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 around 3am that settled my slight hunger and mind. mostly carbs. :)  150

Kombucha 50

Breakfast: wrap with cured sausage and mustard 250, coffee 50. chocolate 50.

snack: honey roasted almonds 100

650

Lunch: leftovers, from home!! :) forgot the meat portion...darn! i have sardines at work i can eat..i half an avocado and spaghetti squash with me..to be combined with chips and sardines..400 

snack: clementine back at home? fruitand nut butter

small sandwich 200

1500....

rest of the meals i haven't decided.

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I'm off to work for half a day (literally!) and then leaving at 1pm to come home from NYC and finish up my packing.  Then, off to the airport.  it's a good week on the roads with many schools out, so less traffic and it should be alright getting to airport (i'm assuming 30min-45min).  I land Friday 9am Paris time in Orly! ahhhhh! :)

on my way home, i'm thinking to pick up a few more snack bars that i like and baby wipes for simple cleaning especially Friday. 

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Workout 6-7; OFF;

TUESDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 5:30-8:30; REST; 

WEDNESDAY - Workout 6-7; Work 8-4; Workout 6:30-7:30;

THURSDAY - Work 8-4; MASSAGE 4-5; REST;

FRIDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 4:30-7:30; Workout 7:30-8:30?; 

SATURDAY - Coach 8-2; Workout 2-3;

SUNDAY - Swim 1-2; Brick Workout 3-4;

Mar     18-24 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3; average sleep 7 hours, 1 minute

Mar     25-31 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 8 hours, 18 minutes

Apr         1-7 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 7 hours, 52 minutes

Apr       8-14 - RUN 1 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 7 hours, 27 minutes

Apr     15-21 - BIKE 1 / STRENGTH 6; average sleep 6 hours, 41 minutes

Apr     22-28 - RUN 1 / STRENGTH 2;

It felt like forever since i'd been out running, so I looked back to see when I last went - Apr 13th! Just over a week, which isn't as bad as I thought. I did 7km that day. Yesterday I made it to 4.5km and called it a day. To be fair, I was still quite sore from the strength session I had that morning - I guess you could say this run was another 'brain building' workout - training myself to keep going when i'm already tired and sore.

It's a rest day today! I have a massage scheduled at 4pm, and BF is coming for a massage right after I get mine. I'd love to take the afternoon off and go for another run, or a bike ride, before my massage, but I know that's a bad idea. I need to rest. I think I will get the massage therapist to work on my legs and lower back today.

Finishing off this week of workouts, and then it's a nice down-week next week. I might still do a strength session earlier in the week, but everything else will be cut back to prep for the duathlon. My focus will be getting lots of rest, and not burning myself out.

kombucha 50

breakfast: wrap and egg 200, 1/4 avocado 100, coffee 50. chocolate 50

snack: nuts?200

lunch: more food from home AND coworker! Half avo 200, tofu 50, greens 200, cake 250-300. 550

snack: forgot my fruit again :( ..maybe buy at lunch, probably not. 50 and chocolate 

dinner: something healthy, something not to big on volume 250 saag, wrap 150, 400, almond milk too.

1750...

5day: 2040, excellent.

Will do small walk home, but not overboard!

That's today's plans! 

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Workout 6-7; OFF;

TUESDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 5:30-8:30; REST; 

WEDNESDAY - Workout 6-7; Work 8-4; Workout 5-6?

THURSDAY - Work 8-4; MASSAGE 4-5; REST;

FRIDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 4:30-7:30; Workout 7:30-8:30?; 

SATURDAY - Coach 8-2; Workout 2-3;

SUNDAY - Swim 1-2; Brick Workout 3-4;

Mar     18-24 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3; average sleep 7 hours, 1 minute

Mar     25-31 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 8 hours, 18 minutes

Apr         1-7 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 7 hours, 52 minutes

Apr       8-14 - RUN 1 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 7 hours, 27 minutes

Apr     15-21 - BIKE 1 / STRENGTH 6; average sleep 6 hours, 41 minutes

Apr     22-28 - STRENGTH 2;

I got rooked into doing another strength session this morning, so that's two for the week already and now I really need to focus on cardio for the rest of the week. In fact, I might try to get outside for a run after work today, because tomorrow I have a massage scheduled and i'm sure I won't feel like doing anything after that.

So run today, and then a bike ride at the gym on Friday. Then, Saturday and Sunday are open for whatever, as long as there is a swim, a bike, and a run in there somewhere LOL ;)

So, the duathlon on May 4th. There is a long course and a short course. I've done the long course before, so this year I thought as a good lead-in to the summer, I would try the short course instead. The short course starts with a 1.5km run (just under one mile), then transitions into a 10km bike (6.2 miles), and lastly back into a 1.5km run.

My 'A' goal is to finish it in 50 minutes. I will be pushing hard to reach this goal; barring anything extraordinary happening or the weather being really crappy, I am going to goose it for as long as possible and just try to hang on until the end.

BF has changed up his nutrition plan to balance out his macros a little better. Once the duathlon is finished, I will probably join him and change mine up a bit as well. Right now i'm just eating what I want; majority of what I eat is healthy but I definitely indulge. I could be watching this a little better, which will only help me over the long run. I don't usually watch what I eat too much, because it leads me into negative thinking and self-destructive habits, but i'm hoping a little cut back will still be ok. I guess we'll see!

Breakfast = 412 cals

boiled egg, toasted bagel with spray butter and cream cheese, orange, coffee

Finally got the pic up...but not sure how I did it.....LOL

When I let the computer update it enabled Microsoft One Drive which I was happier without...does anyone know if I can delete it without messing the computer up?

Power outage and running on the generator right now...had a big salad for lunch.....There is a big fire in town right now so that may be the cause......

So... I'm losing my health insurance at the end of May.  The official story is that the premiums have become too expensive for my boss to renew the office plan, but my husband thinks that the real story is that the boss is taking his next step towards retirement. 

I hope to meet with an insurance lady soon to discuss enrolling in Obamacare for myself and possibly my daughter.   I think my husband should stick with his COBRA as long as he can,  even though the monthly payment is quite high,  but that's just my opinion...  because he has a lot of health issues & requires long term care. 

I'm glad that at least,  whatever happens,  I will be able to get in my follow up ultrasound next week and my follow up blood work on May 22nd.

Still working on discerning between investing $ on the yoga 10-class card (a temporary commitment) or joining a gym with the intention of getting a trainer to help with weights goals.  The gym membership is a longer term commitment.  

I need to get a handle on our budget.  This is getting out of control. 

Did my pushups last night.  Eating went well too. 

kombucha 50

breakfast: coffee 50, wrap and egg 200, 1/4 tasty avocado and sea sallt 100. 

100 in the most lovely dark chocoalte omg!, later honey roasted almonds 150

lunch: all from home good and healthy and 1/4 avocado to clean up my skin 100 / help me feel good with healthy fats, sauteed kale 100, tofu 100, chips 200, tomatoes 50.  550.

snacks: clementines, more nuts 100

preworkout: strawberries 100 / iced coffee 30, bulletproof lemon cookie bar 220. 350.

during strength workout: coconut water / aminos / chocolate 150-200

after workout: bar? 200

2050, tops, excellent.

4day: 2110, good.

exercise was pretty good, situps were weak though and i may have to fix that by adjusting my exercises again, but not right now.

Binged again today. Ate taco chips because:

• I had cramps and a headache
• I had to come home early because I didn’t feel well and everything at the cafe was getting on my nerves. Every conversation I overheard was inane, sounds were annoying 
• I miss having a life and friends 
• I miss my guy, but he’s also been hard to spend time with lately. He’s under a lot of stress at work and it is taking its toll on him
• I was desperate for something crunchy with salt
• My laptop repair was thwarted again by a cheap screwdriver and I can’t get to my second brain. I can’t think without my calendar 
• My mom is miserable from chemo and I can’t fix it and everything she says is horribly creepy. It’s the “chemo brain“
• I am overwhelmed by all their stuff. How can people amass this much stuff???

Ironically, I am wearing my skinny jeans today... and my arms look way better. I also signed up for a gym I really like so I can do yoga there every day to strengthen my neck, reduce headaches and get back to work. Farewell Classpass. I also mostly ate healthy.

How I am getting my head out of my butt and back to “normal”:

1. I took a Flexeril to kill the headache 
2. I changed out of my street clothes and into comfy pjs
3. I did a quick pickup of all the junk on my floor. I don’t know why but I create a mess in 2 min flat.
4. I logged here. 
5. I decided to go to bed early... like 8ish if I can. 

Looking through the fridge this morning I was reminded of the fact that I let a lot of food go bad in the last couple of weeks.......I ended up tossing out things that should have been used up...instead of thrown out.  For me it is just so much easier to grab a bar or a bowl of cereal and that is how I get into bad habits again.........so I decided to eat  out of the fridge today.  So it will be a picture day......There is several days worth of ham to be used and plenty of fruit and veg..........I think I will also count cals today.......That 115 goal is calling my name and I will never reach it unless I tighten my belt some more, require a little more of myself and get back to enjoying the feeling of being hungry......I'm noticing I'm eating so frequently that I'm not feeling hungry very often...funny thing is I like the feeling of hunger ( always have)....it's natures cue that you should eat.....but to often for me...grazing prevents me from ever feeling that.  Sooo....today is going to be a little different............

Breakfast = 1 boiled egg, 1 apple, 2 ounces baked ham, 1 cup coffee = 266 cals

Even though I didn't plan to order the Built bars yet....I had an opportunity to order wirh a code (Lisa)......so went ahead and placed the order....I hear they are even better when you keep them in the fridge......looking forward to getting those....( but still have an array of bars around here....need to keep on those too)

Lunch was ham, potato salad, green beans, lettuce with glazed walnuts and dressing = 755 cals

Total for day so far = 1,021

Didn't get a pic of dinner but it was a sandwich 2 mini bags of chips and chocolate.....

More calories I'm sure than will be helpful...so it ended up being a maintain day instead of a lose day....which is okay...but not optimal.

THIS WEEK:

MONDAY - Workout 6-7; OFF;

TUESDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 5:30-8:30; REST; 

WEDNESDAY - Workout 6-7?; Work 8-4;

THURSDAY - Work 8-4; MASSAGE 4-5; REST;

FRIDAY - Work 8-4; Coach 4:30-7:30; Workout 7:30-8:30; 

SATURDAY - Coach 8-2; Workout 2-3;

SUNDAY - Workout;

Mar     18-24 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3; average sleep 7 hours, 1 minute

Mar     25-31 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 8 hours, 18 minutes

Apr         1-7 - RUN 2 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 7 hours, 52 minutes

Apr       8-14 - RUN 1 / BIKE 2 / STRENGTH 3 / SWIM 1; average sleep 7 hours, 27 minutes

Apr     15-21 - STRENGTH 6 / BIKE 1; average sleep 6 hours, 41 minutes

Apr     22-28 - STRENGTH 1;

Well, that was a crazy weekend. As you can see from my workout summary, I didn't do much cardio. That might hurt me in a couple of weeks from now, but it is what it is. I still did a lot of working out! Like, A LOT. OUCH.

I spent the weekend at BF's, and whenever I lead with that in a sentence, you know it's going to mean there was a lot of things packed into each day, but here are just the work outs:

Friday - we met up with a group of gym friends and pushed out a two hour workout that was probably meant for marines.

Saturday - started with a group session at the gym, proceeded by tire flips and tire pulls out at a friend's place. She had the tire that we flipped weighed - 340 lbs. So that was fun. After those two hours of working out, BF and I finished the day with another hour and a half of mountain biking through the local trail system. I had to push my bike up a lot of hills. I was not happy about that, so new goal for the summer is to work my way up to not having to get off the bike at all through those hills. It's a lofty goal.

Sunday - another sweaty strength session at the gym, but I only managed an hour before waving a white flag.

Monday - yet another one hour strength session in the early morning before BF left for work. Then I napped three times. Pretty much gonzo for the rest of the day, and it was a beautiful day - but this girl was way too overdone to get outside to enjoy it! BF landed a three hour bike ride today. I was half-thrilled and also half-overcome-with-envy at his levels of energy. Oh well. We can't all be superstars.

Tuesday - nothing. LOL. seriously though.

It was a pretty fantastic four days away from work. I can't say i'm coming back all refreshed from getting lots of rest and relaxation, because that didn't happen (see above), but I will say that i'm much more mentally and emotionally rested than I was when I left. And that is a good thing, so as not to go postal on anyone here at work. And even though there was only one cardio session completed in the whole week, I bet I made some incredible muscle gains in the last four days.

Now. Get through this week with as many cardio workouts as I can possibly get in, and then it's a week mainly of rest next week, leading up to the duathlon. I've so got this. Please don't get sick.

Kombucha 50

Breakfast: wrap 130, egg 70, 1/4 avocado 80. coffee 50. 

Snack: either honey almonds 220

lunch: totally from home! cooked kale and a little garlic and oil, tofu 100, 1/2 avo BIG 200, and either chips or some kinda snack crackers 150, tomatoes 50. 500 so nice and filling.

snack: accidentally forgot fruit so we'll see...100

dinner: Snacks - tasty 450

exercise: shorter walk, but including a walk indeed!

Will be getting a LOT of rest, or at least trying to, before this trip as i am choosing not to take thursday off but go to work as not to blow so many vacation days at once. Thursday my flight is at 7:30pm so i'll be leaving work early, but coming in, so as to save that vacation day for future use! 

1700 tops.

3day: 2130, good.

I binged yesterday... I had a giant chocolate chip cookie. Later I had chocolate almonds. Then before bed I had a trader joe’s frozen dinner.

I was at the cafe below my gym when I had the cookie. I ate the cookie because:

1. I had already had second breakfast... coffee, half a wrap, quinoa, water, 16oz lentil soup... and I was still HUNGRY HUNGRY after a 2.5 hour workout. 
2. I was going through mail and loose papers and getting anxious.
3. I really, really wanted a fresh bakery cookie.
4. My whole body hurts. That spill in the parking lot really banged me up.
5. I am sad because I am so bruised up I look like mid-90s Courtney Love.
6. I wanted to be in a pool in sunshine swimming, not a hospital cafeteria.
7. I am having a hard time planning life goals and progress towards them right now because everything is sooooo complicated.

At least eating the cookie made it possible to go through paperwork and bust my hump till they closed at 2:30. That place is awesome. They have a takeaway fridge full of meals I can actually have and in quantities I can have them. Except nothing like 2 cups of broccoli to round out a meal so I ate the cookie because my stretch receptors weren’t happy.

I ate the chocolate almonds because I got home at about 4 and I was just exhausted. Like a dead fish. Plus the amount of work that drowns me the minute i pull into the driveway is enormous and overwhelming.

I ate the frozen dinner because I was still hungry after dinner. I made up what I had bought for Easter dinner... Salmon, green beans and sweet potatoes. I had a single serving but it didn’t “hold” and make me feel like I could go to sleep.

Sleep was not good Sunday night, so Monday morning was definitely a challenge.   In spite of the lack of sleep,  I did well - very well - with eating.   

I found a yoga studio that has what I think I'm looking for.  The first class would be free,  so I can try it out.  Then,  I can buy a 10- Class ticket for $70.  (Ouch)  The classes I can attend are all a variation of "Let Go", which is stretching and relaxing and decompressing from tension and stress.  Weeknight and weekend classes.  

Keeping up with pushups.  Last night was weights.  Used lighter weights,  higher reps,  and slow.  

Work was not very busy because of the holiday weekend.  Not good for business,  I know,  but good for me, at least in the short run. 

Beautiful day and the deer were feeding at the bird feeder in the dark this morning. 

Repairman coming to give an estimate for barn roof repairs today and a package arriving so will probably be sticking close to home today but there is always plenty to do here. 

Plenty of leftovers from the weekend so very little cooking needed and that makes me happy.  Tick and flea season begins here so back to more frequent laundry duty........my tick bite from 10 months ago still itches sometimes and I never want to have to deal with that again.

So I guess it will be a laundry and sorting bins day.

OKAY...the whole house smells like bleach...could be worse...but it reminds me of the gal that pours some bleach in the sink just  before her husband get home so he thinks she's been cleaning..>LOL

Laundry still percolating away.......sorted all of the CD's and found a bunch to donate.......D gave a large tractor attachment away to a neighbor and that was picked up today......still waiting on delivery and barn roof guy.......hauled a bunch of books upstairs......and put in book case......found several bottles of wine in the basement...been there since the move...LOL...never been a drinker but they looked real cute in the wine rack at the old house...LOL....sorting loose papers that keep multiplying like rabbits. 

So far today I have been eating Easter leftovers......ham, salads and cake....it's not a diet cake but it is crazy simple.......I will give you the recipe just in case you ever need to take a cake to a event.

1 box angel food cake mix

1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple

1 13x 9 cake pan

DO NOT GREASE PAN

Pour mix and pineapple into pan and stir to mix

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

It comes out a beautiful golden color, not overly sweet....we ate it plain...but it would be even better with a whipped topping.

The only dirty item you end up with is a spoon.......can not be any easier.

D found a bagpipe CD....Oh Lord...give me patience!

Went through all of the old computer games too...and threw out most of them because they won't install...mostly 95/98....back in the day.

Friday I stayed home and worked around the house, it was rainy all day and couldn't get much done. DH got the girl at noon and they ran around town, once back home we went to dinner - was not impressed but the salad bar was great (except they didn't have croutons out), I ate two sliders and a few fries - DH finished my fries. We went to the concert and I thought it started at 7:00...nope 8:00, but it didn't actually get started until 8:30, so it was a long sit. We had great seats and we were close to the stage so it was a great time.

Saturday I was laying around and my sister-in-law and her husband stop by, we take them to dinner. It was also a nice time they wanted to go to a Slo and Lo BBQ place that just opened. It was ok too. I had a pulled pork sandwich with a small mac and cheese. They were gone by 3:30 and then I went home and DH and the girl left again looking for something. She asked me to do her laundry because she was leaving early on Sunday. Well, OK I guess I can do you laundry for you to take to your mother's house because I don't know why she can't do it for you at her house...but I did it anyway.

DH bought a honey baked ham and we nibbled on that most of the day Sunday and the girl left at 2:30 with her clean laundry.

It was a pretty good weekend. I did get into a little tit arguing with the AT&T guy as to why I had a $3.00 charge on my bill for an international call. I told him I didn't make an international call. He said I must have misdialed. I told him No I didn't make the call. When was it, he told me 3/19/19 at 5:58 a.m.. I laughed at him then. I told him sir, you are sorely mistaken, at 5:58 a.m. every morning I am lying butt naked across my bed playing candy crush and listening to the radio before I decide to get dressed at 6:15 to go to work, and I assure you I did not make this call.

He kept telling me his system said I did and I DI D NOT. I of course started cursing and he told me to calm down because he was trying to address this professionally. I told him sir, I have been a customer for almost 15 years and never in those 15 years have I made an international call and I assure you on 3/19/19 at 5:58 a.m. I did not just start calling Barbados on a whim to talk for 1 minute and I kindly request you take this off my bill. He would not and I cussed some more and hung up. I did call again this morning and talked to someone else and though it is on $3.00, it is my $3:00 and I don't/didn't want AT&T to have it for something they say i did, but didn't do. A$$holes!

and then I had to come to work today!! Not a fan of the work.

And so yard work begins too.

Have a great Monday!

IP

Weight 223.8 (down another pound!), bodyfat 37%... down a whole percentage point! But the shocker was that even though I am heavier, I lost a whole inch from neck to calves... like I peeled off a rubber suit. It certainly explains why I am moderately less dying of heat all the time. Still too hot all the time, but I’m not gasping.

Yesterday I binged on 73% dark chocolate almonds... but was exhausted and didn’t write down why. Will get another chance to today I am sure, lol.

Stronger and stronger one brick at a time.

Today’s motivational pin...

Donkey - you hit it on the head - the running goal is definitely a practicality and not a passion. if i can pass the test, i will go back to walking / biking. i def will not continue running past when i need to as i'd rather just live life and not schedule runs in - and yes, i'll go back to weights mostly.  perahps get a dog ;)  there's more to life for me than runs ;)...but for now, it is life!

I slept well and starting in a relaxed way at home this morning. 

8am Breakfast: 2 cups shredded wheat onyxorgum 400, few craisins 70, almond milk 30, stevia and a little cinnamon. 500, kombucha 80.  

snacks: nut butter, some chocolate 200

Noon healthy lunch: leftovers small bit of tomato and cucumber salad and sauteed eggplant 100, half avocado 150,and from coworker really tasty breaded and some parm cheese chicken breast larger piece 300? 550...maybe some popcorn 100

2pm dark chocolate 50, mostly done packing, might take a nap

3pm chocolate and coffee 150

6pm-6:30 before workout: few cookies and aminos 150, coconut water and more chcolate - i like it lately) 100

After exercise thinking veggis would be good, but don't want too high volume, so, we'll seee!!350

2250, good!

2day: 2350

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I will start packing after i relax a bit more this morning - read some of my book, just relax, then i'll pack for upcoming trip

also decided on an extra load of laundry so it's not waiting for me when i get home from the trip in May!!!!! May is coming!

Later, i'll do my weights routine....i should also take a short walk but my legs are not really in the mood?.....a little walk doesn't hurt anyone, will check weather and see what i can do!

i think i have enough food to last thru this trip and may not need to stop by the supermarket today! i have a spaghetti squash i'm cooking and if my kale is still good, i'll be sauteeing it up! and i have enough meat to last...i have kombucha (already bought a ton in advance 2 weeks ago!), i have iced coffee....the only thing i'm short on is bread / wraps which i think i'll walk to pick up later - otherwise i'll buy it tomorrow on my way home as wraps will last till when i come back so i'll be prepared when i'm home and hungry after the trip! -i go right back to work for a Friday when i come back...so just get thru that day and it's the weekend again ;)

Doing lots of food prep...some in the fridge and some in the oven.......still need a bath and hair washing......leaving in 1 hr and 45 min......but for now...waiting for the oven timer.  Looking forward to spending the day with D's sisters and families.  Their second home is about an hour north of us...so need to be out of here by noon.  Not going to give calories a thought today....just going to enjoy the company and the food......then we will be eating leftovers for days......

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE!!!!

We had a great visit with some of D's family.......Brother in law that spent the last 19 months fighting cancer looked good and doing well....will still have a port in his chest for 3 more years that they use monthly but he is so far cancer free.  D's 67 year old sister is obviously going blind quicker than she has been telling me on the phone, I don't think she ever really looked at either one of us in the face...and they were leading her around ( she is an amputee)...diabetes is a nasty disease.....both of their parents had it and now 3 of them do ( including D).  Everyone else seemed happy and healthy....especially little 19 month old Sami.....her antics kept everyone laughing and that family seriously needs to laugh....,.D's sick sister told him quietly that she doesn't expect to live out the next year.......note to myself.....call "C" a lot more often....she is so sad and lonely...and lost her husband to cancer 2 years ago.  So many of our classmates are passing...we are old and it definately is not pretty.  I need to keep reminding myself to live every day to the fullest........keep the wt off and continue to lose the remainder.......time sure flies.

Happy Easter - may peace be with you!  And it's a beautiful day here (FINALLY) in Chicagoland.  Wow, this has been a long time coming!  I'm actually wearing shorts today, it got to be so warm.  No worries, though, we will have cooler temperatures and rain starting Tuesday.  Back to typical Chicago blah.

We went to Male Co-Worker's church.  It was very interesting.  A nice building that was not too small, and yet still had an intimate feeling, which I liked.  Lots of music at the beginning - 4 songs!  The sound system was a little too loud, so that was rather painful, but with my fingers covering my ears, then I could enjoy the music much more.  Loved songs 3 and 1.  Song 2 was good, song 4 was a good thing it was the last song.  The sermon was good.  I would say it was a B+ sermon with some A+ points.  It felt a little rushed, but I wonder if that's because we were short on time (had to finish so that there could be some time before 2nd service started) or if because he was so worked up that it just poured forward.  What really made my day was when it was announced that this was the first time that they were able to have a 2nd service, so there was a service at 9:30a - which we went to - and then one at 11am.  

I was way out of my comfort zone with the fellowship though.  As soon as we got out of the car, there were 4 people right on top of us, welcoming us, happy Easter, what a beautiful day... yeah, can we just get into the building, please?  And then lots of people stopping by, wanting to shake my hand (gross) and welcoming us AGAIN.  And touching my husband!  Do NOT touch my husband!  He is inflamed and in pain!  Do not touch his shoulder, do not touch his back, do not try to shake his hands -- they are sore!  That whole part made me feel VERY uncomfortable.  

I liked the experience enough to maybe check out what a regular service was like, but if that fellowship stuff is typical - which I think it is, because most Bible / evangelical  churches that I've been to are like that - then I'm gonna have to pass.  I wonder if they even realize how off-putting that is to people.

Then we went to brunch.  I had a 3-egg omlette with vegetables and feta cheese and fresh fruit.  I ate the whole thing, as by 11:30a, we were all hungry.

Came home, finished laundry, did some computer stuff, and then went for a walk with my daughter.  Lovely!   

224.8! down a lb and only 8 lbs up from plateau weight!!!! I was rewarded for logging instead of binging! What a great discovery for a holiday about rebirth.