Sunday....152.0 lbs
Going up... going down...

Agh.... 152.5 lbs!
I ate a lot of pizza last night. I haven't made it in a while and it was soooooo good! Even the whole family said so! I think we all overate.
Now... to nip this new 'lifestyle' in the bud. This is crazy. I'm NOT going to go back up! But I guess this is what we've been talking about... maintaining our weight the best we can while enjoying the summer parties/bbq's.
I am maintaining and enjoying... no doubt about that... but I want there to be less of me! lol

How are you doing?
Have you been going out to parties and get to-gethers? Any bbq's in the foreseeable future?
Did you ever sell you MIL's apartment? I don't know if I know the answer to that. Any more trips to Florida planned in the near future?

I hear your frustration about gaining a bit of weight. .Question.. Do you keep a record of your weight over time?
I was looking back a year ago. I'm still down 3.6 lbs. from last year at this time. So even though I had been a bit lower a couple of months ago, I'm doing OK. :) Now to keep things in order... Could you be trying to hard to lose those 5 - 10 lbs.?/ Sometimes we sabotage ourselves. You know you want to lose by a certain date.. Maybe, if you just keep eating healthy and doing what you've been doing it will all work out. What about measuring now. You know breakfast and watch what you eat for lunch and dinner. Since, you have company. you can see where you can measure and watch more without really denying yourself. Just a thought. try to take the pressure off of next week and start slow now????

I know I'm in my eat everything mode. I was trying to say I can't have sugar cause I'm pre diabetic and then once I say I can't or shouldn't Or don't have something I go nuts and that's all I seem to eat or want. Now I have to get back on track. Not looking forward to the dr. appt the end of the month .. Afraid I ate to much sweets. I was doing really well for a time too.
I've been missing in action sorry about that. I was getting out early to walk and forgot to come in and get on the computer. LOL.
I'm up in weight.. 173.6 lbs.

I hope you are doing well Shy.. I know you've been very busy lately. Enjoy all your engagement.
I'm doing ok. Need to do better with the eating. Working on that. Still I'm down about 5 lbs from last year at this time. .
It' seems from looking back I gained weight this time of year last year too. So, I guess it's some sort of pattern.. I hope by the end of the summer I'm down even more... And continue to keep weight off this from last .. then do the same next year.

not much happening. Still not losing .. Up/down still going on.

I've been crazy busy....
Yesterday was the last day of school for DD1 and DD2... tomorrow is the last day of school for DS!
Things are winding down now and I should be around more!

We're planning projects to do around the house.... painting, gardening, creating a gallery wall, organizing our family pics into boxes (the ones that are around from pre-digital days!) etc.....

We're going to be doing a few day trips, a vacation and a wedding in Virginia at the end of the summer.

There's so much to do and not enough days in the summer to do them in... lol...

DH and I were already out in the garage trying to organize and clean it. We don't want to overdo it... and we both have other things to do... so we spent two hours doing what we could. We'll do an hour or two a day until we have it how we want... we also have to organize the shed as we do the garage as there are things that have to go from one place to another. It's like a domino effect.

I also have to mow the grass as it is supposed to rain overnight. It's becoming tricky to find the right time to mow between the rainfalls. IF you don't get it at the right time, the grass seems to grow out of hand!

I checked back to my weight journal, as you recommended, and was quite surprised.
2013... on this day I weighed in at 140.0... my goal weight
2014... on this day i weighed in at 152.5
2015... today I weighed in at 151.5

lol...1 lbs less than I was a year ago!

Agh... 152.0 lbs...
I thought for sure that I would be less as I ate most of the right things and did not over eat the others. I also spent hours cutting the lawn and using muscles that are sore today. I also drank more water than I have in quite a while. so.... what gives???

I don't know.
Let's see what happens tomorrow. Mind you... it's last day of school today and we usually go out for dinner.

How are you doing?
I hope that you are enjoying summer.

today I weighed in at 152.0 lbs
I'm going the wrong way....lol....

Don't get upset. sometimes we gain a bit then lose a more .. I'm hoping you gained .5 lb and then in a few days with all the correct eating and exercise you've done you'll love more than 1 lb. :). Sounds like you are working hard at getting things organized. good for you. Nice that everyone pitches in. You sound busy and full of energy.

I'm enjoying things.. we're leaving on Sunday for Fl. selling the apt. have to clear it out the best we can. what we can't finish the realtor will have to do. I'm so very sad about getting rid of my MIL 's apt. it's so lovely. :(. I've been doing some walking but the weight is not much of a change.. 174.6 i think Won't have to much time to get on the internet at the club house next week. Will try to stop by and see how you are doing. I hope you start losing soon :). Keep you chin up.

I hope that you are still managing to have a little bit of fun on your trip.
I'm sorry that you have to sell your MIL's apt... too bad that you couldn't still hold on to it.
You should definitely try to enjoy it as much as possible and also enjoy what's available around it.

I wouldn't worry too much about your weight while you are there. Treat this as a vacation... a working vacation... and calories don't count when we are on vacation!!!!!!

School's out for the summer... yay... no more part time job as taxi driver! Dropping and picking up three kids from school/busstops has proven to be a bit tiresome towards the end. Also, I wasn't getting much done around the house.
We've taken the weekend to just relax and enjoy a BBQ at a neighbour's house. And we're still relaxing! Tomorrow is Canada Day and I'm off to a street party at my mom's. It's going to be a lot of fun... it usually is.
Then the real work starts to kick in regarding the chores that need to be done around here. I've made a list...DH asked me to... and it's three pages long! Single spaced. Wow. We've actually done one thing on it yesterday and it took DH and myself almost three hours to do it.
These are just tackling the chores and not the fun stuff we intend to do this summer. We just have to plan and prioritize what we want to and can do this summer.

My weight has actually dropped. I don't know how but yesterday I seemed to have lost 2 lbs and I am the same today. I'm around 150.0 lbs/150.5 lbs. Strange.

Hopefully I won't ruin the loss by all the yummies I'll have tomorrow.

So... On July 1 i was a solid 150.0 lbs... I knew if I continued on I would have been less the next day. But.. as luck would have it, and as it always seems to be my pattern, I had to attend a Canada Day celebration bbq. Actually two BBQ's! And a sleepover and crazy yummy brunch!
It was fun but I think I may have gained weight lol!

Yup.... today... July 3, I weighed in at 151.5 lbs.

Ah... summer.

Even with the weight you gained you are still .5 lbs lower . remember when you went down to 150 lbs you said you lost 2 lbs. So think positive.. You had lots of fun and good food and still lost .5 lbs. :). Keep up the great job you are doing.
I bet you are happy not to be the chauffeur for awhile . It's great that you wrote a list of all the things you need to get done. Now it sounds like you are going to take the list and put things in order of what you want done first. that's wonderful maybe, all the projects won't take 3 hours. check them out see if there are a few that might take only 1/2 hour to 1 hour and squeeze those in on days you may want to get out of the house. LOL

Are any of your children going to camp ?

We worked really hard at the apt. We did go out to dinner with friends on our anniv. So that was lovely. We did rent a couple of movies while we took a break from getting things out of the house. It was really hard work. I am a bit sad to see it go. I know it's better this way now. I only gained about 4 lbs when I was away. I may have gained some of that weight when we came home and went out to dinner. LOL Had chinese food. usually gain weight when I eat that. So with all the walking around I did I guess things worked out ok.

I thought I was missing.. It seems shy you are too. I've been away and now back for over a week. Been busy and out of sorts.
Weight up a bit.

Yeah.... me too.
This summer has been crazy busy.

I've got two huge celebrations this weekend and then DD2 and I have to pack as we're going away for five days to a conference. I'm her chaperone... sort of. Actually I'm her eyes and ears.
Then we have another celebration at the end of our stay and the rest of the family will come up to join us. Actually there are two gatherings on that day.
I'll be back on that Sunday night... late... that will be the 26th.

Needles to say, my weight has been all over the place. There was another big family gathering last weekend and I gained so much weight in the days following. I wanted to try to lose weight before this 'holiday' but it didn't happen. Too many parties and too much food.

Today i weighed in at 152.0... not bad considering. I just hoped to be closer to 140 by now but I don't think its' going to happen. Maybe after I come back I can do something constructively and try to lose before our family holiday... maybe... there are at least two more parties that I know of between now and then.

Glad to see you are back from fl... I know its' sad to let things go that you are really attached to... but sometimes, in life, it just works out for the better.
I was thinking of you during that week.
Sorry I've not been around... I think you can see why.

BTW... I am tackling my list... slowly but surely... and trying to get in some beach days.. so far one!
We're actually painting the trim all around the house.. in the main hallways..and the doors... and hopefully will be painting the walls soon! I'm so excited.
DD1 has instigated this chore and is the main person doing it while the rest of us are so busy doing other things. It's great... she loves to paint... walls and canvasas... lol... She is actually quite talanted and sold her first piece of art at the reknowned art show at her school! So many people come to this event... from all over!
She keeps checking the mailbox everyday for her cheque!

Anyways.. glad you're doing okay... too bad about the weight but look how busy your lifestyle is! Jet-setting across America and celebrating you anniversary while away!
I hope you had fun.

Talk to you soon.

So busy, ,yes you are doing wonderful with your weight; considering how many family gatherings and parties you've been going to in such a short time. It's great that you are tackling your list .. i am so happy for you. I know it's sad to let things go. I am adjusting. I'm glad you have a talented daughter.. I bet you are proud she was able to sell something in the art show.. Maybe, you can take a picture of some of her work.and post it on our little club.. I look forward to that.

My weight has sky rocketed . I'm up to 178 lbs. with clothes and after eating that's what the dr's office scale showed today.. Yesterday was my B.D. so I celebrated with my daughter on Wed. (her day off) and then we all went to dinner last night. I have to start walking more. Trying to take care of my back.. Just go back from the chiropractor. Hope you have a great weekend.