Tuesday Weigh-in

PW: 256.8
CW: 255.5

Very pleasantly surprised with this! I don't want to scare it away but I think this is the first 2-weeks-of-loss I've had in quite some time...? shhhh

I had some funky dreams last night. But I've been sleeping well and trying to wake up at a good time without an alarm. Feels like I have lots to get done this week before I travel on Friday. Off I go.

I’m happy I pre-logged and prepared my food today. Work was an unexpected struggle. The boss ran out of the office early morning “son says wife is having a stroke” on the way out. I couldn’t believe it - she is 10 years younger than myself, not overweight, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink excessively, healthy….. how could that happen to her? Later in the day he phoned to let me know she had a massive brain bleed, she probably won’t survive. They took her into surgery with a 20% chance of survival. It just feels so unfair. I have worked for my boss for 27 years, about the same length of time they have been married. I feel so bad for him. And, it makes me more determined to stay on track with my weight loss and healthier lifestyle.

Checking in. Still not on track, but I appreciate @evmakeschanges and her comments on fat and visualizing it as a sponge. I did a little google searching to learn more about it. Eww! Did you know Amazon sells a life like replica of 5 pounds of that yellow spongy fat?! 🤣😳🥴 And that cardio exercise is the best way to get rid of that fat that surrounds your organs?

I have to keep reminding myself that I am in charge of how thick or thin that dangerous layer is! What I read mentioned a hormone that the fat produces. Does anyone know what the hormone is? Couldn’t find that immediately.

Tomorrow is my 58th birthday! I am not looking for a perfect day. I will do what I want, but after that, I need to get my act together. We will have my granddaughter during the day and evening as her parents have an evening banquet. We were going to go to dinner beside the river (Delaware) but it may be rainy. I am going to get a cake baked by one of my former students’ dad. I haven’t had it in years since we were not here. It’s called Light Side of the Moon”. You don’t even want to know! I’m hoping I can maybe buy a half cake so we don’t have a ton extra.

I managed to get over 7,000 steps today but can’t seem to reach that 8,000 goal.

Thank God I copied this post because MFP is acting up for me and won’t let me post. It has also logged me out twice while doing this.

This morning Brad and I started our day with pre-prepped yogurt and fruit bowls that he made the night before. Brad makes these epic fruit bowls.. he hand chops all the fruits, it's just lovely. So it was a nice start, but on the way into the office I'm cruising down the highway and Brad drops his phone between the seat and the middle console, tries to retrieve it, and proceeds to get his hand stuck. I ended up pulling over on the side of the road and had to ream on the seat to create a big enough gap for him to pull his hand out. It was like a tapered design, one where his hand could go down, but he couldn't reverse it to come back out. It sounds silly but we were actually super freaked out, we were there for a good 5 minutes trying to frantically pull his hand out and his wrist was swelling and he was worried he was losing his opportunity to get it out the more he pulled and aggravated it. It was to the point where I was thinking next steps and going to the bad place (is the fire department going to have to come?) So glad we released him!

Work was quite busy since I'm out of the office the next three days for corporate events. We are golfing with customers tomorrow and then Thursday we drive to Lloyd for another golf event. Friday we do field tours and then we come back - my coworker will drop me at a highway truck stop (LOL) on the way home where Brad will meet me and take me to the lake.

Tonight our supper was pre-made which was good because we got home late for work. We took our dog for a long walk around the neighborhood, did some outdoor chores, and then vegged with some TV for the first time in a long time.

Wish me luck on the course! First round of the season! I am hoping to get one more Peloton ride in before I'm away from home but I suspect two rounds of golf back to back for a girl who doesn't golf that frequently is likely going to be enough. We'll see how I feel tomorrow!

@CarolAnnM2 I'm sorry about your boss' wife. OH's step father had a stroke last year and he was pretty healthy (I would say healthier than I am) - we think it was caused by stress. I try to keep it in mind and reaffirm that none of the things I'm stressing about are worth risking my health over.

@EvMakesChanges @micki48 an old personal trainer had the fat and muscle 5lb replicas. The muscle was smaller and more pleasant to look at/hold for sure. Maybe I should get one of each as paperweights?

@ashleycarole86 I hope your Mom gets sorted soon. That's a lot to have to deal with.

@jugar you'll have to start on the house plants next!

Happy birthday @micki48 I hope you have a great day, and the cake is as good as you remember. I've had really good experiences freezing cake - if you wrap it in cling film/saran wrap, then pop it in a food bag, it'll keep for ages in the freezer.

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I am really struggling so far this week. The decorating was hard work but pretty much there, with a few bits to do yesterday and carpet fitting today. On Monday evening, OH tested positive for Covid-19. We've made it through the last two years fine and bam. It's hit him really hard too, comes and goes in waves, and it seems to have come on extremely quickly. I have tested (twice) negative and have no symptoms, so I ran my errands yesterday. The carpet fitting has been postponed until next Wednesday, and I am disappointed. The positive is that I don't need to rush with the finishing touches like cleaning the window frames, putting blinds up etc.

My anxiety is back up but the urges to binge haven't been as strong as they were on Sunday. I've consumed more calories than I needed whilst also making some positive choices to not eat something or to stop eating when satisfied etc. Our plans for the coming weekend are cancelled, so assuming I don't come down with Covid-19 myself, I'll be cleaning/tidying at home, and hoping to put a good few hours in at the allotment. Our new bed has been delivered (it's in the garage) so I will see about getting rid of the old one.

I'm back at work today, and two (important/big) things that should have been done whilst I was off do not appear to be done. Today's forecast is currently moody with a strong chance of stroppiness, so I am going to take 5 before a meeting and see if I can't reset - without eating the brownie waiting for me downstairs!

@DD265 Sorry to hear OH is sick. I totally understand the feeling of disappointment in getting it after avoiding it for so long. Brad and I had the same feelings back in March. Good luck in avoiding catching it yourself... fingers mega crossed for you!

@PlaneMonkey Fun about the hot tub.. we certainly love ours! We haven't been in much lately as time has felt limited but I'm always glad we have the option.

6/7 exercise:
15329 steps

Just having my coffee and then it's time to get ready for golf! Logged into work to do a few things as well. Should get lots of steps with the golf round!

So yesterday was a really good day, almost... I got snacky at night, I tried to just have pickles, but I had a few triscuits also. The good part, was they fit in my calories for the day. and I accomplished all the goals I had set for myself.

Today is going to be the same, maybe with less evening snacks.

So you all know I got a new job about 3 months ago... I am so glad I took this job, there was something in my gut that told me this was the right place. Well, this morning the owner called me and asked me to pay everyone an extra 1k to help with the rising costs of just about everything, this is in addition to him allowing us to fill up our gas tanks here at the yard once a month. He really, honestly cares about his employees, and it shows, aside from me, the last employee that was hired here, was 6 years ago (someone retired) - the average employee has been here for 25 years or more.

Anyway, hope you have a great day !

@micki48 Happy Birthday!!! Enjoy the day

@PlaneMonkey I would die for a hot tub somewhere in my future real estate situations

@Gidgitgoescrazy I often run into the nighttime snacking issue. I'm starting to try a 9pm cutoff or earlier for simply 'no more eating today' (although it's going on 8pm and I haven't had dinner yet!)

Speaking of snacks, I was over my goal yesterday but that's okay. I can't expect to be under perfectly every day. I'm also really trying to stop the restrict/binge cycle by saying "it's a new day, you shouldn't overreact to being over calories yesterday, just stay the course"

I just did my workout for the day which was a SWEATY 36 minutes of full body work. Oh baby. I'm thinking I may have a smaller dinner than planned because when I really workout hard, I tend to have less appetite - anyone else? But if I have salad leftover, that gives me a good place to start tomorrow night anyways.

I'm going to try to get outside to read in my hammock before all the daylight is gone. I got totally wrapped up in job search/resume refining/interview today, don't know where the time went. But good news, my interview went well and I'm moving onto the next round. Not 100% sure this is the role I'm looking for but time will tell.

Kali225 wrote: »

Speaking of snacks, I was over my goal yesterday but that's okay. I can't expect to be under perfectly every day. I'm also really trying to stop the restrict/binge cycle by saying "it's a new day, you shouldn't overreact to being over calories yesterday, just stay the course"

Such an on point thought process!! Kudos to you. Congrats on moving to the new stage with the job interview.

@jugar I am sitting here deciding if I'll hop on the bike tonight despite being tired from golf, and your post might have just convinced me. Brad is out biking with a friend and he's not home yet, so it might be worth a quick session. I'll see what I decide.

Golf was fun. I played well and won the ladies long drive so I got a new hat with my pro shop money. I was a solid contributor to my team, so that felt good. A beer cart was going around but I kept it reasonable (I had to drive so I had no choice but I still made good selections) and I didn't go overboard with the food either.

Hitting the road at 7 a.m. for our 5 hour drive to Lloydminster so we can make it for the 2 p.m. golf tournament start up there. My hip sometimes gets a bit niggly after a round as I rotate through pretty hard I think... haven't played back to back rounds in forever so I can only assume tomorrow's performance won't be as good. Good thing it's just for fun

CW 187.8
PW 189.8
LTD 56.2Lbs

I held off on that late night snack and was satisfied with the extra glass of water (still so thirsty!!)

Guys this is the least I have weighed since before I began dating my husband a decade ago. It has been a year yoyo-ing between 190-198 and I have finally broken through to a lower decade and not immediately popped back up. I'm super excited.

Like last week, this is no time for celebration yet. I'm going to keep tracking and logging and carrying on with the manual labour around the property to keep the muscles burning. I'm gonna catch up to @ashleycarole86 someday!! Lol (not!)

PW 150.8
CW 151.6

And there it is.

@conleywoods Thanks for the encouragement. I did take measurements at the beginning of June. Hopefully, you are right. I just feel like I had too many sweets over Mother's Day weekend, hit 150, and can't get it back down. I will keep trying.

@ashleycarole Sounds like fun. I noticed your back to the bottom of maintenance, way to go!!!

@planemonkey that is awesome!!! I am so proud of you. Keep working hard.

@yinxfed Nice job on your presentation, your eating, and your walking/workouts. Keep it up.