@19shmoo69 - the best one was the coffee vacation!

To be honest I don't know the location of the coffee cherries "beans". But yes coffee. Coffee is a vacation in itself. Lol

Way to go Slims--on the amazing results for Week 1!

Did a 5 mile hike this morning with the dog and husband. Then came home and promptly took a nap, lol. It's been a quiet semi-rainy Sunday, hope yours is going well.

@micaroo4 : Way to turn it around, Mica! Love me some Chai, tho--it would be hard not to partake.

@DrewsAnna : Nice job on getting out the clutter and getting organized. I cleaned out the spice rack a few months ago and found 3 bottles of thyme. The weird thing is neither of us remember buying or cooking anything with thyme.

@19shmoo69 : Totally approve of your vacation spot--have a cup of joe on me:

@Katmary71 : Hope the healing continues. Had a big laugh about the MJ tea and flashbacks to university days, lol. Happy birthday to your Dad and enjoy your time with him!

@Cornanda : We could be twinsies, I'm not doing so well on the challenge either, but here's to another day!

@Katmary71 Thank you!
Woohoo! I needed a boost this morning. Yesterday was a bit of a mess, and the scale shows it. I didn't stick to my 8 hour window and had some poor food choices. For the most part they weren't even enjoyable poor choices, more or less just made out of convenience. BUT I did end doing my roast chicken with tzatziki and tabbouleh for dinner so I have my recipe!

@vegan4lyfe2012 @Neon_Ninja
Quinoa Tabbouleh
This makes enough for 1 person (more or less, depending on how much you eat), just multiply by as many people as you need to feed x

• 30g quinoa (uncooked weight)
• 50g roma tomato, chopped
• 10g fresh parsley, finely chopped (more or less to your preference)
• 1tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1tsp extra virgin olive oil
• salt to taste

Cook the quinoa in water with a tiny sprinkle of salt, and allow to cool before mixing with all other ingredients. Can be prepared early and stored in the fridge if needed. Also with the parsley, I chop the whole sprig, stems and all. If you're doing just the leaves, I would likely reduce the weight by around half.

@19shmoo69 here's my dream vacation spot! You can definitely have a coffee while you enjoy the view 😊

Weigh In Sunday
SW: 175
PW: 169
CW: 172

Hey y'all,

I didn't do anything I said I was going to do today except for getting back on track. I ate all 3 of my golo my meals and hubby and I watched football all day. Gotta love the "Redzone", you don't miss a play.

Lol, I don't know what made me think I could get things accomplished in the kitchen where I can't see the t.v. 😅😅 Oh well, tomorrow is a brand new day. Gotta make my bagels, make some tomato sauce for canning and clean out the pantry. I did make up 5 days of some pumpkin spice overnight oats and those are gonna be good 😋

Alright, y'all, I'm going to finish my evening tea. Y'all have a great evening.

@AmbersWay - I'm avoiding all added sugar, in any form. I am eating fruit to satisfy sweet cravings.

Congrats to the whole team for pulling down 2nd place by both percentage and pounds! Woo hoo! And a special shout out goes to @steffibabiie @megnolia82 @865jessica for making it onto the leaderboard! Way to go!

@DebJB30 @megnolia82 Congrats on the losses!

@19shmoo69 Agreed!

@Neon_Ninja Great job with the hike! I think you deserved that nap.

@Katmary71 Yeah, when you know you know lol. Yes, the zoo is very exhausting and then add the hot weather right now and it's a lot! But we had fun. Is 4 hours of sleep good for you? I hope you get more than that! Aww, your poor dad! I hope he had fun anyway.

@steffibabiie Beautiful spot. Is that Tahiti?

@19shmoo69 Wow! Good to know. I don't want extreme pain lol. I'm sorry you guys had to go through that.

@DrewsAnna Way to go, getting back on track! Today is a new day.

@AmbersWay Thank you! You take for granted your foot comfort until you have pain. I can't wait to try them on! I'll be thinking of you today for your MRI. 5 hours is a long time! Your poor hubby. Yes, good health is the most important thing. HUGS.

Hi all. It was so hot here yesterday but we went to the zoo anyway. It wasn't too bad in the morning when we went, thankfully, but the weather did put a damper on any other things I wanted to do. Back to work today, not looking forward to it. I want to just enjoy a day off! Soon enough, I'm taking time off in a few weeks. Have a great day!

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

@Neon_Ninja – I’m a horror fan, so when I look at your beautiful photos, all I can think of is Wrong Turn hahahahaha! Kinda scary with the bear, but at least it’s a black bear and not a brown one.
@trooworld – Love the painting-that is too fun!!! And I promise not to tell your hubby his pic is floating around here So glad your migraine cleared up. I feel you on the unfashionable shoes. My ankle issues have me in custom orthotics and those will basically only fit in tennis shoes. So I mainly wear black Skechers. Sometimes I say “screw it” and wear something else. But boy do I pay for it later!
@micaroo4 – I basically have given up on the No Junk Food Challenge. Not gonna lie or sugar-coat it…I’m like @19shmoo69 right now. Gotta get back in the right headspace.
@askewcr – Happy Belated Birthday…but super sucks being sick Feel better soon!
@tammymccrady6278 – Awesome loss! Nice job!
@megnolia82 – Us tea freaks can easily go down a flavor rabbit hole I’m not a fan of green, but definitely like (need) high caffeine! Today I’m sipping on Ohio Tea Company’s Crème Brûleé. When you make a large batch of salsa or pico, do you share it with people? Or do you preserve it to save for later?
@Katmary71 – Hope you had a good time with your dad! I hope everything is ok with your mom. Sounds pretty insensitive.
@19shmoo69 – What berries is that a picture of? Oh…I see now @Cornanda is referring to coffee, so….yeah. That would be why I didn’t recognize it Hahahaha! Keep on hanging in there, buddy. Lots of us are struggling right now and are ready to give up. But we owe it to ourselves to keep on keeping on so we can feel better. Hugs! Very daring of you and your son to do the One Chip Challenge. So sad about that boy that just died doing it (although it hasn’t been confirmed that the capsaicin was the actual culprit). Be safe!
@steffibabiie – Thank you! Your recipe looks so much easier than ones I’ve tried before
@AmbersWay – Good luck with the MRI. Will be praying for you.
@bethanie0825 – What a fun last-minute trip!
My ideal vacation spot is easy for me…I’ve always wanted to visit the Laplands (Finland) and stay in a glass igloo under the Northern Lights with reindeer and moose wandering to and fro. How freaking gorgeous is this?!?


So I’ve been doing pretty darn bad with the entire dieting thing and am so ready to just throw in the towel. Not sure what is going to motivate me. I’m just going to keep trying to make the best decisions I can, one meal/snack at a time. That’s really all I can do.

Weigh In Day: Tuesday
PW: 92.5kg | 203.93lbs
CW: 90.9kg | 200.4lbs
Progress from SW: -4.75kg | -10.47lbs

My Info:

@ambersway I would eat it every night too if someone else did all the work 😅

@trooworld Maldives, but Tahiti is probably more likely in the cards for us as it’s not too far away. Looks about the same too 😊

@vegan4lyfe2012 Those glass igloos look amazing!

@steffibabiie Yum I'm saving that dinner! I actually have everything for the tabboulah for a change, yay!

@19Sshmoo69 Oh no I'll take your advice and not try it!

@DrewsAnna Yum those pumpkin spice oats sound good, I may have to try that this year! Are the bagels the Skinnytaste ones with yogurt or a different recipe?

@AnbersWay I'm praying the brain tumor is gone too! Oh no I know which one you're talking about, yikes good luck. Are you able to take an anti anxiety medication at all? That's what I used to always do. Nice I hope your husband heals on his own without needing to have any surgeries.

@bethanie0825 That sounds like fun, I'm glad you got to do that last weekend!

@trooworld I'm not sleeping much lately so four was the longest in a couple weeks.I remember in San Diego the humidity can be a pain and wear you out, I made the mistake of straightening my hair for my brother's graduation and ended up with an afro by the time the ceremony was over. I'm glad you still got to go!

@865jessica Oh no the colonoscopy prep is no fun, yuck. Guess that will be like a detox after parties and cookouts right? Hope it goes well.

@vegan4lyfe2012 That would be an amazing vacation, wow! I think you're idea on just doing the best you can is smart. Sometimes dealing with trying to lose is too hard when everything else is stressful and if you “let” yourself maintain you may be less likely to overeat now, at least I've found it helps me a lot mentally to not be failing at one more thing if I'm not losing. Hey are you going to make a movie list for us again? I don't watch a lot of TV but I'll watch a few!

@Neon_Ninja Great job resisting the donuts! I think they ARE usually more than a candy bar too.

Hi friends, been drying herbs most of the day and harvesting seeds. I went to Petco and got Jasper a Feliway collar instead of replacing the diffuser but haven't put it on him yet. My neighbor gave me one so I canceled this month's AD of it and turns out it expired 10 years ago and sure enough, he started being mean to Asher last night to show he's alpha so now he gets a collar. My Dad was in the WORST mood when he came over last night so I texted my brother to have the kids hug him happy birthday and that got the grouch out of him. He was mad at phone calls all day interrupting him to wish him happy birthday and mouthed off about his sister calling who later posted on Facebook how much she enjoyed their annual birthday call which will make him feel bad (my grandpa used to call on birthdays too, for my Dad to be mad she interrupted him on his birthday to wish him well and hope he's having a great day was totally grumpy). He sent a nice email to let me know he had a great time later which I appreciated since he was complaining about everything we'd put together for his birthday to the point I told him if he wanted to not do anything I'd prefer that to him complaining all night. Did good for no junk today, I want to get the buy 1 fall coffee drink get 1 free at Starbucks Thursday so I gotta be good until then! My best friend is coming for my birthday at the end of the month so I'm excited about that.

Have a great Tuesday!

@865jessica Oh man, both in the same day, that's rough. Good luck with the prep and I hope they go well!

@vegan4lyfe2012 LOL thanks! Yes, same here, I try to be fashionable sometimes and PAIN. I hope the new shoes workout. Wow, that's a gorgeous vacation spot! How magical. Okay girl, do not throw in the towel. You know how motivation works, right? Ebbs and flows, up and down and yours is just around the corner. Can you switch things up with a new way of eating or exercising? I hear you though. I haven't tracked in like 2 weeks, I gotta get back to it.

@steffibabiie Congrats on the loss! Well, the Maldives look amazing!

@Neon_Ninja Woo hoo! Way to tell those donuts who's boss! Oh I didn't realize I didn't tell about the personal shopper experience. Here it is: I had a great time! When I arrived, she took me to a special part of the store that had a big room outside her office. She had about 7 outfits arranged on display for me to try on. I would try them on and come out and say, "What do you think?" and she would either say yes or suggest something else. I ended up getting about 1/2-3/4 of the items because I really liked the line (it's a line called "On 34th" at Macy's), it's size inclusive and really stylish. Here's a pic of one of their skirts that I got after our appt, it wasn't available that day but I ordered it from the website. It's a sequin skirt. I wore it yesterday with a black shirt and platform Vans. Next time, I'll wear this hot pink cashmere sweater I have with it. I would 100% do a personal shopping appt again! I highly recommend it. You should totally do the spooky art yourself, it's so fun to do!

@Katmary71 Oh gosh, I'm so sorry. Yes, it's been very humid lately here. LOL about the afro. I get that as a curly hair girl myself. Too bad about your dad being grumpy. Way to go with the challenge!

Hi all. I slept horribly on Monday night, got 4 1/2 hours of sleep, and I just can't function on that. I went to work but left early because I felt horribly. I came home yesterday and just slept for 2 hours. I felt better after waking up. Today, I'm good. Have a good day!

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

Is it me or does it look like the baby turtle is flying?