A blog that focuses on one thing can get a bit dry. I've been purposefully absent these past three weeks for a reason. I wanted to finish what I started and be able to post about it here! The pics will come later. I'm not quite done. Still a work in progress, but I haven't posted in so long, I wanted to at least tell the story.
As you guys know one of my sons (we'll call him Smokey) has flown the nest and I've been revamping both his old room and my other sons (let's call him Einstein) room. Once I had Smokey's room re-painted and fixed, Einstein moved in, at that point, temporarily. Einsteins old room is the room that had the water damage to the floor that needed to be repaired. Still, I set to work repainting and fixing up that room, while waiting on the handyman to come fix the floor.
Normally, I'm a patient woman, sorta. I can wait a certain length of time. Mainly until it gets to the point where I can go no further until what I'm waiting on, happens. That was the case here. I waited on this handyman for weeks as I repainted and repaired what I could in Einsteins old room. Then I was stuck. Don't get me wrong. I'm not mad at the Handyman. Far from it. He works by himself and is waaaay behind. It was looking like another two weeks from now before He would be able to even work me in. There comes a point where I ask myself "What do you have to lose". Worse case scenario I would need a handyman to fix the floor. I already needed a handyman to fix the floor; so it was a zero sum game in my opinion. First I looked to see if I could remove the swiftlock flooring without damaging it. I could, and did. Then I assessed the damage. I knew I needed to remove the sub-flooring back to the first undamaged stud. Could I? I could and I did. Then I found scrap 2 X 4 and screwed them into the existing frame to prepare a new area for the new sub-floor patch. My dad had wood in his workshop, so while visiting my mom, I checked to see if there was any plywood I could use. There was and I did. Yesterday, I added the sub-floor patch with success! Only one minor incident in that I really whacked my finger with the hammer and it hurt...a lot...really...a lot. The finger is grey under the nail and still hurts. The only drawback was I couldn't re-use the swiftlock because it was more water damaged than I thought. It was just warped enough where it wouldn't snap back together. I did get enough of it back in place to still move my sewing room in. We will keep our eyes peeled for a carpet remnant we can use for that room. I installed carpet in the closet so am willing to try a room next. Had I been able to re-use the swiftlock, This repair would have cost me nothing, but as it stands, we will have to buy carpet. But I can put that aside for now and address more important things around the house. Best thing is, I no longer need the handyman. Not for that anyway. I'm sure I'll still use him in the future.
So for now Smokey's old room is now Einsteins room. He decided he liked staying there, and Einsteins old room is now my sewing room. It isn't finished yet. I still have some things I need to get and put up, but it's much better than the corner of the house I had before. Now I can get back to restocking my Etsy shop. I began work on 5 new outfits in my sewing room last night. We'll see what I can do. Who knows, I may be able to turn this into a real business!
As for my eating and such, I have to say I haven' eaten very well through all this. I can say I've held my weight. I'm happy with that. I feel good and am happy with my current size. I just don't want to gain. I may hold my weight a while. It's slow going when you get here. Now that everything is settled though, I'm hopeful I can focus again on my eating and such. But, I can't say I haven't been active!
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018
"SNORT"
Seriously, that was the sound I made when I got on the scale this morning. I could not believe what I saw. NO GAIN! No loss either, but no gain. I was incredulous. Mainly because since Thursday I've had access to many more dozen of my mom's cookies. Like me, she was having a hard time staying out of them. Actually a harder time because she's by herself. I can at least spread the love. My mom's cookies are one of the things I can't have in the house. So DH is taking the rest (Which are in the freezer) to work with him tomorrow. So all of you co-workers of my hubby be forewarned.
I think what helped me this week up until the cookies, was the fact that I was on track every day up until Thursday. What's been a help and a hindrance this week is the fact that I was re-painting/ repairing my youngest sons former room, moving my other son into it, and beginning the process of repainting his room. I need to get that done before the handyman comes to repair the floor in his room. Hence the reason he had to move rooms. Once the room is finished, I'll move him back to his old room and my other sons former room will become my new sewing room. I do all this while everyone is at work. So anyway, this activity has helped in that I'm moving all day, but hurt in the fact that I'm grabbing stuff for meals instead of stopping to sit down to eat. Note to self, stop to eat please.
I can tell you this. While I am extremely grateful that I didn't gain, I have to say I'm kinda bored with dancing around in the 160's. It's time to make that middle number drop to a 5 at least. It's gonna take me a while. I was messing around on the spark people page adjusting my calories and such. It didn't matter weather I put I wanted to lose 1 lb a week or 2. The calories stayed the same 1200-1550. Apparently you can't go below that. That means I need to either up a workout, or accept a s-l-o-w weight loss. I'll opt for the slower loss. I don't want to do anything to jeopardize my journey. If I switch to longer or higher intensity workouts (which I hate), I'll stop doing them and regress. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be doing a treadmill, step tape, and strength training, but it will be 45 minutes, and will still be mixed with other things like yard work, house cleaning, bike riding, etc. In other words; status quo. I'll increase what I need to in order to make it challenging, but that's about it. I don't care if it takes me another 2 years to lose these last 20 lbs. At least it will stay off. The less disruption this journey makes in my life, the easier it will be for me to continue it long term.
So there it is. No great epiphanies, but ya know..something. Hope everyone's having a great day!
I think what helped me this week up until the cookies, was the fact that I was on track every day up until Thursday. What's been a help and a hindrance this week is the fact that I was re-painting/ repairing my youngest sons former room, moving my other son into it, and beginning the process of repainting his room. I need to get that done before the handyman comes to repair the floor in his room. Hence the reason he had to move rooms. Once the room is finished, I'll move him back to his old room and my other sons former room will become my new sewing room. I do all this while everyone is at work. So anyway, this activity has helped in that I'm moving all day, but hurt in the fact that I'm grabbing stuff for meals instead of stopping to sit down to eat. Note to self, stop to eat please.
I can tell you this. While I am extremely grateful that I didn't gain, I have to say I'm kinda bored with dancing around in the 160's. It's time to make that middle number drop to a 5 at least. It's gonna take me a while. I was messing around on the spark people page adjusting my calories and such. It didn't matter weather I put I wanted to lose 1 lb a week or 2. The calories stayed the same 1200-1550. Apparently you can't go below that. That means I need to either up a workout, or accept a s-l-o-w weight loss. I'll opt for the slower loss. I don't want to do anything to jeopardize my journey. If I switch to longer or higher intensity workouts (which I hate), I'll stop doing them and regress. Don't get me wrong, I'll still be doing a treadmill, step tape, and strength training, but it will be 45 minutes, and will still be mixed with other things like yard work, house cleaning, bike riding, etc. In other words; status quo. I'll increase what I need to in order to make it challenging, but that's about it. I don't care if it takes me another 2 years to lose these last 20 lbs. At least it will stay off. The less disruption this journey makes in my life, the easier it will be for me to continue it long term.
So there it is. No great epiphanies, but ya know..something. Hope everyone's having a great day!
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Sorry, My bad
Okay so here goes. It was a big mistake, Huge mistake on my part to think that giving a daily run down of what I ate would be good for me. UGH! All of the sudden I was back in the world of weight watchers and other dieting tricks and it made me want to eat. Notice I haven't posted for the past few days. Well that's because all I could have posted would have been "Don't ask". I guess I still have some hang ups about dieting, and hope, to be honest, I always do. So, that being said, I'm announcing I'm going back to just a weekly update on weigh ins. It may or may not be the only post for the week. When I feel like I want to share; I sometimes share often.
It's amazing to me that once I came to the decision not to give a day by day, I calmed and have been on track today. That's really saying something. We had church this morning. Which is fine, but I tend to get home starving. I thought ahead and planed my morning. In addition, my youngest is moving out today. He found a place with two other friends and off he goes leaving the nest. I got home thinking I would cook me a pork loin chop and roast some veggies, but instead came home to "Mom can you help me pack?". Well of course honey let me get lunch started, and now at 4 pm he has taken the first load and I sit to type to you guys. I did get my chop and veggies. I literally wolfed it down in between packing. Now I sit with you guys eating my "Butter Popcorn" which is 4 gms butter to 3 TBS popcorn popped in a microwave popper.
My workout was also a fly by the seat of your pants. It's house cleaning. That's what I call packing, lifting, sweeping (sand out of the truck so dear son can take it), etc for the past 2.5 hours, but I only counted 45 minutes.
It was definitely a improv kinda day and improv when it comes to what I eat and how I move is what I need. Whatever I do has to roll with the punches so to speak. It has to be flexible because life, more often that not, isn't.
It's amazing to me that once I came to the decision not to give a day by day, I calmed and have been on track today. That's really saying something. We had church this morning. Which is fine, but I tend to get home starving. I thought ahead and planed my morning. In addition, my youngest is moving out today. He found a place with two other friends and off he goes leaving the nest. I got home thinking I would cook me a pork loin chop and roast some veggies, but instead came home to "Mom can you help me pack?". Well of course honey let me get lunch started, and now at 4 pm he has taken the first load and I sit to type to you guys. I did get my chop and veggies. I literally wolfed it down in between packing. Now I sit with you guys eating my "Butter Popcorn" which is 4 gms butter to 3 TBS popcorn popped in a microwave popper.
My workout was also a fly by the seat of your pants. It's house cleaning. That's what I call packing, lifting, sweeping (sand out of the truck so dear son can take it), etc for the past 2.5 hours, but I only counted 45 minutes.
It was definitely a improv kinda day and improv when it comes to what I eat and how I move is what I need. Whatever I do has to roll with the punches so to speak. It has to be flexible because life, more often that not, isn't.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Barely made it and a thought
So today has been so so. I started out good and then had to pull it out in the end. It will end well though. I redeemed myself. My workout was 30 minutes on the treadmill at 3 mph and a 7% incline, 10 minutes of housecleaning (I did more than that, but counted 10), and 108 reps with 10 lb weights. So that I can check off my list.
The hard part of my day was the want to still eat goodies left over from the holidays. My hubby is having the same issues. As a result almost a third of my calories came from less than stellar sources. Oh who am I kidding. It was junk. Chex mix, cookie, chips, etc. Not my best day. I knew today I needed to adjust my thinking. While doing my treadmill workout, I watched, yet again, a documentary I've watched many times before. It's called "Hungry for Change".
It's available on Hulu and Netflix right now and I highly recommend everyone take a look. When I watch this documentary I get re inspired and a little ticked at the food industry. But they don't make me eat what I eat. I do that. Anyway, after my workout and the movie I sat down and redeemed my day by making sure I have plenty of fruits and veggies to round out my day. As a result I'm under calories, and everything else is in range. I also remembered to fix a large glass of water. Now to just do that everyday.
My thought is that. To make sure I'm loading up on the fruits and veggies. The fun food is fun, but not what I need. It's just for pleasure. I need to start focusing my calories on nutrition and less on pleasure. Don't get me wrong. I will still have my treats, and coffee isn't going anywhere, But I should never look and see I've used that many calories for junk.
The hard part of my day was the want to still eat goodies left over from the holidays. My hubby is having the same issues. As a result almost a third of my calories came from less than stellar sources. Oh who am I kidding. It was junk. Chex mix, cookie, chips, etc. Not my best day. I knew today I needed to adjust my thinking. While doing my treadmill workout, I watched, yet again, a documentary I've watched many times before. It's called "Hungry for Change".
It's available on Hulu and Netflix right now and I highly recommend everyone take a look. When I watch this documentary I get re inspired and a little ticked at the food industry. But they don't make me eat what I eat. I do that. Anyway, after my workout and the movie I sat down and redeemed my day by making sure I have plenty of fruits and veggies to round out my day. As a result I'm under calories, and everything else is in range. I also remembered to fix a large glass of water. Now to just do that everyday.
My thought is that. To make sure I'm loading up on the fruits and veggies. The fun food is fun, but not what I need. It's just for pleasure. I need to start focusing my calories on nutrition and less on pleasure. Don't get me wrong. I will still have my treats, and coffee isn't going anywhere, But I should never look and see I've used that many calories for junk.
Day 2
Well the good news is I stayed away from the chocolate in the candy dish. The bad news is I had Chocolate chip cookies for dessert! LOL. BUT! I stayed in calorie range. I had no calories left over, but I counted it and stayed in range. I also met my fiber intake goals, so there is that. I decided I wanted a Coke Life more than the tortilla with my dinner so I had fajita filling (the chicken, peppers, onions) with no tortilla and a coke life. I haven't had one all season so I grabbed one while I had them. It's all about picking and choosing your battles.
So far today:
Breakfast
2 eggs
3 slices of turkey bacon
1 orange
coffee (With the rest of the flavored creamer. Well no one else was using it!)
Morning snack
1/4 cup cottage cheese
Lunch
3 oz chicken breast
Roasted Broccoli with a little Parmesan cheese (1 tsp)
1 oz chocolate chip cookie.Ahem and some bite size chocolate( Don't judge)
Dinner
4.78 oz pork loin
2 cups broccoli roasted (Love this stuff)
Coffee with milk and sugar
Dessert
2 oz cookies
Notice a trend here? I throw over breads for sweets! Well at least I got plenty of veggie and fruits in too. Now on the upside, I did 40 minutes on the treadmill at 3mph and a 7% incline plus 108 reps with 10 lb weights. Plus more house work so overall not too bad. Could be better. I need to drink more. I get busy and forget.
So far today:
Breakfast
2 eggs
3 slices of turkey bacon
1 orange
coffee (With the rest of the flavored creamer. Well no one else was using it!)
Morning snack
1/4 cup cottage cheese
Lunch
3 oz chicken breast
Roasted Broccoli with a little Parmesan cheese (1 tsp)
1 oz chocolate chip cookie.Ahem and some bite size chocolate( Don't judge)
Dinner
4.78 oz pork loin
2 cups broccoli roasted (Love this stuff)
Coffee with milk and sugar
Dessert
2 oz cookies
Notice a trend here? I throw over breads for sweets! Well at least I got plenty of veggie and fruits in too. Now on the upside, I did 40 minutes on the treadmill at 3mph and a 7% incline plus 108 reps with 10 lb weights. Plus more house work so overall not too bad. Could be better. I need to drink more. I get busy and forget.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
And we start
This would normally not be a good day for getting back on track. It has been filled with a comedy of errors. That being said, I've stuck to my plan and not given in to the call of a few pieces of chocolate still lurking in the candy dish. If I do give in, I'll count it and let you guys know in the morning.
I began my day by putting up Christmas decor. To me there is nothing more depressing than decorations after the day. I put up my decor early and take it down as soon as the holiday as over. That is today. I usually gather everything together to my dining room and then pack away everything there. All was going according to plan. I had everything gathered and went to get the boxes. That's when things went wrong. I dropped one of the boxes which had some of my hubbies Redskins stuff in it. I broke one of the mugs. I can get it back together, but it was the start.
While packing things away, I went to put the Christmas linens in the wash and noticed something....off with the laundry room. Our cats litter box is in the corner in the laundry room, and at first I thought she might be up to some weird dementia ways when it came to toiletry (she's 18 and crazy as a bessie bug), because it was obvious something wet was around her litter box. When I started moving things I discovered the truth. Our new dog, Sophie, has decided that if the laundry room is good enough for the cat to use for a bath room it's good enough for her. She's a great Pyrenees mix if that gives you any indication of the mess I was facing. Fortunately we are only talking urine (Thank you Lord). So I had to stop what I was doing Decor wise and clean up this mess too. I get it all cleaned up, mopped, etc, and go back to work putting the Christmas decorations away. Oh, before that, I started a load of clothes. You know, Multitasking. I'm making good progress on getting the tree down and I turn towards the kitchen, laundry room area and notice the floor in my kitchen looks very...shiny. It takes a minute then it dawns on me my washer has flooded the laundry room, part of the kitchen, and part of the gym (den). Grabbing every towel available, I quickly turn off the washer and begin to dry up the mess. The drain pipe had come out of its holder and just sprayed everything. I had to pull everything out of the laundry room, pull the washer and dryer out from the wall, and dry up all the floor. The I moved onto moving stuff in the gym to dry under it as well. All is dry now. I have fixed the drain hose, and have a space heater drying up the floor. I've finally finished getting the decorations down, and am sitting down writing to you guys and eating my snack. Speaking of snack, here goes the day so far and plans for dinner:
Breakfast:
Coffee with 2 TBS whole milk and 1 tsp sugar
2 eggs + 1 egg white- "fried"
1 cup blackberries
2 oz french vanilla whole milk yogurt
Morning snack
Apple
2 oz plain yogurt + 1 tsp sugar
Lunch
5 oz pork loin
1 cup brocolli
2 carrots and 1 small potato roasted
Snack (now)
2 oz plain yogurt
1 cup cherries
Dinner
Chicken fajitas- just one
Not sure whats will be my dessert tonight, but I have the calories if need be. I'm only at 1286 and I get 1500. For exercise I cleaned house. I've been cleaning all day, but will only count 45 min. 262 calorie there.
So there's my day in a nut shell. I now have to go back to work. Not done yet!
As for Sophie, she's still cute as a button and sweet as can be, but we have got to keep her out of the laundry room.
I began my day by putting up Christmas decor. To me there is nothing more depressing than decorations after the day. I put up my decor early and take it down as soon as the holiday as over. That is today. I usually gather everything together to my dining room and then pack away everything there. All was going according to plan. I had everything gathered and went to get the boxes. That's when things went wrong. I dropped one of the boxes which had some of my hubbies Redskins stuff in it. I broke one of the mugs. I can get it back together, but it was the start.
While packing things away, I went to put the Christmas linens in the wash and noticed something....off with the laundry room. Our cats litter box is in the corner in the laundry room, and at first I thought she might be up to some weird dementia ways when it came to toiletry (she's 18 and crazy as a bessie bug), because it was obvious something wet was around her litter box. When I started moving things I discovered the truth. Our new dog, Sophie, has decided that if the laundry room is good enough for the cat to use for a bath room it's good enough for her. She's a great Pyrenees mix if that gives you any indication of the mess I was facing. Fortunately we are only talking urine (Thank you Lord). So I had to stop what I was doing Decor wise and clean up this mess too. I get it all cleaned up, mopped, etc, and go back to work putting the Christmas decorations away. Oh, before that, I started a load of clothes. You know, Multitasking. I'm making good progress on getting the tree down and I turn towards the kitchen, laundry room area and notice the floor in my kitchen looks very...shiny. It takes a minute then it dawns on me my washer has flooded the laundry room, part of the kitchen, and part of the gym (den). Grabbing every towel available, I quickly turn off the washer and begin to dry up the mess. The drain pipe had come out of its holder and just sprayed everything. I had to pull everything out of the laundry room, pull the washer and dryer out from the wall, and dry up all the floor. The I moved onto moving stuff in the gym to dry under it as well. All is dry now. I have fixed the drain hose, and have a space heater drying up the floor. I've finally finished getting the decorations down, and am sitting down writing to you guys and eating my snack. Speaking of snack, here goes the day so far and plans for dinner:
Breakfast:
Coffee with 2 TBS whole milk and 1 tsp sugar
2 eggs + 1 egg white- "fried"
1 cup blackberries
2 oz french vanilla whole milk yogurt
Morning snack
Apple
2 oz plain yogurt + 1 tsp sugar
Lunch
5 oz pork loin
1 cup brocolli
2 carrots and 1 small potato roasted
Snack (now)
2 oz plain yogurt
1 cup cherries
Dinner
Chicken fajitas- just one
Not sure whats will be my dessert tonight, but I have the calories if need be. I'm only at 1286 and I get 1500. For exercise I cleaned house. I've been cleaning all day, but will only count 45 min. 262 calorie there.
So there's my day in a nut shell. I now have to go back to work. Not done yet!
As for Sophie, she's still cute as a button and sweet as can be, but we have got to keep her out of the laundry room.
Monday, December 25, 2017
The Apology Tour
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope this post finds everyone well. I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas festivities. I know I did!
Ohhh boy. I ate sooo much food! I have eaten so badly the past week. I knew I would. We had our daughter and her family over for dinner. I had the party at my mom's house which was an over night affair with lots of chocolate and cookies, and my mom knows her way around an oven. Plus my sister is a teacher and she brought goodies her student brought her for gifts. Then we had our Christmas eve and Christmas day. UGH! But it was good! Ironically I'm only up one pound. That's great compared to last year.
But now starts the apology tour. This is when I start to say "I'm sorry" to my poor digestive system that has held the reigns this past year, but got thrown over for taste buds.
So, starting tomorrow, for the next little bit, and maybe longer, I will post here everyday with stats. Some days I'll have something to say aside from that, but my daily posts will consist of what I've eaten, how many calories intake, and my workout info. This is an accountability of sorts. To lie to any readers of my blog is to lie to myself and it's not worth it. This will work for me to get be back on the straight and narrow. Accountability is important, especially first starting off. For one it makes it real. By telling someone your plans and goals, it plants it firmly in your mind. Someone else is now aware of your intentions and that means you can't pretend it didn't happen.
I promise I will be totally honest about my weigh ins, my intake, and workouts. If I have a bad day, I'll be honest about that as well.
As a result of this declaration, some daily posts may be dry reading, but I promise to post interesting things too.
This is not a New Years resolution. It is just returning to normalcy. Christmas is over for this year. It was fun while it lasted, but now it's back to everyday.
Now on a fun note, I got something for Christmas that will help me in my fitness endeavors and it makes me feel young! Can't you see me zipping around town, or taking it camping? I can. WEEEE!
Ohhh boy. I ate sooo much food! I have eaten so badly the past week. I knew I would. We had our daughter and her family over for dinner. I had the party at my mom's house which was an over night affair with lots of chocolate and cookies, and my mom knows her way around an oven. Plus my sister is a teacher and she brought goodies her student brought her for gifts. Then we had our Christmas eve and Christmas day. UGH! But it was good! Ironically I'm only up one pound. That's great compared to last year.
But now starts the apology tour. This is when I start to say "I'm sorry" to my poor digestive system that has held the reigns this past year, but got thrown over for taste buds.
So, starting tomorrow, for the next little bit, and maybe longer, I will post here everyday with stats. Some days I'll have something to say aside from that, but my daily posts will consist of what I've eaten, how many calories intake, and my workout info. This is an accountability of sorts. To lie to any readers of my blog is to lie to myself and it's not worth it. This will work for me to get be back on the straight and narrow. Accountability is important, especially first starting off. For one it makes it real. By telling someone your plans and goals, it plants it firmly in your mind. Someone else is now aware of your intentions and that means you can't pretend it didn't happen.
I promise I will be totally honest about my weigh ins, my intake, and workouts. If I have a bad day, I'll be honest about that as well.
As a result of this declaration, some daily posts may be dry reading, but I promise to post interesting things too.
This is not a New Years resolution. It is just returning to normalcy. Christmas is over for this year. It was fun while it lasted, but now it's back to everyday.
Now on a fun note, I got something for Christmas that will help me in my fitness endeavors and it makes me feel young! Can't you see me zipping around town, or taking it camping? I can. WEEEE!
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