Wedding was amazing! The bride (my niece) who is gorgeous anyway was the prettiest bride I've ever seen. Gorgeous dress. Beautiful ceremony, awesome reception. 200+ guests.
Dinner was filet mignon and chicken, salad, lots of cakes, open bar. Lots of relatives and other people I don't get to see often
Never got a pic of me in my slinky, elegant dress so I'll have to put it back on sometime for pic. I was too busy having fun to take a lot of pics and this is the best of the few I did take - first dance.
Leaving tomorrow morning for a 2 night trip. Doing the 33 mile bike ride on Tuesday.
Progress as of today: 37.8 lbs lost so far, only -0.8 lbs to go!
Confession time: dinner last night: Cuban. The restaurant was my nephew's choice as yesterday was his final day of high school. Unusual burgers and all have skinny fries on top of them and then put on the bun (there IS the option of having them leave them off). I had a black bean burger and the fries on top, and the family ordered 2 extra orders of fries with spicy mayo which were shared. My drink was a thin passionfruit milkshake with rum. So yummy!
Only had a bottle of beer when we got back to the house so less alcohol calories yesterday.
I won't mention the frozen mocha that I had at Panera at lunch! The brain freeze I got when I slurped too fast was my punishment for that! Ouch!
Breakfast today was a cinnamon toast and a whole wheat toast - butter. Need to be good more often while I'm here or I'll regret it.
At noon I'm going with my SIL to a 50 min spin bike class!
The weather has turned weird. High about 60F/15C today and it's raining.
Progress as of today: 37.8 lbs lost so far, only -0.8 lbs to go!
I hope you had a great spin class!
Good morning, ladies!
Breakfast this morning was 2 slices of some really yummy cinnamon bread, toasted with butter (no light spreads in the house).
Just finished a strength routine:
No idea what's for lunch but for dinner we are going to a Cuban restaurant. Will try to resist the fries and desserts.
My downfall so far has been 1 bottle of beer before dinner and then red wine with dinner and in the evening.
Went shopping yesterday for a dress for the wedding. Found one that is very complimentary figure-wise, although I don't really like the shoulders on it. I'll be wearing my off-white linen jacket with it though unless I get too hot. Had to buy new shoes as the dress is a royal blue and the shoes I brought were black. So bought some off-white sandals with a short heel. The wedding is Saturday and rain is predicted. I know my niece is very unhappy about this!!
Will post a photo of me in my wedding attire.
Have a great day everybody!
Progress as of today: 37.8 lbs lost so far, only -0.8 lbs to go!
Good morning, ladies! Arrived safely in Michigan. Jet lagged. No sleep for 22 hours. Thanks for all your good wishes.
No need to mention what I ate on our travels, right?
I'll start logging again soon. About to go for a walk into town.
Progress as of today: 37.8 lbs lost so far, only -0.8 lbs to go!
Heading to Glasgow shortly. Lunch, then off to the airport hotel for an overnight. 3 minute walk in the morning to the terminal and we've already checked in online. Love the free buses for us oldies but hate dealing with all the luggage geting them off an on!!
Have a good Memorial Day everyone! 
This mornings weight 129.2. Will make my food confessions on Tuesday night EST, or brag about how good I was. Hmm....
Progress as of today: 37.8 lbs lost so far, only -0.8 lbs to go!
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!
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I am so glad that you are having a wonderful time and that even though you are enjoying the food the exercise is still a major part of your life now:) Good for you annie:) Life: to be enjoyed:)
MzLovely on 06/03/2012:
She is gorgeous =) im jealous
nunnermack on 06/03/2012:
She looks BEAUTIFUL!! So glad you had fun and can't wait to see more photos from your trip. Enjoy!!!
thinkpositive on 06/04/2012:
Glad you are having a wonderful trip and getting good visit time.
Umpqua on 06/04/2012:
Looks like a gorgeous wedding, so glad you had a great time!
liza36 on 06/04/2012:
What a lovely bride! Glad you had a good time.
sweetpea1977 on 06/04/2012:
what a beautiful bride! Im so glad you enjoyed the very special day with friends and family!