What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu?

Why did you make it if you do not like it?

Very good question.
1) DH had bought me, by mistake, chocolate pb premier protein. They have been siting in the pantry for ever.
2) when I ordered a sample of a new protein line, in the package there was a bag of pb protein powder.

3) the old mentality of waste not.
4) the idea that eventually I will like pb.

This morning DH asked how I recovered from my pb Icecream and I shuddered. Just the idea of it gives me the ick.

I have never liked peanut butter and have tried to eat it at different times. It is a good source of protein and of course the waste not, want not comes into play. When I end up with something now that I don't like, I find someone who does like it and give it away. If nobody wants it, I just put it in the trash.

I've experimented with a few flavors of protein ice cream (not peanut butter yet, though) but came up with one the other day that really turned out great - I added some homemade apple butter and some extra cinnamon (because there was already cinnamon in the apple butter). Vanilla protein powder. It was very good! I think my favorite is still coffee, though - but then that's my favorite "regular" ice cream flavor, too!

Good morning all and Happy Friday,

Life has been really challenging. I'm overwhelmed, frustrated, and have feelings of insecurity. Rationally, I know how to deal with it all. Subjectively, I'm in the thick of a jungle and only have a Swiss pocket knife. This too shall pass. It sucks right now, though.

QOTD- Never eaten in shower. However, I've drank beers in the shower. 20 years ago, that was my idea of living. Looking back, so horribly ridiculous.

B: Tangerine.

L: shish kebab, pita, salad.

D: Steak or carnitas street tacos, guac, charred knob onions.

Photo dump: Brother & fam from Burbank, CA, Vegas- Bellagio Dale Chihuli Glass installation, seven magic mountains, Hoover Dam, Bellagio conservatory, cirque de Soleil, neon museum,Jerry Seinfeld's100th stand up show at Caesars (he only has six shows this year) Chicago Stonehenge,

You and Shelia both get A+ for the amazing pictures you post.

You and your brother really look alike

Don't mind me, I'm just here for the consistency and accountability on Fridays and Mondays these days. A good day overall yesterday with no added snacks. All water, all day. 107 minutes of exercise 11,316 steps. And I had a great nap.

Today I've got the exercise part done and most of the housework. I am having some breakfast and then not much else for the day until this evening when we are meeting a friend from out of town with the kids. Should be a great time.

QoTD: Wha???? Food in the shower. This is not for me.

Bites today

B: last of the lamb leg with an egg and tomatoes and eggplant

L: more chicken kebab

D: insides of a killer cheeseburger while hanging out in the outdoor play area of a small local bar. A glass of wine as well. I've already volunteered to drive so that will keep my wine consumption in control

Pics today from my last two weeks. A special date with my son. A special date with my oldest grand and sidewalk art from my travels

G'morning, all! (there's still 15 minutes of morning left here in the upper Midwest)

Boy am I lazy this morning. I had plans to go for a long bike ride before our meeting at the county humane society at 1:00 (another potential beneficiary), but it's almost noon and I'm still in my pajamas. So I guess I'll go biking this afternoon with DH, as he originally proposed (I told him I'd rather go in the morning since it's cooler and I'm more likely to get off my a$$ and actually DO IT, but he doesn't have time until this afternoon. But now here I am. I guess I'll be going in the afternoon now..).

I decided to resign from my volunteer gig (as a legal guardian for someone in a nursing facility). I told the agency that I volunteer with as well as the nursing home where my client lives. The agency wrote back and said they support me 100% but would like to talk to me early next week (they may ask if I'd be OK with being taken off this particular case and then given a good long break before being assigned to another, which I'd definitely consider...). Haven't heard back yet from the nursing home. I've been wanting to give this up for a while since I've had enough stressors in my life for the last few months and don't need this additional, unnecessary one, but a voicemail message yesterday was the last straw. Some specialist clinic called me because they need to set up an appt with my client, and the nursing home told them to call me because I'd be the one taking her. I had told the damn nursing home when this possibility first came up a couple of weeks ago that scheduling and going to medical appts with my person wasn't part of my responsibilities, and besides, she has dementia and really doesn't know me - I'm only there about once a month - and it'd make more sense if someone from the facility went with her, because she sees them every day and knows them. The volunteer agency agreed with me. But the nursing home is again pushing it off on me (this isn't the first time they've wanted me to do things that aren't part of my responsibilities. I realize they're short staffed, but this isn't my problem, it's theirs). So I'm done. I wrote in my message to the case manager that I'd be happy to stay on until someone else is assigned, as the client may need legal decisions made for her, but I will NOT be setting up this medical appt and/or going with her to it...or taking on other projects that aren't part of my duties (I'm kind of wondering if they thought I'm being paid for this? I'm not. This is all volunteer. But they'll know for sure now!). If they decide to complain to the court and therefore the court decides not to even assign me to any more cases, then fine. Although with the demand they have to provide these services to people, I'd be a little surprised by that. But I'd be completely fine with leaving this gig for good. I feel the nursing home has been taking advantage of me. That, or they really do not understand the responsibilities of this position.

sorry this was so long!

QOTD: no - it never even occurred to me. I'd be concerned about the food getting wet!

coffee with half & half

plain skyr topped with homemade SF apple butter

plain popcorn (giving this up. I was going to give myself another chance and see if I could buy a bag of the low-cal stuff and eat it responsibly as a crunchy, satisfying snack (1-2 cups tops a day), but nope, I cannot control myself. So this was my last chance)

protein shake

cottage cheese (or else chocolate "mousse" made with cottage cheese) and raspberries

protein muffin (?)

not sure if I'll have dinner or not after all that...

have a great day, everyone!

Last year I fell in Kohls. They have these carts like a baby stroller and I just turned too quickly and it went over. I thought I was fine and continued shopping and went to a few more stores. That night my knee swelled so badly I could not walk at all and I had to call an ambulence to go to the hospital.

Nothing broken, but badly twisted and I still could not walk two days later. I decided to go to a nursing home because I would not have been able to fix my own meals or walk around my home. It was a somewhat scary prospect.

I was surprised by how clean and pleasant the nursing home was and the wonderful care I received there. It was close to a week before I could walk again and go home. I had several doctor appointments that week and they took me to the appointments in their van. An aide came with me and stayed for the appointment and to get me back to the home.

I had family members who would have taken me to those appointments, but the nursing home wanted to take all of that responsibility. If I had been with a family member and fallen when out of the facility that would have been neglect on their part. I am so glad that you quit that volunteering. Don't get talked back into it.

That home has no right at all to expect you to take someone to appointments.