Big day out. Picking up groceries in town. How exciting! LOL.
Had my weekly beers yesterday and much more than my quota. And extra popcorn and rice cakes. It was a very tough day emotionally.
So my weekly calories are way off and I’ll just stick to 1100-1200 daily for the rest of the week and start over again Sunday with weekly total. I was very sore last night and this morning. I did a lower body muscle workout yesterday including about 5 mins of step aerobics. So whatever I did was not good. Feels like a really tight corset from under my arms and nearly down to my waist. B: porridge, tea w/soy S: coffee w/coconut milk, quinoa bar L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar, clementine D: Indian curry S: packet of popcorn Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1205
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
I'm going to try to resist the scale and have put it in the guest room. My goal is to wait until Nov 1st.
Exercise bike 30 mins. 3 sets of 10 each lunges, squats, calf lifts. Some aerobics with minimal arm use and no weights. Still sore but I only notice it when there is pressure on that part of my back.
6 months today since I lost my son. This might be my beer day.
Edit: this is a beer day and also I will not be counting today. Besides grief I am furious at a certain politician as it relates to my son.
B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake
L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar
D: Leftover Massman curry
S: packet of popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1135 (6388 remaining for the week)
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
sending you a hug...we will get thru this!
Weigh in day: 165.4 - 1 lb down from last Sunday, but 0.4 more than Thursday. Sigh.
8600 calories for the week. 1 beer this week.
Yesterday I did exercise bike for 30 mins, 1 set of 10 each of lunges, squats and calf lifts. I’ll do the same again only increase to 2 sets and for calf lifts I’ll do 4 sets. No weights. B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar D: Leftover Massman curry S: packet of popcorn Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1106 (7494 remaining for the week) Some photos from a previous bike ride in another area of our county: This one is in an area packed with neolithic sites (5000+ years old) - Kilmartin Glen
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
Exercise bike today and I’ll try the lunges and squats and calf lifts I had planned to do yesterday.
Laundry but otherwise lazy day. B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake L: 6 veg salad with chicken breast and cheddar D: massaman curry with chicken, veggies, potatoes S: packet of popcorn Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1054 (surplus of about 21 cals this week!) Ha!
Progress as of today: 6 lbs lost so far, only 20 lbs to go!
I had 1 beer yesterday.
Was busy rearranging furniture and dusting unseen places in the living room yesterday since hubby had ordered a recliner as well since he liked mine, so I didn’t workout. But now we are both happy.
Sunny today so taking a drive to a brewery we love. It’s about 56 miles roundtrip. We’ll sit outside and I'll have ½ pint and pick up a variety of their awesome beers/ales. I guess I’ll have one beer a week - that’s the plan anyway. It’s a lovely drive to the brewery with forests, countryside and 3 lochs that we pass.
I’ll be almost exactly my weekly calorie allowance at the end of tomorrow.
B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake L: pb and set honey on 1 slice of bread D: massaman curry with chicken, veggies, potatoes S: packet of popcorn, 1 beer plus the ½ pint at the brewery Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1379 (1075 remaining for the week)
Progress as of today: 6 lbs lost so far, only 20 lbs to go!
Your Sunday adventure sounds like fun! And I like your plan to have a beer a week. Everything in moderation.
How cute, both of you reading in a recliner ;) haha
Exercise bike and/or go for a walk since it's going to be dry today. Will try to gently do some lunges and squats and calf lifts. No floor exercises of course and no weights.
Was curious so got on the scale this morning as I felt like I'd lost. Down 1.4 lbs since Sunday.
My weekly sandwich day!
Got hungry yesterday afternoon so had a rice cake. So had to recalculate but if I stick to calories until Saturday I’ll have 362 cals surplus which I intend to use.
B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake
L: egg salad sandwich
D: massaman curry (chicken, veggies, potatoes)
S: packet of popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1251 (2624 remaining for the week)
Dug out some photos of our area I took a few years ago.
This is from the hill and forest behind our house:
Just down the road from us:
Progress as of today: 6 lbs lost so far, only 20 lbs to go!
Our peninsula is too inconvenient for people so homes aren't nearly as expensive as those in other areas.
I wouldn't mind living on the water. I picture my daughter probably doing that, some day. Around here, though, there's substantial flooding concerns with houses along the lake and river.
We could never flood. Aside from our house being a bit uphill, the water is a sea loch and flows into the Atlantic. So the ocean would have to rise substantially!
I could never live inland again after 20 years on the water.
nice job, annie, sticking with your goals. excellent exercise too!
Exercise bike today and more housework. Rainy all day or I'd go for a walk.
I have the option of 1 slice of bread with pb and set honey when I feel extra hungry on any day this week. Or I might just have one bottle of beer.
B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake L: 6 veg salad w/chicken breast, cheddar, clementine D: veg and chicken curry S: packet of popcorn Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1141 (3925 remaining for the week) One of my favourite flowers in our garden - aquilega
Progress as of today: 4.6 lbs lost so far, only 21.4 lbs to go!
also, good eats. i've been having a beer / alcoholic beverage a day. satisfies the craving.
Checked the calories in the beer I bought for myself and it's only 3.8% so not high cal - only about 150 for the bottle - might have 2!
Exercise bike 30 x 1 or 2
My weekly adventure today - going to the car park of our supermarket and waiting for them to load my shopping into the car. Something new this week - I ordered caramel rice cakes.
B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk, caramel rice cake L: 6 veg salad w/chicken breast, cheddar, clementine D: veg and chicken curry S: packet of popcorn Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1141 (5066 remaining for the week) Sharing more photos I took of flowers in our garden.
Housework today. Then maybe 30 minutes on the bike. Getting really impatient for this soreness to disappear so I can do normal workouts. Do NOT want to aggravate the injury. It's been 8 weeks today since I crashed.
B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk L: 6 veg salad w/chicken breast, cheddar, apple D: veg and chicken curry S: packet of popcorn Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1165 (6379 remaining for the week) Sharing some of the photos I took of flowers in our garden a few years ago.
Your photos are so beautiful!
Weigh in this morning. 166.4. Down 2.8 lbs from last Sunday.
Exercise bike 30 or 60 minutes. No leaning on handlebar this time. When I am painfree I'm going to do serious workouts 5 days a week! I did two sets of 30 minutes.
Had a really nice visit with my friend yesterday at the outdoor cafe. I had coffee with milk and a small square of delicious lemon drizzle cake. It was a 4 mile walk roundtrip.
Calories for the week: 8600 (gives me a bit more flexibility than 8400)
B: porridge w/blueberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk, quinoa bar
L: 6 veg salad w/chicken breast, cheddar
D: Thai green curry with chicken (the last of the huge pot of it)
S: packet of popcorn
Drinks: diet tonic or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea
Total: 1228 (7372 remaining for the week)
Not enough colour here yet so I'm sharing one of a previous autumn here. This is from our local Botanic Garden.
Progress as of today: 4.6 lbs lost so far, only 21.4 lbs to go!
I would find an upright bike to be difficult for me, because I really need that back support. Having said that, I'll tell you that I have considered many times getting a spin bike.
I love a recumbent bike. I could ride one all day. No room for one. I used to do spin bikes classes, then did it on my own in the gym. Would love one of those at home as you can make so challenging. But the good ones cost thousands.
Plans were to join a really good gym on next trip to Thailand.
next, a 4mi round trip leaves a great opportunity for a refreshing snack :)
good goals.
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My.big exciting day, once a week, is picking up groceries at Walmart, Preferred shopping myself, but can’t get the 5% off unless I order online and pickup. Still go inside, but only for a few things.
Had a stepper once, never used it much.
I never liked the stepper. I like the elliptical and the spin bike and treadmill and rower.
I used to do pickup but also do inside for certain items they didn't have online. But now I can get it all online. But I'm tempted to go inside once a week so I can bag my own berries and tomatoes properly. I found heavy stuff on top of my tomatoes this week and often have squished raspberries.
Oh, I did step aerobics not a step machine. I just have one step.
Donkey on 10/06/2020:
Oh my, your description of your pain does not sound pleasant at all! Light stretching? Heat?
I'm glad to got through yesterday, and your plan for the rest of the week sounds good.
I did light stretching then took an ibuprofen with my lunch which helped.
Anyway, this pain is nothing compared what I felt the first 5 or 6 weeks.
Jacky82020 on 10/06/2020:
Hated the stepper, but the husband still uses it
I used to use it at the gym when I first joined, but really didn't like it. And when I still went to the gym they only had one and hardly anybody every used it.
Bought this step years ago but used it for muscle work. But since I'm stuck here I looked at some step aerobics videos online to get ideas to make it more fun. Was doing that when I crashed bike. So I'll get back it soon I hope.
Maria7 on 10/06/2020:
We all have to take a day off now and again. Hope your day is better today, Annie. Hubby and I were sitting outside on the front porch early this morning and I was telling him about what you went through earlier this year. We just had a neighbor to pass with Covid 19.
Horn_of_plenty on 10/06/2020:
sounds like good eats!!!!
i don't do so well with popcorn ... sometimes it doesn't fill me!
Maria7 on 10/07/2020:
Hope you are having a good morning. I am up 'late', so it is nite-time over here. Just wanted to say hello.