Well, the visit to the bereaved friends has been changed yet again - next week. So I took the brownies and wrapped each one and put them in freezer bags. Also froze the 3 remaining giant chocolate chips cookies. Big test for me, but I'm going to save these as evening treats. Each brownie is about 150 cals (because I added choc chips or walnuts). And these are not large brownies! Had some small chunks left in the bag equal to about 1/2 brownie and ate those so added them to my calories for today.
So I'll pick up some treats at the bakery on the day we visit them.
Workout at gym:
Workout at home: (did a full strength workout yesterday and don't want to do small muscles 2 days in a row, so I'm doing large muscles this afternoon and will do the rest tomorrow. Then on Saturday will do the full strength routines.)
TOTAL: 1406
Hope you all are doing well and getting/staying healthy & fit! 
Really unhappy with myself for indulging so much yesteray. It was nonstop. I knew better than to bake my favourite dessert and should have just planned to pick up something from the bakery on the way to friends' house. Now the visit has been changed to tomorrow so the brownies and the rest of the cookies are sitting in my house. I've put them out of sight and I'm NOT touching them.
The scale is reflecting my indulgences and so are my clothes. So back on track now before it gets totally out of control.
Workout at home:
Progress as of today: 31 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
I hear you on the sweets! I make full-fat (butter) oatmeal-date scones, though not in at least a month of sundays now. I've been known to eat the batch and nothing else. They're great with raspberry jam, but the irresistibility of them is right up there with homemade choc-chip cookies for me!
Menu looks great!
The day started out well. Healthy breakfast. Went to the gym. Stopped by grocery store..... downhill from there.
I'm going to visit my friends' tomorrow, the ones who just lost a child, and also to see the mum's parents who are flying back home to the US on Weds. Thought I'd be nice and bake them some brownies. Also picked up a batch of giant chocolate chip cookies in case the brownies didn't turn out well. You can guess the rest... 
Chocolate is NOT a good thing to have this house. I made one batch of brownies with walnuts and the other with chocolate chips. Had to test both batches, right?
Workout at gym:
Either this afternoon or tomorrow I'll do my at-home strength training.
Menu:
Somehow didn't get to the clementines on my menuTOTAL: anybody's guess
Progress as of today: 32.6 lbs lost so far, only 6.4 lbs to go!
Hi ladies. Attended a sad but lovely funeral yesterday for a sweet 9 year old girl. Gorgeous church and music (violins, bagpipes, singing). Met some expat ladies I hadn't seen in many years and I'll confess that before noon we were all drinking pints of beer. Througout the afternoon I had a panini and 3 1/2 pints (UK 20 oz pints) of beer.
Start of a new week and my moping about and indulging is finished.
Very tired this morning as we didn't wake up until 9 due to a shortage of sleep on Friday night. Enjoyed dinner with our friends Friday night, including lots of wine, then had to get up at 5.45 to get to the funeral in the city. So, too much alcohol 2 days in a row plus an emotional day has zapped me.
I've been feeling the need for some outdoor exercise like power walking or riding my bike. Next dry day I'll do one or the other.
If the weather cooperates, hubby and I are taking his elderly uncle to the horse races tomorrow. If not, I'll be at the gym.
Menu:
TOTAL: 1306
Progress as of today: 32.6 lbs lost so far, only 6.4 lbs to go!
Tomorrow is funeral. We'll eat lunch out and I'm going to try to stick to 2 pints of beer. It's going to be a drown-your-sorrows type of day. Yes, I know. Doesn't work any better than comfort eating.
Workout:
Thanks for all your kind words, ladies.
Spin bike class today. I plan on eating only what I should. No comfort eating today!! Stepping on the scale tomorrow morning and not looking forward to what it says!
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1381
Hope you all in the US are back to normal temps and hope those in the UK are not getting flooded!
Progress as of today: 32.6 lbs lost so far, only 6.4 lbs to go!
Enjoy your spin class.
Funeral for the wee girl is on Saturday at a large, beautiful church in the centre of Glasgow. It's my granddaughter's 7th birthday that day as well. So a mixed feelings day for sure. This girl's leukemia/bone marow donor story has been well-publicized. Her death was in every Scottish newspaper. If anyone is interested, here is just one of the articles: http://www.cowalcourier.com/tragic-aillidh-is-at-peace-now/
So, I'm still not feeling energetic at all. But I did the gym today. Might do my home routine later this afternoon.
Workout at gym:
Menu: which may change througout the day
TOTAL: don't know
Progress as of today: 32.6 lbs lost so far, only 6.4 lbs to go!
Thank you all so very much for your kind words. You're the best!
No date set for the funeral but it will be in Glasgow instead of locally. Getting constant updates on Facebook mainly from the mother, the same as she had done throughout the past 8 months of the illness.
Eating what I shouldn't didn't help at all, so today I'm eating as I should.
Workout at home: (these are my plans, anyway)
Menu:
Progress as of today: 32.6 lbs lost so far, only 6.4 lbs to go!
Im keeping your friends in my thoughts and sending you lots of hugs and love! xo
Feeling extremely low with very little energy of any kind. My friend's sweet 9 year old daughter died from complications of (AML) leukemia on Saturday night. She was diagnosed in November. The family is of course devastated. They've had the support of thousands of people since they started a campaign looking for bone marrow donors around the world.
Dragged myself to the gym today and did most of my usual workout. Might do my strength training at home this afternoon, or not. Did too much comfort eating yesterday and also 2 glasses of wine. Didn't give me any comfort. Not thinking about what I'm eating today and stopped by the bakery for doughnut on my way home from the gym.
Husband has gone across the water to visit his uncle in Glasgow all day. I might just take a hot bath and try to get lost in my book.
Progress as of today: 32.6 lbs lost so far, only 6.4 lbs to go!
Be kind to yourself.
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Good work on freezing everything, I know how difficult it is to have tempting desserts in the house. Baked goods are a downfall for me, we still have some of my little one's giant birthday cake in the freezer that older son is slowly working on!
hollybelle on 07/18/2012:
Good job freezing the stuff! I bought a brownie mix which I am planning to add too and make when I have a day that I feel I can afford the calories - I love brownies! Continue to think of you and your friends in your mourning. Stay strong and God bless.
V on 07/18/2012:
Good job on freezing the treats..Thanks for your kind comments, yeah it helps that i love working out, not only does it make me feel awesome, I am getting stronger along the way..Consistency is key <3 You do a great job with your workouts as well Annie! have a fabulous day
supercheese on 07/18/2012:
resist the urge to eat the cookies and brownies!! LOL. I'm the same way with fries...:/
legcramps on 07/18/2012:
Great idea to freeze your baking! RYC - I'm going to Hungary in a few weeks with my Mom. It's a pretty special trip for both of us, but mostly for her as she is Hungarian and we have relatives that still live in Hungary. Should be interesting!
selina on 07/18/2012:
those brownies sound so delish! Freezing them is a great idea!
thenewMLE on 07/19/2012:
Out of site, out of mind! And when you do need them, they are already baked!!! I'm glad you know your big muscles from your little muscles - I need another anatomy lesson! Maybe one day I will reach goal weight and learn all that to define my muscles once I can find them!!!!