Exercise bike 30 mins x 2. I won’t do anything else until I am pain free because it looks like what I was doing aggravated my upper back. My friend who is a nurse says I probably tore the interstitial muscles between my ribs. She thought the agonizing stabbing pain I felt the first 2+ weeks might have been a fractured rib.
It doesn’t look hopeful that we can go to Thailand for the winter. They have a very low number of cases and are allowing a limited number of long stay tourists who are coming from countries with low cases. And you have to quarantine in a government approved facility for 2 weeks on arrival. You also have to charter a flight, no commercial airlines. Well, the UK is having a surge in cases, and a chartered flight would have an outrageous cost. So it looks like we are staying here.
B: porridge with strawberries, tea w/soy
S: coffee w/coconut milk, rice cake L: egg salad sandwich D: Thai curry Drinks: diet tonic, or iced tea, or low cal fruit drink, lots of water, occasional diet pop, tea Total: 1175
Progress as of today: 5.6 lbs lost so far, only 20.4 lbs to go!
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!
Had a stepper once, never used it much.
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.
I'm glad to got through yesterday, and your plan for the rest of the week sounds good.
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.
i don't do so well with popcorn ... sometimes it doesn't fill me!
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!
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Sorry the Thiailand trip didn’t work out. There will be another time. Those rib pains sound awful! Take it easy, my friend.
We've been going every winter since 2014. It's our winter home and hate that we can't go!
I can't complain too much about being sore now when compared to the agony of many weeks.
Donkey on 10/07/2020:
As long as you are in pain, you need to do or not do whatever it takes to heal. If walking helps, do it. If weights hurt, don't do it.
My Boss and his wife go down to southern Florida every January. They aren't going this year. It will be interesting to see how he and his wife fare, having to deal with the winters that those of us left behind have to endure.
Still, I'm sorry Thailand isn't likely in the cards for you.
If I don't overdo it I'm normally just having a wee bit of soreness and notice it most in bed. If I overdo, I pay for it! Walking is no problem. It's anything involving twisting that's the biggest problem.
No place safe to go this winter, so I'll have to find constructive indoor stuff to do.
thinkpositive on 10/07/2020:
Sorry to hear that you won’t be able to winter in Thailand this year. Hope you feel better each day.
Thanks! x
Maria7 on 10/07/2020:
Did you get an exray of your rib? Not that it would necessarily have revealed anything... I am having problems with back pain today as I have overdid it over here with a lot of baking (and lifting heavy things) this morning. I hope you feel better, Annie.
I did go to A & E the morning after and the doctor listened to my breathing and said it didn't look I broke a rib. And they do nothing for broken ribs anyway. Only if it punctured my lung.
Too much bending can always cause back pain for me. And lifting.
Maria7 on 10/07/2020:
Also...might be best to 'stay put' with so many rules in place because of Covid.
Yes, we don't want to take any chances. I do NOT want Covid. Next trip will be when it is safe and we can go to the US for a memorial for my son.
Horn_of_plenty on 10/07/2020:
Although you cannot get to Thailand this year...at least so far you are healthier, mostly recovered from your injury, and safer here. it's a struggle year for many people and what they wanted to do with themselves in terms of travel...
...i have these two friends (they are married). he is a professor and they travel EVERY year to multiple places / multiple trips. she is able to take off and go with him WHENEVER (except for tax season). well, she is having a hard time not traveling as they are used to traveling for many weeks out of the year.!!!
Yes, we spend 3 months in Thailand and 1 month in the US with family, plus trips around the UK every year.
This year we were booked for London, the US (Michigan including a week at Lake Michigan with my son and his daughters, and Washington DC. Then Australia in Nov and Thailand in Jan. Sigh.