of yourself, I hope you're feeling better soon. Can you do a late celebration?

@trooworld Thank you! Have a great time at the Y! I'm real curious to hear how your Macy's experience goes!

@865jessica Congratulations on the new low, that's exciting!

@megnolia82 Yum that tea sounds amazing! Wow that's a lot of tomato processing but you'll definitely be happy you have it all done on the other side of it.

@Cornanda I'm in the same boat, Monday we're both back on track, right? We got this!

Hi friends, this place has been hoppin! I got one prescription straightened out, I'm not getting much sleep and am hoping that will change real soon. I don't feel too hot after eating bread and ice cream so I'm eating a healthy dinner and lunch tomorrow then will enjoy my Dad's birthday. I'm making my marijuana tea (it simmers for 45 minutes) and am having mad flashbacks to living in the UC Santa Cruz dorms right now, lol. Going to try a little stretching tonight, I'm super stiff and need to move a little without hurting myself. Have a great Saturday night and Sunday!

Hey y'all,

It's been a busy last couple of days. So tonight, I decided to go out for mexican (my favorite) I tried to stay on my plan, but it didn't work out that well. I didn't bomb it as bad as I could have though. Tomorrow, I'll be right back on track.

I never got to make my bagels yesterday, so that is one of the things I'm planning on doing tomorrow. I cleaned out my spice cabinet and I now have some of my oils and vinegars still laying out. Tomorrow, my main goal is to clean out the pantry and get all my vinegars and oils in one spot so I don't have to be looking for them all over the place anymore, lol.... I'm really trying to be organized.

Well, I really have nothing else going on. Y'all have a great evening!!