Was MIA yesterday as I waited until night to post and then fell asleep before doing so. I'm looking forward to the holiday tomorrow - I like the baking, cooking, table setting, etc. I would be a good person to have a big Sunday dinner at my home each week. But, different times/life. Will bake the pies tonight and figure out what hors d'ouevres to do. In a way, they're not needed AT ALL with all of the food we'll have, so I might just skip and we use those with some of the leftovers later on the weekend.
Was OP yesterday and scale is still sticking at 163.4-6 range ... no lower. I want one OP day to show a drop of several pounds, I guess. Hm.
I'm tempting myself with ideas for lunch - out with DH or home for leftovers. Either way, I should be able to stay OP and go lighter tonight when I'm busy. IN THEORY, I say. I can make this work.
GardenerJoy - Hoping that things move back into a norm that is more peaceful soon. It's been interesting at my work because feelings of coworkers ran the gamut on the decision, some staunchly one way and some stunned at the verdict. But all united with the frustration at the way it played out. Stay safe.
GosfordGirl - Hope all is going well for you - as we're facing snow, is it warming up nicely there and putting you in spring mode?
OneByOne - Thankful to hear of the way things worked out for your mother and the new facility. Hopeful that this brings you peace. It's so, so hard to see decline.
CurlyPudge - SAFE travels! Perhaps those chocolates came to you for a reason, and you ate them and now you're fully prepared to rein it in this weekend and it could be a GOOD thing!
Lexxiss - What type of dog will be joining your family? Exciting! Travel safely in today's snow and on the weekend. I can't even imagine driving in the mountains in the snow. My heart is pounding NOW. I want another dog for companion to our current one but DH says we really have no more time to stretch to another pet and he's right. With the four pets, I feel stretched as it is, but I secretly would like a fellow pooch for her.
Bill - That sounds like MY kind of pecan pie as I don't like pecans and especially love the crust and gunk... yowsers. Now I have to look for them one day. (NO!) I DID emerge from the market last night with a box of frozen mini eclairs at 50 cal/each and there are 30 in the box. I will set a number of them out and send home with DH's folks if they like. I can manage dessert when it's mini - it's the biggies that kill me - ones that aren't portion controlled. We'll have too many desserts for four people - two pies, the mini eclairs now, some euro collection of cookies that I bought, and was going to make pizzelles tonight. That might get skipped. What IS IT with me wanting to feed people too much?
Silverbirch - LOVE the line "Edged things along in the right direction." So often we don't give credit for keeping things moving along. Thank you for pointing that out. I, too, need to have physical cards - I don't "see" the notes I write to show up on the computer, etc., and often have to rewrite the cards fairly often to keep them front and center in my mind. I do not take them out and reread them when facing a challenge though and need/want to get more proactive on that.
KarenRN - I, too, get sidetracked with toast sometimes. It's so innocuous - how do I get swayed? Oh, cinnamon toast? Yes! That and a cup of hot tea. How about italian bread toasted with fresh apricot jam? Reminds me of living there. Oh, soft whipped butter - that would be so nice on that. ARGH.
Are you taking Thursday off from hiking or doing a morning one? Would like to get DH out on the trail early tomorrow morning but I suspect going later at night will be the way it shakes out.