It’s 63 feels like 63 with a high of 82 today. Insight Timer Quote: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.—Albert Camus. I AM: I am proud of how my body looks and feels. Action for Happiness: Take a small step towards a goal that really matters to you. Closed all 💕 on my Samsung Active 4 and had 16,122 steps yesterday. Training plan: Day 217/305 mile a day before breakfast, Traditional Bodybuilding W1/D1: Chest and Arms + Core Challenge W1/D2: HIIT after breakfast and 60 min walk after dinner.

good afternoon, everyone! it is a beautiful, warm sunny day here today. my daughter says hi to all. she is working at her part time job today. both budgie birds are doing well and say cheep, cheep! i went for a short run earlier this morning and i really enjoyed it. i went for a long walk after lunch and i feel great! i will be doing some dancing later on. i went to the art drop in program at the next building over that is close to my place and i really enjoyed it. have a great day, everyone! take care and stay safe.

@Tabatha_Cain, Please let us know how your sister is, and please insist they look at you seriously also. I am so sorry you are both going through this!
@Sand_Tiger, LOLOL I get that with Floofy cat!! Awww I have Oscar and Izzy kitties

@Sand_Tiger, LOLOL I DID LAUGH at your babies!! Tonight I watched as Oscar (the ginger Ninja kitty!) went over to the TV stand, tapped the glass door in the upper corner to open it up, and went inside of it. Again I certainly did laugh again!

Good Morning Everyone!

For those that don't know I am taking a Cook Pre-apprenticeship program. 3 weeks in class which ends Friday with a final exam. 6 weeks in the kitchen which I start on Tuesday due to the Canadian Thanksgiving. Then I will have a placement for 12 weeks which I hopefully will gain a job from. As of last Friday my grade was a 93. The last 2 quizzes I took I got perfect! The big test I was supposed to take yesterday afternoon we got pushed to this morning. But I am feeling really confident about it. It's 60 questions of stuff I know.

Yesterday chilled at a friend's for a couple hours after class. Then went home to a hot apartment because the ex didn't turn on the air. Anyways after class today I have to come straight home and prep most of my salad fixings for the salads I am taking to class on Friday for our potluck. Don't have time to do it all on Thursday as I have TOPS after class.

Connie

Morning all! Sunny this morning. Cooler for us, actually 57 right now with the sun coming up. Later today it's supposed to be 90, which is about right. Decided to hold of on harvesting one of my purple long beans so I can save it for seed like I did last year. Very fine plants! The mystery vine continues to grow with one long fruit on it, and very pretty leaves.

So yesterday I laughed my head off, because I saw a commercial on YouTube for canned beans. I guess some people need to be introduced to the concept but it just tickled me with no end. Was sore yesterday from my harder workouts on the weekend so confined myself to gentle stretching. Today I'm still a little sore in the legs so I guess I'll do an upper body weight day, then back to lower body tomorrow.

Lastly, the baking urge is strong in me with all this fall weather, so I actually tested out my pumpkin muffin recipe, as I wrote it, resisting the urge to make little tweaks and they came out perfectly. Almost too much batter to fit in 12 cupcake size muffin spots, but not quite. Delighted that each one is only 140 calories and 8 grams of protein! If I had used a non calorie sweetener I could bring that down a bit more but my spouse doesn't like those. Even so the whole recipe is only sweetened by a half cup of sugar and a half cup of apple sauce. Oh, and the pumpkin, that has a bit of natural sweetness.

Have a great one!

Hi all, I finished my Conqueror Challenge - Inca Trail. Here is my blog on it.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10900900/completed-inca-trail#latest

Good Morning Airport Friends:

I hope you are all doing well this morning. Today is Thursday and it is going to be a great day. Joe has today and tomorrow with his current job and then on Monday he starts his new job. That will be an adjustment because instead of having to leave the house at 6:09 in the morning to be to work by 6:45 to start the day at 7. He won't have to leave the house until 740 to get to work and be ready to go at 8 am. The first 3 days of his new job he has orientation. He is so excited to get in there and learn how to work the new system and do his job. He really is excited. I hope he actually likes the job once he gets in there and is doing it. I am sure he will though. Checked on my sister yesterday and she is doing well. Her throat was sore and she was super hungry as they have her on an all liquid diet for several days to allow her throat to heal. Also nothing red in case she starts bleeding. It will make it easier to tell she is bleeding.

@CSEGUIN2 - That is so awesome. I think you have found your calling. I wish I could come sample some of your food. I am sure you will do amazing in the kitchen and I am sure by now you have passed your test. Sorry your ex did not turn on the air. Are you graded on what you bring to Friday's potluck?
@Sand_TIger - Canned beans have a totally different taste from fresh beans. I know that for sure. I have eaten both. So glad you decided to take it easy from your workout the other day. Could I possibly get your recipe for the pumpkin muffins. I really love pumpkin muffins. I have a calling to do some baking too. If you decide to let me have the recipe please also include the size you made the muffins.
@Dianedoessmiles1 - Thank you. I am hoping to be seen quickly as well. The pain was pretty bad this morning. I got up at 3 am and could not go back to sleep so I got out of bed and took 800 mg of ibuprofen. That just took the edge off. It did not take away the pain completely.

Well I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday.

Tabatha

It’s 63 feels like 63 with a high of 77 and rainy this morning. Insight Timer Quote: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.—Antoine De Saint-Exupery I AM: I give myself permission to chase my dreams and goals. Action for Happiness: Be a realistic optimist. See life as it is, but focus on what’s good. Closed all 💕 on my Samsung Active 4 and had 15,349 steps yesterday. Training plan: Day 219/305 mile a day this morning, 12 Week Foundations of Training W8/D4: Chest/Arms/Cardio after work and 60 min walk after dinner.

Hi all! Little late today. Yeah, canned beans taste totally different than fresh - agreed whether we are talking about green beans or whole beans. I generally cook mine from dried, it's a lot cheaper and I can make them much tastier with spices without adding any fat.

My pumpkin muffin recipe:

Pumpkin Muffins

1 can pumpkin (not pie filling - I really like the sweet pumpkin from Misfits Market)
2 cups flour of choice (I used whole spelt for this but you could use anything)
1 cup nonfat Greek Yogurt
1/2 cup apple sauce to make up rest of liquid needed (use less if too gloppy)
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar, or low calorie sweetener of choice
1-2 tsp pumpkin spice
2 tsp baking powder

Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients, using half a cup of the apple sauce, then add to dry and mix until combined. If it's not wet enough add a little more apple sauce. This recipe works best with silicone muffin cups because they don't require oil and release easily. Bake at 375 until toothpick comes out clean.

These ingredients are estimates, you may need to adjust them a little bit. I basically invented this recipe. If you want the muffins sweeter you can add more sweetener of course, but we like them more spicy than sweet. We usually use about double the amount of spice! To elevate the flavor a bit more, grate your nutmeg fresh. The apple sauce replaces the oil in the recipe so it still comes out moist.

Makes around 12 cupcake size muffins. You might be able to stretch it to 14, I had a lot of batter. If 12, these are 140 cals each, and 8 grams protein. Calories would be lower if you used non calorie sweetener. You'd probably need to adjust the liquid if you did.

I've made a "frosting" to put on top, using nonfat Greek yogurt mixed with a spoon or two of sugar free vanilla or cheesecake flavored instant pudding mix.

Final note: I just baked these yesterday using these exact instructions and they were amazing.