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@trooworld I hope the dermatologist appointment went well. I have had nights when I haven’t slept much so I know how that feels. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. Tonight we are having tacos as we are having steak on Sunday for family dinner. DS is cooking.

@theslightedgeforever Sorry about the weight gain. That’s frustrating. Good job on only eating one truffle. And on going to the gym. @trooworld That’s good news about the mole. I hope you sleep better tonight. The chicken salad sounds good. It’s so hot and humid here. Cold weather actually sounds good although I’ll be complaining about it this winter. Hi, all. DH and I met 2 of my cousins at a bakery this morning. I had already eaten breakfast so I just had some coffee. DH got a piece of cheesecake and I didn’t even have a taste. DS is making lemon cake for tomorrow so it wasn’t hard to not order dessert. We ate at a Mediterranean restaurant tonight and I had stuffed grape leaves, a salmon kebab with roasted vegetables and a Greek salad. It was good and I had calories left for 3 small pieces of chocolate when we got home.

@trooworld I've been eating normally for me. Making good choices when I can. Of course always room for improvement. I don't believe the total weight gain was from my eating but from my new meds. Good news is I've already lost part of it. I have all kinds of chocolate here. She brought me back some fudge from her last trip. I just threw away some fudge before I came here when I cleaned out the fridge. Chocolate is usually not my problem. Good thing about your mole. I just had my annual mole check before I left. I'm good for another year. We're going to have some 50s this week at night. Bad thunderstorm here last night. I really only like two types of donuts. I've noticed that newer shops try to be too fancy on the decorations. It turns me off which is a good thing.

@fabgeekmom My daughter says I complain if I'm hot and complain when I'm cold. lol I love stuffed grape leaves. Unless they are spicy. I prefer sweet ones better than the lemony sour ones. I once tasted some where they used pomegranate molasses. I made them once. Too time consuming. You did very well at the bakery. I was looking forward to my son cooking for me but he's still on crutches so I didn't push the idea. He'll be leaving tomorrow so maybe next time he'll be able to do it. He basically only cooks vegetarian meals. Which is a good thing for me. I get in my veggies.

Yesterday I did my sunshine stroll in the morning and at night I went to the gym and did a hill/sprint combo on the treadmill. I'm still having lung problems cause I had to bump the speed down on my hills from what I usually do and I can tell on my sunshine stroll climbing the big hill is really hard for me right now. Yesterday I just kept my head down and kept focusing on the cracks in the sidewalk. Just make it to the next crack. I've been using my inhaler.

@trooworld That was a good idea to give away the donuts. I’m not a gamer but my daughter, her husband and daughter are. That will probably be fun to learn a new game. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. We ate leftovers from last week and finished the cake. Hopefully my son will not make any desserts until August when he makes a cake for DH’s birthday.

@trooworld I’m glad you had a better day. The meal your DH made sounds good. Hi, all. Dinner was good last night and healthy, too. My DH was lamenting that the cake was gone. My daughter said we couldn’t have cake every weekend. I was thinking, yeah! DS said he’s going to make whipped cream to put on berries Saturday so that’s a little healthier. Today is a swim day and we have leftovers from last night for dinner.

@theslightedgeforever You’re doing great despite your lung condition. That’s really hard but you persevere. That’s my word, too. @trooworld Too bad about the surgeon’s nurse. It’s been my experience that medicine is very slow. I hope you get some resolution soon. Hi, all. The weather cooled down and I went for a walk. My plan is to go to the grocery store and work out on the bike. I walk so slow because of my disability that I don’t get much credit for the walk. Dinner tonight is turkey burgers, frozen French fries in the air fryer and tomatoes from our garden. I have gained a few pounds and need to get stricter. I think I have eaten too much dessert. It’s hard to turn down recipes made from ATK. Hopefully my son will take a break from baking until DH’s birthday in August.

@trooworld I think that's how my mom used to make the egg noodles. I decided to turn my egg noodles into chicken noodle alfredo. It was really good. I only took a 1/2 portion and then filled the other half of the plate with salad. I was satisfied and I didn't go back for seconds like I usually do. I'm getting my hair cut next week. Just a little shorter and some layers. I don't like myself with really short hair. ooh, funk concert. I would like that.

@fabgeekmom At least you are keeping yourself mobile with your walking. Some people with the same disability would just sit and do nothing blaming the disability. You are doing great with your swimming and bike riding. A steak sounds good. speaking of dessert, I got into some monkey bread. I had the calories. Actually I gave up a second piece of pizza. Old me would have had 2-3 pieces and then ate the monkey bread anyway. I'm really working on portion control. I actually cooked some chicken and corn and nobody wanted that. I wasn't even in the mood for that. So lunch and dinner is already prepared for tomorrow.

Well good news is that my bp is now down to the 130s. The water weight I put on when I came has almost disappeared. I've lost a little over 5lbs of it. So just a bit more work to get me back to normal.

Yesterday I walked 40 min with hubby to a cafe and then later did my hill/sprint program at the gym.
Today we walked 31 min and I spent 49 min at the gym doing weights and a 10 min warm up on the treadmill.

@theslightedgeforever I’m glad the BP is better. That’s good that you are working on portion control. That way you can enjoy what you like. Good job on the walk. @trooworld That sucks about your car. Glad you renewed AAA. The membership has been a great help to us. We buy our son and daughter their own membership. My peace of mind for them is worth it. @gemw1010 It looks like you are doing well with all your challenges with school, etc. Zumba and aqua sound like good activities. I used to do water Zumba and that was fun. Good luck with the molar extraction. I hope that goes well. Hi, all. It got humid here and I was only able to walk for 15 minutes. But I worked out on the bike. Tonight is taco night and family dinner.

I didn't realize it's been so long since I checked in here. Really no excuse. I guess time just flies.

@trooworld Too bad about the tire. I just added roadside assistance to my insurance today. It's just easier to have someone else do it. lol Sounds like you got in a good walk around your neighborhood.

@gemwolf110 Now you have me thinking about my two extractions I had. I hope I don't have a hole between dental and nasal cavity. I'm glad you are enjoying your exercise classes. I have to use the computer to type on here. Although I'm learning to use my dictation on my phone. That's quicker and then I just go back and review. I just don't always remember to do it though.

@fabgeekmom Yaaay on your walk in the humidity. I made some ground turkey tonight with peas and carrots and added some tomato sauce and spices and served it over rice. I did well by measuring out 1/2 c rice.

@cbabie Have you called the dentist about your bridge? What if it's infected or something.

No exercise for me over the weekend. Today I got in 42 min of walking outside. 10 min on treadmill; 42 min with weights; 11 min stretching. Food I was over calories by 42...so onto tomorrow.

@theslightedgeforever Good job on the workouts. Going over is not that bad. @trooworld I hope you weren’t too hungry today. It’s good that you aare payt attention to hunger cues. @cbabie I’m glad you are a little better today. Having dental issues is really hard. Hopefully things will get better. Hi, all. Spaghetti and meatballs were good last night. We have another serving in the freezer for next week. Tonight we’re having a Milk Street Israeli couscous salad with zucchini and tomatoes. I have already made it. I also sliced some golden beets to roast or air fry. I’m going to brine some pork chops to grill or broil, depending on if it is still raining.

@trooworld I had the problem yesterday of skipping lunch and then snacking at night on popcorn. We took a quick trip to Minneapolis and back and then ate out to eat which I ate half of my salad. It was a big salad. I was surprised I was still within my calorie range.

@cbabie Seems everything about you is off. LOL I had a crown once that had a rough spot on it and it was hurting my cheek so I had to go back in and file it down.

@fabgeekmom I've never heard of golden beets. My mom ruined beets for me. But occasionally I will have them in a salad. I might look for them. I'm really trying to venture out. But have to really focus to do that. If I'm just in a routine, I end up making what I normally make. I still haven't found my groove yet here regarding my eating plan.

Today was just tired and chose not to exercise. Now I really need to work hard the rest of the week though. I got my hair cut and colored (took the highlights out). New me/new body. Isn't that the way it's supposed to go?

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I didn't realize it's been so long since I checked in here. Really no excuse. I guess time just flies.

@trooworld Too bad about the tire. I just added roadside assistance to my insurance today. It's just easier to have someone else do it. lol Sounds like you got in a good walk around your neighborhood.

@gemwolf110 Now you have me thinking about my two extractions I had. I hope I don't have a hole between dental and nasal cavity. I'm glad you are enjoying your exercise classes. I have to use the computer to type on here. Although I'm learning to use my dictation on my phone. That's quicker and then I just go back and review. I just don't always remember to do it though.

@fabgeekmom Yaaay on your walk in the humidity. I made some ground turkey tonight with peas and carrots and added some tomato sauce and spices and served it over rice. I did well by measuring out 1/2 c rice.

@cbabie Have you called the dentist about your bridge? What if it's infected or something.

No exercise for me over the weekend. Today I got in 42 min of walking outside. 10 min on treadmill; 42 min with weights; 11 min stretching. Food I was over calories by 42...so onto tomorrow.

Yeah I was nervous about that but luckily it didn’t happen just came right out. Now the recovery period. It took 6 hours for it to finally stop bleeding and didn’t have to have gauze in. Thats a good idea with the dictation!

@trooworld I’m sorry you are in such pain. I know a lot about knee pain. Hopefully you will feel better soon. @gemwolf110 It looks like you are recovering well. @cbabie It’s good that you are eating better. Hopefully soon you can exercise. Hi, all. It was a little cooler today so I went for a walk. I also worked out on the bike. Lunch was a salad with leftover steak. DS is grilling chicken and has made ATK potato salad using low fat ingredients. I’m roasting beets as everyone enjoyed them last week.