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Well, net loss for August is 1 pound. Which I lost many times. That's OK.....Go onto Day 2 here....I have been thinking about my goals...and I think I will do a series of sliding ones...add at least 1 new goal/ week. I know that doesn't quite fit the premise but I think I need to do that...push the envelope a bit.
So this 7 day...vitamin/day, no food after 8 (7 perferably), and an eagle eye to quality of food. I will strive to do the other healthy things but I don't wanna count them right now. Meeting last night was interesting, and will cause me to do even more self-analysing and thinking and praying. As long as I don't eat about it! :lol: Kaylets, everytime I read about the thump and the peanut butter I laugh...not at your expense mind you, just the visual. Something to do with knees and petticoats and bloomers! Oh yes, and a sun bonnet. Been there many times, and don't want to be any more. I do love PB out of the jar though, on the spoon. :rolleyes: Yup Arabella...not just the bod but the mind too...my mind has been self destructive in its direction of my eating for 2 weeks, and yet the bod has said "NO" resoundingly and still hung onto the loss...go figure. Time to move down. Glad you had a great vacation overall...I did too. I'm off again at the end of September and 2nd wk of October so there is more to look foreward to.... Thanks Anagram...but the queen of the wagon showed her knees and other unmentionables in a not so graceful fall....am back on at the moment. How are you feeling? Bad combo of bugs there. Glad you are coming into the techno world again wsw...missed you. Yup Kat...I generally high-light and copy before I post...because when I don't....poof! Yes, funny how employers like that....for their employees to actually work...mine are the same. How dare they! A pox on 'em! 'Tis a special day of the week....where thee be Punkin? 'K, I'm off....gotta clean out the car, load it up and be at the show before 11...Carpe Diem. :wave: to the MIA Royalty! |
Day 3, Yuppir.
Good morning, Queenlies! I seem to have a cold, although I'm still fighting it and have some hopes of winning. Will take it as easy as possible...
Managed a good day yesterday anyway, although I didn't exercise. Feeling like the bod may need rest more. May be same story today. DS and DGS are here and I'm mostly goofing off. One day closer to Christmas in Onederland goal. Ceara, ooooooh... I misled you, I'm afraid. My vacation mostly sucked, although there were some good moments. It really was not what I needed in many, many ways. But I won't go into it right now. I'm sure that's part of why I've succumbed to this ailment, along with the shock of BIL's death. I'd love to hear more about the meeting last night. DH and I are edging into a new phase of focusing more than ever on physical/mental/spiritual health. K, must go 'way and see how little I can get away with doing today. Avanti! |
'Tis a cloudy day in the neighbourhood....and I work today. Did very well at the show yesterday...she is a cute as a button and we got some points. Now I've got to do paperwork :yes:
The day went well...scale is the same. Drank more water, although that isn't one of the official count, ate healthy stuff, (no show food...that'll kill you), had salmon BQ'd (sorta) for dinner with peas and mashed and a small spinach salad, and didna eat after 8 so...life is good. And I think I took 2 vitamins yesterday :?: I KNOW I took 1! About the BQ...why is it, when you have 2 propane tanks, the male BQ person lets one get empty, puts the full one on, and doesn't fill the first? Of course, the second tank went empty before the fish was done...had to finish it in the oven under the broiler. Men. I could have had a bottle of wine then...I was hungry and therefore crabby and really frustrated! Argh! SO, I guess all the Royal :queen: must be enjoying the last long week-end of the summer...hard to believe that it is here already...this is the week-end of a long-standing and very popular fair in the town where I work...always good for a million people coming in to use the bathroom...the ones at the fair don't flush you see.... The meeting Arabella was about formulating a mission statement for the United Church that I attend. I was the chair there for 3 years, and am still past chair. The meeting was interesting, but I think the mission statement for many of those old people is "what's in it for me?" I wonder why I go there sometimes...there are some people there who meet some of my spiritual needs I guess. I won't be there for the process, although I will help with the physical lunch preps on Saturday because I'm to be in 2 other places that day already. But I will still reflect and pray on it. Praying is good. The co-ordinator is a dynamic person, and gets right to the heart of things...I have hope. But some of these people are very country farm people and very resistant to change. Of any sort. Alright....it is 7:30, and I think I may just go for a road walk....the bod will be in shock! Have a great day ladies! Will be back! :wave: |
Saturday in the Summer Palace -- Day 4
Good morning, :queen:lies! I believe my decision to take it easy and try to beat this cold is paying off. I feel better today -- a bit sniffly, not 100%, but not too bad. This would be the classic time for me to get sick and sometimes these things are so hard to shake. I've been out for a walk already and am going to do the shopping and straighten the house -- somehow it's gotten all crooked again :dz: Other than that, I'm going to lounge I think :) We're going to dinner at the house of our best friend couple tonight.
Day 4, heading for my Christmas goal. :dance: :dance: Fluffies, BEGONE! :wizard: Our neighbour was having a yard sale today and DH actually convinced me to scoot over there when we got back from our walk: "This would be the time to go if you're going," said he, handing me $38. Well, I spent $12 more than that but I got a beautiful silky cotton pale seafoam duvet and matching sheet set (both in original packaging), an Egyptian cotton sheet set and a king size flat sheet that I just had to get because it's a gorgeous cornflower blue. A handsome lamp for the living room and a nice small one for the office or my side of the bed. An ochre mixing bowl from Tuscany and a milk pitcher, some adorable wine charms, a coffee mug and an oven mitt. :) I'm very happy. We've needed a new duvet for our bed for EVER. We bought one with a slippery surface back in the early years and every winter it causes untold grief because it slides to one side or the other or off the freakin' bed altogether. The new one will look beautiful on our bed -- goes with all the sheets we have, besides the matching set, too. And will give our bedroom a nice dressed-up look. Kudos to your cute girl, Ceara! :encore: Re: BQ, gas, men -- :shrug: Oh, they can be frustrating beasts, can't they. "What's in it for me" seems to be a horribly common mission statement, doesn't it. Praying and reflecting, on the other hand, we can never have too much of. I'm reflecting on my gratitude, right now, that DH has been shaken so by the death of his brother that it's almost like Scrooge after the visitation of the 3 spirits. I think our marriage is going to benefit hugely! Hope you've got nice weather for your road walk. Sunny here today, but nudging down uncomfortably close to the freezing mark. I think it's going to be a gorgeous day, though. Lurkest any other Queenlies? Time for a fly-by :wave:? |
Hello there, my friends....
Here I am at work *again* For some reason, I'm not getting the computer time in at home to post a good long one. Will give this a shot, it seems pretty quiet around here....so far!
What's new with me? Hmmm...still plugging along at Weight Watchers. I was feeling extremely non-productive, in the weight loss department, Thursday night and decided that I didn't feel like weighing in if I wasn't going to see a loss. DUMB! Yes, I know. All the more reason to go and be re-motivated, right? (I do this quite frequently, hem and haw til the last possible minute and then decide to go--I'm always glad that I did, too!) So, I went and was OVERJOYED to see that I had lost...ahem... .4! That's four tenths of a pound, not four pounds, for those of you who are skimming through my ramblings. I really was happy that I had lost at all, thus making my grand total for EIGHT WEEKS....8.8 lbs. Impressive, yes? :no: HOWEVER. Any WW leader would point out that that is an average of a pound a week, which is perfectly acceptable and actually desirable: slow, steady, consistent weight loss. In another lifetime, I would have long since declared, "See? This just doesn't work for me, what is the point of it all?" and gone back to pigging out. Somehow, this time, I'm determined to just keep at it. (I am going to hit a 10 lb loss by Thursday if it kills me...I love the applause, and the star for my little red WW card!) Enough about me... Arabella...sounds like a great score at the yard sale!! :cp: I'm not sure if I offered my condolences on the death of your brother in law, so please accept them now. I'm happy that your DH is seeing life in a new light as a result, though. :hug: Is it really close to freezing where you are? :brr: Hard to imagine...it's still pretty summery here. Well, when it's not pouring rain and blowing like crazy...courtesy of Tropical Storm Ernesto! Stay warm! Ceara...Your words hit home; "my mind has been self destructive in its direction of my eating for 2 weeks, and yet the bod has said "NO" resoundingly and still hung onto the loss...go figure. Time to move down" I hear that! I'm looking at that as a victory, hanging on the the loss. Means that even through the self destructive madness, we're still doing something right! Kaylets....I often find that I'll make excuses to not exercise, force myself to, and then feel wonderful afterwards. Why do we do that to ourselves? TELL ME! Favorite piece of jewelry: A little sterling silver and malachite ring that dh bought me at Yellowstone Park, way back when, before we were married. It only fits on my pinky now, but I love it dearly! wsw...I'm glad to hear that you're improving. Keep up the good work! anagram...Re: "Morbidly Obese" Yes, a lovely way to be categorized, isn't it? The last doctor I went to (before finding a wonderful new doc) had labelled my "condition" as, Exogenous Obesity. Thanks, doc! There goes my beeper, I guess it's time to work. Hi to everyone else, hope that the remainder of your Labor Day Weekend is great! I think the rain has finally stopped here...:crossed: Bye for now! :wave: |
Gotta bath and blow dry...ring time is 9:20. That would be bath and blow dry both me and the dog...dog from the "knees" down and face only. Another day on the wagon!
Be back later 'gators! :wave: |
Hurtling along like a herd of turtles... Day 5
I lost 2 pounds in August. Guess it could have been worse. Looking to speed things up now and actually looking at ways to do that :dz: Wishin' & hopin' won't do it, I've found. Really have checked it out fairly thoroughly, too, I have. I've worked out that to get to Onederland by Christmas, I've got to average about 1.7 pounds a week. Doable, but I must hocus pocus FOCUS to make it -- Here goes: :wizard:
I had too much wine at dinner last night and am feeling it today. I really need to be prepared when we dine at this particular couple's place because, although my friend always intends dinner to be easy and carefree, she always spends a couple of hours preparing it after we arrive and I'm just drinking wine and avoiding nibblies (like gourmet potato chips) in the meantime. I really need to almost completely cut out the wine -- I woke up from a hot flash a couple of times and ended up getting out of bed a couple of hours too early as a consequence. I know alcohol is the culprit. If I don't have a drink for a few days the flashes almost leave me. Hard to get my head around the concept of abstinence, though. I wonder if there's any nutrient that can help the body handle it? I think I'll do some research. Although it does seem to me that if alcohol is causing hot flashes, it's probably messing with my hormone balance. Do I need that? :no: But I'd like to be able to have the occasional glass or two with impunity... :chin: Katrinabgood, 8.8 over the summer is pretty darn good, I say! It's so easy to "go on vacation" in the summer and we could easily have been 8.8 heavier. Onward! It did warm up to a nice, if fallish, kind of day yesterday. Today is gorgeous, sunny and warm, about 72. If the car were here I'd definitely think of going to the beach. I might still go if DH brings it home. Ceara, hope the show is good today! K, I think I need to be outside. Love to all! |
I like that, Arabella...Hocus Pocus FOCUS! I'm going to remember that.
Renewed efforts to facilitate weight loss include the following: I took the stairs at work a few times last night. Only a few times, because there were very few admissions. But I did go up and down to the third floor a few times. It actually felt good...got a little endorphin burst after each time. I prepared my bag before work and went to the gym this morning for an aqua-run class. Before the class, I hit the treadmill for 10 minutes then did some upper body strengthening for about 10 minutes. I cut out a few things from my morning meal...just cut back by having 1 piece of toast, instead of two, 1/2 glass OJ instead of a full cup, less cheese in my egg white omelet. I gave myself permission to have the usual amounts, but started off with the lesser amount...and was perfectly satisfied with that. I ate and drank slowly...something I always have to work on...concentrate on the meal and just the meal...no tv or reading while I'm eating. That's it for today...making those baby steps really small and manageable. That said, I'm declaring it another successful Day 1! I'm anxious to feel what a successful day 21 feels like, but that's looking too far ahead. I'm just gonna take this <cliche time> One Day at a Time. Time to go pick up all the branches and things blown about the yard. It's gorgeous out there today, just gorgeous. Finally! later, all.... |
Well, I should have entered today...we are sitting on 9 points and only need 10 for a Championship. Shoot!
Am intending on going for a walk and gardening today. Big plans. Started removing irises yesterday...the beds they are in just get too overwhelmed with weeds, so I am going to put in the old black-eyed susan stand-bys...they crowd out weeds very quickly. So today I have 2 more beds to strip and some tubers to move up from the back...they are near the barn and don't get enough light...therefore they are pouting. And not flowering. Should pick and freeze some more tomatoes too... No WI for you Wood Nymph? I think it is a holiday again. WTG :cp: Kat! All your small strategies are going to add up. A good thing for me to remember. Anyway...off I go. Gotta change the siggy. Another day on the wagon! |
Fresh start Monday!
Gotta love the fresh starts, even when I'm continuing to plod along. I think DH's new commitment to healthier eating is going to help me, too. We do eat pretty healthily anyway, but now he's not going to want pork chops or steak any more and will be more willing to eat vegetarian. Yay!
We're reading a number of books like the Dean Ornish one and the Pritikin one -- really, they fit very well with WW Core with just a few adjustments and some of the recipes look quite tasty. I'm feeling very optimistic about reaching my goals :yes: Not working today. I've got a bit of a cold -- don't feel terrible, but not up to par. I slept 11 hours last night, which is always indicitave of something being wonky. I'm not even dressed yet, sitting here in my nighty. I am booked to take DGS to a Bday party for my sister's little girl later this aft. and I'm totally ready, willing and able to ignore the nachos and etc. that my sister's making. Not a taste, not a glass of wine, nuh-uh. :strong: Ceara, I haven't actually been to WI for several weeks now because of being at the cottage and the meeting being cancelled once. My moment of truth is coming later this week and I'm hoping to have lost a couple. Despite not having weighed self for these weeks. :crossed: I know I should have kept weighing... but... um... Nope, I guess I really don't have an excuse. In any case, I'll have to select a meeting other than my own since they're closed today. Will keep you posted! Katrina, that is how we do it! Make those changes, keep on going -- we'll get there. Nothing can stop us, as long as we just keep at it! Kudos on the stairs -- they're such good little boosters, aren't they! Close to my house there's a building with an easily accessible stairwell. 10 flights of stairs (six floors). I keep thinking what a good idea it would be to run it every day -- would boost stamina hugely. I did it once. Can't remember how far up I got before I had to walk -- maybe 4 flights? I really want to do that. Really, it would take hardly any time. And I remember a while back there was a study that showed that a single minute of full-out exercise a day had enormous impact on fitness levels. Wonder if I can find that study again... K, I'm off again. Day 6, this would be... Any quiet :queen:lies about? |
Anyone mind if a newbie joins in this challenge?
Here would be my goals: 1. Do some form of intentional excercise every day. 2. Drink 64 oz. of water every day. 3. Eat more calcium-filled foods. Well, 1/0/1, I suppose. Hope I can make this work. |
Welcome Pyro! Of course you can join in! What size crown do you want? Those look like do-able goals!
We are out for dinner tonight,and I'm off to dig...those irises. |
Hi, Pyro! Welcome to our merry band! Come on in and make yourself at home. Post often and let us know how you're doing. Good luck with your challenge, sounds like you have some fine goals to shoot for!
I forget what day I'm on, 3? 4? I've been doing very well though, eating lots and lots of fruits and veggies. I grilled some zucchini, peppers and onions tonight, had it with corn on the cob and grilled turkey sausage. :T Got a good amount of exercise today, raking and bagging and hauling the rest of the leaves and branches left all over the lawn. Even got some new daylily bulbs in. I'm not sure if it's too early to plant, so I guess we'll see next year. Ceara, you reminded me of the state of my irises....they sure need some dividing too. Very weedy where they are now and they are so compacted it's hard to de-weed. Perhaps tomorrow... Arabella...how'd you do at the party? Pass the nachos by? :cp: I'm mighty impressed if you can RUN up a few flights of stairs! Three flights of stairs (walking) can wind me pretty well! But it does feel good! Believe it or not, I'm not at work at this ungodly hour. But I just couldn't sleep. My daughter came home from school tonight, to catch a dentist's appointment tomorrow morning, so we were chatting til the wee hours and now I'm a little wired. :eek: I'm gonna go give sleep a try, but it may be tough, given the volume of the snores coming from the boudoir.... Hi to everyone else out there! Come on...Let's make this our best week yet! |
Welcome, Pyro! Katrina - I was surprised to see you're not at work! But I'm up at an ungodly hour too. Sorry for not much posting, Queenlies. Have not been in a good place physically or mentally. Struggling.
But today's a FRESH START (card, please?) - But I'm not going to count - it's just going to be hour to hour. Six small meals and water. I'm on a planned sabbatical from exercise - I like it and have been doing it but just must get this mono stuff out of me. Maybe small moves here and there - stretches and the like. Usually I've been sleeping very well but the last 2 of 3 nights, it's been a no-go. That won't help! Gotta go find a small chore to do, then will hit recliner with TV on low volume and hope I fall asleep for a bit. Going back to bed isn't going to work. |
OK....great to see you Anagram! Baby steps on the mono. No relapses.
Back to school for the kids, back to work after a long week-end...new starts. Have a fresh card everyone! Kudoes to those who don't need one! Goals are simple so thus far have not strayed. Still want to go for a walk....didna do that yesterday. Dinner was very enjoyable...Dh and GF's boyfriend talked and talked and talked....we just hung out. Have made a dint in the laundry pile and will continue with it today...I want to do the sheets and some of the scatter rugs in my room too. So I should be off....laundry, walk and dig. Very focussed. Hocus, Pocus, Focus...:wave: |
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