Hey folks,

@DrewsAnna Yeah on the 5th wheel, we have a pull behind and love taking it out camping. Taking it out camping with just the minimum of things proves to me that I can live that way at home.

@FushiaKat Great job on the loss, staying busy helps with not snacking.

@Katmary71 I am sorry for the problems you are have with this roommate of yours. It might just be best that you tell him to move out. Or as I would do just pack his stuff and put it outside the front door. Change the locks and tell him "It's been real, It's been fun, But it hasn't been real fun."

@vegan4lyfe2012 🎊Congratulations🎊 on that sweet lil' princess.

@TeresaW2024 I am in the process of doing a chemotherapy cream treatment to my face for precancerous cells. Sounds as though your day is a busy one. WTG on staying on track yesterday. I have been learning to do the same.

@trooworld The Taste of Little Italy sounds like a lot of fun. I wish we had a place like that around here.

Well yesterday morning was the last day of the cream for me. I could not put another treatment on my face. It is so raw and swollen, I look like I have a 2nd degree burn on my face. After talking with my dermatologist he agreed with stopping the cream and now it is the healing process.
We went to the trainers house this morning and have set up a pick up time for Monday. Yes, I am going to miss the little 💩. I am spending all the time I can over the next couple of days with him. I just hope that there is a possibility that he will be able to get along and play with other dogs.

Have a great day.

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Hi everyone,
We got our 5th wheel home. It won't fit into it's parking spot, so it's parking spot is going to in half the front yard. It's big and we have named her "beast", because at first look every calls her a beast. So, we're sticking with it.

They left it a total mess. When we sold ours, I cleaned it up for the new owners. So, I was taken a back by the mess that was left in it.

They also didn't tell us that once it's unplugged the batteries only last maybe an hour. There also a number of other things wrong, so I'm feeling taken a back by the lack of honesty from these people. Oh well, we'll get these things taken care of.

On the bright side, I've been getting a lot of steps walking to and from the trailer & house. I haven't been eating all that good though. Things will slow down eventually.

I'll post some pictures soon, we are really excited about going on some new adventures.

I'm really tired, so I'm off! Y'all have a great evening!! 🙂

@trooworld That is such a good way to check out new restaurants and get in a lot of steps. I’ve always wanted to go to an Argentinean restaurant, and I saw last week that we now have one. I will have to check it out!

@txcritter69 I hope your face heals perfectly and you won’t have any more issues. I am sure you will miss your baby!

@Katmary71 I’m praying that everything goes OK with getting the roommate out of your home.

@DrewsAnna It’s a shame that people just can’t be honest. They were probably worried that it wouldn’t sell. I like your attitude that you will just get it the trailer to what it needs to be. I look forward to the pictures and stories of your adventures.

@AmbersWay I know it’s so annoying to have the scale go up when you don’t think it should. It could be all the movement has you retaining some water. Just keep doing what you know is right.


Good morning! Well, yesterday started well, but then Joe had a dizzy episode right outside Chick-fil-A, and keeping him from fully passing out was very stressful. This nice man held the door for us as I got him to a seat. I was so stressed and hungry that I got a sandwich and fries instead of the salad I had planned to get. I was mad at myself and frustrated that my stress-coping method always seemed to turn to food. Once home, I turned on a podcast and got my head back to where it needed to be. Baby steps, huh? Today, my bestie, who has been out of town for the last few weeks, is coming for coffee. She is so sweet and calm all the time so it will be good to spend time with her. Have a great day!

@txcritter69 It was a lot of fun. Well, if you ever come to San Diego, be sure to visit Little Italy, it's a treasure! Your poor face, that must hurt. I'm glad you talked to the dermatologist. I really hope that the time at the trainer's helps Diesel. I know what it is like to have a dog that doesn't get along well with other dogs. It can be so stressful. Our last dog was like that. Violet and Daisy are okay with other dogs, luckily.

@Katmary71 It was a lot of fun. Thank you, me too! Can you share a link to the recipe or tell me where I can find it? I'm sorry you are in so much pain, hugs my friend.

@DrewsAnna The "beast" sounds appropriately named! That sucks that the people weren't honest and didn't clean it. How awful. Congrats on the loss!

@TeresaW2024 It really was a great time. You will definitely have to check out that restaurant! I'm sorry about the incident at Chick-fil-A, that must have been really stressful and scary. Baby steps indeed. I'm glad you are getting bestie time! Have a great day.

Hi all. We were supposed to have a Skinnytaste recipe called Foil Packet Cheesy Sausage and Peppers last night for dinner with some veggies. It was my husband's night to cook. The frustrating thing about him is that he sometimes will ignore a recipe entirely (despite me already tracking it) and make it up. That is exactly what he did with the foil packets. There was no marinara. There was no cheese. It was just a slightly greasy mess. He didn't make the veggies but made a salad with Caesar dressing. But I didn't say anything because he was home all day and cleaned some of the house for which I was grateful. Today is his birthday and so I am making a dish that is one he likes: Loco Moco. Not the healthiest thing but he likes it. It's a Hawaiian dish involving a ground beef patty, gravy, egg, and white rice. Other than that, I had a migraine in the middle of the night. I think I was grinding my teeth too hard or something because my head feels better since I got up. Oh, and I also got a "smart" water bottle called the Hidrate Spark PRO. It was expensive but I think it will help me drink more water and more accurately track my water. We get a $300 "wellness" reimbursement per year from my company and I'm hoping I can get reimbursed for the cost: https://hidratespark.com/products/hidratespark-pro-21oz-smart-water-bottle
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@TeresaW2024 – How scary that Joe started to pass out. Seems like it was a super busy day. Does that have anything to do with him feeling lightheaded? It’s ok that you stress ate…you did a nice job not overdoing your Tuesday and you got yourself right back on track listening to the podcast. I’d say you managed the stress extremely well. Enjoy your BFF coffee time!
@trooworld – How compact is the area for the Little Italy event? Like a couple blocks? Just wondering how many restaurants there are…my mind can’t imagine so many restaurants in such close proximity. And that sucks that your husband didn’t actually make the recipe…not only since that’s what your taste buds were expecting, but also because you’d already tracked it. And sad face that there was no cheese LOLs. Vegan cheese isn’t like the real thing (yes, I can remember how real cheese tastes even tho it’s been 12 years), but I still love it! Hope your migraine stays away. Fingers crossed with the water bottle reimbursement. Love your potato extra-ness!
@txcritter69 – I hope your skin settles down quickly for you.
@Katmary71 – Need me to fly out to Cali and kick some bad-roommate booty? In all seriousness, I’m sorry you’re dealing with this when all you intended to do was help him out.
@DrewsAnna – Congrats on the Beast! I can’t even begin to tell you how jealous I am of people that are able to get campers and do the camping thing on a regular basis. I’d have to say that’s the one thing that sucks about me not having a hubby/SO. Living in SW Michigan, going “up north” is something a lot of people do around here and I feel so left out Can’t wait to see the photos!
@AmbersWay – I’ve been out of the loop…where are you vacationing/visiting? Do we get to see any pictures of the hills?
@19shmoo69 – Little late on my reply, but I don’t have any issues with you putting in your opinion on things. Just cuz you’re a guy doesn’t mean you can’t give us another viewpoint. Besides, you live with females, so you know how we are! And side note – my therapist is male. I definitely don’t have any issue.

Life is exhausting, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I know I’ve been a tremendous help to Hunter. Now if only I could be a tremendous help to my health and stop all the binge eating. I saw an advertisement for Eating Recovery Center, where I could possibly do treatment virtually. If any of you have any familiarity with this center and don’t mind sharing any thoughts, please private message me. They take Blue Cross, so I’m seriously contemplating it.

Sorry about not being in the green the past few weeks. I start off the morning so nicely…make it through lunch just fine. Then it all goes to heck by dinnertime and then it’s a poop show all evening long. I had a good session with my therapist on Monday and he’s helping me with being able to say “that’s a hard NO” to people so that I can recharge instead of always feeling drained by everyone around me. My personality is the type that doesn’t want to disappoint anyone, and it’s always to my detriment.

So onto a recipe request – what is your favorite way to use frozen soup veggies? We have several bags, but I don’t want to make them all into soup. The contents are: carrots, potatoes, corn, green beans, lima beans, okra, peas, celery and onions.

Ice Breaker Question – If you were a potato product, what would you be?
Potato sticks – fun and nice when I want to be, but solid enough to stab a gum if needed. (This answer has been provided by Hunter LOLs)

Ice Breaker Question – If you were a potato product, what would you be?
Pierogies

Wanted to cook but to hot to turn oven on so have an Athenian pizza coming.

Good morning,

@micaroo4 It is not fun in any way, and I am pretty much staying home and hiding as well.

@Katmary71 I am glad you are getting somewhere with your roommate.

@DrewsAnna I am sorry for the way the owners left a mess in your 5th wheel. It is sad how some people just have no respect.

@AmbersWay All is good and you are right it will all work out in the end.

@TeresaW2024 I am counting down the day until Diesel leaves for 3 wks. While he is gone I have to figure out what kind of create to buy and where to put it that is out of the living room. Also where to put his raised bed for his place that will be in the living room.
Sorry about Joe and glad that there was someone to help out. We all slip but you got back up and back on track. I hope spending time with your bestie turned your day around.

@trooworld Diesel has the potential to be a real good dog. A lot of what has become a behavior problem is my fault. I really hope the trainer is able to reprogram his mind and fix his insecurities. I am sorry that your hubby did not stay on course with dinner.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Life will always get in the way along this journey. Just keep moving forward

@laurelfit57 It looks like the time way did the trick with the two of them.

If you were a potato product, what would you be?
I would be a baked sweet potato with butter, brown sugar and marshmallow topping just slightly browned. I love a good baked sweet potato.

Well yesterday I laid around quite a bit. My face was just burning and stinging. I could not find any comfort. I did manage to cook dinner and get the furniture in my living room moved to my daughters house.
This morning I woke up with 90% of the burning and stinging gone. Now it feels like the whole top layer of my skin is burnt to a crisp and now the itching and peeling process begins. Lots of moisturizer over the next few weeks. My new furniture is arriving today. So I am going to jump off here and get some cleaning done before it get here.

@vegan4lyfe2012 There were about 4 blocks and about 26 restaurants on the list (not every restaurant in the area was on the list though, so there are about double that!). I am going to insert pics of the map and the list of restaurants with the menu items. It's pretty crazy. Yeah that's the frustrating part of him, he's mostly supportive but it would be great if he could follow the recipe! At least you have vegan cheese, imagine a world without it lol. That darned migraine stayed with me all day yesterday and it's haunting me today but I think it will go away. I'm sorry things are overwhelming right now, I am not familiar with that center but if it can help you with your binge eating, I say go for it! Saying "NO" is a good tool to have in your toolbox. I need to work on that, too. I LOVED your answer to the ice breaker question! LOL Onto recipes...I haven't tried these but they sound good and they are from Cookie & Kate, which is a pretty reliable site. They don't use frozen veggies but I think you could get away with it:
Seriously Good Vegetable Soup https://cookieandkate.com/vegetable-soup-recipe/
Quinoa Vegetable Soup https://cookieandkate.com/2015/quinoa-vegetable-soup-recipe/

@Katmary71 HAHAHA thanks. And thanks for the recipe! Good luck with the roommate situation. When does the clinic close? I'm sorry you are losing that.

@laurelfit57 Staying busy with agility class is a good way to stay away from food! Oh that's great about Ty. Go, Ty! Have fun with your company. Cute pic of the pups...Ty is getting so big!

@TeresaW2024 Yes and yes! If I had to cook every meal, we'd be eating sandwiches a lot too lol. I love that water bottle (so far)! Oh poor Maggie! I can see why that scared you so much. Curry chicken salad sounds good. You are so funny with your potato answer! LOL

Hi all. Happy Friday! It's supposed to get really hot here this weekend. Ugh. I had a good day yesterday. Drank a lot of water, more than I've ever drank. Pics: the restaurant map for Taste of Little Italy + the list of restaurants and what they had to give out!
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@txcritter69 I’m glad the burning and stinging of your face has subsided. What an ordeal and I’m sorry you have to go through it. New furniture is fun! My niece keeps telling me that I deserve a new living room set. She loves my sectional! Yum, I love a good sweet potato too!!

@HaHa Tim Hawkins is hilarious!! I’m sure you have heard his classic
Sound of Starbucks

@Trooworld I hope your migraine is better today. Stay cool this weekend. We will be in the 90s with chances of rain, which just means terrible humidity that makes you feel like you just walked into a hot shower. Have I mentioned that I HATE summer!! I need to come to the next Little Italy! I would eat and drink it all.

@tammymccrady6278 Wahhooo on getting in the 185s. Just keep on doing what you're doing and that number will keep going down.


Good morning! So, I didn’t get my workout in yesterday because I ended up taking Joe to the Urgent Care for another UTI. We caught it so early that the doctor almost didn’t give us the antibiotic, but fortunately, he listened to me. I am so attuned to Joe that I notice the slightest change in his behavior or speech. I moved Maggie’s crate from under my corner office desk in our bedroom because she was having difficulty walking on the glass floor mat with her useless back leg. She was not happy with the change. Such a diva! Today, I WILL do my leg workout and eat more curry chicken salad since I made enough for an army. Have a good day!