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8/15 Mon - Drove in; to continue to rest legs, to sleep in more. I Left on the later side, so no walking before work - is ok.
Breakfast - piece of a supermarket pastry i brought in 170, pb 100, coffee 30. 300.
Snacks pretzels 100; pb 100 x2
Lunch - leftover cabbage with some pineapple/potato 150 i got from the food fair. i'll use a creamy dressing 100 over all of it OR heat up with melted / BUTTER. - and part of a tofu 100 package that i opened last week. Grains - toast 200 with butter...brought a leftover partial loaf of bread to finish during this work week...550 here..extremely filling; makes me tired, but very satisfying. the butter made everything taste great.
Snacks - some popcorn if coworker offers it - yayyyy 100, and two candies 50.
Dinner - had it late bc had visitors friends kids who fed my pigs - went well! Chips the pea chips x2 260 and spiked seltzer to relax 110. 400
1700.
no exercise still, tonight - not even bike; will opt for bed early.
My friend with his twin 9yo's are coming over to drop a fish off with me to care for while they are away; they can play with my gp's for 20 min but i will kick them out after that as it's going to be a busy week....and i need my sleep.
dye hair tonight :)
8/16 Tues - Drive to work, walk at work in AM, - make it easier to do weights tonight.
8/17 Wed - Public Trans
8/18 Thurs - Public Trans.....I think we are skipping the yacht this week again.
8/19 Fri - Public Trans.
8/20 Sat - SLEEP IN! :) ...especialy bc dinner is late, tonight. i saw the menu, looks great tons of veggies!!...will fill up on them at the late time of night and enjoy every single bite!!!!!!!!!!, (Italian Place).
Renee's 40th Bday Dinner 8pm
8/21 Sun - laying low;
Full Body Weights today
8.22 - Mon 8.23 - Tues 8.24 - Wed 8.25 - Thurs - LOL...all summer i've written this for Thursday....Lou's Yacht i think after work???? 8.26 - Friday
8.27 Sat 8.28 Sun
9.3.22, Saturday - 7:15p Evening Citifield Mets vs Washington Nationals Baseball Game at stadium very close to me. I am going without anyone else but will prob carpool with other members of the "Welfare Club" that i'm in so there will be people i end up going with due to carpooling, just not sure who yet, lol. (and of course, i can always take public transportation also - especially if i want to leave to go back home early!)
9.4.22, Sunday -
9.5.22, Monday, Labor Day Holiday -
(Call to schedule PRP on 9.26.22 Monday or 10.5.22 Wednesday)
9.9.22 - Friday - my 40th bday, but i really do feel overwhelmed with planning and work right now; so i do not plan to do celebrations for it. I will want to relax this weekend as i'm going to walk in the Labor Day Parade tomorrow as it's a big union event for my union to show a presence at it. It is good exercise and can be very hot on the parade day; so i will want to take it easy on the sunday after it.
9.10.22 Saturday - Labor Day Parade this AM thru Early Afternoon
9.11.22 Sunday - take it easy today at home.
9.24.22 - Saturday - (Christine's bday)
9.25.22 - Sunday - Rosh Hashannah (New Year) Begins in evening - just a reminder - for my info). - maybe go to parents tonight? discuss with mom as comes closer.
9.26.22 - Monday - Rosh Hashannah (Sick Day #1/5 cycle ends april 15th) PRP?
9.27.22 Tues, 9.28.22 Wed, 9.29.22 Thurs;
9.30.22 Fri - Sick Day #2/5, cycle ends April 15th - Will prob go out East tonight - or tomorrow AM - my parents said they'd drive me out (i am not good to drive the distance alone, it's a straight road and uncomfortable for me). they volunteered to drive me and i'm sticking with that option instead of canceling this outing.
10.1.22 Saturday - Critical Thinking Course (stay overnight, paid for by union, nice perk of being a member and nice experience and knowledge - i support learning and education..)
10.2.22 Sunday - Critical Thinking Course - Breakfast, then drive back home soon after. - maybe stopping at the Deer Park Outlets with parents??
10.3.22 - Monday - Go to work!!!
10.4.22 - Tuesday evening start - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - leave work on time!;
10.5.22 - Wednesday - Yom Kippur Day Off - Vaca Day #5/15 - PRP?
...i will start to update important dates after 10.5.22 ...10.9.22 - might have a free stay and drive down to Atlantic City with Jen into the next day - 10.10.22 Monday Columbus Day Holiday, 10.30.22 Sunday - volunteer at Welfare Club Breakfast...
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!53 degrees out...windows open to let it all in.......trying to figure out what t have for breakfast.......but starting with coffee..........and the news as usual.......UGH...the news!!!
Just going to start doing things...and before I know it.....it's evening...it will be that kind of day.
Well...I've had an out of control eating day....to the point of totally not eating a regular meal at all.......How quickly grazing on junk just takes over....so easy...................tomorrow is another day.
nice and cool by you!
yes, ugh to the bad news! lately and always there's always something bad. my news stations also show happy stories here and there...love those.
the hours do go by fast.
Spent Friday afternoon - shopping - I'm not a fan, but I think the girl is ready to go to school, except for one pair of jeans I need to order because we couldn't find them in her size.
Next project - DH's sister is a photograher, do I pay her to do senior pictures or just higher them out? Impossible situation. The sister is coming to town next weeked for the grand daughter's birthday party - to take pictures. I wonder does she expect to do them. She took some when the girl turned 16, and I wasn't too impressed with them. She uses silly filters and stickers and I just wasn't into all that. I just want a nice photo. The girl thinks she wants to wait until fall.
Saturday - DH and I went to the Corn festival. It was just food, a car show, some arts & crafts and food. There was nothing happening but people standing in line and buying food. I had some bourbon chicken and rice and DH & I split a funnel cake.I did see that they had an adult/senior excerise pad that was neat. We don't have anything like this in our town.
Sunday - DH & I went to breakfast and then he DH went shopping and I stayed home and mowed the front yard. About noon the girl brought the grand daughter over and after she yelled and cried awhile she finally settled down and played. She stayed all afternoon and then the YA & GF came over and picked her up. They were at a car show trying to get sponsors for the YA's race car. I still think watching babies is very hard work.
Up this morning for my exercise class - almost overslept until I remembered I had it. - back and arms are a little tight and will probably be sore tomorrow.
Work in the office -....people.
Have a great day! IP
Progress as of today: 35.9 lbs lost so far, only 92 lbs to go!Watching babies gets harder and harder the older we get....
Ugh, I just remembered that the photo copy guy is coming to the office this morning - early at 8am - to install the new copy machines. I hope the Boss remembered to come in early, because there's no way I can make it there by 8am. And I forgot to let the IT people know that we will be needing them to connect certain computers to the new machines to print, scan, etc. So this will be short.
I do feel better today. Still sore in the throat but not as bad. Neck still sore and a little bit swollen, but feeling better overall. Rode my indoor bike and worked my biceps a little bit. Yoga tonight.
DETERMINED to do better this week on food and water.
PS Did a home test and was negative for COVID. GOOD.
Progress as of today: 41 lbs lost so far, only 12.5 lbs to go!I'm glad you feel a little better, take it easy so your body can heal fully. Like Maria said. don't overdo or push hard when you are sick.
8/14/22 - Sunday - Might wake up early for weights/strength...
3.5 hour phone morning call with Christine, good until the end of it when we got into an argument and i told her i couldn't talk anymore...we've gotten over it today thru text.
afternoon - another nice chat with friend for two hours, male married friend but a friend overall from jobs/union and on phone i was asking him questions aobut certain money/life things and i'm going to be watching his fish lol. he has two twin girls and i offered for them to come see my guinea pigs tomorrow for a little bit. the male is not currently working, laid off due to a job ending. he also was in a car accident in and in a lot of pain. was just talking about mutual friends and what's been going on, nice chat...
breakfast oats 150, golden raisins 150, banana 150, coffee negl..450.
spiked seltzer 150
3p Late lunch: puffed cheetos 250, yogurt with pumpkin spread 200, 2 small packs seaweed snacks 50.500....
4:30 cont'd snacking after late lunch: small bag chips and cup blueberries; 300.
6p light dinner before exercise, and really feeling under the weather today (very tired all weekend) - hard boiled egg with salt/pepper/garlic 100; and the snap pea chips black pepper flavor 1.5 servings 200
8:30 peanut coffee flavor m&m's i;ve had at home. 1 serving 150.
1850...
Weights were done in later evening. a good, concise full-body workout. Glad i didn't go to beach today. i was mostly on the couch, resting. my stomach is also back to normal, it took me the whole weekend to rest up.
I opted to stay home, having a tired weekend from all the running around lately has caught up to me. when i woke up it showed clouds and not that great outside under 80 and i canceled on Christine. i feel i am totally in the right for canceling as i felt fatigued and didn't want to wake up early to exercise as well as it being just a so-so beach day. gotta take care of mysellf. she's off all summer, i am not....i can't take off just for feeling fatigued...so if i need rest, i have to do it on the weekend.
washed the other guinea pig fleeces and so both cages are cleaned 100% for the week. :-D
Beach with Christine..will prob not want to walk at all besides what needs to be walked to get on the beach bc my left leg and ankle are a little irritated since all our walking last weekend...
8/15 Mon - Public Trans
Breakfast
Snacks
Lunch - I chopped the long english cucumber to eat with leftover cabbage i got from the food fair. i'll use a creamy dressing over all of it - and finish off my tofu package that i opened last week. Grains - toast with butter.
Snacks
Dinner
8/16 Tues - Drive to work - make it easier to do weights tonight.
8/17 Wed - Public Trans? - may be a lot with Yacht tomorrow, we'll see how I feel, might choose to drive 3 days this week...
8/18 Thurs - Drive to work? maybe yacht??...everyone keeps having to cancel, is ok, no biggie for me!....skip weights tonight if yacht...
8/19 Fri - Public Trans.
8/20 Sat - SLEEP IN! :) Full Body Weights today most probably.
Renee's Bday Dinner 8pm
8/21 Sun - laying low today;
8.22 Mon 8.23 Tues 8.24 Wed 8.25 Thurs 8.26 Friday 8.27 Sat 8.28 Sun
9.3.22, Saturday - 7:15p Evening Citifield Mets vs Washington Nationals Baseball Game at stadium very close to me. I am going without anyone else but will prob carpool with other members of the "Welfare Club" that i'm in so there will be people i end up going with due to carpooling, just not sure who yet, lol. (and of course, i can always take public transportation also - especially if i want to leave to go back home early!)
9.4.22, Sunday -
9.5.22, Monday, Labor Day Holiday -
(Call to schedule PRP on 9.26.22 Monday or 10.5.22 Wednesday)
9.9.22 - Friday - my 40th bday, but i really do feel overwhelmed with planning and work right now; so i do not plan to do celebrations for it. I will want to relax this weekend as i'm going to walk in the Labor Day Parade tomorrow as it's a big union event for my union to show a presence at it. It is good exercise and can be very hot on the parade day; so i will want to take it easy on the sunday after it.
9.10.22 Saturday - Labor Day Parade this AM/Early Afternoon
9.11.22 Sunday - take it easy today at home.
9.24.22 - Saturday - (Christine's bday).
9.25.22 - Sunday - Rosh Hashannah (New Year) Begins in evening - just a reminder - for my info). - maybe go to parents tonight? discuss with mom as comes closer.
9.26.22 - Monday - Rosh Hashannah (Sick Day #1/5 cycle ends april 15th) PRP?
9.27.22 Tues, 9.28.22 Wed, 9.29.22 Thurs;
9.30.22 Fri - Sick Day #2/5, cycle ends April 15th - Will prob go out East tonight - or tomorrow AM - my parents said they'd drive me out (i am not good to drive the distance alone, it's a straight road and uncomfortable for me). they volunteered to drive me and i'm sticking with that option instead of canceling this outing.
10.1.22 Saturday - Critical Thinking Course (stay overnight, paid for by union, nice perk of being a member and nice experience and knowledge - i support learning and education..)
10.2.22 Sunday - Critical Thinking Course - Breakfast, then drive back home soon after. - maybe stopping at the Deer Park Outlets with parents??
10.3.22 - Monday - Go to work!!!
10.4.22 - Tuesday evening start - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - leave work on time!;
10.5.22 - Wednesday - Yom Kippur Day Off - Vaca Day #5/15 - PRP?
...i will start to update important dates after 10.5.22 ...10.9.22 - might have a free stay and drive down to Atlantic City with Jen into the next day - 10.10.22 Monday Columbus Day Holiday, 10.30.22 Sunday - volunteer at Welfare Club Breakfast...
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!Please check your entry from yesterday, as I will comment there too.
instead, spent 3 hours plus on phone with friend christine, ending in a fight. she really is difficult as a person in all honesty. if she wants to hang with me for the rest of the summer, she'll need to reach out to me; i am so sick of her at times. she just pulls my energy right out.
today, she accused me of being very cheap...in a negative way.
yes, i am cheap and frugal yeah, but she didn't have to shove it in my face, not like i was that way with her on the phone. she just really can't keep her mouth shut. knows how to make people uncomfortable. she has no filter.
he is def a nice coworker. i will try to bring some salad in for him this week...and i think i will save my money at the moment.
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
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Hello, Friends.
Hubby 
and I made it home safely today from our mountain vacation.
We had a very happy time. I still kept up with reading your postings on DD while we were away.
We had a wonderful time but we are happy to be back home. We did a lot of walking in the mountains.
Wishing you all a blessed evening.
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Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
Up and ready to start the day..........lots of things to keep busy with today....and getting an early start.
coffee
oatmeal
walnuts
banana
Nature Valley PB wafer bar
Baked chicken breast
mashed potatoes and brown onion gravy
peas
1 pkg of oreo cakesters
chocolate
Ate the last tiny piece of angel food cake....good thing it's gone now....UGH!
Think I figured out why a reply to you earlier today didn’t go up. I noticed I had not replied to Maria, so I did & then hit post comment or whatever it’s called for her reply, but not on the one to you. Guess kinda a stupid thing to do & may account for other replies not posting.
As to the new post that vanished, I can’t explain it. Could very well be Donkey is correct, maybe the file was too big. But, I swear, I’ve seen IP post more & better quality pics than the 3 food related ones I had. But I can’t remember if her posts contained an equal amount of text.
Even so it’s not like the text was short novel. It was about sadness over losing my daughter & then onto to food.
I did find that I can't add any eemoj's with the emoji button...it wouldn't post the response when I did...so when I deleted the emoji...it posted.......there are definitely little quirky things posting here.....I would have been very interested in your post...I'm sorry I didn';t get to read it. ((HUGS))
Overall, your menu is so healthy and tasty!
nice to get up early to get things done. it sure feels good to be productive early.
I woke up this morning, with the left side of my neck swollen and my ear feeling a little achy. I can hear fine, it just feels like there's pressure there. And the swollen neck is a gland - probably a lymph node. Took 2 Tylenol and a sinus decongestant, and after that kicked in, my throat doesn't feel nearly as sore.
No gym yesterday, and no gym today, too. I had a nice easy indoor bike ride, did leg and shoulder weights, and then took my Daughter's bike outside for a ride for 4.8 miles. Took about 30 minutes or so.
The trip to the plant shop was a disappointment. She was VERY busy (which is GREAT, but isn't comfortable for me), and a lot of her foliage inventory was gone. I was not interested in the cacti she had either. So we came home.
I'm glad that I am resting from the gym this week. I am going to talk to Husband about maybe suspending my membership for a month. I just need a break.
Progress as of today: 41 lbs lost so far, only 12.5 lbs to go!Probably that swollen lymph node is from the sore throat. Or did you say you have sinus problems? If glands & throat get worse, maybe you need to see a physician re an antibiotic? Usually swollen lymph nodes in my neck go down on their own, most likely yours will too.
I'm pretty sure the swollen lymph node is because of the infection, whatever my body is fighting. I feel a little better today. I took a COVID test last night and was negative.
Of course this has to happen right after my primary care physician announces that she is no longer caring for patients. She been promoted to some Director of some department in the hospital. Now I have to find someone else.
also, you may want to have a second coffee or decaf instead of a snack if you are just bored/working at work and reaching for a distraction?
when i'm extra tired and de-energized at work, or cold/lethargic, i may grab some extra hot liquid to push me thru the day. i totally needed that on Friday.
good idea to suspend your gym membership during these warmer times of year - you can then do use your equipment at home / plus take advantage of the outdoors.
that is why i am not a member of a gym now, i would not make it there enough times. perhaps in winter i could, but coming home after work has been more my cup of tea :) if i worked closer to home, i think i'd have rejoined a gym - but until my lifestyle/work changes, i'm set with the home gym.
i do like gyms because they offer extrinsic motivation from others and more machines, but you don't need a gym to get things done well either.
IDK what it is about work. The minute the stress starts coming, I want to keep my mouth busy. Gum helps a little bit. Coffee, tea (maybe), broth...
I will do better for myself this week.
Again, my coworker brought me tons of food yesterday after work to bring home from his sister's restaurant! so nice!!!!!!!!! lots of salmon and other goodies to last me a LONG time... :-D
8/13/22 - Sat -
9:30-10:30a breakfast: oats 150, golden raisins 150,keto chocolate chips 50, almond milk, coffee with almond milk 50, gummy vits. 400...
12:15p-12:45p Lunch: chocolate w. macadamia nuts 160, 2 just-made hardboiled eggs 150w. salt&pepper, snaps pea crisps chips black pepper flavor 340...650. healthy.
Snacks thru afternoon: Some of a spiked seltzer 50, two plums 100, seaweed snacks 50...also caffeinated seltzer...having a very tired day and stomach still having some digestive issues of needing the bathroom more frequently since last night, getting better tho, very tired from what felt like a long week. 200
stomach really still out of sorts, a lot of gas/bloated and issues. i think it's mostly due to sorbet from halo top; but weird it's going on all day. i guess my body is just cleaning itself out as i never go to the bathroom much during the work week anyways. ...tmi,sorry!
7p Dinner: got to try the creamy italian dressing, very nice, 100 with salad 50. 150...gummies 150, chobani zeru sugar 100, with tahini 100, pumpkin butter 100. rest of the spiked drink. 50.
1900...
Today's Day at Home Plans:
Reading 'Dear John' ...in progress.....
hard boiled eggs..DONE
still can't find a baking crust (in fridge section is what i want, not the dry ones), so not making the water pie...might look online to order one off Amazon for convenience....i have decided to use a can of Grands Crescent rolls for the pie crust, whenever i decide to make it!
my laundry/gp's cages and laundry - did mine and half of the gp cages. may do the other cage tomorrow or Monday night.
the other cage requires a bit more work bc of how i clip on the fleece, removing many clips, etc..the one i cleaned was far easier and doesnn't even get clipped to the cage. the reason for the clips is the youngest guinea pig will burrough under the fleece and make a mess of the cage if i don't clip it; and the other pigs are calmer and do not burough.
Might do weights/strength in evening but not sure... to do strength for upper only and do legs tomorrow AM...needing to break up the workouts lately as it feels like too much / too long to do all in one session lately...
8/14/22 - Sunday - Might wake up early for weights/strength...
Beach with Christine..will prob not want to walk at all besides what needs to be walked to get on the beach bc my left leg and ankle are a little irritated since all our walking last weekend...
8/15 Mon - Public Trans
cut up veggies/prep some food for work week :-D...
8/16 Tues - Drive to work - make it easier to do weights tonight.
8/17 Wed - Public Trans? - may be a lot with Yacht tomorrow, we'll see how I feel, might choose to drive 3 days this week...
8/18 Thurs - Drive to work? maybe yacht??...everyone keeps having to cancel, is ok, no biggie for me!....skip weights tonight if yacht...
8/19 Fri - Public Trans.
8/20 Sat - SLEEP IN! :) Full Body Weights today most probably.
Renee's Bday Dinner 8pm
8/21 Sun - laying low today;
8.22 Mon 8.23 Tues 8.24 Wed 8.25 Thurs 8.26 Friday 8.27 Sat 8.28 Sun
9.3.22, Saturday - 7:15p Evening Citifield Mets vs Washington Nationals Baseball Game at stadium very close to me. I am going without anyone else but will prob carpool with other members of the "Welfare Club" that i'm in so there will be people i end up going with due to carpooling, just not sure who yet, lol. (and of course, i can always take public transportation also - especially if i want to leave to go back home early!)
9.4.22, Sunday -
9.5.22, Monday, Labor Day Holiday -
(Call to schedule PRP on 9.26.22 Monday or 10.5.22 Wednesday)
9.9.22 - Friday - my 40th bday, but i really do feel overwhelmed with planning and work right now; so i do not plan to do celebrations for it. I will want to relax this weekend as i'm going to walk in the Labor Day Parade tomorrow as it's a big union event for my union to show a presence at it. It is good exercise and can be very hot on the parade day; so i will want to take it easy on the sunday after it.
9.10.22 Saturday - Labor Day Parade this AM/Early Afternoon
9.11.22 Sunday - take it easy today at home.
9.24.22 - Saturday - (Christine's bday).
9.25.22 - Sunday - Rosh Hashannah (New Year) Begins in evening - just a reminder - for my info). - maybe go to parents tonight? discuss with mom as comes closer.
9.26.22 - Monday - Rosh Hashannah (Sick Day #1/5 cycle ends april 15th) PRP?
9.27.22 Tues, 9.28.22 Wed, 9.29.22 Thurs;
9.30.22 Fri - Sick Day #2/5, cycle ends April 15th - Will prob go out East tonight - or tomorrow AM - my parents said they'd drive me out (i am not good to drive the distance alone, it's a straight road and uncomfortable for me). they volunteered to drive me and i'm sticking with that option instead of canceling this outing.
10.1.22 Saturday - Critical Thinking Course (stay overnight, paid for by union, nice perk of being a member and nice experience and knowledge - i support learning and education..)
10.2.22 Sunday - Critical Thinking Course - Breakfast, then drive back home soon after. - maybe stopping at the Deer Park Outlets with parents??
10.3.22 - Monday - Go to work!!!
10.4.22 - Tuesday evening start - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - leave work on time!;
10.5.22 - Wednesday - Yom Kippur Day Off - Vaca Day #5/15 - PRP?
...i will start to update important dates after 10.5.22 ...10.9.22 - might have a free stay and drive down to Atlantic City with Jen into the next day - 10.10.22 Monday Columbus Day Holiday, 10.30.22 Sunday - volunteer at Welfare Club Breakfast...
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
he is so nice, i told him it's a lot of food and he should eat it as leftovers, that he doesn't have to; i thanked him a lot. so nice. it's expensive food. lots of salmon....
i can also bring him food to share...when i start cooking more again....
and possibly bring him some salad this week. :)
thank you!
i saved the tubberware of a lot of salmon...cut it into pieces and froze them!.will have this week...the salmon didn't smell.
it's so nice of him - i don't it's waste...i think he brought the food to share with a coworker that left early and didn't eat the lunch / and also the guy that brought the food didn't finish himself...
i should have just frozen the food on friday when i got home, but i was lazy.
It sounds like you had a nice Saturday :-)
Anyways, I did bring some to department meetings at the high school where I taught. I would not dream of accepting money for something I got free. No one ever offered, I told them how I got all that food. Lots of that food was deep fried. Lots of fatty desserts. I figured better to have all those calories on their butts, not mine.
thanks also for sharing the whole thing.
For the last 2-3 weeks Walmart has not had my Thomas English muffins, the light multigrain. 100 cal. 8 gm fiber, 5 protein. Checked online & nothing. So Matt finds them in a minute online at the Giant Eagle, local supermarket chain I seldom shop at. & they were on sale, 2 for $6. Got up over $3.50 at Walmart, hard to remember because seems like higher price every week. Bought 5 pd bag of ripe but very usable bananas for $1. Such a deal. running 59 cents a pound now. Sliced each and froze in sandwich baggies. back into frozen b's with sugar free syrup.
Bought 16 packages of the muffins, eat 2-3 boxes weekly.
Very tired and never got some things done last week I should have. Sad over my daughter and physically exhausted from all the big tank transfers. Really must paint new 125 G stand black to match other one I painted . Easy job, just sand gloss off laminate & roll out paint. But doilnt summon up the energy, a must do for next week.
Progress as of today: 4.5 lbs lost so far, only 10.5 lbs to go!
I'm sorry that you're losing posts and replies - WTH? Please don't get too discouraged. I do love reading your posts!
This week we had a sale on bananas....$.49/lb instead of the usual $.79 or so by me for a pound...i was happy about that! :)
I'm sorry about the sadness you are experiencing over your daughter. it is expected you should feel those emotions. stay strong and it's ok to feel that way...feel free to reach out to us more if you need our support here.
enjoy the rest of Sunday eve :)
Chilly out here today.......just having a lazy day.
coffee
oatmeal with walnuts
Chicken chow mein
strawberry short cake
hot sprouted almonds....(4)
tuna salad on crackers
oreo ...These things could be a problem
We got a new puppy yesterday......and he has gotten a lot of attention today.......
But you do have all kinds of great ideas HUGS
The scale reminded me that one cannot eat too many chocolates at work and expect to receive favorable results. This week, I really struggled eating too much. I would eat most of my snacks around 10am, leaving nothing for the afternoon, which would then lead me to the chocolates. Not drinking enough water. Even drinking more coffee would be better than reaching for candy. You can't outexercise a bad diet.
I will endeavor to do better this week. I've been struggling with a sore throat lately. Last night, when I came home from work, my throat was quite sore, and this morning, it's still hurts quite a bit. This feels like a sinus infection.
Of course, I had plans today, and now I'm not sure if I should go, or if I should wear a mask, or what. I wanted to go to the plant store party (1-year anniversary), since she's having a sale... oh yes, and a taco truck (LOL - for Husband). Also, there's my usual gym time. I have library books to return, and maybe pick one up. How can I do all of this if I'm sick?
Progress as of today: 41 lbs lost so far, only 12.5 lbs to go!
if you are sick, you should rest more so you can do more next weekend.
i made this diary because my wife told me to do it. After 50 years of marriage I learned it is easier to do what she wants than get nagged. And I am overweight.
When Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy...
I created this diary because a friend who no longer uses it suggested I'd enjoy it. I will take a long walk with my husband early tomorrow before it gets too hot.
Progress as of today: -20 lbs lost so far, only 20 lbs to go!
I hope you post often :-)
Everyone, please note: i have two really annoying female coworkers, it's really just one but the older one is feeding into the younger one like they are allies. constant whispering about me and whatever else. constant bad talk by the younger one about me and whomever/whatever else to the older...so annoying...since nobody is here too much today, my earphnoes are in to block out the whispers which i cannot hear the actual topic but the whispers are SO ANNOYING to hear it all day...just the sound of whispers...since i don't need to be on call as much to authority, my earphones are IN and i'm going to do my work in my little space and not care what else is going on around me this AM.
I think i may drive on Mondays and Fridays. still sorting it out, with the public trans and not overdoing it too much. it won't work if i switch off every other day as it's not a good habit to always be waking up at different times....that's why i'm thinking to group the public trans days together....so when i take public trans, it's a few days in a row, not having to change alarm clocks, etc..that's why it would be best to do it everyday but my body isn't appreciating it...left leg/ankle is weak, especially after the trip to PA this past weekend, lots of walking. i feel ok, but could be better.
8/12/22 - Fri - Drive to work, YES. left around 6:15a and forgot that there's slight traffic even at that early hour...(got to work by 6:45a bc driving was still decent for sure) reminder why public transportation is great to avoid frustrating traffic altogether...but no problems today, I didn't leave too late and got the leg exercises below in....
Did my leg exercises at home (2 exercises) and the rest by work...- DONE!
Breakfast: tea with almond milk, negl, may have a coffee later too (had tea in a cup in fridge, so microwaved it since i didn't drink it yesterday afternoon and was nicely made so didn't want to waste it. banana 150. cookie and jam inside it large hamantashen 250.
Morning Snacks: pb 100 x2 100, rest of banana above , coffee also (regular) 50, smaller biscotti 50
Lunch: leftover bacon 150 ? egg 100? on thick white toast but half sandwich 150 from coworker that i have in fridge - will warm in toaster, with a side of broccoli 50 i had in freezer, and cauliflower chips that a coworker brought in - good calories for them and i REALLY want, can't wait! 100.. ketchup 50...600.
Snacks: - plum 50 before going home.., 2 caramels before it 50.
Dinner: plum 50 , sorbet halo top 100, shrimp 150...300
8:45 2 milanos cookies 150
1850.
extremely exhausted upon coming home. too much with working OT this week (of my own choosing); but i did get a lot done in 4 days. i am not sure i can always work as fast as i did today...wasn't fast the whole day, but during parts i was extremely focused. i even had to contact a few "big shots" to ask questions for covid pay which is almost complete now for the month of july. wahoo!
the meal i picked up yesterday at the food fair. lots of cabbage, fresh large shrimp., prob some chips with it...also bringing my work salad home that i didn't have at lunch....may eat it as well, we'll see...i have a new "creamy italian" dressing to try out.
3pm at work - call the copier service for a cleaning of the copier.YES.
3:20pm at work but just with 10min left in the day- make phone call about cable bill
May stay at work a little late for my own stuff as well..planning, etc..yeah, but not on my own stuff.
After work - rest day for cardio...DEFINITE on that!
8/13/22 - Sat - Weights/Strength
cut up veggies/prep some food for work days
my laundry/gp's cages and laundry
8/14/22 - Sunday - Beach with Christine..will prob not want to walk at all besides what needs to be walked to get on the beach...
8/15 Mon
8/16 Tues
8/17 Wed
8/18 Thurs - maybe yacht??...everyone keeps having to cancel, is ok, no biggie for me!....
8/19 Fri
8/20 Sat -
Renee's Bday Dinner 8pm
8/21 Sun
9.3.22, Saturday - 7:15p Evening Citifield Mets vs Washington Nationals Baseball Game at stadium very close to me. I am going without anyone else but will prob carpool with other members of the "Welfare Club" that i'm in so there will be people i end up going with due to carpooling, just not sure who yet, lol. (and of course, i can always take public transportation also - especially if i want to leave to go back home early!)
9.4.22, Sunday -
9.5.22, Monday, Labor Day Holiday -
(Call to schedule PRP on 9.26.22 Monday or 10.5.22 Wednesday)
9.9.22 - Friday - my 40th bday, but i really do feel overwhelmed with planning and work right now; so i do not plan to do celebrations for it. I will want to relax that weekend as i'm going to walk in the Labor Day Parade tomorrow as it's a big union event for my union to show a presence at it.
9.10.22 Saturday - Labor Day Parade this AM/Early Afternoon
9.24.22 - Saturday - (Christine's bday).
9.25.22 - Sunday - Rosh Hashannah (New Year) Begins in evening - just a reminder - for my info). - maybe go to parents tonight? discuss with mom as comes closer.
9.26.22 - Monday - Rosh Hashannah (Sick Day #1/5 cycle ends april 15th) PRP?
9.27.22 Tues, 9.28.22 Wed, 9.29.22 Thurs;
9.30.22 Fri - Sick Day #2/5, cycle ends April 15th - Will prob go out East tonight - or tomorrow AM - my parents said they'd drive me out (i am not good to drive the distance alone, it's a straight road and uncomfortable for me). they volunteered to drive me and i'm sticking with that option instead of canceling this outing.
10.1.22 Saturday - Critical Thinking Course (stay overnight, paid for by union, nice perk of being a member and nice experience and knowledge - i support learning and education..)
10.2.22 Sunday - Critical Thinking Course - Breakfast, then drive back home soon after. - maybe stopping at the Deer Park Outlets with parents??
10.3.22 - Monday - Go to work!!!
10.4.22 - Tuesday evening start - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - leave work on time!;
10.5.22 - Wednesday - Yom Kippur Day Off - Vaca Day #5/15 - PRP?
...i will start to update important dates after 10.5.22 ...10.10.22 Monday Columbus Day Holiday, 10.30.22 Sunday - volunteer at Welfare Club Breakfast...
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 3 lbs to go!
so i work with one really rude 24yo and a 45yo who eggs her on and listens to her at least...so they are like this team of jerks here.
thanks.
i do somewhat acknowledge the older lady, but the younger one who has caused me many issues of which the boss knows she has caused - i don't say good morning or good night to her ...i say it to everyone else...to me, she doesn't exist.
she thinks i'm the rude one...ha! like i should give the time of day to someone who makes problems for me!? she's too stupid to realize her own mistakes. one of those. never been to college, not open-minded....a young entitled girl.
I kind of like the idea of driving in on Mondays and Fridays. Mondays will give you a little more sleep at the start of the week, and Friday will give you a little more sleep at the end of a busy week.
Stay strong, Horn!!!
also, see above on the toxic work girls.
the older one, 45, will probably get nice once the 24yo is out of our work environment; but it's sad that the 45yo chooses to ignore me at times; and talk to me after hours when i work late and she's still here.
if she talks to me again, i will just have to let her talk - but will just respond with "OK"....here they are again, chatting...whispering....it's hard to take...ear buds should go back in now...for me!
Whatever, it’s their problem, their petty envy or whatever. You are trim & fit & smart & well educated. Probably they are jealous. Try to ignore them and be mindful of your abilities & positive attributes. Leave Them to Heaven.
there is some jealousy of both of them on me. that's my sincere thoughts as well on it.
thank you, Jacky!! :)
Another test to see if I can upload & to send Bear greetings
This post is a test to see if it will disappear like the other one.
Maybe it was too much data submitted all at once?
So now I can't edit onto the second post to add photos. will try again to upload a pic again,
Progress as of today: 5.8 lbs lost so far, only 9.2 lbs to go!
John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
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Hello, Friends. We arrived here yesterday and after checking in, a deluge of heavy rain came, followed by a beautiful, colorful rainbow! Above is a photo of it!
Hubby stood by the window looking out and called me to come look at it. What a sight to behold! The Lord makes such beautiful things! Notice in the distance, standing over the lake, a white cross. It looks little in the photo but it is HUGE and it lit up brightly in white lights all nite each nite as it stands over the big lake and we can see it at nite.
Hubby took me to a thrift store that I wanted to go, the same one we visited last year (but didn't get anything from it last year). Well, this year, we hit the jackpot! 4 very large, long racks of clothing on hangers to choose from and only 25 cents each piece! I picked out 9 pieces of clothing and with tax was only $2.41. Mostly shirts, very nice ones. So happy over this find! Also, yesterday and also today, I had a HUGE salad and it was so delicious! Fresh broccolli, strawberries, little tomatoes, cucumber pieces, leaf-lettuce (purple and green), shredded carrots, grapes (red and green), sunflower seeds, something else that resembled sunflower seeds and tasted chewy, and raisins. Yummy!
Hope you are having a nice day.
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Love, Maria
Progress as of today: 48 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
I rather enjoyed reading about your thrift store experience! What a score!
Yesterday was a very bad day at work. I just felt like everything was falling apart, especially me.
Eating was not good. Not food fits, but definitely not good choices. Too many chocolates at work. Too many carbs at dinner.
I did chest weights yesterday (Thursday) and had intended to do legs this morning, but I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning - so running late - and by the time I got to the point in my bike ride where I would normally stop and do weights, I noticed that Boy Cat was curled up comfortably on my weight bench, hanging out with me. So I just rode the bike for an extra 10 minutes.
My Boss is getting his heart zapped today, to re-establish a normal heart beat rhythm. This is presuming his blood test at 1pm is within the range that the doctor wants. So also presuming that this goes according to plan, he will be out of the office this afternoon, which should make for a more relaxed day.
I might walk with Mistakes Girl and her baby at lunchtime. That would be nice.
Progress as of today: 43 lbs lost so far, only 10.5 lbs to go!I think HoP is onto something by turning off email alerts. Also, I think she’s right about some of my alerts from her or Bear were because I commented in their threads or feeds or whatever they’re called here. So I may get alerts every time Bear or HoP update. This happens in fish forum threads. If you comment, they will send email alerts every time someone else comments in the same thread.
Fortunately for me, the emails contain a link to stop further incoming alerts, so I can shut them down.
I do not receive emailed updates. I opted out of that.
It was hard for me to imagine eating a cactus, but I know that they do that in Mexico. Some cacti is edible.
like you said, it's good there wasn't a particularly bad 'food fit,' as i feel those are the most detrimental.
glad i'm not getting my heart zapped, wow.
nice to see you doing chest exercises. sometimes sleep is most important, in my mind, over the exercising.
Happy Friday to Donkey!
Today is our 56th anniversary.......Pretty good for a couple of 16 and 17 year olds...and they said it would never last!!! HA HA ......fooled them!
We decided to not go out and eat....local restaurants are mainly closed because of lack of workers...so I decided to place a walmart order for pick up today instead.....( the resturants that are open are not our faves...so there is that)
Decided that I really didn't want to cook...so would actually pick up some easy things and eat at home.
Lately it is nice to be able to place a walmart order in the morning and actually pick it up the same morning....so that is what I did.
Dishes washing...laundry washing and drying...got an early start and hope to have most of it done before I get back home
Groceries will be a 2 to 3 hour trip......and lots of wooded country driving........pine trees galore.......maybe some wildlife to see....(usually turkeys, deer and if I''m lucky a bear...........don't mind at all today.....
Taking a couple of nature valley bars to call breakfast......for the trip.
Slept like a log on the new mattress...I have never slept on a memory foam mattress before and found it so comfy I didn't even want to move.....winner with this one.
Sitting on the edge of it to put my shoes on was a bit funny though....but got that done...I was so used to the old style mattress with firmer sides......this will take some getting used to ...plus it is 4 inches higher than the old mattress....so there is that too....but so far...so good....glad we got it.
Scale is good...feeling good.....all is well......now on with my day!
FUNNY.....Right after I posted this I went to my Facebook page and D's favorite restaurant posted that they will be going back to 7 days a week again....in late August...that will make him happy......( not my favorite restuarant though...mine is up for sale....boo hoo)
So glad that the new mattress has worked out! Ahh that sounds so nice!
I'm all for a nice, easy dinner at home too. IDK, I'm not too much into going to restaurants any more. It seems odd to me to eat in a room with a bunch of other strangers. I have no problem with take-out though. Enjoy your trip into town!
Circling back to my comment to you on yesterday's entry, regarding 16/8 IF, it never occurred to me that an early end to the day's eating eliminates the acid reflux at night - yes! And I need to take a lesson from this, because of my recent woes with chocolate cake at night. It really does benefit us to stop eating much earlier than most of us do.
I can't imagine being one of those folks that has dinner at 8pm.
Thanks .......we can hardly believe it's been 56 years.......
Got an email from Walmart saying our regular 10-11 pickup has been delayed and to cancel if it inconveniences me, or wait. Never saw this before & I’ve used their pickup since long before covid. They were encouraging new users & gave a cash primo on your first order. So I set up two accounts, one for Matt and one for me. And they gave up very nice reusable grocery bags chock full of all kinds of good stuff.
Anyway last week they gave me a light wheat muffin instead last week and today tried to substitute a higher calorie wheat muffin. They had none of the ones I wanted inside.
Went to Amazon. Sold at crazy prices by third parties, insane, like $15 for the package that now runs about $3.60. Was $2.50 last year. So then I went to that boxed placed you once mentioned. They had no English muffins at all. I forgot all my login info & created a new account.
They sent a 20% off coupon on my first order, so I will go back in & see if they have something I can use. Maybe paper products. The only thing I ever ordered from them was Flex Protein Crisps, by the case. Still eat them. But have since discovered I can get them cheaper at Amazon.
I applaud you for listening to your body and making rest a priority.
I did not realize that the fish would be coming to you, and not you going to the fish! How large is the tank?? This will be a fun, new adventure that I look forward to hearing more about.
I have a 2 gallon tank that I have been thinking about resurrecting.
haha, it's a Beta fish (little) in a tiny tank where you just replace the water like every 2-3 days. not intricate or anything.
the fish is not a neighbor's in my apt, but a neighbor that lives in another apart which is a few blocks away.
since the fish needs to be fed daily, i think?, and water changed many days that he's away, the fish will come to me.
i think friend will be away 1.5 weeks. it will be nice to have the fish...as long as it stays alive LOL...until he gets back! :) it will be nice to have :)
yeah, my ankle/leg has gotten weak bc of the 2nd PA walking trip followed by public trans last week...so i'm gonna continue to rest; just stick to my strength workouts.
i was going to go pick up the fish; but figured it'd be easier if he brought it to me (and his girls could see my guinea pigs)...he isn't working now and i figured it would be easier than me going there after work.
going there today to pick up the fish, i mean, to take it to my apt....i figured they can bring it to me instead of me going to pick it up.
bearcountrygg on 08/15/2022:
Enjoy the fish!
thanks, Bear.
Maria7 on 08/15/2022:
Cabbage sounds very good.
it was :-D
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