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

@fabgeekmom Yeah I was disappointed. I love chili, too, it's one of my favorite foods. Good to know about the Skinnytaste recipe. I hope you enjoyed your granddaughter's performance.

Hi all. We went Macy's Black Friday sale yesterday but I did not get anything: I didn't want to get stuff and then lose the weight and not be able to wear it. I could have gotten some things for after my surgery but chose not to as I don't have room in my side of the closet. We went to coffee afterward. I enjoyed the chili for dinner.

Water yesterday: 25 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@cbabie Birthday parties are hard to resist! Pizza and cake, yum! But now you can get back to your program. I hope baby girl is not sick.

@cbabie I'm glad you survived your weekend lol. Hopefully baby girl is not getting sick again. Kids and sickness, it never ends, does it? lol I'm glad she had fun at the party. Thank you. I needed a quiet weekend. I sort of got it. I hope someone buys that walking pad. I don't want to give it away. Where's your sister? Is she hiding out or still traveling?

@fabgeekmom Yeah I agree. Good job with the swim! Yummy dinner.

Hi all. I got my CPAP machine and set it up as best as I could based on a video. I wore it for about 3 or 4 hours last night while sleeping but I don't think I had it set up right and couldn't breathe really well so I took it off. I have a video visit with a consultant from the company on Friday so hopefully, we can get it figured out.

Water yesterday: 70.5 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom I hope so, too. I'm glad the weather was warm for your walk. Good idea about the spaghetti rings, I hope it turned out well.

Hi all. I was so tired at work yesterday, I think the 5 or so years of poor sleep is catching up with me. I can't wait to see if the CPAP helps with my sleep. I need to get Thanksgiving groceries this weekend and I'm thinking I'll do grocery pickup from Walmart for part of them and go to Sam's Club for the rest. I really don't want to go into any of the stores but my husband is prioritizing his morning walking over getting groceries which is good for his health but bad for me. I can't bring the groceries in by myself so I have to do it when it is convenient for him, which means I'll probably end up going to both stores in the middle of the day on the weekend. I might get Walmart delivered.

Water yesterday: 68.8 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom Thank you. Good job with the swim. I'm glad you had an easy dinner.

Hi all. Now my husband says we can go to Sam's Club and Walmart in the morning on Saturday, which is a big relief for me.

Water yesterday: 84.2 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom Yes, I'm relieved. I ordered Walmart pick up for tomorrow morning and we'll go into Sam's Club for the rest. I hope it's not too cold to walk. The meals sound good.

Hi all. The surgeon's office called yesterday and offered me sooner surgery dates: Dec 10th or Dec 17th. I told them my original date worked best for me though. I wish I could have taken the earlier dates but it wouldn't work out with work + I'm not emotionally ready yet. I will be ready when I need to be but just not yet.

Water yesterday: 67.9 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

I'm not even going to try and catch up. I've had a problem getting to the gym the past week. I've done some short burst of outside walking and once in a mall but that's it. So my goal this week is to get to the gym for some real exercise. Especially stretching. I'm having a problem with my hips again when I walk. So I'll be working on that too.

@cbabie Oh gosh, the poor kids. Poor YOU too! I'm impressed that with everything going on, you still got on your bike! I bet that was cute to see baby girl and the other kids run. Yes, my anxiety was really high just thinking about rescheduling. It would have totally thrown me off. Hahahaha...I speak many languages (nerd via Comic-Con, literally speak Spanish, and the love language of French cuisine lol).

@fabgeekmom Thank you! Yes, the restaurant was fun. I'm glad you were able to get on your bike. I hope you enjoyed dinner.

Hi all. I was able to only get one day of Comic-Con: Sunday tickets, but it's better than nothing. After that, my husband and I went for coffee and read a bit. The French restaurant was really good: I had French onion soup and Beef Bourguignon. I regretted getting the Bourguignon because I can, and have, made excellent Bourguignon at home. I should have gotten the scallops! After dinner, we walked next door to what was rated as the #1 ice cream shop in the nation by USA Today, An's Dry Cleaning. It's actually gelato. It's called that because it's in the shop that used to hold a dry cleaning business so they just kept the name and made it a theme lol. They have really unusual flavors (olive oil and rosemary? It was delicious!) and they give you a sample of everything before you order (I ordered "Leather" and "Apron", fantastic!).

Water yesterday: 24 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom It was. Yes, I'm glad we got tickets. That's good that the weather was warmer and you could go for your walk. Yay for your DH being able to get out!

Hi all. I met my old boss at a museum yesterday for an exhibit on the art and science of indigo. It was very interesting to see how indigo dye was found everywhere in the world. There were beautiful textiles of all types. After that, we met my husband at a coffee shop and had a nice conversation. The weekend went by so quickly. I have to make a chocolate tart for my coworker's work anniversary tonight. I would have liked to make it yesterday but I couldn't find my tart pan and had to order another one. It's an involved recipe and I'm going to hate myself for agreeing to make it tonight lol.

Water yesterday: 24 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@fabgeekmom It was. Good job with the swim! I hope you don't have to go back to the store. I need a lot of butter and I wanted to get more but my husband is convinced we have enough. We do NOT have enough, we will have to go to the store halfway through the cooking on Thursday! I'm glad you had an easy meal last night.

Hi all. I got home at about 5:30 last night and looked at the chocolate tart recipe. It was going to take 5 HOURS to make (including resting times etc)! I ditched that idea and made a quick chocolate chip cookie dough that I will bake this morning. Speaking of, I'd better go get them ready.

Water yesterday: 83.9 oz

My phrase for the year: "New year, new me!"

@trooworld 5 hours to make a dessert! No way! That was a good switch to make cookie dough. @cbabie I am glad therapy is going well. And the bike, too. Hi, all. I went on another long walk. It’s going to get colder soon so I took advantage of the warm weather. I have Skinnytaste beef stew in the crockpot. I made turkey meatballs to cook tomorrow in the crockpot. I’m eating healthy until Thursday and am looking forward to some treats.

@trooworld That menu is awesome! The caramel-turtle pie sounds delicious! I can understand that you probably won’t post tomorrow. Hi, all. The beef stew was delicious yesterday. No leftovers except a little bit for DS to take to work. This afternoon I’m making Skinnytaste slow cooker turkey meatballs. I have to make bread to take to my cousin’s house tomorrow. We eat the same menu every year. I have to go grocery shopping today as I need garlic for the sauce for the meatballs. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

@trooworld Coffee is a must! Enjoy your day! Hi, all. I don’t have anything to do except make some more bread in the bread maker. I’m going to do some workouts on my bike. I’m looking forward to some family time and good food.

@cbabie I’m glad you are enjoying the bike. Enjoy those desserts and your family.