Eny: 3 yrs? That is what we were celebrating! 50# is a lot in 5 months. A ring would be a great present. What kind of ring do you want to get? How was the blueberry festival? I love blueberries! I like them especially in smoothies. Were you able to resist the pancakes?
Blue: I'm sorry you are struggling. I think we all go through these periods, the important thing is that you don't give up. I find that I am much quicker at getting back on my feet if I stay a regular on 3FC. Otherwise, I can disappear for a couple of months, within which I manage to gain back most of my weight that I lost. Don't give up! As the 12-step groups say, "It's progress, not perfection." A weekly menu is a good idea, that's what I do. It's important to have a backup plan for days when plans change e.g. you don't feel like cooking. I keep a list of quickly prepared things/ideas for such days. Lately, my favorite ideas have been getting prepackaged salads from the grocery store and also making sauteed shrimp for a quick salad. You can do this!
I'm not doing so well in my August goal, either.
Hi everyone else! This has been sort of a relaxing weekend for me. I had to go grocery shopping yesterday and today. Because of inflation and because we live paycheck to paycheck, we have to go to 3 or 4 different stores to save the most money possible. We go to a produce store, Target (one in San Diego has a great selection of groceries), a supermarket and every other week we go to Costco too for chicken breasts, eggs and coffee. It's pretty exhausting and I don't know how I will do it during school.
I found a new snack that is yummy. My husband made it up, actually. You slice up a roma tomato, cut up a mozzarella stick and put pieces of the stick on top of the tomato slice, you sprinkle some pepper over the entire thing and you splash it with some balsamic vinegar. It's super good and low calorie.
Have a good day!