Weigh in day: Friday

PW: 275

CW: 276

@TeresaW2024 It did and a hot shower felt so nice! Thank you! I'm glad (most) of your family loved the taquitos. That's funny about Joe not liking them but liking nachos. :D Sounds like you are in for a lot of meetings. I hope you had a good workout!

@Kerritho Congrats on the loss! Good job with the exercise and reducing the lattes. I love wine but haven't had any since my surgery in December. I miss it sometimes. I try to do as you are going to do: keep busy and distract myself.

@Katmary71 It was nice and hot! I am on our HOA board so I feel your pain. I hate the meetings but it's important to keep up with things. I hope the farm and mushroom store go well.

@Cornanda That's awesome! Congrats!

Hello all. The water got warmer by the time I took a shower, it was nice and hot. I had kind of a bad day at work yesterday: someone at work unknowingly did something that caused me a lot of work. On top of that, people call our library with questions and I answered a call from someone who is a known problem caller and they gave me a hard time. So, needless to say, I'm glad I am working from home today! I lost 3 lbs this week for a total of 51.4 lbs.

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@Cornanda Congrats on your progress with the Mayo diet!

Username: askewcr

Weigh in day: Thursday

PW: 240.9

CW: 239.9

So sorry for the delay.

Let's go get it again… 😎

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@trooworld - Congrats! 50 pounds is awesome! Thank you for the pennies comparison. Glad you got a hot shower.

@TeresaW2024 - that's a good point with your friend. Probably getting together is the best gift you can give each other.

Happy Saturday! Lisa

@TeresaW2024 Thank you! I do, I am going up to the mountain town to get my rings today. I hope I can talk my husband into walking around the shops and getting apple pie! It's a fun town, it was an old gold mining town and now it's just a historical place with shops and restaurants. Tomorrow, we are going to a pug meetup but we are only taking Daisy because Violet won't behave in public lol. I bought Daisy a little pleather pink beret to wear with her pearls. It will be cute! I hope the groomer can get Maggie in. I hope you can find something for your bestie. I get it about giving up the gifts, I wish we could give up Christmas gifts but that will never happen! Enjoy your leg day workout lol.

@askewcr @bethanie0825 Congrats on the losses!

@DrewsAnna That's awesome about going down a pant size. Have a great day!

@Cornanda Thank you! I'm glad I got a hot shower as well, it felt so good!

Hi all. I'm drinking some really good coffee this morning, it's part of our Atlas Coffee Club subscription that my SIL gifted us for Christmas. This coffee is from Honduras and I love it. Today, we are going up to the mountain town to pick up my wedding rings that were being restored. I hope to get a piece of sugar-free apple pie. Other than that, we are not doing much. I think we are going to Sam's Club. I'm going to make high-protein pizza hot pockets for dinner, it uses 2-ingredient dough for the dough. I'm looking forward to it.

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Username: gemwolf110 

Weigh in day: Sat

Previous Week's weight: 217.0

Today’s Weight: 218.0

@trooworld Yum the Atlas Coffee Club really had good coffee my Dad enjoyed his gift. Hope your husband is up for some walking that sounds like a fun town. You DO know we are expecting pug party pics! Congratulations on being down 50lbs you’re doing amazing! I didn’t know you were on the HOA too! Boy there was a good 30 minute discussion about buying fish for the man-made lake, last time we were talked into them the lake went dry by the end of summer and most died. I need to get going on those minutes tonight.

@DrewsAnna Congratulations on being down a pant size that’s wonderful! Good luck with the decluttering sounds like you’re doing great!

@TeresaW2024 I have been able to harvest some of my mushrooms but others dried out so I’ve dehydrated more than I’ve eaten so far (to eat later). I’m using turkey tail for immune boosting (purchased and harvested in my yard) and lion’s mane I grew and dehydrated for nerve healing (you reminded me to throw one in my tea). I haven’t tried medicinal mushrooms yet but that is something promising for my condition so I’m planning to study micro dosing further. Good luck getting in with the groomer! Maybe you and your bestie can do something together like going out to a fav restaurant or for dessert instead so it’s an event vs a gift?

@Cornanda Congratulations on 10lbs down!

Hi team! Sorry for the lack of participation this week thank goodness I rarely have weeks that busy anymore. Still growing mushrooms, I’ll attach a pic of the Blue Oyster at the end. The mushroom team is meeting tomorrow so my Instant Pot has been busy cooking popcorn, sterilizing jars, and sterilizing substrate. Yesterday my roommate and her son brought over a catio her daughter no longer needs as they’re moving to a location the cats can be outside. I put it in front of my sliding door and Asher is SO happy in it! I need to secure it to the wall and make some changes before they can do it unsupervised. Jasper’s kind of scared of it. We did a little beauty spa night last night with face and hand masks and watched a movie, it was a lot of fun. My aunt and uncle left a day early, she loved the mushroom store. I hit a great plant sale this morning and need to finish all my yard projects so I can get everything in. I got a gorgeous heliobore (sp?) for $15 that I’m so glad I got, I’ve wanted one for so long and couldn’t resist. Need to get going on the HOA minutes, the functional medicine practitioner wants me to do a mailing for her but I’m putting that off until tomorrow. Have a great Sunday!

@trooworld, you have to show us a picture of Daisy in her pink beret and pearls! Maggie is getting groomed on Wednesday, and she needs it. I love delicious coffee. Enjoy your pie and your pizza!  😋

@Katmary71 You have been so busy! Asher looks happy in the new catio! Jasper will like it once he gets used to it. Mushroom growing is so weird and interesting. Are you making popcorn in your Instant Pot? Is the popcorn for the mushroom team or the mushrooms? I need more details! 😂

@DrewsAnna Wow, that is a big plant! It looks very happy in front of the window.  🙂

Good morning, and happy Palm Sunday! 😇 Y'all, my poor body is soooo sore from my week of weightlifting that I had to go to my mom yesterday for some of her pain pills! Sitting or standing back up is agony. Yesterday, was shoulder day, and now my traps are crying along with my butt and legs. 😭 The lesson is never to lift weights again or STOP starting over! 🤣 Today we have church, and then I have that Zoom meeting, which is scheduled for three hours. I am hoping it doesn’t last that long. Have a great day! 🙂

This morning we are meeting with another church. The bass player said he will be absent and volunteered me to play bass in his absence. To add context to this, I met with him this past Thursday to have my first bass guitar lesson. Today should be exciting. Lol

Sleepygirl79 

Sunday

SW 232.2

 PW:224.6

CW: 220

@DrewsAnna That’s a beautiful monstera! One of my cats loves to eat my plants so I don’t have one because of that. Oh my gosh getting large stuff in and out of pots is no laughing matter! My neighbor brought over an agave to give me but he wanted to keep the pot and it took us a couple hours to get it out pulling in opposite directions! I just repotted a houseplant too but nothing as big as yours! Great job on the spare room!

@TeresaW2024 Popcorn is cooked in the Instant Pot, you cook it then put it in jars and sterilize them in the IP for 3 hours. Next you either add liquid culture or mycelium that’s grown in another jar and it will spread through the jar growing on popcorn for 2 weeks. Next step is to put in a wood pellet/soy pellet mix to grow. We were starting the next generation of mushrooms AND putting some in bags with wood pellets/soy pellets. We use a storage bin with arm holes and spray alcohol everywhere and only take lids off in the box to prevent contamination. My Instant Pot has been working overtime lately! Haha I agree don’t stop lifting or you have to go through all the soreness again. Happy Palm Sunday!

@19shmoo69 Wow good luck at the other church I hope it goes well! He must’ve seen promise in you!

@trooworld How large is your HOA? Ours is only 16 houses and luckily we all get along well for the most part. That was smart of you to join after the window issues, do you think they’ve been more proactive with you being on the Board? Thank you! I think apple cider is is better than actual sugar. How fun hitting a new bookstore! Hope you’re having a blast at the pug meetup!

CONGRATULATIONS MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES IN SECOND PLACE FOR PERCENTAGE AND POUNDS THIS WEEK! Way to go @lislisa123 on being the top individual in percentage and pounds! @trooworld and @txcritter69 awesome job additional top winners!

@sleepygirl79 Your son’s rally sounds amazing what a cool thing to do helping the food bank! I hope you’re feeling better after the last few days of being sick.

Hi friends! I went to The Grange for the FFA kid breakfast with my neighbor, it was fun. At Noon one of the mushroom team members came over and we started new generations of our mushrooms and made kits. My CRPS is my legs and feet have been so bad I don’t want to walk but I’m getting through the day just trying not to do much. I have to send out a mailing and definitely want a bath tonight so need to get moving, have a great one!

@lislisa123 Congrats on your first-place win! 🏆️ And congrats to the whole team for achieving 2nd place! Another congrats to @txcritter69 for making it onto the leaderboard!

@sleepygirl79 I'm glad you are feeling better. Congrats on the loss. I'm glad your hubby was able to take care of things while you were sick, it makes things so much easier to rest!

@Katmary71 14 condos, and we have 2 board members: me and another owner. I think I was able to prod them more about the windows by being on the board. I think you are right about the apple cider. The bookstore was fun, they had a nice selection and I bought a book I had never seen before. I did have a blast! I'm glad you had fun at the breakfast. I'm so sorry you are having problems with your CRPS. I hope the extra pain is only temporary. Big hugs to you. ❤️

Hi all. The pug meetup was really fun. There were about 20 pugs there with their owners, which was quite a large number for the small space on the patio at the bar. I had a non-alcoholic Aperol spritz, which was wonderful. Aperol spritzes were one of my favorite drinks when I was drinking, so it was nice to have one non-alcoholic. Daisy's outfit was a hit, she had a lot of people taking her picture and saying how cute she was. When we came home, I read for a bit and then made some turkey chili for later in the week, and then made myself dinner: Spaghetti with Crispy Zucchini using protein pasta. It was really delicious, if you want the recipe, here it is: https://pinchofyum.com/spaghetti-with-crispy-zucchini Here are some pics from the pug meetup: Daisy eating a pup cup, my non-alcoholic aperol spritz, some of the pups, and the brooch I made with a pic of Violet as a Renaissance baron which I made by putting Violet's image into ChatGPT!

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