Plan is to have this same menu (curries vary but I weigh them) and on weekends I’ll have a day or two of higher calories.
Husband is going to Australia for 3 weeks (4 days is travel) in Oct/Nov to visit his brother. I bowed out for a couple of reasons - long, torturous flights in economy class, bad for diet just before going to Thailand, a big trip just before another big trip. I think I've convinced him that next year we'll spend a few weeks in November in Australia, then fly from there to Thailand for our usual winter stay.
Plan to get some deep cleaning done before Thailand. Should get a lot done while husband is gone. Easier to do things like move all the living room furniture around and shampoo living room carpet when he isn’t here.
Menu
B: porridge/berries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cranberry bar
L: 6 veg salad w/chicken breast and cheddar
D: veggie and chicken curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1009
When I need the car to get groceries I drive into town and hit the gym before shopping (otherwise I take a bus). This morning I drove in and notice no one was parked at the gym. It’s apparently a bank holiday so doesn’t open until 10. It was 8:05 when I arrive. So I just went shopping and went home. I’ll get on my exercise bike at home and do 45-60 minutes on it.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Had a really good time at the wedding. Dinner afterwards I had a starter of ham and figs, fish chips and mushy peas, creme brulee. 2 pints of beer.
Reception afterward had 2 1/2 pints of beer. Oink. Oink. As predicted, offers to buy me a beer were not declined. 
I witnessed the wedding cake being cut but nobody seemed to hand out pieces and I forgot about it.
A niece from Australia brought me a packet of Tim Tams - cookies. I've put them out of sight. Might bring them to our friends as a housewarming gift.
Breakfast this morning at hotel was a buffet. I had porridge, toast, 1 small chocolate croissant 
scrambled eggs, bacon, yogurt.
It's just after noon here and I'm still stuffed. Probably skip having lunch. Took some frozen homemade curries out of the freezer to have for dinner.
The rest of this week my menus are 1009 calories. Going into the city on Sunday to spend the night so we can get to the Thai Consulate at opening time Monday morning to drop off our tourist visa applications for this winter.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
i used to get veggies delivered, but things were starting to get wasted for several reasons, so for awhile i may just eat thru my freezer options after cooking what's left in my fridge now :)
The creme brulee was good, not the best I've had, but a nice treat. Also got a small piece of tablet - a Scottish treat that is similar to fudge but it isn't chocolate and has a different texture - seriously sweet and rich.
Scale crept back up to 160. Must have been beer and politics.
Looking forward to wedding today. Will TRY not to go overboard with the beer which is tough when you are partying and people offer to buy you one. Maybe a piece of wedding cake (unless it’s the traditional fruit cake - yuck) but no other sweets.
Menu
B: porridge/berries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
L: cheese sandwich
D: I’ve pre-ordered a fish, chips and peas dinner
1 beer or glass of wine with dinner
Reception afterward:
beer or wine
Sunday
Menu
B: hotel breakfast buffet - will try very hard to ignore the croissants and pastries.
L: sandwich at home?
D: leftover veggie curry at home
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
I saw on Great British Baking Show that it's customary to have fruitcake for a wedding. I love fruitcake, but only if it's made without liquor, so I think I'd be disappointed too.
9 weeks to Thailand. I have GOT to get under 150 before we go, then lose the rest when we are there. My shorts and swimsuits have to fit!
Wedding tomorrow. Big challenge. I'll get on scale in the morning for motivation.
Menu
B: porridge/berries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: black coffee and quinoa cranberry bar after workout at gym cafe
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cranberry bar
L: chicken breast sandwich
S: salad
D: veggie/Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1280
Gym:
treadmill - (intervals uphill and speed) - 10 mins
elliptical - 10 mins
rowing machine - 10 mins
recumbent bike - 20 mins
Leg press (20kg) - 3 sets of 10
Progress as of today: 7.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
I think you can meet your Thai goal :-)
I'll be happy with 145 when we go although all my shorts won't fit (I bring 3 different sizes!). When we are in transit I never follow any rules so usually can add 2 lbs for that! We will leave here on a Sat and arrive in Thailand on a Tuesday. 2 nights at hotels plus 3 flights. So I do comfort eating and drinking.
Got on scale. Only down a wee bit but at least I'm now in the 150's. Now to keep that in mind over the wedding weekend!
Menu
B: porridge/berries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cranberry bar
L: chicken breast sandwich
S: salad
D: veggie/Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1175 about 1600
Home muscle work: 2 sets of 5 or 10
Lunges & squats using dumbbells
Upper body weights - only 3kg - (shoulder injury)
Abs
Planks
thigh/bum exercises with ankle weights
Edit: watching politics on tv - congressional testimony and hubby and I are having a couple of cans of Guinness. I blame politics for lots of my beer drinking!!
Progress as of today: 7.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
your menu always sparks my interest!
Booked an ear wash with the nurse for next week to get out all that excess wax. Supposed to use ear drops every day until then. Then I can get a hearing test early Nov. Not sure why I was told to wait 6 weeks to get it.
Tried on the dress I’m wearing to the wedding Saturday. Ouch! Can just barely get it on! I thought I was probably about the same size I was the last time I wore it - about 3 years ago to another wedding. Guess not. Must have been about 150 lbs then. Menu B: porridge/berries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cranberry bar L: 6 veg salad, cheddar D: veggie/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 (20kg) - 3 sets of 10
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
I'll sit down in it after I put it on Sat. to make sure there won't be any rips! I think it will be okay.
It will be nice to be with hubby's relatives without it being a funeral!
Was still hungry last night (lots of walking in the city) so had some cheddar and 10 almonds.
I’ll be extra good the next few days. Wedding to go to Saturday.
Menu
B: porridge/raspberries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cranberry bar
L: 6 veg salad, chicken breast
D: soup and grilled cheese sandwich, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon (only enough leftover Thai green curry for one person so letting husband have it)
Total: 1192
Home muscle work: 2 sets of 5 or 10 (I'll try 3 sets next week)
Lunges & squats using dumbbells
Upper body weights - only 3kg - (shoulder injury)
Abs
Planks
thigh/bum exercises with ankle weights
Going to try some yoga poses and stretches that a friend posted on FB.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Rescheduled my Friday appointment to pick up my glasses so spending the day in the city. Also getting the free hearing test while I’m there. Doing some shopping. Behaving.
Menu
B: porridge/blueberries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: flat white or a small cappuccino at Costa Coffee and my quinoa cranberry bar
L: some kind of veggie wrap and Earl Grey tea diet coke
S: got home about 3:30 and was very hungry. Couldn't wait for dinner so I had a cappucinno and a quinoa cranberry bar
D: Thai green curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1336
Was picking up my new glasses and they discovered a scratch on one lens. They are going to redo them and I'm going back in about a week to pick them up.
Couldn't have the hearing test as my ears were too packed with wax. I've always had very waxy ears. So I have to have the nurse at my doctor's office clean them out and go back for the hearing test early November.
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Just hanging out at home today after grocery shopping.
One challenge this week - wedding on Saturday. Staying in a hotel, so hotel buffet breakfast the following morning. Getting on the scale before we leave on Sat morning.
Menu:
B: porridge/strawberries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cashew seeds bar
L: chicken breast sandwich
S: 6 veg salad
D: Thai green curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
S: Single serve bottle of Shy Pig wine
Total: 1306
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
A wedding to look forward to! CAKE!
Yes, a wedding! Cake, beer or G & Ts or wine. Uh oh. Calories! Bride and groom are late 60's and have been living together 18 years!
Got on the scale this morning. 160.0 exactly. 10 weeks to Thailand. Ideally I'll be 140 but I'll be happy with 145.
Long, hilly bike ride later.
Edit: went on 20 mile very hilly bike ride
Menu:
B: porridge/strawberries/almond milk, tea w/soy milk
S: coconut/almond milk cappuccino, quinoa cranberry bar
L: chicken breast sandwich
S: 6 veg salad
S: stopped for a pint of beer on our bike ride, then had a quinoa bar when we got home
D: veggie/Quorn curry, diet tonic w/fresh lime and lemon
Total: 1175 1444 but that's okay, burned a lot on bike
Home muscle work: 2 sets of 5 or 10
Lunges & squats using dumbbells
Upper body weights - only 3kg - (shoulder injury)
Abs
Planks
thigh/bum exercises with ankle weights
Progress as of today: 7 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
I'm quite jealous (in a good way) of your bike ride. My husband is jealous of the pint, LOL. Here, locally, we have a long-distance biking club, but they are hard-core, serious bikers. They usually stop for coffee and donuts half-way. I know this because one of my friends posts her pics on Facebook.
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I hear you about getting things done eaier when you are the only one at home........I feel the same way!
So much easier when nobody is 'whining' about things being 'inconvenient'. LOL. I can also get our wooden counters oiled in the kitchen - they have to dry overnight meaning they can't be used.
I have a weekend away planned for myself while he's gone - concert, museums, etc.
BearCountryGG on 09/30/2019:
Mine went to buy new dog dishes...and I got busy balancing bank books...LOL...he sseems to always have something to talk to me about every time he sees me doing that...and I want to put a muzzle on him...LOl
LOL! Not a lot of me time when both are retired. But I'm not complaining. :)
legcramps on 09/30/2019:
Enjoy your day!
Thanks! You too.
Donkey on 09/30/2019:
Sounds like a good weekly plan!
I really like what you have planned for your time alone. Deep cleaning and cultural events!
Horn_of_plenty on 09/30/2019:
great idea for next year for one flight less - going direct to thailand from the aussie trip :)
also, you will be productive at home and that's great. so, i think it's a great choice to be home - you'll be using your time well!
My sis in law in Australia keeps asking me to visit and I really want to go. So, for sure next year. I better be like 135 lbs before we go!
I plan to get a lot done while hubby is gone. Besides, if I'm busy I won't be thinking about snacking, drinking, etc. Going to bed early with a book also is good as I am never tempted to snack while in bed. Wouldn't do that with hubby home.