@19shmoo69 So sorry you are dealing with the storms. That is some serioius hail! 😮

@DrewsAnna I am so sorry for your knee and hope it heels up quickly. 

@Cornanda have fun with your planting! You need to show us a picture of your yard when you and DH get it all done. Definitely label that binder! 😂

Good morning! We are staying home from church again this week. Joe is doing better, but his throat hurts, and his allergies are kicking up, which is typical this time of year. We did a bad thing yesterday and got Chick-fil-A for dinner. Their new BBQ bacon chicken sandwich is super tasty but very high in calories! I’m going to have to starve the next two days and pray I don’t have a big gain on Tuesday. No one to blame but myself. 🙄

We have received and are still getting rain. This is usually a short waterfall type area.

Weigh In Sunday: April 6

SW 175

PW 169.8

CW 167.6

-2.2 lbs. 😁

WEIGH IN UPDATE
WEIGH INS DUE TODAY FROM @laurelfit57 @littlebabekitty
Reminder For Monday's Weigh In to @vegan4lyfe2012 @bobboyardee @jellytree @AnAbsoluteDiva @AustinRuadhain

SOMETHING I'VE LAST BEEN SEARCHING FOR was a raffle ticket at a plant faire I went to yesterday, I must've dropped it between my handouts, walker, and tray of plants. Real disappointing to lose it they had a lot of cool prizes! My fav herb farm was there so I was loaded down with plants and struggling to get around.

Weigh in day: Friday

PW: 275

CW: 275

Sorry for late

19shmoo69 My prayers for all those in the path of these storms. So very sad how many have lost their lives.  😢

@trooworld What gorgeous art sculptures. I am so amazed by talented people! Sounds like you had a great day. I love the side-by-side pics of your face! You are making incredible progress! 🤩

@Katmary71 It's a bummer that you lost the raffle ticket.  ☹️

Good morning! There's not much going on today besides the usual workout and house stuff. I do need to put together a menu and grocery list. Figuring out what to eat so that it doesn’t blow my diet and also be something Joe can eat is super annoying. I used to love cooking, but now I find it a bother and a struggle. Oh well, that is my third-world issue for today. I hope you have a wonderful day and try to complain less than I do. 🙄😀

ICE BREAKER QUESTION: What is the last thing you searched for?

I’ve been searching the web for three things lately. First, I'm looking for a new coverlet for my bed—I found the perfect one, but of course, it’s out of stock! Second, I'm looking for new wall art for my bedroom and dining room. Third, I'm looking for the best volume shampoo for my ever-increasing thinning hair!! 😕

@TeresaW2024 My dear Teresa, I ache for you. The falls are the worst part second only to getting them back up. Mami weighed only 120 pounds so that was manageable but an adult man would be impossible for me. And when they fall, they're dead weight so it's all on you. I'm glad you got the equipment you need to help you with this. I found myself reassessing furniture placement as I was always scared to death she would hit the corner of a table with her head or some other dreadful thing. Work on your upper body strength and core and legs. My heart is with you.

Monday weigh-in

PW: 188.4/Size 12

CW: 188/Size 12

GW: Size 4

Busy in the garden thus the radio silence.

Have a great week, folks.

For my Birthday, Hunter had gotten us tickets for the 2024 Extraordinary Women's conference that was this past Saturday. We had a great time. My throat was a little scratchy when we went and by the time we left, I was losing my voice. I attributed it to all of the singing and praising during the conference. And lots of laughter because Chonda Pierce was the final speaker. If anybody is not familiar with her, she is a hoot of a comedian! My voice was getting more hoarse yesterday and then I woke up today feeling awful with complete laryngitis. I am so thankful that I have the option to work from home when I'm sick. I slept until 10 and I've been doing my reports for work since then. Constantly sipping on green tea with mint. Hopefully since my throat hurts and I don't really want to eat too much, it will help get me regulated back to better food choices. I am happy that I had a teeny tiny loss this week. But I'm definitely going to hunker down and focus for this week. I hope everybody has a marvelous Monday and don't forget to drink your water!

ICE BREAKER QUESTION: What is the last thing you searched for?Hunter and I went out to dinner on Friday night and I had Oliver with me. When we left the restaurant, I specifically remember putting his little Carhartt hat on him. Somehow during the 30 minute car ride back to his house, it had disappeared. We searched my car inside and out that night (cuz he loves to whip it off and throw it), along with outside in the parking lot of Syd’s apartment complex. The next day, Syd stopped by and searched my car again. She also called the restaurant to see if it was left there. His hat is nowhere to be found. So now I am on the hunt to buy him a replacement.

WEIGH IN UPDATE
WEIGH INS DUE NOW: @littlebabekitty @jellytree @AustinRuadhain
Reminder To Weigh IN Tomorrow To @TeresaW2024 @FushiaKat

@davors19 Your weigh in was copied from the time before but you're down for not weighing in so I'll go request to have your no weigh in changed.

Don't have much time now I'll catch up later in the week.

Hello, Slimsters!

This has not been the best week. Not disastrous but not in the green. I am out to make up for it this week.

On the plus side — I got in over 13K steps today, including a 45-minute stairstep session!

Weigh-In Apr 7, 2025

SW 265.2

PW 229.8

CW 230.2

Looking back on my week, I think both food and movement need to improve. I am leading a scout camping trip Friday through Sunday. sigh I will plan out and take my own food for that, so I don't end up living on energy bars. And will log everything. Between now and then, I will work at not overeating as a way of dealing with being nervous about this trip.

Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week:  Week 2
PW: 232.2
CW: 232.8 😒

In times of stress, how do you not turn to food? I write. I get out a notebook and write, write, write ✍️. I ask myself questions and answer them. I complain and rant. When I feel like I've done a complete brain dump, I stop writing and go back to read what I wrote. Then I circle the things that feel true. I cross out the angry whining BS. Then I take on the true things one at a time and come up with an action plan for each one, set priorities, and make a schedule. Sometimes the action plan is to wait and see. Boy is that frustrating. But if I've looked at the stressor from every angle and acknowledged that there's no action that I can take to balance it, then I have no choice but to accept it and let it play out.

-Mica

@trooworld - I was able to find a replacement on the Carhartt website. It's supposed to arrive on Friday. Can I get that pesto pasta recipe, please?

@TeresaW2024 – Heathens! Hahahaha! I hope everything is good with Joe. And that was the tiniest gain ever, so I would say you're doing a fantastic job this year!

Laryngitis is still going strong and I didn't wake up today until after noon. Happy to say that yesterday I was able to find a replacement Carhartt hat for Oliver, so that's taken care of. I'm going to be teaching a card making class at church for the women on Saturday. I put together a birthday card for everybody to make and got all of the kits put together. Now I just have to put together kits for an Easter card for everyone. Looks like it's gonna be a small group as I only have 8 people signed up. But that makes it easier to share everything. Think I'm gonna relax a little bit before I work on that. I hope everybody has a great evening and don't forget to drink your water!

In times of stress, how do you not turn to food?

I still have a really difficult time with this. I am trying to turn more to tea - not just sipping it, but writing reviews and taking photographs and posting them online. That takes some time and concentration. Gives me something else to focus on.

So I still get friend requests from time to time. The latest did the typical scammer thing, how are you? What’s your fitness goals, I don’t monitor this app a whole lot can we chat somewhere else? So I did what I do and called them a scammer. Of course they deny it but they stop messaging. I went looking and this one changed their username and profile picture. What once was a light skinned female is now a dark skinned male. Yeah probably not a scammer at all. Lol