Hi there! Well, I had planned to have about three days of uncounted calories during this challenge. What I didn't plan was to have them three days in a row.
I feel I didn't do TOO badly - brought half of meal home Friday - and a third of an 8 inch pizza came home with me Saturday. Don't seem to have gained. Maybe that's the heat - easier to stay hydrated. Am feeling somewhat rocky though - stomach problems - wonder if that's from change of diet?
Anyway, i'm not counting those three days as "failures" as I had planned on them all along. So that means I'm on Day 20 of the challenge (Day 22 of being pretty much on track.
Y'all seem to have so much going on. Have to work on that part of my life.
Well I'm 60% confident that I've kicked the deuce. Tonight at weigh in I'll see. The suspense is killin' me!!!!!!
Arabella, I'm SO with ya on the set point thing. My weight loss came to a grinding halt at around 213 and it's taken me almost 3 months to get to 199 in the morning. Like you said though, if it doesn't seem to be working, just keep trying, and trying, and trying!!!!! Our minds have got to overrule our bodies.
Clutha, you can do it! Just one day at a time!
Ceara, about a year ago I did the toxic friend dump too. Matter of fact there was more than one that needed to go and life's been drama-free ever since. It was hard, soooo hard, but healthier for me. Thankfully the Bean and I have had almost 20 years of trouble-free friendship. Actually "friendship" kinda belittles what we are to each other in a way.... But, here's to surrounding ourselves with healthy, positive influences!
Frogger, fingers are crossed for ya! Happy to hear you're staying until YOU decided to leave too. Keep us posted on the new job opportunity!
Anagram, Oh I totally think 3 days of "off" eating could cause tummy trouble. Heck, ONE day usually has me spending more time than I should in the tiny room with porceline fixtures! I betcha' when you're back to "normal" your tummy will be happier too.
Ok, nuff from me. My office is in mum's house and she's just starting having the kitchen remodeled, so I should get some work done before all the racket starts again!
Somehow yesterday's post didnt make it here .... I will recap a bit..
I leave in a few hours for FL to spend my mother's birthday with my folks...
My guess is that I might be in for cooler weather there. Today temps here at home might hit 103....
At home, the a/c unit keeps tripping the circuit breaker.... The a/c people have been here 3 times now .... last night we thought it was resolved but then b/4 11 pm, it tripped again and was reset and then tripped during the night again. So now poor dh will take me to the airport and then stay home to wait for the a/c man to come back.
Dh also had an eye test yesterday. There is definite bleeding behind one eye, he is scheduled for laser surgery in mid Aug to hopefully correct the bleed.
Another BIG motivater for him to get his food/diabetic plan under control.
congrats to all for preseverance.
I will try to at least look in but do not know if I can post while away.
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Here's today's thought:
Thought of the day :
"We really are all part of the solution."
Kevin Johnson, former NBA basketball player, now turning around the
Sacramento school system
Question of the day:
"Can you name your first grade teacher?"
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Hopefully this is the last scorcher day...Have a good time in FL Kaylets....perhaps the AC is going just because there isn't enough power...if there are brown-outs that would do it. I dial and hold mine up to 24C during the day, eventhough they ask us to go to 26....I do have coated dogs you know....and then after 11 or 12pm I let it go back to normal...22C. Maybe today I'll go up to 25....I'm here until 4 if something happens...
Well, got 2 loads of red decorative rock moved after my walk yesterday, and 2 perennials in....want to expand another bed today, and get some other plants in tomorrow in anticipation of the weather breaking. I leave Friday, and they stand a better chance in the dirt, rather in pots with the non-attentive men who live here....they may fry if they are in pots whilst I am gone. Frost....as early as mid-October. As late as May 24th...if you cover you can go earlier or later...
Another day on target yesterday...I am claiming that today ....that scale has edged down enough...
Tally:
1. water *********
2. Road walk *****
3. No food after 7 pm. *********
4. 2 glasses of wine/week.
5. multivitamin *********
Was up quite late last night...was picking up friends coming in from Halifax on the train....an 8 pm arrival was actually 11:20 pm...they were late all along the line...the train from Gaspe was 1.5 hours late and they waited for it there...so they all missed connections right up the line. My friend is a diabetic, but the Via people took good care of her!
Arabella...you and I are at about the same spot....I've been sitting at 25 down now for a bit....I think you may be right...our set point needs to change a bit. Hang on...let's change our bodies' histories! Glad the transition is going smoothly for you Frogger! Are the new opportunites closer to home? Stay cool wsw...kudos on your single mindedness for staying on track! The second 21 days are almost done...and you too Anagram....where are you in your days? I don't know quite what I'm going to do for vacation .... challenge-wise ....I think I suspended the wine restrictions....but you know I think I will just challenge myself until I leave, then try and keep the water, walking, vitamin and time restrictions and not go hog-wild on the wine. When I get back I will restart another 21 days....I'm just not into higher math functions And I really want to get into that lower decade...I can taste it! NSV...wore jeans last night (dog sex again) that I haven't worn for at least a year and a half...and they fit! In fact I had trouble finding them in my closet, they'd been pushed so far back!
OK...gotta go...the hot tar and chips beckon...ugh. I'll feel better when it is done! Have a great one Ladies! to all!
Quick up date guys, one day down and twenty to go but I am feeling focussed and on top form. Thanks for all the encouragement and good luck with all your challenges!
I had kind of a down day yesterday -- tired, didn't excercise for the first day in I don't know how long and just glum. Ate too much in the afternoon. I think my intake for the day would have been fine, but don't want to get into a pattern. Was off schedule with my SLD plan, which really seems to work well when you get the balance right. Rededicating self.
Ceara, you're getting pretty close to vacation time Exciting! I'm longing to find out if MIL is coming or not (selfishly, I must admit -- I just want to know how vacation-like my vacation is going to be.) It occurs to me that she may not even decide until after I'm at the cottage. I guess I'll just have to adjust to the uncertainty. Still considering stringing up DH for inviting her to go to the cottage with me when he won't even be able to be out there. Men.
Kudos on the pound gone! I don't think I've ever really experienced a plateau like this before. Then again, I guess I've never been 51 and trying to shake the fluffies before. Ah well, we soldier on. Hope it cools for you soon!
Kaylets, I feel for you with the AC problems -- sounds almost worse than having no AC. We don't, but then again, it doesn't usually get as hot here. Sending cooling ocean breezes your way...
My first grade teacher was Miss MacKinnon. She was a teacher of a certain age who, nevertheless, wore red go-go boots. Good for her, I say!
WSW, thanks for the reminder about the massages -- I've got to go to my doctor's office anyway to get an appt. for a physical (they don't ever answer the phone or, seemingly, return calls) so I'll get a new referral for massages at the same time. I only ever had one, but -- my goodness! When I left that office I felt fabulous and like I couldn't get stressed out about anything if I tried. Mmmmmmmm....
Punkinseed, how goeth the WI? I really feel like these "landmark" kind of WIs are tricky to negotiate, like we resist passing them on some level? I've been within 1.5 of 20 off since I started WW for weeks now and am having to work like the to get past it. Hope you flew past that artificial barrier!
Clutha, good for you starting off all guns blazing! That's the way to do it.
K, lovelies -- back to the virtual salt mine for me. Avanti!
Happy trip, Kaylets. Yes, you will be cooler! Two more scorchers to go and not a whole lot better after all. Hope dh problems even out.
Happy trip to you too, ceara. My goodness, you're a gogo gardener Wish I could see it all.
Arabella, dh did WHAT? You should have been consulted and you should have been allowed to just have that cabin for thine own self if thee wanted it that way. Hope you explained his transgression in very clear (and patient) language. It is a man thing, no doubt, but mayhap his generosity at your expense was prompted by news of MILs situation.
wsw - good for you on the massage. glad it helped. You're hanging in so well.
Frogger, enjoy your last days and then your vacation. Hope the new position is in place by the time you come back so you don't have any lost income time to set your finances back.
Clutha, hang onto that enthusiasm!
Re challenge - yesterday was the 21st day of that challenge. The three days I didn't count calories were not really that bad (at one meal each day and I only ate half of that).
I'll be declaring a new challenge after I think on it. I'm going to doctor this afternoon and sometimes doctors come up with the challenges Skipping tai chi this morning but will work on it at home to make up for the miss. Had t.c. Monday, pool yesterday. Had to really force myself both days because of weather. So I've been doing pretty well on exercise (for me) and fluids and calories. We'll see what demon scale says today at doctor's. I'm feeling more "fit" but always dragging. Gotta find the answer to that.
Punkin, enjoy visit with Bean!! Unburden your soul, too, unless you do all that via phone.\
First grade teacher was Catherine Dalto. I remember because, though she was quite young, she became ill before the year ended and passed away that summer. No idea why but she was kindly.
Anagram, you are so charitable! Actually, DH invited his mother to stay at the cottage about a week after I initially booked it. She just said she was trying to figure out when she was going to visit in the summer and he said "Oh! We're renting a cottage mid-August -- why don't you come then?" Although he had not a thought in his head of being there himself. I still can hardly believe it! In any case, I've told him that if his mom comes I'm taking a third week and taking my vacation then.
Congrats on the second block and enjoy your A/C! (I wonder why it's abbreviated that way? I know it is, but ... hmmmm...)
Yup, I got it done, I was down 3.2 last night, my WW total is 41.4, MY total is 46.2. Very happy to have overcome that little milestone.... Next is my second 10% lost. I'm about 3.6 pounds from that...
Arabella, have a great vacation with or without your MIL (yikes, DH could be in deeeeeeep doo for that!)
Clutha, congrats on day one! Sometimes the first one is the hardest....
Ceara, hard to think of any kind of freeze when it's still over 80 here! It's been in the high 30's in the mornings here, 80's during the day. Fall is coming I can feel it!
WSW, ooooh a massage sounds so good! I need to make an appointment for one during my September vacation, me thinks!
Kaylets, have a great time in Florida with your mom! Good luck too to the DH with his eye surgery, thankfully they found it early on and can do something about it. See? Another tale of scare that I can tell to my dad, the Sweet-Tart, cookie monster diabetic that he is!
Anagram, 21 days!
Ok, gotta get some work done while I can. There's construction going on in our office so I'm making phone calls between nail gun bangs!
Oooh, congrats, Punkin. So proud of you. You've made a great comeback.
Sorry, WN. I tried to give DH an out. I think your third week plan should do it.
When I went to doctor I was down 7 pounds from last weigh in. Can't remember if that was May or June but it was my highest point. Of course I didn't think I REALLY weighed that much at the time so maybe I'm down less than 7 pounds. Anyway it's over the last two or three months - the point is that it's DOWN. I really go by the weight on my home scales under controlled circumstances - that's less of course than dr scales so they're closer to being back in onederland.
Re next 21 days - so far what I'm coming up with is continuing with water, food, exercise stuff I've been working on. I do have a goal to get my LDL cholesterol down but wouldn't know that result for a while. Dr. did do blood work today but I said we can wait until next visit (Nov) to recheck that. Gives me more time to work on it. HDL and triglycerides are good. Just that LDL. I hadn't started back to regular exercise when they last tested so am hoping that will help. Need to add something to challenge - thinking cap on. Not that sticking to the above wouldn't be challenge enough.......
anagram-congrats on completing this last challenge! a/c is definitely my favorite invention.
kaylets-have a good vacation. my first grade teacher was mrs. nelson. surprised myself by remembering that.
clutha-you're doing great!
punkin-congrats on reaching onederland!
arabella-men are like that, aren't they?! good for you for making sure you get that third week of real vacation.
ceara-congrats on lb. down, and those jeans fitting!
almost made it through another day on target. have dinner planned out, so hopefully, it is a done deal. stuck inside today because of this miserable heat, but have an appointment tomorrow morning, so will have to venture out then. the heat is absolutely wearing me out. too bad it can't do something useful like melt off a little weight. ah well! to all in the roayal kingdom, have a good evening.
Hey guys, well done on sticking in there and have a good time away for those who are going on trips. Yesterday was another good day, wrote it all down and journalled. One problem was the booze. I had an non self induced drink and am not sure to count it or not? A friend said here - taste this without telling me it was liquorice vodka so yes I had a drink but I didn't want to. Do you think I have to reset to the start or can I not count that?
Happy to hear you're staying until YOU decided to leave too. Keep us posted on the new job opportunity!
today ....that scale has edged down enough... 
And I really want to get into that lower decade...I can taste it! NSV...wore jeans last night (dog sex again) that I haven't worn for at least a year and a half...and they fit! In fact I had trouble finding them in my closet, they'd been pushed so far back!
to all!
Good morning, Queenlies!
don't want to get into a pattern. Was off schedule with my SLD plan, which really seems to work well when you get the balance right. Rededicating self. 
Exciting! I'm longing to find out if MIL is coming or not (selfishly, I must admit -- I just want to know how vacation-like my vacation is going to be.) It occurs to me that she may not even decide until after I'm at the cottage. I guess I'll just have to adjust to the uncertainty. Still considering stringing up DH for inviting her to go to the cottage with me when he won't even be able to be out there. Men. 
When I left that office I felt fabulous and like I couldn't get stressed out about anything if I tried. Mmmmmmmm....
Punkinseed, how goeth the WI? I really feel like these "landmark" kind of WIs are tricky to negotiate, like we resist passing them on some level? I've been within 1.5 of 20 off since I started WW for weeks now and am having to work like the 
to get past it. Hope you flew past that artificial barrier! 
Skipping tai chi this morning but will work on it at home to make up for the miss. Had t.c. Monday, pool yesterday. Had to really force myself both days because of weather. So I've been doing pretty well on exercise (for me) and fluids and calories. We'll see what demon scale says today at doctor's. I'm feeling more "fit" but always dragging. Gotta find the answer to that.
