Yes! I am back well and happy. My office still looks like the aftermath of a hurricane, but I now have the energy to deal with it. Still have a few PEO items on my TODO stack, but all-in-all life is good!
The scale said 218.0 this morning. That puts me 18.8 lbs down since the first of the year when I started this journey. And it hasn't been hard. Every now and then I get hungry for a hamburger, and I could satisfy that if I wanted. But more often than not, it passes and I go on my merry way. There is so much that is healthy to eat out there if one just knows what to look for. Salads, veggies, and chicken are your friend!! The most obvious change has been cutting out pizza for dinner and hamburgers and fries for lunch. But I'm never hungry or feel deprived.
I think I am more and more like my Mother every day. I remember, after her first stroke, she decided it was finally time to lose weight. And it just poured off her. She did basically the same thing as I am ... only her downfall was Blue Bell ice cream ... like 3 half-gallons a week!! We each have our Achilles heel, I suppose. Thank goodness I don't miss sweets ... somehow I think that would be harder to take.
Just finished up the planning with the Hamletts for a Disney trip in December. There will be more details on that, and my upcoming cruise on my travel blog, so check it out.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
April 11 - cancelled everything
Yep. I even cancelled my nail appointment. THAT'S how rotten I feel. Am trying to wean myself off the Nyquil. I don't believe that doping myself up all day can possibly be good for me.
George has banished me to the upstairs. He doesn't deal well with me being sick. He thinks I should just go to bed and stay there until I am well. Two problems with that ... one, I can't lay down flat because that brings on a coughing attack, and two, I'm just not sleepy anymore. So I will stay upstairs and knit. The positive side of this is that I will likely get Yvette's afghan done!
The trip did not interfere with weight loss. In fact, I'm finally down below 220. Just barely at 219.8, but that's what counts for me! A little ray of sunshine in this otherwise dreary, coughing, sick day.
George has banished me to the upstairs. He doesn't deal well with me being sick. He thinks I should just go to bed and stay there until I am well. Two problems with that ... one, I can't lay down flat because that brings on a coughing attack, and two, I'm just not sleepy anymore. So I will stay upstairs and knit. The positive side of this is that I will likely get Yvette's afghan done!
The trip did not interfere with weight loss. In fact, I'm finally down below 220. Just barely at 219.8, but that's what counts for me! A little ray of sunshine in this otherwise dreary, coughing, sick day.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
April 10 - Back to you
I have been out of town for two weeks. Visiting friends and seeing new grandbaby ... pictures will be posted in abundance in the coming days!
Back home and sick as a DOG! As I said on FB, I am amazed they let me on the plane to fly home, given my coughing and hacking! Tried Claratin, and Zyrtec in an effort to clear up my head without forcing me to a drug-induced sleep. Nothing worked consistently. So, once home, I have dosed up on Nyquil and slept most of the day. But I can breathe better and am coughing less. Let's hope this is the road to recovery and not the lull before the BIG storm!
Found the interesting article (here) in my Shelf Awareness e-mail this morning. Really fun reading about book designs that push the envelope! How about a cookbook you can eat when you are done? Or a Jungle Book book that has a cover sprouting grass? I hope you find it entertaining. And, if you love reading like I do, take a look at Shelf Awareness. I find lots of suggestions for my next Kindle purchase there!
Back home and sick as a DOG! As I said on FB, I am amazed they let me on the plane to fly home, given my coughing and hacking! Tried Claratin, and Zyrtec in an effort to clear up my head without forcing me to a drug-induced sleep. Nothing worked consistently. So, once home, I have dosed up on Nyquil and slept most of the day. But I can breathe better and am coughing less. Let's hope this is the road to recovery and not the lull before the BIG storm!
Found the interesting article (here) in my Shelf Awareness e-mail this morning. Really fun reading about book designs that push the envelope! How about a cookbook you can eat when you are done? Or a Jungle Book book that has a cover sprouting grass? I hope you find it entertaining. And, if you love reading like I do, take a look at Shelf Awareness. I find lots of suggestions for my next Kindle purchase there!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Mar 6 - Gaming is Good for You
I feel vindicated! WSJ published an article today about research that shows gaming is good for your brain!! Check it out here ... for all my comments, check out my WoW blog here.
Feel pretty good today. Lunch with a good friend ... so will be catching up on everything we have missed talking about for a couple of months.
Have had a PEO call almost every morning. I finally feel like I have the time to give now that I am retired. I remember the last time I was president and how rushed everything felt. Now I have the time to pay attention to the Chapter. Think it's going to be a great year for us.
Feel pretty good today. Lunch with a good friend ... so will be catching up on everything we have missed talking about for a couple of months.
Have had a PEO call almost every morning. I finally feel like I have the time to give now that I am retired. I remember the last time I was president and how rushed everything felt. Now I have the time to pay attention to the Chapter. Think it's going to be a great year for us.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Mar 3 - Better ... better
The wind isn't blowing as hard so I am breathing better. In fact, went out to California Pizza Kitchen today for lunch. They brought back my favorite thing ... roasted vegetable salad with grilled chicken.(check it out here). Came home and did more knitting on Yvette's wedding afghan. Also made a list of possible committee chairs for my year as PEO chapter president. How productive is that!! I'm obviously feeling better.
Oh, and the scale is still being friendly. I am very close to 221! Think I may see that tomorrow.
Here's a thought ... perhaps I don't feel well when I am overwhelmed. Getting those chairperson names down was a weight I didn't know I was carrying around. I have been sleeping alot ... again, perhaps a procrastination method. Going to pay attention to that.
Oh, and the scale is still being friendly. I am very close to 221! Think I may see that tomorrow.
Here's a thought ... perhaps I don't feel well when I am overwhelmed. Getting those chairperson names down was a weight I didn't know I was carrying around. I have been sleeping alot ... again, perhaps a procrastination method. Going to pay attention to that.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Mar 1 - Breathing Again
Been a pretty good day ... got my hair cut, got some bills paid, got some groceries, finished some TODO's - and my stuffy head is clearing up. Watching "Avenger" from Netflix ... a made for TV movie ... I think I ordered it because Sam Elliot stars in it. Also has Timothy Hutton. Not much of a plot, but some interesting action. And I could listen to Sam Elliot all day long!
No appointments tomorrow, so I'm going to spend the day in the office, trying to force some order into the chaos.
Started a new way of organizing my TODO's ... one task each on an index card. Then I can throw the card away when I've done the task. It seems the physicality of having a card for each task makes some kind of impression.
Always looking for ways to be more efficient.
No appointments tomorrow, so I'm going to spend the day in the office, trying to force some order into the chaos.
Started a new way of organizing my TODO's ... one task each on an index card. Then I can throw the card away when I've done the task. It seems the physicality of having a card for each task makes some kind of impression.
Always looking for ways to be more efficient.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Leap Day
Saw a great sign in a store window, posted on Facebook ... "we will be closed today because it is not a real day. We will re-open March 1. Sorry for the inconvenience" ... needed the laugh!
Slowly getting through today in an antihistamine-induced fog. At least I slept well last night. Antihistamines really knock me on my ass. Didn't wake up till almost 11:30 this morning and still felt drugged. George called Charles and cancelled drum class for today. No way I could keep a beat, much less drive to Rio Rancho!
Good news is that feeling crummy has caused me to eat less. Scale said 222.2 this AM. I am 14.6 lbs down from where I started at the first of the year. About 7 lbs a month is a great average, I think. I do feel good about that, even tho' my body doesn't feel good about anything right now.
The ABQ Journal even had a front page piece on the high pollen count and spring winds. YUCK! Thank God we have such beautiful weather most of the time. These winds and blowing dust/pollen are just miserable!
Will spend today either in bed or in front of the TV knitting. No, that's not what I usually do, even tho' I am retired! Keeping my fingers crossed that this crud won't move into my chest.
Slowly getting through today in an antihistamine-induced fog. At least I slept well last night. Antihistamines really knock me on my ass. Didn't wake up till almost 11:30 this morning and still felt drugged. George called Charles and cancelled drum class for today. No way I could keep a beat, much less drive to Rio Rancho!
Good news is that feeling crummy has caused me to eat less. Scale said 222.2 this AM. I am 14.6 lbs down from where I started at the first of the year. About 7 lbs a month is a great average, I think. I do feel good about that, even tho' my body doesn't feel good about anything right now.
The ABQ Journal even had a front page piece on the high pollen count and spring winds. YUCK! Thank God we have such beautiful weather most of the time. These winds and blowing dust/pollen are just miserable!
Will spend today either in bed or in front of the TV knitting. No, that's not what I usually do, even tho' I am retired! Keeping my fingers crossed that this crud won't move into my chest.
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