Serial Starters

Hello Missy!! So good to see you here at the Cabana Club~~ 🌴

Maureen, it would seem that you need to set some sleep boundaries for yourself. You cannot sleep for THREE hours after work and expect that it will not be disruptive.

What time do you need to be at work when you work? Let's guess it's at 7am.

Commuting to work, you leave the house at 6am. You have a 1-hour commute.

So you ideally get up at 4:30. That gives you 1.5 hours to get up, make coffee (or whatever), enjoy coffee, walk dog (only 20 minutes), and then shower, dress, and get going.

Do NOT work out in the morning.

You are having schedule disfunction, but you will clear it if you step back and see it.

With love~ Lana

Good Evening!

Lana, she has to wait until she sees the surgeon on Wednesday. I hope her sciatica has eased up by then .…I have had sciatica flare ups and it's awful because it doesn't matter what you do, you can't get comfortable and the pain won't ease up no matter what you do or take. She said the surgical site isn't even bothering her....just the sciatica. And the dinner certainly was Yum!

Maureen, I haven't lost much. My plan was to meet my goal by Christmas but I don't see that happening. Still not gaining is still something. You will get there, too.

My daughter called me early afternoon....I could tell she was sad. I asked her if she would like some pretzel cheese dogs from the Amish Market and she didn't say no. I knew it was going to be mobbed on a Saturday afternoon and it was. Stood in line for a good 20 minutes, but got the dogs and a couple cinnamon sugar pretzels. I would have looked around but it was too crowded (its a small market), so I just headed back. She really liked the dogs. I had one for lunch and one for dinner with some grapes for dessert.

TTFN…

Sandy

TMW - 159.4

Hi Everybody!

Maureen - have fun at the herding trials! Will there be any photos that you can post?

Lana

241.6 today

*** November 17 ***

Oy, it's Monday!

Sandy - that is great that you have your chair - enjoy it!

I have lots to do today, but I have little energy this morning.

Lana

241.4 today

*** November 18 ***

Good morning everybody~

Sandy - that was very nice of you to make such a yummy dinner for your daughter. Maybe find a chicken recipe that your ex can make that is totally different than what he has been doing, in the hopes that it will be a success. For example, maybe a chicken thigh and vegetable recipe that gets combined and goes into a casserole / baking dish and gets baked? I don't have one to offer, as I've been meaning to find one for myself.

I'm going to go to the senior center to check out some group trips they are taking next year. The trips are overpriced, but it can't hurt to go to this meeting today.

Waving to Sara and Maureen and Missy and Ang and anyone else who may stop by today~

Lana

241.8 today

Hi ladies

I haven't been on here for awhile. I usually do at work, only I have been busy and haven't had a chance to. I had to block Facebook on my laptop and remove Messenger from my phone again. I keep "doomsday scrolling" and despite not having Facebook my phone, you can get on it via the Messenger app and then I proceed to do the same thing. I need to break that habit - permanently.

One thing that came from the "doomsday scrolling" was seeing a cooking for 2 video. I found her book and bought the download version. I already tried the Chicken Parmesan Bake and it was so good! And only 1 day of leftovers v 3-4 days of leftovers with some other things I make. I can't wait to try more.

I start every day great with recording what I have. And then it falls apart after I eat breakfast. …………………..

Whoa, Sandy~ An international buffet? My goodness, I would be in heaven.

I must google if such a thing exists down here in NC.

I've got to shake things up a bit - my weight loss is stalling because I've been eating some unhealthy calories…

Lana

241.0 today

*** November 21 ***

Good morning all~

I woke up too early this morning. Dang.

*⛱️ waving at Cabana Boy for more black coffee 🌴*

Lana

241.8 today

Good Evening! It's almost a good morning, and I will be ready to head to bed after I post here.

Ang, I hope you can fit a run in soon. I have never been a runner…just a walker.

Lana, I hope you sleep better tonight!

And I hope life is treating everyone else well!

Spent the afternoon at my ex's again….daughter needed her laundry, sheets washed, and bed remade. But she went to the surgeon's office yesterday and they took off the bandages, removed her stitches and fitted her with a boot. So she was finally able to get an actual shower. But she isn't able to put the boot back on herself, so she has to make sure my ex is around to do that for her. The ex bought lunch for us…. Chinese, which was nice because I have leftovers for tomorrow. And I made a small batch of sugar cookies….my daughter's request. They weren't as good as the ones I make at Christmas, probably because I had to cut the recipe back. But she didn't complain…she was grateful.

I did have a few of the cookies. And the Chinese was my only meal of the day. I had grapes for a snack earlier this evening. This week, starting tomorrow, is the last week of the Challenge for this quarter. So far, I think I have only lost a couple of pounds since August. Still, it's better than gaining. And even though it's a challenge, this is a lifetime commitment…you don't stop eating right when you reach your goal.

The SO left for Kentucky this morning. I am trying not to think of life without his company…but it's not easy.

TTFN….

Sandy

TMW - 159.6