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September 11th Meals and sleep





Yesterday’s steps were good to but I think I got most of them from rocking



But today September 12th’s weigh in was real good because the needle has finally moved. After 2 months of losing what I gained back because of bad eating choices and staying on the food plan since the beginning of September the needle has moved to



I am down to 223. Which is awesome. Now to continue this trajectory with good food choices.

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Yesterday I had the pleasant surprise of a last-minute lunch invitation from my super-busy friend whom I hadn’t seen in a while. Sounds as if I’m making excuses - fair enough! - but I wasn’t gonna sit across from her eating a salad, or splurging on carne asada when she’s pinching pennies (“I haven’t eaten out in weeks”), so I ordered the usual Tex-Mex fare…
Then she wouldn’t let me pick up the tab - “We’re going Dutch!” Arrrrrrgh!
Anyway, today’s a brand new day, amirite?!?

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That sounds like you had a fabulous time.

I had a very uneventful day. I took the chainsaw so that it could be repaired. I exchanged one lawnmower belt for another, took all the camping bedding to the launder and dropped it off. I then went to the local grocery store and snack store and bought my lottery tickets and 4 rib steaks. I took out a prime rib for Sunday supper. I season it and wrap in Saran Wrap so it can marinate. I plan to have fish tomorrow night.

endurovet

I don’t know about “fabulousness” - if nothing else, it’s more of a misery loves company kind of thing! Poor Karen is always having some sort of crisis with her young adult kids - basically raising her granddaughter after her 19-year-old deliberately got pregnant. (She wanted to “show her mom how it’s done”, but motherhood puts a cramp in her partying so she winds up leaving her child with her parents most of the time, and let’s not get into the baby-daddy drama. Their relationship was like a revolving door for a while, but now they are back to being adversarial) Good thing Karen is 5 yrs younger than me, but she’s still “tired” - I don’t envy her!
I’ve told my son that I’m in no hurry for grandkids - I was very lucky that Z didn’t knock anyone up during his partying phase!

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Oh wow. I guess that isn’t fabulous. I have just the one boy. He has had a on again off again relationship with a girl that I really like. She has a son from a previous mistake that now calls my son dad. These two are what I would call a co-parenting relationships. They are great at being best friends and parenting her boy but not so good at being a couple. If that makes sense. My son, 31, has decided he is not interested in being in a relationship or having his own children. So they go on parenting her son. They live within walking distance of each other so it works for them.

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Meals and sleep for September 12 th.

My steps are not accurate so I’m not sharing them. I took the Fitbit off to charge and forgot.

Last night’s sleep not bad 6 hours. I can function on that. Food was the usual. Scale said 223 this am so I’m happy.

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Meals and sleep for September 13th

My steps are included today but I believe most of that activity is from rocking. As I have mentioned before I like to rock in my rocking chair. I don’t do it consciously. I also wear my Fitbit on my ankle

endurovet

My Z is 26 - how the time hath flown! He used to vow that he’d never have kids (thanks to his miserable childhood experiences with his father, a narcissistic abuser who kept us tied up in court battles between divorce & custody issues for THE ENTIRE TIME. I called it The 17 Years War, and as horrible as it was for me, my heart is broken for my innocent child. I have apologized to him countless times for my poor choice of his sire, offering to pay for therapy, etc - Z clicked with a good one in high school, then lost him in the final custody battle…
But now that he’s been with V for a couple of years, he is talking about “when they have kids” - I’m advising him to take his time & talk as much as they can out ahead of time. I know V is concentrating on her career right now as Z gets established in his own.
Crappy sleep for me last night as I anxiously anticipate working with the new farrier this morning. Gotta get Silas’s rattly old shoes pulled, he’s 2 wks overdue! so I can measure him for boots for next month’s ride. And hope that Mark can do something for my sweet crippled Moonie.


Blurry photo from last weekend’s ride - my friend Sam is aboard Silas behind me & Baraq, then Carla bringing up the rear

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Wow. I’m sorry your ex was so horrible for so many years.

I don’t understand a lot about horses but I do understand the shoe situation. A loose shoe is never good.

I hope your son and daughter do well in their future with careers and life partner choices. That is all we can hope for when our own choices sucked.

My son once told is kinda girlfriend that he has decided that having wife and kids is not in his future. He said at his age he is very stuck in his ways and does not want to change. I feel most of this attitude comes from the fact his dad lives with him and because his dad had a strict 2 yrs ago and now can’t work do to eyesight damage, my son feels responsible to look after him.

My ex has never lived on his own to look after himself including keeping his personal space clean.

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September 14th

Meals, sleep and steps.

I found this interesting info on the internet:

It's an easy way to burn approximately 150 calories an hour. Even seniors with health conditions such as Parkinson's Disease have a lot to gain from using a rocking chair. The act of rocking stimulates the balance mechanism in the inner ear. This occurs as the body naturally works to balance itself as the chair rocks

Since most of yesterday’s steps are from rocking I now know I am still burning calories.

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So I took my dogs for a walk to the Pines and back. I’ve had a bad knee since December 2019 and I haven’t been able to do a lot of these walks. My knee felt pretty good going to the Pines and back. A little twinge on the way back because I have to go up a very slight incline, and I could feel it in my knee. The picture of the map doesn’t actually start where I started because I actually had to Google how to find the *kitten* maps on my Fitbit, because it’s not where it used to be. The second picture is of the space between where I started my walk and the pines and back. I hope that makes sense. It did not take me very long according to the app, 11 minutes but for my knee, I thought it was pretty good.

endurovet

Ate FAR too many carbs at the Viva Dallas Hispanic festival yesterday - even though my calories logged in just under 1500, my weight is up 2 pounds this morning. Just goes to show you all calories are not created equal - I shouldn’t have indulged in that Horchata but boy, is it good stuff!
I’ve dawdled around far too long this morning when I need to go check on my mom, Cowboys game upcoming!

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I’ll be watching NASCAR because I cannot get the Lions on tv here. Which sucks. I understand about the carbs. If I eat anything other than veggies that have carbs including fruit my weight goes up immediately too. Although when I succumb to carbs mine are from sweets or pizza. But it would take a week to lose it again. As I have posted here since June.

endurovet

Ha! My Boyz got their butts spanked by the New Orleans Saints which is what everyone was predicting last week with the Cleveland Browns… I don’t want to turn on my car radio & hear all the moaning about it, so I’ll dial up the latest podcast I’ve been listening to, it’s about Neil Gaiman. As my grandfather used to say - feet of clay, feet of clay! Guess I’ll never be surprised at the male ego, what some men will do to justify their actions. (I should know better, having spent 14 years up close and personal with my sociopathic ex-husband)
That good ol’ morning sun was slanting through my front door, hitting me right in the eyes but I have to just wait it out a few minutes as to not disturb my sweet little doggie 🥰

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September 15th meals and sleep.

So I cooked a prime rib roast. It’s the only thing I ate. I went over my calorie budget but it’s was without carbs.

I’ll be having leftovers today and will probably blow my calorie budget again. I don’t care I love prime rib.





When I drive I listen books I have already read that way I don’t have to pay attention to strongly. I always know what is happening.

Sorry to hear about your team. I don’t think my Lions won either but I haven’t checked. I use the games as background noise while I read.

Yesterday my grandson was over and I spent most of my time while the race was on helping him determine that something he got from the goodwill was actually FUBARD. It took me hours trying to explain show I’m that. He kept insisting that if we just had this particular SD card the contraption would work. I did get to pay attention to the last 10 laps though. And he is still not convinced Is fubard.

endurovet

I loves me some prime rib too, but my favorite is a good ribeye. Too bad it’s pushing $20/lb!
Sleep was “aight” last night, but I creaked out of bed extremely stiff & sore - guess that was the hiking around Z & I did on Saturday. My FitBit clocked 3 miles.

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September 16ths Meal, Sleep and new weigh in

So my meal I ate during my Brunch time which is noon to 2 pm and ate my left over prime rib. I don’t eat again afterwards.

Sleep last night was good but short.

This morning Sept 17 I weighed in to a new 1 pound less on the scale.

Yay me.

leanstrongsexy

Endurovet,

I buy my prime rib when it goes on sale. If it’s a really good deal I buy several and put them in my freezer. The best deals here in Canada for me are around Christmas, New Year’s and Easter.

endurovet

I’m just going to buy us a new freezer when I get the surgery trailer sold… We had an old fridge in our garage which was useful for overflow, but it went out a couple of years ago. Right now Hubby has our freezer full of frozen fish for his own meals - but I much prefer beef. The most dietary success I’ve had was when I could do big-batch cooking on the weekends, dividing food up for meals during the week instead of doing stupid stuff like buying a cheeseburger…

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Endured,

Yes, when I was working, batch cooking was helpful for me too. Now that I don’t work anymore, I’m retired. I have to be very vigilant and not buying sugary treats and ice cream when I’m out.

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September 17th, Meals and sleep

I had a fairly good sleep last night. Although I had to set my alarm in order to get up because I went to my sisters for a haircut. And she only has about an hour and a half in the mornings where she could squeeze me in. But it looks good and it’s short should last me a few months.

I ate all my leftovers yesterday. Prime rib from Sunday and chicken thighs from Saturday.

I have been eating chicken on the regular since 2010. That yr I started a new job where I worked 12hr night shifts. At that time I would buy a cooked whole chicken from the grocery store and take all the meat off. If I couldn’t actually stop to eat because I had to drive everywhere from my work, I could eat the chicken with my fingers. If I could stop to eat, I could actually relax and eat the chicken with a fork. I did that for a year and then I changed jobs and I started batch cooking chicken leg quarters. And I take all the meat off the bone and put them in containers for my shifts and I could actually sit and eat with fork when I gave up that job for a different job. I was able to be home in the evenings for supper and I switched to chicken breasts, boneless skinless. After a while, I switched to just thighs and I really enjoyed them. I would cook them 5 times a week I need them for supper. About six months or so ago when I cooked them and I didn’t change the way I cooked them. They were really tough so I switched from chicken thighs to chicken wings now I cook mostly chicken wings and I preferred the Wingett over the drumette. I will eat the wingettes first.

Since I stopped buying pre-cooked chicken at the grocery store, I tried to buy chicken that has no antibiotics and no preservatives. Since I eat so much of it. Like I said before I’m a little OCD when it comes to my meals. 

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September 18th, Meals and sleep

I had a good night sleep. My supper of last night got a little thrown off instead of chicken wings I had 2 cheese sticks. I also had them at a much later time than usual. My friend from out town called and we were on the phone for hours. 3 possibly 4 altogether. Lots of catching up to do.

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September 19th weigh in. Down another pound. Yay me.

endurovet

I’ll post my sleep screenshot a little later but I at least I got a decent night’s rest. Got up a little after 6 to urinate, laid back down & fell asleep until 8 AM when darling Izzy was kissing me in the face! Many worse ways to awaken…
The first thing I did was check Z’s location and he is back at work so I presume all is well.

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September 19th Sleep and Meals

Stayed under calories and only slept 6 hrs but it felt like a sold sleep. I normally am not up before 10 am but the last few day I’m up by 8. I’m not always out of bed though because I hope I can fall back to sleep.

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September 20th Sleep and Meals

Sleep was less than 8 hrs and only 20 minutes deep. No wonder I feel tired today.

Meals I stayed under my calories.

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September 21st sleep meals and steps

My meals were good. I got 8 hours sleep but only an hour of deep sleep. I’m still yawning this morning. My steps are strictly from rocking while reading yesterday.

endurovet

I think it is almost eerie how our sleep patterns kinda line up? but last night I was so fatigued, I stumbled up the stairs without taking my normal handful of supplements - when I awoke for my 2 AM potty break, I was remarkably clearheaded; makes me think I’m gonna cut out the CBD - my sleep quality was not greatly affected without it.

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Imma posting this True Confession here because, quite honestly I would be embarrassed for anybody else to see it on Facebook!
My main self-imposed stumbling block these days seems to be my constant tendency to reward myself with food - Saturday afternoon, I wound up having to drive across town to get my acupuncture treatment, & decided to reward myself by going to what I consider the best Indian restaurant in DFW (I hadn’t been there for well over a year because it’s Way Up North).
I could taste the starch in the sauces, and yesterday I paid the price with diarrhea with some of the worst gas & bloating I have ever felt! I’m not going anywhere near the scales until I give my system another day to settle down…

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I’m so sorry you felt so bad after eating a favourite meal.

Yes rewarding oneself with naughty foods is one of my worst habits. For me though it doesn’t stop at one. It’s well I did bad today let’s get all the bad out of the way and then I’ll start again. The next thing I know a week of bad eating has gone by and I am 10 lbs heavier. Be thankful you can stop at one meal and then refocus.