Menus and Miles Tuesday July 30th

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Running late today LW's....sorry.  Our garage wall started cracking and they are going to start digging it out so the block layers can come in and do their part. I'm just sick about it because they have to dig out my rhododendron and azalea bushes. DH is going to try and plant them somewhere else if the roots aren't in too bad of shape when they are done....not sure I believe him though.

Protein:    Matrix Mint Cookie 35g.  
Lunch      Small Wendy's Chili
Snack:     80  calorie yogurt (cherry)
Protein:    Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Protein:    Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Dinner      Gotta feed the guys helping DH....probably wings and fries (just a taste for me)
Protein:    Syntrax Lemon Tea  23g
Snack:     100 Calorie Popcorn (98% fat free)

Calories      Protein      Net Carbs      Fat    Sugar

I hope the shrubs can be saved. We've transplanted several azaleas and they've done fine.

Hi guys,
 

MENU: (DS Maintenance Mode)
B - 2 protein coffees (60g)
S - Fage Greek yogurt w/blueberries and slivered almonds and protein coffee (30g)
S - peanuts
L - protein shake (30g)
S - popcorn
S - peanuts
D - turkey cutlets in Alfredo sauce over some gluten free spaghetti and Caesar Salad
S - CarbSmart ice cream

VITES:
morning batch: done
4 calcium batches: stopped
iron: stopped
evening batch: stopped for labs tomorrow

MILES:
walking

Hi Roz,

I hope you shrubs make it.  We dug up and replanted my rhodedendron plant when we moved to this new house and 3 years later it is doing just fine.

2 days in the office and then I'm out of the office again on Thursday.  Had labs done for PCP and surgeon and everything is in normal range except B1 so I've added it to the program. 

Still afraid to step on the scales.  Haven't stepped on them for about 3 weeks now.  I've got to conquer this fear.  I'm so afraid of not losing the weight and gaining it back.  However, I'm comfortably fitting into size 12 pants and 16 tops (the 'girls' get in the way).  Even my new bra is getting smaller in the band size (the cup not so much)... I know TMI.

Have a NSV though, I'm wearing my wedding rings for the first time in 6 years.  They are even too big and twisting around on my finger.  I'm also wearing heels again.  LOVE IT.

Our temporary foster dog (2.5 lb Toy Poodle) is now ours forever.  Her mom just couldn't take care of her anymore and the resident cat was using Sweets as a squeeky toy. 3 Toy Poodles in the house with 3 large cats.  It's like having children in the house again.

Have a great day,

Susan

B:  Vanilla protein shake 30g

S:  1/2 small banana

P:  SF lemonade w/double scoop Unjury Strawberry Sorbet 42g

L:  1/4 cup ground turkey (lean ground turkey, taco seasoning, garlic powder and sea salt), quinoa, lf cottage cheese and spinach

S:  1/4 cup lf greek yogurt

D:  1/4 cup canned chicken mixed with dijon mustard and garlic powder w/ loose 1/2 cup salad of shredded  butterleaf lettuce, cucumbers and tomato pieces. 1 tablespoon homemade dill dressing.

S:  Chocolate protein shake 30g

Hi Roz.  Just make sure when they did up the bushes they do their best to get ALL the roots.  In fact, I'd be standing there supervising.  I'd really be doing it myself in reality.  

B - coffee 

L - ham/cheese sandwich on wheat

S - 2 cheese sticks ( was wanting to munch but luckily for me, nothing to munch on)

D - grilled chicken skewers and a beer

S - a glass of wine

Vits:  yep

Water:  did good

 

Sorry to hear about the plants. Hope they can be saved.
Today was day 17 on the treadmill and I did 45 minutes!
Coffee
B-4 breakfast turkey sausage, 3 small peach slices
L-chicken salad mixed with Greek yogur****ermelon, 2 pretzels
D-1/2 burger and 1 oz. baked potato with Tbl. sour cream
S-decaf coffee mixed with a scoop of Matrix mint cookie
S-Greek yogurt
Lots of decaf iced tea(at least 48 oz.)
All vitamins and meds

Hi Roz,

Hope your plants are ok.  Busy day today.  I feel like I'm drowning in work.  I think I'm taking part of tomorrow and clean my office and get some things together that need to be shredded.  I still need to change the files out for the new year so I can start filing things since July 1st.  I sure wanted something really sweet today....so I made the carbquik cream cheese blueberry pancakes

B:  Protein Decaf Coffee
S:  Decaf Coffee
S:  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
L:  Carbquik Blueberry Biscuit, 3 ozs Boneless Pork Chop
S;  Lemon Tea Protein Drink
D:  Carbquik Cream Cheese Blueberry Pancakes, 1/4 cup of Sugar Free Syrup
S:  Popcorn

Vitamins:  Done
Water/Fluids:  90 ozs
Miles:  None

Linda

dig the hole  ( a big deep hole for each plant or a single deep trough if you want to heel them in and plant back when the garage is done ) FIRST  ... fill up completely with water and let soak in .  

Prune the bushes back ( sorry you have to cut next years flowers of if you prune every branch now - what you CAN do and still flower next spring is prune HALF The branches back severely and leave the rest - its easy to see on a rhododendron where the big buds for blooms are so I prune only the non-blooming leaf clusters ) .  Then use a sharp spade to dig a BIG circle around the roots ...pullthe bush up , heel in with ( i hope U have water holding crystals and manua added to the soil) ...STOMP on the roots to make good contact and push air out ofthe soil , water thoroughly ...  and they'll probably be fine .

 

I rescued DOZENS of venerable old rhodies this way from old house foundations to make my garden in New Jersey ... 

and most of those  heirloom varieties can't even be purchased anymore  .  Heirloom plants  lend a wonderful air of permanence and longevity to even the youngest garden !