Tuesday, September 7, 2021

OH ate my post twice. I hate that!

We are leaving for Nantucket in an hour (1/2 hour drive, then 1 hour ferry ride). The weather is predicted to be beautiful today and tomorrow so Mike's birthday tomorrow should be great. We return on Thursday and it may rain then but we are only there through lunch.

Eating won't be ideal, but will be enjoyable!

This is the inn we are staying at which I have been at twice before. Great location and a beautiful place: http://www.brantpointinn.com/

Oh, isn't that a pretty and inviting porch!!!!! I love trailing plants!

Darn you for sharing your insomnia with me! LOL! I was still wide awake at 1 am last night. As a result, I overslept a bit, but made it to school in plenty of time.

Weight is holding steady, which is titillating! It feels good to have met a goal without being obsessed with calories and macros to get there. What I am now trying to ascertain is whether my thoughts about keeping the weight off and on a downward trend are healthy or stemming from my eating disorder.

I want to drop another pound or two to be safely in this new weight range. I know it is normal to have fluctuations and I am prone to water retention so I know it is inevitable to jump up a bit now and then. I also know that going back over a "decade" mark on the scale can have negative impact on my mood and personal morale. Trying to strike a balance between logic and obsession. Either way, I know ice cream is still on the menu! I also know that I CANNOT go into diet/starvation mode to "make" the weight loss happen. I am pretty proud of myself for understanding that aspect of my eating disorder.

My dad brought Ron and me a bag of home baked chocolate chip cookies yesterday. I find it funny how my pop has such disdain for those who are obese, but yet he still brings me calorie laden, non nutritious foods. He also has a habit of bringing Ron his left overs from dinners out.... I am now finding the inconsistency a bit amusing. I had 1/2 a cookie yesterday, but left it at that. It was good, but not worth the calories yesterday.

It was wonderful to hear from Shirl yesterday. My heart goes out to her. I understand why the Australians and NZers are having to live that way, yet, I sympathize with just how hard it is to live that way.

Liz, have a wonderful b'day celebration with Mike. Nantucket is a lovely spot and the inn at which you chose to stay looks fantastic!

DD - Happy last day of No School. Today begins my 5th week of school. Now that I'm back in the groove, I don't mind so much.

With Labor Day behind us and the autumnal equinox in just two weeks I feel like summer is pretty much over. Of course, it's going to be close to 100 degrees here today....

That Inn looks so inviting Liz! I booked rooms at a Bed and Breakfast here in Minnesota for the first weekend in October. 2 nights did cost the same (or more!) than hotel and air in Orlando. If the delta variant wasn't causing so much suffering in Florida, we might have tried it. But this should be a low key restful weekend, without the hassle of TSA.

Did I mention before that my BIL had invited us to New Orleans, his treat? Everything was booked months ago. We're going October 20. Again, there is a lot of suffering in this region between Covid and the devastation from the hurricane. Nonetheless, I think as long as the hotel is open and serving food we're going. It has a rooftop pool , BIL says we can just hang out there, order room service, drink hurricanes and smoke cigars if needed. I could go along with that.

I'm as ready as I'll ever be for students tomorrow. On paper, this looks like a group with tremendous needs. I have to remind myself that sometimes the kid in front of me turns out to be much more capable when they get to high school. Middle school isn't always when kids shine, some do, but for others, it's just a really hard time, and high school turns out to be liberating.

Good to know Peps that you're back into it. First day/week jitters are part of the process I guess.