THURSDAY, April 18, 2019

Weight: 141.6
Macros: Cals - 1,285, Carbs - 111, Fat - 31, Protein - 103, Fiber - 27
Sleep: 7 hours
Veggie/Fruit Servings: 10 (all veggies, no fruit)
Water glasses: 7
Exercise: 11,700 steps
Meditation: Yes

Headed out the door early this morning to yoga class and with a huge errand list.

I'm on the next plateau (four days at this weight). Will be interesting to see how long this one lasts. BTW, although I weigh daily, I focus most on (and record in Excel) what I weigh Monday mornings. That is "the weight that counts."

Yesterday I got all my steps in and almost all my water. Damn, tha****er is a booger if you don't drink a lot before lunch!

BTW, without bread, cheese or any sugar, it isn't all that easy to get up to 1,400 calories. Yeah, I know, you can slap me now; soon I'll not be a sanguine stranger to those kinds of carbs. Still, it's a little surprising this far out.

Here's something that may be worth knowing for those of you who need pre-prepped or on-the-go meals from grocery stores: At Walmart this week I found a new offering -- Mann Nourish Bowls in the salad / greens section (they're not frozen). They're fresh veggie-rich, high-fiber, and low-cal. With some of the bowls you may add chicken/fish/shrimp/whatever; with others, you just nuke them as-is. I paid under $4 for each one. Yesterday for lunch I had the Southwest Chipotle bowl and added 3 ounces of grilled skinless chicken breast. Total macros were: 320 cals, 35 carbs, 8 fats, 9 fiber grams. It was HUGE and quite delish. Tomorrow I'm having a vegetarian "Basil Chicken" bowl, but I'll add real chicken to it.

The theme for today, which is jam-packed with errands, is an excellent one that I stole from DianeO: Accept all help offered.

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A good and great Maundy Thursday to all. Theme for the day--so fitting- of blessings missed when we place ourselves "too good" (false pride) to humbly and gratefully accepting of gifts offered in love and help.

Yesterday's venture into raw veggies- Yes! SALAD!!!! included baby spinach, Kurt's garden asparagus tips, zucchini, carrot, yadda yadda-proteins...All that I wanted- no holding back. And no problems experienced. I do believe I am one of the lucky ones! Looking forward to summer numminess from the garden.

Thanks for your comment, DD- the antibiotics kicked in and pain subsided. Sometimes when that happens, I defer and postpone treatment (falsely thinking the problem resolved for the moment anyways). I'll keep my appointment for Tuesday.

It's off to the races- I mean school for more district testing befor Good Friday and Easter Holiday.

I'm tired, tired, tired. I need an uninterrupted night of sleep. I fell asleep late due to my own grumbly tummy. DH woke me a couple of times but then was up turning on all the lights at 6 because "those people" had wet the bed. Arghhh... I have more absorbent diapers coming from Amazon - The Depends are okay for daytime but not all night.

On the agenda today is a little food shopping, sheet washing, and some pool sitting (a lot of it in the shade these days as the sun is getting very strong and it is hot). I did an inventory of my freezer yesterday and I wouldn't really need to buy any main meal food between now and when we leave in a month if it was just DH and I. But BIL will be here for 10 days so I'll have to get some stuff. Unlike SIL, he eats twice what DH eats. Oh, SIL weighed before she left to check the scale prior to putting the suitcase on. She is underweight. With clothing and shoes after lunch she was 119 at 5'8". It was quiet yesterday without her, but it was so relaxing to take a walk alone with the dog last night.

Have a thoughtful Thursday!

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Not a good night's sleep last night. Rainstorms kept me up. Then Becca was up crying every hour or two (but going straight back to sleep( and then up for good by 4:45 :/ Idk if it was the rain, she couldn't find her paci in her covers, she's teething, or there's a big mental leap associated with starting to walk. Or maybe it was that I was gone the last two nights and she was just eager to see me.

While I was trying to go to sleep in the middle of the thunderstorm, I was thinking about Peps. I'm glad you're an Obliger. We need great, nice people like you. IN fact, I think we need people like all of us. I think too many people don't care about other people. So what the world needs now is more people who care about others. That being said, I hope you'll give yourself some self-care. An empty cup cannot pour. And I don't just mean on the weight thing. I know that's what brings all of us here. And I know it is important at the end of the day. But it's not the most important. You have worth aside from your weight. and even aside from how much you're doing for another person. I hope that isn't overstepping but it is what I was thinking. I know that even in this small corner of the interwebs, you all matter to me. And I'm sad when some of you are sad.

Finally a night at home!! DH is going to try and show the duplex tonight but so far everyone has been a no-show. so annoying. They want to see it right then--and we both work! Argh! So we learned a trick from someone which is to institute a "you must call me 20 minutes before our appointment to confirm" rule. I will try to get Becca down and then planning on making an instant pot lasagna and green beans. Not the healthiest...but not the unhealthiest either.

Good morning, taking a sick day, actually a well day, to catch up on some health care appointments. Just had a physical with a new primary care physician since mine retired. I liked her a lot, and hope she stays at this clinic. I am always so stoked when my blood pressure is in the normal range! I want a gold star on my chart or some cheering from the staff. Prior to surgery, I struggled with my blood pressure, and eventually had to take medication. And although my weight is not where I want it, after looking at my chart, I realized that at least on the clinic scales, my weight has not gone up since December 2017. What did happen on my own scales was between December 2017 and March 2018, I lost almost 10 pounds, but then regained it rapidly, by June. So, feeling less panic that weight gain is a runaway train, but fully committed to addressing the regain.

Greetings Maintenance Co-dependants

Is co dependency always a bad thing? I dunno, but in this group its clearly a co-supportive thing. Guess I'd better look it up as I have always thought it was some kind of enabling that was negative. Whats a word for a positive enabler?

Well, sitting here listening to the talking heads discuss the Mueller report. Feel no closer to understanding what happened really. Need to find a good NYT article to tell me what it means. Hooray for good journalism.

Gallery duty today. Maybe can find some good stuff to read there.

Read a good quote in my Women Rowing North book but now I can't find it again. It was something like e "Inaction equals despair". I find this to be true- the best cure for feeling hopeless is taking some kind of action even if it won't fix the issue.

I have been craving bread and peanut butter lately. Got some Ezekiel bread that is fairly low calorie and has fiber and good stuff. There is no Wonder Bread in the bible which is why no one was fat then except Caligula.

Ended up with canned chili last night. Tastes ok and DH loves it but I smother it with cheese. Ann is right to avoid cheese when trying to lose weight. I have deluded myself far to long into thinking its a good protein source.

Keep accepting all help Shirley and anyone else who needs it. And Liz I hope you can get some sleep. A night sitter is a good thing. Hope your BIL will pitch in and help since he eats a lot.

The charge station for our electric car is not working. DH thinks its a software update issue. So he must make an expedition into the attic to check the wifi extender. Wish he would get on it. If the charger has gone bad then the sooner we know the sooner we can get a replacement. Its not cheap, hoping its still under warranty. Meanwhile DH is napping and the dogs are staring at him.

So maybe tonight will be the bacon and eggs. A reward for DH if he spends "An Afternoon in the Attic". Diane S

Ugh, doctor's office weigh in at 2 pm after breakfast, lunch, and beverages and fully clothed. Apparently I growled! The nurse said that was her first growl of the day. Liz, I think "those people" had their foot on the back on my scale!

No news other than my endo scheduled me for an ultrasound, but they've lost my first one so no way to compare it. She said not to worry about cancer as that would be very rare. And I'm to consider radiation or surgery. Radiation might shrink it 50%, but shrinkage is not a given. I admitted for pure vanity I don't like the visible lump on my neck and am leaning toward surgery. Must research more.

Did okay foodwise today thus far. The first Balanced Bites meal was delish, Al Pastor Pork Over Cilantro Cauliflower Rice.