Michael - That stew sounds delicious. It reminds me of one of my favourite recipes of Mary McDougall's
Tunisian Sweet Potato Stew. I use defatted peanut powder instead of peanut butter to lower the fat content (admittedly it tastes slightly better with the real thing, but surprisingly not that much different). I hope the rest of the week went well.
Svenja - That's a very encouraging non-scale victory... Congratulations on getting into those jeans. It's great to hear about the running and how dedicated you've become to it. You are doing right by your mom, just keep modelling it well and hopefully she will come around more and more and if she doesn't it wasn't for a lack of you trying. My mom has been eating this way on and off and I just keep hoping for more but she is her own person, whom I love very much, so I just have to follow that same advice and keep modelling it. She had a stroke in her eye this past week and was advised it had nothing to do with lifestyle and that there were no recommended dietary changes that she needed to make. I started to say but they couldn't hurt and realized it was just not the time to push it. Enjoy your training weekend.
Landog you lucky dog!!! Do you have more pictures that you would be willing to share? How wonderful that you got to meet the whole team. What did you think? Did you get to talk with Jeff? I'm glad to hear that you'll be with us for a couple of more months possibly. I hope your LDL goal happens as consistently for you as the weight loss did.
Stephanie - Happy Friday to you and great loss and thank you.
I love walking outdoors too, and I hope the weather changes to your favour soon.
Jennifer - Woo hoo! It is a very unique hotel, huh? You've had quite the week, I'm so impressed with the changes you're making.... and catching yourself during a slip. Fantastic! Your sewing projects sound
sew fun...hehe. Did the pirate-y shirt look anything like this?
I love the idea of sewing your own clothes. I've made a few things in the past and have more half started projects than I care to admit. The idea of making exactly what you want, in a style best suited to your body, hem length, sleeve length, collar type, fabric...oh so fun! I'd love to hear what you end up attempting.
Rosey - You hit it out of the park this week! Congrats!
Vic - When you put a lot of effort into something negative surprises will smart just a little bit more... I'm glad it ended up not being a negative surprise after all. I am curious, like Landog, what are you thinking of changing? Just decreasing your feeding window, or something more extensive?
Marilyn - [Hug] I'm glad you're owning it and picking yourself up from a fall quickly. This week will be better; focus on the process (being prepared, chopping, cooking) versus trying to take a certain amount of weight back off. You will be very proud of yourself if you do the work (and you can't control what your body decides to reward your efforts with anyway). XO. Onwards you go girl!!