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Hit lowest weight in many years, 107.8! This not a lifelong low, always 100-105 in late teens & twenties. This weight makes me feel peppy & energetic.
Thw WW scale arrived, but I've been too busy with tank projects to set it up. I watched the nocturnal pink salamanders a few nights on a wildlife cam connected to the iPad and confirmed the male is after the girl constantly and she never gets any rest. She spawns constantly & I'm reading all this can stress a female to death, so I set up a new 20 G tank and seperated her from the male. All this took hours.
Had to return to Walmart for a few forgotten items. So starving that I ate nearly half a container of cherry tomatoes in the car on the way home.
Love articles like this that say best to do as I am doing!
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/p0711_sodiumpotassiumdiet.html
Progress as of today: 26.2 lbs lost so far, only 2.8 lbs to go!28.75 November Sunshine Hours
Last TOM - 11/17/21....
Waiting To Do - read courts changes to their website...reminder to do - END of November, during Thanksgiving weekend.
Currently reading NYPL digital book called....."Can't Let Go," By Barbara Freethy romance novel, seems ok - nothing special just yet. lol. Page 249 of 683 e-book pages.
11/28 Sunday -
2am? couldn't sleep in middle of night and had sort of an appetite, so had some tastes of the small serving of key lime pie i took home from renee (just a sliver, not a full or even half slice). 100. then, i had some of the pumpkin pie slice she gave me, included in calories below. i knew i had low calories the day before and decided to grab something sweet and go back to sleep,which is what i did...
8:30-9:30am breakfast: the rest of the pumpkin pie 400, coffee 30, banana 120, low sugar gummy bears 150...
1pm snack twix bar 100
3pm afternoon meal i picked up after running errands to bring home: taco bell beef chalupa with extra lettuce,tomatoes added a couple packets hot sauce : 450 approx, will also have a bag of dried jackfruit 100.
1450...
Mp other plan is to do some cooking today - ....yes....lots of veggies will be cooked/prepped..i bought pre-spiralized butternut squash so need to sautee it before it goes bad as it goes quickly...and i have a lot more veggies at home that i want to prep so i have choices / ample veggies at home all week. i want to try a week without takeout!? :)
clean guinea cages/laundry.)
Accomplished:
find a card at home (got a thousand, one of them should be sufficient as a congrats/success type!), write card and mail card for Rachel....something online my friends are doing...and that i cannot forget to do...must go into mail today! DONE!
Do legs exercises in am...before going to bakery, DONE!
GO TO LuLu's BAKERY....10am 11:30...2pm, DONE!
2 helium balloons for Jay....dollar store, also the "56" candles for the cake...- DONE!
say the chanukah prayer tonight, email to my work email the hebrew/english prayer. (like a sentence each, not a big deal, just don't want to forget). - doing this now...in the AM, 9:15am - ok this is done, got distracted, finished just before 10am. DONE.
11/29 Monday (1st night Chanukah last night, light menorah 1st candle as soon as i get to work)
Light 2nd light of the menorah at end of workday, before going home).
Def drive to work, have a lot to bring into work today...cake, small errand/gift things, get it mostly DONE.
If weather decent, do leg strength / walking after work in the park.
11/30 Tuesday:
walk before work?
Light 3rd candle, end of workday
Weights tonight - upper
12/1/21 WEDNESDAY....DECEMBER!
get in some walking before work?
Light 4th candle, end of workday
If weather ok, do some walking after work or if not in mood, come home and use stationary
12/2/21 Thursday
Light 5th candle, end of workday
upper body tonight :)
12/3 Friday - 6th candle tonight
12/4 Saturday, Light 7th candle tonight
12/5 Sunday - Light 8th Candle tonight (complete) but then prepare it to bring back to work Monday...(might just leave menorah at work, haven't decided).
12/6 Monday - Set up menorah again at work, fully lit.
12/7 Tues
12/8 Wed
12/9 Thurs
12/10 Fri
12/11 Sat
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost and already at goal!
i could go to a neigborhood tree lighting, but i'm uninterested and would rather cook/clean the guinea pig cages and get ready for the week ahead! :)
I'm glad that your friend was able to help you order a cake. I would have done the same thing.
I'm sorry that you didn't sleep so well. :-( Perhaps use today to reset, after the holiday. What a wonderful, peaceful way to end the weekend by lighting the menorah candle.
in the end, i wrote this as a joke on the cake (well, had the bakery write it): Happy Birthday, Young Man!? as a joke, he's turning 56. (which isn't old, but it's not young!) we joke a lot on bdays, we range in age at my workplace. besides the 24yo, we range from approx 40(well, i'm 39) thru 60. it's like an even spread all throughout...
here's the approx list: 24 admin 39 admin 44 admin 46 48 50 low 50s 56 57 60 61 :)
it's a nice range. so it feels very comfortable bc of this spread. everyone gets along well.
interestingly, the project executive, highest boss, is the one who is 50! he is boss over everyone...except for the 60yo. the 60yo is sorta a boss of the electricians in the field.
all 3 admin assistants are female, everyone else is male and with a more challeninging job description ! it's very old school like that, in our trailer. just the way it happened to work out.
Been good last few days on desserts. 4 chocolate rice cakes topped with sugar free blackberry jam.
this key lime was surprisingly pretty "low cal" each 1/4 of the pie was 400 cal for a decent sized piece. i think it was by trader joes.
A late log-in today, because I ended up going to the gym this morning, and if I wanted to get done all that I wanted to get done, my morning computer time would have to be delayed. It didn't help that I didn't get out of bed until almost 6am! These weekends make me wonder how I manage to get up at 5am during the week.
So yesterday (Saturday) at lunch, I had my last piece of apple pie. Just came to the conclusion that I had had my slices over the holiday, and now I was done. Husband finished it off for lunch. Also, I announced to Daughter on Friday night that the rest of the pumpkin pie was for her. I think it was Thursday when I mentioned to her that the last 2 gluten free dark chocolate cupcakes are for her as well. This has helped me, because I just finished lunch, and really want a dessert. I had a few gulps of vanilla protein shake instead. I'm good to go.
Last night, I had so much protein that I did not even want dessert. I had some sleepytime tea instead and I was fine. I finished up some deli turkey that didn't have much time left. It was still good, but not for much longer. So I ate more than what I probably normally would have had. It was VERY satisfying and filling.
This morning, I took that dumbbell class at the gym again. I'm REALLY feeling it in my arms right now. I wonder if I will feel it tomorrow. I actually hope not, because this is quite inconvenient. Anyway, about the class, the lady I had hoped to be next to - and hoped maybe we could make a connection eventually - chose a spot way far away from me. So that's not going to happen. And I'm having some mixed feelings about being in a closed classroom with people breathing heavy. I'm the only one who wears a mask throughout the whole class. (I wear a mask the whole time I'm in the building, actually, and I'm one of the very few who do so.)
The minute I walked into the studio, the stench of garlic overcame me. Oof! Someone in the previous class had had a garlicy dinner last night and was breathing it and sweating it out today. Also, the instructor said that it felt to her like something was not quite right with the air conditioning, which means that the air filters (for COVID) probably weren't working right too. Bleah. Well my chosen spot was socially distanced and near the door - which remained opened the whole time. It was a very challenging class, even more so with the garlic and stuffiness.
Daughter surprised me today by announcing that she has a day off today! She and Husband are watching a football game I don't care about, and Husband wants me to join in soon, which I will when I'm done here. I also need to read more of Library Book #2, because it's due on Wednesday. I will turn it in late, next Saturday, so that I can try harder to finish it.
So my plans for today: rest & read, pick up CBD stuff I ordered from a local farm, drop off aluminum cans at the animal shelter (part of their fundraising). Prepare myself mentally for this week at work, and in particular, for tomorrow, when I have to go in 30 minutes earlier. It's an office rule that after a holiday weekend, the next workday you have to come in 30 minutes earlier or you don't get the holiday pay. I kid you not. And I will tell you why.
A couple of years ago, the Boss had a 9am closing the Monday after a holiday and he couldn't find the damn file. So he was late for the closing. In the meantime, because it was a holiday weekend, the phones were ringing off the hook with "emergencies". He was upset because we were all running a little late, and there was nobody around to help him. So now we all have to come in 30 mintues early.
I'll talk about my December goals a little bit now, since it's the weekend, and I have more time to write now, than I will on Wednesday morning. Rather than having a solid monthly goal, I plan to have smaller, weekly goals. The first week will be shorter, because 12/1 falls in the middle of the week, of course. I think this approach will allow me some flexibility and perhaps keep things more interesting. I noticed this month that the November daily push-up goal has been very trying. Some of the challenge is in the remembering to do them, but also, some of it is soreness, which may be due to the heavier weight training.
So anyway, that's what I've been planning for myself for next month.
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
Up at 5....and had coffee with D.....ready to get my day started.
Feeling pretty good and realizing that I like the weight I'm at right now...........
I'm very firm that I will not be renewing WW in December.
I have given myself the okay to get off the diet train......I know what to do, I know what my body wants intuitively and I am happiest and healthiest when I follow that versus counting cals, points or anything.
I know that following any kind of eating regimine just takes away my happiness......and with the world going in the direction that it is going...I want all of the happiness I can find...where ever I can find it.
I'm happy with my current weight and will just be sticking with that (126)......
Along with intuitive eating I will also be adding things at times that are indulgences....I won't live on indulgences...but will add them for the pure enjoyment of them.......because life is also supposed to be fun.
I really don't need diets or books, doctors or the government to tell me what to eat.....My body does a very good job of that all on it's own. Listening to my body gives the best possible outcome for me..........taking all other noise out of the picture just works best for me. I'm dropping the weighing of food, the counting of calories and points and the dieting mentality........I dropped doctors and prescription meds over 20 years ago......I can do this......I feel good and need to go back to my own instincts.......somewhere along the line...and I have said this before....people stopped taking care of themselves and put their bodies in the hands of others.....(the government, the doctors, the diet plans, the authors of books, the pharmaceutical companies).........I'm taking my life back and will be living it as it is meant to be lived........My body knows what it needs if I listen, it's easy to figure out......my mind sometimes needs some fun and it tells me to enjoy some food that may have zero food value but has a great big happiness value..............I'm going back to my best life now on my terms and I'm excited about it......
As a friend told me many years ago......pick a weight you like......get on the scales every morning..........if you weigh that or less...then eat what you want that day....if you weigh more.....eat what you want but in a slightly smaller quantity........for that day......This is foolproof when I have followed it through many times in my life..........it works....you eat what you want and you maintain the best weight.......for 1 day......no dieting....just eating naturally...whatever you want..........maintenance at it's best.....and happiness without putting your life in the hands of anyone else........you control it and it is a much happier way to live........lately I have noticed that I lost my happy nature back a while ago........I want that back....and I know this attitude will help it return........It isn't gone forever...it just got lost in the crappy way life has gone recently.................I made it to 72 just fine.......no Drs, no Prescriptions........I have the knowlege I need already......and I'm ready to use that and place my health in my own hands and do what I need to do to stay healthy......and I'm excited to finally go back and trust my own instincts.
While I'm not going to count anything I am going to keep track of the types of foods I eat so that I can go back to see if I am leaving any food groups out for any length of time...I still believe that I should have some balance in types of foods and this is as good of a place as any to record that....
BREAKFAST = 2 light italian flat outs, salami, cheese and light mayo roll ups and some green grapes, 1 cup coffee and a lot of water.....
LUNCH = Chili and crackers
Bath, dressed, make up and perfumed....ready to get busy around here.......
Washing all of the laundry up today because I ordered 3 new laundry hampers for the laundry room and they will be delivered tomorrow....I want to start fresh with those and see how many days laundry they can hold. I ordered 3 in black.
Bed made and now to pick up the bedroom, dust and vaccum it.
Progress as of today: 128.8 lbs lost and already at goal!
You’re doing all the right things. I never could count calories or points. I keep a running tally in my head sometimes, usually something to focus on because it takes me a long time to fall asleep & I wake up often during the night. Today woke up before 3. Turned on lights & tweeted & read until maybe 4:30. Then tried to sleep again. No success, so back to the iPad until Matt got up at 6:30. Enjoy seeing him sleep in on days off, but his 4:30 get up times often works better for me. Then I can hop on the bike with my coffee.
I’d be dead if I didn’t take my meds at 10AM, 2 PM, & 4 PM. Ok, a bit of an exaggeration. I’d only be dead if I didn’t take them at all. These times work best for me. This sucks! All the healthy eating & weight management all my life & I inherit some crap DNA. But those genes could have been a lot worse.
I look forward to reading more about the new phase in your journey. When it comes down to it, you (anyone) have to do what's right for you. And I completely agree with your opinion about tracking & measuring. Nooo argument there!
That's not to say that I'm unsupportive of folks who do track - that's wonderful if it works for them, and while it no longer works for me, I can see why it works for others. I'm guessing I'm probably not doing it right, LOL.
you've done so well managing your weight, and 126 is def considered a healthy weight for us short women. it must feel good to have reached your goal. you have come such a long, long way.
nice laundry bins, especially that they are on wheels. we have a couple metal large ones in the community laundry room for my building that are good for moving clothes from the washers to the dryers. and my own laundry bin is falling apart with holes,but i'm not replacing it because i simply but it in my own cart on wheels when i transport my clothes to be washed downstairs and then back up. however, in the future, i might like a cart like yours...but for now i guess what i have works well! why pay when i have something that works, right!?
Ate OK not great - glad the holiday is OVER! one down, one to go!
forgoing the scale for a day or two longer.
Next thing is to get ready for the girl's birthday 12/10 I told her years ago, I would not put up the Christmas decorations until after her birthday...she's really into Selena so planning with this in mind.
We went out on Black Friday - lots of people - new experience for me. We waited over an hour at a ten minute oil change place - this was when we were in the stall - they had to go to a parts store and get the filter for my car - annoyed - Christmas shopped a little, but mostly birthday for the girl.
Football - didn't turn out exactly like I wanted...oh well
DH and I got into watching the Squid Games on netflix...wasted a whole day! Interesting though.
Here is a sunrise picture taken - it was so beautiful
Here is a picture of DH and I at the Kane Brown concert - I just thought it was good
and some snow melting in little balls from the walk this morning.
Grocery store today and getting ready for work and school tomorrow - here's hoping my head gets back in the game.
CPAP going ok - still only making it 4:30-5:00 hours a night. Sometime in the night my face mask seal starts leaking - not sure if its from face sweat or natural oil - but it IS super annoying. Still not noticing a big different. Blood sugar this a.m. 118. I will keep plugging along and making adjustments.
Have a great week! ip
Progress as of today: 31.6 lbs lost so far, only 96.3 lbs to go!
I'll have to ask Husband about the face mask seal issue - if he's had to deal with this and what he does about it.
Sunday 11-28-21:
Inch by inch, pebble by pebble. I only had to take glipizide 1x yesterday and my sugar was 71% in range. Sugar was in range all night. Oh the power of an overnight fast.
Today I need to do some writing. Hopefully I had REM last night... It would be 3.5 days... but Garmin might mean tomorrow not tonight... IDK.
So fasting helps with blood sugar. What is an effective, minimum fasting period?
Body battery is higher though, 69, possibly from the combination of no Glipizide before bed and in range sugar overnight. Probably why I feel just a little bit better today.
Starting to think that my blood pressure med could be the issue as well… I’ll have to go back to monitoring BP a couple of times a day to see if I can get off that as well.
Nothing about any of this makes any sense.
Judging by the number on the scale, you can tell that it was a yummy holiday! Well... I may not be able to reach my fighting weight for the Doctor's appointment in 2 weeks. Oh, I won't give up. No, never give up. But in the past, Thanksgiving usually kicks off a month of eating, and it's been a struggle. The scale is going in the wrong direction, though, and NOW is the time to put on the breaks, especially since I'm a little above goal weight :-( Disappointing. The struggle is real and ongoing.
Although yesterday's conversation, with my Husband, about weight training was not the best, it pushed me to see if I could go heavier than I have been doing in the past. And I could! And I could probably go even higher, if I would be content with doing on 6-8 reps, but there's something in me that doesn't feel right unless I do 12-15 reps. 10 minimum. 3 sets minimum. This is where I feel that I could benefit from working with a trainer. But not a trainer from the gym that I go to, as most of them are overweight, and the one I worked with --- well, we know how that ended.
I put up outside Christmas lights (not a lot, but since I'm the only one putting up and taking down, it's enough), and I was glad that I did that. My next door neighbor has not put up any lights, and usually he does a respectable show. (Halloween is when he really goes "all out", but he does Christmas too.) I hope everything is OK. It's a lot of work, but seeing the Christmas lights cheers me up -- and I think this will be very helpful for my own peace of mind when I come home, in the dark, after work.
Advent starts this Sunday, and for once, I have my pink candle way ahead of time. Having the candlelight at dinner will be nice and cheery too.
So while I feel rather "dull" about the holidays --- I'm not really excited or energized by it this year --- I feel that I'm in a good spot about it. Some years are full of travel and excitement and visiting, and other years (like this one) are more about calm, quiet, and relaxing. I'm really OK with the way this year is coming to an end.
Today is Saturday, and so I'll be doing Saturday things, which I love to do (seriously):
Progress as of today: 50 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
*sigh* I don't know where to find peeps like that - at least not at my gym. There used to be a local gym that was for mostly weight lifting - like serious lifters (no cardio bunnies), but they went out of business when COVID hit :-( The former owner still trains, but I'm pretty sure he's not at my gym.
Wish you lived nearby and could visit me and my incredible gym. I called it studio quality once & Matt said: No! It’s pro quality.
I love seeing pictures of people's home gyms - what they do. I think yours is one of the best I've seen. There's one lady who lives in an apartment, and she has her squat rack set up in her living room. Her husband is OK with that. What a gem!
Ah, believe me, I didn't do all that much as far as Christmas decorations outside, because I have in my mind having to brave the cold temperatures afterwards to put everything away. Still, Christmas lights bring cheer to me, so I'm glad that I did this.
The rest of the winterization stuff -- again, minimal in what we take out, because it all has to get put away later on. I've been working on this a little bit at a time over the weekends. I have to say, I really lucked out with the weather this year.
Frankly, I'd have a hard time giving up my garage for a gym, since you and I have snowy winters. I want my car to be sheltered, but apparently, not a lot of people do, judging by folks in my neighborhood who park outside all year round, due to the amount of junk stored in the garage!
Nice job getting your saturday goals accomplished. hope to hear more from you today!
The chocolates were in the shape of Christmas things and toys, so we'd try to guess the shape of the chocolate before they opened the door, e.g. train, snowflake, Santa hat, ice skate.
THIS year, I was kind of feeling the Christmas spirit, so I had planned to pick up Advent calendars for us here, with nice chocolates. One kind was a coffee Advent calendar! Unfortunately, they all sold out immediately, with people lined up, waiting for them to be re-stocked. Definitely not my thing, so it didn't happen this year.
Once the added weight moved me from upper normal range to low overweight. Sad!
28.75 November Sunshine Hours
Last TOM - 11/17/21....
Waiting To Do - read courts changes to their website...reminder to do - END of November, during Thanksgiving weekend.
Currently reading NYPL digital book called....."Can't Let Go," By Barbara Freethy romance novel, seems ok - nothing special just yet. lol. Page 249 of 683 e-book pages.
11/27 Saturday -
breakfast: coffee and banana 150, cornbread 200...350
snacks: 2 snack size candies, one butterfinger, one twix 200...holding out for late lunch at renee's lots of veggies, too.
snack with renee tortilla chips and carrots with salsa 200,
2pm or so late lunch (i forgot really what time!) roasted red peppers (i seasoned them and brought them to renee to cook there) 100, taste of kiche (think i'm spelling it wrong) that renee made 50, drumstick meat large one 150, salad with balsamic dressing 150, a dbl stuff pb oreo that my friend gave me to try as we were talking about oreos haha...tea.500-550 excellent.
8pm dinner back when i got home - tastes of my supermarket splurge on all kinds of snacks: kale chips that actually aren't good but i will finish as they are very healthy and not that bad to throw away 150, crackers that look like cheeze its but made with first ingredient butternut squash 2 servings 200, layogurt mango yogurt 150
1750....
30 min walk with renee in the cold! she is awesome. we walked after the sun had set from aroudn 5:30-6pm in 38F weather.! nice friend. i had made sure she really wanted to go....her hubby stayed home with their 7mo baby and we walked around the block a few times :)
Yesterday - quiet, mostly on couch. a very long rest day. went out to supermarket for a little shopping, but most of the day was just chilled on the couch which i don't regret but that's what it was. i did get in some reading on the book above, so that's good. i started to eat high in calories but then settled into a more relaxed state come the late afternoon. old habits die hard!...laziness/no plans...pushing into the unmotiavated state...but i'm back today!!! :) back to reality feels good to see my friends later!
Weights Saturday morning - IN PROGRESS! :) was nice to take a day off from it this week.
Leave apt around 11:50-12 to get to friends at 12:30ish... see renee, her hubby eric and baby Andrew Sebastian :)... if nice weather, we will go for a walk / bbq :) also someone named erica, her bf and her son will be going...not sure if anyone else....we will prob not have time to walk, so if not, i'll go on my stationary bike tonight
CALL LuLu's BAKERY while at Renee's house as i do not want to do it earlier as i'm involved in some other things at home earlier now and i do not want more delays on what i'm doing (exercise, laundry, preparing some veggies to bring to renee to be roasted but prepping at home, did a fast cranberry sauce, then the microwave breaker shut and i had to call housing but that was a fast fix :)) - to ask about cakes and which is best to get for bday for Monday....must get this right for Monday at work...have renee help me decide on the cake!!!...done! got the "amore" cake ...it has rum in it! :)
and def planning to catch up with everyone here soon, yesterday was NOT the day for it, sorry.!! (sometimes i am just not in the right mindframe).
supermarket again on Long Island for MORE veggies/fruit...the inexpensive and deals place by Rennee! and seltzer....done, was a splurge bc this particular supermarket is full of snacks and interesting foods that aren't in regular markets...lots of snacks.
get gas on long island :) done! :)
upper only done. legs tonight.
tonight, without question: find a card at home (got a thousand, one of them should be sufficient as a congrats/success type!), write card and mail card for Rachel....something online my friends are doing...and that i cannot forget to do...must go into mail today!
did my weekly laundry this AM, so it's out of the way. :-D
11/28 Sunday - (1st night Chanukah tonight, email myself the hebrew prayer (a lot of people know it by heart as it's very similar to all the prayers which are about a sentence long in hebrew language, but i always forget the end of the prayer bc i don't say it every year and do not say prayers much during the year so i need to print it to make sure i do not mess it up accidentally) to print at work and also the english version of prayer) -
Do legs exercises in am...before going to bakery.
GO TO LuLu's BAKERY....10am
1 helium balloon for Jay....
I think my plan is to do some cooking today?....yes....lots of veggies will be cooked...to announce what i make later...
clean guinea cages/laundry.
say the chanukah prayer tonight, email to my work email the hebrew/english prayer. (like a sentence each, not a big deal, just don't want to forget).
11/29 Monday (1st night Chanukah last night, light menorah 1st candle as soon as i get to work)
Light 2nd light of the menorah at end of workday, before going home).
Def drive to work, have a lot to bring into work today...cake, small errand/gift things, get it mostly DONE.
If weather decent, do leg strength / walking after work in the park.
11/30 Tuesday:
walk before work?
Light 3rd candle, end of workday
Weights tonight - upper
12/1/21 WEDNESDAY....DECEMBER!
get in some walking before work?
Light 4th candle, end of workday
If weather ok, do some walking after work or if not in mood, come home and use stationary
12/2/21 Thursday
Light 5th candle, end of workday
upper body tonight :)
12/3 Friday - 6th candle tonight
12/4 Saturday, Light 7th candle tonight
12/5 Sunday - Light 8th Candle tonight (complete) but then prepare it to bring back to work Monday...(might just leave menorah at work, haven't decided).
12/6 Monday - Set up menorah again at work, fully lit.
12/7 Tues
12/8 Wed
12/9 Thurs
12/10 Fri
12/11 Sat
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost and already at goal!
If I may make an observation and suggestion: I've noticed that you've kind of put off reading the changes on the courts website. Why not save this for Christmas (Eve)? I presume that you will get a day off of work for the Christmas holiday, and since it's not really a holiday that you observe in a religious way, why not use that day to read up and set yourself up for the new year, whatever that may bring.
Perhaps you are procrastinating because it represents a potential big change. (I do this, so I'm offering this from my biased perspective.) Remember, it's only reading and learning. Even if it may be discouraging (or encouraging), once you've read and reviewed the website, you'll be better equipped with the information to make decision(s) down the road. Once you've visited the website, it's a completed task, and you can go on with your day. Perhaps plan to go for a walk afterwards, treat yourself to some coffee (e.g. Starbucks, but I'm sure you have better around you).
Anyway, just putting that out there. I could be completely wrong, coming from the opposite end of the universe on this one, LOL.
I hope you enjoy your visit with friends!!! That's what the holidays are about :-)
Looks like it was a very productive trip as well, since you could go grocery shopping and get gas for the car - you're all set for this upcoming week.
I did upper body weights today too :-)
28.25 November Sunshine Hours
Last TOM - 11/17/21....
Waiting To Do - read courts changes to their website...reminder to do - END of November, during Thanksgiving weekend.
Currently reading NYPL digital book called....."Can't Let Go," By Barbara Freethy romance novel, seems ok - nothing special just yet. lol. Page 249 of 683 e-book pages.
Hand-sew my ripped pillow case during the long Thanksgiving break...
11/26/21 Friday, Continued Holiday....i am not sure how i will spend today...i think i may drive myself to a new (but local-ish) park...there are some park hikes as listed on a website for NYC Parks and i may just look into and join one...on the drive back, i may go to Bath and Body Works to buy around 3 3-wick candles as they are good gifts and/or to keep myself 1 or two of them. big sale, always, on Black Friday at Bath and body works on those candles, listed over 50% off.....
I slept in until almost 9am...prob around 11hrs sleep which is typical for me after a short or long workweek it seems. i don't mind. it means i can get up and eat more of what i want without needing a snack between breakfast and lunch. yes, i always think about that on the weekend.
will write more later, going to read a little...read up on the courts website would be smart too...
Weights today for sure....
maybe a quick phone call and walk to the tailor/cleaners to fix my fleece and my pillowcase...but first check if it's even open today...
breakfast: banana and coffee 150, 2 small bags blueberries and cream oatmeal almost finished few bites left with almond milk 250 400.
Snacks at close to noon until 1pm: rest of the oats above, then I sampled a free keto cookie dough bar not great at all 130, a butterfinger mini 100, and a cookie 50, kombucha 20. 300.
1:30 light lunch rest of the roasted veggies from yesterday little bit mom gave me 150, small tastes brisket almost nothing 50, pretzels 150
1,050...
went out shopping to supermarket in the afternoon before sunset - will just add 30 min cardio / sunshine for it since the rest of the day I've been on the couch just reading / chilling which I don't feel bad about at all.
4:30-5:15pm blueberries and another pack dried jackfruit 200, Hershey's special dark choc x2 100
Dinner Tbd ??: just realized i'm out of veggies...aside from what's in freezer or a few fresh peppers...do i do takeout?i cook something or go to supermarket? maybe i'll do my canned soup finally!!!- def planning on heating up a split pea soup with crackers or corn bread
Dinner - half the can of split pea with ham soup 150, one cornbread 200 - 350
1700....I did want to eat and eat today but somehow got thru with the veggies from mom and the soup tonight, there was some health to my eating today ..! I was pretty lazy yesterday and today but will do my workout tonight - upper body and get back on track a bit as the weekend progresses - reminding myself I still have a whole weekend ahead of me :-)
mom invited me to come back over for dinner but i'm thinking just to stay local by me and do the little things around here that need some doing...
11/27 Saturday - Leave apt around 10 to get to friends at noon: see renee, her hubby eric and baby Andrew Sebastian :)... if nice weather, we will go for a walk / bbq :)
CALL THE BAKERY - to ask about cakes and which is best to get for bday for Monday....must get this right for Monday at work...
11/28 Sunday - (1st night Chanukah tonight, email myself the hebrew prayer (a lot of people know it by heart as it's very similar to all the prayers which are about a sentence long in hebrew language, but i always forget the end of the prayer bc i don't say it every year and do not say prayers much during the year so i need to print it to make sure i do not mess it up accidentally) to print at work and also the english version of prayer) -
GO TO THE BAKERY....
I think my plan is to do some cooking today?....
I also need to order / buy a bday cake for someone at work who always does all the buying / shopping....and i want to make sure it's all done and done right by me....very important to get this right...
Weights today for sure.
11/29 Monday (1st night Chanukah last night, light menorah 1st candle as soon as i get to work)
Light 2nd light of the menorah at end of workday, before going home).
11/30 Tuesday:
Light 3rd candle, end of workday
12/1/21 WEDNESDAY....DECEMBER!
Light 4th candle, end of workday
12/2/21 Thursday
Light 5th candle, end of workday
12/3 Friday - Bring menorah home to have it at my apt, since i only have 1 electric one and no other, light 6th candle tonight (but may just leave it at work for ease...will decide closer to this date).
12/4 Saturday, Light 7th candle tonight
12/5 Sunday - Light 8th Candle tonight (complete) but then prepare it to bring back to work Monday...(might just leave menorah at work, haven't decided).
12/6 Monday - Set up menorah again at work, fully lit.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost and already at goal!
I realized from reading yesterday's entry that you had pie for your mother's birthday and cake for Thanksgiving -- kind of the reverse of what many folks too, but hey, nobody's going to say bad things about chocolate cake, right?
Enjoy your day off -- you and me both :-)
i do have a coupon for a free lotion, may use it tomorrow tho!
Saturday, 11-27-21 5:20 am:
Inch by inch. Pebble by pebble. I will conquer. Survived having my dad's friend over. I had enough energy to move the trash cans out and clean up outside, but ran out of will to do his bathroom. Just couldn't keep going. Not the best... but he still had a nice visit. She brought us her husband's frozen specialty meals for heart failure... he had a stroke. I gave her a bag of compact nutrition shakes leftover from when mom was on hospice. All that happening and she still had time to come see us. Amazing.
I didn't get any exercise in... second day soreness set in plus the fatigue... but I made mostly lower carb choices and took 2 glipizide and I was able to get my sugar in range all night. This was hard because she also brought over some thanksgiving leftovers and my dad went straight for the mashed potatoes. I made him stop and eat protein first, then tucked them away. Then I went to bed. He woke me up to demand where the pie she brought was... It was on the counter. Then when I came out, there was more conflict because he wanted me to put drinks in the fridge anfd I said no.. a small request but he's angling for 5 star white glove service and I am half dead. I still have my piece of pie from Thanksgiving set aside so I can eat it when my sugar is low... it just sat there calling to me last night.
I must have made the best worst choices because:
Onwards and upwards.
Progress as of today: 74 lbs lost so far, only 83 lbs to go!
I couldn’t stop eating at 3 PM. Consume most calories nights.
#1 and #2 are HUGE victories!!!!!
Finally saw a .8 pd weight loss overnight after a full week of strick CR. Ate maybe 750 calories yesteday & burned off at least half.
Excited about the WW scale. It accommodates 4 users. So there will be 4 of me, a 20 yr old, 40, 60 & 80. All bogus. This is to see if they are using algorithms to calculate their metrics. I had a scale that worked that way years ago. One entered age & height and it used those. No idea how this scale works, too busy lately to google.
After we left Walmart, Matt mentioned he saw a Black Friday Charge 4 Fitbit down $99 to 69. Wish he had said so sooner! I have a fkaly Charge 3. I ordered it online & it can be picked up after 11 today.
Progress as of today: 26 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
Saw the Garmin with the Body Battery. Does it extrapolate energy levels from your sleep numbers & heart rate?
I have an FitBit Alta -- 2, I think? I like it but when it starts to konk out on me, I may switch to Garmin like Husband and Happy. IDK, right now it works so I don't have to think about it.
Let us know about the scale!
Not sure if 4 fakes me’s will become integrated into one real me. Depends on how much hassle to switch users & how my 4 girls are doing. LOL
Went to Walmart at 10. No crowd whatsoever! Same as any other Friday. Had to get everything inside. No slots available until late today when I tried to schedule on Tuesday. Then went to Lowe's to buy PCV pipe to make axie caves. Got some small poinsettias for 2 for $3. Not really crowded there, maybe a little more than usual.
No fast food lunch out today. Concerned drive-through lines would be too long, plus I have to atone for that big piece of cake.
Somewhat disappointed that I've been starving myself all week & haven't lost an ounce in 3 days. But haven't gained ether. Ok, so not 100% starving. Broke down during a nocturnal Chicago Med binge & had a big piece of frozen red velvet cake. Vegetables only for dinner, that Normandy Blend. Very few calories in a plateful. Fiber One & coffee with protein mix during the day.
Can't wait to get my WW scale tomorrow! Due from Amazon.
Progress as of today: 25.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.8 lbs to go!
Think my rationale differs from most people concerned about their weight. I am after disease risk reduction & longevity, not looking skinny in jeans. Love those Blue Zone diets! Shocking how much of what ails us is lifestyle.
I can't wait to hear about your new scale either -- a new toy!!
Yep! Excited about getting the scale. An Amazon fulfillment center recently opened in town & sometimes I get stuff overnight, but not this one.
It was a nice Thanksgiving and now I am enjoying Friday off as well. It feels like a weird day. I cut my morning bike ride short by 10 minutes so that I could go to the store with Husband. He didn't want to go alone, and so why not. I can finish my bike ride later -- except that I haven't done so yet. But I know I will.
I'm waiting for Daughter to leave so that I can go to the gym. I imagine it will be filled with teens and young adults who are off of school. I didn't get around to putting up Christmas lights yesterday, so I might do that today, before the gym. The gym keeps getting pushed off, but it will get done.
After 3 days off from weights, I was able to actually go up in the amount of weight I was using. I mentioned this to Husband at lunch, and it ended up going in a very weird direction. IDK, he has always said that I don't lift weights correctly. He is probably right. On the other hand, he's not lifting, pulling, or pushing with inflammation, soreness, a bum back, etc. Also, he doesn't have to lift/pull/push with hormone influctions which I think DO make a significant difference to ME and my body at times. Well, when one accomplishes something, the last thing one wants to hear is, That's because you're not doing it right.
Oh well, I can't let myself be distracted with things like that. I'm not following anyone's plan. I do what I do because:
Right now, I have to start focusing on calories more than anything else. Mindfulness, optimal eating, remaining calm.
Progress as of today: 52.5 lbs lost and already at goal!
did you end up doing more bike or gym? i ended up having an off day, very much on the couch with a little break when i went out on a short walk to the supermarket. a rest day over here but today is back into reality a little more!
I believe that because of that easier bike ride in the evening, I was able to avoid any lingering tightness on my right side/ham/glute/back/hip. It's that darn right side that is so vulnerable.
It's actually a great thing that Husband made that remark because I *am* challenging myself at the gym more. At home, the weights will be lighter because I'm limited on the equipment that I have. Plus lifting free weights doesn't have the same "safety" mechanisms that a machine has. Free weights are still great though as they challenge the muscles in a different way.
I'm quite fortunate to have my little gym at home! :-)
Food intake today:
Breakfast: 250
2 frozen waffles - 200
Handful raspberries and bite leftover kids yogurt parfait - 50?
1 black coffee and 1 black decaf*
Lunch: 400
I made a really good low-calorie chicken chilli yesterday. Each huge bowl is 280 cals. Adding some sour cream 20. Broiling some cheese (70 per slice of Monterey Jack) on top of it and it's so good with diet 7-Up. Leftover veg soup 30
*I started drinking coffee more throughout the day and it's really helped my energy levels. I think I thought it is bad to drink coffee in the afternoon so I generally wouldn't or would have a decaf but then would be so extremely drained and tired by the evening I just felt like I couldn't move my foot one more step - and would use food to give me energy. When I realized how ludicrous that is, I started drinking coffee for energy even after dinner. Who cares what The general public says about coffee and how it's bad to drink and it will affect your sleep… It has surely only made my week completely successful in both calorie intake and I have no trouble sleeping. Problem solved. The reason I had a decaf this morning is I just wanted a drink but I didn't need the energy. So I don't want to overdo the caffeine as it could make me jittery, if I drink a whole bunch at once, and then ironically I end up crashing and feeling more tired. So I just want to have enough to take the edge off my tiredness without making my tolerance too crazy high. In the end I'll probably only drink 3 to 4 cups which really isn't bad.
Progress as of today: 9 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
You've said a lot of helpful things about letting feelings and cravings pass before actually acting on them. That is really good advice. I know for myself, I find myself taking a "time out" to make sure I'm in a good place mentally, which also is a way to let time pass. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's not always about letting time pass. I tried that once, where it was like, "OK let 30 minutes pass" but I didn't do any of the mental work behind letting time pass, e.g. relaxing, refocusing, etc. So letting 30 minutes didn't really mean anything.
Anyway, good advice and definitely something I need to be more aware of and practice more.
wow, you get 10k steps without adding in more activity!? that's amazing! i intentionally add in all exercise to my lifestyle as i do not have kids or a hubby/boyfriend, and i do have a car, so it's just easy for me to not push myself or move around...but i try to get exercise and weights in for concistancy and i always feel better, too, when i am moving around. that's really great that you have built in momvement! i have a friend who travels the world as a photographer and she thinks people are nutty who go to gym - lol - she thinks they should be all like her, physically fit naturally but hiking, walking, being outside! i say, good for her! ;)
nice job per yesterday's entry staying on track. the more you stay on track, the easier the habit becomes :) proud of you!
your chicken chili sounds GREAT! plus there's some liquid and possibly a little "heat" to it, both of which are filling and help to satisfy you. i look forward to some more crockpot/slow cooker meals to come this Winter.
i agree, if you can tolerate coffee in later afternoon/evening to go for it.
if it does mess with you sleep and you do end up not being able to fall asleep or wake up, then change the habit to a decaf coffee or tea.
i agree that instead of food, a little caffeine is prob the best way to go assuming there's no negative side effects like not sleeping :)
nice job figuring that one out!
Made it through Thanksgiving... about 8:30 am I went to go pick up the order at Sprouts and discovered my neighbor had parked 10 inches into our driveway. Enough for me to pull out, but because of the steep driveway and concrete fences, I needed someone to guide me out. I burned all my energy out trying to find which neighbor it was. By the time I came home, I was wiped. I just trudged through the rest of the day... washed dishes, baked sweet potatoes and squash, laundry, tidied the living room, fixed the heater, warmed up Thanksgiving dinner and ate with dad. The thing was, every-time I got up to do something I was so tired I was on the verge of tears. No anxiety or depression... straight up exhaustion. I really, really felt the lack of REM sleep and the 3.5 days of recovery that Garmin said it would take after wednesday's run. I marked a "C" for crash on my progress wall... the thing I need to avoid. Maybe ginseng tea before a run is a bad idea.
I also ended up taking glipizide 2x yesterday. Not good for me, but no way around not moving and eating Thanksgiving dinner. At least I made the best worst choices:
Waiting for Garmin to post stats at 6:30am to see if I got enough REM seep. Drumroll... Hard to make a plan for today until then. I'm not optimistic... Body battery didn't charge much. The bare minimum is:
That's incredibly rude of your neighbor - whoever it was. Maybe it was someone like me who can't park to save her life. :-(
I have been giving the word "diet"...a lot of thought these last couple of weeks...........what we eat is our diet......so I guess when it all comes down to it....we are really talking about "weight loss diet" here..... or maintaining a weight.
Since I had to make a decision within the month to either drop or keep the WW program.....I gave it a 2 week go.........It was a lot of work....and I found that I could not consume a minimum of at least 1,200 calories a day and stay within points.....it was interesting and challenging and frustrating as well........it took the enjoyment out of just sitting down to a meal....in fact......anytime I have ever followed a rigid weight loss program, weighing, counting, restricting always took the enjoyment out of the meal. Cravings and denial were frustrating.
For me....cravings need to be listened to....they never let me down.......( not talking about the desire to eat 12 desserts here)....but talking about actual food cravings that don't go away if ignored ( real specific meal type foods)..............
Quantitiy is something that got me into my old original weight....I was eating cravings but in larger portions than necessary.....I had gotten away from savouring something slowly and had started gobbling something quickly and then waiting a couple of hours and doing that again....toast with butter and peanut butter several times a day........eating something up because there was "that amount" left in the serving dish....That is how my weight rose and rose......then when I noticed the weight coming on......I got anxious and started eating more...I remember a specific time where I thought....I'm just going to stuff my face...get real fat....and then go on a diet and lose it........okay....Did that.....and it actually worked...of course it took a lot longer to take it off then it did to put it on........and eventually....I decided to do that again....putting it on was easy.....taking it off wasn't as much fun the second time............and as I got older it seemed to take a lot more out of me.......while the first time....my skin snapped back really well....I had zero excess skin......so doing that at age 50 was okay......fast forward 20 years.......and the skin did not snap back........a little of it did....the majority of it did not......of course for any 70 plus year old....thin or fat...the skin changes......it gets translucent, it becomes something like crepe paper....it loses the fat layer below it and suddenly you are seeing veins that used to be well hidden.....it does not snap back. Losing weight in the later years is quite different.........best not to be doing the gain and lose thing then........surely if there is an over weigh issue then it is better to lose it then....but the total effect is different......definitely best to go in to the later years at a good weight and maintain that.
With all of the years of counting calories...and counting points..weighing ounces.....and avoiding sugar or carbs........food went from something natural and enjoyable to something to be nervous about...to fret over......to look at as the enemy when all that did was make me want it more....Tell a kid to NOT jump on the bed....and all he hears is JUMP ON THE BED........tell someone to NOT think about "SOMETHING"...and suddenly all they can think about is that "THING".....dieting and food worked that way for me....The more I focused on it...the more I wanted it.
The fact is...I KNOW what a SERVING is....and if I don't know...I can quickly find out..........and that is what I SHOULD eat.....a serving...not the entire package....not 5 of the..."THINGS"....but a serving....if it is true that the normal stomach is about the size of a persons fist...then that is a very good gauge.
This morning I have made a firm and final decision to drop all of the counting......have what I'm craving.......eat a serving size....NOT WHAT WILL COVER MY PLATE...NOT WHAT IS LEFT IN THE PACKAGE OR ON THE TABLE.....but a reasonable amout ....enough to take the hunger away...but not so much that I am over full....but just enough.........
This morning I thought about breakfast for awhile.......and decided on a 1 fried egg ( cooked in ghee)....a partial thin slice of leftover ham, 1 slice of cheese on 2 pieces of WW bread( it is what we had)...and a perfectly ripened pear....along with my coffee........and it was perfect.........I'm kind of relieved that I no longer feel the need to eat something because it fits the "diet".....and instead can eat a meal and feel satiated by it......it was actually kind of pretty sitting there on the plate....and I liked that....no I LOVED that!!!
Progress as of today: 128.8 lbs lost and already at goal!
Losing weight when one is older definitely has disadvantages with respect to skin. I'm noticing this, although I'm not sure it's weight-loss related as much as it's more "getting older" related. I have grabbed onto loose skin/flab and pulled up and realized, Wow this would look a lot better with tighter skin (or no gravity, LOL).
I don't think losing weight is worth prolonged sadness. Calorie-reduction may bring some discomfort, but if it's bringing sadness, perhaps the reduction is too much. ???
I write all of this as I get ready to prepare to lose a few more vanity pounds for my doctor's appointment on 12/13. So I'm really glad that you wrote what you did.
And cheers to savoring a meal more slowly, def something I try to do at family / Holiday meals. My dad is always known to gobble it up but I try to slow down so I can both savor the food actually in my mouth with my taste buds before just swallowing as well… I do best to try to slow down my eating or just interspersing it with ….you know….veggies of course ! That’s what I did yesterday for the most part and then just limited indulgence on the other items …
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! I think most of you here are in the US, so if you're celebrating I hope it's delicious and cozy with family & friends :) We celebrated mid-October in Canada.
ive been meaning to update but I'm doing really well. I just took all the great advice here, listened to all your comments and finally something clicked. I don't want to jinx myself by talking too soon, suffice to say I'm feeling in control and very happy about that. I couldn't believe my weight was holding despite the overeating I was doing. That helped to motivate me to see that my body was responding so well to keeping the weight off.
Im basically just counting calories, but upped back to 1600 and thats my hard limit I try not to go over. I don't exercise at all, no energy or desire, but my life has built in activity so I typically get 10,000 steps a day which is apparently good to shoot for.
I haven't had a "what the hell effect" episode going on about 4 days now. Pardon me stating the obvious here, but I'm learning that I can feel hungry or 'not done' eating, and simply ignore that feeling. It passes anyways, and then I feel so good for having stayed in control. It's kinda mind blowing how I typically just give in to every whim. If I can get this truly under control, I'll have this weight thing figured out.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THOSE CELEBRATING!
27.75 November Sunshine Hours
Last TOM - 11/17/21....
Waiting To Do - read courts changes to their website...reminder to do - END of November, during Thanksgiving weekend.
Currently reading NYPL digital book called....."Can't Let Go," By Barbara Freethy romance novel, seems ok - nothing special just yet. lol.
See about price of fixing the zipper on fleece...possibly at the boot shop before checking out the tailor. Otherwise, throw it out...
Hand-sew my ripped pillow case during the long Thanksgiving break...
my weight is pretty stablized since i adjusted it a couple months ago on here. i was the weight posted prob 2 months earlier, but, i didn't want to change it unless i really knew i could keep it lower because otherwise i felt it was going to be a burden to force myself to do something that i couldn't "naturally" do without too much continued effort. so things are good on that. and weirdly enough, i do not even feel so skinny and don't look it either. seems the weight is very proportioned. not even my face looks skinny. i guess my body is used to it. sometimes it takes work though, and i def pay attention to what i eat or i'd eat more calories than i have been.
yesterday's edit i did end up getting out really early from work yesterday at around 2pm instead of 3:30pm, and walked an extra hour on top of my regular commuting, i believe. walked thru some poorer areas of nyc, but very similiar to my starting place by where i work. basically all similar surroundings. what i did was, i basically walked thru the park a little by work and then walked to Broadway as Broadway (yes the same broadway as near Times Square but northern Manhattan not near the Theatre District), as Broadway follows a subway route so i knew i could get on the Subway whenever i felt like it...so i took Broadway going further up north until i decided i was good with the walk and ready to go home!...I walked thru like 3 diff neighborhoods and came upon an interesting looking subway station, that i had to search for on my maps app and was lucky it was a few blocks away - bc the Broadway line seemed to have ended a few blocks back... and i went home. It was good to just do something different. my dad of course told me i shouldn't walk around there, but, honestly, i have to take that with a grain of salt bc it if were up to him, i wouldn't take any risks...and then my routine just would be that....very routine. :)
11/25/21 Thurs, Thanksgiving - Mom said to come over after lunch. So, since I had quite a nice excursion last night, today i've slept in, rested on couch and will go to parents after lunch with a bunch of little gifts and flowers I picked up on my way home, close to home, before getting on the bus where i guy sells flowers at the exit of the last subway station i use getting home. $5 a small buch of 5 roses; i buy two when getting them for others; so it's a nice bouquet to bring home to my family :)
Small snack around 7:30am before cleaning a little and heading back to bed - 2 chocolates 100
Breakfast: 2 packets strawberries and cream oatmeal 220, with almond miilk 30, coffee 50.
Lunch: salami 2.5 servings. tasty. 300. might have some pretzels or carbs soon...yep, few plantain chips 100.
chips 50 to hold me over, sips of moms wine negligible
Snacks / Thanksgiving dinner, thankful for any veggies my mom will prepare...
3 servings brussel sprouts 200, serving pan fried green beans 150, kasha and bow ties 200, meat 300...850 tops
small chocolate cake 200? Lots of cranberry and pear sauce 350
2250....
hope to come home tonight and be ready to read a little and/or search for a free walk/tour nearby to do tomorrow, maybe. if not, i'll do my own walk / small food shopping for fruit/veggies.
11/26/21 Friday, Continued Holiday....i am not sure how i will spend today...i think i may drive myself to a new (but local-ish) park...there are some park hikes as listed on a website for NYC Parks and i may just look into and join one...on the drive back, i may go to Bath and Body Works to buy around 3 3-wick candles as they are good gifts and/or to keep myself 1 or two of them. big sale, always, on Black Friday at Bath and body works on those candles, listed over 50% off.....
If i do not do a hike, I will start the day with weights...and may actually do both weights and the hike, not entirely sure :) will decide Thursday night!
11/27 Saturday - Leave apt around 10 to get to friends at noon: see renee, her hubby eric and baby Andrew Sebastian :)... if nice weather, we will go for a walk / bbq :)
CALL THE BAKERY?
11/28 Sunday - (1st night Chanukah) -
GO EARLY TO THE BAKERY?
I think my plan is to do cooking ....
I also need to order / buy a bday cake for someone at work who always does all the buying / shopping....and i want to make sure it's all done and done right by me....very important to get this right...
11/29 Monday (1st night Chanukah last night, light menorah 1st candle as soon as i get to work)
Light 2nd light of the menorah at end of workday, before going home).
11/30 Tuesday:
Light 3rd candle, end of workday
12/1/21 WEDNESDAY....DECEMBER!
Light 4th candle, end of workday
12/2/21 Thursday
Light 5th candle, end of workday
12/3 Friday - Bring menorah home to have it at my apt, since i only have 1 electric one and no other, light 6th candle tonight (but may just leave it at work for ease...will decide closer to this date).
12/4 Saturday, Light 7th candle tonight
12/5 Sunday - Light 8th Candle tonight (complete) but then prepare it to bring back to work Monday...(might just leave menorah at work, haven't decided).
12/6 Monday - Set up menorah again at work, fully lit.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost and already at goal!
HAPPY! This is the Air Fryer I really love! Sometimes wish I got the red instead of Eggplant
Woke up at 4. Tried falling back asleep for nearly an hour, but couldn't. So turned on light and am on the iPad. Matt should be up soon & then I'll grab some coffee and hop on the bike. Failed to pass 20k Fitbit steps yesterday. Wanted 30K, but too many things to do.
Nothing special for Thanksgiving here. Family & friends far away. Will air fry a steak for Mark & bake him a potatoe in the microwave. Will stir fry my beloved Normandy Blend vegetables & eat only that for dinner. Don't like beef much & only really like the air fried potatoe wedges.
Can't wait to get the new WW scale! and look into all the fancy things it claims to do. Should arrive Friday.
Progress as of today: 25.2 lbs lost so far, only 3.8 lbs to go!
Matt is up, I’m on the bike reading the newspapers.
We need to stabilize a tank base with 2x4’s. Not sure if there’s enough around & fairly certain Lowe’s is closed. Probably everything is but restaurants.
It will be interesting to see how crowded Walmart is tomorrow around 8 or 9. They open at 5 & people line up in advance for bargains, so it may be ok by then. If not, we’ll leave. Hate crowds, long before covid.
We're having beef for our dinner too. Just not really big on turkey. I like cold turkey sandwiches, but they aren't a favorite. I didn't want to deal with days on end of leftover turkey.
I have a fancy scale - "Ironman" brand - but it weighs me about a pound heavier than my original scale, so I don't use it. Husband does though, so it's not a waste.
I have 2 Air Fryers. A $60 Bella one from Ollie’s & a bigger one with shelves from eBay. Believe it cost less. Love it! And it’s purple! Came in many colors. Refurbished. But looks 100% new, all original packaging etc,
I’ve seen the same PowerXL (eBay) at Walmart for. $129. Gonna check for you now & see if I can find that eBay seller .
I like the eggplant AF!
also, i can't wait to hear more about your new WW scale. i see you posted a bit about it down there below. i have a glass scale too, but it's not WW and it's basic, but it workss!
Looking now at the Ironman scale Donkey has. Pricey. See pic at top.
Donk, which one do you have ?
Sounds like you have a very excellent scale there! The WW does fat too. But I know nothing of the accuracy
Hope that helps!
27.75 November Sunshine Hours
Last TOM - 11/17/21....
Waiting To Do - read courts changes to their website...reminder to do - END of November, during Thanksgiving weekend.
Currently reading NYPL digital book called....."Can't Let Go," By Barbara Freethy romance novel, seems ok - nothing special just yet. lol.
See about price of fixing the zipper on fleece...possibly at the boot shop before checking out the tailor. Otherwise, throw it out...
Hand-sew my ripped pillow case during the long Thanksgiving break...
yesterday's edit i did end up getting out really early from work yesterday at around 2pm instead of 3:30pm, and walked an extra hour on top of my regular commuting, i believe. walked thru some poorer areas of nyc, but very similiar to my starting place by where i work. basically all similar surroundings. walked thru like 3 diff neighborhoods and came upon an interesting looking subway station that i took home. was good to just do something different. my dad of course told me i shouldn't walk around there, but, honestly, i have to take that with a grain of salt bc it if were up to him, i wouldn't take any risks...and then my routine just would be that....very routine. :)
11/24 Wednesday! ("Friday this week!") - public trans!!!, added an hour to my sunshine time. i may push to do extra walking later and/or do leg exercises at the park by work before i go home, just to get the leg routine in before i am too tired after commuting tonight once i'm home. So, yeah, my def plan is to do leg exercises directly after work, at the park over here.
Breakfast: banana and coffee 150, 2 small Italian tricolor cookies 150 approx. 300 approx.
Snacks: wrap 100, cream cheese 100, lox 50 250
Lunch: thick pizza grandma-type slice it's called 600 at least, but i brought a salad to go with it 100 with seasonings to fill up. and had a coffee black after. 700-800
1350...
Snacks: black sweetened (stevia always) coffee
Dinner: leftovers from yesterday, i will push myself to have the other sweet potato half as it's so healthy...now it's Thursday the next day and i sorta forgot what i did & didn't eat last night...it was the rest of the sweet potato with leftover wild mushroom salad on top 150 tops, leftover other salad no dressing negl, 2 bags of recently delivered dried fruit - low cal jackfruit 200, also i had a couple chocolates 100. i think that's it. i had a dream or something that i had nut butter, but i do not think i did?
1800 i think!
if i leave work early, then i will go directly home, i think, and do legs at home later...maybe sit on bike later..but, we'll see...this company hasnt' gotten out early yet for holidays so i doubt it....just a thought in my mind that popped up!
11/25/21 Thurs, Thanksgiving - With family today, plans TBD.
11/26/21 Friday, Continued Holiday....i am not sure how i will spend today...i think i may drive myself to a new (but local-ish) park...
11/27 Saturday - Leave apt around 10 to get to friends at noon: see renee, her hubby eric and baby Andrew Sebastian :)... if nice weather, we will go for a walk / bbq :)
11/28 Sunday - (1st night Chanukah)
11/29 Monday (1st night Chanukah last night, light menorah 1st candle as soon as i get to work)
Light 2nd light of the menorah at end of workday, before going home).
11/30 Tuesday:
Light 3rd candle, end of workday
12/1/21 WEDNESDAY....DECEMBER!
Light 4th candle, end of workday
12/2/21 Thursday
Light 5th candle, end of workday
12/3 Friday - Bring menorah home to have it at my apt, since i only have 1 electric one and no other, light 6th candle tonight (but may just leave it at work for ease...will decide closer to this date).
12/4 Saturday, Light 7th candle tonight
12/5 Sunday - Light 8th Candle tonight (complete) but then prepare it to bring back to work Monday...(might just leave menorah at work, haven't decided).
12/6 Monday - Set up menorah again at work, fully lit.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost and already at goal!Good for you for taking public transit and getting in some walking! Don't be too hard on yourself if you don't get your leg exercises in today. You may just want to get home ASAP. I know I wouldn't stay late at work to do my push-ups today, that's for sure!
Happy pre-thanksgiving to you....
right, i can see Jacky writing this book....but so far i'm not impressed by Barbara's vocabulary / descriptive ability. i think jacky could do better LOL. her writing sounds a little juvenile compared to the other things i've read recently!
I had a lot of fun in NYC, Manhattan, when there was a big conference for Harlequin Romance writers. Mostly because I ditched their lame events & explored on my own. It was my first visit to the Big Apple
Those cherry tomatoes...we eat a lot of those here too......WOW...a new low weight!!!! Happy for you.....Have fun setting your new scale up!!!!
We just did it! I’m 4 people now! LOL. Almost positive it has algorithms for all the metrics except fat, based upon weight & age. It is going to assume 80 yr me lost bone & muscle mass & 20 yr. old me is mightier. Idk really.
Donkey on 11/28/2021:
Oh my, what an adventure with your fish tanks! I hope the separation helps your girl.
Wow, congratulations on your new low!!!!! I'm happy for you - happy, proud, impressed! :-)
Thank you for sharing the short article on COVID & obesity. Being obese seems to put a body behind the 8-ball in so many situations :-(
Thanks, Donk.
She was out in the open last night. vs cowering in a hide, Yay!
So much of what ails us is lifestyle.
happy-1 on 11/28/2021:
I don’t get why we don’t treat childhood obesity as a sign of neglect. It impacts us as adults so much… can’t ever make up that health impact as an adult.
Interfering with parental rights/choices is highly problematic. I’d imagine pediatricians counsel parents & it mostly falls upon deaf ears.
I know fat kids who lost it & are fine. I’m married to one & he is an incredible fitness buff, strenuous cardio & weights.
Horn_of_plenty on 11/28/2021:
good eats on Friday and nice job working on eating better. sometimes it takes the body a few days to regulate itself before losing weight, especially if you start your weight loss plan after high cal days, your body has to burn all that off first!
Your axie caves are sounding creative. i want to see more of your axie pics.
also,please post a pic of your new WW scale...
I cannot believe your stores weren't crowded on black friday. i was not interested in going out on that day.
Horn_of_plenty on 11/28/2021:
.8 loss is a lot. nice job sticking with your goals.
I want photos of all your new fitness spree/gifts to yourself that you talk about in these entries with your review after you use them!
you know, i hadn't looked at your weight until this entry, wow,you lost a few pounds so quickly. opposite of my style! :) I was just around 100-105 in my teens but then got into disordered eating and screwed up my always being in the 10th percentile 10% for weight as a kid based on my height. starting senior year of high school i think i gained like 10lbs almost. i think i was like 110 at prom, compared to starting the year at like 103. I was maybe even heavier before prom by a couple pounds, not sure. gained my weight thru sweets, cookies, cereals lol. then gained more thru college first two years! then got back on track but lost it too quickly and lost my "TOM" for like 2 years.
it's good you could snack on cherry tomatoes, lol...will read your articles soon. it's good to find support of your lifestyle, agreed.
for what i do, i just know whenver i want to really indulge, to find the veggies, lol. but i also love all my snacky foods. currently i'd say i'm low protein / less protein. such a far cry from my 20's to early 30's when i was heavy on the low carb but also binged a lot on carbs during my heavy years.
I can lose a pound a week when I work at it. Had to laugh when the PCP said don’t lose more than 2 a week. Never could! And he said don’t go under a 100. Probably couldn’t if I wanted to & don’t. The normal weight range for my slight stature is 100-127.
Losing a pound a week generally involves eating ~1000 calories a day & burning off half.
How fast did you lose & how thin did you get? I’ve only ever heard of anorexics losing TOM & some elite athletes who maintain weights way below their normal range.
bearcountrygg on 11/28/2021:
Is that top ic of the girl thinking she had better just hide out in the cave in case tht BOY comes back....or is it the boy pouting? LOL....Where did you ever find that dog toy????
LOL! She doesn’t trust him not to escape the tank next door & climb in hers.
Found axie on Amazon! Where else!
Horn_of_plenty on 11/28/2021:
lol, you even have a plush axie for your pups, that's adorable!
It’s for me. LOL. They’d have it destroyed in under an hour.
Horn_of_plenty on 11/28/2021:
the real pink axie is adorable!
Isn’t she sweet? Boy looks identical.
Horn_of_plenty on 11/28/2021:
yeah, how in the world did you find the plush axie!?
Amazon of course!
bearcountrygg on 11/28/2021:
Awwwww...She is so cute....if I was her...I wouldn't trust him either!!!
Sally says 1 year of marriage is enough to last a life time!
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