WW Petites Maintaining Low Goals - Friday, November 22

[rkosully]

WELCOME! Be part of a group of petites (5'4" and under or so) aiming to maintain at the lower side of the Weight Watchers range.


This is a support group. Welcome newbies, maintainers, and those "back on the wagon."

[rkosully]

My parents are in Holland for 10 days, visiting my mom's family. I stayed on track yesterday. Today I'll exercise, then play sunny 74° tennis (that's _my_ kind of November weather!), then do lots of work.

🐾 Roberta, My mother puts evaporated milk in her coffee, so I grew up thinking that was normal, in terms of creamers. Still, when I began drinking coffee in grad school, I first tasted it black and decided that was fine, so I have never added anything. I had not heard of low fat half & half until you mentioned it, but I bet it's nice. REM puts regular half & half in his coffee, so I've started keeping a carton in my fridge for him. You save 5 calories and 1.5 grams of fat per Tablespoon with the kind you're using, according to MyFoodDiary.com. I hope that your cold evaporates and that you're feeling well enough to exercise again soon. I also hope that you & your sister enjoyed seeing the Hadestown show.

🐾 Vicki, I'm sorry that you woke up for several hours in the middle of the night and that your body was sore all over on Wednesday. Not fun. I bet you're right about not being able to digest garlic the way most people do. It makes sense that we have different food sensitivities and tolerances, and we can outgrow some or develop new ones as we age. Allergies are more severe, but even those can change. I like the 72% dark chocolate with sea salt squares too, and I'm sure the almond ones are good, though I haven't tried those. haha, white chocolate is not really chocolatey because it's not true chocolate at all. The meat and dairy industries lobby for laws about what can be labeled "milk" or "sausage," but apparently white "chocolate" gets a pass. Ah well, I love white chocolate chips in cookies, blondies, and brownies anyway. I should try making peppermint bark with dark chocolate to see if my mother likes that, even though it would be less sweet. Do people give you homemade food gifts (pear butter, fudge, etc) during the holidays? Once I tried to make candied orange peel, but it was way too messy.

🐾 Nina, I know you're anxious to start lifting weights overhead, and I hope your physicians give you clearance soon. I'm glad you were spared a power outage! Thank you for saying I'm cute, not annoying. Maybe one day I'll make a post that doesn't mention REM four times. Not likely.

🐾 June, I'm glad you earn kisses and compliments with your cooking endeavors too.  I agree with your distinction between an addiction and a compulsion. I'm compulsive about exercising for sure. All the dishes on your Thanksgiving menu sound fantastic. I used to think I hated Brussels sprouts; then my sister roasted them one Christmas Eve, and they were _not_ detestable. Shallots would be a nice complement.

🐾 Andrea, I'm glad that you've made great changes to your house and that you're excited to get even more done! I'm impressed. It's great that you have a lot in common with Connie, so you have a new friend.

🐾 Nancy, It's too bad that you'll be saying goodbye to your manicurist during your final appointment in December. I'm glad that G was feeling better on Wednesday, though I'm sorry he was correcting your animal-feeding technique. oh no, what a pain about your roof leaking! REM would be happy to do the repairs, if you want to fly him out there.

🐾 Those are responses to Wednesday. Hi Annette. I'll go back to read Thursday's posts. Robin

[junepatton]

Hi Everyone --

Not much new since last night. Got up and worked out and had breakfast, and I’ll be leaving in an hour to play bridge with Abe.

Nina, the water heater is twenty years old, and we’ve already had a couple of scares with it. When the problems started, I had just had the propane tank filled, so I wanted to use as much as possible. It’s now down to 20%, so we want to gt the electric one in before this one goes for good.

Roberta, prices are certainly different in NYC! Pam gives away the beginning class as a way to build participation in the games, and the strategy is working, as ours is one of the few clubs that are growing. I agree with your assessment of the hearings. It will be interesting to see what happens next. I also agree with your thoughts on the Democratic candidates - I would probably vote for Klobachar at this point and would be delighted to see a ticket with her and Mayor Pete. Good job with roasted veggies and the burger for dinner. I hope you make it to the gym today.

Nancy, I’m glad G was able to go to coffee. Good job finding a roofer so quickly. I hope you like the convenient esthetician.

Andrea, I’m glad you didn’t have to work so hard yesterday. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

Robin, I hope your parents enjoy their time visiting family in Holland. 74° sounds like perfect weather for tennis.

[lv2xfit]

Robin-I’m glad your parents are able to travel to Holland. Though it must be cold. My parents used evaporated milk for their coffee. But then as far as I remember creamers were not as prolific as they are now. They also drank instant as it was easy to make. Percolator was used for special occasions. Have fun at tennis.

Andrea-It must be nice to have a not so busy day. Glad the remodeling is coming along. How was the movie?

Not much to add. Went to the box last night. I will have a 3-d X-ray done later at the periodontal to see how healing is doing. Nails this afternoon then box. Today is WFH and I started early to get off early 😆.

BBL.

[vickyangel53]

Good morning. Last night’s dinner was really good. We went to Paradiso, www.paradisosanleandro.com for those who like to look at menus. John and I shared the special salad; spinach, pumpkin, pomegranate, and a sprinkle of feta. It was delicious. I had the special scallops which were delicate and perfect on a coulis of red pepper with side veggies. My dessert was Burgundy cherry gelato. I ate 1/2 and our dinner companion was happy to eat the rest. So overall a healthy though indulgent meal. LOL the guys get along fine if there is not a decision to be made like a route on a hike or bike ride. Yesterday’s bike ride was Ok. We spent more time than necessary of the horrible multi user path, but then took a detour through an expensive neighborhood and saw pretty houses with landscape trees that were changing colors. At peet’s I had a cafe au lait and 1/2 a ginger cookie. 1/2 a cookie is actually about 35 grams, not two ounces like I’d thought. The chiro was good for my hips and low back. He always finds my tight spots even when I don’t know for sure where they are. Today I had to cancel pilates since my tree pruner is coming. I will try to get some yard cleanup done since i have to be out there.

Nina, you are making great progress. It seems like just last week you could only get overhead from a lying position. It’s good that E will stay home with Coco and give her her meds. LOL I remember percolators!

Roberta, i am glad you enjoyed Hadestown. I am surprised your sister didn’t read about the myth so she could follow the plot. Good thing you don’t have to have Thanksgiving dinner with MAGAs. Will there be a special menu for Thanksgiving? Your time at the bookstore was certainly well spent. How nice to come home to a clean apartment. I agree that Mayor Pete should be on the ticket as VP. It sounds like you are seriously tracking if you are eating veggie burgers regularly for dinner. LOL I am sure you can find the scale at the gym when you are ready. It’s great that you can not worry about the number while you work on eating petite.

June, sorry you need a new water heater. I hope you have hot water while you are waiting. Hope your game with Abe today goes well. Who is Pam? Does she coordinate the classes you teach? Why does she do anything at all for $5? Maybe the economics of our respective locations are radically different, but here $5 is a fancy cup of coffee. A yoga class is over $20, and any 55 minute private class is $80-90. LOL you are right that charging $6 is not worth the effort of making change. The extra dollar is twenty minutes to 1/2 hour on a parking meter.

Nancy, sorry you only got 1/2 and inch of rain, but it’s a nice start and will help the soil better absorb the next rain. I am sure the howling winds were exciting. We have the same disparity of precipitation amounts. Marin Co. get s far more than we do. I hope your roofer and electrician do great work. It’s great that the Vietnamese techs own their own business.

Andrea, I look forward to the photos.

Robin, do your parents bring back good Dutch cheese from their trips? Hurray for sunny 74 deg tennis. I like coffee black or with cream depending on my mood. At Peet’s I always get a cafe au lait fo the extra calories to fuel the ride back. White chocolate comes from a cocao bean, (or should!), so I give it credit for being chocolate. Of course the cheap stuff might be more palm oil than anything else. I try to boycott palm oil. We have one friend that regularly gives us jars of jams or chutney. I once gave jars of apple butter. I hope you keep mentioning REM. I love that you are in love. LOL at roasted brussels spouts being “not detestable”.

[roberta747]

Good Morning

Looks like rain is coming, and I am questioning whether to go to yoga or not. I woke up in the middle of the night with a severe sinus headache, and the only relief I had was non drowsy formula, so I put saline spray up my nose and struggled to fall asleep again. I have therapy today and got a ticket for the new Mr Rogers movie, with Tom Hanks, hoping to have some nice in my life, especially after days of impeachment hearings and news about the Idiot and his Republican minions destroying truth and the country.

Robin, enjoy tennis in moderate temps. I like real creamer in my coffee and don't use so much that it is a threat to my weight, but am certainly willing to cut a bit of fat. 5 calories are meaningless, to me. Do you watch the hearings? As a historian, I would think this is a fascinating time.

June, funny that I had the same thought as Nina, about an electric hot water heater. That would be so expensive in NY. We had a gas one, then when we got our "energy efficient" oil boiler, we bought one that also heats the hot water. We also bought both items from the gas or oil companies, since they had the lowest prices. You are a good shopper, so I'm sure that you got the best deal possible. The NYC bridge club is in a fancy building on the Upper East Side, by Bloomingdale's, which might also account for the high prices. What makes me anxious is the next thing to happen after the hearings is it goes to a fixed Senate, who already determined the amount of time needed and how the hearings would go, with the White House yesterday. The Republicans don't care about him benefitting personally from his job; they don't care about the public servants he's smeared; they don't care about his family benefitting from his being president, as they investigate the Bidens, who aren't even in office; the Idiot's followers only watch Fox News, so they don't care about truth, since Fox News wrote no quid pro quo under Sondland's picture when he said there was a quid pro quo. And since no one is doing anything to prevent the Russians from interfering, he will be re-elected in a contested election. My wholly cynical and sad take on the events. How is your dad doing at home and on new meds?

Nina, good for you, going to the box yesterday. You are really great about getting your workouts in, despite surgery, teeth and a job. A cold kept me away, so I feel admiration for your dedication. When will you leave for Tahoe? Is there traffic to get there? Sorry I got confused on when you were going, must have been sleepy.

Nancy, good luck with the roofers today. I think Hill summed up Sondland best, when she said he and US policy were at odds, since he was basically an errand boy for the Idiot. I am curious whether you think the Dems should wait for the courts to force testimony from McGahan and Bolton or whether they should just use what they do have and file the blocking of witnesses and documents under contempt of Congress. You are a lawyer, so I am curious what you think. The Republicans going to the WH yesterday to discuss strategy, before even reading evidence or articles of impeachment, shows quite clearly the direction they are headed and he will only be emboldened by them backing him on everything. I think the Dems lowered themselves to Republican lows, by also talking about impeachment, before the inquiry was complete. I don't think the case against him is strong enough or obvious enough for the majority of Americans. On a happy note, I am glad that G is doing better. Maybe you can go see Jojo Rabbit, which you'd both enjoy.

Andrea, congratulations on getting so much done. When you talk about the house, I am surprised that it is as big as it is, with so many great amenities, like sky lights and multiple bathrooms. When our sky lights leaked, we had a guy come and seal it up with soddering. Roofers here take care of skylights and though they are beautiful, we've found they are energy suckers (colder in winter and hotter in summer) and leak regularly. We have a big one in our hallway and the 4th floor apt has one in their living room. You are my hero and role model, making new friends wherever you go, That is a skill I seek and lack. I hope you enjoyed the movie.

Vicki, I wrote after you yesterday and wrote under your post, but I did want to answer your question about subjecting myself to the hearings. This is one of my passions, like sports. I fear for democracy. I fear for freedom of the press. I fear another four years of the Idiot. I watched the Watergate hearings when I was younger, and the information coming out is very similar, so I see the history of what is happening and I don't trust the pundits to interpret for me. I do like to listen to lawyers, especially Constitutional experts, who understand the process better than I do, but I see that all of the tv talkers, like Maddow and Cuomo, to name two not on Fox, don't necessarily just present facts, but present their version. It is more satisfying for me, to watch the questioning, watch the answers and see the nuances for myself, without someone telling me what to think. Not knowing would be so much worse to me. I also understand that it makes me anxious, but I would be more anxious not knowing. How did the alpha male dinner go?

Hi Annette. Hope you and Fred are well. I have done laundry and am feeling congested, so yoga is not a good option, since the focus is on breathing. I will get back to activity asap. Wishing everyone a good day, with good eating and activity.

Roberta

[nstassin54]

Another busy day in semi-retirement. I went to gentle yoga at the nearby Y after leaving G at Simple Coffee. When I picked him up, I had to have a hot soy latte to get through the afternoon. Dinner was roasted veggies and a non-GMO Gardein mock chik'n nugget creation, plus a salad. I used up A's veggies from the fridge. The roof estimate was less than $400 to patch and repair. The roof at 47 years old is near the end of its useful life. Replacement will be expensive, so we'll patch as long as we can. Tomorrow we had planned to see the Met Opera Live in HD production of Akhnaten, a 1984 opera by Philip Glass, but G is not up to it, and I don't want to leave him here alone for half the day. Too bad, the NY Times review called it spellbinding.

Roberta, we did the alternate nostril breathing at the end of yoga today. One nostril is definitely clogged. I have been using Flonase. Either way, the Idiot will not be impeached, so I think the Dems should move forward with what they have now. Adam Schiff and his staff, plus the Judiciary Comm Staff, will have to pull together all the loose threads for the American public, most of whom don't even know where Ukraine is located, let alone why it is important. I am worried that Dems do not have a candidate who can beat the Idiot.

Vicki, glad you enjoyed Paradiso. I reviewed the dessert menu first. I probably would have had the affogato, with gelato a close second. The special salad sounded truly special.

Nina, my parents drank black tea with milk and sugar. Coffee was instant with milk and sugar. I hated both until I went away to college, and discovered good tea and bad coffee that was a necessity. I tested shoulder ROM during yoga today, and my right arm will not go to floor when lying supine with arms stretched behind me. I think 2 months without yoga and PT made it worse. You are making slow but steady progress.

June, 20 years for a hot water heater is a long life. Here, natural gas is always used, but apparently you live in propane land. I thought about what you wrote about grapes and cherries being a source of temptation, because it is easy to grab a handful. That's very true.

Robin, I thought of you today when I saw chocolate-covered coffee beans at Trader Joe's. I've also seen them at CVS, but I'm sure the quality was not so good. REM does roof repairs too? Very impressive. I hope you enjoyed tennis in perfect weather.

Andrea, your before and after photos were excellent. You and B are doing great work. You could go into business with REM.