Workout:
I found the 3kg (6.6lb) dumbbells too heavy for me for some of my upper body routines after not being able to do them since the end of July. So I've ordered a set of 2kg. 3kg is the lightest I have except for those wimpy 0.5 kg wrist weights.
Spin bike: 25 mins - standing, sitting, jumps, hill climbing
Lower body muscle work (3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts wearing 0.5kg/1.1lb wrist weights).
Menu:
B: porridge with blueberries, tea w/soy S: skinny banana shake (coconut milk, cocoa, stevia, vanilla, crushed ice) L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar D: Thai green curry Drinks: diet tonic, low cal fruit drink, water, diet pop, tea Total: 1114
Well, I tried. Weekly calories aren't going to work for me. I need one a week where I don't count at all - like when we unexpectedly get together with friends, or when hubby wants to make veg and shrimp fried rice (impossible to calculate calories).
So I’m doing 1,000 to a max of 1,200 per day 6 days a week. And on one day a week I won’t count, but doesn’t mean I can pig out or drink lots of alcohol (except during election stuff!).
Goals:
Tasks on my list: Clean out the bottom of my closet. Reorganise my dresser drawers and put stuff in bags to give to charity shops.
Spin bike: 25 mins - standing, sitting, jumps, hill climbing (plan to evetually work my way up to 60 min) Done
Lower body muscle work (3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts wearing 0.5kg/1.1lb wrist weights). Done
Upper body 1 set of 5 reps using 3kg/6.6lb dumbbells (these are my lightest - wish I had some 2 kg). Still have some soreness from my injury so I'll be slow & gentle. Had to only do 2 or 3 for some of them - too heavy. Done
Read/audiobook Done
Go outside
Menu:
B: porridge with blueberries, tea w/soy
S: cappucino w/coconut milk, quinoa bar
L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar
D: Thai green curry
S: popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1118
you have been successful always in your goals, so def do what works for you!
boy does the shrimp and veg fried rice sound GOOD.
One of my favourite indulgence meals in Thailand was veggie fried rice mixed with bits of bacon or ham and topped with a fried egg that is crispy around the edges.
The other was deep fried shrimp.
I admit I'm really looking forward to election night for more than one reason - I get serious treats - ice cream, Doritos and beer.
Made a list of all the chores I need to do. Usually when I do a deep clean I do one room top to bottom. Now I’ve divided my list into what I need to do in each room and am just choosing a task one at a time no matter what room.
Did a videochat with my sis in law in Australia this morning. We were supposed to vist them in Nov but of course had to cancel.
Goals:
Menu:
Total: 1377 (about 55 cal surplus)
Oh no, can't be told what to do each day.
I've got a really good interactive French programme so I plan to work on that. And I have tons of books to read.
I'm having serious second doubts about visiting my family in Nevada for American Thanksgiving. IDK...
We won't go anywhere and a lot of families are going to have very quiet holidays this year. I heard on the news that family gatherings are responsible for many cases.
Our friends came by yesterday and we sat out on the patio all bundled up drinking beer and wine. The wife’s birthday is Nov 4th and they want to have a birthday gathering out on their patio with a patio heater during the afternoon. I am staying up all night Nov 3rd for the election so should be interesting with no sleep. The husband (he’s English) says he is staying up all night election night as well. He’s very interested in all politics.
Put my regular exercise bike on a local FB site of items for sale. I said Free for pickup and got 3 replies within minutes. Was picked up this morning. I even found the user manual. I think I bought it in early 2010 but rarely used it while I was still going to the gym.
Goals:
Menu:
Total: 1246 (1431 cals remaining for the week)
This morning from the front porch:
I've taken about a zillion photos from our front porch - we get lots of boats and ships going past.
I do best when I make lists and get to scratch off what is done.
Thanks! Have a great weekend.
that's great you were able to get replies quickly in selling your old bike on fb marketplace! i find that platform to be the BEST! i have both bought and sold, and been happy with everything.
I am going to work on making a curry...before the year is done...haha! once i go back to work, time will be more limited!
Make a Thai Green Curry!
Yesterday I finished the book I was reading (Rage by Bob Woodward). I'm halfway through 2 other books I put down to read this one, so will pick up one of those and continue. When I'm done with non-fiction I will get lost in one of the mysteries I have.
Edit: My spin bike came today. Wasn't supposed to arrive until Sat or Mon. Hubby assembled it. It's not nearly as sturdy as a gym one, but pretty good. Tried it out for a bit but will do a proper workout after lunch.
Edit: friends dropped by about 3pm. So had 1 1/2 glasses of rose' with the wife. Deducted the calories. Since I hadn't had my banana yet I cut that 100 calories out and used it towards the wine! Ha!
Goals:
Menu:
Total: 1156 1300 (2677 cals remaining for the week)
My Amazon account for ebooks and newspapers in the US one - cheaper! And I use the UK one for everything else of course.
I've never read any book that was purely romance. Had to have history or a mysery involved as well.
Yes, UK ones will change although everybody here knows what a trunk, etc is. They've all seen plenty of US tv and movies so know what most words mean.
Heads up - the John Bolton book is very dry and boring, too. My boss was really looking forward to reading that book and was deeply disappointed.
No more politics books for me. 6 or 7 and that's enough.
Find numerous books unreadable and I go through so many, that I rarely make purchases. When I do, it’s usually a print copy, used. Many titles I’m interested in aren’t digitized.
If there is a book I really, really want to read and it's not on Kindle, I will buy it. But I usually find the print too small now.
good idea to sub the wine for a banana! sounds equal to me! :)
Well, the 100 cal from the banana did make the calories a wee bit less.
Left for the supermarket at 7 to get what I couldn't online - berries (for some reason), cauliflower, Quorn pieces. Was home by 8am so no excuses not to do housework and workout. Since my Tuesday morning schedule for picking up groceries is not compatible with working out, I’ll make Tuesdays my non-workout day.
I decided after looking at reviews on Amazon and on exercise bike review sites to order a spin bike. I used to be a spin bike fanatic and find it the hardest cardio and muscle workout. So I took my chances and ordered one yesterday. It’s not like the ones at the gym or course, those cost £££££. But it looks like a decent one. It was £269 and free delivery. Should give me challenges during this winter. Hope it’s sturdy enough to handle my workouts!
Goals:
Menu:
Total:1197 (3977 cals remaining for the week)
Photos from a few years ago at the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens:
A small garden cottage in memory of the late Queen Mum. Walls are totally covered in seashells.
Lovely pictures - I love the shell room, but then, I think shells belong in their natural home. But still quite beautiful.
That shell room is amazing! Apparently they did it because the Queen Mother loved seashells. I have a big collection of seashells from Florida, SC, and from here. Also driftwood and abalone shells from California.
Did you have one of those Victorian row houses in San Francisco? My ex boyfriend's sister had one of those.
A variety of people here. Lots of English sells their expensive homes in London or elsewhere and come up here to retire. A few Americans are here.
the price of your spin bike sounds like a good deal to me. I once tried spin, an instructor/friend of mine showed me....and i couldn't last more than a few minutes so you are right, it sure is a good workout!
I tried spin with my sis in law on a visit once and loved it. Then they started spin classes at my gym here - it was when I'd lost a lot of weight for my 60th so I was really fit.
Grocery pick up day. What an adventure! Drop off repeat prescription at the doctor's office (with mask on of course).
Goals:
Housework - clean living room, kitchen, laundry room
(might do 30 mins on bike after housework)
Got home from supermarket at 10:45 and as I said to Donkey, if I don't start cleaning or a workout early, it won't happen. And it didn't.
Read
Menu:
B: porridge with blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk
L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar, apple (from our tree)
D: Thai green curry
S: popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1152 (5174 cals remaining for the week)
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
Wish I had an apple tree!
tomorrow is a NEW day!!!
Goals:
Exercise bike - minimum 30 mins - Done
Lower body muscle work (3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts, one set of upper body using 0.5 kg wrist weights (1.1 lb). - Done
Housework - change sheets on our bed, clean my gym (spare room) - Done
Read - Done
Go outside if it isn’t raining. - it's raining
When I ordered groceries online for this week I browsed the ice cream to see if they had my fave for election night indulgence (Karamel Sutra). They didn’t have it but did have a similar one - Caramel Chew Chew - and it was on sale for 50% off. Hubby said he’d like some ice cream and he likes boring vanilla - so I looked at Haagen Daaz and it was also 50% off so ordered it for him. I will have to hide these in the freezer until Nov 3rd and pretend I don’t know they are there. Haha. Hubby has no trouble resisting sweets but does like them sometimes.
Menu:
B: porridge with blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk
L: chicken breast sandwich
D: Chicken and veg curry
S: popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1187 (6326 cals remaining for the week)
One of our trees:
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
The crows have been eating the fallen apples off our trees. The deers can't get in because we have a stone wall all the way around our property and a big gate at the end of the drive that we leave shut.
I will try not to get any sneaky ideas like dipping a spoon into the carton before Nov 3rd!
I second Donkey...I wish I could resist desserts & sweets.
I was born with a sweet tooth. Sweets were very limited in my house growing up so when I got my 10 cents allowance on Saturdays I'd head straight to the corner store for 2 candy bars.
i like how you did the exercise bike - seems i will need some indoor exercises today (raining!)
New week. Back to weekly calories. 8600. No scale until Nov 1st.
No rice cakes. I threw them on the grass for the birds. Still have one unopened packet of 10 but I’ve put them out of sight. They don’t expire until March.
Doing a daily goal list like some of you do.
Menu:
B: porridge with blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk
L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar
D: Chicken and veg curry
S: popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1087 (7,513 cals remaining for the week)
Last night
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
Good idea to step away from the scale for a few weeks. That will be interesting to see what happens in these next 3 weeks.
Do you and your husband celebrate American Thanksgiving even though you are in the UK? Just curious. I don't think I would, actually.
Trying to explain what Thanksgiving is to Scots and English was actually very difficult. They hadn't a clue who the pilgrims where!
next, why'd you throw out rice cakes? i find them good to put toppings on, even curry dishes! i haven't done that in SOOO LONG.
The sun sets over the mountain behind us and often the light shines on the mountains on the other side of the loch.
I did the photo of my injury area because I found it impossible to explain where it was. I crashed on August 3rd. Most of the time I barely notice my injury now. I wouldn't even call it pain now - slightly sore. Thanks for all your kind thoughts!
I'm nervous about getting on my bike again which I won't do until there is absolutely no soreness at all. Looks like by the time that happens I'll be wearing a winter coat!
Did 30 mins on bike yesterday and 2 sets x 10 lunges, squats, calf lifts. No problem. I’ll do 3 sets today.
B: porridge with raspberries, tea w/soy S: coffee w/coconut milk, rice cake (trying for just one!) L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar D: Burmese curry Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1106
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
I really can't complain now about a bit of soreness as for many weeks I felt that I'd never stop being in severe pain.
I know you publish your menus almost daily, if not daily, and I would just like to cheer you on for the drinks that you have. You're doing very well with this.
I do my menus every day. They don't vary much except the curries do.
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Good for you to get a lighter set of weights. No sense in injuring yourself trying to get back to where you were.
You may find the lighter weights to be helpful on those days where you want to weight gain but don't want the (whatever) of lifting heavier. That is to say, some days, it feels good to use lighter weights with lots of reps.
I just noticed: you don't snack much.
Just the popcorn and then the coffee in the morning with an occasional quinoa bar.
I've got weights at home up to 7kgs (15.4lb) but after I hurt my shoulder a few years ago (by lifting dumbbells that were too heavy - 10kg), I was using the 3kg ones ever since. I hope to eventually move back up to where I was.
Jacky82020 on 10/19/2020:
Good idea trying lighter ones. Maybe you can use the heavy ones for something in the future. What is Porridge.? Same as oatmeal?
I can use the 3kg for biceps and a few others but some like overhead etc just felt too heavy. I think my muscle dissolved!!
Yes, porridge is oatmeal.
bearcountrygg on 10/19/2020:
I'm using 1.5 and 2 pound weights......and quite happy with them.....( they are what we have so we are just using them for that reason).....and I'm finding them comfortable...my actual arms are looking firmer...but...unfortunately my bat wings are looking worse......BUT....I can wear sleeves that mostly cover that up...I'm liking the extra strength which is what I wanted...I'm just looking for toning up and more strength.
Can't get rid of bat wings after you are about age 50. I tried. Lots of triceps muscles but the bat wings still stayed!
Horn_of_plenty on 10/19/2020:
awww, so sorry that you had to order lighter weights....hopefully you'll be back up to the heavier ones next year :)
Hoping to eventually get back to my heaviest ones.