Got living/dining room deep cleaned yesterday - top to bottom. Shampooed ½ of carpet after dinner, then moving furniture back and doing other half when it’s dry. All the small furniture have been moved to the guest room.
Worked hard yesterday so felt I deserved a gin and diet tonic with lime. Still under 1200 calories.
Menu
B: yogurt w/extra raspberries, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa & cranberry bar
L: 6 veg salad w/turkey, cheddar, 2 clementines
D: stir fried prawn/veggies, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1006
Edit: my floor fan broke and I can NOT workout in a room that isn't cool or cold. I'll try to do just do the dumbbells, maybe abs. I've ordered a fan which will be here the end of next week. I guess on Mon when I go to the gym I'll use their dumbbells and floor mat.
Home muscle workout: 3 sets of 5 or 10 (sets of 5 for those that target shoulders)
Lunges & squats using dumbbells
Upper body weights - only 3kg - (shoulder injury)
Abs
Planks
thigh/bum exercises with ankle weights
I finished off the bottle of wine last night - less than half a bottle. It would have gone off if I’d kept it since it was rose’. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. 
Husband had a nice flight to Dubai, then a 5 hour sleep before his second flight. He’s in the middle of his 14 hour flight right now. Oh, and he said they are still serving complimentary spirits! I’m still bringing my wee bottles though.
Gym then grocery shopping. Then work begins! Deep cleaning the living/dining room, then shampooing carpet ½ the room at a time.
Oh, I wore a pair of my size 10’s yesterday. Snug but not painful. Yes!
Menu
B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa & peanut bar
L: 6 veg salad w/turkey & cheddar
D: stir fried prawn/veggies, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1058
Gym: drove into town instead of taking the bus so I could shop, so time for longer workout at the gym because I don’t need to think about bus schedule. So I did 55 mins cardio and 2 sets on the leg press.
treadmill - (intervals uphill and speed) - 15 mins
elliptical - 10 mins
rowing machine - 10 mins
recumbent bike - 20 mins
Leg press (22.5kg) - 6 sets of 10
I'm confident that the 10's will have plenty of room by the time we go abroad.
Going with husband to the airport. He’s going to visit his brother in Australia and will arrive back home 3 weeks from today. It was decided it would be better for him to be with his other brother in Australia than changing complicated plans and staying here for the funeral. I will be going. (The widow agrees).
Next year the plan is for us to go together to Australia early November then go from there to Thailand. My new glasses are finally ready so I’ll pick them up in Glasgow after the airport. Menu B: soy yogurt w/berries, tea w/soy milk L: Glasgow D: leftover veg/chickpeas and Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon Total: ?
Safe travels for your husband and I hope you enjoy your new glasses. I wear contacts and glasses so I know how wonderful that feels.
Husband flight is now over Poland. And I like my new glasses. The fit is very comfortable. I can't do contacts though because of my dry eyes.
Yes, my sis in law in Oz is thrilled that I'll finally come too! She and I are a very, very bad influence on each other, so I'll need to be skinny when I go!
We were headed to bed last night when I got a phone call telling us husband's brother had died. Unexpected but thought it would happen within the next year. So husband and I couldn't sleep after that so we stayed up and husband had quite a few beers, and I had more than half a bottle of wine.
Went to visit the widow today and she's holding up. Husband decided not to cancel his trip to Australia which is booked for tomorrow, and the widow agreed that it would be good for the remaining 2 brothers to be together. So he'll go to Oz and I'll go to the funeral next week.
On the way home we picked up a couple of big bottles of beer. But I'll behave when husband is gone.
Can’t go to the gym again this week (at the early morning time I prefer) until Thursday. Tomorrow morning I have an appt at the doctors to get routine blood work. Then Weds I am accompanying husband to the airport then picking up new glasses in the city. So Thursday is gym and then Friday I’ll start shampooing living room carpets after deep cleaning and moving the furniture around. That will be a workout in itself.
Menu B: soy yogurt w/berries, tea w/soy milk S: black coffee and quinoa/cranberry bar at gym S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino L: 6 veg salad w/turkey & cheddar D: veg/chickpeas and Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon S: blanched almonds Total: 1046 Gym: treadmill - (intervals uphill and speed) - 10 mins elliptical - 10 mins rowing machine - 10 mins recumbent bike - 15 mins Leg press (22.5kg) - 3 sets of 10
Already thinking about packing even though it’s 6 weeks before we leave. We have discovered that our airline - Emirates - no longer offers spirits in economy class, only beer and wine. And hubby and I really enjoy having gin and tonics on long haul flights - makes it easier to sit still for so long. He also likes a whisky. So he’s about to fly to Australia on Weds - one of his flights is 14 hours long! We have ordered packs of single serve whisky and gin and we can carry 2 or 3 in our liquids bag.
Menu
B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa/peanut bar
L: 6 veg salad w/turkey & cheddar
D: chickpea/veg and Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1051
I feel the same way about coffee. Good that you know in advance so that you can plan. Imagine if you DIDN'T know and only found this out when you were already on your way!
Our flights are 7 hours to Dubai, then stay in hotel overnight, then nearly 7 more hours to Bangkok. I've managed 3 bottles of double shots in my liquids bag (had to sacrifice mouthwash). I drink a LOT on flights - lots of water, coffee, tea, juice and alcohol.
Final flight is just over an hour, so no problem.
Finished washing the outside of the cupboards and drawers in the kitchen yesterday. Wondering why we chose off white! Oh right, because it’s a small kitchen with a north facing window. I’ll start wiping out and reorganising inside them today.
Higher calorie day today. Going to weight myself the morning husband leaves (Weds) then put the scale away somewhere. I won't get it until the day he comes home.
Menu
B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy milk S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa/cocoa/cashew bar L: 3 egg omelette and cheddar S: salad w/mixed seeds D: veg and chicken curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon S: blanched almonds, 1 gin and diet tonic Total: 1484 Home muscle workout: 3 sets of 5 or 10 (sets of 5 for those that target shoulders) Lunges & squats using dumbbells Upper body weights - only 3kg - (shoulder injury) Abs Planks thigh/bum exercises with ankle weights
I'm sure my glasses and mugs are reproducing in there!!
6 weeks from tomorrow we begin our journey to Thailand. I have a scale in our house in Thailand, but I might just leave it in the storage crate - although hubby likes to keep an eye on his weight. He is thin with just a small belly from beer, but his belly size can change with beer consumption.
Menu
B: porridge w/berries, tea w/soy milk
S: black coffee and quinoa/cranberry bar at gym after worktout
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino
L: salad w/turkey & cheddar
D: cauliflower, veg and chicken curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
S: blanched almonds
Total: 1091
Gym:
treadmill - (intervals uphill and speed) - 10 mins
elliptical - 10 mins
rowing machine - 5 mins
recumbent bike - 15 mins
Leg press (20kg) - 3 sets of 10
Husband leaves for Australia in 6 days to visit his brother and I intend to make a lot of progress while he is gone (3 weeks). Got lots of projects and deep cleaning to keep me busy. Also plan to keep myself from being tempted with snacking in the evening by going to bed early with a book and a cuppa tea. I do have the weekend in the city where I will do some indulging - but no sweets, no snacking. And a LOT of walking.
I’ll also get my suitcase down from the loft when I get the carpet shampooer and start packing for Thailand. I’m not a last minute person!
Menu
B: soy yogurt w/berries, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa/cranberry bar
L: roll w/chicken breast & cheddar, salad
D: cauliflower, veg and chicken curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1084
Home muscle workout: 3 sets of 5 or 10 (sets of 5 for those that target shoulders)
Lunges & squats using dumbbells
Upper body weights - only 3kg - (shoulder injury)
Abs
Planks
thigh/bum exercises with ankle weights
Teeth cleaning and check up this morning (I love universal health care! Cost is £10.50). Then the gym afterward.
Don’t know which scale to trust - the doctor’s or mine. Mine said 157 this morning. I liked 154 with shoes on better! Oh well. I've got 6 1/2 weeks and I've got to be under 150! I intend to behave after we arrive in Thailand. The biggest issue is that I love a cold beer while sitting on a beach, and my weekly Mai Tai. I will have to give myself an allowance of maybe 4 small beers a week, and 1 cocktail? Ice cream once every 2 weeks? Menu B: soy yogurt w/berries, tea w/soy milk S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa/cranberry bar L: roll w/chicken breast, salad D: veg Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon S: almonds Total: 1021 Gym: treadmill - (intervals uphill and speed) - 10 mins elliptical - 10 mins rowing machine - 5 mins recumbent bike - 15 mins Leg press (20kg) - 3 sets of 10
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You definately got a workout with the housework alone!!!
Yes, getting serious workouts!! And something to show for it!
legcramps on 10/25/2019:
Agreed - the housework probably burned some calories!
It did. This was a muscle building day though, but I can do it at the gym on Monday instead before I go into the city to spend the night.
happy-1 on 10/26/2019:
Your stamina is awesome. I do a chore, fall over. Do another chore, fall over... What’s your secret?