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I've had a couple of days recently where I thought that by the end of the day I would be well over my deficit calorie goals. And I was, but the end tally for those days ended up being maintenance numbers, not the big blow outs I was worried about before logging dinner. (I'm trying out getting a handle on portion control…

It's King Cake season now in Louisiana. Some sadistic co-worker brought one in this morning that is actually a huge ring doughnut stuffed with cream cheese. Not even tempted- possibly because I just can't wrap my mind around what it's supposed to be, but I'm just not curious enough/willing to give up the calories to find…

When my dad was going through chemo I vividly remember having a hard time finding things to talk about while we were all there all the time, basically sitting around watching the IV drip. I think it will be tremendously helpful that you're not there all the time because then when you are, there will be fresh topics of…

It was nice to walk away from the table not being uncomfortably full. I enjoyed the foods I don't eat very often, and stopped with just a little dessert. I did make my cup of traditional after-dinner holiday afternoon coffee like I used to, though, with lots of cream and sugar. And I didn't drink any alcohol because I was…

I want to actively work towards some of my bucket list items in 2019 (instead of just writing them down and dreaming about doing them). So, when I'm no longer lying about my weight on my driver's license...which should be sometime this spring...I'm finally going to take a class and get my motorcycle classification. I…

A small one from this morning: I stopped to get my morning coffee and the one parking spot left was only 3/4 available because the nice person in the next spot to the right couldn't park for kitten. So, I rolled into it and had to slide out of my car without hitting the car on my left..which meant I could only open my door…

I still have a VHS player and the Star Wars films before the "special editions" were released. I like the dance scene in the Ewok village with the original music.

Yoga has been on my bucket list of exercises to take part in. Because studios around here are scarce (and REALLY expensive), I'm starting Yoga with Adrienne this month. I want to finish her 30 day course.

Spaghettios. Any variation is just sickly sweet to me now.

There have been times in my life where I wished either one of my parents had written something like this to me and my brother. Yes, they might be mad at you for a while, but eventually (at least if it were me) the message would sink in. I think you did the right thing, though I would also say not to pursue it any further.…

If you like detective/serial killer type stories, and don't mind subtitles, La Mante is excellent (but very disturbing). I also liked the Lost in Space remake.

I also used to add a lot of creamer and sugar, and had a three large mug a day habit. But I (surprisingly quickly for me) cut back to one cup of coffee, measured the creamer, and replaced the sugar with a dash of cinnamon. That cut my calorie hit from my coffee from 200 to 62, which I happily live with. Perhaps I'll switch…

Another one for pickles! Ice cold dill pickles are the best!! I'm eating cottage cheese with cinnamon and a little left over graham cracker crumbs at the moment (because I ran out of pickles), trying to convince myself it's "cheese cake." Yeah, that's not working. I've got the protein cheese cake recipe from this site…

I fit into a smaller size of jeans today, straight out of the dryer and with no contortionism/laying on the bed/ sucking in required. They're very comfortable, for the first time in probably a year, and remained comfortable during and after Thanksgiving lunch.

Garmin Instinct with Garmin Connect for MFP. Really like it so far- I wanted something robust but not huge on my wrist, with HR monitoring built in (so a chest strap wouldn't be necessary). And my Vivoactive (2, possibly a 3- there's no number on it) broke, so I decided to go ahead and upgrade.

Have a great time! Mine probably won't be until 2020.

Yesterday was chilly and drizzly here, and for some reason I was craving doughnuts for breakfast (which is not normally a food I am very interested in, so it was unusual and something I was pretty sure was not going to go away without satisfying it). I bought a dozen hot fresh-glazed and brought them into work- yes, I was…

Wow, thanks! I hiked the Inca Trail as a heavier individual, but I want to be much more capable/comfortable as I fulfill my bucket list trips.

Well, there's a blast from the past. I completely forgot about that :p .

The American Office. I like all of them. Though it worries me when I relate to Dwight the most.

Hiking Kilimanjaro.

First, a question: What are dislocations in this context? And then, my opinion: Health, both financial and physical, takes a long time to improve upon. One of my (many) "triggers" that got me started on this physical health journey was the realization that I've finally come out the other side of my financial…

The last time I lost a significant amount of weight I was weighing in once a week. I remember getting discouraged easily when the hard work after seven days wouldn't be as noticeable as I would hope, and the scale was always the enemy. This time around I forced myself to face my fear- yes, I would classify it as a fear-…

For some reason I thought trail names were only given on the Triple Crown trails- PCT, CDT, Appalachian. That's probably misinformed, but that's the only context in which I've ever heard of them being used.

Not a big fan of pumpkin pie (or pumpkin anything, really). But I make a mean homemade apple pie, with fresh whipped cream. Stuffing and gravy, and cranberry sauce, are my Thanksgiving favorites.

Just for the heck of it, today I tried on a size smaller set of scrub pants than I normally wear. I looked at them thinking there would be no way they would fit, I just wanted to see how much farther I had to go. Holy moly, they fit, they're comfortable, and I can bend and move in them! So I tried on the same size top, and…

I've got the Garmin chest strap HR, and it's been pretty accurate (compared to manual as well as the BP machine at work that also gives HR readings). It did seem to take a week to ten days to find my "zones" and give me what appeared to be more believable calorie burns compared to what I was being given without wearing it.…

I've been looking forward to this one: no sock marks on my legs today after work.

Honest & compassionate response: Please believe me when I say that I can completely understand the depression that goes along with not realizing a long-held dream. I can also understand, to a certain extent, wanting to give up permanently. Know what I wish I had done when I was at this point? Talked to a professional in…

So, OK. I'm a single woman but my biological clock was, I believe, defective straight from the manufacturer so I can't really get the needing to have kids part and I'm also pretty content being single and am likely to remain so. Take my comments for what they're worth (which might be nothing to you, but hey, it's a…