Hello Warriors,

Happy bday Larry great to read your post.
Karen, glad you stopped by. So happy you are getting a beach camping trip. Sorry to hear about your MIL. It is great that she can recoup with you.
Judy, awesome on the walking !

Hello Jo, 2.5 weeks and back to school. The summer is flying! We are under an excessive heat watch temps going to be 105-115 with humidity 😰. I will walk the dogs early and have to keep the kiddos inside!

Have a wonderful day warriors and take care of you!

Hiya Berni! Yeppers!

You know what? This will be the 3rd summer in a row where I didn't have to try to lose weight to be "Just Jo" when school starts!

B/c that was always my goal at the end of each school year as "Fat Jo". Every single summer break was the same, that I would try to lose some weight before school started.

So I have not had to do that since summer 2014! Talk about stress-free summers eh? Wow that's a double whammy ~ HEAT + HUMIDITY! At least it's a DRY HEAT here...whatever that's worth!

But it sounds like you have a great plan to stay out of that kinda weather and still do what needs to be done!Thanks and you too, my friend!

I enjoyed a GREAT on plan birthday. We went to the Texas Road House where I celebrated with a 24 oz. rare sirloin steak. Very tender, juicy and tasty. It was larger than I normally eat but it sure was good. I also rode the saddle they have for birthdays after my meal.

Tomorrow I am looking forward to riding my motorcycle about 70 miles to the Springfield, MA Shriners Hospital to attend the board meeting as a guest. Before moving to Florida I was a member of that board and I still have many friends on it. They will be surprised!

Friday DW and I are headed back to the Buffalo, NY area to attend a graduation and 18th birthday party for a shrine patient I have been very close to since he was 1 year old. He has spina-bifida and his mother was told by other doctors that he would not live past 5. Thanks to advances in treatment at Shriners hospitals he is 18 and now planning to attend college

My DH's BFF is very involved in with the Shriners Hospital in Houston. He volunteers extensively and picks the kids up at the airport and takes them to the hospital...DH is a traveling man too!
Happy Birthday!!

JO, , your MIL was a piece of work!! you had me laughing on that one! Mine is ok actually, but, I KNOW I can't stand her here for 'too long', in that, this might sound weird, but she is 'too nice'. Kinda too helpful or nice to a fault. where it gets annoying. When someone said 'kill them with kindness' I understand that meaning now LOL but I can handle her in small doses.

Back to school in 2.5? My kid goes back on Aug. 29. Retire, sounds great, but it sounds like being so active work is probably a great thing for you still, you sure sound like you enjoy your work so that is wonderful!

Bernie, hey, can she come recoup with you? HA HA I will gladly pawn her off to ya.

Larry, sounds like a wonderful b-day!

HI ALL
nothing too much on list but that can change in a flash.
off to grocery to get burgers and salad, etc, for RV trip.
Packing for leaving on friday...not much, short trip so that is good.

for some reason I haven't had chicken lately, so while in the store I think I will grab up some wings and thighs.

everyone enjoy their day!!!

Sounds like you had a terrific 100% OP b'day! WTG, Larry!
You'll have to let us know what they think of the "new leaner Larry"! I know the Shriners do a lot of good work! How terrific that you get to attend his graduation and 18th b'day!

Have fun & stay safe!

The problem with mine was that I was married to her ONLY child...so NO ONE would have been good enough for him. Although my ex-FIL thought I was the bomb! Yep, we go early and are always done the Friday before Memorial Day. US government only pays for 177 school days for kiddos...so it really doesn't matter how one slices up the school year...

Oh yeah, I am SOOOO not ready to retire. Heck, Karen I'm a very young 57 ~ just ask me!! Especially now since I've lost all the weight, I'm healthier than I've been in ages and have all this energy!!!

My decision to retire will rest on the continuing BS (none-teaching CRAP) that seems to become more frequent these years in education and especially mandated by our incompetent state department of education... Seriously, I love being in the classroom, teaching and sharing everything I am allowed to teach... it's truly amazing. Especially since the kiddos want to be in my classroom, after all, I do teach the "fun" classses! Sounds like you have everything under control to stay 100% OP during your short vaca! I knew you would! WTG! Strange how we seem to eat the same proteins over and over again? I know that's the case for me... I'm not saying it's boring... it is what it is! Thanks, girlie and you too!

Good Morning All,

It's been a few days since I've posted. I have been busy with grandkids and have had a lot of family stuff on my mind. A stressful week. Through it all I stay steady with my eating.

I cooked up a bunch of chicken wings & thighs a few days ago and have been eating off those, along with a couple of eggs now and then. Still not eating a lot of veggies, maybe every third day or so. Even though I've tried different vegetables I haven't really climbed the ladder cause I still keep my carb ultra low. I know I need to keep my carbs very low.

My brother with newly diagnosed diabetes has been cutting carbs and bringing his blood sugar down...so proud of him! I have been pushing him to eat low carb. I hope he sticks with it. Diabetes is scary. Low carb can reverse it.

Have a super duper OP day warriors....

Happy belated birthday Larry sounds like the perfect birthday meal to me I can picture you riding that saddle

Your work with Shriners is excellent Larry. I know families are very appreciative of the time you devote

Hello warriors,

Larry I am so glad you had a spectacular bday and enjoyed the steak. The time and energy you put in to the Shriners is admirable!

De, good to see you post! So proud of you even with family stuff you stay on plan but that is why you are a warrior member of team 5%.
Karen, enjoy getting the camper ready with all your yummy on plan food!

Hello to all the other warriors have an awesome day 😀👍

JO I guess 'school' will never be the 'same' as I knew it
even with kiddo it is 'wierder' than I remember as a kiddo.
I would even say I know teachers are under WAY more pressure than before. I guess when it becomes a burden is the time you 'really' think about retiring until then have fun like you do....cause the future will either make it more fun or make it more miserable.

Bernie, ya missed it girlie. take MIL please but yes I will do on plan food for sure.

De ya sound in a good, even place. that is important. put you first at all times...and with brother doing his thing and seeing YOU as an example is well worth the work you put into this.

I am same, when goal comes, veggies (the extreme few I love, like 3) will come back when they 'fit the menu' for the day. I get ya on that!

POOL perfect.
packing rv
off tomorrow and will chat on tues when I return
I just want 'off this life' for a few days

I know the Warrior strong is here on this thread

HI All,
Happy Thursday!
Nothin' to report- just keepin' on keepin' on...
Doc visit tomorrow...
Went to the zoo yesterday-DD and friend had giant cookie, ice cream and later, cupcakes. Me? black coffee.
Got a new scale- the number 150 is hard to break through... but it WILL happen, and then I'll be moving downward to a more reasonable decade for my shrimpy height.
Hope you are all well!
j

I've missed you on the boards. I'm so sorry to hear about you having a stressful week and the a lot of family stuff on your mind...


But you're staying WARRIOR Strong w/o EXCUSES! You Rock!
That's why we've all been über successful, we know what our threshold for carbs are... most of us here are gonna stay ultra low carbs IF we want to maintain our weight loss and keep our good health! WOW what super terrific news about your DB!

Do you all know MarvinNE? He has kicked diabetes to the curb by completely changing his diet to the LC WOE!

I commented about his recent doctor's visit in my journal today:Thanks and you too, dear De!

Hiya Berni and thanks I will b/c I always do! Having an awesome day is a choice right? Just like eating 100% OP!

It's nice to know I'll be in a position to say, yep Imma comin' back or HELL NO!

And I'd have to agree with you on public school being so different than what we experienced! I know in our state, we are forever testing our kiddos to see what they know (more like a "gotcha" for the teachers b/c they think it proves that we AREN'T doing our jobs)... it's getting ridiculous... and if you don't teach Core (Math, Reading/Writing, Science or Social Studies) you don't get the funding at all. I haven't had a new textbook in about 14 years... it's all good. I don't use the ding dang things anyways... My Foods Lab is circa 1960s with a couple of avocado colored stoves (remember those?)... when they die, they don't replace 'em... it's sad. I do the best I can and still manage to teach my kiddos! Have fun at the beach and build a sand castle or two for me! See you on Tuesday! Yep that's why we're here to stay Warrior Strong, support, encourage and help each other along the way!