What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Kelly, our schedules are unsynced lately but I've wanted to hear about your trip - hope you had a great time!

The trip was great! We had a long day of for the concert but it was so worth it and then Saturday we just shopped and walked around San Diego. The drive to/from wasn't bad and Em slept some but we also had to time to chat. I can't express how much I love my time with her.

Happy Tuesday, would anybody like some of our heat? 97 yesterday (forecast was 94 with a Heat Advisory) same forecast today and probably hotter. One good thing about our scorching summers is we don't generally have humidity. With the heat I'm back to ginormous icy shakes in the morning that often satisfy for breakfast and lunch.

Tip: for you if you get frustrated by home made frappes and shakes separating into slush and liquid: add 1/8 - 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum. It keeps the mixture bound together and more enjoyable. I have a Vitamix and really pile on the ice to create volume so the xanthan gum helps.

PT finally started yesterday and the assessment was embarrassing and made me determined to make progress. But I was in so much pain yesterday after. Have to find my exercise ball and re-inflate it for part of my home exercises. Hope it isn't cracked with age! lol

Jennifer- Sorry your job is being inconsiderate. Reminds me of the military expectation- 'Do More with Less'. So often one person is required to do the work of two or more, crazy.

Melody- I hope your PT goes better and what is Tange? Must be awful if your kitterses have to be separated from the household, may they recover quickly.

Jim- Your posts about the exercise you're able to do are inspiring and give hope for getting mobility back to be able to do real exercise. Keep up your great work.

QOTD- No but I wanted to every.single.shift the last year at my job. S*xual harassment's no joke, when you get HR involved then it's unpleasant and uncomfortable in a small (local) organization. I actually sought hysterectomy for an excuse to quit because it was a physically demanding job. Was repaid with surgical complications for that white lie. And I'm a weenie not wanting to cause any unpleasantness. Continued to have nightmares about the harassment for several years. I did get fired when I was a teen from a so-called designer (claimed her lines were all the rage in Vegas) because she wanted me to put rolled hems in knit chiffon with a home sewing machine. That is super difficult and they all came out awful. Her whole setup was sketchy and my mother always swore it was a 'front for dr*gs', that was one of Mom's pet sayings. The firing was done unprofessionally and shot my confidence. Eventually got a job in retail but the firing did teach it can be survived.

B&L- Chocolate Protein/Collagen SF Almond Milk frappe.

S: 1 cup watermelon

D: 1 slice meat crust pizza and steamed broccoli.

LS: 2 tb ch-ch-ch-chia seeds in 24 oz water (going to try to work this in daily for extra fiber)

I've got one week to hopefully get to 15 pounds loss for my tele-appointment with the dr.

Stay cool everybody!

PS...how you know your RNY is still fully intact 18 years after your surgery: try to eat meat and broccoli and after three ****tail fork bites of each it is now stuck. Dang, I needed this protein, calories and fiber today.

Thank you! It is frustrating but i doubt it'll change. Tange is my little orange kitty, we found her up in our elm tree in the fall of last year. She is such a sweetheart so I guess that's why it's so hard to deal with.