So, my "birthday week" is starting out wonderfully. Last night at WW, I weighed in at one pound away from my goal. For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, that equals a weight loss of 89 pounds and a weigh in of 161. I haven't been this small since before #1 daughter was conceived! and she will be 24 in a few days. Imagine that. And if hubby hadn't been with me on this ride, I don't think I would have come this far. He's lifetime right now, and still helping me live this lifestyle and lose this last pound. Maybe, with perseverance, I will hit it next Friday. That would be an excellent birthday present! #2 daughter is making a WW vegetable Thai Pad tonight. Then we will go for a walk, since hubby and I spent the entire morning grocery shopping and running errands.
So, if you hear a shout of joy next Friday, you know that I hit my goal. It's taken me almost exactly 2 years to do this, and believe me, it is so worth it!!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
Summer is here with a vengeance
The first official day of summer was Friday, and the weekend temps were in the 90's. I guess when Mother Nature decides to make it summer, that's what she does. Oh well.
Hubby took me to Bannerman's Island on Saturday as an early birthday present. In the late 1800's to early 1900's it was used as a munitions warehouse, until it blew up in 1920. There are the remains of a "castle" and the house the family used. It's now a park and there is a private foundation trying to raise funds to stabilize the structures. Very nice tour and it was fun taking a boat ride to the island. We also went to the Renegades home opener on Friday. They won, so that was fun as well.
I was down .6 lb this past weigh in. Not quite sure how that happened, but I am "only" up 0.2 lb from before the cruise. I am 2.6 lb away from goal. Don't think I'm going to make it before my birthday, but stranger things have happened. I will settle for hitting goal during my birthday "month"!
I've been going to the acupuncturist for about 3 months now. And while I'm in less pain (most of the time) than I was before, I don't really know how much this is really helping me. Insurance is covering almost all of it, and I've met my deductible for the year, so unless I start feeling like it's a total waste of time, I will continue to go. He's going to give me the series of 3 shots in each knee starting next week. And what's interesting about the shots, is that I don't think they are working, but when they wear off (like now), I can really tell that the effect has worn off! So, hopefully, I can get another 6+ months of less pain out of these next series of shots. I really can't imagine how my knees would be if I hadn't lost the 88 lb. That's just scary even thinking about it.
Next month will be the 2 year anniversary of restarting WW. I think it would be cool to reach goal during that month. I can do it. And after 25+ years of paying for WW, I can become lifetime! and not have to pay if I stay w/in 2 lb of my goal weight.
Hubby took me to Bannerman's Island on Saturday as an early birthday present. In the late 1800's to early 1900's it was used as a munitions warehouse, until it blew up in 1920. There are the remains of a "castle" and the house the family used. It's now a park and there is a private foundation trying to raise funds to stabilize the structures. Very nice tour and it was fun taking a boat ride to the island. We also went to the Renegades home opener on Friday. They won, so that was fun as well.
I was down .6 lb this past weigh in. Not quite sure how that happened, but I am "only" up 0.2 lb from before the cruise. I am 2.6 lb away from goal. Don't think I'm going to make it before my birthday, but stranger things have happened. I will settle for hitting goal during my birthday "month"!
I've been going to the acupuncturist for about 3 months now. And while I'm in less pain (most of the time) than I was before, I don't really know how much this is really helping me. Insurance is covering almost all of it, and I've met my deductible for the year, so unless I start feeling like it's a total waste of time, I will continue to go. He's going to give me the series of 3 shots in each knee starting next week. And what's interesting about the shots, is that I don't think they are working, but when they wear off (like now), I can really tell that the effect has worn off! So, hopefully, I can get another 6+ months of less pain out of these next series of shots. I really can't imagine how my knees would be if I hadn't lost the 88 lb. That's just scary even thinking about it.
Next month will be the 2 year anniversary of restarting WW. I think it would be cool to reach goal during that month. I can do it. And after 25+ years of paying for WW, I can become lifetime! and not have to pay if I stay w/in 2 lb of my goal weight.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Oh my, it's been over 2 months. ..
Where has the time gone? It's been 2 1/2 months since I posted. Um, a lot has been happening. Hubby and I went to Florida at the end of April to visit Mom and help her get some more stuff out of the house. Short visit, but we got a lot accomplished. The weekend after we got back, it was a trip to #2 daughter's college town to arrange for a storage unit for the summer. Ten days later, we moved her home for the summer. The following week, we drove up to see #1 daughter. She is buying a house and wanted our blessing before she put in an offer. Since then, the offer has been accepted and she's been approved for the loan. She hopes to close within the upcoming month. Then, we took our Alaskan cruise. It's gorgeous, and there isn't much I can say that will do Alaska justice. If you ever get a chance to go -- GO!!. We were home about a week, and then had to go to Ohio for my dad's celebration of life party. That was nice. I got to see aunts, uncles, cousins and friends that I hadn't seen since probably my wedding! On the way home from that, we got a flat tire in the middle of freaking nowhere. Luckily, we found an auto repair shop and they plugged it for us, we made it home, and I just finished getting it checked out by the tire shop where we bought it. I always get the extended warrantee on tires.
Okay, so that's the scoop on my long absence. Now about the weight loss. As of the Tuesday before we went to Ohio, I was 3.2 pounds from goal. I would like to reach goal by my birthday, which is less than 2 weeks away, but we'll see. Back on track (after the cruise and the party) and back to tracking and doing the activity that I need to do every day.
And other than #1 buying a house, that needs a lot of painting and updating, we have done our summer travel. Maybe this summer, I can get my bedroom painted!
Okay, so that's the scoop on my long absence. Now about the weight loss. As of the Tuesday before we went to Ohio, I was 3.2 pounds from goal. I would like to reach goal by my birthday, which is less than 2 weeks away, but we'll see. Back on track (after the cruise and the party) and back to tracking and doing the activity that I need to do every day.
And other than #1 buying a house, that needs a lot of painting and updating, we have done our summer travel. Maybe this summer, I can get my bedroom painted!
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