Mihani - I understand decision fatigue. I want a break but need to get this done. Doing my closet took 3 days. I got rid of so much but now my closet is so organized it makes finding outfits to wear much easier.
I started my craft room yesterday. I got a big chunk decluttered and organized.

Brooks surprised me by making a lentil dal with toasted almonds last night. It was good.

Mornin' all. I had to leave the closet clean-out yesterday and get busy on work because my contractor who did all the work on the house a few years ago is available on Wednesday so I'm going to take that day to meet with him and clear up a few things around the house. Just a bunch of little things that never got finished after the big remodel.

Bisky, is the craft room the last one? Once my bedroom is done the only thing left will be the office, and that's a real mess that will likely get put off until spring. I remember when I did the major overhaul of every room quite a few years ago now. It took weeks a little most evenings and hours on the weekends. One room at a time.

Managed to hit the treadmill this morning. I've not kept up that habit and it's past time to get back at it.

Plan for today...
B - smoothie
L - romaine topped with broccoli salad and chickpeas
D - roasted eggplant with rice
S - apple or clementines if needed

Marilyn, congrats on reaching your January goal!
Mihani, I wish I had a place around me like your grab and go. I'm surrounded by fast food places and BBQ joints! Neither is really a temptation for me since they're so meatcentric, but it would be nice to have a place close by to grab something healthy when I don't feel like cooking. You're so right about counteracting the health food with junk food. For me it's bread and wine that keep me from dropping the last 20 lbs.
Magic, I'm so glad to hear you're feeling better - that bug you had sure lasted a long time.
Bisky, so true that younger people don't want that collectible stuff. I was talking to a guy in a shop that runs auctions down in FL and he said that even the china and silverware sets don't sell for much, if at all. Kids don't even want to inherit the family heirlooms like that anymore.
We got back home from FL on Saturday, and boy does it feel good! I got back to the gym yesterday (yoga and tai chi), and will go again today for a weight training workout.

Doing better with the eating.
I was at my TOPS meeting this morning (taking off pounds sensibly) and someone mentioned that chicken has gone up 51% = I smiled and said 'could be a sign that we need to go vegeterian/vegan' but most of them said they couldn't take not having meat.

I still have some animal portien but it has gotten to really a small amount so soon will be completely vegeterain - pretty much gave up eggs, and only have chicken a couple times a week - so am slowly working it out of my diet. The problem I have is I am not a lover of vegetables, never have been. So it makes it hard to find healthy food when 1/2 of what I am to eat is vegetables. But it is getting better and with some persistance I am starting to enjoy more of them. But can't eat any raw vegetables as it brings on an IBS attack and besides most raw vegetables (to me) just don't taste good. But as I said am trying different ones and how to cook them to make them taste good to me. And I know it is important to make the transition.

Got weighed this morning - gained 1.5 pounds but still down 1.5 for the month. As next Tuesday is the last weighin for the month I really need to be aware of what I am doing - as well as getting on the treadmill - as I want to have a record loss of 3 - 5 pounds = had made it last week but gain this week so need to get that back off and will be ok. Thing is to get it off and keep it off.

Mihani, the meal prep worked out pretty good, but we ended up eating out more than I thought we would, and I don't tend to make the best decisions when eating out I had a few things still left the morning that we came back home, so I threw them in the freezer for the next trip down there. The trail mix came home on the plane with us.
Overall it wasn't too bad - I didn't really lose any weight, but also didn't gain so I'm happy with that considering how much we ate out.

Oh, Carla! I just got some of the Butler soy curls from Amazon. Kind of ordered on a whim and now I have to do something with them. I had something made with soy curls and can't for the life of me remember where or what it was, but I remember it was good.

That's great you are sleeping better even without the supplements, Nanc. Hope you can start getting caught up a bit.

Spring, going on such a long visit, and eating out often, and coming home without having gained any weight? Definite win!

Need to chop up lettuce tonight for salads. The grab and go always has a few salads like potato or broccoli, and it's so easy to throw some of that on lettuce and add chickpeas. Makes lunches so easy because I don't even need to make dressing, plus tasty and filling.