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@trooworld I’m glad your DH didn’t flush the mop water. I bet you can find something on the internet to prove that you’re right. Your meal sounded good. Hi, all. I had a doctor’s appointment this morning and errands to run so I didn’t get to walk outside. It was too hot after lunch. I rode my bike instead. Dinner was salmon, rice, golden beets, and a slice of Italian bread. I was going to eat my usual chocolate for dessert but was too full for it.

@trooworld That’s cool that your DH and his sister are going to Japan. A frozen pizza sounds good. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. My afternoon was relaxing as I didn’t have much to do. I prepared America’s Test Kitchen Creamy Polenta with sausages and peppers. It was good, but labor intensive and I made a mess in the kitchen. DH helped me clean it up.

@trooworld Congrats on onederland! Way to go! I hope traffic wasn’t too bad. I remember traffic in LA. @cbabie I have never used chatGPT. I’m glad you are using it to get you unstuck. I was always glad when school was out. I was a teacher and didn’t work summers so summers with the kids were relaxing. Hi, all. We went to Sam’s this morning and actually got there at 10 AM when they opened. It wasn’t too crowded and of course, we used scan to pay. Tonight is steak night. I rode my bike as it is too hot to go outside.

@trooworld congrats on Onederland! That’s amazing. There is an actual amusement park here called Canada's Wonderland, I used to love going there when I was a kid. Lots of fun. My first roller coaster was there. So I always think of it when someone posts about the weight Onderland lol. …that's great about the traffic, but still a pretty long day I'm sure……

@cbabie I don’t use chatgpt either, although I recall finding a website that did the same thing- came up with menus/recipes based on the criteria you put in. I ended up ordering pizza bt something went wrong and the order got cancelled, which was probably for the best.

@mh7816 it’s funny, we use metric – km, Celsius, - but weight we still do Imperial. Although when I’m cooking- food is all in metric. It's just body weight is Imperial. I think that is the only holdover. …..Sounds like a long trip to visit your mother, sorry to hear. All we can do is the best we can.

I’ve been pretty consistent with tracking the last few days. Today I’m going to try a pilates class. I’m a little nervous about it- I’ve never done pilates much, but I recall it being pretty challenging. Also not sure how it will impact my hip but I thought I would give it a try and see.

@mh7816 It’s good that you lost what you gained.

You are a good daughter to visit your mother when you have to travel so much to see her, especially since your relationship was tenuous. And it’s good that she is in a good nursing home. @trooworld That was nice that you didn’t have traffic. I remember that airport in LA. Good job on getting where you needed to be. The salad sounded good. It’s nice to relax with a book. @its_cleo Goid job on tracking. I hope the Pilates class is fun and not too stressful on your hip. Hi, all. Today was a busy day. DH and I went swimming. After lunch I needed to go grocery shopping for a few things for dinner. Tonight was family dinner night. I prepared grilled pork chops, sautéed beet greens, air fried golden beets and wild rice. We also had toasted Italian bread. We had a few pieces of candy that my cousin bought me yesterday. So a good day!

@trooworld I hope they get back safely soon!

Pilates class- was a good workout, kicked my butt holy smokes. I hurt today lol. I'm not sure about the hip. It was sore last night but not sure if it was that or something else. I will likely try the class again, but not sure when.

@trooworld ouch! Hope your toe is ok. …I would find virtual meetings hard even if it’s for fun. I know they’re convenient. At work we do virtual meetings, but no camera so it’s just like a telecon, which is fine with me.

@fabgeekmom sounds like a nice day. Manicotti sounds yummy.

Well after a couple days- I think both the yoga and pilates class are ok for my hip. So I’m going to try to keep them up once a week when my schedule allows.

I had a nice long weekend. I was walking Sat and there was a gosling in the water abandoned and struggling. Myself and another couple watched. It seemed to be injured, and the family abandoned it (I did read geese will do that). We thought it was going to drown bc it couldn’t swim verywell and it was getting tired. So the guy actually managed to catch it.

I knew of a Wildlife org in the area that had vets and did rehab for wild animals, so I called them. We had to wait about an hour but they called and said they would take the gosling. It was a boy apparently. They would get their vet to check him out and then try to return him to another family- apparently geese also will adopt random new kid showing up if they already have other goslings lol.

So that was interesting, I was glad we got help. I know it’s nature and some animals don’t survive, but it would’ve been a slow death for the little guy. It was hard to watch.

Also I broke my sunglasses so that was a drag, I’m just about blind in the sun without them. I ordered a new pair but probably wont get here til next week.

@trooworld I’m glad your toe is okay. Too bad about traffic. Glad you got better sleep even though it wasn’t what you wanted it to be. Your dinner sounded good. Hi, all. Today was a swim day. Not much is going on. No cooking tonight as we are eating leftovers.

@trooworld I know you will be happy when your husband gets home. Sometimes boring is good, especially if you can get some rest. @its_cleo I’m also nervous about going to the dentist as several years ago I had 2 teeth pulled. I have implants now so all is good. Good job on not ordering pizza. Good idea to continue Pilates. Hi, all. I rode my bike today as my hips and knees were hurting. I felt better afterwards. I also went grocery shopping. I used up ripe bananas to make baked oatmeal. I made an instant pot recipe for shrimp that was good. I didn’t have all the ingredients but I made substitutions.

@trooworld That’s too bad about getting lost at LAX. The souvenirs sounded nice. That was thoughtful of your DH to bring you them. I’m glad you slept better. Hi, all. I prepared a Skinnytaste recipe for stuffed shells with meat sauce this morning. I have everything ready to bake in the oven for family dinner tonight. DS is baking a cake for dinner this afternoon so I needed to get out of the kitchen. I’m tired as it was a lot of prep. All I have to do is prepare a salad. I already made homemade ranch dressing. I’m going to go for a walk before lunch.

@trooworld – that’s nice you got him a present! ….and all the souvenirs sound nice. What a drag at the airport.

I think a barebones gym is ok, depends what you want. I’m uncomfortable in a lot of gyms. The place where I go for the pilates and yoga is small, and everyone seems relaxed and low key. I like it. It’s not a full gym though.

@fabgeekmom are they coming bc it’s Memorial Day? Is that a big holiday there? I always think of July 4th as the big one.

I had a nice weekend, but over cals yesterday- had takeout and a couple drinks. But it was a stressful 2 weeks at work and I made it through so I just wanted to relax. Back on track today, and I biked 10 km today.

The weather has been cold and rainy, I wish it would warm up. I have arthritis in one ankle on top of everything else, and it has been sore all week. Finally today I started doing some mobility stuff for the ankle, like just circles and flexing and stuff. Keep the joint moving.

I'll check it out! I got tired of trying to figure out meals, so I got Hello Fresh this week and next. Just give me a break from thinking about it. Next week I got a very decadent Mac and Cheese, which will be mega calories. I have until Friday to change my mind lol. Cause I am on the fence about it.

It's weird when I get random friend requests on MFP from people I have no idea who they are. Some guy requested it yesterday. I just tend to to deny everything unless I know for sure who it is.

Hope you both have a good holiday. I thought it was weird though bc MLB had their memorial day caps last weekend…..maybe it was something else.

@trooworld Yesterday sounded really relaxing. Glad you got to rest. The chicken sounded good. Sometimes I cook indoors instead of on the grill. Luckily DS doesn’t mind grilling. Hi, all. It’s still cloudy but not as dismal as yesterday. I walked outdoors and it was nice. Tonight DS is grilling chicken unless it rains.

@trooworld I think it’s a good idea to ignore hunger unless you are really hungry. I try to find something to distract me if I know I have eaten recently. It’s too bad are coming down with a cold. Hopefully you’ll recover soon. Hi, all. It was warmer today with no rain so I went for a walk. I went grocery shopping. I went to my usual store to get what I needed and then to another to get the bread I like. Dinner is last Saturday’s stuffed shells that I froze.

I don’t grill anything, maybe I should. I never barbecued, bc I was always in an apartment and they don’t like you to do it on the balcony. In the condo now, I don’t have a balcony. I thought about buying an indoor grill, but I never have. I still have to check out air fryers.

@trooworld for the gym- make sure you confirm how to cancel lol. With stuff like that, I always try to check how easy it will be to cancel if I want to. …Congrats on the weight loss! I hope all the tests go ok.

@fabgeekmom I’ve been trying to ignore hunger and eliminate snacking, too. For me it’s mostly around 3 or 4pm that gets me lol. ….I would love to go to Yellowstone. I love places like that. I hope you have fun!

I’ve wrestled my weight down half a pound. I’m working on some new goals for June. I want to make some goals around how often I eat take out. My other goal is to do pilates and yoga once a week. I’ve been doing well exercising, mostly the physio exercises, but I have been walking a tiny bit more and no pain.

Today there is a farmer’s market starting up for the summer- it’s very close to me, so I will go check it out this morning. Making cauliflower soup for lunch. Then pilates at noon.