No weight lost. Was planning on no beer at all, but we went into town and I had 1 pint with lunch. Also bought some light Singha beer - small bottles - 97 calories each, so I figure I can have one of those every night with tv. Hubby has been buying cases of light Singha, but in the large bottles.
My plans are to go the gym M - F next week. I'll do dumbbells for upper body but do 4 sets instead of 3 - and cardio - and the home floor exercises - MWF. T and Th I'll do dumbbells for lower body - 4 sets instead of 3 - and cardio. Those are my plans anyway. 
Menu:
No rain today.
View at dinner last night - husband's beer, not mine!
Progress as of today: 12.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
Had an excellent massage this morning. After about a 10 minute hard rain at dawn it has been sunny all day. And hot. Menu: B: toast w/pbj, yogurt L: plain omelette, fries D: glass noodle soup w/bits of pork S: wafer Bike ride - about 2 miles Gym workout Upper body: 11 routines (3 - 8 kg dumbbells) 12 reps x 3 sets each Lower body: 12 reps x 3 sets each Lunges - 5 kg weights squats - 5 kg weights calf lifts - 8 kg weights Cardio: Elliptical intervals - 10 mins Exercise bike - 5 mins Home: floor exercises abs - 3 routines - 10 reps x 3 sets bridge - 10 reps x 3 sets plank - 3 x 20 seconds triceps dips - 10 reps x 3 push ups - 10 reps x 3 ankle weights - 3 routines for thighs, hips, glutes 10 reps x 3 each
My posts are off from everyone elses since I'm 12 hours ahead of EST in the US.
I skipped yesterday: Weds.
Totally fed up with the flooding and we were stuck without being able to use the car yesterday. We waded to a restaurant and had a lunch/dinner. Had a f**k it attitude but this was what I had:
The gym was on Tuesday, not Monday as posted.
Thurs: No storms last night and saw some blue sky for a short time this morning. Showers on the way to the mall, but lots of the flooding has receded already.
NO BEER - edit: had one small bottle (180 cals)
Bike ride to dinner - about 8 miles
Should have been at the gym today, but muscles are sore and I expected the roads to be flooded. Will go tomorrow if we don't get any more heavy rain that floods the roads.
Yesterday's lunch/dinner - noodle soup with tofu, and hubby's fried rice and Tom Yam curry
Progress as of today: 12.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
Tuesday here.
I'm getting really fed up with the almost nonstop pouring rain! Still haven't been swimming - water too cold because of rain, ridden our bikes, or gone for any walks. Roads are flooding here. Normally we eat out for lunch and dinner, but now we hate going out in the heavy rain so have been having one meal a day in the house - microwaved stuff or eggs and ham. Bleh! Got really fed up with it yesterday and last night had some cookies, and lots of beer. It won't help if I gain weight, so can't do that!
Finally made it to the gym this morning. Had to have husband drive me as I'm afraid to drive through the flooded roads.
Gym:
11 routines x 3 sets of upper body using dumbells - 12 each
Squats, lunges, calf lifts using dumbbells - 3 x 10
Elliptical - 10 mins.
Exercise bike: 15 mins
At home:
3 x 10 - abs, planks, pushups, triceps dips, ankle weights for thighs, hips and glutes
Menu:
B: toast w/pbj, banana, yogurt
L: veg fried rice with ham and pineapple
D: chicken, noodles, cabbage
S: 2 wafer biscuits (50 cals each)
A photo I took from the car yesterday: and many places the water is so deep it's impassable.
Progress as of today: 12.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
despite the rains and flooded roads, it's wonderful to hear that you made it out, SAFELY, to the gym :-) nice job getting back to routine..
like you, i now do squats. I have gotten MUCH better at them....and already notice a fair change :-D so good for us these squats.
Squats and lunges with dumbbells are great! I use 5kg weights but could go to 6. Also using my new ankle weights and doing floor exercises.
jeans seem to look nicer, butt is lifted a hair more, less flat. good stuff!
The jetlag is kicking my butt! Husband went to bed at 7pm last night. I wasn't quite ready so went to bed at 8. Slept pretty well but we both woke up about midnight and couldn't get back to sleep. So we got up and watched two episodes of Goliath. I was hungry so had some toast and some camomile tea. Then I realized I wasn't going to be able to get back to sleep so had 2 cans (11 oz) of beer and that helped. Really need to not drink alcohol as it's bad for weight loss. Anyway, we went back to bed about 3am and slept until 9.
I joined the gym this morning at the resort down the road and paid for the 3 months. It would be so nice if they had one in the little housing community where we stay as I'd work out almost every day. The 'gym' at the resort has dumbbells ranging from 1 - 10 kg. Good enough for me as I don't go above 8kg. Has a treadmill, elliptical, and bike. That's it. Plus I've got the ankle weights and mat at the house which I do right after coming back from the gym. Doubt I'll make it there tomorrow but am going to try for 7am Tuesday and do every other day.
Menu:
Progress as of today: 12.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
Bought a battery for the scale that we left here last year. Updated. 
We are in the same house as last year. We left behind 2 giant crates full of stuff and one giant suitcase full of stuff along with our bikes and the kayak and paddles. As returning residents they charged us almost nothing to store the stuff for the last 9 months.
Had to buy some new ankle weights as the ones I bought here last year fell apart - the new ones look sturdier and also weigh more - 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) per ankle. At home mine are 2 kg each. Left my yoga mat here. So I'm ready for floor exercises at home and will join the small gym down the road. Mainly I join for the dumbbells but also use the cardio machines. I think I'm going to go every other day instead of just MWF. Hope I can get up early enough on Monday and get started. We are still exhausted.
Third day here and no sun yet! Our neighbour says we brought the rain with us as it's been dry here. Pouring rain all last night and still raining now (it's 11am here). We have a rental car for the entire time we are here and we only eat breakfast in the house even though we have a full kitchen. Eating out is very cheap at the real Thai restaurants (instead of European ones). Food is healthy. Not always low cal/fat as they use coconut milk in many dishes.
Menu:
B: porridge with raisins and almond milk, black tea
We brought our Nespresso machine with us (small one) so can have a coffee with almond milk without having to go to the mall for one
Hope the rain stops so we can go to lunch and dinner without getting soaked.
Edit: lunch - 1/2 portion of veggie fried rice with a fried egg
Edit: too tired to go out in the rain again. Guess we'll pick up eggs and ham or something when we go out tomorrow in case we stay in again at dinner.
Dinner is what's in the house: Quoina/cocoa/cashew bar, multigrain toast, canteloupe
No snacking. No beer.
I'll have to earn my treats.
Progress as of today: 12.4 lbs lost so far, only 14.6 lbs to go!
We're on our island. Worst flight ever - British Airways. 11 hours of pure torture. We will never use them again. We slept about 13 hours last night but still tired. Be a while before we get in the time zone - 7 hours ahead of ours in the UK.
I was planning on starting my diet on Monday, but my clothes are just too tight and I feel motivated. Since we woke up after 10am we're just having some toast, then dinner about 5. I'll start gym on Monday.
Menu:
toast
omelette with bits of pork
Green curry with tofu and veg, small portion of rice
no beer!
Progress as of today: 14.4 lbs lost so far, only 15.6 lbs to go!
When I went to Israel a long time ago with family, we got there when it was their morning & would have been my night back at home – we basically stayed up 12 hrs more….it was a tired first day I remember! I think the same thing happened when I went back at 26. The time zone is, I believe, exactly 12 hours difference or so.
That’s good you are motivated to start your diet. I would totally do the same as you. And actually, this is what motivates me also. As soon as clothes start getting uncomfortable is when I KNOW I must do something. However, lately, I’m trying to not have to wait to that point. In general, I’m trying to drop a few more pounds so that my stomach is flatter / tighter. I only have a few lbs to drop, don’t want to weight any less than a few lbs less than I am now!
Does the toast satisfy your appetite ? Toast would just spike my hunger…But if you are tired and also it’s late I see, it could be a nice & light breakfast…that’s the kind of food that when paired with coffee or another caffeine drink will help me do some cardio / walking / physical activity of most kinds.
Do you also like to have carbs plus caffeine before workouts? I find that the way this combo makes me feel is simply amazing :-D
Last night I thought we should go to bed by 11 but we weren't tired so stayed up till midnight. Got up after 8. Takes at least a week to get used to this time zone. Hubby will start getting up at 6 to do laps in the pool every morning. Workout days I get to the gym by opening time at 7. So no food or anything before. Ride my bike there and it takes 10 minutes.
Only had toast yesterday as I wasn't really hungry yet. Porridge this morning.
Had my last workout yesterday, washed and packed my workout clothes. Everything is packed. I will weigh myself after we arrive in Thailand, then will get on the scale every morning. Leaving day after tomorrow for a very long trip.
Hope all of you are getting fit and healthy.
Progress as of today: 14.4 lbs lost so far, only 15.6 lbs to go!
Good job on weighing and working on it while away. Weight is ever-changing and a variable based on our life choices and always something that needs to be considered...
Have a WONDERFUL flight and trip....and...yes i'm getting fit...and healthy sure!
Yes, I'm back and bigger. Haven't been near the scale but most of my clothes are snug or too tight. Got off track and stayed off track. I've been very distraught due to the election and my attitude toward getting back on track has been f*** it. Not making excuses but I'm quite sure if the election went the way I wanted, I would have gotten back on track and paid little attention to politics or the news.
My workouts have been intermittent but still workout at least twice a week but not with the enthusiasm I had before.
Overnight and dinner in the city for husband's birthday Monday. Dinner at friends' next Saturday. Daughter visiting for a few days. But I will try hard not to overindulge and to stay away from the willpower weakening beer.
We leave for Thailand in 10 days. In transit I have no rules as it's long flights. Probably indulge a bit the first couple of days after we arrive and fighting jetlag. But my bikinis (especially the tops) being tight and uncomfortable and my shorts being tight will motivate me to behave. Last winter I lost 4.5 lbs in two weeks just by not snacking and having one beer on my workout days (3 x week). We bought a scale last year so I can easily track weight.
Hope you all are doing well and getting healthy and fit. I will faithfully be posting here when we get to Thailand.
Progress as of today: 14.4 lbs lost so far, only 15.6 lbs to go!
Hang in there, I feel your pain. I'm very worried what the next 4 years will bring -- and the lasting consequences that will carry on afterward.
Yes, we are all still working to stay healthy and get fitter! Glad to have you back here & I look forward to your posts.
Although your clothes are snug, you know (as I have observed), that you have the power to make the changes to lose weight. I am sure cutting the beers to a lesser amount will help you. I was reading that liquids do not tend to make us feel full - we can continue drinking & drinking and not realize all the liquid calories. Unlike food, which we do get full from. Oh, i was also reading that candies and chips that "melt in your mouth" have the same effect as liquids...we don't realize how much we are eating as they don't tend to make us full.
Going to try for under 1200 calories on most days, with higher calories days in between. Tomorrow is dinner with friends so will be higher. Then a higher day next week.
Workout upper body:
Workout cardio:
On the trip in Texas, I found it pretty hard to keep cals low with friends and while out at many of the restaurants also!
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Sounds like a good plan 97 calories is very good. We have a beer here that is 64 calories but you really cannot expect to get a buzz from that beer you would have to drink a full case.... lol Enjoy your day Annie.
Thanks. Yea, not much buzz from that bottle, but I like the taste of Singha.
Donkey on 12/10/2016:
Let me mention that we're expecting 10 inches of snow this weekend, so I can't tell you how much I appreciate this photo. I've laid off the alcohol, but the photo makes the beer very tempting! If only I were there...
Cold beer while sitting outside in warm/hot weather just goes down your throat so well! I just associate beer with beach trips, so hard to resist.
I'll upload more beach pics for you to warm you up!
Horn_of_plenty on 12/11/2016:
Under 100 cal for a bottle of beer is good! Lightest i ever saw was Coors Light at 60 cal per bottle. I have a can of beer in my fridge, 12 ounces, of a brand i forget at the moment, but for the 12 ounces it's around 125 calories! I didn't realize it had that info until yesterday when i looked closer! So i'm looking forward also to enjoying that beer soon! Maybe even tonight.
Yes, i usually try to have some rice but at the end of meal just to make it more satisfying. That's what i did last night with the brown rice in some Thai food i ordered in basil sauce!
There is a restaurant here that has the best rice I've ever had - it's a mix of jasmine, brown and something else.
This beer is not bad for a lager. Not a lot of choices here for beer. One brewpub about 20 miles away and haven't seen any IPA's in the supermarket.