Good morning ladies! Just checking in. Been in Morocco for a week and go home on Tuesday. Been having a very good time. Lots of walking along the seaside promenade, lots of good food, lots of wine and weak beer. Didn't feel like I'd gained any weight at all until today. My belly which is usually small first thing in the morning, is NOT. We have been super-indulgent. I was eating fairly healthy with the addition of red wine, then someone decided to go the patisserie/boulangerie and bring back cakes. !!!
Anyway, we are going swimming tomorrow and I have no swimsuit so today I'm going to look for a bikini as it's the only thing I'll be able to get to fit. I can wear a tanktop over it.
Feeling guilty this morning. I'll be on 1300 calories for a while after we get home.
Hope you all are doing well. I'll post a link to my travelogue and photo albums later.
Whew! It was salt. I weigh two pounds less this morning than yesterday.
Hubby and I took a nice walk on the way back from our friends:
Leaving shortly. Got my free bus pass in the post but I'm not sure if it's active before my actual birthday (it gets scanned on the bus). But I'll try it. No sense in paying big fees to the park the car at the airport when we don't have to.
Anyway, today's menu so far:
porridge/raisins/almonds/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
had to finish up the fruit so had pineapple, clementines and a banana
Will be good enough in Morocco for my clothes not to get tight, but not so good that I don't have a good time. 
Have a great weekend ladies. 
I'll be back in 12 days.
Good morning ladies! Thanks for your comments yesterday. You can bet I'll be taking a lot of photos to share and I'll let you all know about Moroccan foods.
I can't believe I gained 3 pounds in 3 days!!! Must be a blip, right?! I better be very careful in Morocco to balance a good time with good sense.
I've got a LOT to do today with getting ready for our trip. Heading to the airport hotel tomorrow. i'll get in a workout later today as I'll get stressed if I don't get everythiing done asap.
Cupboards are bare as we just got back from our visit and it doesn't make sense to stock up on anything. So no salad or yogurt today.
Menu:
TOTAL: 1389
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
In case I miss you tomorrow, have a safe and wonderful journey Annie!
Just dropping by. We had a fantastic two days with our friends! We don't see them often enough. Yes, I indulged. Seriously good food and drinks! A bit knackered now but will post my Thurday plan in the morning. Then we start the journey to Morocco.
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Sunny but cold here. Had a nice long chat with my 6 year old granddaughter in Michigan on Skype. It's nice that she can chat on her own now and knows how to call, hang up, and adjust the webcam. Went for a wee walk around our garden and took some pics. This one is a snowdrop.
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1320
Going to our friends' house tomorrow morning and we'll be back on Weds. So I won't be posting until Weds night.
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Happy Saturday, ladies! I took your suggestions and put my shrunken white capris into a cold rinse cycle then stretched them as much as I could and hung them up to dry. Wore them today under my sweats (too cold to wear them alone!). They now fit pretty well. If I gain very much on our trip I could be in trouble, at least with the capris! 
I'm a list maker so besides my usual packing list I've made a list of everything that is going into my checked baggage just in case it disappears, so I'll know what's gone. I don't trust the cheapie airlines (Easyjet). Anything of value always goes in my carry on.
Hope you all have a good weekend!
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1315
Keeping the calories low this weekend, then again on Weds when we get home, also on Thursday and on Friday before we leave for hotel airport. After that.....?? Most of the time I do find myself thinking 'is it worth it?' when I look at something fatty/high calorie. The answer is almost always 'no'.
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Okay. I've been bad. 
Aside from all that wine and champagne the other night I also a chocolate frenzy yesterday. I ate the last two soy chocolate puddings with all the rest of the dark chocolate chips mixed in!! Also had a piece of hubby's yummy brioche.
I stupidly washed my new white capris (100% cotton) and put them in the dryer for too long. They still fit in the waist but are tight in the butt. Still packing them. Scale went up from a low of 129.4 to 131.2. Not that I'm a slave to the scale. 
Keeping the calories low while I'm at home. Visiting friends Monday and Tuesday and coming back home Weds morning. They promised us enchiladas and margaritas for Monday night. Friday we head for airport hotel.
Workout:
The gym will be closed for a few days after we come back from our trip so I can't (re)join until March 12th. I am SO ready to join. Getting really bored with my home gym.
Menu:
TOTAL: 1349
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Greetings!
Well, dinner at our friends was fun. Food-wise I was pretty good - salad and pate, small piece of garlic bread, steak, homemade chips, veggies, a small piece of cake. The calories were in the 2 glasses of very nice champagne, then the countless glasses of wine - until 1am!
Hubby still got up at 7.30 this morning so I'm short of sleep and have zero energy. Supposed to be a full workout day.....no gonna happen.
Menu:
B: porridge/raisins/almons/skimmed milk, tea & milk
L: chicken breast with light mayo on 2 wholegrain bread, yogurt
S: clementine, apple
D: chickpea curry & rice, salad w/walnuts, drink
S: hot chocolate
Teas and water
TOTAL: 1361
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
I've worked out a toning routine to do every other day while we are away. It works out to about 15 minutes - wall pushups, lift leg back and side for glutes, squats, 2 standing abs exercises, and leg lowering for abs while still lying in bed.
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Didn't get a chance to read diaries yesterday as going into Glasgow is a long trip - drive, ferry, bus. More on the swimsuit disaster..... because I have a big bust I had to look for suits with support and big cups. This severely limited the selection. I still have a lot of excess skin on my sides under my arms and around my middle. So a tankini with the right size cups was too tight around my middle. The tankini shorts have no elastic in the legs, they just hang, and so does my butt....right out of the shorts. Fine. It would have worked with the bikini bottoms, but the tankini tops were too tight. 
Tried one piece but the swimsuit makers assume that if you have big boobs you must be big all over. The only option I had where a top and bottom would fit me would be a bikini. Umm.....no. I looked good in a bikini when I was 40 - which was 20 years ago! I'm keeping one or two tankinis in mind that I'm hoping will fit properly before a beach trip in June. Just need this excess skin to tighten up some! Or get smaller boobs!
Too many calories yesterday! My husband's brioche is soooo delicious! Very small slice of it today.
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1444
Progress as of today: 35 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
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You look great - I wish I had your waistline!! Have loads of fun - no guilt, now - don't spoil it!
V on 03/03/2012:
Hello there gorgeous <3 I hope you are having a wonderful trip :)
thinkpositive on 03/04/2012:
Glad you're having a good trip. You look great!
sweetpea1977 on 03/05/2012:
You look fantastic!
Since you've been so active, Im pretty sure the weight you've gained is just retained water from all the yummy simple carbs you've treated yourself. Those will melt away pretty quick once you resume your normal food intake!
I cant wait to see more photos and your travel log!!
liza36 on 03/05/2012:
You look great, and glad you are having a good trip. A little indulgance is not that bad. Just enjoy it.
thenewmle on 03/06/2012:
You look wonderful!! I'm glad you are having a good time and I just want you to know that you are an inspiration! I want to work out hard and reap those wonderful benefits! Enjoy your trip and your indulgences - you have earned them!!!