oh oh....
going the wrong way!!!
I went up a pound. Agh
152.0 lbs
I don't know what to do. I've got to nip this NOW......
I'll be lucky if I can get back to 147.5 by my bday.

Hey hey hey......
What gives? I'm back and you're missing. LOL WE'll get our act together again soon.

So, I have a loss to report. It's only 0.5 lbs but at least the scale is going in the right direction! It probably didn't help that I was eating a Cadbury egg and a huge slice of bday cake last night! Yeah. The more I think about it, the more I realize that the chocolate and the cake didn't help my situation.
lol

Here's hoping to a new day with a new attitude. I've got 6 days to try and get back to 147.5 lbs. I will not make my goal of 140 but that's okay. I'm on a mission and It doesn't matter when I reach there.... I'm stopping to smell the roses along the way.
You know what I mean?

who knows... if I can manage the impossible, maybe i will have a mini goal of 145 by next Thursday. Let's see.

How are you doing? I hope all is well.

Hello Shy,

I've been aol. sorry about that. life seems to be so hectic sometimes I forget to get on the computer or when i do the computer acts up and i just go away from it before I finish everything. :(. We have something good going on.

Don't worry about the fun eating. you went off track . don't forget you are learning to eat healthier.. we didn't learn our bad eating habits overnight. You have been so good with losing the weight til now . Don't stress, you are right you are doing slowing and smelling the roses as you go. that's the way it should be. I bet with you getting back on track you'll lose those five lbs .. Who knows you may have just went off the wagon because you were having a good time. and from this you've learned for the next big outing you have. eat time we go off track we usually look at what we did and see for the next time what we can do better. So, have no fear. You will lose the weight. having some fun and going a little crazy as long as you go back on track won't be so bad. I know that I can' give myself a deadline to lose. as soon as i do that i mess up. so i take what i get LOL

I'm doing ok. hurt my back as I've probably told you. I have to try very hard to get my steps in. Exercise maybe, 5 mins at a time. trying to stay off my feet. That's not always the case with what i've been doing LOL
Weight is up/down.. I am down a bit since Jan . I think. I'm not sure I want to look :).

Did your daughter have the flu? What type of concert did you go to with your children?

Take it one day at a time. I do know sometimes people go off track , get right back on and then suddenly they lose again. So , stick with it.

I hope you had a great weekend SHY.
I woke up and was down a few tenths of a lb. LOL. I did check this date last month I seem to be down about 2 - 3 lbs. don't remember lol. So far, so good. Slowly doing it. woke up really sore.. didn't workout yesterday and probably not today either. I will try to get in as many steps as I can. Yesterday wasn't a very big step counting day. I rested and sat for long periods of time.. Plus , I forgot to turn on the pedometer a few times during the day LOL
I hope you are doing well.
How is your daughter doing today? Hope she is much better.

I'm seriously E.X.H.A.U.S.T.E.D.
I have been running around for the last week and didn't have ONE day to get caught up on 'stuff'.
I ended up having unexpected company from the States and they came by Friday afternoon and left Sunday late morning. Then I had to go and help DD2 sell cookies for five hours!

Today is the first day that I have to catch up on laundry. The kids don't have clean clothes to wear....lol. In fact I did a laundry load late last night just so that they would have clothes.
So... I barely got one load of laundry in the machine when DH announced that he was missing his wallet. I literally searched EVERYWHERE I could think of. He remembers having it on Saturday night. So... that means that he left it in the visitor's car.... you know... the ones from the states!
lol
And he can't get an answer yet because one spouse has the car parked at work and DH has to wait until this evening to see if it is there.
After we gave up looking for it, DD1 calls and says that she is feeling quite sick and wants to come home. So, I had to go and pick her up from - guess where?- one minute drive from where DH just came from (he had a meeting there).
Now I'm home and wondering where to start. My house is upside down. I still have to put away the bedding etc. and clean up. I have some clutter to put a way still. And don't forget about the dishes and making supper!
Did I mention that DH and myself have a meeting to attend to this evening at 6?

Where and How is my house going to get cleaned? I need it done asap because I'm NOT cleaning it on my bday... and I want it clean by that day.
So I had a plan and nothing worked out the way I wanted it to today.

I still have some time and plan to put away stuff and clear up the kitchen and cook at the same time. I will then sweep, vacuum and mop tomorrow! As long as the clutter is put away today, it shouldn't take that long. i hope.
I also will try and get the bathrooms cleaned by t his evening and change the bedsheets as well.
There always seems so much to do.
Oh yeah... I have to continue with the laundry as well.

And here I thought that I could get in a little bit of gardening. The weather is finally nice here and I want to get the dead foilage etc out of the front garden at least. But that is not going to happen.... it started to get windy and they are calling for rain and possible thunderstorms this evening.... figures!
Besides, I want a clean house for my bday.

My weight has been going crazy all week. I ended up seeing numbers on my scale that were really scarry. Sometimes the numbers were just before bedtime (just to see... I usuallyweigh myself in the mornings) and I was really scared of what I saw.
This morning I weighed in at 152.5. Not bad considering. But it is slowly going up. I don't understand it. DH says to stop thinking about it and it will come off. He's right. It has just been crazy around here with crazy food choices... even if the choices were good, I over did it.
I need to stop it and get back on track.

This is already day ONE back on track.

I'm glad that you are doing well. Good for you for dropping 2-3 lbs since last month! Slow and steady wins the race.

Until tomorrow.....

I forgot to chime in quickly the day after the last post to say that I dropped 2.0 ls overnight! My new weight was and still is 150.5 lbs.

It would have been less today but we went out for dinner last night to celebrate April birthdays in the family. It had to be a weeknight as SIL is heading back to the States (far away) since her kids spring break has come to an end.
The choices last night included absolutely NO veggies or fruit! I suppose I should have known that and should have eaten stuff throughout the day to make up for it but, quite frankly, I was out and about all day.

And I also had two slices of cake (for the various bdays).

Anyways,,,, today is my birthday!
I obviously did not make my goal of 145.0... at first it was 140 but I realized that it wasn't going to happen as there was far too many gatherings lately and it was hard to keep going. I settled for 145 and was only 2.5 lbs away before Easter. Then I had a crazy week (and more) following that. There were too many gatherings... too much food... too much family. Can one have too much family???? lol

I'm happy where I'm at today. I'm back onto my proper eating. if I can watch what I eat during the 'down days' then I can enjoy food when there is an event happening or if there is something special made for dinner. This is where I want to be. This is the kind of maintenance that I want to have.
I would, however, like to have this lifestyle 5lbs lighter.... then i have more room to play with.

Sorry I've been missing.. Truthfully I didn't realize I missed so many days on here.. I have no idea where they went.
I'm glad you are happy with your eating and that your going off while family was around showed you that you can have it all. It's true if you learn to eat right and go off just for a short time it really shouldn't hurt too much. at least, you didn't go into destructive mode when you got close to your B>D> and didn't get to the weight you wanted and just give up and eat and really gain a lot of weight

How is your daughter doing? I know you said she wasn't feeling well and you had to go pick her up. Was she at a friends house?

H A P P Y B E L A T E D B I R T H D A Y.

I've been doing ok.. back is a bit better. trying to watch what i'm doing so it doesn't get worse. weight is holding I'm finally staying below 175... Weight now 173.2 I can't believe. Just upset that I had gained so much weight back when MIL passed away back then I was about 159.8.lbs. :(. Have to start from the here and now.

Weight is holding below 174 lbs. I'm down a few tenths again today. now I just have to see if i can not sabotage myself. I may go up a bit but that's supposedly normal up/down a lb. but hopefully it'll just be a tenth of a lb.

how are you doing with your eating plan now that you are not running around? Unless, you still have events to go to.

Gained 1 lb from yesterday. Not great but I was able to realize what I did. I went to a chinese/sushi buffet. that's not the problem I did eat to much but i ate the wrong foods. we went about 2 weeks ago and i didn't really gain any weight. so it has to do with the restaurant having a lot of salt. Plus, all the fried. :(. I also, went into an old mode. I want it I have to eat it now or I will miss out and won't get to eat it another time. i didnt' do that the last time we went out to the buffet... So, at least, I came away learning something.

I hope you are doing well and your daughter is better. You must be very busy you've not been on for a few days. Did you have a lot of fun I hope.. Have you caught up on all your housework.

Yes.... I've been missing.
I've been so busy. Wednesday, Thursday (my bday) and Friday were all celebrations of my birth!! lol
DH planned an entire day out for my bday on Friday as it was a holiday for the kids. I had such a wonderful time... family time... time to connect and reconnect.
I felt truly blessed.

Yesterday was my first day back on without any events/parties and without poor food choices. However, I did end up not having the best choices as I ended up spending the day out in the shed and cleaning the front garden. It's still not done... either of them... and I will be going out there soon to continue with the organization and cleanup. It's supposed to rain tonight and for the next three days. Followed by a day of wet snow, of course. Agh. Old man winter is still kicking around. The weather is nice but it's going to go back to cooler temps soon.

Anyways, I spent a lot of time doing this type of exercise.. I must have spent two hours on the front garden alone. I'm grateful that DH and DS came to help me.
And the day before, on my bday celebrations, I walked a lot.... a lot.
So... I'm pretty sure that I got in all my exercise for one week in two days and then some.

I weighed in at 150.5 lbs this morning. Not bad. I'll take it. There was too much good food and good family gatherings... I'm impressed that I came out this way.

Glad that you are doing well with your weight. Keep it up.
Don't forget that this we learn as we go along. Good for you for figuring out what you did wrong so that you won't do it again. Next time you will come out the winner.

I can't believe that I forgot to post yesterday! I was so busy ging upstairs and downstairs carrying loads of laundry. And going in and out into the garage cleaning two fridges that needed it badly. Somewhere in there i managed to get some dishes done and make dinner and go out for grocery shopping.

Today I weighed in at 150.5 lbs. It's still the same and I guess that's a good thing since I'm not watching what I'm eating at all.
It was so cold last night... it's cold today and I want to make some nice comfort food. The weather is turning into traditional spring weather.
I feel all cozy and warm now but I'm trying to motivate myself to go to the gym for my half hour 'run' on the treadmil...I've got to get back into it... I was doing so well.... DH is motivating me to go.

How are you doing?

You seem to be getting a lot of exercise working around the house. I can't believe I missed posting 2 days. Yesterday was busy rain out to get a mammogram. then went food shopping. Dont' remember what I did the day before Monday?

You are doing great I've noticed when one stays the same weight for a couple of days (that incl. going up/down 2 tenths of a lb.) the body is adjusting to lose some weight.

I'm slowly losing the weight I gained on The weekends splurge LOL. I'm not doing any DVD's either. But doing a lot of walking around like you with up/down steps with laundry and shopping

I cant' believe you got snow.. we are expecting a freeze tomorrow night I think threw Friday morning. Yuck. I thought Spring was here finally.. I guess Mother nature has a different plan.

I'm glad to hear that you had a lovely Birthday. It's wonderful that everyone in the family got to spend time together.. Did you go to a favorite restaurant or place during the day?

I'm doing ok. I'm happy like you right now with where my weight is. being below 175 lbs. finally is great. Now to get back to working out more.

Good for you!
I'm happy that you are in a happy place. I think we need to stop and smell the roses along the way...pat ourselves on the back for a job well done/maintaining our weights. It's nice to stop and enjoy this weight/time and then do something about it when we are ready and/or circumstances make it easier for us to follow through with our plans.

Now.. that being said... I think I need to kick myself into gear again. I liked how my clothes were fitting with three less pounds that I already lost. I want to get back there... maybe I'll try for a new goal of 145 and then reasess it again to see if I want to lose the last five.
Today's weight is 150.5.bs.... again. But, like you said, hopefully the body is getting ready to lose the weight.

I went to Niagara Falls for my bday celebration. We had lunch at the Skylon tower... it is a revolving restaurant with superb food. I haven't been there for 20 years and I used to love that restaurant! I'm so happy that DH remembered and wanted to do something special and memorable.
Have you ever been to the Falls? It's not a long drive for you! Have you ever been to the Canadian side?

Yeah. The weather sucks. It is cold today. C.O.L.D. What happened to the beautiful weather we had on the weekend? I feel like it was just a dream! But when I look at my clean fresh front garden with all the new growth exposed, I know that it wasn't a dream. It makes me happy everytime I look at it.
I'm glad that I took the time out instead of waiting for the traditional long weekend in May to do the cleanup etc.

Now... I have to focus on my house. It is messy! No doubt about that. I finally got a handle on the mountain of dishes that never seemed to stop... and that was just last night!!!!! Blush blush.
I have half of the clothes folded and put away.... I'm going to do the rest today! Then I'll be up to date with the laundry and it will be the regular stuff from now on. I don't know where all these clothes came from... who wore them all???? lol
If I can get all those clothes put away, and the clutter put away and make dinner.... (sigh) then I can actually clean up tomorrow... You know, actual vaccuming, sweeping, dusting and mopping!
I want and need a clean house so that I can just maintain it.
I think my sister might come over on Friday and stay for a few days so I have to get things done! I also have a lot of appointments tomorrow morning. Yikes!!!

Sorry for rambling... I needed a friendly ear to 'listen' to my woes!

lol.... here comes the snow!!!!!!
And it's the big chunky fluffy kind......
Wow... it's falling down pretty fast.

April 24
It is cold. Really cold. I think it's supposed to warm up slightly today and be more at seasonal temps this weekend. Not really warm yet but getting there. Last weekend was a fluke!
I can't believe that the snow fell for so long and caused havoc on the major highways.... black ice!!! It's still on the ground this morning. Agh.
I don't mind a spring snowfall but I'd like it to melt within a day.... oh well.

So I forgot to post yesterday.
I'm not too sure of my weight.. 150.5 or 151.0. Staying the same-ish.
I was quite busy. I went for a one hour yoga class and and art class. Then DH asked if i wanted to work out for my usual half hour. I said okay since I was dressed for it and we were already at the Y. Boy or Boy was I t.i.e.r.e.d. I still feel tiered.... lol
That was way too much exercise for these old bones that are trying to get back into shape.

This morning I weighed in at 149.5!!!!!
I couldn't believe it. I'm not trying. It was so nice to see that number!!! I think this is the motivation that I needed. However, my sister is coming for a few days so I don't know how long this celebration will last. sigh. It seems that there is always something going on when I start to lose weight. Agh.

But, hey... it was so nice to see that number.

How are you doing?
It seems that we cannot get our 'act' together and post regularly.
I'm going to post everyday... i usually do.... I need to be held accountable.