I enjoy celery as long as it isn't bitter. I think I enjoy its crunch as I do with raw cauliflower. Today was a weird diet day for me. I logged all of my food but made less-than-healthy choices and yet went only slightly over my point range. I had some high calorie foods but in small portions. It was a tiring day for me overall. Craig was a huge help with his to do list for me. However, I spent a long time on the phone with tech support for the new printer I recently purchased. I have always set up new printers on my own with no problems, but for some reason this one would connect and set up. Thank goodness for tech support, but it took at least 4 phone calls for it to get all set up correctly. Oddly enough that was an ordeal for me and wore me out. I rested in the evening and then felt "normal" for me again.

Your visit to Jim's cousin sounds wonderful to me, and I certainly understand the resulting exhaustion! I would consider that a healthy good exhaustion. I so value those family connections. I had an unusually good day today for eating. I used only about 2/3 of my daily points! Lately I have not been UNDER my points at all. So this was great, and I was satisfied all day and evening. I had some energy too to tackle one of my monthly to do items, and got through it just in time for our online Vespers service. We had quite an ice/snow/sleet storm tonight, and many churches have cancelled tomorrow's morning services. Things are expected to improve as the day goes on tomorrow.

It is not unusual for churches to cancel services on snow icy days. Even if the roads are clear/somewhat safe, many churches don't have their parking lots safe in time for morning services. My old church cancelled today which sort of surprised me, but my current church held services which really surprised me. The parking lot at my current church is considerably smaller but we have had issues in the past with the parking lot being cleared in time for church.

We are celebrating the Eagles victory in the Super Bowl. The lopsided score was a surprise. Some of our relatives from TX called us during the 1st half of the game. I was happy to talk with them but also eager to get back to watching the game. I thought it was sweet of them to call however. I didn't track any of my food today. I likely went over my points despite my best efforts and plan. Back to reality for Monday.

Shari, I cannot imagine how bitterly cold your temps are now. And are you all expected to function as though it was not this cold? How long is this serious cold expected to continue?

I had a very good day today, possibly prompted by my good news at the scale this morning. I weighed in today for the 1st time since January 6 and lost 6 pounds. So I am back to my pre-holiday weight. I am quite surprised because I have had my share of not-so-good eating days over the past weeks. I guess the good days cancelled them out somewhat. I am very pleased and motivated to keep trying.

In our area, which never gets as cold as your area Shari, sometimes the schools delay by 2 hours in what we consider very cold weather, mostly because of concern for the kids waiting outside for the morning buses in such chilly temps. It is another snowy night here so likely schools will delay or close for Wednesday. More snow is predicted for Wednesday and again Saturday. We are in a very wintry pattern.
I had a fairly good day today. I tracked and used all of my points. We had our 2 online classes this evening and both were excellent again. It is tiring for me to have classes back to back on the same night but well worth it in terms of what I learn and how much I enjoy the classes and the interaction online.

Hello! Paula, congratulations on your weight loss!! Shari, I hope you will have a warming trend -I can’t imagine what those temperatures must feel like.
I’ve had a rough week… my DD came over to watch the Super Bowl. Right at kickoff, one of my dogs started barking. I took him out, slipped on ice in the backyard and hit my head on the frozen ground. The goosegg still hurts. Now we’re having freezing rain, lots of ice, and snow. My job is canceled for tomorrow- thank goodness!! Have a great Thursday!

DW, Today we got the snow and ice. We had many early closures of local libraries, museums, etc. Also, quite a few churches have already cancelled Sunday morning services. For Sunday we are under a very high wind warning with gusts up to 60 MPH. We are warned to be prepared for power outages, wind damage, etc. starting Sunday afternoon and continuing through Monday evening. Our temps will rise a bit Sunday afternoon and then plummet in the evening and on Monday.Sure hope our electricity stays on.

My day went well and I was able to address some to do items. I didn't go out of my way with healthy food choices today but ended up just a few points over my range.

Will say prayers for your dad on his birthday Shari. Amazing how well he is doing given all he has been through. Prayers for your mom too. It is an incredible blessing you and your DH still have all 4 parents!

So far our power has stayed on despite ongoing very strong wind gusts. Our local news reported quite a few outages in our area. One thing I learned from past outages is how much I miss hot coffee in the morning...or anytime for that matter. So tonight I made a thermos of coffee for John and one for me, just in case the power goes out over night. We raised the heat temp in the house as a precaution too. It is quite warm in here now. Otherwise it was another lazy day for me, including just reheating leftovers for supper. I really have to get serious tomorrow about tackling a long to do list.

We are still in the Polar Vortex, but the winds have diminished a little. Our power stayed on so far. The WW app was off today. I got a message from WW saying there were technical difficulties with the app and they are working on it. They suggested taking photos of our food to remember what to track when the app is working again. I didn't do that. I have a pretty good memory for food!! I had a VERY productive day today. I worked for several hours on a project for our church group and am very pleased with the result. It was one of those things that needed to be done, but the kind of thing I have to be in the right mood to do well. Today was that day. I also did a few big to do list items. I had great energy today and didn't even need a nap!!

I have seen some local news reports here about our homeless population, so very sad! I know of a number of organizations and even just individual concerned citizens doing whatever they can to help. One of the organizations our inter church group supports is quite active with this problem, but they always could use more help. My current church has a small ministry that helps with local homeless as well.
I had a good and productive day today again. John and I tackled going through one of several "junk" drawers in his room. It was like a treasure chest in some ways, coming across some old photos, including those of 2 of our previous dogs, a harmonica that belonged to my grandfather who died 50 years ago, etc. It really was a walk down memory lane. Of course there were also some items that were garbage worthy, so now John has more space in that particular catch-all drawer. I ate well today and kept my energy level up. Big day tomorrow as we go for our haircuts. Hoping that the van starts as it has been about 2 weeks since Craig ran it for me.

Nice for you to be able to enjoy some warmer temps this weekend Shari. I think we will have to wait til Monday to really have some warmer temps, but it is something to look forward to. Our trip to get our haircuts was pleasant. The van started right up, not bad for what I refer to as my "frump mobile." I have been craving Thai food for ages. It has been a few years since I have had any. I decided to have it delivered tonight because I didn't want to cook after getting home from the haircuts. I even found something John enjoyed as he is not a big fan of Thai. I ordered pineapple fried rice for him, and he loved it. I had my usual red curry vegetables with shrimp (no rice). It was out of this world. The price was fairly reasonable. I was surprised how reasonable because I ordered from a rather upscale restaurant in our downtown tony area. I didn't track any of the meal yet but might go back and track it for Wednesday just to see how many points I used.

It was difficult determining how many points I used with the red curry. It might have taken me over my points because of the calories and fat in the curry sauce. I might have redeemed myself a little by getting no rice and just shrimp and veggies, as both are zero point foods. In any case, to me that meal was well worth it. I truly hope to have it again relatively soon and not have to wait years for another Thai meal! Craig was here today for a few hours and was a huge help with many little things that John and I are unable to do. I expect he will be back next week or the week after that as I have a few more projects in mind for him. I did ok with food choices today, hoping to make up for any damage from yesterday.