NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

@trooworld I love taco salad too. I bought some taco shell pans I haven't really used. I think if I put some puff pastry dough in there it will work. Yes, I know....more calories. lol I used to use ground beef for SOS til dh can't have beef anymore. I like it much better that way. My son said ah another 25 year old recipe. I said older than that. You are 32. lol But he ate it cause he really likes it. Yaaay on the new walking pad

@fabgeekmom I love Salisbury steak. I'm glad you have indoor options for exercise too.

@cbabie When is the last time you ate salmon and asparagus? Maybe the first time you tried it wasn't cooked properly and tasted bad. So you just accepted you don't like it. That happened to me with asparagus. Mom always liked weird stuff. Hominy, beets, oyster crackers in milk,
Probably sleeping til 6:30 cause I tell myself that I can exercise later. But then I don't for one reason or another. You said "I will just get the clothes as I need them. LOL." I've been known to unpack suitcases like this. lol So what time in the afternoon will be good for you to take the baby for a walk? Here's a good idea. Go 30 min ahead of time before you have to pick up the other one from school. Take the baby with you and the stroller. Then walk around the school neighborhood while you wait. You are guaranteed 30 min exercise. You both get out and get some Vitamin D and fresh air. There's never going to be a good time to exercise. (Believe me, I'm still trying to find it in my schedule). if you piggyback it onto another task, it's much easier. I can't imagine doing anything in the early 1900's. I'd love to time travel just once to see our relatives.

Another big cooking day. I made lentil/carrot soup and cheese twists. Plus for dinner I made some butternut squash ravioli. I'm trying out cooking all at once so only one clean up. I'll let you know how they turned out.

@trooworld Your salmon sounds really good. Sorry about the walking pad. Just think you can start off the New Year with it. If we had to wash clothes on a washboard, we would all have less clothes in our closet. lol That's why they wore aprons so the main dress wouldn't get dirty. lol Yes the cheese twists was for the soup. The taco shells like the ones in the restaurants. I've seen you can do the same thing with a tortilla and upside down muffin pans.

@fabgeekmom I like the turkey pepperoni. Especially since my hubby can't eat beef. Sounds like you have a lot of resources. I was telling dh this morning about back in the day we didn't have all these recipe apps. I still have my cookbooks because I think what will happen if one day there is a major internet blackout and I can't access the internet. lol

45 min walking today. I had left overs from freezer tonight. 1 slice of homemade pizza and 1 cup of fettucinie alfredo. Dh had the leftover ravioli. There is some sauce left so now I need to think up what I can do with that. Oh, I'll freeze it and use it the next time I make a pizza.

@theslightedgeforever The ravioli looks good. The taco holders will come in handy on taco night. You could put tortillas in them and air fryer them. I have lots of cookbooks and online sources for recipes.

@trooworld The recipe is Creamy Chicken and spinach tri-colore pasta, page 173. The gnocchi is on page 185.

@cbabie I don’t like the cold either! I find that I gain weight if I don’t exercise. I’m also maintaining. I’m eating too many calories but still within my goals. Enjoy your crafting.

@trooworld Too bad about the cassoulet. I follow Skinnytaste on FB and can find out which recipes work even though everyone has different tastes. The prime rib, potatoes and Brussels sprouts sound good. I love themed meals. Have fun at the winery. Hi, all. Last night my son fixed New York strip steaks. So good and he seasons them really well. We also had air fried asked potatoes and roasted carrots. He made a blueberry Sally Lunn bread that was to die for. We have an extra loaf that I am freezing and saving for NYE. Lunch today is leftover steak.

@theslightedgeforever The concert was good. I got a little teary remembering all the band concerts we went to when our son and daughter were in the band. My daughter recorded it so I saw a close up of my granddaughter with her drum solo. Good luck on your meal preparations. When you make a meal make something extra to freeze.

@trooworld Your recipes sound good. I did have a good weekend. We ate dinner at my daughter’s house last night. She prepared Skinnytaste Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken with rice and roasted string beans. Hi, all. I slept late this morning and it felt good. Today is a swim day. Burgers and fries are on the menu for tonight. I bought string beans before I knew my daughter was going to have them I might go to the grocery store to buy a different vegetable.

@theslightedgeforever The tacos look good. I don’t really have a favorite Taylor Swift song. My son and daughter are Swiftties and I enjoy listening to her songs when they play them. Our plans for dinner changed as my cousin gave us some chicken meatballs in sauce with couscous. So all I have to do is warm it up!

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@trooworld Thanks for the recipe. I'll try to make that next week. Your day at the winery looked wonderful. I have never heard of a wine slushy before. The color is pretty though. So is your walking pad all set up ready to use?

@fabgeekmom Yaaay on your bike workout. I love grape leaves. My favorite ones are the ones with a bit of pomegranate molasses drizzled over the top. I could just have a whole meal out of those. But I do love kebab and hummus too. Although not all hummus are the same. What's your favorite Taylor Swift song? I looked up that Skinnytaste recipe for Moroccan chicken. That looks good. I'll add it to my plan for next week.

I tried those taco shell pans with puff pastry. Didn't turn out as expected but it was good. Should have pricked the dough with a fork. That might have helped. Let's just call them mini taco salads.

That looks delicious 😋

@fabgeekmom Your cousin's dinner sounds good. It's always nice not to have to cook.

@cbabie If you didn't live in AZ your body would adapt. You didn't always live in AZ. lol Waiting for the holidays to be over. Don't you realize they are never over? There is a holiday almost every month. Enjoy the days as they come. Get your body moving. Even if it's 5 mins at a time. Put on a Leslie Sansone video on your Ipad and walk for 5 min

@gemwolf110 The taco salads were good. How are your furbabies?

I took the waiting time today for my fajitas to finish in the oven and walked on the treadmill. Only 20 min but more than I did yesterday.

@gemwolf110 Are you still doing well with your weight loss?

@trooworld I'm trying to teach myself the habit of move my body when an opportunity presents itself instead of just sitting and looking at my phone. That's good you had lots of healthy choices at your party. It's always nice to see former colleagues. Unless they were jerks.

I walked today for 45 min. Still maintaining my weight. Which is good and is bad.

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@fabgeekmom It was nice and yes, good to get off early! I love zucchini. That Simple recipe sounds amazing. Smart to get in a calorie deficit for dinner! Yum, cookies.

@theslightedgeforever That's great that you took advantage of the time to walk on the treadmill.

@gemwolf110 How is school going? Are you on break now? I'm glad to hear your pups are doing great.

Hi all. The party was nice, there were some former coworkers there who either retired or got laid off so it was nice to see them. Food was mostly healthy except for dessert. I didn't eat dinner because of eating at about 2:30-3 pm. I'm making Swedish meatballs tonight for dinner. A big rain storm is coming our way this week and I'm glad I work from home today. Unfortunately tomorrow, I will have to drive in. I may see if I can work from home tomorrow so I don't have to drive in the rain.

Water yesterday: 40 oz

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

School is going good. 3 weeks in to my third course have no idea how it’s already week 3. We get next week off. Then 7 more weeks and I get 12 weeks off (going every other term). Pups are doing great! Tried to switch them off of a prescription diets but one of the 3 didn’t do well. So she’s sticking on the prescription diet until I find a diet that works best for her.

We had our rainstorm earlier in the week. So much rain felt like a mini version of the flood of 2010. Smart to not drive in the rain.

So we had to be talking about French Toast at the Christmas party at work. Mind you the party was the boss ordering Panera and we all ate at our cubicles it was a nice thought and all. So the conversation about French toast and then realizing in need to use up some eggs and loaf of bread before they go bad had me make the French Toast Casserole pictured below. Smells delicious and I’m sure tastes yummy as well.