Monday, September 10, 2018

Yesterday we toured Belfast in the morning and went to Downpatrick in the afternoon where St. Patrick was buried. We are staying in a gorgeous hotel in Newry for the last two nights. Last night there was wonderful Irish music in the bar so I was up late (for me), though DH went to bed right after dinner. Which was good because he had a tantrum yesterday morning about what I brought for him to wear. He insisted that the grey swaeater I brought was a tee shirt (it was a light sweater) so got all upset and made a scene. He ended up putting it on under his long sleeve tee-shirt (flipped them around while in the bathroom). It looked ridiculous but after getting him something to eat for lunch his spirits improved. I'm not sure I'm going to be doing much traveling again with him but I'll have to revisit that thought in retrospect to really decide.

I'm not sure where we go today, but it is our last day of touring in Ireland prior to leaving for Paris tomorrow. The pictures below are of the peace wall in Belfast and a cross at Downpatrick.

Have a mainly good Monday!

Weight: 135.0
Macros: Cals - 1,446, Carbs - 131, Fats - 43, Protein - 100, Fiber - 22
Sleep hours: 8
Vegetable/Fruit Servings: 7
Exercise: Walking
Meditation: Yes

Liz, those are more great pix. Thank you for posting these. Your trip has had its challenges because of DH's illness, but I'm so glad you went. It sounds to me like he has weathered the trip well, considering what he's dealing with. And honestly, even without Alzheimer's, I find that travel -- even lovely trips like you're on -- are sometimes stressful and exhausting.

In my world, the scale is still heading down hill. I have another week and a half before my next big trip. After that I'll be home for a whole month.

Yesterday was peaceful and very productive. This decluttering / unprocrastination plan I'm on is working well. BTW, this morning it's 59 degrees here; today will be clear with a high of 78 and a gorgeous day in the Ozarks!

Today I'm driving to The Big City to lecture at my center's day-long pre-op educational seminar. I always enjoy these events, but it's hard looking out at the audience at all the confusion and fear on the patients' faces. They have very little knowledge about what they're about to experience, and they know it. I remember that feeling well.

Today's theme: Life is precious.

Liz and BB... Love your adventure pictures ! What fun ! It is rainy and fifteen degrees cooler here today. We have a week at home to take the RV to the dealer for a refrigerator fix, a tweak to hydrolic leveling, and attention to some light fixtures. The paving guys are also coming to add a generous RV parking pad to our driveway and to do some repair at the apron into the garage. Purchasing an RV really impacts so much. The amount of detail we have had to consider and absorb is mind bending, at times.

Every time I get close to the low end of my range, I hear the siren's wail for a LOWER number. I get sucked right back into that "keep the number going down" mentality. I'm fighting the push to exercise a bit more and eat a little less... Old thinking. My weight has been within two pounds for the last 30 days. I find mostly peace navigating food throughout the day... It is the daily weigh in that elevates the tension...but I know getting away from the scale has not worked for me in the past. Still building confidence in my sweet spot.

Hello all!

Very busy weekend so I haven't caught up.

As some of you saw on FB, we had a great time! It was very quick. Spent too much money, too many calories. Luckily we did come back with money from gambling--but of course they took it from us on hotel, show, drinks, food.

Warning--don't read upcoming if you are irritated by food p@rn

We had some great food. The chicken and waffles at Hash House make me blush. They are enormous. I really tried to get DH to split with me but he wanted something else. I learned long ago that sometimes I have to be okay with wasting food. I ate maybe 1/5 of it...and that was probably too much! Great steak dinner at Strip House. Luckily DH did split with me there. Filet, hatch chiles au gratin potatoes, garlic haricot vert. Note: we are not always impressed by steaks in Vegas. Oklahoma does steak very very well (skill, not doneness lol). But this time we were impressed. And then we had a great birthday breakfast under the "Eiffel tower."

When I got home, DSD was waiting with a gift and the sweetest card. Good birthday!

The only downside is sometimes I wonder if Becca favors her babysitter. And babysitter recommended I switch her formula (her last recommendation was to change nipples, which I did, and that didn't help Becca eat more). I'm trying to figure out my feelings. I think she's trying to be helpful, I really do. But I've also considered all of these things for myself. Am I just being jealous? I definitely want Becca to be her best. But that felt a little overstepping. My gut tells me the formula is fine and that she's just not as hungry of a baby, on her own growth curve, and currently congested so doesn't want to eat as much.

So this morning was supposed to be a back to the books calorie counting kind of day. And it's nice cool fallish morning and someone brought HOMEMADE cinnamon rolls into the office. OmG. I don't think I can say no.

Geez, homemade cinnamon rolls! I don't think I could resist!

133.8. Woot, Woot again!

Great sushi bowls for dinner last night. Not much watching of football. Started falling asleep on the couch so needed to head home. "Our" team ended up winning by one point when they were down by 20 or so points at the half.

Tonight is watching DS #3 play football!

Yeah on how close you are getting to 130!

Greetings Precocious People

Well I am downright fat. 151. We went out to dinner with friend last night - something we don't do often enough. An Italian place. DH and I ordered a 12 inch veggie pizza to split and brought half of it home. So my dinner was one fourth of a 12 inch pizza. Hardly huge but it was very filling. I guess the carbs are just poison to me. That and being inactive in the gallery all day though I did sweep and knock down cobwebs and scurry about with many visitors. A man came in who has my same hand disease and he was unaware of new treatments so I helped him with a referral to my hand surgeon. And someone bought 3 of my silly wine stoppers as brides maids gifts. A pleasant day.

So the food plan has to be tuna packets and carrots for lunch at the studio and lean protein for dinner. And no raiding the candy jar at the bank. Maybe even start tracking again. What a concept.

Liz loving your trip pictures. Sorry DH is a bit cranky but really that can happen to anyone on a long trip. Enjoy Paris. Can't wait to hear about it.

DH is out with the dogs. Even though he has been eating junk food he is religious about his walks.

Shel thanks for your consoling words on RMR. I have been meaning to get that checked again as I think the university here can do it. I looked at an on line calculator which said I should be 1190. Phooey.

Well BB so glad you had a great birthday. I am sure your baby sitter is only trying to be helpful. Little Becca may just be a light eater - a concept unknown in my family!

Diane O, all the real estate listings advertise about places for an RV. Now I get it. They are all over around here and no where to put them.

Well kiln opens today and I am hoping for some good stuff. Errands to run. Need to wash hair which probably accounts for 2 lbs of weight gain. And trip to the natural food store as I am out of favorite coffee. Cheers. Diane S

I have been remiss in posting. It is not for lack of wanting. I have actually started several posts, but been interrupted and then lacked gumption or energy to post later in the evening.

Met with shrink today. Discussed Little Mr. Addict Brain. Was fun. Go figure. Anyhow, what it boils down to is that I understand the struggle, commitment and difficulties of making the commitment to make long term and sustainable changes and my inner addict and my logical, worthy adult are at odds with each other.

I am able to look at myself, my eating, my obsession or addiction with some degree of clarity. I know that it will be unproductive to even begin to try to make significant changes before the pups leave this weekend. I will consider prepping for changes next week. Of course, there is the upcoming dog show trip to Pennsylvania...always an excuse to wait. Never a good time to have a baby, get a puppy, or start a diet!

BTW - shrink and trainer like the premise of the "food plan", "diet", "program" of Bright Line Eating. Of course they do! LOL!

Hoping to be more regular in posting this week. No promises as puppy send off approaches. Lots to do to get ready!