Today is the start of the longest work week in a while – you know how those short weeks become long because you didn’t want to go back? Yeah, that’s today.

I had a healthy salad for lunch. I had my planned breakfast and snack. I’ve had my non-caffeinated fluids and am sucking down the caffeine now (more non-caffeine later).

I tried to deal with…[Read more]

I messaged my college friend. I have been thinking about her for a while and I knew from FB that her European vacation was over so I reached out.

I liked this task. It always feel good to reconnect with old friends – they know your secrets and love you anyway.

Living alone, I listen to what I want, when I want. I also listen to what I want in the car. But, I took some time to listen to something I like to listen to today (Country, no apologies!) – because when people are in the car with me, I turn off the radio so I don’t inflict my choices on them. Sounds like everyone enjoyed their tunes today!

I got my car inspection! It expired yesterday, and I kept putting it off. By waiting until today I get an extra month for next year.

Then I went to the grocery store. On a Saturday afternoon. WTH was I thinking?!

so that should count extra ?

I’m not sure I want to take your challenge. Let me get some rest and think about it. I’ll now spend the car ride home thinking about it, and thinking about it. So I’m not going to agree and do it half-heartedly.

Water was about my average, and not yet at 72. I think I was about 55 again. I didn’t eat before bed. My snacks were half what I brought and half unintended grazing on food brought in to work for meetings. I definitely didn’t eat before bed.

I fell asleep on the couch, and REALLY needed unplugging. Here’s my funny story:  I woke up on the couch…[Read more]

Well, this week was a tough one to do the last habit with the situation at work (visitors, lunch brought in for meetings, etc).

Reflections:

I am still not getting enough water, but I think about it. Before the challenge I was probably at about 40 oz and am now probably back up to 55 on a good day. I will continue to work on this.

Not eating…[Read more]

@nikki-massie – I’m having trouble meeting up with the local quilting guild. And they go on vacation for the summer (I guess we’re too close to the shore?). I did two retreats earlier this year, and have several projects to work on. And there’s a sew-a-long I’m doing online. After you get your garden grown, I’ll make a pilgrimage down and help you…[Read more]

again, yesterday was a repeat of Monday, and my goal is to survive. I’m currently super tired, and know I need to take care of me. I’m done with half (one spreadsheet of two) of the MAJOR project due tomorrow. And I am definitely leaving work at a more human hour today. Even if it’s still more like 5:30  instead of 5, it sure won’t be 8 pm…[Read more]

I enjoy spending time with my nieces and nephew, and talking to them on the phone. I keep the pictures they drew for me in my office.  And this artwork from Claire, aged 8, for my birthday. I’m also all about quilting, but don’t make time to do it by myself – it’s about the getaways with the friends, and the laughter and sharing of the joy of the…[Read more]

Today was worse than yesterday. I’m revising my goal to “survive the week without dying”

And I almost failed – I left rubber where I had to lay on the brakes this morning to avoid someone who clearly didn’t think the stop sign applied to her (and I didn’t have one, so it wasn’t about failure to yield).

I’m not going to share what I just…[Read more]

Hello Monday. I successfully missed all 4 goals. Grrr.

Tomorrow is another day.

Yesterday I did pretty good – close on water 60?, unplugged, and I don’t think I ate within the hour. I fell asleep reading though.

im headed up with my book now. Must unwind for tomorrow (today’s standing 30-45 min meeting went for 4 hrs. No snack, late lunch, and…[Read more]

cool.

Well, yesterday had no food plan and I failed miserably on the healthy eating front. I did ok on fluids and unplugging and not eating before bed.

Today I’m halfway on water, and had lunch out with the Friday crew – I grocery shopped last night and planned food today. Much better.

plan to unplug here in a few, curl up with my book and meet two…[Read more]

I think the scale can be a dangerous thing. When I first started this journey, I didn’t own a scale. I do now. It’s kind of dusty 😐

But my first WLS friend was number-obsessed, and the scale and her gym performance became scary to watch. So I tried not to become number-obsessed because I know that it’s too easy for me to do that.

I think it’s…[Read more]

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well, I failed to spell Ulla right, lol.  I think even attempting this challenge has been good for me. helped me focus on some things, even if I didn’t 100% achieve them. I like it.

I could tell your photo was at the spa! Traitor. LOL.  But if you hadn’t kept your end and given me support, I would have bypassed it for the couch

I’m so glad I went, I’m having customer issues at work, and am so stressed I’m ready to vomit about it. If I hadn’t worked some of that out of my system and taken back some of my power, I would be…[Read more]