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Let us know how the farro soup is tomorrow. Might need a recipe if you like it!
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!
Greetings all
More sun here. I think it was close to 60 yesterday though I still needed a hoodie outside. I actually got my laundry rat hole cleaned out and everything washed and all the socks sorted - well most. My laundry basket sits on top of a dog crate that is in the bedroom and stuff falls behind the dog crate and junk and it just had to be moved and cleared out. Mission accomplished. I was able to match up about 10 pairs of awol socks. Did not make it to the gym - that is today. We went out for Mexican food at a local mom and pop place. It was busy so that was good to see. ICE is not around here so the Hispanic population is out and about. This little place has all the colorful Mexican decor and feels like really being in Mexico. Someone had a birthday and the waiters sang and had costumes and fake torches. All very fun plus food was great. Love Mexican food plus we brought boxes home.
Chocolate grilled cheese sandwich Liz! Gotta admit that sounds yucky but sounds like they made it good. I have chocolate in my DNA. Enjoy the game today and safe travels home.
CC here is my variation on the protein pudding: get one of those little single serving cups of ready made sugar free jello pudding. Mix with an equal amount of greek yogurt. The end. Tastes like cheesecake and makes a single serving. Thanks for the reminder. And ditto on the super cubes. Good way to freeze things for a small household. Plus it will fit in a small freezer. I was going to make farro soup today but now have the leftover mexican. Tomorrow.
Peps I bet you see another drop in weight in a day or two. Just my personal ESP. Hug that little griz guy for us. I had a dream last night about my dear departed cairns and it is indeed nice to have a warm little dog.
Paula we hope your part of Florida stays warm. Enjoy Sarasota. Yep Mexican food rules.
Yeah I guess lots of people don't use deposit tickets any more and in fact don't use checks much anymore. But we still take in cash sales at the gallery plus gallery members pay monthly dues by check and i get a half dozen at a time.. Might have to change that. The studio has modernized and takes membership fees by card now as well as other payments. The result is faster payment and ease but also about 5k in bank card charges for the year.
Time to get moving. The dogs are basking on the deck and the slider is open. Glad I am not in the midwest right now.
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119.8.
Water aerobics and church done for the day! I?m now laying by the pool. This will be the last day for that (I think) for a least a week with a cold front moving in tomorrow. NW FL will dip into the teens and 20?s, we will stay above freezing! Lows in the high 30?s and highs in the low 60?s. Still not WI weather so nothing to complain about.
CC, your cheesecake dessert sounds really good. I might need to try it! I bet DH would eat it too!
Shrimp tacos for dinner. My mango is finally ripe enough!
Liz, have fun your last day in San Juan. Soak up as much sun and warmth as you can!
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!
My butt pain is a totally different type of pain. I'm guessing yours is much worse! I just don't have enough padding on my butt anymore so my tailbone digs in to what little is there causing pain!
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!
200.0 on the dot again. I was quite pleased with that number today. I still have not had a BM since the diarrhea cleared up, so a day with normal eating and no poop with no scale increase is a win! LOL! I know you all get that thinking, but do you see, too, on a certain level how disordered that is? I love having a group of people who absolutely understand the normality of my thinking when it comes to the scale! Bless you all!!!!!
Liz, Happy last full day of vacay! Hope you have a good time at the sports bar!
CC, I had to laugh at your 49 degrees comment. It's 46 here and I was feeling just like you. Brrrr.... Then I remembered the temps back east and felt a little foolish. I suppose it's all relative. For me where I live in CA, temps in the 40s during the day is cold.
Paula, you came drifting into my dozing this morning. I was using the airline neck pillow to try to sleep on my side and I thought of you and your circle pillow. Damn! If your butt feels anything like my ears, I feel sorry for you! Sitting must be a horrible!
Grizz is draped over my left arm fast asleep as I type. I do love having a little dog who is so affectionate.
First client since surgery today. The client knows I had the surgery. (I have been very open about it with most people. No shame here!) I look forward to her reaction. She is in her 80s and had a facelift in her 50s. She's all for it.
I'm going to see about finding some cheesecake pudding to try CC's recipe.
on 1/25/26 9:38 am
If you try it, throw a teaspoon or two of vanilla in. The recipe calls for a sprinkle of crushed graham crackers on top and strawberries, but I would eat the rest of the graham crackers if they were in my house, so granola gave a similar "crust" effect.
It also said you could add vanilla protein powder in place of the vanilla extract for more protein, but I don't like the gritty texture or the flavor of protein powder.
That yogurt pudding recipe sounds quite good. I've done diet hacks like that in the past, but without much success. I tried making "protein pudding", which ended up like runny pudding with a bad after taste! YUCK! Your recipe sounds like a winner!
on 1/25/26 8:08 am, edited 1/25/26 1:25 am
197.8 today. So hovering, which is logical. I went to the grocery store and took Kirby on a short walk. I should have done longer, but it was cold: 49, which as I think on it was 49 degrees warmer than MI, so not that cold in the scheme of things!
My neighbor asked for help taking her Christmas decorations down today. I had enough trouble getting my own down, but saying "I don't wanna" seems not...nice? Sigh.
Did I ever mention Souper Cubes? They are great for freezing meals and meal components in portioned amounts. I had gotten Chinese takeout a while ago and froze the extra white rice. Last night I made shrimp stirfry and used that. So much easier than cooking it at the same time. I froze some soup I made too and just got that into Foodsaver bags. I've never been really good at using my freezer to make feeding myself easier, but I'm learning and trying.
One more food hack... While I'm trying to avoid really processed foods, being perfect never works out well for me. So for a treat I found a "recipe" where you mix a quart of plain greek yogurt (I used 2% Fage) with a small packet of sugar free cheesecake jello pudding. I'm telling you, I don't like diet food dupes, but this with some berries and a sprinkle of granola taste and texture-wise feels like I'm eating cheesecake. They called for vanilla extract too and I forgot it, but it's still pretty great. I mixed it in a big bowl, then put it back in the original yogurt container.
Off to forage something for breakfast... take care!
Last full day on vacation. I'm ready to get home. It has been 10 days, so I think my limit these days is 10-14 days. Not so thrilled with the 3+ week trips anymore.
We had a really good day in Old San Juan yesterday. The last time I walked around there was 1996 and I don't remember it as being so clean and friendly. It reminds me a bit of Spain walking down the narrow streets lined by pretty attached houses with big wooden doors. We ate lunch at a place called Chocobar where EVERYTHING has chocolate in it. I had half of a chocolate grilled cheese and a chocolate martini. Wow! We walked for a long time both before and after that so ended up in 2 very local feeling bars in the afternoon. The second one which we went to in late afternoon was called Birra and Empanada and is well known for their empanadas so that is what dinner was. I had the carne amarillo one and 1/2 a pollo. I was stuffed. Really eating off the ranch this weekend!
The plan today is to hang around the pool/beach at the resort until early afternoon, then clean up and go to a nearby sports bar. We have identified Lupi's Mexican Grill And Sports Cantina as a good place to watch the Patriots/Broncos game and it is only an 8 minute walk from here.
Glad not to be in New England today. Where our daughters live there is 1-2 feet of snow expected, and on Cape Cod 8-10 inches between today and tomorrow. I think they will all be watching the game from home today and are planning to work from home tomorrow. One good thing is that the snow is supposed to be light and fluffy, so power outages shouldn't be a big issue.
Go Patriots! Have a super Sunday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I love Sarasota! Sorry you didn't find your artist though. I guess we are getting back to cold weather vs nice warm weather...
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
