Hurt my ankle yesterday on uneven slabs. Hobbling a bit and no long walks but I should be fine in a few days.
Cybermom asked about my dumbbell routines. Just search for these on youtube and you'll find plenty of videos to demonstrate. 3 sets of 12 reps each. Dumbbells in kg (multiply by 2.2 to get lbs). These are just the ones for upper body. Then I use them for lower as well.
HOP wondered about the souvenirs I'm buying for family. These are called harem pants. Very thin cotton and very comfy. I've also bought tshirts and embroidered handbags. These come in many colours and patterns and the ones with elephant patterns on them are very popular and the most common. I've asked family for colour preferences. Two of them like purple and pink, one likes teal, one likes neutral colours, navy, black, orange, one didn't want elephants, one likes bright colours. I've bought myself about 6 or 7 pair. These are not really well made as most are not double stitched which is why the most you pay for a pair is £4/$6.
This is one of the ones for my sister:
For niece who likes teal
For one of the ones who likes pink/purple
Menu:
The restaurant where we had lunch: we go here for lunch or dinner several times a week. I'm going to miss this restaurant when we go home!!!
No website but the name is Sweet Sisters Cafe, Koh Samui.
Progress as of today: 22.7 lbs lost so far, only 5.3 lbs to go!
Rain off and on. Did some more souvenir shopping for family. Just about finished. Just need to get something for the couple who check on our house.
Gym:
Home:
Menu:
I was a bit more indulgent today than I planned. But I'm losing so I hope this doesn't put me back.
Rode our bikes to lunch. About 12 miles roundtrip.
We are giving up the rental car on Sunday so it was our last chance to drive to a certain coastal restaurant that we love. Great for sunsets, at least when it's not too cloudy.
Menu:
Too cloudy but I got these photos at dinner:
Progress as of today: 22.7 lbs lost so far, only 5.3 lbs to go!
Wild night last night! No, not that! 
The rain was pouring, thunder, wind. One of the staff came to the house to tell us they had rescued our inflatable kayak on the beach. The beach had disappeared under water. Big waves. They were battering the seaside restaurants. This was a surprise as it's not the rainy season any more and it's been sunny and dry. Forecast is for the next 3 days.
Managed to get to the gym. Hubby drove me as it's hard to find a parking space at the resort I go to. He also picked me up when I was done. What a sweetheart!
Gym:
Home:
Menu:
An example of restaurant prices here: lunch today:
Husband had a big bowl of red curry and veggies with tofu and rice, soda water with lime
I had a big bowl of glass noodle soup with tons of veggies, a mug of hot green tea
Total price: 225 baht - about £4.50 or $6.50. (we use both US dollars and GB pounds).
Progress as of today: 22.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
That's great your husband drove you to the gym - very sweet indeed. And you know what - I actually got to the gym too - i'm gonna write about it tonight as it was quite the adventure :) and worth it - really proud of myself!
sorry to write so much about myself in comments...I like to relate to everyone's entry and usually share how I relate lol.
wishing you improved weather! green tea is def a good change of pace for caffeine. healthier i'd say. sometimes I get sick of its taste though!
Well done on the gym! The one I go to here is 0.6 miles away and I usually cycle there.
More scale movement!
Hubby is catholic and he lured me to a Thai mass with him this morning with the promise of a breakfast out. Breakfast is the only meal we normally eat at home.
Walking to the restaurant for dinner - about 2 miles roundtrip.
Menu:
Some people think this island (or Thailand in general) is primitive. Snapped these while shopping:
A few of the imports:
Progress as of today: 22.5 lbs lost so far, only 5.5 lbs to go!
Yes, all prices are in Thai baht. Imported stuff is quite expensive and I do buy some.
Tourists here are French, German, Russian, Chinese, Australian, East Europeans, British, and a few Americans. Tourists must be able to speak English to communicate here as that what Thais are taught.
congrats on the scale movement.
your hubby sounds wonderful to challenge you to come with him to mass and have breakfast out. it's nice to do different things, not always stick to a schedule. that's what I find nice about your morning with your hubby.
if I am ever in a real romantic relationship, I know I would love to be challenged and pushed to do new and exciting things by my potential partner. I find it very important.
I have been to mass with him before, like xmas day. And I was curious about mass in Thai language. But I'm no longer catholic.
Yes, adventure and trying new things is good! And a partner who will do them with your.
Have a healthy weekend everybody!
Gym:
Home:
Menu:
Some pics of the inside of the temple that I posted yesterday:
Progress as of today: 20.7 lbs lost so far, only 7.3 lbs to go!
Scale movement!
Went to the immigration office today to get our 30 day extension - we got a visa for 60 days but are staying for 90. I was thrilled that it was so fast this time. We waited until about 45 mins before the office closes for lunch and it only took us 30 minutes!
Then we went into the capital for lunch. I wanted a ham and cheese baguette (with fries) but resisted and got glass noodle soup with veggies. Very little fat.
I looked up the calories of the bottles of beer we drink - the small bottle is 330ml or just over 11 oz. Online is says it is 115 or 130 calories (depending on the source) which is not bad at all. Except when you have 2 or 3!
Menu:
A temple near our house:
Progress as of today: 21 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
Glad your visas worked out!
When I calculate calories off restaurant food, they are only my educated guess. :) I try my best based on what I know - I've been counting for so long it's been ingrained in my mind. SO.....yeah :)
nice job resisting the higher cal food.
enjoy your remaining time away. sounds so nice!
Visa was pretty much guaranteed but it was nice to get that out of the way.
I know calories of the foods I normally eat, but here there are veggies I've never heard of and there's no way to know everything that's in a dish - fish sauce, oyster sauce, coconut milk or cream, etc etc. Sharing rice with hubby was a good plan though, so I never eat a full portion.
Yes, it's our home away from home. We'll also be here for 3 months next winter.
Groan. Scale looks real bad. Got to do something right now. Going to change my gym schedule to every other day instead of 3 days a week. Need to do my very best to resist beer. I've got a bottle of gin in the house now (why did I buy that???) but that will be just a very occasional treat.
I've been increasing some of the dumbbells at the gym (so a wee bit of my gain could actually be muscle) as some are getting too easy. Biceps curls are getting too easy on 6 kgs, but I think 7 would be too heavy. I've increased another from 4 to 5 kg but only do 8 reps instead of 12 for now. Shoulder shrugs are on 9kg as are calf lifts.
Gym:
Home:
Menu:
We were late leaving the house because hubby was booking our tickets to the US for June - family visit.
Rode our bikes to dinner and stopped at the 'watering hole' on the way home. However, I had a bottle of water instead of beer. Hubby had 2 beers.
Progress as of today: 19.9 lbs lost so far, only 8.1 lbs to go!
it's 20% exercise, 80% diet.....yeah, I know....
Thanks.
Didn't manage to resist last night and had a small beer with dinner. Bought a small bottle of gin to make my own lower calories drinks at home. Wish I could buy low cal tonic like I drink at home. Doesn't help when we are out though.
Menu:
One of my foot pics while on our beach today:
Progress as of today: 22.3 lbs lost so far, only 6.7 lbs to go!
Took a drive to the capital of the island - Nathon. Need more souvenirs for family and friends. I've got most of them but need more.
Giving up the rental car on Jan 31st and I know I'll miss it. But it means more bike riding and walking. We're stocking up on heavy stuff like cases of bottled water before we give it up. We need to buy another big crate to store our stuff in for next year. We can store one crate free and pay small fees for the rest. Last year we only had one crate. There is now absolutely nothing else we need to buy for the house. We have A/C but also use fans in the house. One is provided but we bought a second for the bedroom. Also bought a scale, kettle (I don't like the one they provide), bigger tea mugs, extra rubbish bin, ankle weights, and other misc household stuff. We'll also have to store the bikes, the inflatable tandem kayak, the paddles.
I have got to find the right bras for a hot climate! It's got be lightweight, wicking, but give me support. I'm finding that one of my bikini tops is cooler than my bras but next year I need to get 4 or 5 really good ones.
Gym:
Home:
Menu:
Will try to resist beer!
Progress as of today: 22.3 lbs lost so far, only 6.7 lbs to go!
maybe commit to less alchohol, if you are so inclined!, for the rest of the trip.
either way, enjoy yourself. :-D
[ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 Next Page ]
The pants look very comfortable. Your family members are lucky to receive such comfy gifts. Hope your ankle is doing okay today. Enjoy your day!
Very comfy! Ankle is sore but I was able to ride my bike and do the exercise bike at the gym.
puddles on 01/28/2016:
Cute pants. Yes Annie the Resort you are talking about in on old 17 I think and I am on Ocean blvd. I love it here.
The resort was right on the beach with a campground next door. I think it was on 17. Was there in the early 90's so a bit hazy.
innerpeace on 01/28/2016:
Nice pants!
Aye! :)