Happy Mother's Day! 
Nice dinner last night. Too much meat but we ate it all except for one pork chop. So today is leftovers - beans & sausages and whatever meat we need to get rid of. Taking daughter to island Tuesday and when we come back we are meat-free, at least until we go to the US. Technically we will not be vegan as the definition means you don't use any animal products whatsoever. So our diet will be 'plant-based'. And sugar will be minimal. No artificial sugar at all. No processed food.
Workout at home:
Did the 7 minute arm video yesterday but didn't have time for any more as I was busy cleaning, making bread, etc. So will finish upper body today and also do lower body.
Menu:
B: porridge/cinnamon/raspberries/soy milk, tea w/milk
L: grilled cheese, plain yogurt w/strawberries (my grocery store has a knack of running out or discontinuing products just as I decided I want them! No soy yogurt the last two trips!
D: bean & sausage casserole, rice, salad ??
There is some apple pie someone has to eat, and the onion bread our friend's brought.....
Total unknown
Progress as of today: 32.2 lbs lost so far, only 6.8 lbs to go!
TOTAL: under 1400
Progress as of today: 32.2 lbs lost so far, only 6.8 lbs to go!
I have a weakness for cupcakes. Couldn't bake any w/o eating at least 2!
I am very grateful for this time with our (Ugandan) daughter, and for all the trips I have to look forward to in the next 9 months....two of them involving warm weather!!
Daughter goes to the island next Tuesday. Husband has been spoiling her with all the foods she very rarely gets to eat in Uganda. The diet there is quite monotonous. I'd hate to have her get a cholesterol test right now! He's feeding her sausages and bacon and pork. Lots of sugary treats as well. The greasy, disgusting MESS I have to clean up after he cooks all that fatty meat is enough to make anyone permanently vegetarian. Yuck! She'll get healthy food on the island and little meat so not worried about this 2 weeks of a bad diet.
I'm looking forward to starting our vegan experiment after she goes. We'll freeze any leftover meat and give it to her when she comes back in Sept for two weeks before going home to Uganda.
Workout:
Workout at home (lower body):
Hey I didn't realize that your daughter is going to be on the Island til Sept..What a great experience that will be for her..I forgot to ask what her occupation in Uganda will be since she has graduated?? Just curious..
Let your hubby spoil her, as young as she is I am sure she has a cast iron tummy! Have a great evening Annie ans YES you can borrow some energy, I have plenty of it!
Yes, daughter will volunteer for 14 weeks on the island.
Her degree is business but she's had no luck finding a good job, just those where you work on commission. Unfortunately, you need to have connections or to offer bribes to get many of the good jobs in Uganda.
Not good yesterday - too much snacking. 
Good today. Husband and daughter went into Glasgow to shop and visit uncle and will go out to lunch and maybe dinner. If I went I'd miss my gym day and probably eat/drink what I shouldn't. So I stayed and did the gym. On my own for dinner.
Yesterday was gorgeous! Mid 60's sunny. Went for a short bike ride - about 5 miles.
Been trying out different soy milks and almond milk. Husband loves the almond milk in his cappuccinos.
Waiting to hear when the uncle's funeral is and whether it will be when we are due to spend the night on the island and drop daughter off at the religious community to begin her volunteering. If the funeral coincides with this then husband will go by himself and I'll take daughter.
Workout at gym:
Workout at home: edited: too much to do the entire muscle work today. So will do lower body tomorrow after spin class as originally planned.
Progress as of today: 32.2 lbs lost so far, only 6.8 lbs to go!
Wasn't good over the weekend. And yesterday we went to our friends' house for dinner. So today I'm being very good. It's a Bank Holiday Monday here and the gym didn't open until 10 so I decided to do my workout at home. We've invited our friends for dinner on Saturday. So another challenge for me. Husband told our friends that our daughter would cook them traditional Ugandan food....impossible because you can't buy any of the ingredients here. Don't know what he'll cook...maybe BBQ some chicken. I could make soup for a starter instead of the usual salad. And I'll bake some oatmeal raisin cookies like I did yesterday to bring for dinner.
Workout at home:
Menu:
TOTAL: under 1400
Progress as of today: 32.2 lbs lost so far, only 6.8 lbs to go!
Very proud of you for the meal planning. Watch those portions! Even healthy foods have calories.
Love your weight gauge, you have lost so much and you are so close to your goal.
Started out sunny this morning so we went to the botanic gardens then it got cloudy and started to drizzle. Did get in some photos though of our Ugandan daughter and my hubby:
Workout at home:
Menu:
TOTAL: don't know. A bit higher than I should.
Progress as of today: 32.2 lbs lost so far, only 6.8 lbs to go!
Picked up our (Ugandan) daughter from the airport yesterday morning. Her flights weren't bad and she enjoyed the food. We stayed in Glasgow most of the day and had lunch and did some shopping. She was cold and we bought her a warm rainjacket with hood as she'll need it for her volunteering on the island. Also bought her a swimsuit as she and her 'dad' are going to go to the pool at my gym. He taught her how to swim last time she was here which was 3 years ago. I had more calories than I should have - probably about 2100. She doesn't like curries or anything that is spicy or hot at all, so we've bought chicken, bacon, sausages, a couple of pigeons and the treats that she likes and rarely gets. I will, however, behave. When she and husband have BBQ'd chicken, potatoes and corn on cob, I'll replace the BBQ'd with slices of chicken breast. I'll have my veggie sausages when they have pork ones, etc etc. Won't touch the ice cream or the chocolate chips muffins. We might as well spoil her before she spends 14 weeks at the religious community. They serve a lot of soup, rarely serve meat, but do serve cake sometimes. She does, btw, weigh 121 lbs and is 5'8", not gaining weight is not a worry for her (yet).
I hurt my side Wednesday and I'm pretty sure it's because I added side planks to my plank routine but must have done it wrong. Hurts a lot today and sitting in the car a long time yesterday made it worse. Took Ibuprofen and have no plans to do side planks again, ever.
Looks like another funeral in Glasgow soon - husband's uncle (who was the BIL of the lady whose funeral we attended last week). I believe he'd been ill for a long time. Don't think I've ever met him.
Workout at gym:
Workout at home:
which arrives at 7.45. It takes almost 1 1/2 hours to get to the airport from our house. Then we are meeting up with some of husband's relatives in Glasgow for lunch, then grocery shopping and daughter can pick what she likes. I intend to get a lower cal dish at the restaurant/pub - a Sweet Chilli Noodle w/chicken breast (546 cals) or since Thursday is curry club day I can get sweet potato/chickpea/spinach curry with extra poppadams instead of naan bread (685 cals) and I know I'll want at least one pint of beer (185). I WILL stick to my plans while our daughter is visiting! Getting too close to backslide now and the deadline is looming!
Have a great evening!
Goal is getting closer! I'll be happy with 5 more pounds. I've bought all this healthy stuff - avocadoes, dried fruit and nuts and seeds, other 'superfood' nuts for now and for our 'vegan experiment' in a couple of weeks.
Finishing housework and getting guest room ready for Ugandan daughter. A bit of stress going on as this trip she has to transfer airplanes twice (Nairobi and Amsterdam). Last time it was only once - in Dubai -and on that trip we had arranged a 'meet and greet' person to hold her hand and take her to the lounge we had booked for her. Crossing our fingers and gave her good advice.
Only a couple of white fluffy clouds in the sky and temp at 9.30am is nearly 50 but feels warmer in the sun. If I can get all this stuff done I'd love to go out and power walk this afternoon. Went out this morning to get a shot of our camellias but 9 was too late and the sun was too high. Sunrise is 5.30 now. Here's one shot that didn't wash out.
Workout at home: (lower body)
Menu:
TOTAL: under 1500
Progress as of today: 32 lbs lost so far, only 7 lbs to go!
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Happy Mother's day to you also Annie - Have a great day.
Thanks Fran
selina on 05/12/2013:
Happy Mother's Day to you too!
Thanks. Same to you.
selina on 05/12/2013:
I love leftovers....