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grannyannie - Friday Mar 04, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 145.0

Still feel a bit like a zombie.  Wake up early, then feel tired in the afternoon.  Jetlag is tough.  Planned to count calories today, but ate breakfast too early which throws me off for the whole day.  No junk food in the house, but I did give in and bought a chocolate bar when I went shopping.  Had some wine last night.  Hope to be on a schedule next week.  

Still not completely unpacked but I've done tons of laundry.  

Progress as of today: 22 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!

puddles on 03/04/2016:
All will get back to normal after a few days.

grannyannie on 03/04/2016:
Eventually....

Awesome50 on 03/04/2016:
Once you're unpacked and life is organized you'll feel better and be on track. Enjoy the weekend.

grannyannie on 03/04/2016:
Thanks. Unfortunately I've now got a cold! :(


grannyannie - Thursday Mar 03, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 145.0

Not getting on scale until I'm sure water loss or gain won't affect it.  Probably Saturday.  Was going to start calories today but jetlag makes me extra hungry at different times.  Woke up very early and had breakfast.  Then was hungry by 10.  7 hour time difference!  

We flew on Monday and spent the night at Dubai airport in the hotel.  So Tuesday we woke up about 4:30 (not on purpose) and had breakfast at 5 - cereal, yogurt, fruit, doughnut, toast, a pastry, then ordered an omelette.  Oink.  Then on the plane we had a light breakfast - croissant, fruit, yogurt. A big lunch later, then after landing we had a second lunch/early dinner about 2pm.  No dinner but did have some snacks and beer.  

Weds:  went home after spending the night in hotel.  We woke up about 5, watched tv.  Were planning on going to restaurant when it opened at 8 for our breakfast, but discovered the hotel served breakfast at 6:30.  We'd never tried the buffet breakfast at this hotel and it was gorgeous!  We got there at opening time so all the cooked food was fresh and hot - they even had warm pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant).  Pigged out and skipped lunch.  Grocery shopping after we go home.  Curry for dinner.

Jetlag is going to take quite a while to recover from.  3 months being 7 hours ahead will take time to recover from. Planning on gym Monday.

A pic taken from the plane when we were over Turkey:

 

Progress as of today: 22 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!

OhioRaven on 03/03/2016:
Welcome Home, Weary Traveler. Oink !

grannyannie on 03/03/2016:
Thanks OR! Yes, oink!

Awesome50 on 03/03/2016:
Welcome home Grannie! Nice pic.

grannyannie on 03/03/2016:
Thanks.

puddles on 03/03/2016:
Long plane ride. Take a few days to get back into your home routine. Good to hear from you.

grannyannie on 03/03/2016:
3 plane rides actually. Still feeling a bit like a zombie.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 03/04/2016:
Yes, yes, yes get your rest first. Gym second. Rest is UNDERRATED. Rest is what's keeping me sane this month! I am tryng to make sure that most days i'm sleeping enough. So I can recover from the workouts.

WELCOME HOME :)

grannyannie on 03/04/2016:
Thanks!


grannyannie - Saturday Feb 27, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 145.0

Sorry I've been AWOL.  Was sick, then better, then sick again.  Now I'm fine.  Had my birthday yesterday and had a nice lunch and dinner as well as a massage in the morning after the gym.  Planned to go to this gorgeous Belgian chocolate cafe today for a decadent treat but we had torrential rain so we didn't.  

Busy packing to go home Monday.  Need to get everything packed up to store for our return here next winter.  

So I'll be tracking food again when I get home - probably starting March 3rd.  

Hope everyone is well and getting fit and healthy.

Progress as of today: 22 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!

OhioRaven on 02/27/2016:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Annie !

grannyannie on 02/27/2016:
Thanks, OR!

Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/27/2016:
Wow...those 3 months went by fast huh!? I hope you enjoyed your time. Does it always rain this time of year or is it out of season?

Enjoy your last couple days!

grannyannie on 02/27/2016:
Yes it did. Feb should be one of the driest months. This is not normal.

hollybelle on 02/27/2016:
Glad you feel better. I hope your trip home is uneventful. Sorry didn't get your chocolate treat!

grannyannie on 02/27/2016:
Thanks! I was really looking forward to something decadent. :(

Awesome50 on 03/01/2016:
Happy birthday Annie!


grannyannie - Monday Feb 22, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 150.0

Can't figure out what I ate or drank that caused this but I've got 'intestinal distress' aka 'skitters'.  After dinner last night we picked up a 4 pack of beer and some Pringles.  Maybe too much fat in the Pringles?  I was fine at the gym this morning but after breakfast it hit me.  So I'm staying in all day.  Poor hubby has to eat lunch and dinner out by himself.  He brought me some salted almonds when he went to lunch. And I'll have him bring me a pancake/crepe with banana and Nutella.  So my electrolytes should be fine with the salt, potatssium and sugar.   Not much food in the house - just breakfast stuff.

Gym:

  • 3 x 12 upper body with dumbbells - 11 routines
  • 3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts
  • 15 mins bike
  • 10 mins elliptical

Home:

  • 3 x 10 abs, bridge, planks, pushups, triceps dips
  • 3 x 10 w/ankle weights for glutes and thighs

Menu:

  • B:  porridge/raisins/cinnamon/soy milk, toast, soy yogurt, tea
  • L:  1 piece of toast, apple
  • S:  packet of salted almonds, green tea, lots of water
  • D:  none.

Started seriously vomiting.  Hubby went out and got me Hydration packets.

Tuesday

A bit better this morning.  I'm definitely empty.  Only got up twice during the night.

Progress as of today: 17 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!

cybermom4 on 02/22/2016:
I hope you feel better soon!!

grannyannie on 02/22/2016:
Thanks.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/22/2016:
yes I think the dehydrating beer mixed with the fat in the pringles could have caused some bouts of unsettling in your gut...

skitters?

grannyannie on 02/22/2016:
While hubby had gone out to dinner I started vomiting. Can't figure out why. Skitters is the British word for 'the runs'.

puddles on 02/22/2016:
Hope you are feeling better tomorrow. Have a good sleep.

grannyannie on 02/22/2016:
Thanks. Tues. morning now. Good sleep. Only up twice. No more vomiting. Just had toast, hydration solution, and tea.

OhioRaven on 02/23/2016:
Get well soon, Annie. See if there is any Olustra added to your crisps.

grannyannie on 02/23/2016:
No, they weren't the low fat Pringles. I've determined it had to be shrimp. And it wasn't just the 'runs' it was also vomiting. Getting better though.

grannyannie on 02/23/2016:
No, they weren't the low fat Pringles. I've determined it had to be shrimp. And it wasn't just the 'runs' it was also vomiting. Getting better though.

hollybelle on 02/26/2016:
Oh dear sounds like food poisoning. I hope you are better. Not like you to not post. Take care.

grannyannie on 02/26/2016:
Thanks better now.


grannyannie - Sunday Feb 21, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 150.0

Planned to kayak today but the water is a bit too rough.  Guess we'll just clean it up and dry it and get it ready for storage.  I'm not a last minute person so I like to pack well ahead of time.  

As usual biked to lunch and dinner. 

Menu:

  • B:  porridge/raisins/cinnamon/soy milk, toast, tea
  • L:  ham omelette, toast, 1 beer
  • S:  biscuit/crackers I bought from our favourite coffee shop
  • D:  asparagus and shrimp and rice, 1 beer
  • S:  apple

Progress as of today: 17 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!

Duaa123. on 02/21/2016:
Balance meals .. keep going

grannyannie on 02/21/2016:
Hubby normally does no-beer-days on Mon. and Tues. so I will join him tomorrow.

OhioRaven on 02/21/2016:
Sorry to hear about the kayaks.

grannyannie on 02/21/2016:
We'll give it one more try tomorrow, otherwise it's getting deflated. We did have a good time on two days in real kayaks on our wee island trip.

puddles on 02/21/2016:
Monday and Tuesday dry days... lol sounds reasonable. Enjoy your day but you are probably late afternoon already.

grannyannie on 02/21/2016:
That's what hubby does at home.

We are 12 hours ahead of EST.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/21/2016:
yep, smart to have it packed & not rush at the end!

grannyannie on 02/21/2016:
Too stressful to wait until the end. Not just the suitcase, it's all the other stuff.


grannyannie - Saturday Feb 20, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 150.0

Not surprised at what the scale said this morning.  Not going to stress. Much.    I'm enjoying myself but my belly is growing very quickly.  I can't go too far overboard though as my trousers have to be comfy when we fly home. Tight clothes on long flights is NOT pleasant!!  As soon as we get home I'll be seriously on track.  Sister coming end of May then we are going to the US.  Then a wedding in July and I want the dress to look good.  

Started packing my suitcase today and not surprisingly I've bought too many gifts.  Going to be a tight fit and I hope it's not overweight.  We're allowed 30kg with Emirates.  7kg for the carry on.  

Then I have to pack our crates but that has to be the day before we leave - household items, tools, personal items, some of the clothes we'll only wear here, scale, whatever leftover shampoos, soaps, household stuff is left, etc etc etc.  We'll be storing 2 large crates, 1 large suitcase, 2 bicycles, inflatable kayak in one of the crates, and also the paddles.  Not too expensive to store here and one crate is no charge since we're booked for next winter.  

Gym:

  • 3 x 12 upper body with dumbbells - 11 routines
  • 3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts
  • 10 mins bike
  • 15 mins elliptical - intervals

Home:

  • 3 x 10 abs, bridge, planks, pushups, triceps dips
  • 3 x 10 w/ankle weights for glutes and thighs

Menu:

  • B:  porridge/raisins/cinnamon/soy milk, toast, tea
  • S:  cappuccino
  • L:  1 egg, 1 tomato, baked beans, mushrooms, toast, 1 bacon, 1 sausage, 2 beers
  • D:  probably a curry and rice, might or might not have a beer

Progress as of today: 17 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!

OhioRaven on 02/20/2016:
Mornin' Annie

grannyannie on 02/20/2016:
Good evenin' OR.

OhioRaven on 02/20/2016:
My belly is growing too.

grannyannie on 02/20/2016:
Mine will shrink when I go home. I'll have less than 3 months to get to goal before next event.

puddles on 02/20/2016:
Such a bummer having to start packing. My belly might have the same problem once the kids leave. Have a great evening - you are probably sleep my now anyway.

grannyannie on 02/20/2016:
I've bought too much stuff!!


grannyannie - Friday Feb 19, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 146.0

Still not going near the scale!

Massages this morning.  Glad I got hubby to finally try one.  He'll be going for his third one next Friday with me - our last one before we leave Thailand. 

Not being good today.  Usual bike rides to lunch and dinner. 

Menu:

  • B:  porridge/raisins/cinnamon/soy milk, toast, banana, tea
  • L:  chicken sate and fries, mango smoothie
  • S:  1 beer
  • D:  Philly cheesesteak and fries, 2 beers
  • S:  homemade low sugar/fat cookie

Birthday in a week.  Can't decide where or what I want to eat but it will involve cocktails and dessert. 

Progress as of today: 21 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/19/2016:
Such an exciting end for the culminations of your trip! so nice...

I want to know what hubby thinks of the massage. I am so lucky in life to have experienced GREAT massages (and affordable too!). I've experienced both bad and good so I know the difference!

grannyannie on 02/19/2016:
Hubby was surprised that he liked massages. He had a different masseuse today and he said she was too strong. She worked on the knots in his shoulders but he says it's sore now. Told him it was normal. I've had many massages and most have been great.

thinkpositive on 02/19/2016:
My husband & I got couples massages frequently in SE Asia. He loved the Thai massage but not me! Give me a nice gentle massage ! Enjoy !

grannyannie on 02/19/2016:
Thai massage is torture! These were not typical Thai massages - more gentle but not wimpy!

puddles on 02/19/2016:
Don't you just find holidays go by so fast. Massage I like the soft one. I am usually pretty relax so but enjoy a good rub down. I sometimes almost fall asleep. Enjoy your Evening.

grannyannie on 02/20/2016:
They do go so fast! A week from Monday and we're gone. I don't like a really hard massage, but medium, not too soft. I like all my muscles squeezed. I've nearly fallen asleep.


grannyannie - Thursday Feb 18, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 146.0

Rode bikes to lunch and also dinner.  A few hills, one very steep.  

Massages tomorrow morning for hubby and me. 

Gym:

  • 3 x 12 upper body with dumbbells - 11 routines
  • 3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts
  • 10 mins bike
  • 10 mins elliptical - intervals

Home:

  • 3 x 10 abs, bridge, planks, pushups, triceps dips
  • 3 x 10 w/ankle weights for glutes and thighs

Menu:

  • B:  porridge/raisins/cinnamon/soy milk, toast, banana, tea
  • L:  pad thai with tofu, mango smoothie
  • S:  apple
  • D:  pasta with herbs and tofu, lemongrass tea
  • S:  on the way home from dinner stopped and had 1 1/2 beers
  • S:  2 of the homemade low fat low sugar cookies I bought at the cafe at dinner

Progress as of today: 21 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

puddles on 02/18/2016:
I am thinking of getting a bike next summer since my friend is on a journey of his own to loose weight and biking has been put on his agenda by the people of his program. He still has two years on this program so biking together at the cottage would be fun and great exercise for both of us. I don't know if I will joint him on his long walks because it sound just a little bit too much for me. He has already built up to a substantial amount of KM which surpasses my limits. You seems to enjoy your bike rides and this is where all this came from. Thanks for the inspiration of probably getting me back on a bike. Have a great day.

grannyannie on 02/19/2016:
I love riding my bike. I prefer to ride the ones we have in Scotland though. Safer roads, much better bikes. A pleasant way to exercise and the best way to see the scenery, etc.

Duaa123. on 02/18/2016:
Very good excercise ... have a nice day

grannyannie on 02/19/2016:
Thanks. Same to you.

OhioRaven on 02/18/2016:
Sounds Great.

grannyannie on 02/19/2016:
It was. :)


grannyannie - Wednesday Feb 17, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 146.0

Not going anywhere near the scale for a while!

Loved our 3 nights at the resort on the private island!  Decadent!!  

Highlights:

The dinner on Sunday:

 

Several Mai Tais and beers

Cashews and peanuts

Pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant)

French toast

Cappuccinos

Fresh fruits

Club sandwich with fries

Caesar salad with chicken

Amazingly except for the tiramasu with the set meal I never ordered the brownie or the ice cream (but I will have dessert on actual birthday)

Kayaking, beach walking, swimming, snorkeling, reading under an umbrella on the beach and by the pool

Progress as of today: 21 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

Duaa123. on 02/17/2016:
Very nice place .. enjoy ur time...

grannyannie on 02/17/2016:
Thanks. 3 days in a posh resort but now back in our bungalow, which is nice but not posh. 12 days until we go home.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/17/2016:
WOW! love that menu! food sounds decadent as well...and the island sounds really wonderful. It's nice to hear you are enjoying yourself Annie!

grannyannie on 02/17/2016:
Gorgeous island. Baby powder sand, softer than here.

OhioRaven on 02/17/2016:
Very nice, Annie.

grannyannie on 02/17/2016:
Thanks OR!

Awesome50 on 02/17/2016:
It looks beautiful! Enjoy your time!

grannyannie on 02/17/2016:
Thanks. We did! Back on our other island now. Our 3 months is nearly up!


grannyannie - Saturday Feb 13, 2016
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 146.0

Cycled to a luscious chocolate cafe.  Got there at 11am so had dessert first, sat on the lovely porch and then had lunch there.  Cycled to dinner.  I am not behaving myself, but plan (key word!) to behave after we get back from our 3 day trip.  On my birthday in two weeks I will treat myself and 3 days later we go home where I'll start counting calories again. 

Menu:

  • B:  porridge/raisins/cinnamon/soy milk, toast, cantelope, tea
  • S:  chocolate dessert (see photo) and a cappuccino
  • L:  salad with ham and cheese, iced tea
  • S:  on the way home we stopped at our watering hole and had 2 beers (11 oz bottles)
  • D:  chicken sate, salad, 1 beer
  • S:  a small packet of Oreos that leapt into my hand in a shop!  



Tomorrow (Sunday) we are going to a small private island for 3 nights which only has one resort (37 villas) and no residents.  I will not bother recording what I eat and drink.  

 

Progress as of today: 21 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!

Maria7 on 02/13/2016:
Thank you for sharing your photos with us. Otherwise, all we've got is our imaginations of the beautiful places you visit. What LUSCIOUS looking chocolate! YUM! You know, Annie, I usually start out recording what I eat when my Hubby and I go on vacations, too and then end up having a good time and not worrying about anything at all, including tracking what I eat, knowing I'll get back on track back home and I always do! I am so happy you and your Hubby are having a wonderful time. Have a good day. :-D

grannyannie on 02/13/2016:
I've been logging my food/drink since we've been here - arriving Dec 2nd. I behaved myself for the first 3 or 4 weeks, then it was off and on. I'll post photos of this beautiful island we'll be staying on for 3 nights.

Donkey on 02/13/2016:
Oh my, these photos... oh my!

grannyannie on 02/13/2016:
I actually found my dessert too rich, which is very weird for me. We'll be visiting this place again.

Horn_Of_Plenty on 02/13/2016:
WOW.....those desserts look very tempting. I am so glad I do not look at desserts anymore with any envy. Took a long time to get to my way. I do eat sugars, yes, but for me a granola bar is just as tasty as those desserts! LOL.

cybermom4 on 02/14/2016:
OH MY - those are desserts!! :-)

biscottibody59 on 02/14/2016:
Those pesky jumping oreos:-)


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