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SUMMER IS COMING & MOMENTUM IS HIGH...

MAY MOTIVATIONAL CHALLENGE TIME!!!

??? STARTING MAY 1ST 2019 ???

JOIN US IN A SELF DIRECTED WELLNESS CHALLENGE. SET YOUR OWN GOALS AND SMASH THEM! OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Post your starting stats (weight or BMI), Surgical status (pre/post/maintenance/not sure) & your personal goal for the month.

Communicate with others on the same journey in a low key setting. Talking about life, health & wellness. Lots of side conversations and questions are encouraged. Enjoy the camaraderie!

Participate as much as you like!

For added benefit (but not necessary to join) there are workout and clean diet components.

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Edited April 29, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

Lol! If you saw the Gelato place near me you would understand, this place is insane and dangerous and I don’t have a big sweet tooth!

Chocolate trigger warning!

Sounds like a cool new thing to do, crafty but neat, bet it turned out well!
I remember Orchids and Dragons saying Cheezits were her Bug-a-boo, well Tomkitten has a box of them, White Cheddar, I used to like cheese things. How could 2 little crackers hurt me? So I hollered until he brought me two, I chomped and chomped, WTF, they tasted about as good as styrofoam, spit them into a tissue and that was it!
So I guess my #24 effort is I tried being sinful, couldn't even succeed at that!

Day 24 - treat yourself

Not sure how I can treat myself today, as treats up to now have largely been comprised of food and that pattern must and is changing. Perhaps I'll do a bit of a mini spa day... face mask, shaving my legs, etc.

B-side: not sure honestly. I haven't tried Halo top yet, and I'm not really wanting regular ice cream either.

B-side from yesterday - I have both dogs and cats. Once upon a time, I thought I was a cat person but nowadays, I'm a dog person. Also, horses...always loved horses. I'm generally patient but do have my impatient moments. I'd have to say Star Wars over Star Trek.

24. 19 push-ups completed. I'm going out to dinner tonight with friends, so that's a treat. I suspect I'm going to stop at the local nursery this afternoon after my eye dr. appointment so if I shop, that will be my real treat!

B-side - I haven't tried the new ice creams. I do have a love of Haagen Daaz and Ben & Jerry's - I don't remember the last time I had any ice cream - might even have been last Summer. I'm sure I'll have a cone at some point this Summer - how can I not? I live on Cape Cod and they are so good after a day at the beach.

1 hour ago, Cheeseburgh said:

I haven’t had any ice cream since surgery, it isn’t really one of the foods I crave

Me neither. I'd rather have a steak.

Last thing I had in the ice cream family-' Lime Sherbert. I bet now I would taste the butterfat in regular ice creams. Besides most everything in that aisle at store- Chocolate- been allergic to chocolate for 44 years- so no Siren Song for ME!?

? Amazing rockstars ?

I will only eat gelato on vacay if i want to test my boundaries again ?

But ive had a lot of Halo Top post surgery (testing all the flavors ?) and i must say they have a good scam going ?? no way those flavors are low calorie. But ive converted a few people to eat this not regular hehehe

On 5/23/2019 at 1:13 PM, GreenTealael said:

Good afternoon !!!

Epic B-Side Questions:

Cat or Dog person?

Patient or inpatient?

Star Wars or Star Trek?

I like these!

Both (but probably lean more towards cats)

Impatient!

Star Wars

3 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Hey everyone!!!

B-Side Question:

Yay or Nay

Traditional icecream or the new low sugar/fat higher Protein Subs?

Haagen Daz vs Halo Top...

Big frigging NAY! I find these subs sooooooo gross, and as a big former ice-cream person I have tried them all. Real deal all the way.

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Me neither. I'd rather have a steak.

I could live on bread, potatoes and popcorn. I honestly don’t think I will ever eat popcorn again, it is my nemesis.

I saw a bumper sticker recently
" Don't reward yourself with. Food
You are not a dog who learned a New Trick! "
But we were stuck in Columbus afternoon traffic, wasn't going to walk on I-71 and ask where they got it! All I remember. it was a Chevy Cruze in Silver. They used to make them in Lordstown OH.

25. Got the pushups done. Start grooming? Well, I wish I had a horse and I would happily groom it. But, I have had a shower this morning and put on new smaller clothes to wear to the gym! Yay! I do plan to do my weekend facial routine one of these days. I am so happy to have sunny warmer weather to play in and around my house this weekend. Love the lilacs blooming in my yard and having the windows open. I have plants to pot, a yard to mow, and a house to clean so I suppose you could say that this is an inner and outer grooming weekend.

Day 25 - Grooming. Just my usual basics today.

I have noticed that I've been losing a bit of hair this past week, but I'm trying not to get too freaked out by it. I know that in the past when I've had big medical procedures done I've had a bit of hair loss immediately after, and I know it's too soon for it to be malabsorption related. Still, it is a bit jarring.

I’m all groomed up.

Went shopping, clothes sizing is so weird, I’m all over the map. I bought 2 pair of shorts from the same store in different sizes & colors. I planned on returning the pair that didn’t fit. They both fit, makes no sense but ok. They are chino shorts with a real waist, zipper etc, no elastic involved.

Went to the gym this morning, it was more crowded than I expected for a holiday weekend. Going out tonight, followed by a long walk if it doesn’t rain.

I hope everyone is having a chill weekend.

26. Push-ups done. I haven't created a gratitude log but I am grateful every day for my blessings.

27. Push -up rest day! I love seeing the growth I have had over the years and love who and where I am now.