A little better again today. I managed to make it around the harbour (about 30 mins.) walking with DH -- although I was going so slowly he asked if he could get me a cane I did warn him in advance that I was going to be snail-like, so ... whatever.
I made myself a nice glass of green/spearmint/chamomile tea and popped it in the freezer. It's good! I got the niftiest POM Tea in a glass with a lid the other day and I'm so wild about the glass and spillproof lid that I think I'll buy more so I have a set (the tea was good, too!). 'Tis well to be thrilled by these little things, hey?
I did the "stop when you've had enough" thing at dinner last night. We were having pasta with pesto & scallops and, near the end, I heard that little voice that says "enough" before actual feelings of fullness happen. And listened instead of doing the usual override. Very proud.
I'm doing this thing! In some ways, I feel like the illness was a gift. That time without appetite and w/nausea gave me the space to be able to look at the campaign more objectively and now I'm just going to keep rolling. Little more than a pound a week will have me meeting targets. Onederland before Christmas, ultimate goal by next summer.
Amarantha, you are a very enterprising woman! Good use of the magickal shawl
Anagram, uh... yes, a little guilt. I don't think I'm contagious so I'm going to drop out to see my mom this aft. and take a book that I just finished reading and really enjoyed ("I have a bed made of buttermilk pancakes" by Jacklyn Moriarty). It was pretty wacky -- must look and see if she's written others since... Oh, that was off track. Thanks for the nudge to look after myself!
My site director pretty much told me to stop working so hard -- it's summer! -- on Friday, so I guess I'll try not to be quite so diligent about being in the office.
WSW, yeah, here we go -- let's do this thing right now!
Kat, hope all is well in Katrinabgoodland!
Ceara, going nonstop I bet.
Wildfire, are you around? How's summer?
K, Dollings, shall be off and puttering. Have a lovely Sunday!
Fresh start is always good, even when we're behavin'. This morning I'm just nudging the next pound down. I WILL lose a pound (and a bit) this week. Looking at arriving at goal by my birthday next year.
morning, royal ones. have to get ready for my yearly mammagram. fortunately, it is pretty near my home. getting out in this heat is not my idea of a good time. my feet are so swollen from this heat, i couldn't get in to my regular shoes this morning. my poor feet look like stuffed sausages. ah well. the joys of living in a very humid land. hope everyone has a good day. anagram-so good to see you! amarantha-glad you are recently back in the kingdom also. my timing was obviously good. arabella-glad you are feeling better and taking care of yourself. hi kaylets, ceara, kat, and to all our lovely queens. take care, one and all.
Huzzah to all and to latest posters Arabella 'n Wsw!
Have a good one, all. I must catch up with work today and get done by deadline. Yesterday was quite stressful work wise and I will NOT let it ruin my streak!
Streak will be documented on the 3FC blog, as well as the weight.
So glad you're mending, Arabella. A nasty price to pay for the gift but you're right, 'twas a gift as long as you TOOK the gift and you did. I'm trying to piggyback on your enthusiasm. I do feel more motivated than in a long time. I (chicken) have not previously stated my goal but I thin it's time - now that I've thought about it long enough.
In less than six weeks, I will turn 70. I want my birthday gift to me to be a permanent excursion back to onederland. I've been hovering within a few pounds of that (and once actually made it for a brief moment) for more than two years. Today I was 3.4 lbs away, sometimes it's been 2.2, sometimes 5 or 6 lbs. To be sure, I'd like to lose 5 lbs or so and that is probably doable even for me. At least I want to give it a try.
I will do more carefully the usual. But this time be more of a calorie counter. I've been sleeping well so that's always a good start. It's a good time for me to be most careful because hay fever season is coming up too and I find I fare better then if I am most careful of all the other health things.
No sun yet today but that's good since it gives me a coolish opportunity (if I hasten) to do a little weed action. Laundry in first though. New Target opened near here last week so that's going to be my "fun" for the day - gotta checkit out.
WSW! How did your jaunt go today? Yes, I can relate to swollen feet.
Mine have been aching too. I saw an tip of rubbing a tennis ball with your foot while sitting.... they said even on a plane. To press as hard as you could bear where it hurt the most. Take a little break, and do it again, this time even harder.... accupressure in a sense. And then I was dreaming of sleeping with my legs propped on royal pillows.... the old feet higher than your head trick of getting the fluid moving....
Anagram! What a great goal you have set for yourself! My mom just celebrated 75 yrs. I sent her 14K earrings with just a touch of dangle.... why not? per the note I wrote " Every girl deserves some 14K Sparkle!"
I am with you on your mission! I'm sure we're all with you Anagram! In fact, I'm SOOOO Glad you reminded me of Fresh Start .... I was thinking of Fresh Start Cards, I guess in my dreams again .....
Still very humid here, we have had a few small storms but nothing with cooler air behind them. Its just plain miserable.
Ceara! Update please!
WoodNymph.... GOOD FOR YOU, hearing the "That will be enough" voice....
and listening too!
Empress... Streaking... now I remember when that created quite the commotion....
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Katrina... chin up, you are loved and even though they may be too distracted to tell you, your family is very grateful for all your efforts.
We are here for you.
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Mornings are too crazed lately for me so here's the thought for the morning....
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Thought of the day:
"I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something;
and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do something that I can do. "
Helen Keller
Question of the day :
"Do you have a rag bag ? If you do not, do you know what a rag bag is?"
To be so HOT today. Oppressive humidity. I know, wsw, you have it almost all the time but it's certainly very southern here this week. I've vacuumed b first and second floors already, will do kitchen and stairs after I water the flowers. Then maybe off birthday shopping for Seven. Then THAT'S IT - reading, napping, drinking water will be it for the afternoon. If I do any work later today, it will be in the basement where it's a mite better. Understand I do have a/c but when it's this humid, it seems to penetrate my bones
Determined to have a ly day and hang in for Day 2 of my "streak".
G'morning Queenlies! Flu has progressed to sinus infection. Plus I'm zonked -- wanted to go to bed at 3 yesterday aft. (Did I? No. Did I accomplish anything as a result of staying up? No.) A friend of mine who had this said hers went through all the same stages and took a surprisingly long time to go away. So that makes me feel a bit better, anyway. I'm sure it'll go eventually!
Managed a walk the last few days, at least. And will try to take it easyish for the most part.
Amarantha, kudos on the 1.9 fluffies gone! (it's really two, of course)
WSW, I remember one time years ago going to have dinner at my sister's place on a hot summer evening. Took my shoes off when I went in, had a lovely evening and then when I went to go home I couldn't get my shoes on and had to walk home barefoot.
Kaylets, you're so sweet! Bet your mom was thrilled.
Anagram, that sounds like plenty for the day. Then you can just rest and bask in the glow of your accomplishments. Plus basking is so much nicer when everything's tidy. Hope your heat's not too savage. We've gone from so hot that we had to close all the windows (unusual here) to so cool that we almost have to keep them shut for the other reason What are ya gonna do.
K, I'm off to an eye appointment. Let's make this a good one!
I took my mom to the thrift shop and found a pair of charcoal, pinstripe microfiber trousers. They feel like very fine wool and have a lovely, drapey wide leg. Nice length -- I'll need heels. They're a little snug but wearable...
AND A REGULAR SIZE 15!!!
Ok, I know that it's mostly a combination of a bit of stretch and some particularity of the fit but -- holy smokes! -- size 15! By the time I get a chance to wear them they'll be perfect.
That IS exciting, Arabella. Any lesser number is always a Non Scale Victory.
Having a sleepless night again. Hate when that happens. Second in a row. Second day of streak went ok too. This is the day I really need to hang in and hold on and lack of sleep won't help. Fortunately I've had a good streak of GOOD sleep nights and I still have time to fall back to sleep (after I read a while). And had a really good day yesterday overall so maybe I won't need to be up and at 'em today - maybe.
I am so on track! There's the first week of August down and I'm heading down the scale as planned.
Despite exercise having been decidedly on the feeble side. This could turn out to be the most beneficial flu I've ever had. I really feel like it gave me the space to look at what I was doing and to change. Yay flu?
The Pants Story continues: My sister popped over to borrow a strainer and I told her about my find. She got a funny look on her face and asked to see them. It turns out that she donated them in a bag when she was moving last week. She felt conflicted about donating them instead of seeing if I wanted them but was moving and you know what that's like.
It turns out there's a jacket that goes with the pants and some more stuff that she's not sure if she donated or not. I feel like I should run over to the store and see if I can find the jacket, just in case.
Shall look.
Anagram, I hope you managed to get back to sleep. I woke and dozed and woke and dozed until just about 7 this morning. And I feel like I could pop right back into bed now, too. Which I may do...
So many congrats for being so on track!!!! And it's a nice reward for your unpleasant days. Thinking is another good benefit of being forced to slow down.
The slacks story is so funny - and I'm taking it as justification for my slow pace of parting w/DHs clothes. I've run through more people who have taken a few things that worked for them but now have reached the end of people I know. I've also made at least 5 or 6 trips to Volunteers of someplace. He had more stuff than I realized but am going to have to bite bullet soon and make an end of it. I'm afraid as soon as iIdo, there will be someone who could use a pair of never worn shorts or sneaks or a little worn sportshirt, etc. But I'm dragging on too long even for me. Good luck on the jacket hunt - yes, you must go!
Kaylets, re your ragbag QOD, sure I know and yes, I do but it's more a rag basket and mostly old towels, etc. not old clothes as in yore. My grandma made rag carpets from hers. I just use for cleaning, painting, etc and not much of that so periodically I just throw them all the way out. Sense a pattern here?
Hot, humid again. Yes, I did get a little more off and on sleep in the recliner. Enough once I get fully up and about which is painfully slow this a.m. Going to try to run an errand or two in late morning before the worst of the day again. Had a lot of storms overnight too so at least had rain but it's very steamy/foggy out right now.
Well, day three awaits me on my streak. We'll see. See dr. tomorrow so that's an additional incentive. Recall my last wt in there was decent - don't want it to be up Like I fool them at all!
Just a fly-by as my list be longeth today, including a half day of work and hoping I can get out of a few "assignments" (I am the editor so basically I make my own assignments, but nevertheless they are assigned). Also have to go pay some bills, clean puppy messes (not the bad kind, just the whirlwind of toys, chewed up mags that she got when I wasn't looking, etc.) and etc.
My Day One streak was a howlin' success and I'm on day two, will document the data in my 3FC blog.
Kudos to thee, Wood Nymph on the pants find and yea those nice size numbers will be perfect on thee!!!
Anagram, congrats on the great streak. Huzzah! I'm doin' a 3-dayer this time (actually think I mentioned that, not sure so thought I'd throw it in).
And it's Sunday!
I did warn him in advance that I was going to be snail-like, so ... whatever. 
Fresh start Monday!
Looking at arriving at goal by my birthday next year. 
ly day and hang in for Day 2 of my "streak".
What are ya gonna do. 
Just popping in to say I'm EXCITED!
Which I may do...