sweetpeama
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 30, 2013
Got 25 minutes of walking in for Monday. Total to date 548
I am so excited for my snack this week. My husband is being awesome today and took the kids to the market. He bought stuff to make homemade salsa. It is the best. I can't wait to get home. He also got steak for later in the week at the market (it has fruit and veggie stands and butchers). He gets the grass fed meats which are so much better then what we can get at the super market.
Thanks! My knee is really just a bad case of road rash, deep enough in a couple places to cause it to bleed, but that's it. It's pretty sore though. Now that I'm home, I have my bandage off and am letting it air out. Hopefully it will start to scab up. I think I'll have my husband dig this little pebble out of my hand when he gets home. It's in my right hand (I'm right handed), so I don't really want to dig around with my left hand. He's an RN, so this kind of thing is right up his alley!
This board HATES me, it crashes and lags every time I find 3 seconds to post, so tonight I’m being smart and writing this in word, then cutting/pasting. Hah. Take that lag-monster!
quick update -
I haven't been very good posting last few months, but I guess things are very repetitive at times in maintenance. I am going away to Spain for the weekend, in California June July and Bulgaria in August. Work is soooo busy all the time and I am doing some new training. All good but never have any spare time!
No big changes in my weight or ways of thinking/viewing eating and exercise. Hope you are all doing well!
Have a super happy and healthy day
I now have TWO 24 inch monitors.
What are you having? What do you enjoy making when you have the time?
Which will make me have to think about alcohol and what I use for mixers...
Oh, but belated woo-hoo, although the scale tends to yo-you based on what song is playing on the radio and the price of tea at Walmart, I am consistently weighing in below 200 every time, so that’s something.
I wanted to share something with you guys that I learned this week in my online class. If you want to figure out how much protein you should be consuming, take your weight in kilograms (google “lbs to kg" and a calculator will come up) and multiply that times 0.8grams, and that’s your lower range, then double that and that’s your upper range.
quick update -
I haven't been very good posting last few months, but I guess things are very repetitive at times in maintenance. I am going away to Spain for the weekend, in California June July and Bulgaria in August. Work is soooo busy all the time and I am doing some new training. All good but never have any spare time!
No big changes in my weight or ways of thinking/viewing eating and exercise. Hope you are all doing well!
Have a super happy and healthy day
Breakfast! Lately I've been making potatoes of some kind. Usually potatoes o'brien or just plain hash browns. I add in 3 egg whites and 2 pieces of center cut bacon. It's so easy to make ahead of time and so delicious, plus a good mix of macros first thing in the morning. I top it off with a bit of Cholula (delicious hot sauce). I eat that and a banana with pb most morning. Right after my workout I have a protein shake. So my days are pretty breakfast hefty because I work out most mornings. I love making pancakes from scratch. They're so delicious and warm and buttery. I don't make them very often though.
Which will make me have to think about alcohol and what I use for mixers...
So, I just got a new computer at work. It is amazing!! The keybord is so much nicer, the mouse feels really great and the best part: I now have TWO 24 inch monitors. Don't ask me why I need two (well, we are supposed to go over to all electronic files and that is when it will be interesting. But so far it is really crazy). I need to find a nice picture for the background of the second one to have something nice to look at when it is empty - which is going to be most of the time. Or I should just switch it off... Anyway, it is quite awesome and the DIS is huge now on my screen. I am sure it is perfect for reading trip reports with plenty of lovely pictures...
This sounds really wonderful!! Do you think your DH would be willing to share his salsa recipe? Here in Germany it is really difficult to get salsa and then one you can buy is just not good at all. I have thought about making some a few times and just have no idea how.
What are some things that you can do this week to help you get as close to your goal as possible?
I love gin and tonics and tonic water is out of control with the sugar! Recently I have been mixing with La Croix flavored sparkling waters (0 cals, 0 sugar, 0 sodium!) (Perrier makes a yummy lime flavor as well) and throw in a slice of fresh lime- yum!
What are some things that you can do this week to help you get as close to your goal as possible?
What is your favorite/spirit animal?
What about pets? Do you have any fur babies? Tell us about them!
Bonus points for cute pet pictures!
What are some things that you can do this week to help you get as close to your goal as possible?
We don't an exact recipe. Here is what I can tell you
Like 9 tomatoes, we use a complination of vine and beef steak ones (take the center stem piece out, boil until the skin starts to come off, Then put in an ice bath, then peel the skin off. It should pretty much just come off
About 1 large white onion
a few heads of fresh garlic
a few jalapeno peppers (do this to taste. Some are hotter then other and depends on how hot you want it) We take the seeds out but you don't have too.
Cilantro (we put a lot because I really like it but depends on your taste)
A drizzle of olive oil
Add some salt. Not a lot though. Just like a sprinkle.
Just chop everything and put in a tupperware bowl. You will want it to sit for about 24 hours for all the flavors blend together. I usually can't wait that long. yesterday I waited about 4 hours before I had some. It will be a little bit of trail and error to get the flavor the way you want it.
I'm a gin and tonic drinker all the way! Idk about you but I feel like I never find fellow gin lovers.
I am consistently weighing in below 200 every time, so that’s something.
Thanks for the tip! I'm a gin and tonic drinker all the way! Idk about you but I feel like I never find fellow gin lovers. Everyone always talks about how nasty they are. I hate drinking La Croix on its own but I could see it as a good tonic replacement so thank you for the tip! I'll totally try that out.
Get ready for a critter overload because here it comes.
Some of the barn cats that we thought we might be able to tame to be nice and friendly. Their mama who we call snake ( she hisses at anyone who goes near her) moved them and we are not even sure which ones they are now.
Our current Rabbits in their fancy new digs. On top is Simply Sinful though we call her Sauna Jump Jump. She is a pure bread Mini Lop and her coloring is Lilac Chinchilla and has a pedigree. She belongs to 9 year old.
On the bottom is Little John who is a pure bread tort dutch. He is disqualified from being shown in ARBA shows because the color comes past the elbow on one front leg. Little John belongs to 12 year old
Happy Wednesday everyone! I guess I will just go ahead and post my woohoo for the day before the question is up: I went for another morning run! Had three runs last week, two of them before week, the third one on Sunday. And this weeks seems to shape up well, too. Ran 4km. Still very slow. I lost so much of my fitness. But I am working on getting it back! I think I saw a 10k here in the area in June and I think I will research it and sign up for it to give me motivation to keep it up!
I love gin!! And I would drink it pure IF it is a good gin. Here in Germany there is actually quite a big gin scene right now, lots of local "craft gin distilleries" (like craft beer) around. My favourite bar even has a speciality gin menu and they suggest which special tonic to combine them with.
I have been depressed ever since Sunday when my half marathon didn't go according to plan. I think it may also have something to do with pushing my body to near breaking point. But today I am going to Woohoo that I have the Dis to pull me out of it. Lots of people came on my training journal to offer encouragement and you guys have always been great at making me feel better too! So Woohoo for friends!!