Nov 24 - Nov 30

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LW: 122.6
TW: 122.6

I'm very relieved to see exactly the same weight as last week. Thank goodness for my trainer Monday, or I would have likely had an increase. I had no workout yesterday, but spent the day with my daughter and baby granddaughter. We had some time at home, and then went to lunch at 2:30 to avoid the lunch crowd. We were the only ones there at 2:30 Then we drove to the mall and got a little shopping done. My daughter got a lot done and is almost finished, and I checked off one more gift. I have 3 more to get and I'll be done, and can start wrapping. I had a blast helping with the baby, and she is "smiling" at me now. I know they say it's gas, but it's a smile. I read that they start to imitate your face at this age, so I'm glad it's a smile and not a scowl, lol!

Sarah, you're doing so great with the walking and healthy meals! I'll have to look up that cookbook when I have more time. I was sad to read that an old friend died. It's getting so that I can't count the number of friends deaths on one hand anymore. It makes me want to focus on each day and take it all in, and not just the good and happy stuff, but all of it. . . all the experiences of being human. I'm sorry for your loss.

It's scary out there with the traffic and everyone in such a hurry! I hope nothing comes from that young boy possibly getting clipped by a car, Sarah. We've had a lot of pedestrian deaths this year. I wish everyone would just slow down, and take just a pause at intersections after the light turns. It takes less than a second to just glance around before you move.

Lois, I feel your pain with child care, lol. My back is hurting today after lifting and carrying a baby on and off yesterday. But, of course we love it! I haven't seen Rhea lately since I'm not on Facebook. . I imagine she is growing up and is adorable. I know you're so busy with your work. I hope you'll enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend and get some time to rest. Or, I should say, "take" some time, lol.

I'll be cooking tomorrow, but the guest list is fairly small. My brother and his partner went to Palm Springs, so we'll only have my BIL (who is single, he might bring a date), daughter, SIL, and baby girl. Our step granddaughter will be with her mom this year. My sister and I used to alternate each year when my parents were alive, and we'd have the whole family! 30 dinner guests, and maybe more when they started bringing dates. We always did (and still do) a fancy sit-down dinner, so I own long fold up tables and chairs, linens, etc. We used to borrow each others china and flatware, etc. I would make fresh flower centerpieces. . God, I look back, and I can't even . . .

Speaking of my sister, she was supposed to have knee replacement yesterday, but had to cancel the surgery because she has a gum infection that needs to get taken care of before they'll do the surgery. She was angry she had to cancel "just because of a problem in her mouth", but I'm glad they're careful to not allow infection to possibly spread after surgery. My gosh, she has so many health issues lately. Her hubby STILL has pain and sensitivity from his shingles outbreak, but no lesions. And she STILL hasn't gotten the vaccine for it. Sigh. She is 5 years older than me, but she had knee replacement years ago on the other knee, and has had 2 back surgeries too. She has really had so much. It's got to be better in 2022 for her. Her daughter is having Thanksgiving, thank goodness.

Kelly, I know it's not Canadian Thanksgiving, so I imagine your upcoming weekend is full of hockey games, etc. Hope you're doing well.

My goal is to get a cardio workout today, and be reasonable with my intake today and on Thanksgiving tomorrow. I plan to get another workout on Friday.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm so thankful for you ladies, and all the accountability and friendship you've given me over a number of years.

Lastchancelj

AVGLW – 228.0
AVGTW - 226.9
LW: 227.0
TW: 227.6

Sheesh - I'm like you - I would take the same weight over a gain any week. And like you, I am used to hosting 25-30 people for the holidays. We are our own United Rental store. We have folding tables, chairs, linens. Service for35 (two different but similar sets). Sadly, it will only be five of us this year. Still the full meal and cheese board, but hubby, MIL myself and our neighbors. Friday we'll begin decorating the house. I just called two of the numbers to have the lights installed and removed...$400. Yep...not in the budget so hubby will be climbing the roof. But, I'll be sure to put it in next year's budget. I should have researched it last year.

I'm slightly up, but I know it was due to the Chinese food I had with my 3 hour tour last night to clip the hair and remove the gray. As I stated in another posting, I'm not doing any activity, so I can't expect reductions.

Sarah - I'm so happy for you getting in your walks and eating healthy. I need to make one of my friends start walking with me as well. So sorry for your loss...it's been a tough year all around. And we need to enjoy every day and what every day brings.

Hoping for a shorter work day today.

SarahMaxx

LW: 129.2
TW: 129.0

So like everyone else, I have more or less held my own. And I must say, you ladies are so kind. No one said, "Are you losing your mind? The week did run through the 23rd, and the 24th--not the 25th--is weigh-in day this week!" Honestly. The days are all running together and with everything focused on the holiday and hubby's trip--well I plead temporary insanity.

As far as goals, I more than made my steps, but once again missed my burn goal. It is so darned hard to burn 1800 kcals a day. For a long time, my burn was almost always in the 1600's and only occasionally in the 1700's for a day. At least lately, it's usually in the 1700's and occasionally in the 1800's, so I can claim some progress at least. For next week, I'm going to continue to push for 1800 and I'm going to also declare a goal of doing some sort of floor exercise at least twice. A friend who is about my age recently said that she cannot get up from sitting on the floor without some help. I do not want that to happen for me for a long time yet. I'm glad that I'm reminded here that calories are not all that count.

Reflecting on Thanksgivings past, we used to serve food at the Central Union Mission downtown and I kind of miss that. But eventually, they had church groups and Scouts and other organizations and there were just too many folks underfoot. For a couple of years, we went and scrubbed pots (the job no one wants), but in recent years, we've just volunteered on less popular occasions and gather with friends for Thanksgiving. Today, we are traveling a short distance to have dinner with about a dozen friends and we've just split up the menu. The drive there includes going through some beautiful farmland, so I'm also looking forward to that. And hubby is leaving before dawn tomorrow to join his cousins at the lake in upper PA, which will be a relief since that's about all he has thought about for the past month.

Have a great day, everyone!

Lastchancelj

Hoping everyone had a great weekend and holiday!

We had the neighbors over for dinner and it was DELICIOUS. I'm not a huge fan of turkey, except on Thanksgiving, and even then just a small portion. But I have to admit that my thanksgiving dinners are usually pretty delicious. Nothing special to the recipes, standard, but yeah. I chopped up the last of the turkey last night and preparing to make some pot pies (I think I have enough for two pies). I need to buy some pie shells, but it will be delicious once the weather cools enough to have pot pie.

Hubby and I were very relaxed on Friday, meaning, we did not get our holiday decorating done. We were still working on it last night...and while the inside decorations are all up, the extra boxes and displaced items are EVERY WHERE. I feel super stressed from it, but hubby hasn't finished the outside house lights (waiting for a new pole thingy that is supposed to be here Thursday - we're hoping this gadget will reduce his time on the roof). And he has the table out in the garage to assemble the deer for the yards...so I can't move the extra boxes and storage stuff in there yet... Did I mention it's causing me some anxiety. I truly wanted it all done by Saturday so we could finish the clean and relax yesterday.

I'm done with turkey leftovers. Hubby and MIL still want the remnants. It seems like I've had a small thanksgiving plate every day for a late lunch with a piece of pie for dinner and my weight is holding for now. Lots of activity cleaning and decorating, but no "work out" per se. I really want to get my mind into doing my workouts again. Especially now that it's cooler. Ok..nights are chilly in the 50's. Daytime is high 70- mid 80's. I think we're projected for 82 today.

wiredkell

Sorry I haven't been around much. I do read, just don't seem to have the time to post. As per normal, my life is hockey, hockey and more hockey.... oh and dogs
I still have not been paying much attention to my eating or activity, unfortunately. I'm really bad at putting it last before everyone else and their stuff, when really it should be first on my list. I do keep thinking about it, so maybe I'll get there eventually.
One of my workers announced last week that he's leaving, so his last day is Friday. That's really stressful as the holidays are coming up and he takes care of a lot of work. Oh well, we'll do our best to get through it.
Christmas present shopping is also one of my bigger stresses. While I love wrapping everything, I hate the stress of buying what we need to get, especially when we have no idea what to buy. Then yesterday was just one of those days when nothing was going right. The dog chewed and ripped apart one unwrapped gift and another gift was missing from an online order when it arrived, and of course is now out of stock, so they could only offer a refund. Like come on! The old dog peed all over the floor in a trail at 5am yesterday too, so I spent a good part of the day cleaning, disinfecting, vacuuming and shampooing the carpets and couch, washing dog beds, etc. He's "leaking" more and more too these days, so we're going to have to reassess his condition after Christmas and decide what we're going to do.
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! I'll check back when I can.

SarahMaxx

Hi, all. My weigh-in day is not until tomorrow, but I logged in to vent because doing so helps me not get in one of those "What the heck" moods. My weight is up more than 2 pounds today for no reason I can discern. My average step count is almost at 12K and I've reached my 1800 daily burn goal for 5 of the past 6 days. But after what looked like a good day yesterday, the scale is up and I need to breathe and remind myself that my weight fluctuates and that there is not always a logical reason for it.

Hubby is due back in late this afternoon. I'll be glad to see him but dread the mess that his unloading everything he took (including pots and pans and knives as well as clothing, food, and sports gear) will temporarily create. I need my environment orderly, especially at this time of year when there are so many stressors. Kelly, you shared a few of mine, too. I find Christmas shopping difficult because I do not know what to buy most of the people on my list. It shows that most of us have everything we need and much of what we want (except what we can't afford and neither can those who buy for us). With my sister, I have to be careful not to spend a lot because she has to stretch their money over so many kids, spouses of kids, grandkids, etc. and she does not want us to spend a lot more than they can. So instead, I prepare and take food for her gathering and we do a lot of work for them. But I'm still stuck with the "what to wrap." In recent years, we've exchanged gift cards, but that kind of feels odd. Like just swapping money. And I'm also fearful of companies not having enough stock on hand and all the issues related to delivery these days. I actually paid $13 extra to get 3-day delivery on one item and it arrived 7 days later. But it's not worth the hassle to try to get my money back. I put that in the "oh well" category.

I also feel your stress about Diesel. I went through the never-ending cleaning up cycle a few months before we had to let go of our 18-year-old kitty. She had kidney disease and so drank a huge amount of water. So I am sending you a big hug.

Lois, it sounds like you had a lovely Thanksgiving, although I know you prefer having more friends and family around. Please tell your hubby to be careful on that ladder! I'm weighing whether putting our big wreath up underneath the upstairs windows is worth that risk for my hubby.

Sheesh, I hope you enjoyed your holiday and I hope your sister's health improves. My sister has also undergone numerous surgeries including several spinal surgeries. I am beginning to accept that she is probably not going to ever get a whole lot better. I would settle for her being able to just get up and do a few things she enjoys without being in unrelenting pain. I will say prayers for both of our siblings.

I don't know if I mentioned it, but a large Amish family from Ohio that my sister and BIL know well had planned to come and visit them the day after Thanksgiving. (They hire a small bus and a driver since the Amish do not drive.) When she told me this, I was not too happy because the Amish do not vaccinate for anything. They don't even give their children the usual measles, mumps, whooping cough, etc. I told her that given her health condition and her hubby's age, I didn't think it was a good idea since they'd all be inside, and I thought at the very least, she should run this past her doctor. But I knew that she loves these people and that she was probably not going to say no to them. Well, my adopted brother called on Sunday and told me that that big family did not come after all. Turns out one of them came down with the flu and two came down with Covid. Honestly, I feel like she dodged a bullet. All I can think is what if they had gotten sick just after they arrived instead of just before they left!

Well, on to happier thoughts. I am making a huge pot of vegetable beef soup today so that will be ready when hubby arrives. I am also taking some to my neighbor who often share things she buys in too large a quantity at Costco and some to my new walking buddy who shared some wonderful Persian shish kebobs with me the other day. And hopefully this spike in my weight will not still be there when I weigh in tomorrow.

Have a great Tuesday.