Oh, gosh .... I got back almost 2 weeks ago, guys. I always seem to need a long recovery period from a long trip . I came home with my knee quite swollen (have bad knees). I basically rested it for a couple weeks, and you don't want to hear what I ate, either .

I came back +5.1 lbs from when I left. I lost most of the 'swoll' over the next four days, as I rested up my knees:
+ 5.1 lbs Tue 9/10 from Mon Aug 26;
+ -2.4 lbs Wed 9/11;
+ -0.9 lbs Thu 9/12;
+ -1.3 lbs Fri 9/13

I traveled a couple hours north on Sun Sept 15, and spent the day out and about, and had to re-rest my knee for several days again.

Yesterday I was still only 0.1 lbs up from before my trip, today I finally broke the barrier, down only 0.2 lbs, but all my 'swoll' is gone.

I did eat great while I was gone !!! Such great food in Istanbul and Denmark !!! I ate lots of plants, and fish, a bit of meat, but really, mostly vegetarian/pescatarian.

I'll be in more tomorrow.

TY @Safari_Gal_ for reaching out with your PM !!! Just saw it today. Hugs, are you in Rome, yet? How do you travel so much and not get wiped out? I always seem to pay for it for quite a bit, taking days to recharge my energy supply ...

Cheers!
~ mk

SafariGalNYC wrote: »

@mkksemail - been in 3 continents in last 6 weeks!

En route to Europe soon. Love traveling- it invigorates me! I’ve been working at the same time.
Been on the greens wagon! 🥬 💪

That's so awesome !! My sister and my daughter are like you, me, it wears me out .

Happy Monday, Greens Crew !!
~ mk

SafariGalNYC wrote: »

This morning -
🥒 Cucumber - Celery juice to start the day.

🍳 Omelette with tomato, spinach and kale. 🥬

Amazing - it’s already the 25th. Only 5 more days of the greens challenge!

How have you done in September?

Ahh, I've done terrible !!

I pledge to do better in October. Actually, I'm participating in another challenge (Hogwart's) where you have to make an "Unbreakable Vow" for the next four weeks. Last Sunday, I made my "Unbreakable Vow":

This was my "Unbreakable Vow", posted last weekend:

SLYTHERIN 🐍💚✨🥗🍏

I am having difficulty with my knee, so I'm not going to renew my 70k steps a week vow for the second half. I started a Greens Challenge last month which I'm not doing well on, so I'm going to focus on that for the second half.

I solemnly swear that I will eat Greens (at least 1 full serving of any green fruit or veggie) at least 4 days per week for the four weeks of the 2nd Unbreakable Challenge.

Cheers,
~ mk

Happy Thursday, Greenies !

Thanks, Danny . (Although ... my knees aren't actually better, they're just back to chronic issue instead of acute issue ... I have an orthopedic surgeon consult scheduled for Jan, for a knee replacement. I injured what used to be my 'good' knee a year ago in Istanbul, which unfortunately isn't fixable, b/c mild arthritis in that knee (other one was moderate) had progressed to moderate-to-severe arthritis.) My body has been so stressed since returning, and my existing sleep issues with broken circadian rhythm also were so exacerbated, that I had my first ocular migraine in 30 months, a couple days ago . Last one was on 4/1/2022. I had started keeping a log in 2021 b/c they were becoming more frequent ...

Anyway !! Today's the day! Going to finally unbox my blender that arrived 2 mos ago 😳, and make my first smoothie. I need to food shop, but I do have some greens, a pear, an orange, and an apple that I can use. Oh, and some frozen berries and frozen pomegranate seeds, too. I'm not going to try to put together that complicated smoothie recipe that I bought all those ingredients for. At least not today .

Despite my poor showing in this challenge, I am everlastingly grateful for it. I need it!

Cheers,
~ mk
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Happy Friday, Greenies! No shake yet today ... but I will !! ;p

I took pictures of my Vitamix unboxing last night, but didn't make a thread for it. I'll do that later. So exciting, I can't believe it took me 2 mos+ to open it!

Oh, also, Vitamix came out with a new Ascent X series in the last couple mos, which explains why I was able to score such a deep discount on the Ascent 2300 during Amazon Prime Day Sales, I think. Not sad to have purchased the 'old' version, I expect it'll last a very long while ...


Cheers,
~ mk

dannytrees1 wrote: »

Yes .. I thought it was chicken too 🤠
Hey MK congrats on getting your Vitamix up and running
I bet SG has one too😀🌴
My old blender in making lot of noise
My next one will be a Vitamix
Go green team🌴🌴🌴🛺💪

Ahhh, Danny, thankyou !! Honestly, without this group, I'd not have done it. I'm so glad I did. BTW, look for a great sale! I scored $200 off on the entry level Ascent series (Ascent 2300), in July. This is the CamelCamelCamel for it, I paid ~$340+tax (can't remember the exact price, but my Amazon invoice says $360.95, incl tax). And, haha, I bet you're right, I bet SG has a Vitamix, too!

Emilienewme wrote: »

@mkksemail give it a try it's very nice. I had it as a child with mayo in a salad but never heard of it in chips version either until I borrowed a random recipe book from the library. My in laws have a garden allotment plot and they grow some. It does look quite weird but taste lovely

I am for sure going to look for it in my local market, Emilie . You're right, the plant looks weird, but the chips and the mash look delicious 😋.
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