I thought I would start adding a weekly picture of Bokeh to these posts as well. At least for now. So here is your Bokeh Picture of the Week:
Those little puppy teeth are sharp!
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WARNING: THERE ARE PICTURES OF DELICIOUS CHICKEN FEET IN THIS POST. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WILL HAVE UNCONTROLLABLE MOUTH WATERING WHILE LOOKING AT THOSE PICTURE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGE YOUR KEYBOARD OR PHONE WITH THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DROOL, THEN DON’T LOOK AT THIS POST AND GO EAT SOME DELICIOUS CHICKEN FEET.
A month or so Jay, Willy, and I went down to Wong’s Chopsticks to eat some dim sum. Maybe you aren’t as worldly and sophisticated as Jay, Willy, and I and don’t know what dim sum is, don’t worry. Here is a handy dandy definition from The Asia Society:
Dim sum is a traditional Chinese meal made up of small plates of dumplings and other snack dishes and is usually accompanied by tea. Similar to the way that the Spanish eat tapas, the dishes are shared among family and friends. Typically dim sum is consumed during brunch hours — late morning to lunchtime.
Here are the pictures from our big dim sum brunch:
Dim Sum Menu
I went with the traditional hot tea.
Cause I’m so fancy!
The 1st round.
The thing about dim sum is…
It all looks kinda gross. Except the chicken feet of course!
So delicious!
Also good.
That chicken won’t be crossing any road, at least not with out a prosthetic anyways.
Chicken foot remains.
This really was the showstopper! By far the best thing on the menu.
The short answer about Chopstick’s. Would I go back? Would I go out of my way for it? Probably not. Dim sum is good for something different every now and again, but I don’t sit up at night and crave it. Well maybe that broccoli, which was absolutely amazing!
About those chicken feet. Jay and I both took them down like the men that we are. Willy had about 2 bites and threw in the towel. We brought some back for Jesse cause he talked a big game. But it just ended up being talk. Once presented with the chicken feet he was well… a big old chicken! Bawk! Bawk! Hard to believe he passed on a chance to eat delicious chicken feet.
It was a terrible day. Absolutely terrible! It was like finding out that the Easter Bunny isn’t real. Just something invented to take the heat off Santa.
You can find Wong’s Chopsticks here:
5500 Merle Hay Road
Suite L
Johnston, Iowa
HOURS:
Sunday 9 AM–9 PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM
Friday 11 AM–9 PM
Saturday 11 AM–9 PM
Next Sunday’s food adventure will not involve a bakery and no chicken feet. But something much, much worse somehow.
But…
How is my efforting to live a healthy lifestyle going?
This week my weight went down 2.4 pounds. I am now down 43.6 pounds since starting Noom. I am 1.0 pounds from my next intermittent goal weight. Which I would like to reach by next Sunday. I am 11.0 pounds away from my ultimate goal weight*. Although. I can say for certain that after I reach my “ultimate goal weight” that goal weight will change. I’m going to guess with about another 25 pounds or so. We’ll see. I have to make that weight first.
I ate a little better this week again. Although I did crush some homemade pizza on Friday night and then tackled a few s’mores to boot. But for the most part it was a good week. My exercise fell off a bit. Need to get that average 7 day step count back up of 10,000 this week. Maybe return to the gym for the first time since getting Bokeh. Her potty training isn’t perfect, but she is definitely close!
But weight isn’t the only measure (or even the most important measure) of positive results. I bought some smaller shorts this week. I’m sure I actually went down a pant size a while back, but as long as I had a belt to hold my them up, I wasn’t too worried about how loose they are becoming. So that is something.
Since I started using Fitbit on February 20, 2024 (103 days) I’ve:
+ Taken 1,261,135 steps
+ Averaged 8,859 steps a day for the last 7 days
+ Walked 583.69 miles
+ Averaged walking 5.66 miles a day
That is all to report for now.
*Ultimate goal weight subject to change.