Happy Thursday!
Here I sit before going to bed...my bones are aching pretty bad this evening so I am seeing no point in lying down until I am more tired. Yesterday (Wed), I attended several meetings and donated a basket of five of my colouring books plus a large set of colouring markers for the Silent Auction at the WOW GALS conference that I am attending- I was a WOW GAL in the magazine several years ago and will be teaching four workshops there. I also prepped 100 mandala drawings, each stapled to an individually-wrapped bag of tea and my business card....they go into the attendees "grab bags". Glad that is done and delivered.
I was very mindful at the dinner meeting this evening and ate salad, tomatoes, shrimp & chicken and lots of water. On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had too much water to drink while out...it's a little difficult to make a "pit stop" at the top of the SKYWAY! But I made it home...whew! Time for more kegel exercises, methinks!
Thursday, I had planned on staying home and completing a custom-made colouring book for a client, BUT it seems that my presence is required to take Quira, our rescue dog, to the vet to get heartworm bloodtests done. She is a Belgian Shepherd and gets so excited about car rides that we need two of us to take her along.
So, I have my Thursday menu planned: hot chocolate protein drink with meds for breakfast, then, a small yogurt, and later, crackers and cheese....an orange after my salad which will have cubes of leftover chicken & shrimp as well as my usual nuts & seeds for my dinner and another hot chocolate protein drink before bed. I am really finding that PLANNING AHEAD is really helping me alot.
I have to say that I am in a state of excitement to be UNDER 300 pounds now I am at 288 for the last four days and grateful that it hasn't gone UP. Even Mother's Day was not a big challenge as my son, Dan, made a Prime Rib Roast & salad. I brought my homemade baked beans, pull-apart rosemary bread which I only SMELLED and I made a lemon icebox cake..I licked the spoon. And I FINALLY have a photo of my sons and me together. I was always the one who took photos so I do not have many with ME in them. Of course, being the size that I was, I avoided the camera. Now, I am so excited to finally have one of my with my babies. It may not be so important to my sons but later, when I am gone, they will treasure it. Wish I had more of my parents and I ...how time flies when you think you still have time.
Good Morning Nancy and OFF,
I watched Franklin this morning, and we played with a new toy I got. It has gears, and it really helps him with eye/hand coordination and problem solving.
I go back to the doctor this afternoon. I saw him last week, but forgot to mention something that might be important. Plus, I need a refill of one of my meds.
Colleen was upset with me when she picked up Frankie earlier. I had given him a granola bar, with chocolate chips in it before she got here. I've given him them before with no problem. Today, he got chocolate on his arm, the back of his shirt, and in his belly button. She got so irritated. I think she needs to take a chill pill. Last night she was upset that I didn't do something specifically the way she wanted it done. She wanted Lincoln to read two books on Izzy's Kindle, and he wanted to read the book he got from the school library. I didn't know that the library book was above his reading level, and the Kindle books were at his level. She acted as if I should have known the library book was too hard for him, because I was a teacher. I had to tell her I never taught the primary grades. I taught fifth to eighth grades. Nothing younger, so I have no clue what's too difficult for Lincoln. God, I hope she gets that job in Pennsylvania, so she can relax. These job interviews, with the travel, and stress, have her more high strung than normal. Maybe I need to get her a coloring book and some pencils.
Well, my food was on target yesterday, till after 9:00 pm. I also increased my water from the day before. According to my new food plan, I need to drink at least four quarts of water. The formula I was given is to take my current weight, and multiply it by .67. That's how many ounces I should have a day.
I better get dressed, and take Utley for a walk. It's gorgous out.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Ladies,
I am going to do a drive by. I hope you are all well; I am so tired. DH and I sat up and watched a crazy movie last night and then it was after 1 and I said, holy crap and here I am at work dying of tired eyes. Oh, I found two four leaf clovers today...I went outside to try and get a bit of sun and I was looking at this little patch of clover and there they were, side-by-side. I have them pressed between books and am going to have another friend of mine put them in this resin stuff.....anyway, she is way crafty.
So far my eating has been good. I ate my loaded oatmeal for breakfast with toasted walnuts and I added sunflower seeds. I also added black berries and a few slices of strawberries. Then I added Nutritional Yeast and a little butter and it was great. Lunch was an avocado salad. Tonight, I am making soup. And, two days running I have gotten all my water in and have stayed at one cup of coffee each day. I've had a wee headache but other than that, I am doing great.
Well, ladies, I hope you all have a great day and nice evening. I am so looking forward to summer....really hot summer.
Hi Ladies,
I went to the dentist this morning and I have two cavities. Oh joy that's what I wanted to hear.
I've been eating on planned. Last night I wanted to get in the chocolate chips but I didnt. I just drank my water and went to bed.
Wish mother nature make up her mind about the weather. It supposed to get cold again tomorrow. Today it's been raining off and on so I couldn't take my walk outside but I did my exercise inside.
Tomorrow I'm going with my dad to put flowers on my mom's grave and my grandparents. . Then out to lunch.
Everyone have a good evening.
Hugs,
Yvonne
Hello ladies
I am late getting online today. I had errands to run this morning and this afternoon I went to line dance class. So I got my exercise in and had fun at the same time. only down side was that is was hot. The AC in the large room with about 50 dancing bodies couldn't keep up. I get over heated easily anyway. The high today was 88. It has been still been 80 or so at 8pm the last few days. Not my favorite time of year.
I went to the store today and got more celery and carrots to snack on. I had 2 boiled eggs for breakfast, and a piece of beef jerky around noon tonight I'm not sure what I will eat but it will be a protein and a non starchy veggie. I'm going to try that formula for water intake and I am guessing it is more than I will be able to drink.
I am glad we are posting our meal plans. We have tried to do a what are you eating post so many times and they always fizzled out. Maybe just mentioning what we are eating in our daily posts will get better results.
I had better go. I have clothes in the laundry basket waiting to be folded. I waited all day and they didn't fold themselves so I guess I have to do it.
