Good Morning Everyone!

Sorry I missed checking in yesterday had to study for a quiz on the way to class.

Really enjoy the TOPS group I am visiting for several weeks. Was highest loser runner up which I was not expecting. I know several of the members from other events so it feels like I am part of the family already. I am carrying a 93 in class right now and very proud of that. Have a pretty busy schedule this weekend. But stayed up late last night hanging with friends.

@sgod50 congrats on the new baby in the family.

Connie

Busy morning! I decided to continue with the trend of working on stuff early in the day, motivated or not, so it gets done. Weeded a bit, cleaned my extremely grungy patio, did some cursory cleaning on my grill and finally diagnosed it. It's not working and I miss it! Well since I assembled this 4 burner gas grill in the first place I figured I had a chance of repairing it too, but I had to clean it to see it properly. Ugh! Anyway, I cleared some of the grunge, gave it a good lookover, and found the problem. The seal on the regulator hose was leaking. Turns out it's only $20 for a new one - I'd sure rather do that then buy and assemble another grill!

Groceries next, dropped some stuff off at Goodwill. That sure feels good! It's amazing how much junk I keep around that I don't even touch. At this point, some of it is good enough other people might even want it so I'm happy to donate it instead of tossing. This includes a couple old gifts, very sweetly meant but something I'd never use in a million years, and free extras from stuff I bought but don't use. Anyway I'm on plan - decided to be a bit unusual (for me) and make a smoothie for my first meal, plus an apple, plus an ounce of seriously divine baked cheese puffs. NO REGRETS. The smoothie was a spirulina based shake mix plus half a banana and four ounces of nonfat Greek yogurt.

Picked a few peppers this morning. Really looking forward to that grill working again, there are a ton of healthy things I can make.

Kurtize wrote: »

I have been doing one of the Conqueror trail walks and been posting my updates on our in-between challenge groups. This is my latest updated blog.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10900481/sept-29-update-on-inca-trail-walk#latest

Members Joyce's blog is AMAZING!! She's helping the PS4L team to find motivation.

Rabbit Rabbit wishing anyone and all who read this luck this month. It’s 63 feels like 63 with a high of 88 today. Insight Timer Quote: Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.--Thich Nhat Hanh I AM: I am proud of how accepting I am of my body. Action for Happiness: Write down 3 things you can look forward to this month. Closed all hearts on my Samsung Active 4 and had 15,265 steps yesterday. Happy International Day of Coffee!!!!!! Training Plan: Day 216/305 mile a day this morning and 60 min walk after dinner.

Grill update: Now works slightly better than before. All done! Looking forward to using it again. Picked more beans this morning, planted potatoes. Early October is a great time to plant potatoes if you are in Arizona. If I can set up a couple more buckets I may also plant peas, they are a common fall/winter crop here. Got in a lot of movement this morning!

Also made drawing 1 for the October Ink drawing challenge, where I only use the contents of a particular art box so do my drawings this month. It did not include a pencil. LOL! I always do light sketches in pencil under my inks, so this will be a fun challenge. I think it's going to help me learn to plan ahead and also work with any mistakes I make. Like Bob Ross said, "there are no mistakes, only happy accidents." This is going to test that. I will probably not be uploading most of my drawings this time, though I might change my mind later. Everything I do is with a camera and a PC so there are multiple steps to sharing any photo. I want this to be about doing art, not processing the results.

I'm hungry this morning from all the running around, but not in the low-blood-sugary-way that means I have to eat NOW, more in the way that I can put it off for a while by distracting myself. So I should be fine to do my usual 11 to 7 eating window today. (I do that so I can have two nice satisfying meals instead of three tiny ones.)

Hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning Airport Friends:

I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Monday and Joe is on his last week at his current job. He will be starting his new job next Monday. I am praying today that he doesn't get short with his co workers because they seem to irritate him really bad right now. They should know what they are doing and they are still asking him a ton of questions instead of searching for the answer on their own like they should be since this is his last week. He told them all last week where to find the resources they needed for their jobs but they still run to him about stuff. He tells them they have to stop doing that since he is done at this job soon, but they are not. So hopefully they can get it this week. My sister goes in for her cancer surgery tomorrow. They will be removing cancerous spots in her esophagus. They are hoping it isn't too deep and they are able to get it all. Barrett's esophagus cancer is very aggressive they said so they need to get it right away. We should know Tuesday how things are going to progress. Still no results for my medical issue. I am not sure when that is going to happen though.

@CSEGUIN2 - Congrats on completing your homework. It is good to spend time with friends. I hope you were able to take some solace in church today. Awesome that you have a retired teacher to check your work. That is pretty cool.
@Sand_TIger - That is awesome about the plants. I do hope you like your drawing. It is good to try and draw in other ways. I am always super hungry. I honestly need to stop over eating.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Monday.

Tabatha

@Tabatha_Cain - sending prayers for your sister and that she has a good outcome from the surgery and heals quickly.

@Tabatha_Cain, I hope they caught it in time!

@Tabatha_Cain: I know the feeling. Sometimes I just get what I call "an attack of the nibbles." I usually combat that by finding things that are good for me to eat but have low calories. My current favorite is something like an apple with cinnamon sprinkled on, or red bell pepper with dip made with fat free Greek yogurt. It's important that I can eat it piece by piece, so it lasts longer. Or if I want something sweet I have low or no sugar chocolate chips, one at a time - a half ounce can go a long way.

@CSEGUIN2: Cool about the violet hair! That kind of thing can be so much fun to do.

Hi all! Sunny day here, I'm posting during lunch break. Grabbed a cherry tomato out of the garden this morning. A couple of the tomato vines are recovering from the summer heat so are barely beginning to produce again. Gave them all a drink of fish fertilizer yesterday to pep them up after their hard work. I have several potato plants that are green and lush, really reaching for the sky, and planted more yesterday. Might have mentioned that already. Hope everyone's day goes well.

Good Morning Airport Friends:

I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Tuesday and it is going to be a good day. My sister has her surgery at 10:15 ET. We are hoping for a good outcome. We will know sometime today I am sure. I have told my mom to keep me updated and let me know what happens. I also got my test results from the tests I have done for the pain I am in. I have 2 cysts in my left ovary and 5 or more fibroids in my uterus. I have not been contacted by the doctor yet so we will see what they decide as a course of action. Most the times they just monitor them but with me being in pain I am not sure if they will try for pain management or do something about it.

@CSEGUIN2 - Way to go on getting your studying done. I do like the hair. That is good that you were able to spend time with friends. It is alright if you spent a little more time with them than you expected. That happens when you are having fun. Sorry about the puppy wounds. Big dog puppies don't usually realize they are hurting someone.
@DNjoys - Thank you. We are all praying for a good outcome today.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - We are hoping they do get it all too. Thank you.
@Sand_TIger - That sounds like a good idea. I need something to stop the random eating. It can be really rough. That is great that your plants are still so green.
@Kurtize - Thank you. We are hoping all goes well today also.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday.

Tabatha