Have a wonderful Memorial Day for those in the USA!
Day 5 of warm, sunny, gorgeous weather in Scotland! Sometimes when it's dreary, grey and cold for a long time it's easy to forget what a gorgeous country this is. But when this happens - bliss!
99% packed for our trip. I've just finished cleaning the house as I like to come home to a clean one after a long trip. Cleaned out the fridges as we're going to turn them off. Freezer is empty.
Tomorrow after breakfast we take buses into Glasgow, stop for lunch, and head to the airport hotel which is about a 3 minute walk to the terminal. Our flight leaves early the next morning. I'm planning to continue logging my meals and workouts on DD to keep me on the straight and narrow. 
Workout:
Serious housework!
When my lunch is sufficiently digested I'm going to do my strenth trainiing:
I am pledging to the ladies of DD that I will do the strength routines that I've planned out 3 times a week. Cardio I'm not worried about. I'll get plenty.
Menu:
TOTAL: 1458
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Day 4 of perfect weather! It hit 80 yesterday and that is very rare for this part of Scotland. Forecast is for the same - sunny and 70's through Monday. It will be much cooler on Tuesday but we'll be on the plane. Looks like we are heading to temps in the 90's in Michigan.
We awoke to no electricity this morning. No idea why or how many houses are out - certainly wasn't caused by the weather! Finally just came back on and it's 5.30pm! Fortunately we have a gas hob we can cook on if we light it with a match. I had no excuse to spend too much time on the internet so got a lot done. Finished packing except for a couple of last minute things. Cleaned the house except for a couple of loads of laundry and the vacuuming. And enjoyed the warmth and sun outdoors for a while. 
Menu:
TOTAL: 1579
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Third day in a row with perfect weather - sunny and low to mid 70's! It's supposed to be the same through Monday and then cool down a bit on Tuesday (which is the day we leave for the very HOT US).
Last day at the gym until we come home near the end of June. I really really hate packing! "What did I forget? Did I pack too much? Did I pack too little?" I use a packing list but even then..... it's stuff like both my passports, the paper portion of my UK drivers license, electrical converters, all my non-perfumed toiletries, GPS, chargers for everything, all the electronic stuff....
Workout at gym:
Workout at home:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1502
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
When is your flight? I hope you have safe trip. I look forward to reading about your stay in the US! :)
Nice weather there!
Another perfect day here and if you know anything about Scottish weather you'll know what a big deal that is! It's mid 70'sF and sunny.
Trying to make sure we have no perishable food left when we leave for our trip next week. Doing well.
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1465
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
I cant believe you're leaving next week for the USA!! So exciting!!!
Enjoy the rest of the day!!
Absolute perfection here today! Mid 70's and sunny! It was so nice to see people walking around in capris, shorts, short sleeves or sleeveless.
I'm no longer trying to get down a couple of pounds below ideal. It was making me feel deprived, which as Holly pointed out, it's not good to begin a trip feeling deprived. Just need to have control and not go overboard.
Workout:
TOTAL: approx 1800 cals
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Our gig as B & B host/hostess is finished! Again, I didn't have strong resistance. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come on our trip to the US! NO. NO. NO! I WILL use sense in eating on my travels!
Those chunky chocolate chip cookies I bought for the guests to have with tea were so yummy! I gave them 3 of which they ate 2. So 5 - 2 = yep, you guessed it. Has 2 big glasses of red wine after dinner.
No way I would ever want to run a B & B. They are so much work! We only had 2 guests but when the house is full it must be a nightmare. They are given a menu for breakfast and of course everybody wants something different. This morning the man wanted 1 fried egg, 2 pieces of bacon, 1 sausage, 2 fried tomatoes, fried mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans. The woman wanted 1 fried egg (at least they wanted their eggs the same way), 1 bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans. Hubby cooked, I served, and cleaned up. At least we didn't have to clean the bedroom and change the sheets (a cleaner will do that). You'll be surprised to learn that neither of the couple were overweight. But a lot of people will do that on holidays - huge breakfast. We have done the same but I'm a lot better than I used to be.
Workout - at home:
To help with the guilt I'll probably do jump rope, exercise bike or some other cardio.
Menu:
TOTAL: unknown
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
I still dont know what a bacon roll is...Im sure its fantastic. I LOVE BACON!
Hiya girls! Hope you all had a good weekend. We are back at the B & B tonight for one couple who are coming. They leave after breakfast tomorrow and that'll be the end of our gig. I picked up some goodies for the guests as there aren't any fresh ones in the B & B. We are supposed to offer them tea and a snack when they arrive, so I bought a bag of 5 bakery chocolate chip cookies. As you can guess, I will have 1 or 2 of them unless I can get hubby to eat one. I also got 3 Danish to add to their bread tray for tomorrow's breakfast. Bought a couple of bakery rolls for hubby and me so we can have bacon rolls for breakfast.
Our friends offered to pay us for our work but a better exchange is for the husband to cut our grass while we are away in the US for nearly a month.
Then I'm going to be VERY VERY GOOD until we check into the airport hotel on Monday night. Just hoping our friends don't invite us for a fattening dinner with lots of wine when they come back from their trip!
Workout at the gym:
I will do the at-home strength training tomorrow.
BTW Sweetpea, I finally tried triceps dips and they are hard! Will keep doing those and have added to my routine for our trip.
Menu:
TOTAL: should be well under 2,000
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
P.S. Those tricep dips are in my Brazil classes and they are killer but very effective!
And a big yay for tricep dips!! Using your own body weight is an awesome resistance tool! :)
Well, we stayed the night at our friends' B & B and I will confess that I did indulge but could have been worse. Way too many Scottish shortbread cookies!! Couldn't seem to leave them alone and I believe they are made with butter. I only had one glass of wine which is odd for me, especially when staying in a house with a huge wine selection. Had a small slice of apple pie with ice cream.
This is a rest day so no workouts, although cleaning up this morning at the B & B felt like a workout.
No idea how many calories I had.
Our friends are still away till Wednesday and have a couple of guests coming Monday night, so we'll be staying the night again.
It's getting very close to when we leave for the US, so I'd better be careful or I'll be needing to lose when we get there!
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Stay strong with your choices. Definitely above and beyond the call of duty to be exposed when you're trying for the best possible food choices:-)
BTW, have you been practicing your meditation recently? I hadn't noticed that you'd mentioned it.
Keep up the good work--your consistency is sooo admirable!
Hello girls! Well, the evening ended in an unexpected way! Hub and I had dinner at 5.30 and just after 7.30 I was enjoying my glass of wine and oatcakes and got a phone call from our friends wondering why we hadn't shown up for dinner. Long story short - miscommunication between the 2 hubbies. 
Anyway, we said we couldn't eat but we'd come over. Had lots of red wine and I had a brownie with ice cream. Later in the evening after several glasses of wine the wife offered me the last brownie. Didn't want to hurt her feelings, so I ate it. OMG! 
Our friends have a B & B and they are taking a trip for the next few days and we are hosting their guests and spending the night at their house tonight and Monday night. The meatball and steak curry that was supposed to be our dinner last night has been saved and hubby and I have that for dinner tonight. My husband is cooking breakfast for the guests tomorrow morning and I'm helping serve and clean up. Chances are good that I will have bacon and eggs for breakfast as the smell will fill the house and make me drool. The bacon here is not like American but is sort of like Canadian but better. There will be cakes, doughnuts, and homemade breads there to tempt me, but I'll try to be strong.
Workout: (I didn't do my at-home after gym workout yesterday so did it this morning, and added in a bit of cardio as well.)
Menu:
TOTAL: anybody's guess
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Hiya girls! Recovered from yesterday's killer spin bike class.
Didn't have time for the elliptical today as I wanted to pick up a few things at the shop before I caught the bus. But then I didn't need to rush as I ran into hubby in the locker room as I was leaving and he was coming in to go swimming. He had driven and told me to take the car. So I didn't have to rush while I shopped.
When walking past the chocolate section debating about whether it would be safe to have a dark chocolate bar in the house, this brazen wee Cadbury milk chocolate bar just jumped right into my trolley. Tried to force it back on the shelf but it was stronger than me and I finally gave in. 95 calories. Not the end of the world. Just finished letting each of the 3 bites slowly melt in mouth to get the full flavour. Whew! Maybe I should avoid that area of the shop on future trips?! Or not.
Workout - gym:
If I have enough energy left, I'll also do my lower body routines instead of waiting till tomorrow.
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Enjoy the rest of your day--the base you've built will hold you well during your trip:-)
nunnermack on 05/27/2012:
How exciting!! How long will you be in the states?
V on 05/27/2012:
I am sure that any vacation goals that you have set, you will do it! I hope you had a wonderful Sunday :)