What's on your Thursday (July 4) Menu, RNYers?

Morning everyone! I hope everyone has a fun day off planned! We live about .25 miles from the biggest fair in the county, which runs for 2 weeks over the July 4 holiday every year. We are going with Grim's daughter and a few friends. It's going to be oppressively hot and humid, though, so I hope it's fun this year. I am definitely planning to indulge in the fair French fries that have there, but I will avoid the other crap (even though the fried Reeces Cups are to die for).

Last night we saw the movie Yesterday which is about a struggling musician who wakes up one day to realize that everyone in the world has forgotten the Beatles, so he co-opts there music and becomes famous--it was lovely! I generally detest romantic comedies, but it was very sweet and well done. QOTD: Give us your movie recommendations (old or new)!

TSS: 3 years 11 months

Exercise: Nothing formal just walking around the fair :)

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, AMERICAN FRIENDS!

Mornin' All and happy July 4 to the US folks! (well, that would include moi...)

I'm trying to fathom fried Reese cups. Hmmm...interesting. Who would have even come up with that? Although I've heard of fried everything-else at fairs, so why not?

our neighbor wants us to go out to breakfast with her today, but she always wants to go at around 10:00 or so, which is too late for me - so I'll just get coffee. Or maybe a side of yogurt if they have it. Not only is that late - but I don't want/need all the calories. I was 155 this morning, up 3 lbs from two days ago, so obviously I'm water-logged, but I'm still feeling really fat at the moment and do NOT want to eat. So...no breakfast out for me. Plus another neighbor is hosting a potluck picnic dinner for people on our block who have no other plans, and that's likely to mean more calories than I want, too - so no way do I want to risk over-indulging twice today (that's all the plans for today, btw. But I might go to a yoga class if there's a good one that hasn't been canceled for today! I'll check to see if the gym is open, too. I need to do *something*, and it'll be too hot to do anything outside).

QOTD: I haven't gone to a movie since probably January, but I want to see Rocketman. Not sure what else is out now - I haven't been keeping up because there usually isn't much that comes out in the spring - but there are usually decent choices in the summer, so I really should check! I belong to a wonderful film discussion group, though. We watch older films - many of them foreign or independent. Last month we saw an Iranian film called "The Separation" which was very good. This month's selection is a German film called "Barbara". It's supposed to be very good, too, although I haven't seen it yet (the DVD has been sitting on my kitchen table for at least a week now...)

4 years 1 month out:

B: protein pancakes with 1/3 C plain Greek yogurt + pieces from 1/2 mango, SF cinnamon syrup, coffee with half & half

MS: probably more coffee w/ half & half. Maybe a side of yogurt or a sausage link or something else small and protein-forward

L: a couple of pieces of sushi or cottage cheese

AS: I'd better plan on something to avoid mawing at the potluck dinner. Maybe more cottage cheese? Or a couple of protein powder/peanut butter balls?

D: I'm making a chickpea salad (recipe is in one of my Turkish cookbooks). I don't know what else will be there, but I'm going to try to eat lightly - and protein-forward, of course...

ex: something

have a great day, everyone!

I heard Rocketman is a good movie but you have to be prepared to hate him a little because he is portrayed as a mean diva. Not sure I want to see that...

If you want to see him in all his diva glory, see Tantrums and Tiaras by David Furni**** was an awesome movie and shows him warts and all.

Rocketman was great if you are a fan

Good morning menu friends! Thanks for starting us off today JB. Lily and I have our first long walk in this am and will do at least 2more before the day is gone. Accountability was fair yesterday as I didn't get all my steps due to thunderstorms and there was a cookie involved too. Weight today is 122.6. QOTD I never see new movies but love old classics like Pretty Woman,Breakfast Club Top Gun,and The Green Mile. Here's the food plan B2/3c earnest eats hot cereal L 4 oz chicken salad D 4.5 oz grilled shrimp with 1/4 c grits S probably none. Have a great day all and make some smart and conscious choices!

Good Morning Ladies,

Getting ready to watch a couple episodes of Game of Thrones today. The young girls at work talked me into taking the Game of thrones journey I'm in the middle of season three.

TSS 1year 8 months

Coffee first today with Miralax Stevia and ID SF caramel Macchiato

B homemade sausage and ricotta protein pancakes

L turkey hotdogs stuffed with cheese rapped in bacon and baked till bacon is crispy ( I precook bacon in microwave for 2 min so the cheese doesn't bake out before the bacon gets crisp and I'll smother these in some homemade chili

D: no plan yet but we may go to a picnic so I'll chose wisely

liquids should be no problem

Plans changed I'm going to walk to the parade Brightest Blessings and Happy independence day

Drooling over your hotdogs!

Yum!

I'm with Kelly! Drooling over here!!