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first Newfoundland story: absolutely sold my grandson on those zucchini noodles!!!!

in process 🙂

I miss you all! This week really hasn't been about the hamsters - but a kid's Halloween party being held tomorrow. I sort of bit off more than I could chew (THAT has NEVER happened literally :) ) I'll post pictures of the picture "board" thingy I advanced into an underwater haunted seascape :) - was supposed to be one of…

That is so beautiful, Nic. I know I've been pretty darned absent - even though I'm back home. I think the hamsters are afraid of myfitness pal :) But I will prevail.

Y O O L Y !!!! P A V !!!! Big hugs to you both. I was gone too long (and not long enough) :) Trying to get my house back in order - then will focus on getting this body back in order Supper tonight? Mashed potatoes (maybe 2 cups? - I know that is no way to measure!) and 4 veggie weiners. Pretty lame - but filling :) I've…

So good to see you all here. Just poking my nose in quickly today - will get back to it in the next few days. HELLO!!!!!!!!! 💖

Pull out that tofu, PAV :)

smoked! That should buy a lot of something :) Probably buy a new car with enough of them. I've been enjoying the jalapeno flavour!

The house was pretty well split up like that before. I just added the doorway between the two rooms on the housemate's side - and the vestibule giving them access to the kitchen/bath area without entering my space :)

Are you home, Yooly, or still in Ohio?

Stopping is hard if it's between you and your willpower. Such a first world problem we have. Too much food available.

Me too - but once I stop eating - I don't feel hungry for a little while :) If I stop eating before the numbers are tooo bad.

You'd think! But here it is working again - so maybe it is resolved???

I am a bit surprised at the Whole Grains, Legumes, Pasta and Avocado being (sort of) included in the low-density foods to eat. The calories in those babies pile up really really quick for me.

Brilliant meal, PAV. And it feels like decadent food - but it's not :)

I don't know if this will help or make it worse :)

Great news, Cosmo :) (aka BCLadybug) - the colour/brightness difference is mind boggling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not enough exclamation points in the world to explain that difference. :) I'm inspired to draw a bit of a floor plan - the pictures really don't make sense otherwise :) I had a technician come to reinstall internet…

That looks amazing - I can see that with strips of extra firm tofu in my future :)

I'm using my desktop - Microsoft

It just hangs. For awhile I could log out and log in when that happened, and it would work - but not lately. But look :) two days in a row.

And here is the little alcove area - not really private yet with all the windows - I'll figure out how to deal with that when I get home. REALLY intrudes on my space though - especially since I now have my old housemates piano for awhile. 😂 But I kinda like it here. I'm fond of him and a big fan of his music so it like it…

Just realized I didn't take pictures of my "fully" finished new doorway. New housemate has already started painting the walls of one side a pretty intense green - wish I had taken pics sooner. So here is that doorway. Doesn't look like much but it was a big job - so VERY much garbage came out of the spot. And it is a…

So beautiful! Waterloo area near here has are large Mennonite population - some days (usually Sundays) I have seen countless - honestly! - families travelling by horse and buggy - I count to 20 … then lose track since I'm usually driving past. Vision is still inconsistent - but not bad - just waiting - hoping :) Will post…

Not good only getting in here every 5 days! So much to see and respond too - so little time. Like a proper food oriented human I will limit my comments to - that poor little Greek potato, PAV. I love those when I can find them chicken broth free - yours looks lonely there. I'm thinking I might have to make some in the next…

Same problem, Creamtea. Days between being able to get into our group :(

Hope it went well, CosmoLadybug 💝 Saving up for large meals does NOT work for me. Unless I'm so busy before and after that I don't get the chance to miss the calories beforehand or have and "endless" meal.

I was able to log in this morning! woohoo. I've tried at least once a day every day - usually twice. It feels like a special prize :)

I've used French style/cut green beans under sauce instead of pasta - they are pretty delicious - and their slight furriness holds the sauce very well!

Where you off to, Yooly???

Vision is getting better - think it is going to be exactly what I want. Am having MUCH trouble with MFP - first time I've been able to get here, to our group, in awhile. :(