Congrats to everyone on the losses! Fantastic numbers!

@Katmary71 – Disney’s copyrights expire after 95 years, so all those old movies are public domain (or almost about to be public domain) so horror versions have been made of Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh (2 actually) and Bambi. A horror with Steamboat Willie is in the works and David Howard Thornton, who plays Art the Clown in the Terrifier movies, is going to play Steamboat Willie. Can’t wait! Oh I think a horror version of Snow White is in the works, too 😊 I’m sorry about the newspaper photo. That sucks.

@TeresaW2024 – I love all things horror, so I am all about horrifying Disney! Poor Maggie Mae. I’m so sorry. So your niece and her children are staying with you until she can get the A-hole evicted from her home, then she and the kids will move back there? Just trying to process it in my brain. Sorry. Praying for everyone. I wish I could give you a real in-person hug. You are doing fantastic with the weight loss under these stressful situations.

@trooworld – Awesome loss so far! I’m gonna add my favorite lentil soup recipe below, in case you want to try it.

@morenin – Shoveling snow IS exercise! That neighbor… what an *kitten*.

@jellytree – I’m so sorry I just assumed you were in the U.S. or Canada. What country are you in? I have friends from all over, so I can definitely get some good recommendations for you. Another horror lover! Yay! When you say terrible monster movies, do you mean like B-rated bad effect monsters? Cuz those are super fun, too! I own over 2,000 movies so we can totally talk horror! For organizing books, I keep mine organized by author first. Then genre, if there’s not a lot by the same author.

@micaroo4 – Why do bosses do that kind of thing? Back in the day, when I was a sales manager for a Marriott, I had to share the office with the general manager. She was just hired and we were getting used to sharing space. She decided that she was going to quit smoking at the same time of starting this new job. She was so bitchy. I had to tell her to “suck a mint” so many times. I had been working there 8 years, but she was my motivation to leave.

@AnAbsoluteDiva – Sounds like a mess! Glad you can get back into your groove!

I have been eating way too much. Gained again. Damn Birthday cake that Hunter surprised me with. She and I were messaging yesterday and I told her that just about all of the processed foods have been consumed in my house and I am ready to get on track. She said her husband watched a documentary and wants to get on board, too. So all 3 of us are committing to non-processed foods. While we were texting, I heard their car pull into my driveway. They surprised me with some fresh produce…including the most beautiful pineapple 😊 I shared some of my soup with them. Feeling positive 😊 Thought I’d share my soup recipe with all of you. Dijon is the secret ingredient, so please don’t omit it!

Tangy Lentil Soup
1 T Olive Oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
3 T tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, minced
6 cups water
2 T McKay’s chicken bouillon
1 ½ cups dried lentils
2 bay leaves
1 T dried parsley
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 T Dijon mustard
Preparation
On medium heat, sauté the diced onion, celery, and carrots in olive oil for 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste and minced garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add water, lentils, bay leaves, parsley, salt and pepper; bring mixture to a boil. Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer mixture for 30 minutes, or until lentils and veggies are tender. Turn off the heat, discard the bay leaves and stir in Dijon mustard.

ICE BREAKER QUESTION: You have the chance to spend the evening any way you want. A night out with friends. A movie. A class. A book. A romantic dinner. Visiting someone special. How would you spend the evening?
That would be what I did all day yesterday – spent it alternating from my craft room to my living room. First I’d make cards, then I’d relax with a movie. Watched Bodies Bodies Bodies because Sydney wanted me to see it. It was pretty funny…especially the ending (available on Tubi). Made some more cards and then my Tangy Lentil Soup. Then watched Revenge, which is a French/English gorefest. Extremely bloody. But it was ok (available on AMC+). Then a little more crafting before going to bed way too late as usual (2am).

What’s one small habit that could greatly impact your health journey?
That’s an easy one…STOP SNACKING AT NIGHT! (Although now that I think about it, it's really NOT a small habit.)

What’s one small habit that could greatly impact your health journey?

Procrastination! Procrastination makes it super easy to be lazy...

What’s one small habit that could greatly impact your health journey?
Without a doubt moving first thing in the morning, every morning, in pajamas, before coffee or doggie care or anything else: 20 squats, 20 pushups, 20 sit-ups, 20 jumping jacks. Gets the blood flowing and I have no aches and pains to speak of throughout the day.

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@Cornanda – Wow I never thought to check to see if a pistachio was truly a nut. That was some really helpful information - Thank you.

@micaroo4 - At least I know I am not alone. I just hope it similar to your experience in that I won’t have to give up certain stuff forever. Oh my! That is so cold! How often do you see temps like that?

@trooworld – I’ll bet that was really satisfying to declutter. We have a large shelving unit in our laundry room that has gotten out of hand and I get overwhelmed just looking at it. I like the idea of using baskets to organize.

@TeresaW2024 – congrats on the loss! The specialist came highly recommended by a coworker who had similar experiences (turned out she has a gluten sensitivity). It gives me hope that she can figure out what is going on with me as well.

What’s one small habit that could greatly impact your health journey?

It may sound weird but avoiding cookies. If I eat one I’m going to eat more – a lot more. I cannot just eat one as an occasional treat. One today is a whole package/pan tomorrow and it sets off a chain reaction which derails everything over and over, several times a year. They are the one sweet treat I truly enjoy but I have no chill whatsoever. It's like the cookie monster from Sesame Street, if cookie monster was a 40+ year old lady that is. I can seriously eat my entire calorie goal + in cookies for a day and not be satisfied and want more the next day.

@vegan4lyfe2012 They all stayed one night, and then my niece and the baby went home because she was too stressed with the baby trying to destroy my house, and he wouldn’t leave Maggie alone, which was stressful for me. We didn’t like that she went back, and there were several police visits, all thanks to the POS calling them. He called one time because my sister was there. I seriously had to threaten my sister that I would NOT bail her out and to come back home! It’s over now. See below. Happy Birthday! That is so sweet of Hunter to surprise you, and we all need to get off the processed foods. I’m working on that, too.

@DrewsAnna, I’ve considered adding some super greens to my protein shake. Thanks for the link!

@AnAbsoluteDiva, I LOVE your new room!! The floors are amazing, and those floral chairs are gorgeous!! Especially how the eye pulls to the terra cotta pots. Stunning! < 3 I need a tour of your whole home! I love the minimalist design so much!! I agree that getting the blood moving first thing in the morning is such a good idea! I often do something like that while the coffee is brewing.

@Katmary71 OK, you got into the cookies. I can’t say I blame you. Gingerbread is a hard cookie to resist! Just remember you can’t eat it if you don’t pick it up! What you need is a 7-year-old. I told Elena that I was eating no sugar and now she is policing everything I eat. I had to explain that I can have strawberries in my protein shake if I don’t put sugar on them.

@AprilRaineyBattle As I told Katmary, we can’t eat it if we don’t pick it up. Cookies are so highly processed with super palatable stuff and lots of sugar that they literally take over our brain, and once we start, it is truly hard to stop. This is why I’m doing a sugar fast because I also can never stop with just one. Can you not buy the cookies? I buy my husband cheap cookies that don’t call my name, and he doesn’t likes them.

@micaroo4 Stay warm!! We got some snow yesterday, and it is going to be very cold here today, too. There are only 58 days until Spring, according to a Facebook post I saw earlier! 🌷🌺🌹


Good morning! The POS is gone!! She went to the courthouse, and instead of trying the eviction first, she tried to get a retaining order, which, praise God, the judge granted!! She returned home, and we all stayed on pins and needles until the four cops showed up. He had 15 minutes to pack a bag and get out. He has to make arrangements with the sheriff's office to get the rest of his stuff. He returned the keys, and since his name isn’t on the lease, we hope to avoid eviction. So, once the ice is off the roads, the kids can go home, and I can mop my floors! We don’t know what’s next, but we all breathe a sigh of relief, and I was able to get a good night's sleep. Thanks to you all for your thoughts and prayers!

What’s one small habit that could significantly impact your health journey?
Well, it seems that cutting sugar and snacking is having a huge impact on my health journey.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Fair, I assume most people here are in the US! I'm in New Zealand, so if you know of sites here or Australia it'd probably be cheaper! And yes, cheesy terrible (b-grade may be too kind) monsters - I have fond memories of Tremors and Sand Sharks. The worse the better hahah! It's great that you've got the three of you on the non-processed train, having the supports around you makes things slightly (hopefully lots) easier to stick to.

@TeresaW2024 Great news on the restraining order! It sounds like it has been a wild, horrible ride, glad you can all breathe again now.


I have been getting 10+ min on the treadmill most days now it is set up. And I tried dragon boating yesterday - my back is a bit stiff now, but it was good fun and nice being out on the water. Seems like a nice group of people in the club, so I will go back for another round tomorrow.
Hoping that a couple of days of routine activity will help - it makes a difference if people are expecting me to turn up!

@trooworld You're always welcome here. Bring the books.... I'll get the coffee going!

Lislisa123
Wednesdays
PW: 286.4 lbs
CW: 287.4 lbs

@AprilRaineyBattle Is there a cookie that is the best cookie ever to you? I was good at doing this for awhile where I would avoid eating “average” chocolate then go get a gourmet piece once a month instead. If you could get one of the best ever and not bring more in the house would you be able to go for one here and there and not end up eating more? I do that with ice cream these days.

@Micaroo4 yikes stay warm that's insanely cold!

@TeresaW2024 LOL I do need a 7-year-old nagging me and that I'd have to model good behavior in front of for sure! So glad that jerk is gone, whew! I'll keep up the prayers for them I hope your niece stays strong and doesn't give him another chance unless he's really making an effort to stop that behavior.

@trooworld Oh wow you first Ninja Creami dessert sounds amazing!

@jellytree You're getting some good exercise, I'm glad the dragon boating crew has some good people you can look forward to seeing, that makes a huge difference.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Oh no I'm glad the cats aren't there to thrash your curtains! I've done sprouting before, funny I was just thinking I needed to do it again soon my SIL gave me some small cardboard one-use sprout trays she was going to throw away. Radish ones are the spiciest I've tried I like them and broccoli the best. I played with sprouting beans before eating for awhile, you can sprout stuff you already have like peas and beans and see if they sprout. For starting out I'd recommend something like this kit, The Sprout House is a pretty popular company and this would be a fun intro to discover your favs: https://www.amazon.com/Sprout-House-Assorted-Organic-Sprouting/dp/B005LRAFQ6/ref=sr_1_46?crid=RL8DIJ706Z82&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jKwMNFKDq39wG6POtvIuuhUKt1xlAaXGSfh4yRsGztza6WKzvvMQoT5QvvV43joQuAWE3BeWl0VxyqgrNHFkfb8Pf3sqCLEiRZ1uCXI1J3_x_C2lb9xE-D4Ynwvz40yJMRHKGQkvQxGm12DNYLM2fTUNqWT1F7yH-xXYMFcZcoYxADYv5NvXGw2F9JLSMfRrZTiGFssN3Qh3JRIg_EMQHTH_5f1_q3o40CB-8PxBxeSSHdyPMxZkObddPEQzHX02c8cGLNG89p-Rl3b9ekAR8F-HZk9H32lK7EHUWYwipEWnVhDYDWxChsYvkAm8ZxHkJrwYK3FpbakD_NmWK2TIyHrj1bBgqK96pnGWEeAb5PcP0iqMAeK0TYbIfiloYSsOadXd-Kp4UTs15U5RvA5AkOuOK57dBoHZ0SAQ3MgVymU-yS1K4Rioi5ydUHM1VgWB.T7d7A51PgnYW9OoxgcDEKnJtWQta5dQ9PLI9hteDCBs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+sprout+house+trays&amp;qid=1737596105&amp;sprefix=the+sprout+house+trays,aps,138&amp;sr=8-46 My sprout trays are kind of like this, keep in mind you start them and they're ready pretty fast so think about how much you'll actually eat when purchasing your sprout trays (you can do in jars too). I mostly add them to salads so it's just a handful at a time and am fine with one tray, the ones I have are smaller than the link but if I ate them daily I'd probably start them every few days so I'd start one when the next is almost ready so I'd recommend 2 for sure. I haven't tried the metal trays but if I did it more often I'd rather have one metal than 4 plastic like I do. Pickled onions are the best and they're absolutely beautiful when it's the red ones! Your meal looks delicious!

Hi friends! Aside of running to my brother's it was a lazy, around the house kind of day aside of working out this morning. No snacking for me tonight I'm going to a CRPS meeting this weekend and we usually meet at ice cream places so I'm going to NOT eat sugar until then and try to have it be my only sugar for the rest of the month. My roommate's son has been having mental health issues and she's been staying with him, hoping he's doing better soon. I'm in the greenhouse by myself tomorrow but there's not a lot to do so it's no biggie. Have a great Thursday team!

WI Thursday

PW 218.2
CW 217.2

That scale bounced around between .0 and .2. I swear I was exhaling to make the 0 stick. 😂 it didn’t work.

@jellytree That's fabulous that you have been doing the treadmill and did the dragon boating, you are being active and that's great! That's why I like classes and group activities: people hold you accountable.

@AnAbsoluteDiva Thank you! Sounds like a plan!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Good. Nuts and peanut butter...do you have a problem with those things? If you do, can you put them up high so it's a barrier to eat them? OR, divide the nuts up into small packages? Yeah, I like that I am getting protein while eating ice cream. :P I love sprouts but haven't tried growing them. I have a hard enough time with regular foods lol. Good luck! I think I like pickled onions but I hate raw onions. I think I've had them very thinly sliced on some Mediterranean food and accepted them. Your food always looks so good!

@Katmary71 It was! I'm glad you had a relaxing day. Enjoy your day in the greenhouse.

@AmbersWay Congrats on the loss!

Hello all. I went to one of the city pools for water aerobics last night. All the city pools are outdoor pools. This one was supposed to have water that was 86F. It was about 58F outside when I got in the pool. The water didn't feel like 86F, although they said it was. At first, I was really cold but stayed under the water and that helped. There were two other class participants. They were over-chatty with the instructor and then with each other. I was there to work out, not chat, so I was really annoyed. I started just doing my own thing while they were chatting. I burned 664 calories in 65 mins. I got home at 6:45 pm and ate a protein yogurt and then went to bed at 7:30 pm (my usual bedtime). I don't know if I will go to water aerobics during the week, I don't like getting home and going to bed right away. We'll see. I may pay for a day pass at the Y to go to water aerobics. At least they have some indoor pools. I have to do something.
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@TeresaW2024 I feel for what your niece and her children are going through. I used to do volunteer work for homeless kids (living in shelters and cars and couch surfing) and what I would do with them that helped them a lot was to play games. It distracted them. It engaged their bodies so that endorphins would be released. Hopscotch, Twister, It, (never Hide and Seek.... NEVER), and jump rope/double dutch. I know it's freezing and I don't know the ages of your nieces children, but if you can get your hands on Twister, and if they could all play, you'd be surprised how beneficial it would be to them. Twister is better than some of the others because it involves teamwork, if you will. The thing that would hurt these kids the most was the "being still and thinking". Distractions that lift them up are helpful. Basketball was also huge but I totally suck at basketball so they'd always win (which brought them more joy than you could imagine). Even 20 minutes a day of "playing" will help. Your niece also needs to "play". Wishing you all peace and serenity.

@trooworld As a grandmother of eight, I am a master at packing my own goodies. My go-to is chia pudding. Google it but make sure you stir that stuff halfway through. Most recipes skip that part. I have two-ounce Ball jars and I make this stuff in advance and store them in the jars. When the kiddos and I take off (Marvel Comics Universe rules!), I have my chia pudding and spoon while they're stuffing themselves with the popcorn and Raisinets and some Sour Patch thing I've never heard of. In the warm weather, I make a lot of pudding pops (search for these using the word keto to make sure the sugar is out) and they get their vanilla ice cream with macerated blackberries (homemade - best stuff ever) while I'm enjoying a cold treat that doesn't break the caloric or glycemic bank. I hope this helps.

Username: laurelfit57
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW: 149
CW: 149

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So sorry @Katmary71 I thought I posted this on Sunday.
Sorry for the silence folks, I took quite a tumble at agility last weekend and have been dealing with whiplash and a concussion. Screen time is not my friend right now. My headache is finally starting to release so hopefully I will be back soon

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Just in case! I'm really sick today (on the plus side, not even up to eating). So I am going back to bed after I post.

morenin
Sunday

SW: 255
PW: 218
CW: 216.1