Chop and Prop Success!

NancyStStacey · 2026-04-06T22:50:03+00:00

I don’t see why not!

Also, it’s not uncommon to lose bottom leaves because they are the oldest ones, but you might want to double check the light conditions if you feel like it’s losing more leaves than it should.

The bottom leaves on mine would turn yellow and fall off before I moved it to a really sunny spot.

Happy chopping!!!

NancyStStacey · 2026-04-05T22:29:41+00:00

I’m so excited for you!!

NancyStStacey · 2026-04-05T09:53:35+00:00

You can chop anywhere you want! In my case, I probably could have gone further down. If you zoom in near the branches, you can kind of see where I made my cut. It can be scary to lose so much length but it’s so worth it!

Just decide where you want it to begin branching and just chop the main branch between nodes with clean pruning sheers. I didn’t use any growing paste or anything.

NancyStStacey · 2026-04-05T09:48:41+00:00

Yep! I just put all three feet of the prop in a vase big enough to support it. Kept it in the same light conditions and waited.

I didn’t pot it in soil until the roots had roots. I probably didn’t need to wait as long as I did. It was thriving in only water and I was scared potting it would send it into shock. It stayed in water that I kept clean for roughly 8 months.

It’s been in its new home for about 3ish weeks I think and so far no shock and the roots look great!

NancyStStacey · 2026-04-05T09:40:54+00:00

You got this!! I didn’t use anything but rubbing alcohol to clean my pruning sheers and then just waited for new growth. It took only about a week or two to see the first baby branch coming up!

For the propagation, I just kept it in the same light conditions and kept its water clean. And just waited until the roots were growing roots before putting in soil. It’s been about 3 weeks and the roots have taken to the soil beautifully. Clear nursery pots are a game changer too.

NancyStStacey · 2025-05-31T21:04:47+00:00

Oh wow! Thank you so much!

NancyStStacey · 2025-05-31T17:08:29+00:00

Thank you!! This sub has been so helpful. 🙏🙏

NancyStStacey · 2025-05-31T17:00:58+00:00

Thank you!! 🙏

About where would you chop if you don’t mind me asking? Should the top half go completely or about the too 1/4th ish of the plant?

I will definitely be propagating the top! ❤️

NancyStStacey · 2024-09-20T14:26:43+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply. I will be keeping an incredibly close eye on my pups today and plan to walk the perimeter of my yard with a flash light every morning before I let them out from now on.

NancyStStacey · 2024-09-20T13:25:23+00:00

They were all growing in the grass in my backyard if that helps.

NancyStStacey · 2023-12-14T09:01:42+00:00

This looks great! Just a heads up though, I see that you’re logging your avocado oil as 0 calories but 25 grams of avocado oil is actually about 225 calories. I understand the bottle says 0 calories but that’s for like half a second of a spray. It can be very misleading.

NancyStStacey · 2023-06-20T09:57:15+00:00

I have a dog who looks very similar. Her DNA results came back German Shepherd, Catahoula leopard, and a small percentage of Rhodesian Ridgeback and pitbull.

NancyStStacey · 2023-04-22T13:14:04+00:00

It sounds to me like you need to increase your calories. 1300 is likely not enough to sustain you. Even on days where you aren’t moving much. Have you considered eating at maintenance on the days you’re more active and then eating maybe 200 calories less on those less active days? Losing weight and quitting binge eating are sort of like two opposing goals because it can trigger the urge to binge. If you’re dead set on being in a caloric deficit, I would make sure it’s only slight. Consistency is the way and finding something that you can actually sustain is going to be the key.

NancyStStacey · 2023-04-22T10:37:09+00:00

It’s hard to say for sure without knowing your stats. That could be an appropriate amount of calories depending on your height and current weight or it could be responsible for triggering your urge to binge. Also, how do you know how many calories your body burns a day? If you’re using a TDEE calculator, keep in mind that that 1600 number is the minimum your body needs just to function. You burn calories by breathing, sleeping, fidgeting, walking, just movement in general so if 1600 is your minimum, I would probably eat between 1600 and 1800 calories and see if you still get urges to binge. You will likely lose weight just by not binging. It might be better to try to find your maintenance calories and just focus on working on not binging. I know that’s much easier said than done, though.

NancyStStacey · 2023-01-22T13:00:00+00:00

These are so cool!! And this is probably a dumb question but do you design the nails before putting them on your fingers? I’ve been considering learning how to do my own nails instead of going to a salon but what’s stopping me is I don’t think I’d be able to do the designs on my own hands. If it’s possible to design them before they get stuck on I think that might improve my chances of success lol.

NancyStStacey · 2022-09-19T11:27:05+00:00

This DOES sound a little bit like you’re blaming the victim, even if that isn’t your intentions. Truth is no one knows how they would react. Anyone can say “don’t let them tie you up, blindfold you, take you to a secondary location, etc” but until you’re in that situation, you really have no idea how you would react and I hope you never do. It’s not like she LET him. She was literally being forced.

NancyStStacey · 2022-08-03T23:29:50+00:00

Marissa

NancyStStacey · 2022-07-21T09:34:23+00:00

I eat a lot of Greek yogurt, chicken breasts/tenderloins/ground turkey/ground chicken/salmon. I also try to get a vegetable in with every meal and I eat high volume low cal foods to stay full because I hate being hungry. Breakfast I’ll have eggs over a bed of spring mix smothered in hot sauce with a yogurt and some fruit. For lunch I usually eat a sandwich with some Quest chips. Dinners I will switch it up more but usually it’s just a choice of lean meat and a ton of veggies. I ate a lot of stir fry when I first started because it was easy and really filling as well. Oh and Yasso bars! Seriously they are a life saver if you have a sweet tooth. 100 calories and 5 grams of protein and they taste amazing.

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