Okay, so aside from the part where I think my brother is trying to kill me (especially at night while my sore body is trying to rest), I can be nothing but pleasantly surprised.
Today is my 120th day watching my intakes. It's been 120 days of struggling to eat more, keeping track of what I can, approximating what I can't, and making a point of getting good exercise in. I've been having more and more trouble with that this past week, as I've been sick, which drives my appetite to nil. However, I'm still trying all the same. This past week has also seen the introduction of weights into my grand scheme of things. Here's where I think my brother is trying to kill me. ^_~ Anyhow, I'm now doing some lifting 3 days a week, some cardio the opposing 3 days, and one day off. Once we get to June, I'll put in some 30Day Shred again - I have a wedding in July and I have a specific dress I want to wear.
Today, Skeeve will take my monthly progress photo. I'm hopeful that it will show as much of a difference as it feels like it should. Today is 120 days, and I've dropped 16 pounds. What's more is that... it's been easy.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
AUGH!
This day is full of head-spinning. Yes, we finally got a dead bolt put on the front door (and a knob on the shower diverter in the bathroom!), but I had to put a note on the door to keep the guy away because I had to take LP to his doctor's walk-in hours. Now that LP is done with his eye drops (today is the last day), we have to start up ear drops. He has a double ear not-quite-infection. @_@;;
I love this deadbolt thing. I do. I just don't like OURS. I'm not sure what to make of it. The slot on the wall-side for the bolt to slide home isn't deep enough (there's a nail in the way), and the seal for the door pushes against it so hard that it takes two hands to lock the door. If it takes two hands to lock the door, I wonder, what hand will I use to keep my toddler from running off into traffic? Sheesh. I expect I'll be pulling that seal out sometime soon. I'd rather deal with a draft than having to chase LP all over the complex.
Also, now it turns out that the Shower/Deadbolt guy is NOT the ant guy, as I had thought he would be. The Ant Guy will get in touch with us sometime soon (I HOPE!) to do something non-spray-ing about the ants that have decided my front door is home - and that they LIKE cayenne pepper. -_-;;;
Now, we're finally done with the eye drops. There's just one more set, at bedtime tonight. However, we now have to do ear drops. Four drops in each ear, and THEN we have to hold him still long enough to let the drops work - they say three minutes. Sounds like no big deal... until you factor in a 32# wiggle-britches. GAH! When we took him to the ped today, the ped told us that LP's ears are "a little pink." Both of them. LP has only been complaining about the right ear. So now, we have ear drops. The ped could prescribe them now, or wait until we were back in for a rampaging ear infection in a few days. So... we do four drops in each ear whenever he complains of a problem. Fun.
Now, just to add to this crazy day, it is Election Day here in Canada. I've gotten three political calls already, and they started at 9:30 this morning. As there are three major parties, I'm hopeful we're done with the calls. After we pick Skeeve up from work tonight, we go to take him to vote. After that is done, we'll wander the mall for a while, because now that we have a new dead bolt, we don't have the locking door handle. This means Skeeve needs a new key before tomorrow morning so he can lock the door to go to work. @_@;;
Now, we figure that's enough, right? Oh, no. Never. XD Today is also CD 1, and I'm still sick, though getting better. Therefore I am happy that a) I'm getting better (I have most of my voice back, and my throat doesn't hurt anymore!), and b) my new 2 sizes smaller jeans STILL FIT! Even on CD1!!! WOO-HOO!
I love this deadbolt thing. I do. I just don't like OURS. I'm not sure what to make of it. The slot on the wall-side for the bolt to slide home isn't deep enough (there's a nail in the way), and the seal for the door pushes against it so hard that it takes two hands to lock the door. If it takes two hands to lock the door, I wonder, what hand will I use to keep my toddler from running off into traffic? Sheesh. I expect I'll be pulling that seal out sometime soon. I'd rather deal with a draft than having to chase LP all over the complex.
Also, now it turns out that the Shower/Deadbolt guy is NOT the ant guy, as I had thought he would be. The Ant Guy will get in touch with us sometime soon (I HOPE!) to do something non-spray-ing about the ants that have decided my front door is home - and that they LIKE cayenne pepper. -_-;;;
Now, we're finally done with the eye drops. There's just one more set, at bedtime tonight. However, we now have to do ear drops. Four drops in each ear, and THEN we have to hold him still long enough to let the drops work - they say three minutes. Sounds like no big deal... until you factor in a 32# wiggle-britches. GAH! When we took him to the ped today, the ped told us that LP's ears are "a little pink." Both of them. LP has only been complaining about the right ear. So now, we have ear drops. The ped could prescribe them now, or wait until we were back in for a rampaging ear infection in a few days. So... we do four drops in each ear whenever he complains of a problem. Fun.
Now, just to add to this crazy day, it is Election Day here in Canada. I've gotten three political calls already, and they started at 9:30 this morning. As there are three major parties, I'm hopeful we're done with the calls. After we pick Skeeve up from work tonight, we go to take him to vote. After that is done, we'll wander the mall for a while, because now that we have a new dead bolt, we don't have the locking door handle. This means Skeeve needs a new key before tomorrow morning so he can lock the door to go to work. @_@;;
Now, we figure that's enough, right? Oh, no. Never. XD Today is also CD 1, and I'm still sick, though getting better. Therefore I am happy that a) I'm getting better (I have most of my voice back, and my throat doesn't hurt anymore!), and b) my new 2 sizes smaller jeans STILL FIT! Even on CD1!!! WOO-HOO!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Major Non-Scale Victories!
For starters, we left Canada! And we were readmitted! This means that I have legal status again! Hooray! Having legal status means that I can come and go again! With any luck I'll also soon have a work permit and be able to use that in crossing (which makes things just a little easier) as well. HOORAY!
Now, we're not sure when we're heading back to Chi-land next. We might be heading in for a little while in early June. We might put it all off until July. It's hard to say, especially with gas prices and my steadfastly NOT flying and all. I'm not sure what the plan is at this point, but we WILL be heading back in July, which is a victory in and of itself.
My next victory? I am slowly kicking the ass of a head cold that has knocked me over. Maybe another day or two and I'll be feeling back to myself. As far as my voice... Who knows. Right now the cold has most of it, leaving me a croaky mess. I'm planning to get that back in my next offensive, though I might shoot for my hearing instead. XD
Next up, this afternoon I'm getting an exercise plan! Uncle Fritz is being a fabulous sport and getting me all set up around my irritable knee. I'm very excited, and I'm hopeful that soon I'll be back to 100% in the knee department, too. ^_^
Finally, the victory that the title implies: Old Navy was having a BOGO "Event." Apparently, when you use "event" instead of "sale" this means you can advertise BOGO event on your signs, but have your sale actually be Buy One, Get One 50% off. When I got in and saw the signs saying so, I was tempted to walk right out. But... My pants are huge on me. As in, the belt digs into my back because there is too much pants-fabric bunched up under it. So I figured while I was there, I'd try on a couple sizes and see where I am. The pants on my ass at the time were a lamentable size 18. I figured I'd be fine in a 16, and be heading for a 14. Imagine my surprise when I put the 14s on... buttoned them... and zipped them up. O.O;; They were just a touch too tight for my taste, but they fit my hips and legs how I wanted, so... I walked out with the two pairs. Had I been in the 16s, I'd have left empty handed, no issue. But having dropped TWO SIZES?!?! I couldn't let that pass by without some kind of celebration! So, two pairs of jeans (one half price!) left the store with me. With any amount of luck, these will last me another six months or so (though I may need to bust out the belt again!), and then I'll be able to worry about my final and goal weights.
At the rate I'm going? I may make my goal by this time next year. I'm not planning for anything radical. I'm planning for slightly over one pound per week, for ten pounds every two months. By this time next year, if I can keep it all together, I'll be within five pounds of my goal. I haven't seen my goal weight since I was about 15. I'm not sure where I'll actually end up, pounds-wise, but I do know what I want to look like, and we'll see what the numbers say when I get there. In the meantime, though, a pair of size 14 pants is INCREDIBLE! I'm so excited!
Now, we're not sure when we're heading back to Chi-land next. We might be heading in for a little while in early June. We might put it all off until July. It's hard to say, especially with gas prices and my steadfastly NOT flying and all. I'm not sure what the plan is at this point, but we WILL be heading back in July, which is a victory in and of itself.
My next victory? I am slowly kicking the ass of a head cold that has knocked me over. Maybe another day or two and I'll be feeling back to myself. As far as my voice... Who knows. Right now the cold has most of it, leaving me a croaky mess. I'm planning to get that back in my next offensive, though I might shoot for my hearing instead. XD
Next up, this afternoon I'm getting an exercise plan! Uncle Fritz is being a fabulous sport and getting me all set up around my irritable knee. I'm very excited, and I'm hopeful that soon I'll be back to 100% in the knee department, too. ^_^
Finally, the victory that the title implies: Old Navy was having a BOGO "Event." Apparently, when you use "event" instead of "sale" this means you can advertise BOGO event on your signs, but have your sale actually be Buy One, Get One 50% off. When I got in and saw the signs saying so, I was tempted to walk right out. But... My pants are huge on me. As in, the belt digs into my back because there is too much pants-fabric bunched up under it. So I figured while I was there, I'd try on a couple sizes and see where I am. The pants on my ass at the time were a lamentable size 18. I figured I'd be fine in a 16, and be heading for a 14. Imagine my surprise when I put the 14s on... buttoned them... and zipped them up. O.O;; They were just a touch too tight for my taste, but they fit my hips and legs how I wanted, so... I walked out with the two pairs. Had I been in the 16s, I'd have left empty handed, no issue. But having dropped TWO SIZES?!?! I couldn't let that pass by without some kind of celebration! So, two pairs of jeans (one half price!) left the store with me. With any amount of luck, these will last me another six months or so (though I may need to bust out the belt again!), and then I'll be able to worry about my final and goal weights.
At the rate I'm going? I may make my goal by this time next year. I'm not planning for anything radical. I'm planning for slightly over one pound per week, for ten pounds every two months. By this time next year, if I can keep it all together, I'll be within five pounds of my goal. I haven't seen my goal weight since I was about 15. I'm not sure where I'll actually end up, pounds-wise, but I do know what I want to look like, and we'll see what the numbers say when I get there. In the meantime, though, a pair of size 14 pants is INCREDIBLE! I'm so excited!
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