Fortunately not personally flooded but area is but faring better than anticipated. Weekend Musicfest has been halved. They're still hoping to get it on for Mon/Tues. Now I don't know if DD is stillcoming Sat/Sun or waiting until Mon/Tues.
Boil water thing is still on. Only I could let a good thing go bad. Was very worn out yesterday, fell asleep early evening. When I woke up late I realized I was falling short of my water goal, got up and drank at least 24 oz. You guessed it. Half asleep, I just drank tap water. Woke up feeling better this morning so maybe there's something good in it from the flood waters It's getting a little old but I know I have it much better than many. Even Hershey had more flooding problems than I've ever heard them have (creeks though, not the river).
Did get to pool yesterday for the afternoon class. Was about 45 minutes in when there was lightning and we had to exit. Got outside and it was sunny and bright. Just a small cloud passing over, I guess, though there were some storms around the area.
So far, I've met my fluid goals (though sometimes just barely). Have some other "good" things - not enough. Am heading to pool again this morning.
So off I go - sorry to be without personal postings. Just great to see all so determined.
'Tis WN Arabella, reporting in! I wasn't actually away long -- posted day before yesterday. But... this thread is HOPPING!!! Wow! It's fantastic to see this kind of energy!
Pain in the butt still with me (thanks, K! Can not imagine why that exact phrase didn't occur to me) but manageable. I did mow lawn and vacuum house yesterday, which seemed to be good, exercise-wise. This morning I walked 'round the harbour, taking little steps so as not to worsen problem. It was interesting, on my way there, going slower. I had more time to look at houses and gardens and covet! Which is one of my favorite hobbies... When I got back I did a set of tai chi, just going easy on the bends and kicks and it seemed to be fine. Also meditated under my trees and drank great volumes of water, so I'm set for Day 3 as long as I stick to core.
I'm doing a little work today and then knocking off for the long weekend, which I'm taking to honour my American friends DH is home from the Yukon tomorrow and we've got a major wedding on Sunday -- the son of friends, who's also a friend of our son. I'm lending fridge space to chill wine and taking a humongous bowl of tabbouleh and a big bouquet for decoration. Kind of a community effort. By 8:30 this morning, I'd managed to clean my fridge (where is that patting self on back smiley?) in honour of the incoming. Feels good to get that done!
The wedding's at 2 and the reception at 5. The plan is for partying and dancing to go late into the night. So I'm very determined to get my butt into fighting trim by then.
My mom's coming soon to help me prepare parsley. I'll keep her for dinner: chill a bottle of white for us, too. Maybe pick up a couple of lobsters (re QoD -- there's my favorite food!) and make some mango salsa and have some of that tabbouleh...
Ceara, I love it that you have that standing date with the parentals! WI was good, 1.6 off according to WW. That's 3 in 2 weeks. Do I see FOUR gone in your sig? Woweee!
Anagram, I love the sound of your pool expeditions -- want to try to fit that into my schedule. Actually, I should check with the dept. of tourism to see if they know of any beach that has easy access so I could take my mom...
Katrinabgood, what a lovely, long post! I'm so glad I called you and you came! 1.8 is pretty good, as you know And some weeks will be bigger. Come to think of it, seems to me that's what I lost on my first week back. My biggest week so far (since March 20) was 3.4. Ah, we just have to keep heading in the right direction and we'll get there
Amarantha, so nice to see you! There's a hug -- but why don't we have a kiss smiley? Thankee for the inspiration to start this thread again -- talk about a happenin' enterprise! Hmmm... Pilates... I do have a DVD -- must try it after posterior improves.
Eydie, big congrats on your 20 years with Garry!!! I know that you two have a very good thing going! Your new bed sounds lovely (why did I first type "lively" there -- because of all the life forms in it?). I initially wondered why you'd need a king size one, but then read about the furkids...
Wildfire, mmm... chocolate! I'm a little "between" chocolates now -- after mostly not eating sugar for such a long time I find most commercial chocolate much too sweet. I do like the sugarless ones but am sure they're not good for me. And I find most of the extreme dark ones still not quite sweet enough (and, of course, they do contain sugar ) Not sure what the answer to this momentous question is
WSW, interesting spending time with challenging friends, isn't it. I haven't spent time with any of my more challenging ones lately, but I can find it disturbing. Sometimes takes me a while to recover and I have to go over the whole episode to work out why I'm disturbed.
Kaylets, I love spicy hummus -- I had some with wasabi in it that was great. But I don't think I can get it anywhere around here -- maybe I could make some? Hmmm...
Cowpernia, yes -- I concur, the hooves will be less painful with less "poundage." My feet were really bothering me when I started this new campaign. 25 pounds off has made a big difference. And I'm really looking forward to more improvement. Oh, I hate to stand! I'd rather walk all day than stand for an hour.
Puney Still hanging in?
K, I'm off. Officially! (Hullo? Anyone still here? ) Love to all and AVANTI!!!
Just lost my whole post so will reconstruct....browser shut down so I am doing this in the notepad and will paste....darn computers...
Beautiful day in the spa ...I'm all alone so I can do what I please...even walk around in my undies if I want...not that I have Had a good day yesterday...so onto day 6!
Tally:
1. water *****
2. Road walk *****
3. No food after 7 pm. *****
4. 2 glasses of wine/week. -1-
5. multivitamin *****
My day was satisfying....I can't say that I got a lot done...but I felt satisfied when I went to bed....that is all we can ask right? Brekkie with the parentals was fine, made a quick trip into Costco and PetSmart (I was out of chopped romaine and canned dog food) My girlfriend came out in the pm after she finished work and we did some shopping and running around at this end of the county, had salads for supper (romaine, croutons, chicken, feta, black olives and caesar dressing), wine Spritzer, (made with dry white wine, 4 oz, poured into a glass filled with ice, topped with soda water and a fresh lemon slice....more bang for your buck...are there many calories in soda water?), then we got out the float beds and floated in the pool...I turned off the pump and we just drifted, talking. Very peaceful. Very comfortable. I did some watering of gardens after she left and headed for bed....missed the end of Numbers...again....I have seen so many half episodes of that. Did they get the eyeball identifying machine back?
Arabella, you must keep in mind that I lost 2 of those ticker lbs on the first attempt at 21 days....so that's been since the 22nd of June. I hope the weather is great for your wedding tomorrow. Wsw...you are doing wonderfully...I'm in your dust! Leave a few crumbs for me to follow as you break the trail! Nice to see all the other Royals....Congrats on the 20 years Eydie...my Gary and I are in that area too...I just count myself lucky when I remember the date and not the year! Wildfire and Empress A, it was nice to see you guys...I know about those vet bills.. to Kat, Anagram, Cowpernia, Kaylets and all MIA's. Puney, how is the neck? Soft tissue damage does take a long time to heal and if you don't let it rest...it won't. I think I'll take some Ibu for my elbow....and wear the brace when I walk! Wave my arms around too much for it....
So off I go....the gravel calls....today is the whole road...but I just do 2 sides of it twice...I don't like walking up on the highway...it is too busy and the gravel always gets in my shoes up there..... However, I think I'll have an orange and a pee and another ...which is self defeating isn't it? An endless circle.
herb tea
pita w/ tempeh and vegs w/ peanut sauce
fresh fruit cup
[had this at a great little rest. Garry discovered! I love finding new restaurants that I feel "safe" in.]
berries, a drizzle of yogurt, a bit of granola, grapes
a few malt-sweet. choc. espresso beans
Hey there! Canada Day here. I met all challenges yesterday but haven't gotten started on any yet today, other than water. Must meditate now, while DH sleeps, and then slip out for a set of tai chi. He may be up for a walkabout later...
Really had quite a nice day yesterday, hanging out with my mom. I'm so fortunate to have that relationship, which I'm more aware of as she gets older.
Put on tandoori chicken to marinate and will have that with green rice (brown rice cooked with blended chicken stock and coriander), sweet potatoes and brocolli.
I hope to get out to see the fireworks later, even if I end up walking over by myself.
Hey all...Day 1 was a smashing success! But...the first days usually are...it's keeping up that momentum on through days 7, 14, etc. Eh, gotta start somewhere, right?
We're off to the Festival of Sails, a town-wide fair the next town over from us. If I don't actually call it exercise, I can sometimes get dh to come a walkin' with me! The trick will be to stay away from all the 'festival food' available at these things!
The weather is perfect for a day out and about. There's much to be done at home, but that can wait. Who knows when we'll get such great, non-humid, non-rainy days again? Gotta get outside and enjoy it!
Is it just me or were we shifted around a bit on the site??
I dunno. Just glad we are still here.
DH is working nearly the entire holiday and I am trying to do everything else and do a real good houseclean as we have DD coming to visit in two weekends.
So there you have it....
I am trying to do things that will keep me motivated by showing quick results... windows, floors, etc... Am also thinking of how big a pile I can make for the trash men...
15 minutes and then 15 minutes again... Getting up every commercial even if I am sorting or folding....
And will also do gardening each morning early b/4 it gets warm. I believe this
breezy, mid -80's, low humidity is changing to "will feel like its 100"... I am saving the bathroom for when the heat hits....
Had a hard fall off the wagon yesterday alhthough I did get lots and lots of raw vegetables too.... in fact, I should go find the scallions now as scallions are a favorite of mine.....
day 10 is now under my belt successfully! i'm posting right now, too, since i have finished with dinner, and want to ensure that not another morsel will pass through these lips tonight. since i have finished with my exercise for today too, i plan to watch some mindless movie rentals and chill out for the remainder of the evening. a friend from ca called me earlier this afternoon, and i had a nice long visit with her. she was saying how miserably hot it was out there, as i was lamenting about the heat here. i lived in l.a. many, many years ago, and at the time, it did not get as hot there as it does now, plus i'm sure my memories of the very tolerable "dry ca heat" may also be partly tinged with my nostalgic feelings for that past time.
Well, did yesterdays' plans ever go to H*** in a handbasket! I was all ready to hit the gravel, had another coffee along with my pineapple for brekkie and the phone rang...a 1-810 number...long distance. I answered and it was a person who is involved with my breed rescue....2 of her rescue placed dogs and 1 of mine had just come in to be groomed and were in deplorable shape. So I didn't walk, but ended up over the border to the co-breeders' house (she went and got her part of the way bless her heart...saved me 2 hours of driving, which I sure do appreciate), to pick up this girl...she did live here with me for at least a year before she went to her new home. I don't think she was abused per se, but she has been neglected for at least the last year or so. She is very thin, and they shaved her down at the shop...looks like a whippet with no muscle tone...and has many sores on her back and groin ...likely from the matted coat. However, she remembered me and this place all right....bounded right in wagging her tail like crazy and just made herself to home...she sure eats fast though. She actually is a half sister to two that I have here...so the day as I'd planned it was shot....but I met all my goals....since I only wanted to walk at least 15 x in the 21 days I can miss one or two....BUT I am going to walk at least the pavement today!!!!!
Tally:
1. water ******
2. Road walk *****
3. No food after 7 pm. ******
4. 2 glasses of wine/week. -1-
5. multivitamin ******
So, after church..which is early, I will continue with the grass...I did some last night and can do some more today....don't know about the push mower though...will see how the elbow likes that. Then I will get my library programmes done for the week....and tidy around this place...just me but I can be cluttery!
Geez dinner sounded wonderful Arabella! OK Kaylets...what colour of seatbelt do you want? Wsw...awesome. My hero. Anyone else read anything on this Shangra-lah diet....it has really curbed my night-time cravings...that has been simple since I started on Wednesday. I'm not hungry at all....
Well gotta boogey....I can put my own girls in the runs...but don't know about the fence climbing capacity of the "new" one....she'll have to stay indoors in a crate whilst I walk....have a great one ladies!
Ceara, can you tell us the gist of the Shangrila Diet? Sounds exotic! Good job with re-rescuing the dog. Will you keep her or what's the next step in a case like this?
Arabella, I agree---the dinner sounds great!
wsw, what movies did you watch?
Kaylets, have you skittered back onto the wagon?
Katrina, how was the Festival of Sails? Did you stay away from the fair food? I pray that I'll be able to live out the rest of my days without having to taste a deep-fried chocolate bar, twinkie, etc. What a repulsive idea to make a bad food even worse!
I have a little parable for all of you. Two days ago we were out of town; that's where we found the new "safe" restaurant. There was a Whole Foods market there and I was looking around for a treat, some naturally sweetened dessert thingy. And the only thing that really appealed to me was the fresh fruit at their salad bar! I tried to fight it!!! I looked in the ice cream section, and then looked at the healthy bars and cookies and that kind of thing but I finally succumbed to the fresh berries. The point I'm trying to make is that this isn't like me. I've always chosen some baked thing or dessert-y thing over fruit, but this time fruit is what I truly wanted. Is this a sign of the apocalypse? Something in me has shifted and I feel like I'm making better choices than ever. And it totally floors me! May the trend continue!
It's getting a little old but I know I have it much better than many. Even Hershey had more flooding problems than I've ever heard them have (creeks though, not the river).
Good morning, Queenlies!
K! 
Can not imagine why that exact phrase didn't occur to me) but manageable. I did mow lawn and vacuum house yesterday, which seemed to be good, exercise-wise. This morning I walked 'round the harbour, taking little steps so as not to worsen problem. It was interesting, on my way there, going slower. I had more time to look at houses and gardens and covet! Which is one of my favorite hobbies... When I got back I did a set of tai chi, just going easy on the bends and kicks and it seemed to be fine. Also meditated under my trees and drank great volumes of water, so I'm set for Day 3 as long as I stick to core. 
And some weeks will be bigger. Come to think of it, seems to me that's what I lost on my first week back. My biggest week so far (since March 20) was 3.4. Ah, we just have to keep heading in the right direction and we'll get there 
There's a hug -- but why don't we have a kiss smiley? Thankee for the inspiration to start this thread again -- talk about a happenin' enterprise! Hmmm... Pilates... I do have a DVD -- must try it after posterior improves. 
I know that you two have a very good thing going! Your new bed sounds lovely (why did I first type "lively" there -- because of all the life forms in it?). I initially wondered why you'd need a king size one, but then read about the furkids...
) Not sure what the answer to this momentous question is 
Still hanging in? 
However, I think I'll have an orange and a pee and another 
...which is self defeating isn't it? An endless circle. 
Something in me has shifted and I feel like I'm making better choices than ever. And it totally floors me! May the trend continue!
