What's on your Monday menu?

Good morning everyone! Hope the week treats us all well.

Today starts a busy week for me. 3 doctors appointments for me...one for my mom...and today we have the kids. Tuesday I see the retina specialist and they've already told me it'll be surgery. Which at this point I just want to get it fixed...so while I'm not happy about needing it it is what it is. Just get it done!

My fasting is going ok but I need to be a little more rigid on start and finishes. 2 complete fasts and one almost complete fast!

QOTD: Any goals you want to accomplish this week?

I'd like to move to 16:8 fasts by the end of the week and just sticking to it!

b1: water and maybe a black coffee

b2: JUST egg, chicken sausage and GF toast

a1: small slice of Mexican casserole

a2: 1 tbs peanut butter and a corn thin or crisp bread

e: Mexican casserole

Opal from yesterday(she had just played with styrofoam much to our dismay!)

The surgery will be scheduled later and not Tuesday but I'm hoping it'll be soon.

Good Morning!

I am excited to start a new week.. after last weeks COVID fiasco, I'm more then thrilled to be going back to work and my happy routine.

QOTD: I have many goals to accomplish this week - I need to do module 6 of my course and be prepared to do the next assignment next weekend. I also need to ensure I run every other day to meet my goal of running a 5K.

b: 1/2 fairlife latte, another coffee with some sf French vanilla creamer, 1 egg and a slice of toast with NSA jam

s: 1/2 an apple with 1tbsp PB and 2oz deli Turkey

l: 2oz chicken breast, 30g brussel sprouts and 30g fingerling potatoes

S: 120g skyr, 1tbsp PB and 40g blueberries

d: 2oz steak, 30g spring mix, 15g feta, olive oil and balsamic vinegar

s: 1 light babybel and 30g raspberries

e: 20 minutes weight lifting and 10 min restorative yoga (both already complete)

Good morning all! I'm a bit annoyed this morning as it's day three of IF and I somehow gained 2 pounds! Ugh. I am trying to lose this regain, not gain even more. Fingers crossed it starts to go back down soon! It's been a struggle, but I've been staying on track.

QOTD: To lose these two extra pounds I've somehow gained! Lol

B: fasting until noon. Black coffee, hot tea and water.

L: tuna, laughing cow cheese wedge & pickle

D: salad with rotisserie chicken and cottage cheese

S: L&F Greek yogurt & fruit

Anytime my weight goes up by a pound or two, it is after a day when I did not drink much water. I have a 20 oz mug that I normally fill up four or five times a day. If I don't have tha****er, my body starts holding on to water and my weight goes up. Because my smart scale measures water weight, that is not just something I imagine. I see the pound on the water measurement and on the weight measurement.

mornin!

Nothing on the agenda today, but I'm going to do a Zoom yoga class and go to Costco to get more flavored water (I should probably start drinking Crystal Light instead - much cheaper and no plastic..). If the weather cooperates, I may also take a bike ride this afternoon. And read for class. And maybe watch one of the movie videos I checked out from the library. And clean the bathrooms. My brother arrives tomorrow night and will probably be here for a week, so whatever I need to get done needs to get done today or tomorrow so that I'll be fairly free while he's here...

QOTD: just listed 'em! In addition, I'll continue with my fitness goals (45 minutes of cardio 4x a week, 20 minutes of strength training 2x a week - have been doing well with those). My calorie goals (under 1700 cal/day) may be a challenge this week with him here, but I'll try. A more realistic eating goal may be to not gain any weight...

B: pumpkin yogurt with 2 T pumpkin seed/flax granola on top, coffee with half & half

MS: protein shake

L: Costco chicken skewer on 1/2 pita with tzatziki sauce and cucumber slices

AS: 1/2 protein muffin, L&F yogurt

D: I may have 1/2 a veggie "burger" on 1/2 a slim bun, plus salad with light dressing or some kind of vegetable

have a great day, everyone!

Good Morning! Melody, Opal is such a cutie! We had a chill weekend. I got my 2nd vaccine Friday and just felt a little sore and tired Saturday so later low and rested. We watched Em's play Friday night and ran a few errands yesterday and that's it.

QOTD: Error free/smooth payroll

TSS: 6 years, 7 months

B: Sf latte, Eggbeaters, turkey sausage, and an apple

L: Staff appreciation luncheon- innards of carne asada tacos, SF pudding, and a pear

S: Mixed nuts, carbmaster cottage cheese, protein puffs, and a plum

D: TJ turkey burger, green beans, sliced orange/ banana, and 2 squares dark chocolate

ES: Greek yogurt with 1/4 cup fiber cereal

E: elliptical and treadmill

V/W: On track

Totals: Cals: 1321 Protein:123 Carbs: 108 Fat:48

Have a great one!

Good morning! It is rainy, warm and muggy here at my Florida place. Feels like the tropics. My 2 SILs arrived last night for 10 days and we have a luncheon at our friends today. Not much else planned yet.

QOTD: Just enjoy the visit with SILs.

TSS: 5 years

B: Coffee!!! scrambled eggs and cottage cheese

L: Salads, probably wine at luncheon

D: ???

S: Nut thins with cottage cheese or popcorn

Good morning, everybody!

Everybody is nose to the grindstone this morning. so focused. I had a good weekend. Happy hour on Friday night and then over to the neighbors for a bonfire. Frankly, the bonfire was a bit of wishful thinking because it was freezing out. I ended up going home and wrapping myself in blankets.

Saturday was mostly a long workout followed by a nap. Yesterday, I got my haircut and booked a trip to Alaska with my oldest son before he goes back to school for the fall semester.

I also did my official, start of IF weigh-in (ugh) and some research. My take away is to eat high quality foods during the eating window. (i.e. not Smart Pop and protein bars). I was down .8 today, sort least I feel like I am underway.

Today, I'm doing the Pump ad Row Challenge on Rogue Fitness. Anything for a T-shirt, I guess.

QOTD: Stay on my 16/8 program, but increase the quality during the 8. I am entered in a weightlifting meet on May 22nd, so my fitness goals are focused towards that. Hopefully 120 squat snatch on Saturday.

Breakfast: lunch leftovers from yesterday

Lunch: Mahi burger

Dinner: TBD

Have a great day, all!

I have recently become addicted to smart pop. I need to stop that habit but it's so good.