Wednesday, October 30, 2019

I am off to DH's place to meet with the new doctor, then leaving for Portsmouth hoping to arrive there by 12:30. The weather forecast is iffy especially for tomorrow (rain) but I guess I won't melt. I did pack a raincoat and shoes and have an umbrella.

I'm bringing the robotic cat to DH. It will be interesting to see his reaction. It was freaking Justice and Lavender out last night. LOL!

Have a winsome Wednesday!

Oooh, quiet here today! Everything is packed except toiletries as I have yet to shower and I'm waiting until the last minute since it'll be about 24 hours from when I leave my house until we touch down in Christchurch. Our flight to Aukland is at 10pm, but needing to be there 3 hours before and the fact that that means 7pm and rush hour traffic is horrendous and perpetual construction around the airport means it can be 45 minutes from the freeway exit to your terminal, we are leaving at 5. Ridiculous. I will do anything not to go to LA, but with international flights, it really can't be helped. Then we have a long 4 hour layover in Aukland, and an hour a half flight to Christchurch.

My weight loss since returning from MI is now at 9 lbs. Amazing what determination and clothing panic can do. And the sleeve works. I'm not hungry, and not starving myself. I think mostly what I experience is head hunger. Food is my knee-jerk reaction to anything and everything. And food begets food for me.

Anyway, I'll try to update as much as I can and post pics on FB. Take care!

PS - how much longer is Ann gone??

Have a wonderful flight Cec and you will love NZ. Look forward to seeing the pictures and wish I was meeting up with you :( But there will be other times

Well done on the 9lbs thats awesome x

There will be! Maybe next time you visit the US, the Great Lakes can be on your itinerary! You can stay with me. Or I meet an Australian who sweeps me off my feet and I move to Sydney!

Definately will be back to the States - have only seen a tiny bit in our packed month there :)

I can vouch for Aussie men - I got a good one :) Will put in a word for you - But you need to put Melbourne on your agenda for next visit. You can come stay in the heart of the Wine Region at our "city" house then we can take you up to the farm for a country break

That sounds wonderful! And thank for putting out a good word!

My pleasure :) Would be welcome anytime

Amazing loss, down 9 pounds. How awesome. You've got this. Flying and airports, and security lines, ugh. Worth it though. Enjoy your adventure, and post lots of pics!

Liz-I take it there are no pets allowed, thus robot? That is interesting! Does it look robotic, or furry and such?

Cecily-Cannot wait to hear all of your details

Weight: 164

Thank God it dropped back some. But I've been ravenous. Like scary. Do you guys go through phases like that? I sure do, and every time it freaks me out wondering if I've reached the end of my rope. I feel insatiable. And it's not even all mental. Last night I was starving before bed so I ate...I'm so ashamed...a brownie and 2 Hawaiian rolls (as if that's ever satisfied anyone, ha!). When I woke up to feed Charlotte, still hungry. Now admittedly I haven't been eeating the most filling foods but it just feels like a bottomless pit. Yikes.

I'm also feeling very tired. So much stuff going on between weekend parties, cleanup, and then all kinds of kid activities this week. Hard to stay afloat. Last thing I want to do is make a healthy meal for myself (and then clean it up). Nope, a brownie and a coffee sounds better.

But I must put a stop to this. I just need to find that willpower.

I get that bottomless pit feeling too. I think feeding it perpetuates it, which seems counterintuitive.

I wish that my willpower was triggered by something other than clothes panic (and was triggered well before reaching a crisis point). But that seems to be what it takes to push me into sustained action.