Welcome my friends to our weekly issue of Journey with Friends. This is a time that we come together for support, for encouragement, for fellowship – all with one single goal in mind – to live better. Welcome to our journey to share our goals and our accomplishments and our disappointments and frustrations.
Together we can do this!
Hey sweet friends! How did you do last week? We are moving right along here at the Hotel Thompson. I’m actually doing good. I’ve been working a lot of different hours but I’ve also been watching what I’m eating. It’s meshing the two half way these days. Complicated but it’s working. I no way got my walking in because of work. But I can say that the weather is getting cooler. Most days it’s still hotter than you can imagine but every couple of days, Fall tries to kick in and make an appearance. And another thing about fall – pumpkin. Oh my! I just can’t get enough of pumpkin. I actually found a recipe for pumpkin muffins with cream cheese. I’m going to see if I can tweak the recipe to get rid of some of the sugar and try it maybe this coming up weekend. It sounds so marvelous. I’ll keep you posted and try to take pics. How are you with pumpkin – yay or nay?
So my friends – how was YOUR week? Hugs to a great week.
Piglove 
Tails Around the Ranch
10/03/2016 at 2:46 pm
Double YAY on the pumpkin! I keep it on my pantry shelf all year long since it not only tastes good, it’s good for pups who have upset tummies. 🙂
Piglove
10/03/2016 at 2:53 pm
YES! I think that is why us anipals are partial to loving it here too. Mom always keeps some on hand just in case one of us is not feeling well. Awesome stuff that pumpkin is. XOXO – Bacon
Tails Around the Ranch
10/03/2016 at 2:55 pm
And oh-so tasty. Can’t wait for the pumpkin pies to start filling the house up with divine smells.
Piglove
10/03/2016 at 3:53 pm
OMP – YES! Mom found an awesome pumpkin muffin recipe that has cream cheese in it. I think – crosses my hooves – that she fixes it this weekend. XOXO – Bacon
kandykid
10/03/2016 at 3:02 pm
Pumpkin, Yeah, we have finished two boxes of cookies, yummy!
Piglove
10/03/2016 at 3:55 pm
It tis the year, right? Mom keeps saying that it just comes once a year so you have to splurge. What she doesn’t finish with is that ‘her year’ is from October 1 to December 31. Snorts with piggy laughter. XOXO – Bacon
Lavinia Ross
10/03/2016 at 3:06 pm
Pumpkin is good! And the cats like it too. 🙂
Piglove
10/03/2016 at 4:18 pm
Most definitely! June
MissKymmiee
10/03/2016 at 3:53 pm
Great work 💕 http://www.misskymmiee.com
Piglove
10/03/2016 at 4:18 pm
Thanks my sweet friend. June
sheilaenglehart
10/03/2016 at 8:12 pm
Pumpkin is my favorite flavor next to coffee. Fortuitous that they go together. Try substituting powdered stevia for sugar in anything but frosting.
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 11:49 am
Oh my! I must try that indeed. I even found Pumpkin Spice Cheerios this past weekend at the market. Of course I got a box. Heart smart and pumpkin flavored – yummo! June
Hailey and Zaphod
10/03/2016 at 8:17 pm
So glad you had a wonderful week. I am learning to like pumpkin.
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 11:50 am
It is a learning curve. I didn’t always like it. But these days, I’m loving it! – June.
Cupcake
10/03/2016 at 9:48 pm
Mom and I love pumpkin, too. She made me some pumpkin/yogurt frozen treats. Yum!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 11:51 am
OMP!! Mom found a recipe for the pooch here for something similar. She is suppose to be making him some this weekend… which means I get some too – 🙂 XOXO – Bacon
franhunne4u
10/04/2016 at 12:46 am
Pumpkin gets into soup at my house. And sometimes into pumpkin cake (basically carrot cake with pumpkin instead of carrots). But I have read a pumpkin-apple-jam recipe and I am tempted.
Pumpkin muffins with cream cheese – uhm … only a good idea when you take them to work so you do not eat that many of them … that is sugar and fat and while that is tasty it’s not recommendable, when you want to try to adjust your weight.
(Neither would pumpkin cake be). So yes, make them – but share them with your office. Make them to get them out of your head. Share them to get them out of your reach.
It is always easier to avoid what is not recommendable when you just not have treats in the house.
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 11:53 am
So true. But I’m thinking the muffins would freeze well too if wrapped individually. That would be awesome at times. June
P.S. I’ve also seen the muffins made with sugar substitute. Might try that.
franhunne4u
10/04/2016 at 12:23 pm
Uhm – you know that sugar substitute is used to fatten piggies? They eat more when they taste “sweet” – but no calories arrive in the stomach.
easyweimaraner
10/04/2016 at 7:04 am
we will make pumpkin soup this week… there is no fall without anything pumpkin :o) apart from that, the suzie quattro memorial pants are happy campers this time… stress is an ugly but very effective diet…
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 11:57 am
YES!! I actually had a neighbor stop me last night on the way to my mailbox that asked me how I was slimming down – LOL. Stress baby. It does wonders. And also PAIN. Sometimes when you are in a lot of pain, eating is the last thing you want to think about. Darn this rheumatoid arthritis! June
easyweimaraner
10/04/2016 at 12:39 pm
maybe they picked the word die-t for a reason? the worst is that stress and pains can mess up the tastiest foods&snack… even häagen dazs or ben&jerry… what a sh*t :o(
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 12:51 pm
You said it!
angelswhisper2011
10/04/2016 at 11:39 am
Granny is Pumpkin Yay and Grandpaw is Pumkin Nay.. and I am just a little pumpkin, who had a weekend with introoders and they stressed me out…can’t remember if I had a life before that…MOL 😀 Pawkisses for an easy week ahead 🙂 ❤
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 12:21 pm
I understand about stress my sweet friend. You hang in there. There are definitely some quiet time heading your way for sure ((hogs and snout kisses)) XOXO – Bacon
Nylabluesmum
10/04/2016 at 12:50 pm
Only 1 chocolate bar (small) & nothing else. Eating apples, grapes, raisins.
Salad almost every day. I do need meat tho’…I am a ‘meat-avore’……lol….but meat is better than junk food right June?? 😉
(((hugs))) Sherri-Ellen
Piglove
10/04/2016 at 12:51 pm
Yes it is. Meat is protein. LOL – June
speedyrabbit
10/08/2016 at 6:58 am
Pumpkin….OMB we Love it,xx Rachel and Speedy
Piglove
10/08/2016 at 9:28 am
Isn’t it the best?! I can’t get enough of it this year. – June