Hi guys. I decided to make sitting down and checking in with all of you the priority tonight, dirty dishes can wait!
Erin - That is so awesome that you are maintaining a four pound deficit for the year! Where did you go in the RV? Where is home base? I have dreams of traveling the country in a converted school bus, but that won't be happening any time soon. I'm so excited to hear what recipes you end up making. I saw that cookie recipe in the FOK email, it looked rather tempting.
Sue - Welcome home! Where did you go this time? (I'm sorry if you mentioned this already, it's escaping me at the moment). Enjoying blooming flowers and "twitterpated" (as they say in the movie
Bambi) wildlife are sure signs of spring. When you say jacket potatoes, what is that exactly? Your menu for the week looks quite tasty.
Starchyme - Since there are only four of us at the moment, and I don't have to do any actual math, checking in roughly around the same time is really just for accountability and support. Love your positive attitude! Holidays have their own unique set of challenges, and you have done an excellent job of getting through a big one.
My menu for this week includes fiesta bean salad, baguette sandwiches for picnic lunches, taco night, pasta night, sushi night and homemade pizza. Pretty much just the usual rotation.
I was reading a
interesting post in the Lounge about the success a forum member has had since adopting some of Dr. McDougall's recommendations, which led to
Jeff's response asking "How do you define 100%?" This gave me a lot of pause, because we all implement the guidelines differently, and to different degrees, for our specific circumstances.
I am interested to hear how you each define compliance. And even trickier, how do you define less-than-perfect (95% or 90%, and so on) compliance? Percent calories? By visual volume? Number of meals?
It can be easy to get caught in the weeds of these details, but a moment of self-reflection can also help us see if there are any places we'd like to improve upon.
Everyone, have an awesome week!