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And now Happy Wednesday. During my working years a person used to call Wed. hump day. I seriously wanted to hurt him because I knew that every Wed he would say that. To me it was someone who did not enjoy his work- just a work-a -day kind of guy- there to collect a paycheck & it just bugged me. And I'm an easy going kind of person so it takes alot to really get to me.

The week is going well. Since I was on the track of beauty treatments ( although there is nothing beautiful about  threading:) ) I decided that I was over due for a haircut & I made the decision to try a different hair salon which is always traumatic for me. I tend to stay with my hairdresser for a long time. I was with a Malay speaking salon & now am with a Chinese speaking salon. I'll probalby stick with this woman for the remainder of the time that I'm here.This woman knows her stuff & can work on two people at the same time with the aid of an assistant. No long shampoo massages at this salon though- sigh...

Exercise is going well this week- on my second jog/walk with a few short runs for the week . Yesterday was a long walk and tomorrow will be golf.I do need to add some weights which I could do at the gym or use weights that I have here in the apt.

Food- Doing ok, weight is the same- Ok this is getting boring. What to do Hmmm...... Tryng to motivate myself but then everyday seem to also sabatoge myself. Today it was with sour apple licorice. Which is not the end of the world but not going in the right direction either. Last night made chicken, mango lettice wraps- or more like bundles but again with a croissant on the side.  So today- B- 2 scr eggs with small roll, lunch 1/2 of eggwhite wrap at Starbuck's , then the licorice and a handful of pretzels. Dinner will be talapia, rice & stir fried greens.

Have a great day!

A good Monday to all! Not that Monday means anything to me since I retired but it's hard to get rid of that feeling of the start of a new work week.

Since i didn't have anything planned for the day i set up a manicure/pedicure appt & a threading appt. Do you know about threading? I hadn't heard of it before I came here. It's a method of yanking out facial hair or, for many, eyebrow hair to get a better shape! Hope you aren't grossed out by the thought. hard to describe, but basically the person holds threads in her teeth, stand over you, me in this case, and kind of catches the hair & yanks it out. Strange but effective.Check it our on youtube if you are interested. Well I hadn't had it done for awhile because it's not a huge issue for me but felt like trying it again & I forgot that YOW it hurts & this girl wasn't going easy.

Exercise- Went on a long walk yesterday with my husband & today did my walk, jog & a little bit of actual running. Yesterday's walk was on a series of connected walkways with a few of them elevated and at treetop level, very cool.

Food- Still eating more than my 1400 that I should be having. Breakfast, lunch & snacks( except for today) are all decent , but not doing so well with dinners. Friday was at a Japanese restaurant, Sat at a French restaurant and lunch out after our walk yesterday & a wrap for dinner. Today , not so great so far- prepared waffles with butter & syrup for breakfast & then lunch was a couple of pastries ( right , I'm  not sure what I was thinking )& a watermelon juice. Dinner will be salmon, veg & 1/2 baked potato..

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It's mid day on Saturday here. This morning my husband & I went for a graveyard self guided tour. I know that sound strange but it was fascinating. The cemetery will soon be changed forever as a 4 lane highway will be going right through the center of it. So many of the graves have to be exhumed and people were there filing their paper work for that to happen. It is a Chinese cemetery and many of the plots have been overgrown but others have been cared for. So much history  & now that the state is going to be taking over much of the cemetery there is alot of interest and more people are taking a look before the highway work begins. While we were there a family with ancesters who first started Singapore came to pay respects to their ancesters.They prayed with joss sticks and burned paper"money" to help their ancesters in heavenAlthough they are now Christians they carry out some of the Chinese traditions ..Glad I had the background from my docent training course. They were happy to have us there and answered questions.

So the walk around the cemetery was my exercise for the day. It was hot & I was just drenched with perspiration. So far- Breakfast- muesli w/ lfmilk banana, lunch, chicken wrap. Dinner- TBD will go out but haven't decided where. Snacks- planned - pineapple, ricecakes with pb.

last night had too much sushi and then had a yearning for a wine cooler- you know the bottled variety- just wasn't necessary but I only had one. So my calories , now that I'm back to counting, are around 1600-1700 so no wonder I'm staying where I am.

Hope you have a great weekend!

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Right, the massage was not painful but I have had painful massages in the past. Had a  Thai massage that  left me with bruises- large ones. I may not be  a good candidate for a massage, I just don't feel anything afterwards- is that normal. But I think  it must do some good for my body.

Well, that was yesterday.

Today went to a great book group discussion. Women from all over the world who currently live in Singapore discussing a book- it was great. Then had lunch with a woman from the US who I haven't seen in ages. It was good to catch up.

No exercise yet today. I'm thinking of going out for a swim very soon. Food- Breakfast was an egg & a half of eng muff with some cream cheese, snack at book group- some sort of Indian bread, more like corn bread but not made with corn meal. Lunch- roasted veg soup with a slice of bread, snack, banana. Dinner will probably be at a Japanese restaurant &will try to keep it on the lower side of calories.

Right now am ooking out on some fluffy clouds in a blue sky so should be clear this afternoon. We've had quite a series of thunderstorms since we've moved. You may have heard about the earthquake in Indonesia. Some people in Singapore felt it as well. A bit too close for comfort.

Take care.

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I didn't mean to have half of the week go by without checking in. And can't say I was extremely busy- just got out of the routine of using my computer as much & am using my IPad for checking emails so now sitting at my computer for DD.

The week is going okay. I have not been writing down my food which is not good- think I can keep it in my head but - well you know its better to write everything down.

Exercise has been good- I have continued my walk/jogMon & Wed - now for 45min + & then today was golf. Eating has been so,so.Noproblems but again haven't been writing it down. So I guess I need to make that a priority

I have an appt for a massage. I bought one through Groupon & it's about to expire so need to cash in on that. Hopefully they won't hurt me!

Will check in on DD friends later. But first taking out my little green notebook where I will write down everything that i put into my mouth including the chips that I had to reach very far to get off of the top shelf. Husband helps me out by putting certain foods up highshelves but it is amazing how high I can reach when I want to. :)

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Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

We are getting settled in, still a few boxes to unpack but they are out of the way so at least there is a somewhat organized look to the place. We found that we could not be comfortble with the living room furniture so bought sofas from someone who is moving & will have the pressent furniture taken away.

Hard to spend Easter without family. Went to church and had dinner with friends. Not one jelly bean or piece of chocolate! I am sure that is a first.

Still holding steady here with weight at last weigh in. Hmm.... Seems like too many interruptions & get started with a good plan & then life gets in the way. Well just have to start again.

Today went out for an hour - probably 45 min of walkingjogging.

Breakfast- cereal,  lunch- planned turkey wrap, dinner- salmon with veg. Have yogurt and grapes for snack.

Hope you all had a nice Easter.

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Now in my new apt. It was a more difficult move than I thought it would be. But our own doing- could have just had someone pack & unpack or could have packed everything instead of hauling many bags over ourselves We did have a moving co. move carpets, boxes & all of the heavy items.. we were exhausted . But got it done - well all most - our spare bedroom has many boxes to be unpacked. Many books which we don't need & won't be returning to the US. Let's just say I know where everything is & have made a meal so have operated the stove & oven. Would you believe that some apts here don't provide an oven??

Have been grumpy though as I basically don't like change. I don't like getting used to new things& beds, etc. In many ways it's better- larger & better layout of the kitchen, bigger bedroom, more windows, a nice view of the city.

Haven't really been giving my food choices much priority. How does that sound ? Or in other words haven't been counting calories or getting the best exercise unless you count trekking back & forth with a ton of stuff. I did play golf today. Seriously thought I would die- up & down course, hot & humid. I had to rest on the uphill back to the club house & pretty much skipped the last 2 holes.I was so hoping that the weight that I had taken off since last playing that course would have helped my endurance. Guess not! I'm crossing that course off of my list. It's now four hours since I got off the course & I'm still recovering.

Have booked my flight home- leaving on June 6 but stopping in Hawaii to see my brother  which will be a good way to break up the flight. Also today booked a trip to New Zealand at the end of April - looking forward to that.

Ok- going to check in with you now.

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Not alot to report-

Started packing today- a little at a time & it will all get done. Meanwhile the agent for this apt is showing it today so have to keep somewhat picked up for her walk through.

Went our for my walkjog  this morning. Increasing my time jogging which feels good. I was in the middle of a group of girls who were being timed for a run & the teacher didn't look up in time to notice that I wasn't  a student  so gave me a time- 7:08- funny moment. The other moment was to see three birds in cages. I thing it's an Asian thing- to bring their caged birds outside for an airing.. What I was most impressed with were the beautiful cages- I think teak , beautifully carved with blue & white pocelain dishes inside.

Doing Ok with food so far today. Muesli w/ milk for breakfast . pb & j wrap- all I had at the moment- for lunch & dinner to be determind.

Getting keys to the new apt this afternoon so hoping I won't be disappointed when I see the new apt . Starting to think it would have been better to just stay put. Who needs the hassle of the move & getting adjusted again.  Oh well, it will be fine- thinkpositive , right?!

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Well my friends left very early this morning , & although we let them get on their way on their own- taxi picked them up- I kept waking up all night. We had a nice visit & they were very good guests. After all the stories that I hear from friends here I know that people can take care of themselves & figure out transportation. They are world travelers so it didnt take them long to figure out the buses.

But meanwhile  their visit didn't exactly help me in my wieght loss plan! Exercise is very good- I'm lengthening the time that I can jog in my walk/jog. So have been doing lots of walking along with every other day of jog/walking. Today was golf.

But anyway, back to what I've been eating.. well, never mind, better just look ahead. So again, back to counting my calories.

Tomorrow we get the keys to our new apartment. But haven't done one thing about packing up.I figure that I'll start packing tomorrow & then continue on Sat & Sunday. Monday the movers come.We basically have our clothes that we can just put in suitcases, a couple of boxes of books, some items that we've purchased & 6 or so paintings & wall hangings. The kitchen can be packed up quickly. And I have a woman coming to clean next week. I'll let you know if it all happens as easily as the picture that I've just painted.

I'll be checking in with you today.

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Thanks for your comments. Love this group. :)

So good start on not getting on the scale today & will get back on once a week. Haven't picked the day yet.

Today- B- sunflower toast w pb, mango smoothie , 3 wafer crackers w pb & will be having a lunch out at 2:30 & then something later this evening depending on what I have for my lunch. Still trying to eat around 1400 calories . Today may go a bit over.

Exercise- a 45 min walk to the post office & then walk back after my mango smoothie.

Tomorrow our friends arrive for a 5 day stay. They've been on a cruise starting from the CA coast so will be interested in their travels. They will be visitng with friends here for a couple of days so we'll just take each day as it comes.I don't plan on doing alot of cooking- maybe a couple of dinners.