Happy birthday to me!
I went to Buffalo for one night and then went for high tea in Niagara Falls ... on the way back home to celebrate.
It was a lot of fun and quite delicious.

I know I've done more damage to my weight but birthday calories don't count. lol

I'll know for sure tomorrow.

How are you doing?

Glad you had a great B.D. What did you do when you got home?
your right B.D. calories don't count.

I'm doing ok. going crazy trying to figure out what is the best design for my kitchen. LOL. Waiting to see dr. with hubby about hip surgery.

My weight went up to 163.6 lbs. I was below 163 over the weekend .. oh well.

YES we can do this together. .Is there anything special you would like to try?

Sorry.... I took the day off yesterday. Hubby invited the in-laws for a BBQ and I was just prepping all morning and then cleaning all day. I finally finished and treated myself to a cup of tea on the back patio while enjoying the sun and before the in-laws came over!

I was exhausted and just collapsed in bed. Today I woke up and made the kids their lunches and drove two of them to their schools and then came back home and went to bed. AND I fell asleep! I NEVER do that.
I guess I'm still quite tired and exhausted from being perpetually sick.
lol

Anyways... I think my body needed that and now I feel great.

Unfortunately, my weight is going up. It was up yesterday and it went up today!
Are you ready? 166.0 lbs...... WHAT????
I don't know what's going on but I need to act on this yesterday!

Let's figure out something together while we continue to measure and weight our foods. Not that I've been doing any of that.

How exciting to design a new kitchen! Oh the possibilities!
Have fun with it but just make sure that it will be functional for you. Function first.
That's my two cents.

I'm sorry to hear that you're still having issues with the doctors about your hubby. Or is everything okay and you are waiting for a surgery date?

I'm glad to see that you are back.

Yes, your body did need the rest. I found after I got sick a couple of months ago I needed a day were I just slept and then felt myself again to . Glad you are doing better. :).

Yes, hubby is still trying to find the right dr. Today I go for a pulmonary function test to see how my lungs are dong. wish me luck.

Are you doing any walking or other exercise.... Do count laundry and vacuuming. anything you do that keeps you moving. Do you have a pedometer????? that seems to really help me. I started out dong something like 1500 steps maybe less. worked my way up . .now I try to get 10, 000 or more steps a day. that's what is helping me with the weight loss. I also, keep track of calories burned. this new watch pedometer has that too. So, that's my 2 cents. LOL. (LIFETALK is the name of the pedometer watch I have & love) Now this may not be for you. It's just that I took a book out of the library about steps. it showed how to increase your steps and you will lose weight. I didnt' have to cut the food the way they showed as I was already doing something like that already. ( book is "STEP BY STEP) sorry don't remember the author I read it over a year ago.

Let me know if this will help you. If you think this is a good idea for you ..

Kitchen has limited amt. of options..

WEIGHT GOING UP. 163.8 LBS. :(.

I did 3 - 30 min slow(very) slow walks yesterday. Just ate to many carbs. :(.

Hope you are doing better than I am with the weight.

Hey...
I couldn't log into Dailystrength yesterday :(
I don't know what was happening and I tried a few times.

Oh well.

You are right. I did need that time to rest. I feel great since! I'm actually getting things done around the house that have been neglected for a long time. At least since the in-laws have moved in. That would be since November of last year! They are finally settled in and all the boxes have been opened.
They are now getting some new furniture and we have to go and get the old stuff out and into the garage or basement.
They are more settled in than I am and I have been at this house for over 4 years! Seriously.

I've been sick, on and off, since January. All I've managed to do is clean the surface of things and really prioritize. I spent the entire day on Sunday cleaning the main floor and taking a few minutes at the beginning and the end of the day maintaining it.
AND it's giving me time to actually deal with the horrendous clutter upstairs! I've been working on it but I'm actually getting a big chunk of it done since I had the day off.
It feels great to actually do other things and make my living space more comfortable etc.
I'm finally even putting away all the fancy wedding clothes we wore to a wedding at Xmas! Seriously.

It does feel good.

How did your test go yesterday? I hope everything was good. I was thinking of you and sending my good vibes your way!

LOL. It seems all I do is housework and bending and lifting and walking up and down the stairs!
But, yes, you're right. I should count these. I know that when I start gardening I usually count those strenuous moves as excercising.
I really need to get back into routinely going to the gym. I would only go for 30 minutes on the treadmill but it felt good. I was starting to go to a class with DH but that's when the in-laws were coming more often with house stuff and we had to give that up. We also stopped going to the gym regularly.
We've been saying that we have to go again and motivate each other.

I like the pedometer idea. I actually found one in my top drawer this morning... but it doesn't work. It might need new batteries? I'll have to take a look.
lol... I don't even know how it got there as it's not mine.

I'm going to look into the book you mentioned and see if this is the thing for me.

oh yeah... don't ask about my weight. I don't know what's going on but it's making me eat even more. Suddenly I want to eat everything crunchy in the house... all the time. Ahhhhhh

I knew you'd catch up to me (not that I've been waiting) but I didn't think that I would go over you so much!

WOW sounds like you are doing great with the house now// Glad you got the rest you needed.. I'm jealous. I've been trying to get rid of the clutter .. Ha Ha. every time I do it seems to come back. It's a never ending battle. Yes, try to get a battery for the pedometer. I bet you do more steps in a day than you realize. once you know what you do per day you can then decide how and when you want to increase them. that's how I started... Eventually I started to do exercise. Even now I have trouble getting in by 10,000 steps. I know it has helped me a great deal. Let me know if you get the book. If you need I'll check with my library to get the author .
You sound much better. It's great that your in laws are all organized. now maybe, you'll have some time to get yourself organized.. .don't think that you are so behind. . they had the family help them (mostly you :). so since, you are doing alone,,,,, you are doing great ... keep it up.. I bet you 'll be organized before you know it.

The test was ok I guess I haven't heard from the dr. today i'm going for my mammogram. so better run.
Weight 163.4 lbs today

Dont' worry about the crunchy eating... I am going threw the same thing this week.

We can do this together.
Have a great day.

You bet we'll do this together!

I hope that you are getting a routine mammogram and not because you 'found' something. Do let me know how that went.

I'm sure that your pulmonary function test is fine as well.

Are you doing these tests as part of a physical or is there something going on?
I hope you don't feel like I'm prying but I am truly concerned.

My weight was 165.0 this morning. I guess that's good cause I went down. lol

I still can't stop eating everything in sight. Salty or sweet... it doesn't matter.

I didn't get much done with the house today cause I had places to go. Maybe I can get stuff done this svening.

mammogram was good. routine. pulmonary function test was because I have asthma and my dr retired and the new dr. wanted a comparison. she said I've not had one in 9 years. So hopefully all is well.
I'm doing the same thing you are with eating. don't get it. all of sudden it's like I can't get enough of the starches.

I hope you can find the book.. I seem to be having trouble with finding it at my local library.. that maybe, because my computer was just updated to windows 10 .. lol. good excuse right.

i had tai chi today then went for a walk outside. hoping that's why i've been eating so much.

i bet you'll get all organized before I do.

lol
I hope I do get organized soon. But I'd like you to be in the same boat.
There is so much to do and put away. Agh.
Baby steps..... baby steps.

DH just went to the gym but I didn't want to go. I'm still giving my body some rest. Besides, I felt that my throat was starting to get a tickle again last night. Oh no. I hope not. I'm done with being sick. Done. I feel like I've lost most of this year just by being sick.

We are going to go to a meditation session within the hour. It will be our first time and I hope it will be enlightening. The mind needs to rest too.

I'm glad to hear about the mammogram... you already have your results?
It's a good thing that the new doctor wants an updated test. At least you know that he's on top of things and will look after you well.

How is your hubby doing?

This eating thing has really got me stumped. I don't know why I keep craving starches. But, I was pretty good last night (not during the day) and went up to watch tv with only a coke can! lol
At least I eliminated one thing!

My weight was 166.0 this morning.
I'm not proud of it. I gotta do something.

You are doing great with everything. Maybe, your the tickle in your throat is allergies? could that be a possibility? How did meditation go? Weight will start coming off when you are feeling better Like you said your body needs to rest.. So does your mind. :). Don't stress about organizing... Easier said than done. I know that taking a step to feel good about yourself may help with the organization. When I started I decided I was going to try to put my exercise first. Cleaning second. i know that's unusual. However, I've found that the more I feel better the more I have gotten done (most of the time) in the house. At the beginning of exercise it was slow going. I would bet tired really easily. So I started a list of things I accomplished . and as time went on I saw the list grow. Maybe, that will help you. Hearing you talk about everything you've been doing for the in laws and for your house ... you seemed very overwhelmed and frustrated. I'm sure that it's not as bad as you see it. If it is. time will take care of it.. you have to be healthy. PUT YOURSELF FIRST . for now. this may help with everything else once you feel good. I hope I didn't ramble too much :)>

Hubby has his appt. with the surgeon tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that he'll do the surgery. His pain is pretty bad. I'm doing good. Tai chi on thursday was great fun. .I have been walking each day too. So that's a plus. I'm just not practicing long enough. I get frustrated with the moves. Teacher said to practice and relax .. the moves will come. Learn a little at a time. trying to to that.

We went out to lunch yesterday with my daughter. We had Japanese , Chinese buffet. I ate too many sweets. :(. however didn't gain any weight this morning. Go Figure. I guess I ate just enough.. The lunch was my dinner too. At night all I had was a little fruit.

Weight 161.6 lbs. I hope I can keep it going down. Sometimes I have a slip up and go up again. will try hard.

OH as for the carbs. try eating more protein in your diet. Sometimes that helps me . the other thing is drinking more and exercise. even a short walk of 10 min . hope this help you.

Oh my A1C went from 5.8 to 5.9 that scares me. my new dr. says there is no such thing as pre diabetes. at what point do I have to go on medication. all test results aren't in. but my cholesterol and triglycerides are still high but went down from last year (i know the triglycerides did for sure chl. maybe stayed the same)
Feel better

checking in. I went to the library and got the book out I suggested .. the title is " THE STEP DIET BOOK" count steps, not calories, to lose weight and keep it off forever. I hope you are able to get it form your library and enjoy it.

It's been a few days since we've checked in. I hope all is well with you .

Weight is 161.8.

hubby has another appt with another dr. the one he saw on Monday says he doesn't do people with his bmi. & height. hopefully this will work out.

Sigh.
I'm exhausted. I'm tired. Did I mention exhausted?

I tried to sign in earlier this week and was having trouble getting on. I don't know why that keeps happening to me lately. I never had this problem before.

But it looks like they are changing their look. That's what got me on at this crazy hour.
I'm actually waiting for my DD2 to come back home from a bday party. Then I want to go and lie down.

I've had a really busy week. I've had so many school activities and many of them have been in the evening time. This entire week, I've been at a school event every night. In fact, we got home just an hour ago from DS's school fund raiser.

I was looking forward to not getting up too early tomorrow but I have to take DD2 out for an activity and I have to stay with her for two hours. Then we'll come home for two hours and eat lunch and I'll try to do laundry or something. Then I have to take her out again for 3pm and I'm not sure what time we'll be home.

Then I have to take her again on Sunday early afternoon for one hour... I could have had another opportunity to take her to another place on Sunday evening but we both said no. We just want to be home on Sunday afternoon/evening/night. She needs to do her homework etc.

Thank goodness there is nothing happening next week.

AS for my weight... I've gone down some. 163.5 this morning! Yay.
I'm just glad that it's going down. I'm not doing anything different.

I'll check into the book that you suggested. Thanks.

I hope that your DH finds a doctor soon. He seems like he's been in pain for a long time.

My weight was still the same today.

I was running around town taking DD2 to various things that she had to attend. In between we came home for lunch and I quickly prepped the salmon for dinner. After our afternoon trysts, I dropped DD and went out to the store to get items for dinner. Then I came home and started to get dinner ready. Then I got a nice bath ready or DS as he was all achy from his various events from last week. Then I washed the dishes and started the dishwasher, FINALLY, I rested for the day and played a game of scrabble with the kids and DH. It was good. WE had fun.

Now the kids have gone to bed and I am waiting for the water to boil to make a cup of tea and I'm heading up to bed. I need this day to be over! lol
It's now me time and I'm going to put on some random show.

I hope you enjoyed your me time. Wow you are always running around. Glad you went down a bit. Keep that up :). When does all the school activities stop?

Hubby did find a new dr. he's going for surgery May 25, 2016. finally. now i just hope this helps the pain. So much to do . Not sure if I'll get all of it done. I'm not doing everything I need to. I seem to be very overwhelmed.

Weight today 161.0 lbs. I hope I can keep it that low :).

Have a great week. Looking forward to hearing from you..
There was a time I had trouble getting on DS too. wonder what that's all about.