lakegran walks the beach again

[lakegran2]

I have been away longer than I expected to be..............had great visits with both Chicago families.......No city stuff, just catching up with grands.........dd and sil in Fla to watch daughter's golf tournament........So I stayed with little sister (14 yrs old)
semi south beach, but a 2 lb gain ...... temporary I hope.
back to journalling menus tomorrow

[Chris55]

Welcome back - I've missed you! Am trying to get back on track myself - have been stress snacking all week.

[lakegran2]

Thanks Chris ..............
though it was great to spend time with my grands I am happy to be home.
and..... Much easier to stay on plan here with fewer temptations....

Thursday Menu
S 2 oz yogurt
B 2 lite links/beans
D meatball strogonof w/ roasted brocc and cauliflower
Supper chipoltle chili
S jello / peaches and coolwhip

I could use chasing twins for exercise
since I am not getting much

[Chris55]

Twins, wow! Glad you got some good grandma time with them!

It is nice when you can eat at home, especially when you eat the weird things we eat for breakfast! Only my sister, who is on SB, can deal with my black bean madness because I got her hooked on them, too. My other sister, who visits once in a while, has been doing WW for about 15 years and eats oatmeal for breakfast every morning, so at least that's easy.

Cheer up - at least you don't have snow to shovel right now. Notice those last two words - we had around 3" this week, just enough to have to go out and push around!

[lakegran2]

Chris ..........I can't imagine ........How many inches of snow have you had this year .... and was this a typical year?
Friday Menu
B egg/beans
S lettuce wrap ...chix breast , avacado
D leftover stroganoff w/ veggies
Supper chicken stuffed pablanos ...w/ ww tortilla
S greek yogurt w strawberries

[Chris55]

I'm not sure how much we've had. Portland (50 miles south) had 69" by the end of Feb - only stats I've been able to find. Average is supposed to be 66", but last year they only had 37". I don't believe those numbers since this is the most snow we've had in our town since we moved here 26 years ago. A few years ago there was over 90" and I'm pretty sure we've topped that. Usually we get wet snow, which really packs down, or freezing rain on top of the snow. Some years we get very little. This year we've had so much fluffy stuff that there really is no room to put it. I've never had to rake my roof before! And it's not over yet - we've had snow in April and May before.

[lakegran2]

Saturdays menu
B cantaloupe/ egg/beans
S small salad
L red beans and rice w/ turkey sausage
D salad w/ chicken breast, avacado etc.
S bran cereal w/ cinn and splenda, milk


Nice walk outside about 40 minutes
cold but sunny
Chris .....your winter has been just plain brutal....and yes some of our most memorable big snow storms have been in April

[lakegran2]

Sunday Menu

B egg/beans, cantaloupe
L 2 Asian lettuce wraps
S yogurt
D stuffed pork chop, baked sweet potato, roasted veggies
S bran flakes, milk

[lakegran2]

Monday Menu
B egg/beans
L tuna pita melt, cole slaw
S jello /yogurt
D tilapia , pasta, veggies
S bran /milk

[ladybugmom]

Morning lakegran!

Glad you had fun visiting family in Chicago. I have wanted to visit the area for awhile now, but have not had the chance to yet. Hope today is sun, sand, and surf.

[annecolorgreen]

good morning!

glad you had a nice visit! my grands just moved back from Washington State (we live in Indiana), so they've been taking lots of my time but I LOOOOOVE it!

How did you make a meatloaf stroganoff? Sounds intriguing.

[lakegran2]

Tues Menu
B 2 links/beans
L casadilla/ ground turkey (taco seasoning) cheese, beans
S yogurt canteloupe
D green salad w/ tuna salad
jello

Good morning Ladybug Chicago was great I MISS it. No surf here, but a the lake was so still and gorgeous this morning made me ache to get the kayak out. Sunshine and in the forties later ...a good day for a walk.
anne I made the Strog.. with frozen Italian meatballs and lots of nice portabello mushrooms yummy for a fast and easy meal

[lakegran2]

Sunday Menu
B 1 link egg/bean
L salad w/ chicken hb egg bacon
D fauxtato salad yum ..leftover soy sauce Chicken breast
S jello/cool whip, berries from freezer
S bran w/ milk

Crazy busy week
most days good SB days but .........I need the morning focus I get from DAILY journalling
walked outside 2 days...

I was p3 for almost 2 years and stayed at 163 ( hovered 161 /165 )
but I really.... really would like that hover point to be 160
I am about there right now but on p2
I will be a lot more active, beginning within the next 2 weeks..gardening / yard work..
I have 2 short flights of stairs to and from my happy little nest .....that alone helps .....with all the additional outside time.
50s and 60s this week..... I plan to harvest a short row of parsnips that overwintered ( I hope)
maybe some chives

[ladybugmom]

Good morning!

Isn't it amazing how much more active we are when we have the garden and yard to tend? I have an old-fashioned push mower that I use twice a week during the warm seasons, very dependable work out. Good luck with the parsnips!

[Chris55]

If this rain ever stops, I'll join you in the garden, Lakegran! We only have little piles of snow left, my daylilies and daffodils are poking their heads up, so I need to get out and rake. Spring is really coming after all!