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Exercise bike today and more housework. Rainy all day or I'd go for a walk.

I have the option of 1 slice of bread with pb and set honey when I feel extra hungry on any day this week. Or I might just have one bottle of beer. 

B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy

One of my favourite flowers in our garden - aquilega

Hi all! :)

9:45am breakast: oats 150, almond milk 50, raisins 150. 350. kombucha 5. 400.

upper body workout - DONE, which feels wonderful to have a workout completed so early in the day, no studying in AM (couldn't fit it in as i slept in after going to bed late). 

noon lunch:  1/2 flatbread 100, egg 100, butter 20...chips 200...450.

chocolates 200 after farm

dinner: lots of veggies, extra, 300 with light sauce, crackers 250, small strawberry margarita 8oz can 200 (higher sugar than the spiked seltzers). 750

1800

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10am - weights workout quick during tv show....

studying what i can / reading...

1pm-4pm farm...friend jen may WILL come !!!...we shall see ;)

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then, picking up some INSTANT coffee (cheaper and does the same thing as starbucks iced coffee!) , at the store..maybe also dried fruit for cereal, but reallly not much more than that...? running low on kombucha but thinking to do something different - hot water with stevia / lemon for a few days (cheaper alternative...)...

 studying. - i'm on chapter 1 - fundamentals of PM...will need to check out and start using the PMP study apps on my phone, TONIGHT.

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 as far as yesterday, i did get some studying done, but not as much as i could have. i drifted on facebook and the web a bit too much...but i'll be working more today to get MORE done. and i will...especially tonight, after the farm.

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Last night I was out very late. After seeing my family, i drove to my former coworker's home to pick up my disk that should have been finished. But it wasn't fniished downloading bc her computer shut down while data was transfering. So, I tried to get it done while I visited her, but there were a few more complications and I didn't want to stay past 10:30pm (there since close to 9pm). plus, she has work today and her father is flying in from Colombia (the country!).  so she's pretty busy. I tried again to get it done. I will stop by again in a week or less to hopefully pick up the finished thumb drive. :) I also have something to get from my family that i forgot as well as drop something off at another friend's house out on the island so it will be good to do all these things the next time I take the drive.... 

It's Tuesday Innit?

Crazy is putting it loosely here today...with the debate downtown - my office is doing weather forecasting, I'm glad i"m not there!

Up this morning - did about 30 minutes of Zumba.

DH and I walked the doggos this morning - it was quite chilly but I found some cute pictures along the way.

Rock flowers anyone?

And a gnome garden - pretty cute

I will probably take them back out to our Indian Hollow about 4:00 when I get off work.

B: Fruity pebbles; vanilla iced coffee

L: left over chicken, pasta, cucumber, tomato salad with a little avacado

D: left over chicken with BBQ sauce, red onions on a pizza crust and little mozzarella

Blood sugar this a.m. 126

Cheering for the Indians!! Have a great day! IP

Heading out early to mail our ballots and other things...no other shopping or stops though...lots to do around here.....and I'm ready to get on with it.

1,734 calories to cover today and tomorrow....I'm fine with that...I would prefer to have excess leftover before the new switch on Thursday....but I'm fine with it.....Eating with some forethought today.

coffee = 2

raisin bagel toasted = 260

butter = 102

crystal light lemonade crystals = 5

Chicken patty = 200

1 slice sprouted bread = 140

sloppy joe meat and sauce = 185

corn = 106

pasta, vegetables/ chicken flavored sauce = 165

graham crackers = 165

snap'd crackers = 100

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1,430

Since I was having a very hungry day...I decided to eat today and have a very low cal day tomorrow.......

304 calories for tomorrow

Saw some beauty in my little errand this morning....

The sun was shining just right on my way past these areas...

Also saw some turkeys...and a couple of horses in a pasture watching a bunch of cows....but I wasn't camera ready...:(

Apologies for long absence. I had a bereavement... lost my Dad last year, then we had to move house at short notice, then the whole pandemic thing.  I went down to 143lbs at one point over Christmas/New Year because I was living off Pepsi Max and not eating. Things a lot better now. Sorry to have been away so long. 
Looking forward to reading up on how you all are!
And hello to anyone new 

 No weights since last Thursday,  but then I realized that I usually take the last week off the month off,  to prepare for the next month's goals.  Ok,  that excuse works, as long as I realize it's just an excuse. 

Male Co-Worker returned to work,  after a week off,  and I feel like the balance has been restored. As I explained to him, not so much the work, but more so the sanity. 

He was very busy. It sucks to have to come back to crazy busy. He said he was surprised that we're still so busy.  Yeah, welcome to my life!  I am starting to see a slight slowdown. I stayed late to catch up,  but spent so much time correcting Mistakes Girl that I didn't make much progress. 

I don't have much to add or mention. I'm feeling incredibly burned out.

Doing ok.   Hit 127.2 today.   very motivated to get to 126.something tomorrow  

Exercise bike 30 x 1 or 2

My weekly adventure today - going to the car park of our supermarket and waiting for them to load my shopping into the car.  Something new this week - I ordered caramel rice cakes. 

B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy

S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake

L:  6 veg salad w/chicken breast, cheddar, clementine

D:  veg and chicken curry

S:  packet of popcorn

Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea

Total:  1141 (5066 remaining for the week)

Sharing more photos I took of flowers in our garden. 

Inch by inch. One foot in front of the other. Working my way back up.

Garmin didn't track my sleep data (damn tech glitch), but I think I got good REM sleep because I feel better. That would be 3 out of the past 4 nights. Such a difference. I got up, dealt with dad tantrums, made a to do list, ran 2 errands on the same trip, did the critical things I needed to do to get ready for the handyman on wednesday, came home, did chores till I got past the hardest parts. Sucked up the evening "hit the wall" burnout crying I wanted to do and washed dishes and fed the pets.10pm and doing one more chore till 11, then giving up for the day. 

I did my best today. I did everything I could. I did not sit down when I needed to be working. I kept pushing.

very late, 10:30am Breakfast: oats 150, almond milk 50, raisins 150, craisins also 150. 500. wanted sweet. 

snacking kombucha 100

2:45pm Lunch:  light butter popcorn 150, egg 100 250.

4pm black coffee, chocolate 150

6:30pm dinner: 2 pieces of a larger, tasty slice of bread 250, soup chicken 200, broth 50, veggies 50, noodles 250, fruit 100, 900 prob less.

spiked drink 50

1950 tops

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I will "break the fast" i'm personally not fasting, tonight with parents. My mom cooked a chicken soup and it should be AMAZING (with veggies). I was going to fast and spend the day with parents, but, i decided that I could attempt being more productive here at home. I'll do an edit later today/tonight on what i was able to review for the PMP (this is how i'll be refering to the Proj. Management Professional test)

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I got another totally 100% free trial for another meal service (a good one) called HOME CHEF. i ordered two meals that i would never in a million years think to cook myself at home. I'll post photos when i cook them. Seems i'm going to have LOTS of food at home these next couple weeks because I'm sure my mom will give me some chicken soup, then i have these two meals of 2-3 servings each, and i have some thai veggies that i haven't even eaten yet. so much food. nice to not have to think about needing anymore! Plus, with volunteering at the farm, I've been lucky lately and have received some greens when i go (spinach / kale) and really I do not need to shop for the guinea pigs either right now. I've been saving some, definitely...maybe as much as $15 per week the past couple weeks? plus the farm is fun!  and the free meals would have probably been around $65 at least. so, these couple weeks there's a savings of approx $100, at least! :)

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Today is usually a very special (holy) day of fasting / atonement. but i am not fasting because i didn't feel I would be productive that way (and since i haven't been studying for the past couple days, i didn't want to prolong that anymore), so i'm eating, but slept in, and getting down to some review. :)

PHYSIO JOURNAL:

September 27 - supplements, vitamins and protein done. We went back to the gym again today and I did all my physio as well as 50 minutes of walking and 30 minutes of biking. Big day! No pain meds. 

September 28 - supplements, vitamins and protein done. Went to work today until 2:30 and spent the whole time at work on the walking boot, off and on for 6.5 hours. Used crutches to get to my office but I don't think I needed to. Once home, I was pooped! Even took a nap. But eventually I got up and did all my physio then got on the bike for 20 minutes. 

Tomorrow might be a long day of work so I might be skipping the bike. I expect to go to work for 8:00 but will have two meetings in the afternoon I need to be at work for, 2:00 and 5:00. So it will be a long day even if I have time to go home for a bit between meetings to put my foot up.

I think I will take a pain med tonight.

Tomorrow marks two weeks of physio!

Eating Sunday - turkey bacon, eggs and toast, sausage and peirogies with lots of veggies, Coke Zero, tried some weird spicy potato chips, slice of banana bread (omg no thank you, gave me major stomach pains!)

Eating today - tried the banana bread for breakfast and the same thing happened to my stomach, definitely no more of that, banana, protein bar, burger with salad and cooked veggies, nibs, more spicy potato chips, and still planning on rice and chicken maybe with more veggies.

Up and feeling really good today......raining here and chilly and I plan to work on the bedroom today......need to get more order in there.  Happy to have the kitchen done and the pantry.

Headache is finally gone and I don't miss it at all.  Love Mondays and mornings....A whole new start to make a great week........just getting light here now and it's 8:00......

Read something DONE

Exercise something DONE

Prep something DONE

Homemaking dailies DONE

Eat to lose DONE

TV off until evening DONE

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Coffee = 2

graham crackers = 110

1 chicken patty = 200

pasta and vegetables with a chicken sauce = 330

Toasted bagel = 220

Butter = 102

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964 cals so far

Chicken wing = 145

mini bag snap'd crackers = 100

pomegranate tea = 0

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cals for the day = 1,209

Done eating for the day

Edited to add pics...because this is the new normal!!

Left work and headed home...work mentioned rain...i did not listen!

got caught in the rain...half way through our walk, down pour! No fun.

Soaking wet here...

Up early at 4:30 and did some Walk Away the Pounds (WATP) I will try Zumba tomorrow - as this isn't my favorite.

Blood sugar this a.m. - 117

B: boiled eggs, 1 piece of toast

L: chicken, tomato, cucumber, pasta salad

S: 100 pack almonds

D: same as lunch

pictures will return tomorrow.

Have a great evening! iP

 Helllo how are U everypne

I reallllllllly miss U 

I just order a scrub from outside and I remmber U

I hope every one is fine and has a great life

 The pumpkin cookies are gone,  and I'm ok with that. 

Looking back in my diary, this last 10 pounds was gained because I was eating too many cookies.  Struepwaffles, too be specific. So this stops now. 

I did not do weights.  I started feeling a lot of joint pain,  and then lower back pain during dinner.  I attribute this to hormones, and not my workout at the gym.  It was a completely different feeling than overexertion. Also,  TOM is due in about 10 days,  so that's about right. I took Aleve, but then had to take Tylenol,  and then had to take 2 more Tylenol. Then I went to bed. 

Now that I have found Endeavor,  I also found Grandchester and Inspector Lewis to watch -- all these Masterpiece Theater shows. And THEN I found out that Great British Baking Show has released season 8.  

So now that I'm determined to go to the gym at night more often,  I have all this TV to watch at home.  Oh the irony!

I'm just praying that work is less busy for me this week. 

 Weight stable at 127.6.  Hoping to hit 126 point something by Friday. & to be able to set new goal of 120 shortly thereafter.  Looked at BMI calculators yesterday.  Surprised to see normal weight for my height from 105 to 130.  Stopped plugging in numbers there, so actual range wider.

Housework today. Then maybe 30 minutes on the bike. Getting really impatient for this soreness to disappear so I can do normal workouts.  Do NOT want to aggravate the injury. It's been 8 weeks today since I crashed.

B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy

S: coffee w/coconut milk

L:  6 veg salad w/chicken breast, cheddar, apple

D:  veg and chicken curry

S:  packet of popcorn

Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea

Total:  1165 (6379 remaining for the week)

Sharing some of the photos I took of flowers in our garden a few years ago.

let's see if I can remember, this morning was basicallly a quick shower and out the door ;)

Breakfast: pb cheese crackers (kelloggs) 200, kombucha 100...on  ride to former coworker (friend's) house 300.

snack: couple cookies at friend's house 150 (stayed there a couple hours, so, did what i needed in order to feel decent after a sorta rushed (but not stressed) morning. 150

lunch: was supposed to come home between friend and farm, but the time spead up and i ended up NOT coming home to change for farm....so i went to mcdonalds for a fast takeout and enjoyed it for 20 minutes or so in my car before going to farm. diet coke, small fries 300, 4 nuggets 200. 500.

during farm: few chocolates 50 (small)

(had a couple leftover crackers from the morning in car while deciding what to get for dinner (with another awesome coupon - $10 off of $15! these delivery services love when i choose that i will "pickup" my order and are giving TONS of coupons especially to the restaurants i have gone to in the past. awesome!)

dinner: thai shrimp lemongrass soup (was spicy!) 300 lots of veggies in there and health. also i added a bit of white rice to it 250. 550. very satisfying.

....prob going to enjoy some kind of snack at home after the soup ;)...and bed early would prob good as i'm getting up REALLY late these past few days and waking up even later as well because of it...i want to get back to waking up and out of bed by 8am which i do not do at all lately. it's become 9am which isn't early in the least in terms of waking up.

snack: tonic soda mixed with half a hard seltzer :) 150 oh and gummmies 100

1800.

 exercise: farm work and sweat :) really nice. plus almost a mile walk after that :)

tomorrow I could do weights, but, I will skip them until Tuesday and do them prior to going back to the farm.

For tomorrow, my goal is to make a study plan...or just start studying for that matter.

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I wrote the below (very bottom last piece of my entry) as a comment back to Donkey, but these are my thoughts on an exam I hadn't even heard of until I took a couple Project Management courses this year in 2020.  I'm glad I took them and one required quite a bit of work from me, though we did a LOT of the work during class, but I also spent some time on it on my own. ..anyways, the courses I took, provided free thru the Union i'm in!, were good and I just wanted to take the courses as I've been in the union 9+ years and i thought it would be "good" and "insightful" to take them. Well, then I learned about a certain test that the courses can motivate and help sometime to prepare for. The Project Management Professional, national, exam. It actually might be international, I have to check. 

anyways, it's something i never thought or knew about. and now i do. and since i'm not "going back to school" for another career degree any time soon, and while I may still rely on the union for future work, my best bet is to TRY. To TRY and STUDY for this exam. and see if i can pass it in November / DECEMBER. it's a $500 test.  I have money saved, that isn't the problem right now. The problem is I don't do well on these types of "scenario" exams or long-winded exams. I am an average student...so this test might be a leap for me in terms of passing. I'll try. Since i'm not working, I may try extra hard to study for this exam and actually not be looking "very" hard for jobs as I feel I might be able to count on the union, still, to get another job at another union company. I have that chance due to some connections, let's say...It's been a long 9 years in the union so far, lots of ups & downs. Lots of stress at times and also sliding at other times when things were just swell (literally, good)...so...let's see what then next 2-3 years look like. I can't really imagine them right now.

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with the studying that i haven't really delved into after the classes ended for PMP, since i'm at the very beginning of this study "plan," i'm not used to it and have done what i've done in the past which was procrastinate most of Saturday. i'm not proud but i sometimes STILL resort to this method on certain things i'm not accustomed to doing.

it would be great if i passed the exam (this is a long shot right now), because it would indeed be GREAT on my resume...

since i'm not going back to school any time in the near future (last resort is to go back to school fully - i have a master's so...yeah)...it would be good to prove to myself that passing the PMP is possible.

and it may be...and it may not be. but truth is, i should try to take it, and try to pass, and give myself up to 3 tries before leaving it in the dust.

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For what is going on in my life - we had a nice relaxing weekend and went on several walks.

Sundway we were up and  out the door by 8:00 a.m. We walked for 3 miles (we could go longer, but we always have the dogs and it takes us longer than it should. 

Just a man and his dog...

While looking down at the Black River caught this spider web in the sun.

Actually what I was looking at....

We came home and got cleaned up. 

I cooked scrambled eggs, bacon and toast for brunch.

I did laundry and cleaned up the kitchen, DH went to visit a friend (he thought he was going to get food - it's a joke he has with his friend) he came home with no food though.

DH grilled some beer brats for dinner. He also made grilled chicken that I will use for dinner Monday & Tuesday night.

We then went on another little walk. We didn't go far, because I decided to wear a new pair of shoes...started rubbing a blister, so we cut the walk short - still logged almost 13K steps though.

Scary Jason woods!

Back home and settling in for the night.

I have plans to add Zumba in the morning...IF I can get up early enough.

I do have to go to the office so have to leave my house by 6:50 - early, early day!

Through it all, I'm optimistic for what tomorrow brings! Have a great night! IP

Up before 4:30.......headache remains and I now see it's a sinus infection along with low blood sugar.......life goes on.....it will hang around for awhile and then suddenly disappear...hopefully I have some horseradish...that is the best thing that I know of to clear sinuses.....

Weigh in going in the right direction today.

Hopefully finishing up the kichen cleaning today...then on to my stored clothes.........I've said it a thousand times here I know...I LOVE big shirts and I CAN NOT stand baggy pants.....this last few days......I've got baggy pants.....so I need to look through old clothes.........most are just not usable by me anymore........there are a lot of medical scrubs in there.....( make good PJ's but not good daily life wear)......some may just fall apart when I wash them ........I found a sweater that D got me about 50 years ago...and it looks like new and wears like iron...it had a matching belt...but that is no where to be found......I can't believe I saved so many pieces of clothing........and while they are so out of style.....they now look to me to be more like something to wear for  a halloween costume.......I have yoga clothes, Gaia work out wear in purple no less.......scrubs in any imaginable print..( baby foot prints to magical unicorns).....and a ton of white lab coats.......I must have worn regular clothes....but where are they?  I guess it's time to go excavating in the basement...there are bins that haven't been opened in years......or maybe I tossed the regular clothes a long time ago........I'm hoping to find a box or 2...and that elusive sweater belt..........today...! 

Read something DONE

Exercise something DONE

Prep something DONE

Eat to lose DONE

Homemaking dailies DONE

No TV until evening DONE

Breakfast

bagel = 220

butter = 102

Peanut butter = 191

apple = 95

coffee = 2

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Lunch

Pepperoni - 420

Rice = 280

Green beans = 16

Jif Bar = 180

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1,506

Dessert = 480........dessert was really small bites /servings of 3 things...1 bite blondie, 2 tiny cookies and a mini honey bun......it's really good for me to see how many calories are really in these types of things because it explains a lot of why and how I ever put on a lot of weight in the past....they were good/sweet and probably not worth the calories...and in the past...I would not have stopped at this amount......everything is a learning experience.

cup of tea = 0

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1,986

2,943 left through wednesday