Dec 15 - Dec 21
GaGasheesh
Posts: 1,178 Member
LW: 122.8
TW: 122.8
Holding steady. . I've been super busy getting ready for Christmas, helping my daughter with baby, etc. Today I'm baking and making chili and having an online playdate, later family zoom. I did manage to get a 30 minute workout this morning too. I'll have my trainer tomorrow for the last time this year. My kids will be here for 2 weeks, so no more trainer until Jan 6th.
Kelly, cleaning is a calorie burner for sure. And congrats on getting through a stressful weekend and getting some of your own things checked off.
Sarah, glad it's not a rotator cuff injury . . icing after working the shoulder might be good.
Lois, hope your work is slowing down, but I doubt it.
Sorry for the short post, but I'm running today. I'll check back tomorrow.
TW: 122.8
Holding steady. . I've been super busy getting ready for Christmas, helping my daughter with baby, etc. Today I'm baking and making chili and having an online playdate, later family zoom. I did manage to get a 30 minute workout this morning too. I'll have my trainer tomorrow for the last time this year. My kids will be here for 2 weeks, so no more trainer until Jan 6th.
Kelly, cleaning is a calorie burner for sure. And congrats on getting through a stressful weekend and getting some of your own things checked off.
Sarah, glad it's not a rotator cuff injury . . icing after working the shoulder might be good.
Lois, hope your work is slowing down, but I doubt it.
Sorry for the short post, but I'm running today. I'll check back tomorrow.
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AWT: 228.0
AWT: 228.0
LW: 229.0
TW: 227.1
WOW I was not expecting that AT ALL! I had an antipasto plate last night of olives, cheeses, balsamic and bread. I expected the sodium to throw me way over. Work is crazy busy. Sales is busy and I'm trying to clear my desk to be off for a few days (2 weeks - HA!). Anyhow, I'm still working so I'll read more and check back in a bit.0 -
LW: 130.4
TW: 129.8
Hi, Ladies. Sorry for being late. I was in and out of the house all day yesterday and into the evening. Things get a bit crazy around here when we're getting ready to go away. Making progress though. I'm happy because this morning I finally got four huge bags of documents down to the shredder. We are trying hard to get rid of things that we don't need and don't use. Later today, I'm taking coats to our HOA office, which is collecting them for a coat drive. All of this is coming from the walk-in closet in my office and I'm looking forward to having that space for things we need and not storage for things we don't need!
During the last week my weight bounced from 128.0 (yes, I did see that weekly goal weight for one day!) to 130.0. I wish it had stayed at 128, but I guess it's progress to see the ends of the curve down a little. MFP is having technical problems with their link to Fitbit and one day it said I burned almost a 1000 kcals walking the same the distance that usually burns around 350. Then yesterday, I walked almost 14,000 steps and it said I burned a big fat zero! So, it's a little hard to report averages, but my steps have stayed around 12K each day and my average burn is still only around 1780. I just can't seem to make that 1800.
If you can believe it, I still do not have my test results from that quart of blood (ok, I'm exaggerating a little) that they took last Tuesday. I suppose that if there was anything really off, they would have called me, so I'm going with "no news is good news."
Lois, that's a nice loss and especially after a high sodium day. Hopefully, it is even a little lower today. Sheesh, the fact that you're maintaining in the low 120s is something I envy. That is so hard to do.
I know that kids and grandkids and holiday plans are keeping everyone busy, but I hope we can pop onto the board a few times to between now and Christmas to just cheer each other on. I'm learning how much harder it is to do that now that I'm not sitting at a desk for hours and hours each week.
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Great job Sarah!~!! I know, it's been a zoo for everyone. I'm trying to wrap up to be offline at work for TWO WEEKS...ok...it's truly 5.5 WORKING days, but I am looking forward to the disconnect. Part of me is happy (the personal side) but the business side is frustrated as I am in the process of rescheduling TWO closings that were to happen on the 27th and 28th - FOR THE 2ND TIME! I'm waiting for the new dates from my team to get the paperwork back through again. We're encountering such horrible supply challenges and labor shortages right now. There are not enough quality workers or good people that want to work. Super stressful right now.
Our cousin drives out tomorrow to take MIL to Cali for the holidays and a couple of weeks. Hubby took her to the bank to get some cash. When they got home, THEN she started talking about needing gifts etc. I gave her some of my stash of holiday Philosophy body wash and gift bags. Then hubby asked me for a gift for the husband of our cousin... What?!?! I don't even know him. So I dropped what I was doing and (thankfully Costco was sold out of the pre made dried fruit trays because I was craving one and ended up buying individual bags of all of the fruits I like. And with the cookie stuff, I also had on hand the individual bags and ties. AND because my woven baskets had been discontinued and I was too lazy to return a set, I had a spare collapsible basket and I with the holiday chocolates I bought, I put together a gift basket that was quite cute. About $40 worth of crap in there with baskets and other stuff. Later in the evening I asked MIL if she had everything she needed to finish packing. STUPID QUESTION LOIS! Oh I need something for Aster when I go to your Aunties, because she's doing all of the cooking and..... Oh wait, I said, well what do you want to get her....oh maybe a box of candy....oh ok...I can order a box of See's Candies to be delivered tomorrow. Oh no, that's too expensive, something else. Like what? Oh like another of those baskets. WHAT?! That basket costs more than a box of See's Candies. UGH So I put together a 2nd basket similar to the first. How am I being manipulated so easily??? UGH. Oh and it's our other cousin's bday on Jan 1. I need something for him. Cash. Give him some of the cash you have. You're on your own there. I'm done. Well, I didn't have mini marshmallows (arriving this morning) so we'll shrink wrap the once we have those.
I shared the story with hubby and he was giggling. And then he went online and saw a bunch of basket stuff and he's like...wait...these things RETAIL for $75plus with what you have in there (add 2 apples and we're there). Yep. I know the cost of gift baskets. Well aware. this morning...he says....well maybe we should sell these to people ... NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE. I put together gift baskets for our new homeowners that contain stuff you need when you are moving in... note pad, scissors, ext cord, screw drivers etc. I have enough of a challenge keeping supplies and making those. I am NOT adding on another variation.
Ok...so a couple of things I need to wrap my head around. For work, I needed to do a personal goal. Besides spending more time with Rhea, I wanted to add to get healthier and fitter again. And mapping out what that means and how to get there. I couldn't get my mind to map out how to get there. I was chatting with hubby and he was telling me that we're hiking while we're on vacation. Ok..you have some fun out there. He's like no - both of us. And I'm like - No. You dislike hiking and take the joy out of it and right now I don't even want to do it and I don't want to have any more barriers or excuses to keep me off of the trail. The last time I took him - he was miserable and made my trail time excruciating. It was Dec 30, 2014.... and yes, I still remember. However, getting past hubby being with me...I cannot seem to get my mind to put my body into motion and workout. I'm having such a challenge. Usually personal goals are easy and mapping out my plan is a no brainer. I don't know how to make this commitment to myself. Anyhow, I need to figure this part out. Not only to finish my work project, but for me.
We do have a busy weekend. Cousin arrives sometime tomorrow. We have our friend's daughter's college grad party tomorrow evening. Sunday MIL and cousin leave and Sunday afternoon//eve my nieces may be coming up for dinner. ANd we need to clean the excess crap out of the living room and oh I have to go to the post office to mail my daughter's presents...UGH!! Maybe New Years presents.
Now that I've listed the stuff, I'm stressed and need to get going to get some of this done....ugh
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Hi, all. Lois, it sounds to me like the reason you are having trouble making plans for yourself is that you're being pushed and pulled in so many directions with work and with family members relying on you for so much. I hope you get a chance for some rest and that you get the mental and physical energy needed to make those plans for yourself. I know what you mean about including hubby with some activities, though. Mine will agree to walk with me, but then a mile into it, he's having pain of some kind and it kind of takes away the enjoyment of doing it together. But he did tell his physical therapist that one of his primary goals is to be able to walk with me again.
I thought I'd pop on tonight because I'm not sure when I'll post again. Tomorrow will be a mad scramble to finish cleaning and shopping and packing. I also have a dentist appointment, the cat sitter is coming over for instructions, and I'm doing some volunteer stuff one last time before the holiday. I'm trying to cram at least two days' work into one! We plan to head out Tuesday morning.
My weight is still bouncing between 128 and 130. I fear what weigh-in on the 29th may look like with all the time sitting in a car and sitting in my sister's house and all the holiday food, too. Hubby did say that he would try to help me find some opportunities to walk while we're away.
I plan to get back here, but in case something comes up and I can't, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful, healthy, enjoyable week. Looking forward to making good plans for 2022.0 -
Just a quick message to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I promise I will be back after Christmas. Life hasn't slowed down at all these days, even with our new restrictions...
Be safe, be healthy, love you all.
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