Hi All

Kerritho
PW 156
CW: 157

My daughter and her family arrived on Tuesday for Easter. It’s been hard to watch the diet when I’m cooking for my granddaughters. I’ll have to try to stay strong over the Easter period so that I don’t go up further and try to get down again by next Friday’s weigh in.

I’m going to try to go on to that Michael Mosley fast 800. I have the recipe book and once the visitors leave on Monday I can do some really low calorie days.

Good luck to all.

Kerri

@kerritho A lot of people I’ve been friends with on here did similar to fast 800 with good success, I hope it works for you. Have a wonderful time with your daughter and her family.

@DrewsAnna You got this my friend! It stinks to have those times but don’t waste today beating yourself up for yesterday. Go be awesome.

@TeresaW2024 Fava beans are kind of a cross between the size of a lima bean with the firmness of edamame. Oh your new can is beautiful I love it! Have a wonderful time with all your loved ones today. I hope things go well with your youngest nephew and girlfriend too.

@trooworld I guess the potluck being a bust in a blessing in disguise, you did great!

Hi team! Woke up super early so I finished my book and went to the greenhouse early. We got basil prospera (they breed it so it’s less likely to get fungal issues), Zephyr summer squash, striped Armenian cucumbers, and cantaloupe started. I got stuff together to get started with my community garden beds and called my neighbor about lunch. She’d had a big breakfast and wasn’t hungry and wanted to eat later but I had told her the time yesterday before we left the farm. She’s on the spectrum so I try not to be patient with her but if you have plans to eat lunch at 11:30 why the heck would you pig out at breakfast? I shelled beans and peeled off shrimp shells for 90 minutes yesterday so they’d be ready today so that's really annoying, if something came up I'm fine but have some yogurt and an apple for breakfast not a feast. Ate then went to the community garden and got my tomato plant and peppers plus some herbs in then helped weed and chat with a friend there. Roomie made a delicious dinner with gluten free pasta, my pesto, meatballs, gluten free bread, and I made a good salad so I’m pretty full, going to head to bed and read. Have a great Friday!

Weigh in day: Friday

PW: 276

CW: 277

Hooray! It's Friday and the yucky work project is almost done! Two very good things!

Going to dinner tonight to meet DD's new boyfriend.

Lisa

@TeresaW2024 Oh, that new trash can is a work of art! Beautiful. I love the gold accents! Ah, it's okay about the potluck. As you said, less tempted! :) I hope you had fun with your BFF. That's sad about your nephew's girlfriend. :( I hope it all works out.

@kerritho I hope you have a nice Easter with your family. Good luck with your fast.

@Katmary71 Yes, it as a blessing in disguise! lol Your gardens are going to be wonderful! That's too bad about lunch. Dinner sounds like it was yummy!

@laurelfit57 Sorry you are struggling right now. Big hugs. I'm sure that holding off for a month is fine. @Katmary71 will take care of putting you on hold.

@Cornanda Woo hoo! Congrats on the loss! And yay for Friday!!! And the work project finish! Enjoy the dinner, I hope you like the boyfriend. Keep us posted!

Hi all. I lost 1.2 lbs this week, not a huge amount, but I am losing, and that's what counts. I've got a two-hour webinar this morning about paying taxes on my art and then and appointment this afternoon. I am getting off early today at 3 pm and going to the coffee shop with my husband. I think I'll make a roasted broccoli salad for dinner tonight, it has bacon on it, and the recipe looks easy to make. I found a new photography club on Instagram that is based in my area and it's women-only. I may go to one of their meetups. I'm going to the photography club that I have been a member of (men and women) tomorrow. Have a good day!

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Weigh in day: Thursday

PW: 239.9

CW: 241.9

So sorry for the delay.

Let's go get it again… 😎

Hi 👋

Yesterday, was a great day. I got myself back on track and went for a nice walk in the preserve across the street. I atengood all day and I allowed myself to have some ice cream.

Today, we are supposed to get up into the 70's and I want to spend some time outside again. Tomorrow is going right back down to the mid to upper 50's...

Wild raspberry flowers were all over the place.

Wild bleeding heart patch, the picture doesn't do it justice.

This tree is about 10 tree trunks all grown together.

The view from the top of the hill that I live on.

Y'all have a great day 😀

WEIGH IN UPDATE
WEIGH INS DUE TODAY FROM @lislisa123
Weigh In Reminder For Tomorrow To @gemwolf110 @digger61

@laurelfit57 I've asked to have you moved to Team Support where you won't have to log weigh ins for now. I hope you still come around and say hi when you can! Gentle hugs.

@TeresaW2024 Oh yeah, it looks high enough that she couldn't get into it lol. I get it, Violet would be getting into the trashcan, too! lol Thank you! The webinar was a bust: I couldn't see the slides (and I wasn't the only one) so they put a link to the slides in the chat but I got lost partway through because I had to advance the PDF of the slides myself. It was a mess! I finally just gave up. I called them with my questions. There's feta, shallots, homemade croutons, and a lemon dressing. It sounds really good. Here's the recipe: https://pinchofyum.com/roasted-broccoli-salad The photography club meeting should be fun, I'm looking forward to it! I'm glad you had fun with your BFF and she loved her gifts. I hope you enjoyed dinner and Good Friday!

@DrewsAnna I'm glad you had a great day. How nice that you live across from a preserve! Beautiful pictures.

@Katmary71 I will share it even though I didn't end up making it (yet), the blog I got it from always has good recipes! https://pinchofyum.com/roasted-broccoli-salad Thank you! I did have fun yesterday and hope to today. I'm sorry about how the PT went. That must have deflated you. What's the next step for your CRPS? Do you have another clinic to go to, did she recommend one? I'm so sorry, friend. I hope you enjoy the creamery, I assume you are getting some ice cream, let us know how it is! :)

@micaroo4 Mica, how are you doing? You've been pretty quiet. I hope all is well. Never mind, I see you posted right after me! :)

ICE BREAKER QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What was the last take-out meal that your ordered?
We don't get takeout very often but last week, we did: we got Filipino food to go. We got lumpia (they are like skinny egg rolls), and this chicken dish that I'd never heard of that was bright red with a sort of sticky sauce with white rice. It was delicious! It was from a little hole-in-the-wall place that we'd been meaning to try for a long time.

Hi all. Yesterday's visit to the coffee shop was nice. We sat and read and drank coffee. My husband ended up making us dinner, he made chickpea pasta + a meat sauce with veggies in it. I didn't eat much of it, but it was good. Today, I am going to a cultural event with my photography club. It's a celebration of a Mexican neighborhood's park, there will be lowrider cars there, Aztec dancers, lots of people...it should be fun. I'm just worried I'm going to get accidentally separated from the group and get lost. I don't know the area well. I have a lot of anxiety about it. Tonight, we are going to see a play with my SIL and having dinner beforehand. It should be a fun day.

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@DrewsAnna Good for you for getting back on track. Enjoy the great weather! 🌞

@Katmary71 That's so frustrating that the PT didn’t feel they could help you. Is there such a rehab for CRPS that you could go to? I feel your frustration and pray you can get the help you so badly need. 🙂

@trooworld Your webinar sounds as bad as my church Zoom meeting. Thanks for the salad recipe. It looks so good! The cultural event sounds fun! I admire lowrider cars that are done really well. I think it goes back to my teenage years of cruising around the local mall.  😂Yikes, I hope you don’t get lost! 

Good morning! Church was nice last night, but it went longer than I had thought, so I wasn’t happy to be eating Chick-fil-a so late. I should have planned better. Today, I will work out, make Joe wash his hair, and maybe finally clean my porch. I think we are finally at the end of our pollen season. Have a good day! ☺️

ICE BREAKER QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What was the last take-out meal that your ordered? After our Good Friday service last evening, I ordered Chick-fil-A from the app. We picked it up and ate at home.

Digger61

Saturday

PW: 217

CW: 217

Username: gemwolf110 

Weigh in day: Sat

Previous Week's weight: 218.0

Today’s Weight: 217.8

@trooworld Thanks for the recipe, I selected to follow her blog on Pinterest too. How was the photography club meeting? The next step for me is the PT reporting to the podiatrist then trying to get into a clinic that does neurological rehab, she did suggest one but I’ll have to get it through my insurance. I called my insurance and requested a patient advocate to help me with that and getting into the UC Davis CRPS specialist. It’s frustrating when I’m losing mobility and I’ve been actively asking for help, starting to feel by the time I get there I won’t have use of my legs. Creamery and meeting was good I got salted caramel ice cream. What an exciting day I hope you had a blast at the celebration! I used to go cruising with friends (couldn’t go in the low riders because of my back injury at 17) and we’d have a blast, I miss those events. Hope the play is awesome too!

@micaroo4 Happy belated birthday to you!

@TeresaW2024 There is a CRPS rehab, not sure if my insurance will cover it but I called and asked for a patient advocate to help me get into that and with the CRPS specialist who isn’t accepting patients. The office calls and gives up and doesn’t try for any other specialist despite me saying I’m willing to drive to anywhere in Northern CA (it would be hard but I’m tired of going to doctors who aren’t knowledgeable or able to help me).

@DrewsAnna I copied this week’s weight over to next week so you’re good. The ocean sounds wonderful!

Hi friends! Busy day, I went to Trader Joe’s to get flowers for Easter then checked my oil/gassed up/cleaned windows for the trip. I stopped at the community gardens to tighten my timer/hose then went to my brother’s to pick up some money and drop off a health machine for him to try, then went to Sacramento Perennial Club’s plant sale on my way out of town and picked up a blueberry bush (actually two in one pot, score!), a Persian Shield that looks like dragon scales And a tradescantia zebrina https://www.epicgardening.com/wandering-jew-plant/ (not PC to say the name in the link). So it was a purple/silver/blue kinda plant day. Seeing my friends was great and it was good to hang out though there was major roadwork going on with an interchange closed this weekend which is crazy on a holiday weekend. It took me over an hour to get out of Davis and from the freeway to the ice cream store was 5 minutes so it taking an hour stunk! I stopped to use the restroom and bought some junk food and batteries for my micro current as it had died as soon as I left the house and thankfully the ride home was a lot better from that point on. Got a lot done in my garden too I have the netting up and got my first group of tomatoes in, I’m hoping to do more tomorrow. Jasper anxiously waited in the catio for me to come in poor guy! Have a wonderful Easter!

19Shmoo69

Sunday

P. W. 237

C. W. 231

@TeresaW2024 Oh gosh, it was bad lol. You are welcome! It was a lot of fun, kind of sensory overload lol. There were a lot of pristine lowriders there, there were multiple lowrider car clubs and they all took really good care of their cars (well, one was in need of a cleaning lol). I did get lost but it was okay, see below! I'm glad church was good. Happy Easter! Yummy dinner, I hope it turns out well. I feel you on being sore: my hips are kind of sore from all the walking I did + I was crouching down to take photos from a lower level. Yay for the scale being down!

@DrewsAnna Happy anniversary!

@Katmary71 You are welcome! The photography club event was a blast. I met a new friend! Do you know how rare that is? LOL I am an outgoing person but never meet new friends because everyone seems set in their friends groups. I'm glad you asked for a patient advocate to help out, I hope they can expedite it. I'm so sorry you are going through this. Salted caramel ice cream sounds amazing! I used to go cruising in the 80s back home, it was fun! I liked the play, too. I didn't know that was the name of those plants, wow. But they are pretty! Sorry about the traffic. How are the kitties liking the catio?

@Cornanda I'm glad you liked the boyfriend and Happy Easter! That webinar was a poop show and it was super frustrating! I did get lost but it was fine as I preemptively asked someone to hang out wtih me so we got lost together lol.

@19shmoo69 Congrats on the loss!

Hi all. Happy Easter! I had a spectacular day yesterday. I did get lost from the group, and I knew I would so I asked this other lady if she wanted to hang out together. It worked out really well, we got along great, and I made a new friend (something rare for me!). We are going to go shoot more photos some other day. I will share some of my favorite photos from yesterday. I took the wrong lens so I'm not totally happy with my photos but these are my favorites. After the Chicano Park Day celebration, I came home and had lunch and my husband and I went to the art opening of the group show I have a piece in. We didn't stay long as we were going to dinner in Little Italy with my SIL. We went to this Italian restaurant, sat outside and it was FREEZING! There was a heater right by us but it wasn't enough because it was windy. I had a grilled octopus on a bed of arugula appetizer. It had a light bit of dressing on it. It was really good and just perfect for what I wanted. We went to the play and enjoyed it. Today, I am not doing much, I don't think. We didn't buy stuff for Easter dinner.

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Colorful traditional Aztec dancer.

This young man was so proud of his car, he took such good care of it. You could just feel his love radiating off the car.

Cute traditional dancer that we saw perform on stage in front of the very large crowd.

This picture is a bit blurry but I wanted to show you the entire outfits.

This car, Snow White, is an old Jaguar…maybe from the 30s?

Dia de Los Muertos bride in front of a pretty lowrider.

This is the lady who served me my refreshing watermelon-chia seed agua fresca (fruit water).