Hello girls! Well, the evening ended in an unexpected way! Hub and I had dinner at 5.30 and just after 7.30 I was enjoying my glass of wine and oatcakes and got a phone call from our friends wondering why we hadn't shown up for dinner. Long story short - miscommunication between the 2 hubbies. 
Anyway, we said we couldn't eat but we'd come over. Had lots of red wine and I had a brownie with ice cream. Later in the evening after several glasses of wine the wife offered me the last brownie. Didn't want to hurt her feelings, so I ate it. OMG! 
Our friends have a B & B and they are taking a trip for the next few days and we are hosting their guests and spending the night at their house tonight and Monday night. The meatball and steak curry that was supposed to be our dinner last night has been saved and hubby and I have that for dinner tonight. My husband is cooking breakfast for the guests tomorrow morning and I'm helping serve and clean up. Chances are good that I will have bacon and eggs for breakfast as the smell will fill the house and make me drool. The bacon here is not like American but is sort of like Canadian but better. There will be cakes, doughnuts, and homemade breads there to tempt me, but I'll try to be strong.
Workout: (I didn't do my at-home after gym workout yesterday so did it this morning, and added in a bit of cardio as well.)
Menu:
TOTAL: anybody's guess
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
Hiya girls! Recovered from yesterday's killer spin bike class.
Didn't have time for the elliptical today as I wanted to pick up a few things at the shop before I caught the bus. But then I didn't need to rush as I ran into hubby in the locker room as I was leaving and he was coming in to go swimming. He had driven and told me to take the car. So I didn't have to rush while I shopped.
When walking past the chocolate section debating about whether it would be safe to have a dark chocolate bar in the house, this brazen wee Cadbury milk chocolate bar just jumped right into my trolley. 
Tried to force it back on the shelf but it was stronger than me and I finally gave in. 95 calories. Not the end of the world. Just finished letting each of the 3 bites slowly melt in mouth to get the full flavour. Whew! Maybe I should avoid that area of the shop on future trips?! Or not.
Workout - gym:
If I have enough energy left, I'll also do my lower body routines instead of waiting till tomorrow.
OMG, my legs!!! I did my lower body routines at home this morning (lunges/squats/ankle weights) and then went to my spin class which was really intense! More than half the 30 min class was high resistance with lots of jumps and hill climbs. I'm going to end up with legs of steel!
Worked out a strength routine which I intend to do at least 3 times a week while we are away in the US for nearly a month. I don't want all the muscles I've built up to turn to flab while we are gone (it felt like that after the long xmas trip). I won't have dumbbells or ankle weights but have a good variety of routines. Need to find more upper body stuff though as all I have listed so far is pushups.
I'm not worried about getting in cardio this time as there will be lots of walking, cycling (including a 33 mile bike trail we're doing), canoeing, at least one 50 spin bike class, and a few times on a treadmill.
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1649
Progress as of today: 37 lbs lost so far, only 0 lbs to go!
I want to try a spin class eventually. I feel like I need to increase my stamina a little before trying it. I'm super impressed with your workouts.
great job on the exercise this morning!!
As for what to do for upper body while in the states, you can do: a variety of push-ups and planks, tricep dips using a chair or coffee table, table top planks with tricep dips, side tri rise, and supermans. Do you have a resistance band? If so, you can easily pack one of those in your luggage. If not, you can find them in most stores. They are so versatile as you can do a wide variety of arm, shoulder, chest, and back work with them. P90X has a lot of exercises you can do without weights or with bands, so let me know if you need some recommendations. :)
Hiya ladies! Hope you are all getting healthy and fit! Gym day today but I did a bit too much chatting while there. Still managed to get in most of my workout though.
Had some veggie curry last night which I had frozen a couple of months ago and it had lost a lot of its flavour, so I couldn't finish it. This sparked an 'I'm hungry and not getting enough calories' binge. Fortunately there were no 'forbidden' sugary or other foods in the house. So I had 1 or 2(?) light oat/fruit bars, quite a few oatcakes - one with a slice of low fat cheese, one with pb, a cappuccino.
Back on track today without any or very much damage I'm sure. I'm fairly content with my size now although I'd love to get rid of the rest of this belly!
Workout:
Home workout:
You'll lose that belly, just keep up the good work!!
Hiya ladies! Changing my calorie plans as I don't feel I'm getting enough fuel on all of my intense workout days. Since I began to have a snack immediately following my gym workouts I feel so much better and recover quicker. The best one I've found is 2 Scottish oatcakes (a bit like a big round cracker but made with oats (86%), oil, sea salt, baking soda). I put 10 g of non-sweetened pb between them. Feel revived immediately! I bring a sandwich to eat after my spin class as it finishes after my usual lunchtime.
2 weeks until we fly to the US! All of my capris but one are too loose but wearable. I need to buy some belts. I'm going to bring the dress I have although it's really way too big in the top but will have a couple of days to try to buy one there before the wedding (and cheaper!).
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1409
Progress as of today: 37.6 lbs lost so far, only -0.6 lbs to go!
Greetings, ladies! Woohoo, it's my higher calorie day!
Workout at gym:
Home workout:
Happy Mother's Day to American moms! 
Also Happy Mother's Day to all mums everywhere!
A bit of a rest day except for some housework. Windy and showers today so I'll be staying nice and warm in the house.
Menu:
TOTAL: 1340
Progress as of today: 38 lbs lost so far, only -1 lbs to go!
Happy Saturday, lovely ladies! We've got yet another sunny day! Doing well with getting a 'credit' before our trip. My weight drops quickly when I go down to under 1350 cals a day with zero cheating, but I'm going to do 1800 at least one day a week, maybe twice, as I don't want my body to get the idea it should never eat more than 1400 cals.
Was hoping for a bike ride today but it's still too chilly and breezy. The high will still be mid-50's which might be okay except for the breeze.
Got my new smartphone! So much faster and with a nicer and bigger screen than my previous one!
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1303
Progress as of today: 38 lbs lost so far, only -1 lbs to go!
Hello ladies! Got a bit thrown off my stride this morning when I arrived at the gym to see someone else on the one and only spin bike they have there. I'm used to arriving and going straight to it. But that was fine, I just did the resistance machines first. But then the lady didn't get off, and didn't get off.... she was on the spin bike for a solid hour which is so inconsiderate! I feel guilty when I'm on it for 35 mins instead of 30. The staff tell us that when someone does that to just ask them to get off because you'd like to use it. I didn't. I did the elliptical and then had just 20 mins on the spin bike after she got off. I needed to do some shopping before I caught the bus home. Grrr...
Workout:
Progress as of today: 37.2 lbs lost so far, only -0.2 lbs to go!
That sucks about the lady on the spin bike. That is so inconsiderate!! Great job on the exercise you did manage to fit in.
Good morning, girls! I'm excited as I've upgraded to a new smartphone with a much bigger screen and it will be delivered tomorrow. Got the Samgung Galaxy S2. The S3 has just been released here but the screen is bigger than I want.
Workout:
Menu:
TOTAL: 1313
Hope you all are getting fit and healthy and happy!
Progress as of today: 36.8 lbs lost so far, only 0.2 lbs to go!
Intense is good. Great job with the spin class.
I think it will be beneficial for me. Something to think about anyway.
Great menu!!!
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That reminds me of when my daughter, sister and niece went to a cute B&B in Lancaster, PA. The owners were away to attend a wedding so their good friends were our hosts. They were very nice and we had a lovely breakfast. I'm sure that despite the work, you will have a lovely experience. Have you ever done this for them before? Good luck in abstaining from the goodies. You can do it!
V on 05/19/2012:
Hello there Annie!! Sorry I was so loud,,Hahahaha Have a wonderful weekend <3
hollybelle on 05/19/2012:
Great story! One for the books.