We are a supportive community of individuals with like minded goals of becoming healthier. You can choose to start your own diet diary today or just read other's entries for inspiration.
For those seeking support, we suggest starting a "public" diary. A "public" diary can be read by others and also allows other members to leave comments of encouragement as they pertain to your entries. We also offer "private" diaries for those that are just looking to keep a personal journal for their own accountability.
Since going live in 1999, there have been over 534,065 diary entries and comments posted!
You're welcome to join in for free. No matter what diet plan or exercise plan you choose. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Atkins, South Beach, low carb, running, biking, swimming, walking, counting calories, low fat, low sugar, or anything else.
25.00 July Sunshine Hours. (based on my scheduled plans, July will have better exercise / hours in the sun compared to all the months preceding it...and that's how summer should be ;) )
Lookahead Dates: Last TOM - 6/30...
Business Law - Sesson 5 - 8/23/21 thru 10/8/21.
Accounting Exam 4 (Chapters 7, 11):
Topic 11 - Liabilities - Purchasing & Payables - in progress..
Topic 12 - Liabilities - Note Payables and other Current Payables
Topic 13 - Liabilities - Employee and Payroll Accounting
Topic 14 - Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Final Exam: all chapters review..; notes can be used i was told. I will have to make tabs on my notes just to know what sections to turn to when reading the question, knowing what topic it's referring to. Might also make tabs on formulas on my notes, for easier reference, we'll see based on how much time i choose to study for it and if i get more than one attempt to pass it..first i gotta get thru test 4...
Wed, 7/28/21
Breakfast: banana med 150, waffle and pb 200, coffee 50.
snacks: close to 10am, 200.
Lunch: healthy - tofu 100, rice 200, sauteed spicy veggies 100?, few tomatoes 50 450-500
snacks: clementine 50;pb filled pretzels 150
1300....
dinner: TBD; have food at home...thinking cheese on an eng muffin toasted
15 min walk before work. (recorded)
15 minute litter cleanup (there's a dumpster on property so it's very easy to clean/dump) before driving home. (recorded)
after work - leg exercises maybe before driving home; n/a for recording.
bike at home during TV shows...(TO BE RECORDED)
TOM is coming soon, would be best if it came after Friday...but that's doubtful, so hopefully it will come later today/tomorrow so i'm not surprised Friday at the beach LOL.
Thurs, 7/29/21
Friday, 7/30 - Vacation Day #6
need to confirm time (not too early to meet up by me as less traffic later on) beach with Christine.. planned just this past Monday after work; i'd say it's ok - people taking off often lately. it's much easier to drive to beach during the week than the weekend because of (i am sure) a bit less traffic during the day Friday in the directions we are going. And it means my weekend can continue as originally planned, with farm Sunday :)
Saturday, 7/31 -
Exam 4 - Studying Topic 11..
Sunday 8/1 - August Already!
Almost take Exam 4? (might need to do it the following weekend??)
Farm Sunday 1-4pm
check my progress in accounting course........
8/13 - Friday, Vacation Day 7
May not be done with accounting by the 8/13 weekend;
Weekend of fri afternoon 8/13-8/16 sunday AM....totally signed up last minute for this educational seminar with the club i'm in thru union (gave into the guy asking i participate)..not sure the topic is great (Covid - like i really need more education on this!?)...we'll see how it is. anyways, i'll prob take days off before/after this event as it's going to take most of the weekend (sleepover 2 nights out east) and i'm totally not ok with working straight, a weekend away for "work" and then back to work with no days off...so i have to plan for this. my parents will be there too...but we'll see...it's a lot of sitting in class, will try to at least get minimal amounts of exercise i like on this weekend..
8/16 - Monday, Vacation Day 8
8/17 - Tuesday, Vacation Day 9 - Volunteer AM at farm? or PM...
Progress as of today: 5 lbs lost and already at goal!Slept like a log.......
Next door neighbors are up here...( they live downstate).....and boy are they loud...screaming ,music, chasing each other around and throwing things at each other.....then screaming when they get hit...( maybe paintball?....don't know...but these people have the scream down!!! To top it off the Mom cackles like a hyena!!!! Awesome lungs on these people...The main thing I think about is that our houses are at least 200 feet apart......I can only think that when their downstate neighbors see them packing to come up here...that they are celebrating their own peace and quiet for a few days...LOL........our peace comes when they leave......and I'm learning to go to sleep with their music at 10...and the windows are closed........kind of like a manic lullaby. I can only laugh..............quietly..behind my closed doors and windows.......I forget sometimes how annoying people are...and then I'm reminded.......Glad I live here and these people go home eventually.
It's errand day........lots of stops......
Prices were crazy when I shopped 2 days ago.........the meat counter was loaded...like never before.....but it was loaded with packages of meat between $30 and $60........everyone was looking...and walking away........I will go in today and see if there are any less expensive pkgs.....if not....then I will walk by again too. Eggs that a few months ago were 99 cents a dozen are now over $3...........I come home with little and am glad that there are some things here already to fill in with.
Our small local chain store was well stocked........but prices are super high.......people were buying little........wondering how long they will stay open at this rate.
I know for me......counting/listing/monitoring my daily food makes me think about food too much...when I don't write it down...I think about it only marginally.......best to not think I guess.
EDIT
Back from some errands.........ended up buying 2 pork chops in a pkg for almost $7.......maybe it's time to become vegetarians.......had a bit of a mix up at the cash register.........I really have always liked this cashier......she is in her 70's.......and I hadn't seen her since this covid thing started.......while she is ringing up my food I asked her if she had stamps...she said yes...I said good. .that I wanted some.....and she continued with my food...( they always finish the groceries first and add how many stamps you want last) she then went on to ring up my total.,,,but never asked how many books of stamps I wanted..and didn't give me any stamps...then she said she had to wait for the drawer to get opened by a manager...then she said she charged me for them but it wasn't on the reciept...she went over it several times.....nope.......I told her that i wanted 4 books of stamps but we hadn't discussed the number...she then blamed me for her not dealing with the stamps before she totaled my order. which did not have any stamps on it..LOL...she was so confused....I felt bad for her...I told her that it was okay...She can just ring up the stamps by themselves as a second order......she never thought of that...........She looked like she was going to cry....she looks like she had aged 10 years in the last year and a half.........I doubt if she will be able to work much longer...she was so confused and actually didn't think of just ringing them up on a separate order...she really didn't know what to do....yet she had worked there for many years prior......That break of not working because of the pandemic really took it's toll on her......she looked so scared as if they were going to be mad at her.......but when she found out that she could just ring them up sererately...she smiled......problem over.....she never would have been so confused in the past........it just made me sad..........
I remember a quote and don't remember who said it........but Depression is worry over the past.....Anxiety is worry over the future.............
I was shocked by the price of beef Sunday at this little Italian market that is always much cheaper than Walmart. Paid $67 for 2 small chuck roasts & 5 steaks, I am not into beef beyond an occasional fast food hamburger but buy for the husband. Cooked one of the chucks in a crockpot with carrots and potatoes. Only ate the vegetables myself. He will have only get one more meal out of the mini roast.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
........................................................
Hello to you.
I'm at 151 this morning. No victory when you're this sick.
........................................
Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 54 lbs lost so far, only 1 lbs to go!
Well, I do not think that going to the gym on weeknights is going to work. Channeling my inner "Inner Peace", I went last night with Husband, thinking that the gym would be emptier, arriving at around 8:30p. Oh my goodness, it was BUSY! Not the "after work" busy, but the weight machine area was busy! My Husband said he had to wait twice to use machines. The cardio area wasn't too bad, but I wasn't alone by any means.
I did have the opportunity to try the 20lb dumbbell, and I am ready for this, but only on 1 exercise, so I will not think about buying 1-2 of the 20 lb dumbbells any time in the foreseeable future. If I want to do that one exercise w the heavier weight, I can do it at the gym. Everything else, I have more than sufficient at home. So I'm glad that I tried this. I consider the trip to the gym a success.
It is a success, too, in that I realize that I can't do this on a regular basis. We didn't get out of there until 10pm. Husband takes a lot longer to clean up than I do; he moves slower, in general anyway. I had completed most evening tasks before going to the gym, and set up the remaining tasks, except for cleaning out the litter boxes. I should have done that before, but instead, I decided to rest while charging up my FitBit for the day. I think I made the right trade, but it did delay getting to bed.
When I finally did turn out the light at 10:38pm, I could not fall asleep. I must have though because I woke up at 3:04am to the storms. I did not feel rested, and I felt it was too early to get up to get started. Could not fall back asleep, listened to the storms roll through... I know I checked my watch after 4am, but I must have fallen asleep (somehow -- it didn't feel like it) because I woke up 3 minutes before the alarm went off at 5:15am. Ohhhhh it was hard to get up.
I hope that I can re-establish the sleep pattern that I had - it was working well for me. I'm thinking that I will be able to go to bed early tonight, with the fatigue I'm feeling this morning, TOM due tomorrow (always get really tired a day or 2 before), and a busy day at work.
So I had a nice impromptu chat with Mistakes Girl yesterday, where I learned a lot.
I'm on the Titanic, and I can't get myself to get on a lifeboat for some reason.
Progress as of today: 53.5 lbs lost and already at goal!The gym visit sounded trying. But great your hubby made the effort. Did he see the dietitian yet?
My sleep patterns have always sucked. Up multiple times, lately I’ve taken to whipping out my iPad and reading from 1-3AM or so.
Does reducing your position mean cutting hours or performing different tasks?
THEY DON'T LOOK VERY CUTE TO ME!
Are Brine Shrimp And Sea Monkeys The Same?
Sea Monkeys are essentially commercially bred brine shrimp. They are not usually the same exact classification as the brine shrimp you buy to feed fish because they have been bred to be a little different. Sea Monkeys are a hybrid brine shrimp make to live a little longer and hatch a little earlier. Sea Monkeys can live as long as 2 years.
much exercising & calorie restriction. weight ticking down. discovered Ghiadelli Dutch Processed cocoa & it is to die for. using in the FF Greek yogurt. I did see some 2% fat Greek yogurt in the quart size at the Walmart web site. name brands that cost nearly 2X as Walmart generic FF, but HOP was correct, both have the same hi protein. the new rich wonderful cocoa is at least 3X as much as other brands, but I HAVE to have it.
24.75 July Sunshine Hours. (based on my scheduled plans, July will have better exercise / hours in the sun compared to all the months preceding it...and that's how summer should be ;) )
Lookahead Dates: Last TOM - 6/30...
Business Law - Sesson 5 - 8/23/21 thru 10/8/21.
Accounting: Exam 4: (Chapters 7, 11)
Topic 11 - Liabilities - Purchasing & Payables
Topic 12 - Liabilities - Note Payables and other Current Payables
Topic 13 - Liabilities - Employee and Payroll Accounting
Topic 14 - Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Final Exam: all chapters review..; notes can be used i was told. I will have to make tabs on my notes just to know what sections to turn to when reading the question, knowing what topic it's referring to. Might also make tabs on formulas on my notes, for easier reference, we'll see based on how much time i choose to study for it and if i get more than one attempt to pass it..first i gotta get thru test 4...
i also cleaned up litter on work property for 15 min for exercise. will do the same today as it bothers me that there is so much garbage that doesn't get cleaned where we park for work...
Tues, 7/27/21 - might need to stop anywhere for a few bananas...been missing them today...they are great for my cramps/issues whenever i have issues/cramps lol...missing the bananas....picked a variety of extras up ater work so i have them thru the weekend bc i plan to be home satuday:) DONE!
protein muffin 240 (bought 3, will NOT buy again.), honey wheat pretzels 130, coffee 30.
snacks: coworker asked me if i want some of a banana; of course!; she gave me almost the whole thing...good...120 will have pb with it. 80
lunch: basmati rice 200, with heavily sauteed veggies but not much 150?, yogurt and clementine 200. 550. very filling. coffee.
snacks:? i dont think i had anything.? 50.
dinner: quite a bit of broccoli w. garlic 100, part of 1 lg beef kebab i bought premade 300 tops, in a toasted wrap 150, eggplant spread on there too. 50, 600 tops. bluenerries 100. 700. then the rest of the pint of blueberries. yup, an entire pint. 150. (so i gave the pigs another round of a blueberry each...)
2050.
tonight was a nice night for the guinea pigs too: corn husks, piece of carrot, a blueberry each, some red pepper. :) just like for humans, more is in season for them in the summertime :)
upper body weights tonight. def need more sleep...
wed, 7/28
thurs, 7/29
Friday, 7/30 - Vacation Day #6
need to confirm time (not too early to meet up by me as less traffic later on) beach with Christine.. planned just this past Monday after work; i'd say it's ok - people taking off often lately. it's much easier to drive to beach during the week than the weekend because of (i am sure) a bit less traffic during the day Friday in the directions we are going. And it means my weekend can continue as originally planned, with farm Sunday :)
Saturday, 7/31 -
Study some of the new topics...
Sunday 8/1 - August Already!
Almost take Exam 4? (might need to do it the following weekend??)
Farm Sunday 1-4pm
check my progress in accounting course........
Weekend of fri afternoon 8/13-8/16 sunday AM....totally signed up last minute for this educational seminar with the club i'm in thru union (gave into the guy asking i participate)..not sure the topic is great (Covid - like i really need more education on this!?)...we'll see how it is. anyways, i'll prob take days off before/after this event as it's going to take most of the weekend (sleepover 2 nights out east) and i'm totally not ok with working straight, a weekend away for "work" and then back to work with no days off...so i have to plan for this. my parents will be there too...but we'll see...it's a lot of sitting in class, will try to at least get minimal amounts of exercise i like on this weekend..
May not be done with accounting by the 8/13 weekend;
Progress as of today: 5 lbs lost and already at goal!
So glad to hear that there will be a beach day with Christine :-)
Protein muffins not the best? Or too expensive?
the muffins don't have a great taste and are so low in sugar that i do not get any "energy push" from it; in comparison to what i have been eating. would have been better with a banana at the same time... but yes, not worth the money for the product, taste, effect.
I should just order a kit from Amazon. Setting up a 40 gallon tank soon.
you MUST post photos of this.
For Tuesday July 27, 2021:
Sleep went to crap again. No chocolate today to see if that helps... Tomorrow by hook or crook I make a cheesecake, damnit.
Progress as of today: 87.4 lbs lost so far, only 69.6 lbs to go!
I like how you've written that you have some of your goals set up for the next day (to succeed) - now that's a plan! :-)
Looks like another rain day....it's okay...it cools things off and i love the sound of rain on our metal roof. We lost wifi yesterday just before noon and it didn't come back on until late last night.......boy is it easy to get hooked on that...LOL......had withdrawl..and was forced to watch TV....LOL....I find little on TV to get interested in these days......I think if the tv disappeared I wouldn't miss it at all......the computer though..is a different story..I love to look things up......can't do that with the TV.
Will probably count cals today....it's time to ck on where I'm staying...and either shake them up or get back in line......right now it's a toss up.
Moving the greenhouse to the garage today......as long as i keep moving things around i can avoid actual exercise equipment.......the workout area is still blocked with boxes in the doorway...I guess I am pretty serious about not using that stuff........I know what a big part of the problem for me is......when I'm lifting and carrying and moving things around...I feel like I'm getting things done.....when i use the exercise equipment...I feel like I am only doing half of what I could be doing........I'm antsy to get away from the equipment....and do something that I really enjoy.......and I know I'm getting in the movement...( I end up sore and tired)......and know I got some cleaning done at the same time........I suspect my desire to clean and move is just greater than my desire to actually exercise and move. ...and wonder if possibly doing both might be possible........instead of chosing one or the other..........
Counting today.........I know I'm having some low cal days that may be too low....that's as bad for health as too high I'm convinced...for myself at least......I also need to step up my water.........I guess it's time for me to get more serious again...in all of the things.
Water..............
2 1/2 cups plus 2
Food..............
coffee = 2
1/2 cup Fage 0% plain greek yogurt = 60
1/8th cup Walden Farms breakfast syrup SF = 0
banana = 105
sweet onion kettle chips = 300
ranch dip = 190
whole wheat sandwich thin = 100
1 chicken patty = 218
1 radish = 1
2 mini peppers = 15
5 strawberries = 207
scalloped potatoes = 1/2 cup = 114
chick fil a polynesian sauce = 110
yum yum sauce = 170
Added some flavoring to my water = 0
----------------------------------------------------------------
1,532 cals Then had ice cream
Random moving around and getting things done............................
ordered truck tabs online....not much movement
2 loads laundry .....and put away
Helped D with some online things..not much movement
Moved the greenhouse to the garage......packed up the extra trays, seeds etc and will probably put those in the basement
Moved some furniture around and put the flowering plants on a stand...will see how they do out of the greenhouse.
Sorted through some clothes that don't fit.......bagged those up to give to a family member.
Am I the only one that has bags full of bags? Put those in the garage.
Vacuumed
Dusted
That's enough for the day.....going to settle down and relax for awhile.
Actually using the exercise room................................................
For jacky.......
I remember this ad well...it is what made me want to send for them......I see that maybe they weren't with box tops...but were ads in comic books....so maybe that is how i got them...but look at them...they looked so cute...quite different than what i expected as a kid...LOL
What kid wouldn't want a bowl full of these cuties???? THEY CAN EVEN BE TRAINED????????
Moving things around sounds like great exercise.
I am getting into aquarium fish now. Difficult time moving 40 gallon tank from car to house. Husband did the heavy lifting, but it took 2 ppl.
I may be raising sea monkeys! LOL. They’re a treat for many fish species. Looks like you buy the shrimp eggs, add salt, heat & allow to hatch.
I’m just getting into pet fish. Have a 5 gallon tank up & running with 7 little fish & bought a 40 gallon tank. Terrific buy at Petco. 60% off sale. Paid online & picked up at store.
I completely understand your philosophy behind the exercise room/equipment. There are SO MANY people that love to do an activity (hike, run, walk), but can't stand being on a treadmill. I put you into that group. Personally, I think the only reason why I can endure my recumbent bike at home day after day, is because I do other things while riding: watching TV (news, weather, entertainment), check all of my bookmarks on my phone, text, light reading. ALSO, I believe this is why I've had such a hard time getting started with weight training (although now my habit is established).
So stay active now! It's easier to be active in the summer than in the winter. Perhaps think of things to do that can wait until the cooler months, or start thinking in terms of "functional fitness", e.g. "I am lifting these hand-weights in December, so that I can maintain strength for gardening in May." "I'm stretching now, so that I can lift boxes later, without hurting myself." Something like that?
Sometimes I think the hardest part of diet & exercise is the mental blocks we put before us.
Yep the fish should enjoy the hunt. Everyone says occasional treats healthy vs flakes/pellets all the time. Can use cheese or meat, but it can soil the water, even with the filters. I’m sticking to Sea Monkeys.
Looking to me like most of the kits are just the “cysts”. which they say hatch in 24 hours with salt and heat. They also sell the heating units, but I’m getting confused, so many variables. Probably the pet stores sell the shrimps. But may be more than I want to pay. Will check.
Getting a little frustrated. I've been trying to get real sleep for so long... now that I finally have it... I don't understand why with all this sleep under my belt I didn't just start rocking it like a racehorse released from the gate. It's like some of my get up and go got up and went. Partially... I don't magically have the ability to do all the things I want to do because I'm so out of shape. Also Sunday and Monday I couldn't hold onto my fast after 5pm. Sunday I had snacks at 1 in the morning, last night at about 9. Sleep wavered yesterday and fell apart last night. I'm waiting for 9am to eat, back to skipping chocolate today, and starting my fast again at 5pm to see if that puts me back on track. Blood pressure was normal again this morning at least.
Inch by inch, step by step, one foot in front of the other, pebble by pebble, the ability to keep going when there is no light at the end of the tunnel is a skilll. There are still great things ahead of me, friends to be made, fun to be had. I can do this.
Progress as of today: 87.4 lbs lost so far, only 69.6 lbs to go!Hate when I wake up and eat in the still of the night.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
........................................................
Hello to you.
I'm at 152 this morning.
.......................................
So, I never would have thought I'd be getting to goal weight from symptoms of Covid. No appetite at all. An aversion to foods and drinks. A big struggle to get anything down. Everything tastes nasty. Hubby and I thank you for your continued prayers for our healing.
........................................
Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 53 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Happy Tuesday! The heat here is becoming unbearable. I feel wiped out from it, just from the small bit that I'm exposed to. I do not want to think of what I would do if I didn't have AC. I can completely understand the need for public cooling centers.
Had my morning bike ride and did 3 upper body weight exercises for chest and back, with the idea that more will be done tonight. I have the opportunity to go to the gym tonight with my Husband. He is going today, but is willing to wait until tonight to go with me, after dinner. However, with work being so busy..... I do not know if I will have the motivation to go tonight. I may have a better idea when I start my emails and see how many tasks I have for today. This will be the ideal night to go.... Oh I don't know...
I was disappointed that work was so busy yesterday. I could not get my work done because so many contracts kept coming in. I thought I had finished with the batch that came in over the weekend, and then I'd get another, and another, and then another -- oh my...
Associate Attorney and Nice Lady are off, together, today. I expect a pile of letters waiting for me this morning, from AA. All of his adult children are in town (hence, the day off) all last week and part of this week, and so he just hasn't been workiing like he should. He goes out for long lunches, leaves early, etc.
And even though he complains that he has SO MUCH work to do -- which he DOES! -- Male Co-Worker is taking Friday and Monday off to visit his adult daughter in her new apartment. WTH???
And Male Co-Worker wants Nice Lady to keep doing the work that was taken away from her. He's "too busy" to deal with what she was doing. Well, I've been dealing with after closing issues on purchases; he can take care of after closing issues on sales.
The REAL problem is that New Guy is so busy that he really needs a (Spanish-speaking) assistant that works only on his files. But Male Co-Worker hasn't realized that yet. I realized it early on.
I'm finding it very difficult to maintain the work-life balance right now. Friday AND yesterday, I ignored my 10am and 3pm "lauds & vespers" alarms to step away and relax for 5 minutes. Too busy. I will try very hard to abide by the calls to prayer/meditation today. I learned some good stretches last night at yoga, that I could also do.
Well, I want to get to work early today, so that I'm not so frazzled by 10am. Let's hope for the best day, today.
Progress as of today: 53.5 lbs lost and already at goal!
Last night - or early this morning, I should say - we got some good rain, and I think we'll have storms later this afternoon too, which will cool off temperatures, God willing...
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
........................................................
Hello to you.
I'm at 153 this morn. Today is my birthday.
.......................................
I thank you all for your ongoing prayers for us each day. Not sure how we got Covid. We ALWAYS wear our KN95s. Always. But you go into stores here and most customers are NOT wearing masks, nor social distancing, not even store workers. We were wearing N95s (a much tighter fit and probably are effective than KN95s) but with the heat here in SC, we swtiched over about a month or 2 ago to the KN95s that have a little extra room in them to breathe.
So, our appetites are gone with the wind. Our current symtoms are: 
Hubby: Severe cough, sore throat, weakness, no appetite (ate nothing yesterday, couldn't even drink coffee that he usually loves), extreme tiredness (this past week has spent most of the time sleeping), severe aches and pains all over. As for me, my symptoms are: Fever, Chills, Dry cough, shortness of breath off and on (Hubby was up with me past midnite last nite as I had another shortness of breath episode), sore throat, no appetite (but forced myself to get down 2 dry toasts yesterday), no taste for anything liquid...any liquids taste alien and nasty, even water and it was hard to even get down 1 little bottle of water off and on yesterday), extreme tiredness,weakness, and severe aches and pains all over.
........................................
Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 52 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
Your symptoms sound very much like what my daughter had, except that she did not have the cough, and amazingly, she maintained a "healthy" appetite, and by that I mean, she was eating a lot. But the exhaustion was just unbelievable. Sore throat on fire, wanted a lot of herbal teas.
I guess that's one way to lose weight, but I am glad that you tried to get down some toast. Not eating at all is concerning. Having difficulty staying hydrated is also very concerning. I continue to pray for both of you; I'm very worried.
I’m going back from the KN95 to N95. You are right, harder to breathe with, in my case because they fit better. Ordered 20 blue ones from Amazon for $30. Last time I paid $40 for ten white ones. Nice price drop!
LOL
Up & at it early on the bike. Down a few ounces overnight. considering challenging myself to get down to 110 in a month, maybe by end of August. I can do a pound a week at my very best. Told you guys about this dude who did a 200 calorie tea fast for 30 days & lost oodles. not for me! he was huge, like pushing 400 pounds. them big ones can drop it quickly.
Progress as of today: 20.2 lbs lost so far, only 5.8 lbs to go!
I think maintaining is as hard as losing.
Yep, I can’t even do 600 Cals a day. But I can approximate it by doing 1200 or so & burning half exercising. Sometimes.
24.00 July Sunshine Hours. (based on my scheduled plans, July will have better exercise / hours in the sun compared to all the months preceding it...and that's how summer should be ;) )
Lookahead Dates: Last TOM - 6/30...
Business Law - Sesson 5 - 8/23/21 thru 10/8/21.
Accounting: Exam 4: (Chapters 7, 11)
Topic 11 - Liabilities - Purchasing & Payables
Topic 12 - Liabilities - Note Payables and other Current Payables
Topic 13 - Liabilities - Employee and Payroll Accounting
Topic 14 - Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Final Exam: all chapters review..; notes can be used i was told. I will have to make tabs on my notes just to know what sections to turn to when reading the question, knowing what topic it's referring to. Might also make tabs on formulas on my notes, for easier reference, we'll see based on how much time i choose to study for it and if i get more than one attempt to pass it..first i gotta get thru test 4...
Mon, 7/26 -
edit: at least a half hour of exercise before driving home, the wrong way accidentally made a wrong turn, but was able to park in a small parking lot in a busy part of Queens and buy some fruit and veggies at a random veggie store. I got lucky - there were some discounted "ugly" veggies some i got specifically for the pigs...as well as free corn husks that people threw out (again, free, for my pigs!). win win.
breakfast small bit of banana 120, coffee 30, pb 100, small bit of tricolor italian cookie cake thing 200. 450..
snacks: pb 100, chocs 100
lunch: healthy leftovers chicken some dark meat 250, rice 150, small amount asparagus 50, clementine 50. 500.
snacks: oreo, few cherries 100
1250
dinner: healthy - tofu 100 and fried cauli (rice)100 with a toasted wrap 150:) small salad with some olive oil 100 (not much) and dried jackfruit 100. 550. all tasty! maybe a light alcoholic beverage to relax/read my notes. plus a nice shower :) 100
1900. such a good day. love when i bring my lunch and i eat well.
finish 1/2 of topic 11....?
lunch: frozen food from another time i cooked :)
save what i cooked yesterday for dinner today - tofu/sauteed fried cauliflower "rice". and a wrap., maybe fruit.
tues, 7/27 - want to do public transportation ;)
wed, 7/28
thurs, 7/29
Friday, 7/30
Vacation Day #?, beach with Christine.. planned just this past Monday after work; i'd say it's ok - people taking off often lately. it's much easier to drive to beach during the week than the weekend because of (i am sure) a bit less traffic during the day Friday in the directions we are going. And it means my weekend can continue as originally planned, with farm Sunday :)
Saturday, 7/31 -
Up to Topics 13/14??
Sunday 8/1 - August Already!
Almost take Exam 4? (might need to do it the following weekend??)
Farm Sunday 1-4pm
check my progress in accounting course........
Weekend of fri afternoon 8/13-8/16 sunday AM....totally signed up last minute for this educational seminar with the club i'm in thru union (gave into the guy asking i participate)..not sure the topic is great (Covid - like i really need more education on this!?)...we'll see how it is. anyways, i'll prob take days off before/after this event as it's going to take most of the weekend (sleepover 2 nights out east) and i'm totally not ok with working straight, a weekend away for "work" and then back to work with no days off...so i have to plan for this. my parents will be there too...but we'll see...it's a lot of sitting in class, will try to at least get minimal amounts of exercise i like on this weekend..
May not be done with accounting by the 8/13 weekend;
Progress as of today: 5 lbs lost and already at goal!
in china, they package them with the range of ripening for like 5 bananas, so they all ripen perfectly per day ;)!!!
good idea to freeze them, i need to make a shake with mine...i have a few frozen that i forgot about!
What I CAN probably say with confidence, is that you probably don't want to start Business Law AND still have the Accounting final exam looming over your head. Bleah....
you have it right; i do not want to be doing accounting while doing business law! ugh!
I will try to push it; i think the last 4 topics may be broken up to more easily get thru ....i haven't reviewed yet to determine if i'm right..but i would guess that i just got thru the hardest of exams (3) and that exam 4 will be a little easier...
I'm so dead.. hehe.. I tried Animal Flow because I find it so elegant and challenging ... So, I tried this one after machines at the gym:
20-minute workout: Animal Flow - Furthermore (equinox.com)
It's NOT 20 minutes... maybe if I did it for a year, I would get to there but if I did all these reps and stuff, I would still spend an hour struggling with most... haha...
I will come back later, I'm in a hurry... xoxo
I'm back! :-)
So, I'm really enthusiastic about this workout routine. I find it super challenging, yet it can be done slow and steady, body and mind conscious turned on 1000%. I haven't done the above one in 20 minutes, not even close (I haven't measured but I'm sure it was a lot more), and I certainly haven't done the reps they suggest in the text...
I decided to find another, better session for beginners and slowly build it up. Also, the GIFs are cool but it's very difficult to get the hang of the full motion because these are heavy exigent compound exercises... and they are called "flow" for a reason, right...?
I found these so far.. but there are so many, it's overwhelming for my ADHD... I don't know where to start! hahaha...
(26) Primal Movement Beginner Flow Tutorial (Follow Along) - YouTube
(26) 50 Weird and Challenging Animal Movements (Exercises) To Apply To Your Training - YouTube
My dogs and cats don’t do much animal flowing. The little narcoleptics.
Went and shopped for groceries this morning.....first shopper in the door....sign says all shoppers welcome...masks and no masks...all employes were no masks....some shoppers were too...there were only 3 of us wearing them......got that done for a few days.........I can see myself wearing a mask for forever...they don't bother me if they fit right...have a drawer full of duds...and 4 sent from our insurance company that are perfect......so i'm fine with those.
Still came home and wiped everything down with disinfectant wipes and rinced produce under faucet.
Grocery shopping has become something totally different................our store was well stocked this time.....hasn't always been that way though...but today...very good.
Forgot to get postage stamps....hmmm...that means another trip soon.....using my last 2 today.
you are smart to wear the mask especially bc you aren't vaccinated. i would do that too, if i were in your spot!
i hope you got what you needed at the supermarket :)
It's a Monday.... Woke up to find out that the internet was down. All of that is my Husband's "baby", so I waited until he woke up and came down into the basement to investigate. He reset the modem and we're back up and running.
I'm glad that tonight is a rest night, with yoga only. I was not 100% sure about going to the gym yesterday afternoon -- I think the heat and humidity were getting to me, even though we have the air conditing on. Maybe it was the stuff I did outdoors earlier in the morning? Was it the morning walk that did me in? It was only 25 minutes.
Anyway, took a brief nap, woke up, decided to go to the gym so that Husband could go too. I cut the time on the elliptical by 5 minutes (so 15 minutes plus cool-down). Did legs, stretched, showered, came home. I had a protein shake when I got home, and then dinner about an hour after that, but I was feeling quite depleted. I started getting aches in my legs, especially my left one, and then I got chills. I put on a fleece jacket and had a cup of decaf coffee with dinner.
After dinner, I was definitely warmed up, but my legs were still achy. I went to bed "early" but didn't turn off the light until just before 9pm, because I was waiting for everything to charge. Still, I was able to lie in bed and relax. I woke up feeling much better. In fact, woke up at 4:17am, but stayed in bed resting until almost 5am.
Mistakes Girl is back today - thank goodness! She has a calming affect on everyone, and I could use that at work, righ tnow.
And it will be interesting to see if my Boss will be making any changes since his follow-up with the cardiologist on Friday. I won't ask him about it, and I don't expect to have him volunteer any information (of course). I'm just curious to see what - if anything - changes.
Progress as of today: 53.5 lbs lost and already at goal!
i am so glad you were feeling better come the morning. we had storms last night and they were loud so i woke up a few times. i will be a happier sleeper tonight.
that's nice you were able to relax in bed today and not rush.
i know what you mean about how different people's personalities at work are a good thing...i enjoy most of everyone's personalities at my job, too. so thankful for that!!
keep us updated on hubby's appointment. happy Monday and good start to your work week! it sure sounds like that, Donkey :)
Sunday July 25, 2021:
I finished my stats and notes entries for my OT tomorrow. I am glad to get it out of the way. I don't know that it was worth skipping an opportunity to spend time with the Ex-ish. He finally got a decent haircut and is now a dead ringer for Jason Statham but with a better 6 pack and more hair. He wouldn't have gone to the beach or the farmer's market though, so meh. Critical work is done. Onwards and upwards.
The cat has been very supportive of my efforts the entire time. I got SO MANY CUDDLES today. Dad was relatively chill.
Can't be a slug all week this week. One week to recover from a solid month of dad drama is OK. Two weeks is not. Tomorrow I will start with getting out and about.
Habits
I love reading about your kitty -- she's really coming around :-)
I'm still amazed that she's coming along so fast. Stray to ideal house cat in 60 days. Just need to figure out why she goes from purr to chomp without warning. At least she's stopped breaking skin. I just stick her (or chase her) into the bathroom when she bites me.
Then she flipped the psycho switch and chomped me. Working on it.
lol to ex-ish...that's nice he's rather good looking...
love pet cuddles, yes! even guinea pigs are great cuddlers or i'd never have bought them!
wishing you less dad drama!
He was bound to get a haircut and a makeover someday… he’ll be scooped up by some cougar in no time.
I picture guinea pig cuddles as being very short and vibratey!
23.25 July Sunshine Hours. (based on my scheduled plans, July will have better exercise / hours in the sun compared to all the months preceding it...and that's how summer should be ;) )
Lookahead Dates: Last TOM - 6/30...
Business Law - Sesson 5 - 8/23/21 thru 10/8/21.
Accounting: Exam 4: (Chapters 7, 11)
Topic 11 - Liabilities - Purchasing & Payables
Topic 12 - Liabilities - Note Payables and other Current Payables
Topic 13 - Liabilities - Employee and Payroll Accounting
Topic 14 - Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Final Exam: all chapters review..; notes can be used i was told. I will have to make tabs on my notes just to know what sections to turn to when reading the question, knowing what topic it's referring to. Might also make tabs on formulas on my notes, for easier reference, we'll see based on how much time i choose to study for it and if i get more than one attempt to pass it..first i gotta get thru test 4...
Sunday, 7/25/21
8am breakfast 2 kashi waffles, one with sf syrup 200, jelly 50, coffee 50, kombucha 50. 350...
10am-10:30 4 Andes choc mints. 100, still hungry so totally ate the other lg potato filled indian samosa from Thursday eve that i bought on the way home. 350? def need to up my protein later...
11am 2% greek yogurt with apricot jelly 150 (been craving yogurt for a few days!)
12:15pm choc covered espresso beens i picked up yesterday, diet caffeine drink 150
1:15pm gave into the leftover broccoli raab and sausage crumble pizza slice from work: sausage 100? brocc rabb 100 (with butter) over half a slice..250. 450. not terrible. but need to relax now..!
3:15 meal: pita toasted 150, leftover stewedzucchini/onioins 50, tofu 100. 300 (thankful i had these leftover veggies).
1850, might go over in cals today, struggling...poor choices, lots of carbs/indulgences today and less healthy choices....and i always tend to indulge when home studying...best to finish the course asap LOL (but really!).
6pm 3 clementines 100
8:45pm snack: 2 packs of regular but no really bad stuff added gummy bears (won't buy again, not satisfying) 150, 3 chocoates 100. 250.
2200, pretty good considering everything i ate today!
all of my laundry - DONE!
finish last chapter 10 of notes; DONE!
Exam 3: study all notes for all chapters, take exam 3, see how i do, hopefully pass...yup, passed by 2 points. 72. onto the last few chapters now! oh thank gosh...DONE!
EXERCISE; get it done! upper & lower. - in progress at 6pm...DONE!
sautee an onion and mix into a frozen cauli rice dish...which sounds good..DONE!
clean/launder gp fleeces - DONE!
Move onto the Exam 4 study chapters - see above...not so sure how much i want to do tonight...but i should seriously push this...didn't get this far.
bake a pumpkin pie :) (if i don't the crust will eventually either expire or get moldy before the expiration; which is why i'm wanting to do this - as i have all the ingredients including the crust.
ok goal is to finish like 1/2 of topic 11 tonight...
mon, 7/26 -
finish 1/2 of topic 11....?
lunch: frozen food from another time i cooked :)
save what i cooked yesterday for dinner today - tofu/sauteed fried cauliflower "rice". and a wrap., maybe fruit.
tues, 7/27
wed, 7/28
finish 1/2 of topic 12
thurs, 7/29
Friday, 7/30
public trans to study?
finish other 1/2 of topic 12...?
Saturday, 7/31 -
Up to Topics 13/14??
Sunday 8/1 - August Already!
Almost take Exam 4? (might need to do it the following weekend??)
Farm Sunday 1-4pm
check my progress in accounting course........
Weekend of fri afternoon 8/13-8/16 sunday AM....totally signed up last minute for this educational seminar with the club i'm in thru union (gave into the guy asking i participate)..not sure the topic is great (Covid - like i really need more education on this!?)...we'll see how it is. anyways, i'll prob take days off before/after this event as it's going to take most of the weekend (sleepover 2 nights out east) and i'm totally not ok with working straight, a weekend away for "work" and then back to work with no days off...so i have to plan for this. my parents will be there too...but we'll see...it's a lot of sitting in class, will try to at least get minimal amounts of exercise i like on this weekend..
May not be done with accounting by the 8/13 weekend;
Progress as of today: 5 lbs lost and already at goal!I understand that the seminar is industry related but not directly related to your job. And it looks good to your club, and your participation may also reflect well on your dad, so there's that, even if you really don't want to go. I just realized that you will probably be done with Accounting, and resting up before Business Law starts up. Hmm... Maybe not the ideal way to "rest" but at least you won't have the pressures of classes to also deal with.
I'm wondering if you can print out some other articles of interest to read during the presentation, so that you have something interesting to look at, if you're bored to death with the COVID talk. I presume there will be handouts, if there is a PowerPoint presentation.... or note taking... Maybe sit in the back.
Oh and absolutely NO to the fishing trip. No way no way no way. Who wants to be stuck on a boat with a bunch of smelly fish? I never understood the appeal of fishing, other than tartar sauce.
I hope you are able to take Exam 3 tonight (and pass)! It would help your timeline immensely, but it is what it is, and you can only do what you can do. Good luck today!
you totally get me on everything you wrote above, yes.
thank gosh Exam 3 is over. taking the final exam, after i finish exam 4....may be a little nutty! :) just fingers crossed now to get thru exam 4.
and yes, i will have to mention my desire to walk with the friend.
i wouldn't be saisfied on 4% protein either.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15
........................................................
Hello to you.
I'm at 154 this morning. Not much appetite with these bad colds Hubby and I have. We almost went to the ER at 2 am this morning. He has horrible cough and I was sick and running fever. But instead, I took a tylenol and went back to bed and he went back to sleep on the sofa. Please pray for us.
.......................................
UPDATE: Hubby and I went to Urgent Care. We both got Covid 19. Thank you for you love and prayers.
........................................
Hope you are having a blessed day in the Lord.
Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 51 lbs lost so far, only 4 lbs to go!
Ain't nobody needing that at the beach!!!!
login to leave comments