What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

That is what I like most about outdoor exercise. Just being able to see a little wild life really makes it worth it.

The deer are so pretty! Yesterday we were watching a home improvement show and the homeowner wanted to plant tulips but he wouldn't let her because the deer would eat them. I said, "So what I am hearing is that if I plant tulips, it will attract deer? Let's do it!".

LOL. If you are in deer country, yeah.
My neighbors always hated the deers because they would eat their new plants. I never understood the big deal until we planted a new lemon tree. Every morning I would come down to see all the new leaves chewed up. We had to put some sort of fencing/net around the tree until it grew a little more. But I agree, they are so cute that I don't care if they eat the plants. We are in their territory, not vice versa. It breaks my heart when I see them on the side of freeway, because they are trying to go from one green patch to another.

Beautiful photos!! Very relaxing!

Yay for the negative Covid!!

Good Morning JB and Menuers,

Looks like we all could use a distressing weekend and hope everybody takes full advantage of the 2 days off. It is absolutely beautiful here in Pittsburgh. The fall foliage is full bloom and we are going to have and 80° day here today. Pretty unheard of for this time of year but of course it will all change by morning. Looks like I can plan on wearing a sweatshirt tomorrow. I had to dig in my summer closet to find something weather appropriate to wear today.

QOTD: I am going to say I saw a Tik Tok Video that and artist picked up a little person and painted his portrait with his feet then turned it up and it was the little person. I laughed very hard because they were dead serious. The little person hatched from a cocoon before the artist grabbed him and painted. Really one of those you had to see to believe, If you Tick Tok please be one of my followers and I will send great content if and when I find it. I am @teenie61 Just let me know your from OH so I don't ignore you.

Accountability: I jammed around 5 oz. of Pumpkin spiced almonds in my mouth at one sitting and believe I gave myself RH. I did not take my blood Sugar level but I had all the symptoms. Dizzy hot flashes lethargic and 20 min after I ate way to much sugar.

TSS: 2 years 10 Months and 12 days 132 (lowest 130.8)

CB: Dark roast coffee with SF ID Pumpkin Spice w/Miralax and Fiber

MS: Rasbery Cottage Cheese Doubles and berries

CB2: Dark roast coffee with SF ID Pumpkin spice

L: White Chicken Chili and Snack selects

D: BBQ chicken bake. and Cauliflower hash browns.

Water and vitamins: On track. I take a Bariatric advantage Ultra multi w/iron I use bariatric advantage Calcium chews and my blood work has been great. My B12 has been High so I cut my sublingual to every 3rd or 4th day. And I have now added 500mg of Magnesium

Exercise: 3 Mile run (Done).

Everybody have a Great day.

Brightest Blessings

Chrissy

Photo is a spit of me then and now and a picture of our Marigolds. We plant them from seed every year and they come to full bloom for September and October.

You look SO beautiful!! And I love your flowers!

Good morning. Expecting a big work day today, so the day should fly by. Big plans this weekend. Watching the CMA's we recorded tonight. Tomorrow though, really looking forward to it. We have a bayside bike ride planned followed by lunch at the new restaurant that just opened on the harbor. Like it hangs over the water. It's a new location of a local favorite, and the food is Mexican and yummy. They have this amazing dip they serve when they serve salsa and chips. It's a white cheese jalapeno and it's good enough to just drink. But since I really don't eat chips anymore, I am not sure what "vessel" I will use to transport this dip to my mouth! Spoon? Is that rude? Do I care as long as I get some of the dip? TBD. After that we are going to do a couple errands. Sunday not much planned, and I hope to do another yoga class. Got in a 58 minute one last night and got into a new pose and held it. I was like so impressed with myself!

QOTD: My son and son in law. They both have dry, sarcastic senses of humor and make me laugh out loud a lot. Both of them made me crack up this week. They are not close, and I'm not sure they "really" like each other. I suspect it is because they are both a lot more alike then they realize.

Menu:

B: emipie egg salad

L: left over chicken and broccoli with spicy peanut sauce from OH. It was really very good!

D: bbq rib, spaghetti squash au gratin, a little salad

Have a wonderful weekend! Peace, everyone!

Spoon is appropriate!! I've also used pepper strips, or carrots and cucumbers instead of chips.

It's the first day I can walk " normally" - picking my foot up. I'm still a little sore doing it though- I did a few laps of the apartment around 4 am took some healing aminos and tried to rest ... thinking about trying a short gentle walk with a friend but she hasn't responded to me yet .

Otherwise exercise will be much-needed shopping which I've had to put off way too long and long overdue tidying ,vacuuming and mopping.

SUNNY MORNING !! yay!! ( it poured all yesterday afternoon and evening ) Yesterday I stayed home for dinner rather than eating and watching TV with the 'rents- ate 1/3 a loaf of sourdough French bread some w pizza sauce n fat free mozzarella ( surprisingly good) some w ff sour cream and 75% FF Cabots Cheddar

B- Chai tea latte

Shopping

L- " layered potatoes" Hungarian style- 97% fat free hotdogs sliced with Hungarian Smoked sausage ( just a bit for taste ) about 4 hard boiled eggs and 4 hard boiled egg whites , sliced , 3 boiling ( red ) large potatoes boiled cooled and sliced , fat free sour cream n butter buds. The ingredients get layered in a casserole dish and baked at 350 for 15-20 minutes until hot and smell good.

traditionally served with sliced cucumber salad in vinaigrette but this takes several hours so probably just a salad instead

D- leftover chicken stuffed pancakes , ff sf pumpkin cheesecake, salad

S- maybe popcorn, ice milk, or a bit of fresh bread .

I saw this very interesting ( but way too long) video of 5 foods to avoid that promote arthritis and inflammation- gluten, sugar, processed foods fried foods and fast foods, trans fats, and something else lol... if I only had a brain!

The items that STOP inflammation and pain are - Devils claw( an herb) ... rutin ( found in apples), Boswellia extract ( found in Ayurvedic medicine ) and ginger ... which I eat a ton of already. Also natural enzymes such as are found in raw foods and probiotics and citrus bioflavonoids really help supposedly.