What's on your Monday menu?

Good Monday Morning Gang. Sorry I didn't get on Friday I ended up outside at 6am doing things and forgot to go back inside to start the thread. Thank you, Teenie, for doing it. I had a great long weekend of getting a bunch more stuff done. Yesterday I went to my mom's and helped with the shearing of her two sheep and can I say holy hell those little suckers are strong. I was holding the first one by they back feet and it went well, then somehow I ended up holding the second one by the horns and my sister Missy had the back feet will Amelia sheared her. I'm not sure what my sister did, but we were almost done and she let up on the back legs and Peppa realized it and jumped up. Only I had a death grip on her head so only her backend went up. Amelia said she had the halter and I could let go. I ended up having to hold her by the horns and lean into her so she couldn't move and Amelia finished shearing her back. Fun times not.

Today at work we have to finish up getting ready for our OSHA VPP certification. The plant looks pretty darn good.

QOTD: What's the dumbest way you've hurt yourself? I have so many ways that I've hurt myself, but the dumbest was in 6th grade when we had a field day and we were flying kites. I somehow twisted myself while running and pulled my back muscles. I couldn't walk without extreme pain for almost 3 weeks.

B: coffee and 2 eggs over easy

L: salad with chopped chicken

D: homemade sausage patty on the grill

30 minutes on the treadmill and 10 minutes on the vibration platform

Have a great day everyone!!!

My son was in 5th grade and his teacher had a little justice gravel on his desk. My son thought it would be funny to pick up the gravel and hit himself in the head with it. It was not funny and really hurt him when he did it. Some kids have to learn the hard way.

Shearing sheep is a lot more work than it looks like when you see it on YouTube. I guess they don't like to get sheared. I know the groomer said my cat really fought her when she groomed him. And he weighs nine pounds so a sheep would be really a challenge to hold down. Good work getting it done.

I am sure your inspection will go well and be over with for a while. It is beautiful day here. Sunny and will be in the 70's. Real springtime day. I plan to enjoy it.

No sheep here to shear, thank the Lord. That is one hot and dirty job. I'm not sure what the dumbest way I've hurt myself is. There is so many, since I'm a Klutz. LOL The only thing I've got on my "menu" for the day is to take my parents a Deseret (low carb) I made last night. Since my daddy and husband are diabetic, I broke out my Betty Crocker Diabetic Cookbook. I've gotta call the pain management doctor and make sure they sent the right order in for a mri on my back and hips.

B: coffee, 2 eggs, 1 piece of keto friendly bread

L: pork steak diced on top of salad

D: Left over pork tenderloin, white acre peas, green beans sliced tomato

2 miles on recumbent bike. May add in free weights

Good mornin y'all.

was a somewhat productive weekend. I got most of my room finished and only have the north wall stuff to organize and go through. I did go way off plan yesterday when we went to Wendy's. I ended the day with 2300ish calories so I could've done way worse! I only ate half a small fry. A chicken sandwich without sauce and a cold brew coffee that I doctored up myself. Not viewing it as a loss. I counted it and stayed accountable. Before I'd just not log the rest of the day.

today I am feeling like I can't get enough to eat. Ugh. Hate that. More great news though my A1c went way down to 5.9! Woot! I am super proud of myself and will toot my own horn! The CGM and mounjaro is definitely helping with it. My mom is out mowing and I used the weed eater to do a few spots and it is killing my shoulder. I just think I need to help out more. I do a lot of the house stuff but not outside. She won't let me mow or even use the weed eater for more than 10 minutes.

QOTD: I once was getting a whole frozen brisket out of the freezer. Proceeded to drop it on my left foot breaking it. Nothing to could be done to help it as even a boot wouldn't have helped it heal any better. So it hurt for 4 or so weeks. When the weather changes it hurts. It's my weather forecaster LOL

B: egg burrito, coffee and two caramel rice cakes

L: I'm probly going to do some chicken breast and cheese

D: unknown at this time.

Congratulations on getting your A1C down, great work!!! So sorry that yard work hurt your shoulder, that is certainly annoying pain. You did great at Wendy's too. It's been so many years since paying attention to my diet that the prospect of going out for a birthday lunch w/friends has me worried what in the world to eat. I remember those early postop months when it seemed there wasn't anything that was within plan. And my feet hurt just thinking of you dropping a whole brisket on your foot. I'm a klutz and broke bones in my feet at work. I'm sorry you have a weather forecaster now.

Your furbaby is a doll!

Thank you!

She is quite the princess!

Good Morning Jennifer and Menuers,

Weekend was relaxing. I really had nothing but the regular gym and mom duty. I should have started cleaning windows, but I didn't. Temps never went about 65° so no pool time. I did a lot of mindless eating out of boredom. I really need to do better. I had a company come in and give me a quote on cleaning all my windows and walls. They wanted $1200 dollars. Even at $30 and hour I would not expect it to take more than 10 hours. I thought somewhere between $300 and $500. I'll start and do it myself a little at a time. Does anyone else think it was very high for a cleaning service? 3 bedrooms 3 bathroom living room dining room kitchen entryway 2 hallways and stairwells.

QOTD: Fell off a float in the Saint Patrick's Day parade and ended up 6 months later having back surgery.

Accountability: way too many desserts and carbs.

TSS: 7 years 5-months 22-days 168.2 Lowest (129.4)

B: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer

MS: Premier Protein and watermelon

CB: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer

L: Premier Protein Cafe Latte and watermelon

D: egg roll in a bowl

Exercise: dog walking maybe elliptical or walk outside

Water and Vitamins: On track. I take a Bariatric Advantage Ultra multi w/iron I use bariatric advantage Calcium chews and 500mg of Magnesium. I also use MiraLAX and fiber in my first coffee of the day.

Have a great week my friends.

Brightest Blessings

Chrissy

I pay $15 an hour for cleaning lady. She is on her own and does a great job. When you call in a company they do seem to charge a lot. I believe Molly Maids here is over $100 an hour now. Ask around and see if someone knows a good cleaning person. I have a window guy who does the glass, screen, and window frame for $20 a window and they look great when he is done.

That seems really high to me for cleaning but then again, I haven't had anything done indoors since a tricky appliance installation last year so current prices are eye-opening. When my shoulders went bad I purchased a microfiber mop for cleaning walls, made it so much easier. Taking it one room at a time sounds doable.

Thanks for listing that coffee creamer...I've never heard of it before but will definitely go looking for it now.

Good morning, everyone!

We had a great weekend fishing up in Wisconsin, we definitely want to go back. My son did most of the driving, which I greatly appreciated. We didn't find any great restaurants: Friday night was clearly microwaved and Saturday was cooked but, no doubt came out of a restaurant supply truck. I did like the atmosphere at the Saturday restaurant.

I start my outdoor swim class this afternoon. It is still pretty chilly, so I will bring my wetsuit.

QOTD: I pedaled forward instead of backward**** my garage door and launched my face through the garage door window. I was about 7. Walked into the house with my face covered in blood and almost gave my mother a heart attack.

breakfast: bagel

lunch: catered

dinner: prosciutto, mozzarella, pesto sandwiches

Have a great day, all!