Ages 70+

You are cooking so much! That’s a lot of work.
Had a nice walk by the canal in cold and sunshine.
Decided it was time to haul some winter things out from the back of the closet. Going to be chilly and possible snowy for the next few days. Glad we did not plan to drive the southern Great Lakes today. A big mess with interstates closed. Hopefully it won’t be bad on Thursday as there are not many alternate routes.

Joy, can you read on the treadmill? I have seen some with bookholders. I think it would be hard to follow the page while walking, but maybe it isn’t.

I havent made cabbage rolls in years. My husband dearly loves them. If I wasnt too lazy to brave the cold weather, I would go get some cabbage and make him a bunch. I also need to find out where the rice is. Hub unpacked the kitchen and I dont know where anything is.

I walked my new neighborhood today. In 28 degrees and pouring snow. Made it 20 minutes. I am ashamed to be so out of shape. I was huffing and puffing over two tiny hills

Spent all morning trying to figure out what to get 13 and 10 year old grandchildren for Christmas. Finally got everything sorted out and ordered. Being shipped to their homes as cannot ship to post office box due to strike. The 10 year old is coming here on Christmas Eve so just asked my daughter to bring it with her. The 13 year old is in eastern Canada and will be skyping.

Going to get back to my book now....have to return it in 4 more days but I'm sure I will finish it. Such a good book!

Up a pound and a half from the last time I weighed. I am at my all time high and I am including the time I was hugely pregnant with a ten pound baby. Yikes! Time to declutter my diet!

I went out to lunch with two friends today. I didnt log calories, but I did try to restrain my gluttonous self😂
Tomorrow I will count every calorie. I am going to make a tamale pie and limit portion size. I do much better if I plan my eating in advance. With 20 degree temps, I crave hot spicy foods.

Finally showing decline on the scale. Down one pound and so happy about that. I'm doing 1.25 miles on the treadmill now at 2.6 mph so quite a brisk walk. Going to nudge up the miles a bit and strive for 1.5 miles within the next couple of weeks. Will keep the speed the same and haven't inclined the machine at all yet.

Freezing rain all around us but we stayed on the cooler side and just got a bit more snow which is good. Was talking to my brother the other day (he lives in BC). He was asking about my plans for next year's travel and I told him I was thinking about Denmark/Sweden/Finland. He told me I should avoid the Nordic countries due to Putin and the uncertainty of his actions. My brother is a retired navel officer. Yesterday I read a news article that said Sweden and Finland were preparing their citizens for war with Russia. The article was outlining exactly what my brother was saying. Waiting until probably the spring before I book anything....maybe travelling closer to home.

Russia is scary! I would love to visit Denmark/Sweden/Finland. But why take a chance with the political threat? I used to love to travel, but in the last few years I have come to hate airports and the hassle of flying. I think I will be sticking to road trips from now on.

Hope your road trip conditions have improved. We are off grocery shopping this afternoon and looks like highways are all clear of the freezing rain/snow that happened a couple of days ago. We were going to wait until tomorrow but now they are predicting more snow for our area so best to do it today. Need to get my sour heads and also a few other items for our Christmas gathering that are hard to find locally. Will still have to go to our local store for fresh veggies/fruit just before Christmas but will have the bulk of it on hand.

I'm probably one of the minority but I love flying including the chaos at airports.

We are on our winter trip, but just a five hour drive. Traffic was smooth and no snow. Tomorrow we go to the Scottish Christmas Parade, an annual tradition for us. I ate way too much in an excellent restaurant tonight. I tell myself I will walk it off tomorrow .

Snow plow drivers are something you never want to run out of. Yikes!

Joy, freezing rain is so deadly. Glad you are well stocked and can ride it out. My husband and I have both
Had bad falls on ice.

Down a half pound this week. Aiming for another half pound this week. I overate in great restaurants for three days, but skipped desserts and walked a lot. I thought I had gained five pounds. Nice surprise when the scales went down.

Long drive today. Stopped for the night. Still eating too much but managed a walk.
Home tomorrow.

The two favorites that I baked (and froze) are butter tarts and coconut raspberry tarts. I usually make shortbread, caramel popcorn, fudge....and the list goes on. Decided it is too much with a big meal and totally not necessary. Will also be serving a cream pie that I will be making the day before. There will be a selection of nuts, chocolates and a fresh fruit tray. There will be nine people in total. Looking forward to a fun Christmas day with family.

Cabbage roll making this morning. Got the filling done yesterday.

I don't get why car trips are so tiring either. I hope my energy comes back tomorrow!
Ive done so little for the holidays but now that there is a chance the granddaughter may visit after Christmas I have to clean and decorate a bit. How could it be so close already?

Yes it did!
Managed to get a swim in but it took a lot of effort. Also trying to get back to more normal eating. That is also taking a lot of effort