Afternoon y'all.

sorry I missed a few days, been kind of down in the dumps.

today we went to the thrift store and out to eat with my aunt. Nothing else is happening today.

QOTD: It used to be diet soda was so much better for you. Now it's almost as bad if not worse than regular pop.

B: egg, cheese and coffee

L: teriyaki beef with about 1 tbs rice and a shrimp rol

D: prob leftovers

I was 472lbs in 2011 when I reluctantly went to see a surgeon about weight loss surgery. I avoided coming to terms with my weight until I couldn't walk up 2 flights of stairs from the subway station, or even walk a city block without stopping to catch my breath. I was contemplating quitting my job because of my weight. My advice is do NOT ignore it any longer. Your body is under severe stress at that weight, and the psychological aspects are also hurting you every day. Seeing that doctor and getting surgery was by far the best decision I've ever made regarding my health.

Happy Thursday, everyone! I hope you're crushing your day and reaching your goals.

Today is going well; I'm off work but busy with research. I had a bit of a rough eating day yesterday (that Hardee's Monster Burger got me!), but that's okay--time to get back on track and do better today. I'm hoping to catch the USA Women's Hockey team in the Winter Olympics later!

Today's Menu:

Breakfast: Oatmeal Bowl

Lunch: Power Salad

Dinner: Stir-Fry

Quote of the Day: > "Talent is a gift, but you can only succeed with hard work." -- Jean Béliveau

Happy Hump Day Gang!! It was actually 25 degrees this morning which is like a heatwave lately. LOL. Irvin was sore when he got home and couldn't talk much due to the swelling, but everything went well. I got all my veggie seeds sorted and organized last night my plan is to start the peppers, tomatoes and eggplant on the 14th. Then start some herbs in March and the rest of the veggies in April. They should all be ready for outdoor planting in the end of May beginning of June. We have a lot of plans for this Summer's growing season.

Day two of the training here at work. Yesterday's class went well. We are getting ready to have a Super Bowl party on Friday in hopes the Patriots win.

QOTD: Do you ever go out of your way to help people? It kind of depends on what the person needs for help, but for the most part I do. I definitely do extra stuff for people at work and most of it is personal stuff that they need help with. Not everyone is computer savvy here.

B: coffee and protein shake

L: Pot roast with green beans

D: Maybe soup and salad

I did the treadmill at home this morning since I don't think we will be going to the Y. Irvin's mouth has to heal up more, but that's ok.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!

Morning Gang. We have a three-day training going on at work for Incident Commander/First Responder in case there is ever a situation where something unexpected happens. I have to look up to accidents that happened at the scale yesterday and today. I do like the new camera system we have.

Irvin has a 1pm dentist appointment today to get a couple of teeth pulled and address a couple of other issues. He's never liked going to the dentist and haven't been in a good 20 years. So now he has to have some extra work done. But that's why I have pretty good dental insurance through my work.

QOTD: Have you ever had a thought or idea in a dream and woke up to write it down? I have a few times, but they were really more things that I wanted to get done within the next few days. LOL

B: coffee and protein shake

L: pork tacos

D: It depends on how Irvin is feeling.

I think we will skip the Y tonight and I'll just use my treadmill at home.

Have a great day everyone!!