Shari, I hope you got some extra rest today to help you progress and feel all better. So much sickness seems to be happening lately. John's friend Craig (the other Craig, not Craig my helper) now has Covid. He feels pretty sick and this isn't the 1st time he's had it over the years. I am sure we won't be seeing him here any time soon.

I had a surprisingly productive day today. I usually keep my Saturday to do list light, but I had some extra motivation today and exceeded my to do list. My motivation carried over to my eating too, resulting in a day when I had extra points. They won't carry over to next week, but I am pleased that I did so well.

DW, It will be interesting what your doc has to say about your "winter funk." It makes sense to me that you are going through this. I know that even without working in a real job, I get very tired on some evenings (year round, not just in in winter lol). From a non medical standpoint, I understand your need for rest after you keep such a busy schedule, but of course it is much better to have your doc know and consider your situation.

Shari, your cheese comment made me laugh because one of the standing jokes in our house is that John will eat and enjoy anything if it has cheese on it.

I did well today with my food choices. For supper I made a stir fry using ground turkey and broccoli (yes, broccoli again). I added rice too and unfortunately didn't measure my rice. I got caught up with my reading for class and enjoyed this most recent chapter. Since my to do list was light, it was easy to accomplish my easy tasks. Tomorrow is haircut day as long as I feel up to it. Because of the haircut appointment I am not making a to do list at all.

Shari, Finding a hair stylist to meet our needs is often not easy, as I am sure you know. I think finding a stylist in a convenient location is a good move. Our trip to and from our haircuts went very well (about 20 miles away). I am always so impressed with what an amazing job she does, and I always feel so good after a fresh haircut. Traffic today was cooperative too which makes the drive more pleasant, and I had mostly daylight for the ride home. My walking and energy level was exceptionally good today too. John says it is a combination of my being well rested and his morning prayers for my day today. I believe the latter is definitely true. Usually after a haircut excursion I am exhausted, but today I felt so good that I came home and cooked a healthy supper too. I sure hope this trend continues!

Congrats on getting in all of your steps Shari!
I had a very good day today, stayed well within my point range and no cravings or caving as I like to say. I slept a little later and recognize that the extra sleep is important to how my day goes. My planned activities got sidetracked by a few unexpected phone calls, which happens occasionally. So I will carry over some of my tasks to Friday. Buster will go to the groomer on Friday (they pick him up and bring him back to just out of kindness to us and are located only a few miles from our home). He will be all sparkling clean for Saturday evening when 2 our of friends (troop parents from John's Boy Scouts days) come for pizza. It has been over a year since we have seen each other as they have become very involved grandparents.

I would be like you Shari not going out in such a storm. I am sure you are far more experienced and far braver than I am when it comes to that kind of difficult driving. I have never been a fan of winter driving and have always avoided it at all cost. We are currently under a winter storm watch that undoubtedly will turn to a winter storm warning tomorrow for 6 to 10 inches of snow expected during the day on Sunday. I feel for those folks who have no choice but to go out in such conditions. We are also expecting low temps of 2 degrees to below zero degrees in the nights early next week. This is unusually cold for us, even in January.

My eating was very good again today. I have been focusing on eating more fruits and veggies again which I think helped me with my nice loss last spring and seems to be keeping my sweet cravings to a minimum. Buster enjoyed his time at the "spa" and is all ready for our guests on Saturday evening. I did only part of my to do list today, so now I will have to really step up to prep for our friends coming tomorrow.

Hope you had a good Saturday Shari. It's great that you volunteer with the coffee at your church. Always important to give back.

We didn't get together with our friends today as they had a change in plans. I was fine with that as it took off the pressure I was feeling to clean/prep for their visit. My day flew by and I don't have a lot to show for it, though I did start gathering the paperwork to start my income taxes. That is a task I tend to avoid/procrastinate so I congratulated myself for starting relatively early. I made 2 turkey meatloaves today which helps my cooking for the next few days to be easier with them already on hand. I had forgotten how much John loves my turkey meatloaf.

Shari, I continue to pray for both of your parents. They will remain on my prayer list.
We got about 6 inches of snow, and I think the snow is just about over. It is very cold, and the snow that was supposed to be light and fluffy turned out to be heavy and wet. We are unable to get Buster outside because our ramp and all the areas surrounding it are slippery/frozen/snow covered/and most of all dangerous. Until our new snow removal service clears the areas we just have to keep Buster inside and clean up whatever happens. Buster is VERY housetrained and doesn't like to "go" inside ever. One time he didn't go for 24 hours when we had a snowstorm. It's been less than 12 hours since he was outside in the late morning so I am optimistic that things will be ok one way or another.
I didn't do as well today as some other days. I logged my food and exceeded my point range by just a few points. I expect to be much better tomorrow in fighting off some cravings.

Hello! It sounds like we are all dealing with winter weather in one form or another. We have a small snow cover on the ground but are in a dangerous deep freeze with wind chills well below 0. It will be worse tomorrow and Wednesday and many schools have already canceled both days. I will be driving my route and providing day services but we will not be doing any outings.
Shari, my protein range from NOOM is 90-116. I have no idea where they came up with 116 😂 That was good news about your parents! I will also keep them in my prayers. Paula, I hope that Buster is adjusting to the potty situation and/or that your snow service has cleared your snow! That was a lot of snow that you had!!
I will close for now. The football game is on and I’m half watching it with DH and DD. Stay warm and safe!!