VSG Maintenance Group
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Hopefully the third time is a charm. I lost my post twice, but restarted my iPad so maybe it won't happen again?
Weight 129.4. Yikes! I used to hate that DH who never overate or snacked didn't understand what it was like to be overweight and craving stuff one shouldn't have. So now with Mike I have a guy around who has exactly the same issues with food that I have and I feel influenced by that. I need to stop caring and take responsibility for myself (again)! At least for my eating...
Yesterday we had a great day in Sarasota walking on the beach. Today is probably more beach but I need to get my act in gear with the Christmas stocking knitting for my grand nephew. I took a break a week ago and need to start up again!
Not much else on the agenda other than looking forward to seeing DD next week and maybe putting some more Christmas lights up.
Stay safe and healthy!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 11/19/20 9:21 am
Argh, another gain today. Maybe it's PMS. Or that I didn't manage much more than 1000 steps yesterday. Ah, backs. Feeling better than it did yesterday. A gentle walk would be good today.
My therapy session was a waste of time and money. I probably should have canceled. I couldn't keep a thought in my head. Interesting how pain steals so much of your focus by calling attention to itself in your brain. It's like trying to count while someone stands next to you calling out numbers.
No plans today which is good! But I do need to go to the grocery store. I kept putting it off and now have no lunch stuff. I find eating the same thing for lunch every day great for keeping me on track. No thinking required as thinking leads me to less good choices.
Me too on no thinking choices! I need to have the right stuff in stock and keep eating it (and ignoring Mike's things like almonds that he eats by the large bagful because they are "healthy"). I made bean salad for snacking. He thinks it is gross but I love it and WAY better for me than almonds.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 11/19/20 9:35 am
I am so easily influenced by what people around me are eating. I feel for you! I think it's my strong need for fairness. If they're getting it, I want it too. Nuts are too delicious and calorie dense for me to have bagfuls around. I buy the Wonderful pistachio preportioned snack bags from Amazon and seem to be able to control myself with those. But 130 calories of pistachios isn't going to fill me up for long. Bean salad sounds like a great thing to have on hand!
Good Morning All
Up and on the go early this morning - started work at 6.30am. Have first batches of Bacon and Zuchinni muffins in the oven too. Making them to bring for lunch tommorrow as the Steer is being cut up and DH and I are bagging all day - he will be in the freezer by dinnertime.
New Calf is doing well but mummas udders are too full so DH has brought her up to the yards and milked her and fed him. She will stay in there with him until DH is happy hes feeding well. Next one should be within the next few days. I love new life and gorgeous milk covered faces looking back at you. True happiness
Weight - well up up up - grrrrrrr - I was very tired last night and had 2 tiny cake things so my fault......
DH and nephews are carting hay again this afternoon. They got 250 bales shedded last night - we can take about 100 more then they will move some to BIL Hay Shed and fill SIL tiny hay shed then the rest will have to be sold as no room. Its been a bumper season. Its hot and hard work for the boys. I will help when I get up tonight if they are still going. Good way to try and drop some of these extra pounds !
So a busy weekend coming up again. I will come back to city house Sunday. I doubt I will get online over the weekend with everything happening but hope you all have a great one and stay safe x
S
The scales are not being very kind. I've strung together a decent number of days eating well, but also was rewarded with an uptick on the scale. Sigh. Repeat to myself, it's only one measurement of progress. It doesn't tell the whole story.
Transition to distance learning continues to be stressful, I wish there was a better platform than Webex for teaching live classes. It has some good security features, but too many clunky ones that don't work well with education. If there's a glitch or weakness in classroom management systems, you know teenagers will find it, and use it.
Good things about working from home: don't need to worry about how my hair looks in the back, hot tea on demand, bathroom breaks when I need them, not when I can fit them in...
Minnesota is upping restrictions for the next 4 weeks. Probably the biggest ones: restaurants: take out only, bars closed, gyms closed, church services and wedding ceremonies with social distancing protocols and masks can go on, but no receptions, same with funerals, you can have the service, but no luncheon afterwards. The Health Department contends there is little transmission while wearing masks and observing the social distance mandates, but once food is involved and masks are off for eating, it's very dangerous. So not Aussie style restrictions, but more restrictive than its been for awhile. We kept our curve so flat for so long, from March until September, but now the growth is exponential. Sigh.
Ours was 8pm till 5am - they researched that after that time was when most people would be socialising and the risk increased
We have had no new cases in Victoria for 21 days now and have only 2 active cases in the entire state. Awaiting a further announcement on Sunday - the talk is they are going to reduce our mask wearing rules for at least outside which will be such a blessing as we are heading into a HOT summer and the mandated 3 layer masks are super hot and hard to breathe in
Hope it helps Cec :) I wouldnt wish our 12 week strict lockdown on anyone but have to be honest - its done what it needed too......
