In my dynaerobics class last night I lightly pulled a muscle in my back while doing the floor work; I have more than enough time until the next class Monday night to stretch it out and fix it!

Tonight is weigh in at WW, so keep your fingers crossed.  My weight this morning is the lightest during this specific weight loss journey on my home scales, so I'm hoping for at least some kind of loss.  I'm seriously happy with any loss -- as long as I have a loss every week no matter how small, I know I'm going in the right direction and I'll get to my goal.  I don't need big splashy losses each week, just a loss.

Wish me luck!

I'm hanging on to the little bit of weight I lost while we were gone, and I am thrilled!  The temptations are great since the kitchen is just down the hall from where I work, but I've been packing in the veggies and fruit when I've gotten hungry!  Yeah!

Has anyone read through The Joy Diet by Martha Beck?  She asks that you apply each of the actions once a day for a week before you go onto the next action.  The first action is to sit quietly for 15 minutes; I found this so hard to do, I actually set aside the book for nearly six months while I tried to do this every day.  Then I realized I do take 15 minutes for myself --- I meditate while I walk the dogs; I'm introspective when I'm driving; I have time while working where I can close my eyes and remove myself from the world.  So I'm moving on now to the second chapter, which is "Create and absorb one moment of truth each day."  From what I've skimmed, I know that if I'm able to really internalize these, I will be on the way to making the changes I need to with how I treat my body and my emotions.

Windy, rainy, stormy weather today -- at least I feel better than I did yesterday!  Worked REALLY hard in dynaerobics and it was humid so we were sweating buckets (good thing I bring a towel)!

I've watched the last couple of years how our mothers don't eat and the impact that has had on their bodies.  Both of our mothers have limited what they've eaten and in the last year or so, they've limited it to an extreme.  My mother lived most of her adult life on cigarettes, diet coke, and saltines; she is tall and was slim and athletic.  My mother-in-law lived on booze and chicken fingers and salad; she is very small and has zero body fat.  They both ravaged their bodies with what they ate, drank, and smoked.  I don't smoke and rarely drink (just personal choices); my vice has been eating.  I'm curious how I'll eat when I'm their age -- I hope I'll still enjoy food as much as I do now so no one will have to beg me to eat...........

We were gone for about two weeks and I really am pleased with how I ate and how much exercise I got while gone.  I was able to bicycle almost every day, walk fast with the dogs, play on the beach.  And best of all, when I went to WW last week as a visitor and I lost weight!!  Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Last night was the first night of this session's dynaerobics.  I've been going to this class for 7 years and it is just hard enough that I don't feel defeated when I can't do all the moves but I still feel very challenged.  I had to forgo the last two whole sessions while we were caring for my mother-in-law, so I'm grateful to be back (she's now in a nursing home).

Although I do something physical every day (at the very least, I walk the dogs at a very fast walk for about half an hour every day), it is so great to have a whole body workout.  There are days when I hate hate hate to go and fight myself the whole way there, but the feeling of accomplishment and contentment when I leave is WAY stronger than the hate, so it keeps me coming back.  Plus the closeness I feel with the other ladies really makes me come back.  We are all ladies in our mid/late 50s, so our teacher encourages us to modify the moves as we need in order to do them pain-free.

My husband and I are working very hard to keep our feet healthy.  Foot problems run in both our families and we want to make sure ours stay healthy and pain free, since we've seen the impact to other family members from limited mobility and pain.  We use yoga moves and massages to keep the ligaments stretched and joints lubricated.  We listen to how our feet like or dislike their shoes and change them until they are happy.

Have a great Tuesday!!

This weekend, our neighbor with a chainsaw helped us take out the trunks/roots of two trees in our front yard (the trees, mimosas, had died this summer).  We had to dig and lift and pull and dig and strain and dig -- really hard work.  And GREAT exercise!  Also played golf, walked the dogs a lot, and did more yard work.  It was a great physical weekend.

It was a strange eating weekend.  Friday night we were running to a concert and went by La Madelaine on the way, where I had quiche lorraine (yes, I put the full points in my tracker....) since we couldn't wait for a salad to be made (well, okay, that's not the only reason...).  Running errands I was starving (warning! warning!) and got burger king grilled chicken sammich (yes, put full points for that too!) but no french fries (see my halo?).  Sunday night for dinner, I made mozarella/tomato/basil salad, bruchetta, and bought hummus and a baguette.......yummmmmmm

This will be a strange week, I'm working to plan how I can still get to a loss this week for my Saturday morning weigh in!  Traveling mid-week and tonight is the first day of dynaerobics fall session!  Yayyyyyy!

My first weigh in on first week in weight watchers --- 1.2 lbs!!!!!!  I'm THRILLED because not only did I lose weight, I journaled every single day, every single bite (even the 'bad' stuff!)!! 

I'll be traveling the next two weeks, so I've already looked up the locations of weight watchers there and when they meet, so I already have the weigh ins on my calendar!

Yahoooooooooooooooo!!

My first weigh-in after restarting weight watchers.  I'm very proud that I actually journaled every single bite the last week -- first time in years!!  I'm not feeling very light today, heh heh, but I'm really really hoping for at least a little loss!!

When I was in WW before and I lost like .2 pounds I was discouraged --- but then I thought that as long as I always had a loss, no matter how small, I was still getting to my goal!!

Keep your fingers crossed and I'll journal again after the weigh in!!

Notice how some days your plans just go kablooie?  Yesterday was one of those.  I was following my plan and had a very filling sandwich for lunch.........then my beloved came home with a gordita which of course I had to eat.  So I planned, since those were all my points for the day, to not eat the rest of the day (believe me, I was VERY full).  We went out to do our early voting and check out a place he has to go today.  And on the way home, he whimpered for a special barbeque place we love so of course I agreed to go.  My concession was that I got a green salad -- but the rest was not such a great choice.  Chopped beef, corn on the cob dipped in butter (eek, but great heh heh), and, um, peach cobbler (tiny amount, I swear, and he ate half).  And all my plans for exercising went out the window since it was dark when we got home -- but I did do some exercises while on the couch (seriously, it gets my heart pumping to flail my legs around!)!

Not surprisingly, the scale this morning screamed a little bit, and today I'm playing catch up to prepare for my weigh in tomorrow evening.  Just a protein shake this morning and so far planning a large salad with some tuna on it for a late lunch this afternoon.  Then tonight work in the garden after strong walk with the dogs!!

Wish me luck!

My beloved sweet husband brought me a Taco Bell Gordita when he returned from taking one of our dogs to physical therapy.  The bad news of course is that I ate the whole thing (6 pts!); the good news is that I journaled it (meaning I've reached my points for the day at 3 in the afternoon!).  Tiny steps...............