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Liz, I agree, good meatloaf is a revelation, and mashed potatoes are heaven. I like to used caramelized onions when I make it. I like picturing you and DH biking around on a pretty little island. Could be an advertisement for how to live your best life.
Anne I think science experiments of one are an awesome way to gather data, and also another way to live your best life.
Another nice day. All that's missing is establishing my go work out routine now that school's back in session.
Today I recycled a folder that had a getting to know you survey I used last week. I won't be using it again. I have an electronic copy in a shared file, so no need to keep hard copies. It felt kind of nice, decluttering as I go.
That hash brown recipe sounds awesome, with the added benefit that the protein source also has some calcium included.
We will watch the debate too!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
166.2, down a smidge again!
Stephen?s Ministry appointment cancelled today as my receiver?s kid has Covid. Nothing else was on the docket for today but I think DH and I might go out for a sandwich for dinner.
Made the overnight oats. I was underwhelmed with them. Need to look for another recipe as they didn?t seem creamy/wet enough. I did find a winner recipe on Tik Tok though, easy single serving cheesy hashbrowns. 291 calories and 21.6 grams of protein! Super filling! I had for lunch today! 1 1/4 C frozen hashbrowns, 1/4 C each of plain Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and shredded sharp cheddar. Salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to taste. Mix and microwave until warm and cheese is melted. Comfort food for sure! Not quite as good as my cheesy hashbrown casserole with cornflake and butter topping, but pretty darn good!
Liz, your little trip to the island sounds wonderful. I love how you guys travel so much! Never a dull moment! Ann, good luck with the probiotic and let us know if there are any surprises after logging your food for a bit!
Tomorrow I make the 3 hour trip to my Mom?s to take her to her annual doctor?s appointment. Then on Thursday I will break her out of her Assisted Living place and bring her here for a week. She just turned 88 last month!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Liz, your two-day mini-vacation sounds great.
Quick post this morning. I'm going to start recording my food on My Fitness Pal again, to see what I'm actually eating and how much. And yesterday I bought a month's worth of live probiotics at my pharmacy. I plan to do a month's worth of "science with a sample size of one" to see if it improves anything. Just want to be sure my body's benefitting as much as it can from what I'm eating.
Today I'll have lunch with my realtor and then get a manicure (couldn't do a walk-in yesterday). Tonight we'll watch the debate. And that's all from Lake Wobegon.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Weight 120. It still surprises me that it isn't budging out of the low end of my range but at least it isn't dropping. We went out for meatloaf Monday last night at our local restaurant with my SIL, and I ate a very healthy portion. BTW, I used to never eat meatloaf because my mother made a very dry version once a week when I was growing up so the thought just turned me off. Then I tried the meatloaf at this place and it is amazing (with great mashed potatoes and gravy too). Phenomenal comfort food.
Yesterday we made our way back to my house where we will probably more or less reside until October 1, when we move the furniture I am taking to DH's home there.
We are leaving in about 2 hours to visit Block Island, just off the Rhode Island coast, for 2 nights. It will take about a 2 hour drive to get to the ferry, then an hour long ride on the boat. The weather is supposed to continue to be gorgeous: Sunny, low 70's and low humidity. We plan to rent bikes to explore this tiny island.
I hope you all have a tremendous Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Oh boy - homemade cinnamon rolls. Stuff like that used to be like heroin for me - just thinking about them used to drive cravings. That isn't happening now, but if they were in front of me I am sure I would HAVE to eat one too!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
May you continue to have good days with your students and winery visits!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Yeah, maybe my temptation to overdo on nuts had something to do with the cocoa powder on them. It didn't add calories but probably added to the desire to overdo because of the slightly sweet taste added to the almonds.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 9/9/24 7:39 pm
My posting schedule is all out of whack. In the morning, I feel boring and by the evening it feels too late to post.
Errands today. I"m winding down and trying to get all the little stuff done before I go. The list is still lengthy. We also went on a boat ride as the weather was darned near perfect, then enjoyed a late afternoon fire in the Solo stove on the patio as it was too nice to go inside.
Tomorrow one of my dad's former work colleagues/friend is coming for a few days. She nice and interesting, but intense. You'd have to be to do what they used to do (managing money for huge institutional pension funds). They will likely do boat things and I need to continue my end of summer chores... making dinner tomorrow night for us all and the next night out to dinner. More food.
Food is kind of all over the map. Our neighbor, the baked good pusher, is at it again and brought us her homemade cinnamon rolls. I finally caved. It was enormous and delicious and I ate the whole thing. Now for the impossible - don't eat another!
So that's it here. Hope you all are well!
