grannyannie - Monday Sep 10, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 130.4
Today I am grateful for the good health & fitness of my husband and I.
Hubby's such a good nephew! He went over to Glasgow again today to check on his 85 year old uncle. So I'm cooking dinner as we don't have any leftovers!
Workout:
- 35 mins spin bike
- 20 mins treadmill
- 4 sets of 10 on 6 resistance machines
- cables/pulley for triceps
- back lifts on half ball
Workout at home:
- dumbbells - 4 sets of 10 - 7 routines
- planks (full and alternating)
- 7 min video routine for triceps/arms (Tracy Anderson video)
- triceps dips
- side dips with dumbbell
- abs-5 routines
- bridge (for glutes)
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights
- squats
- lunges w/dumbbells
- thigh master
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/raisins/almonds/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- S: post workout: 2 oatcakes w/unsweetened pb, small carton oj
- L: 4 slices turkey bacon on 2 slices whole wheat
- S: 2 clementines
- D: lentil/brown rice/veg soup, homemade multigrain bread w/Benecol spread, 1 oatcake, salad, drink
- S: plain greek yogurt w/raspberries
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1480
Progress as of today: 36.6 lbs lost so far, only 2.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Sunday Sep 09, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 130.4
Today I am grateful for A Quiet Mind podcasts! 
No workouts today but not totally restful as I've cleaned the bathrooms and am doing laundry. When I done I'm reading a book.
Yesterday's spaghetti was a LOT of work! I will make it again but will make the sauce ahead of time and not try to do the sauce and bake the bread at the same time!
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/raisins/almonds/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- L: salad w/Quorn Southern Style patty, plain greek yogurt & raspberries
- S: clementine
- D: leftover spaghetti & homemade French bread
- S: 1 glass of red wine
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1397
Hope you lovely ladies have a pleasant Sunday. 
Progress as of today: 36.6 lbs lost so far, only 2.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Saturday Sep 08, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 130.4
Today I am grateful for sunshine and my lovely loch!
Happy Saturday, ladies!
My husband makes 99% of our dinners so tonight I'm making something as I have been craving spaghetti recently. It's a recipe I've never tried. I'm also making French bread but have already calculated the calories/gram (once it's been baked anyway). I rarely eat anything made with white flour but I'll make an exception this time. 
The spaghetti sauce calls for red wine so I guess I'll need to have a glass as well!
Vegetarian spaghetti bolognese made with Quorn (you can buy it in the US as well):
http://www.quorn.co.uk/recipes/61/
The scale has finally budged! It's been stuck on 131.* for ages and went up to 132 after the indulgences of last weekend (ice cream, cookies, wine, rolls). But today went down to 130.4 so I'm changing it on my stats.
Workout:
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/strawberries/raspberries/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- L: 2 eggs, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 multigrain toast
- S: fresh pineapple
- D: vegetarian spaghetti bolognese, French bread w/garlic & marg, salad, glass of red wine
- Teas & water
TOTAL: about 1700
Progress as of today: 36.6 lbs lost so far, only 2.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Friday Sep 07, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Today I am grateful for my family!
Seems like my life revolves around my workouts and meal planning and counting!
Although the curries my husband makes aren't all the same and the ingredients vary, I need a change sometimes. The BBQ last Saturday was a nice change, but I guess to have something different I need to do some of the cooking occasionally. So tomorrow I'm going to make whole wheat spaghetti with homemade sauce and Quorn mince instead of hamburger. I haven't made French bread before but I'll be making it tomorrow. Husband is at a political meeting all day tomorrow and he's the one who has made the French bread before. I'll make a garlic spread for it as well. Salad as well. The one drawback about this meal is the French bread is so good it's hard to stop eating it!!
Workout at gym:
- 35 mins spin bike
- 15 mins treadmill
- 4 sets of 10 on 6 resistance machines
- cables/pulley for triceps
- back lifts on half ball
Workout at home:
- dumbbells - 4 sets of 10 - 7 routines
- planks (full and alternating)
- 7 min killer video routine for triceps/arms
- triceps dips
- side dips with dumbbell
- abs-5 routines
- bridge (for glutes)
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights
- squats
- lunges w/dumbbells
- thigh master
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/strawberries/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- S: post workout: 2 oatcakes w/pb
- L: grilled cheese w/low fat cheddar on whole grain, plain greek yogurt w/strawberries
- S: clementine
- D: tofu curry & rice, salad, drink
- S: 2 oatcakes, 1 slice low fat cheddar, skinny mocha
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1502
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Thursday Sep 06, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Today I am grateful that I live in a country with an abundance of clean water, clean air, and open spaces!
Hope you lovely ladies have a healthy & pleasant day!
We don't have any trips planned in the near future, not until January. And I've got itchy feet! Guess I'll have to settle for a day trip on the free bus to a nice village and lunch out when I hit my goal.
Workout:
- 30 mins spin bike class (I think it's our monthly strength-building class today - ouch!)
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/raisins/almonds/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- L: pbj on whole wheat sandwich (after spin and before grocery shopping)
- S: V8, clementines
- D: veggie curry & rice, salad, drink
- S: plain greek yogurt & strawberries, skinny mocha
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1408
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Wednesday Sep 05, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Today I am grateful for technology!
Hope everybody is doing well!
I've been feeling and seeing changes in my body recently. The loose skin is tightening up, especially around my middle, my bum is still saggy but less so, more muscular legs.
My goal now is to get smaller boobs (goal weight should do it), get rid of those bat wings, smaller saddlebags, tighten up skin under arms, a 29-30" waist, bum of steel!
Workout at gym:
I've been doing the spin bike 4 times a week (3 in gym, 1 in class) and think a change is needed. So I'm skipping the Weds spin bike at the gym and doing treadmill/elliptical instead.
- 30 mins treadmill (5.5-6kph, 7-12% incline)
- 25 mins elliptical
- 4 sets of 10 on 6 resistance machines
- cables/pulley for triceps
- back lifts on half ball
Workout at home:
- dumbbells - 4 sets of 10 - 7 routines
- planks (full and alternating)
push ups - doing this instead (thanks Sweetpea1977!):
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dQOBbLnk7o&feature=player_embedded
- triceps dips
- side dips with dumbbell
- abs-5 routines
- bridge (for glutes)
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights
- squats
- lunges w/dumbbells
- thigh master
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/raisins/almonds/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- S: 2 oatcakes w/pb
- L: 2 slice whole grain toast w/pbj
- S: apple V8
- D: veggie curry & rice, salad, drink
- S: skinny cappuccino & 1 oatcake w/pb
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1521
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Tuesday Sep 04, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Where has everybody disappeared to???
I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question. ~Harun Yahya
I stuck to plan yesterday, then after dinner realized we had to go to friends' house to help with a mock interview as our friend has a big job interview tomorrow. Being wine lovers they kept refilling my glass and I didn't object. 
We stayed quite late and plates of shortbread and biscuits (cookies) were put right in front of me. Argghh..... Feeling a bit tired today and I had intended to do a tae bo/jump rope workout. Or go for a walk. Maybe later.....
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/raisins/almonds/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- L: 2 toast w/pate, banana
- S: clementine
- D: veggie curry & rice, salad, drink
- S: apple, 1 oatcake
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1288
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Monday Sep 03, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Today I am grateful for living in such a friendly country--where you can chat to strangers on the street or at the bus stop, where almost everybody thanks the bus driver when they get off the bus, where the driver will drop you off right in front of your house, and where it's free for people like me who are 60 and older!!
Good news! The Scottish government wants to help everybody make their homes more fuel efficient. So they will give you a grant and an interest free loan to have the new system installed. We have decided on an air heat pump. The house will be warmer AND we'll cut our fuel bills by about 2/3!
Got off track yesterday and started eating the leftovers from Saturday night - chicken, potatoes, a devilled egg, a roll, ice cream. I'm on track now though!
Workout at gym:
- 35 mins spin bike (I can't believe they got it fixed already! They are usually VERY slow about getting equipment fixed.)
- 25 mins treadmill at an incline of 7-10%
- 4 sets of 10 on 6 resistance machines
- cables/pulley for triceps
- back lifts on half ball
Workout at home:
- dumbbells - 4 sets of 10 - 7 routines
- planks (full and alternating)
- push ups
- triceps dips
- side dips with dumbbell
- abs-5 routines
- bridge (for glutes)
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights
- squats
- lunges w/dumbbells
- thigh master
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/strawberries/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- S: post workout: 2 oatcakes w/pb
- L: 2 toasted multigrain bread w/liver pate, plain greek yogurt w/raspberries
- S: clementine
- D: the rest of the tofu/chickpea/veg curry & rice, salad, drink
- S: V8, clementine
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1487
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Sunday Sep 02, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Today I am grateful for DD as I joined 1 year ago today and found friends, inspiration, and support!
Rest day. Had a good time with friends last night and, of course, lots of eating, lots of wine.
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/raspberries/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- L: 4 oatcakes with liver pate, plain greek yogurt w/raspberries
- S: 2 clementines
- D: tofu/chickpea/veg curry & rice, salad, drink
- S: skinny mocha
- Teas & water
TOTAL: 1310
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Saturday Sep 01, 2012
(Healthy food-getting super-fit)
Weight: 131.6
Today I am grateful for good friends, good food and good wine!
Friends coming for dinner tonight (the couple who feed us SOOO well when we go to their house). Yesterday I baked oatmeal raisin cookies and made devilled eggs. Today is housework and baking rolls and making a big salad. Hubby is doing the BBQing in the garage (gas grill), but we're eating indoors.
Dinner menu:
- salad & homemade rolls (half wholemeal half white flour with sesame/poppy seeds on top)
- BBQ'd chicken, parboiled potatoes finished on the grill, gravy, grilled corn on the cob, devilled eggs
- oatmeal raisin cookies (low sugar, low fat), diabetic or light vanilla ice cream, fresh raspberries (one guest is diabetic)
- trail mix, wine, home brewed beer
Menu:
- B: porridge/cinnamon/strawberries/skimmed milk, tea w/milk
- L: oatcakes and pate, plain greek yogurt w/strawberries
- S: clementine
TOTAL: LOL!
Progress as of today: 35.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
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Your spaghetti sounded good sometimes you just need some comfort food and something different. I saw your comment about having itchy feet to travel. I don't know what I'll do when I get home- maybe see the rest of my own country! Travels in your own area my do the trick.
sweetpea1977 on 09/10/2012:
great exercise and food plan!
Umpqua on 09/10/2012:
Congrats on your loss while I've been away, great work! I saw your link for the Quorn recipe below. I've just started getting the plain (unbreaded) Quorn patties and they are awesome. I've seen the minced too so I'll have to try that next!
V on 09/10/2012:
I can't wait to do Tracy's workout this evening! I just love that routine :) have a wonderful day Annie <3
thenewMLE on 09/10/2012:
Well it looks like you had a successful weekend and dropped more weight!! That's nice of your hubby to take care of his uncle. And then to come home to a home cooked supper! Have a great week!
Maria7 on 09/10/2012:
That is sweet that he keeps a check on his Uncle. :-)
biscottibody59 on 09/10/2012:
RYC: Yep, that's how it starts--here today, gone tomorrow.
All the ones I'm thinking of just stopped posting with no explanation. One man who posted for a couple of years was in increasingly poor health and he kept letting us know things weren't going so well. He wasn't dying or anything, but you have to think he didn't just quit posting--I couldn't think his health hasn't had something to do with it. When you don't hear one way or the other, that person (even though most of us will probably never meet) is preserved as his diary was. He was a gem and one of the few men who posted regularly for awhile here--there have been a handful.