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Housecleaner texted at 1:53 saying they had a family emergency and wouldn’t be here after all. I replied I was sorry for their emergency, but I wanted to let her know how not showing after she said they would inconvenienced me. I could have cleaned the house myself while I was waiting on her and had the whole afternoon to…

Fireflies i’ve been seeing a lot of fireflies this summer. I don’t remember seeing them in the past few years. I don’t know if there is a reason for this or if I’m just been unobservant. Oikos yogurt. Just a point of clarification. The triple zero is okay, but I much prefer the Oikos Pro. It does have 140 calories on its…

No. The purpose is to have you walk at least 250 steps every hour. You don’t benefit from frequent movement if you do it all at one time. To get maximum benefit, you want to go for both longevity and frequency. That’s why my movement goal is not just 10,000 steps but 10,000 plus 8/10 hours of moving. The 250 per hour does…

Congratulations on getting out and doing something. I’m proud of you. My Fitbit has a feature you can set to remind you to move every hour. If you haven’t done 250 steps by 10 minutes before the new hour. It will buzz to remind you. I have it turned on between 8 and 6. That alone will get me 2500 steps if I do it every…

I have not been a fan of WW since they switched to points. I loved the program when it was exchanges. I thought that was the healthiest diet that made the most sense of any diet out there. I kind of sort of still eat that way subconsciously. How long has it been? I think they switched to points in the late 80s. I lost 30…

Rita, no wonder you are worried sick. Hugs and prayers. Commenting on being honest in job interviews re Vickie’s post. When I graduated high school, I needed a summer job. Back in the early 1970s, there were few retail and no fast food type jobs. The biggest employers were sewing plants - skilled, production driven jobs.…

I did this on my tablet. It’s not as easy as on a computer, but it can be done. I just delete. Very carefully.

Lanette, I saw a recipe on TikTok using whipped cottage cheese and chocolate chips to make a dessert with the consistency of fudge. I have not tried it, but it did pique my interest. Also lots and lots with cottage cheese, salsa, ground beef, etc that they dipped protein chips into. They looked delicious, but I cannot…

Practicing my Facebook strategy… Just keep scrolling, Kay. Just keep on scrolling. Scrolling on by. Love you all.

Lanette, thanks for asking about Dave. Bless his heart, he immediately lost 10 lbs he did not have to lose on his low carb plan. He has since added peanut butter to his morning low carb toast for some needed calories, so that has helped. Not having cookies in the house for him has definitely been a help for me. He has gone…

Barbara, you asked about shaking the sugar. I guess you could say I am. I don’t intentionally not eat it, but we don’t keep it in the house since Dave is watching carbs. My eating boundaries are log honestly, keep calories to 1800 or less. Protein to 100 g or more, and water to 96 oz or more. Movement; steps 7500 or more,…

Lanette, interesting article about talking and Alzheimer’s. I agree with you. I’m not sure I agree. What I have noticed though, is a correlation between memory failing and withdrawing from conversation. As in, the desire to have conversation diminishes because of the fear of being caught in a memory lapse. Beth, the same…

Kim, I read the Louise Penney and Hilary Clinton book and enjoyed it. Some of the Gamache books also get political. I prefer the ones that are simple whodunits to the ones that delve into police corruption, but I like them ok. I am currently re-reading the Karin Slaughter books in order. I cannot believe how I remember…

In my little checkbook register that stays with my checkbook, I only write down the check numbers and amounts. It is very few, maybe 3 a month. In my big checkbook register from Amazon that stays on a shelf in my office, I write down every checking account transaction, most are debit purchases, but automatic deposits and…

Barbara, the doctor mentioned exercises. I told him I was already doing calf raises and squats. He did not give me more. What do you do? The back exercises they gave me did help a lot back when I injured it. Allie, when my housecleaners started at my house, they folded the paper towels and toilet paper into a triangle…

In his defense, my husband is pretty tidy, but this is what I do. I bought him a nice oblong wooden bowl for the top of his dresser to dump his wallet, keys, etc, a pretty jar for his coins, and a nice mug for his pens and scissors. I installed a peg rack by the back door for his coats because the hall coat closet wasn’t…

Annie, I’m so sorry about your aunt. I hope the arrangements work out so that your father can go and your mother can be looked after. Beth, prayers for your knees. I actually broke down and had mine evaluated yesterday. I was told that I will eventually need knee replacement, but we’re going to try shots first. I got…

Since I am older and wiser, I have come to love and appreciate the nickname. When I was a child I did not realize that adding bug to your name was pretty common as a sign of affection. All I knew was that my sister was “Vickie Doll” and I was “Katie Bug” i hated that my sister got to be a doll while I was a bug.…

I am so sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers for you both.

I can see how your contributions raised so much money. They all look wonderful.

I answer to Katiebug in only three places. Here, my living debt free message board, and to a few cousins who just won’t let it go. I try to stay unsearchable by my name on this board since I don’t share my weight loss struggles with many people, but anybody with minimal skills could find me. If they want to go to that much…

Beth, thanks for thinking of me. I’ve been skimming posts but not replying. Super busy with conference stuff right now. My feelings are all over the place regarding my weight loss/get healthy journey. I’ll try to post more next week. I’ll be tied up tomorrow with family responsibilities that I could rant about, but I won’t.

I had a good Mother’s Day. My sister did most of the cooking, but I helped slightly with lunch at Mama’s. My sister fried catfish that her neighbor caught in New Orleans. All of my kids and grandkids were there. My son and my husband put a jigsaw puzzle together with a little help from my sister, my mom, and me. It was a…

30% sugar? Is that a typo? Surely you meant protein. I feel like I've really had a handle on my eating this week/month. I have logged every day, getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 1700 calories. I've hit way over 100 g of protein each day and walked at least 10,000 steps. I've even done my 3 minutes of exercise every…

Heather I’m so thankful you decided to get an x-ray. I’m also thankful that your fracture can heal without surgery. My similar fall required a rod and pins which I still have, but I knew as soon as I got up that I would need an x-ray. Barbara, justice vs Just us summary in a spoiler since it’s religious.

So thankful for May. My presentations at the weekend retreat went well. The theme for the weekend was social justice and Love through action changes the world. Friday night I talked about showing your love for others through acts of service and using your life experiences as a way to be a comfort to others going through…

Has MFP changed the way you log food or I am just being stupid today? I sat down this morning, using the app on my iPad and logged my food for the day. I logged out to sync my Fitbit. When I came back and clicked on my food diary, none of my food was showing. But, when I went to log it again, my foods that I had searched…

I am all caught up! I think I had to read about 20 pages. Kim, big, big hugs. This time last year I was in full care-giving mode for my father, and I remember the feelings of utter exhaustion and frustration, and I was sharing the burden with my mother and sister. I cannot imagine having it all on my shoulders, as you do.…

Kim, great advice about keeping ypur mobility strength. I follow Katrina and Chris Sequenzia at Healthy Free Life. Katrina is a nutritionist and Chris is a physical therapist. Chris says that if we can get out of a chair without holding on, we need to continue to do so every chance we get. He also says that we should get…

Some of you might enjoy my latest housecleaner saga. If not, just keep scrolling... I knew my cat was pretty smart, but he has surpassed all expectations. After only three days, he has realized we are on daylight savings time, asking to go out at 4:30 a.m. again! I threw him in the laundry room and went back to bed, but…