november 27 - 2011

nov. 28th - well, it's over and i didn't make the fifty pounds. at one point i was at 46, but as of yesterday it was 43. so now i'll aim for fifty-by-new year's, or christmas maybe. i'm a bit disappointed. i feel good and i'm happy to be holding steady and not regaining, i just wish i could have made the 50 to say i did it. i'm not giving up though. i'll keep plugging away, see how much more i can manage to lose in the next year. i'll keep blogging too but maybe every two weeks. on sundays i think. that'll help keep me on tract hopefully. back to work on friday, vacation's almost over. i think i'll treat myself to the last piece of birthday cake and a nice cup of tea.
back in a couple weeks, D.

november 17 - 2011

nov. 18th - i'm cheating a little (again) but i weigh myself pretty much every day and there was a day that i was down 3 lbs so i'm going with that. it changes from day to day by a lb or two i find, up, down then up again, whatever. i saw the 3 lbs with my own eyes and that's what i'm sticking with. i'm on vacation now until my birthday. this is my last shot at losing 50 lbs by 50. not gonna happen i'm afraid. maybe i'll go running every day until my birthday to see if i can get there. naw, that's not gonna happen either. oh, well, 10 more days til my last check in. the last hoorah.
back in ten, D.

november 7th-2011

nov.8 - man, i've just about had it, i gained 2 1/2 lbs. how does that happen? i had salads for my lunches at work, i didn't eat one speck of halloween candy, and still i didn't lose anything. i might just as well eaten all those peanut butter cups that were left, but i didn't. so now i'm at  around 43-44 lbs total and it looks like that's as good as it's going to get. cr......p! two more check ins to go, it's not gonna be pretty.
back in ten - D.

october 28-2011

oct 29 - nothing to tell this time, i stayed the same. sort of a relief. if i start gaining again i think i'll just call it a day. just a month left to lose four more lbs. it's not looking good. oh well. the important thing now is not to put it back on, that's my biggest worry. so i'll keep plugging away, staying away from the chip aisle and the ice cream section. soon i'll be doing all my grocery shopping in the produce section. not a bad thing actually.
back in ten, D.

october 18th-2011

oct.18 - oh yeah, oh yeah, another pound and a half gone. just four more to go.some days i think it's in the bag and other days i feel like i'm starting over. i worked really hard the last two days. i didn't even take all my breaks, meaning, i didn't get to snack as much as i usually do. i seem to take more food to work than i would eat at home. i'm trying to get out of the habit of eating every time i take a break. it's getting better. now if i could just stop snacking while i watch tv- that's the hardest thing to change for me but at least i've pretty much cut out potato chips. one step at a time. just four more, just four more.
back in ten, D.

oct 8th - 2011

oct 9 - 3 is the magic number. not bad, not bad. this weekend is tough being thanksgiving. tomorrow i'm going out for turkey dinner. it's bound to be hard to hold back, it always smells so good. but i'm getting really close and quickly running out of time so i need second helpings of willpower, not mashed potatoes and gravy. mmmmm gravy. i think i'm in trouble. back in ten, hoping to give thanks for losing three more pounds!
D.

sept. 28- 2011

sept 29 - just what i was afraid of, 4 lbs i gained since i went away to the wedding!  wow, that's gonna be hard to get rid of in ten days. i started this weekend with salads for lunch but that's not enough. once again, and i sound like a broken record here, but time to re-group. i'm thinking "cabbage soup" for supper for the next month. i actually kinda like that soup so that won't be so bad. just a little over two months to get rid of 8 more lbs. i have to do it, i'm soooooo close.
back in ten, probably not 4 lbs less but hopefully at least 2
D.

sept. 18 - 2011

sept 21 - well, i'm going to cheat a little. i knew i was going away for a wedding so i weighed myself early and so i'm saying another 2 lbs gone. now that i'm back i'm sure i found that 2 lbs and then some but i'll soon take care of that. it was a great weekend and i enjoyed every bite of all the goodies. life is short and all that - back in ten, well, more like 7 now
back on track - D.

sept 9th, 2011

sept 9th - lost 2 lbs, finally. i do believe however, that i'm probably just about done. i will continue to check in every ten days til nov. and still try to get to my goal of 50 lbs but i'm not as confident anymore. i've tried to start over and i've been going for walks or going to yoga on my days off but it's not making much of a difference. i haven't totally given up. i'm still taking salad and applesauce for my lunches this weekend, so who knows. focus, focus, focus. i'm sooooooo close!
back in ten, i know i can, i know i can - D.

aug 29 2011

aug 30 - arghhhhhhhhhhhh gained a lb, bugger! my own fault, i ate out three times, ooops. oh well what's done is done. today i went for a good long walk. i love walking this time of year seeing all the gardens, people have such cool ideas. back to nights tomorrow so i'm going to try to cut back a bit more on my lunches again. less cookies, even though they're sugar-free and more applesauce. and i've pretty much cut out snacks for my breaks except maybe an apple or grapes.less than three months left to get to fifty lbs. i was ahead of schedule at one time but not now. i'll really be  ready to give up if i gain again in the next ten days. time will tell
back in ten - D.

august 19-2011

aug.20 - finally! just one lb lost but at least i did't gain. i was really really getting annoyed at myself. today i haven't done so well, eating out and then it was movie night so i had nachos and dip- mmmmm yummy. that'll be my big treat for the week end. so i hope can stay on track and not go backwards anymore.
we'll see
back in ten, maybe another lb gone - D.

aug 9 - 2011

aug 11 - late signing in because i couldn't log on. not that it matters, nothing, no gain no loss. cr.....ap. i'm sounding like a broken record. time to regroup and start fresh. chicken with brown rice and salads for my lunch and supper all weekend at work, step one. treadmill and yoga today, step two. phew. monday i have an appointment to have my iron, cholesterol etc checked. i'm eager to see if cutting back on red meats has made any difference. if not, it's burgers every night! with weight watchers buns of course.
back in ten, not gonna say one lb less just hopefully not any more - D.

july 30 - 2011

july 30 - oh dear, didn't lose anything this time, pretty much stayed the same which is ok i guess. i have to admit i didn't go all out so as always i plan to try harder in the next ten days. tonight is my last night shift for another month, hallaluya.  (don't think i spelled that right) it's still summer, maybe some trips to the beach are in order. i keep missing the yoga classes that they have on the beach, that would be awesome. anyway, one more night - i think i can, i think i can. ten more days, one more lb - i know i can, i know i can!
later - D.

july 20 - 2011

july 20 - 2 more! yeah. finally. it seems like i was stuck for soon long i was about to give up but i might be back on track now, a little bit anyway. the weather is much better, the rain has stopped for a few days and today i'm sitting outside with my coffee (black) enjoying every minute before i go to work tonight. i went to a heated yoga class the other night, i'm pretty sure that's where i left those two lbs in a big puddle on the floor. whatever works. now i'm sweating it off in the garden instead. so off i go to plant some more flowers.
back in ten - D.

july 10 - 2011

july 10 - sooooo close, 1 1/2 lbs, couldn't quite make it 2 lbs but i'm happy with that. it's all good. i love this time of year when the strawberries are out, then peaches, fresh tomatoes and all kinds of goodies. it makes cutting back a bit easier when you can have a handfull of fresh berries as a snack instead of cookies.maybe i'll get me some strawberries tomorrow, yum.
ten more days, how many more lbs? - D.

june 30 - 2011

june 30 - oh my, not good, i gained a lb. i get so close then i slack off the treadmill and eat a bit more than i know i should, why do i do that? such a lack of discipline. it sucks even more when you have no one to blame but yourself. i still feel good though and i know i can do better. i WILL lose two lbs in the next ten days if it kills me. i hope anyway.
back in ten - D.

june 21-2011

june 21 - yeah, almost 3lbs, 2.8 to be exact. i'm only 9 away from 50- now i think i can do it. i've got all kinds of new summer clothes because last year's don't fit. well today it's officially summer but i'll still stick to jeans  til it feels like summer. last night i did heated yoga for the first time. i think i melted at least two of those lbs away. tonight i'm going out for supper before work so i'll have to be extra careful not to put them back on. oh well, little treats.
back in ten, at least 1 lb lighter, hopefully - D.

june 11 - 2011

june 11 - no change. i did go up a lb or so over the ten days but as of this morning i'm the same as last time. a bit disappointing but it could be worse. i've started doing some different exercises now after i finish on the treadmill. apparently sit-ups are the way to work off a bit more around the middle. i'm not very good at doing those but i'll try for a bit. if it works, it'll be well worth it. two more weeks then my hours will change at work, back to 12 hr shifts. that will be interesting packing extra lunches again. it's easy to just take a light lunch but being there for 12 hrs i need a little bit more. i see lots of salads in my future, yum. -
back in ten - D.

june 1-2011

june 2- the 2 lbs from vegas are officially gone, now back to where i was. i feel like i haven't been exercising as much as i should because now it's gardening season. honestly i don't know how people find time to do it all, i sure can't. but at least when i'm outside i am pretty active and there's no food.so i'll know in ten days if it's as effective as the treadmill . i hope so because it's way more fun- back in ten - D.

may 21-2011

may 22 - a day late signing in, i was tired yesterday and didn't get to blog. well, after six days in vegas i gained two lbs. i was hoping it would't be more than five so i think i did ok.very good really considering how much i ate and drank, but we also walked a lot and mostly only ate twice a day. but now it's back to reality and after tomorrow back to work. salads, salads, salads, this week at least. now i can start looking forward to the next big event, my brother's wedding in sept in TO. it would be nice to be down one more size before i go shopping for an outfit. see how i do in the next ten. - later, D.

may 11-2011

may 11 - 3 more lbs, i'm 11 away from my goal of 50. but in a few days i'm going away on vacation and i expect to come back with a little more than just souvenirs. hopefully i won't make too much of a pig of myself but i don't plan to stick to salads either. they say what happens in vegas stays in vegas so maybe that means i'll leave the weight there, who knows. probably along with my money. we'll see ten days from now. - later, D.

may 1-2011

may 1 - 2 more lbs, yes! and, people at work are starting to tell me i need some new clothes because my pants are way too big, which i've been putting off because 1)- i still want to lose more  2) i'm saving my money for my vacation (13 more sleeps) and  3) i was afraid i'd still be looking at the largest size in the store. but yesterday i bought one new pair of jeans, two sizes smaller than the ones i was wearing! woohoo! one pair i tried was three sizes smaller but i didn't like them. it made me feel good for  a change.finally i might be able to shop like regular people, here's hoping - back in ten days - D.

april 22-2011

apr.22 - ok, i'm back. down two lbs, whew. it's getting harder now i really need to force myself to get on the treadmill every day. i keep waiting for the weather to warm up so i feel more like going for a walk but it's still too cold for me. soon. in the mean time i'll make sure to stay away from the easter chocolate and work a bit harder to lose one more lb in the next ten days. - later, D

april 12-2011

apr 12 - i'm a day late. i was hoping to be able to say i stayed the same but sadly i gained three lbs. i need to stay away from the meat and potatoes i think and go back to salads and cabbage soup, at least for work. oh well, something to make me work a bit harder for the next ten days. - D.

april 1-2011

april 1 - it's no april fool's joke, i lost another lb. what seems to be an april fool's joke is the weather. looking back at my last post, talking about spring and gardening, fat chance-or should i say skinny chance-with this cold, cold rainy sleety weather. it just makes me want to curl up with my blanket and a big bowl of buttery popcorn. but i think i'll settle for a nice hot cup of green tea. i did get myself a little treat today, a plain dark lindt chocolate bar. i'm more of a salty than sweet lover but a little square of chocolate after supper is nice. that bar will probably last two weeks at least. unless i start to gain - then in the green bin it goes!!!!! - here's to the next ten days and one more lb disappearing- D.

march 22-2011

march 22 - 2 more lbs, hellllooooo !!!!!! that's so awesome. it pays to be sick, having a cold does have its benefits. some people at work have had the flu but i don't think i need to do that to lose more weight, not yet anyway. it's officially spring now and soon i'll be out gardening, mowing etc. i can hardly wait. for now i'll just wait to see how much more i can lose in the next ten days. - later, D.

march 13-2011

mar.13 - whew! the 3 lbs are gone, i'm back to where i was. how that happened i don't know, i'm just glad it did. it's been very spring like lately so maybe the weight is just falling off like it does for the hibernating animals! bring it on! awesome. two months til our big trip so i'm going to try to put an extra push on for that. - ten days at a time - later, D.

march 3, 2011

march 3rd- i'm beginning to feel like i'm on one of those "yo-yo" diets, even though i'm not really dieting. i gained 3 lbs. i can't believe it, i don't know what i'm doing different but it's starting to irritate me. i knew it would be easy at first and i'm glad i'm still a few lbs ahead of schedule. i haven't given up. spring is coming and i'll get out more maybe that will help give me a change  from the treadmill. in the meantime i keep trying, taking my salads, avoiding the chip aisle even though i hear it calling my name. someday i'll be able to walk down there again. until then, i'll stick to the treadmill. maybe it'll be better ten days from now. - D

feb. 20-2011

feb 20 - this will be short and to the point, supper's ready! one more lb, gone, yeah! hoping for more but, salads this week for work so maybe a little more next time. back in ten - D

feb 10-2011

feb 10 - this is my version of e=mc2 -- shovelling snow + salads - bread&potatoes = -4lbs !!!!! finally, back to what i need to be doing, i hope to stay there . we'll see in another 10 days. - D.

january 31, 2011

jan 31 - another setback, 1/2 lb gained. it's depressing eating soup, getting on the treadmill, passing on the sweets and still gaining weight. the girls at work said to try something different so i think i might change up the exercise a little. i have a stepper and another gadget plus a ball so maybe i'll do a different routine each day. plus i think i'm eating too much bread and potatoes and i suppose i could cut way back on that too. i'll give it a go and see what the next ten days brings. - D.

jan 21-2011

jan 21 -  done. another 1 1/2 lbs. the extra christmas weight is gone and so i feel like i'm back on track. let it snow let it snow let it snow, the shovelling is doing it's job. right now it's actually raining so i guess it's time for the treadmill again. back in ten days, hopefully another lb gone -D.

jan.11/2011

jan.11 - back on track, i think. two of the three lbs gone. more snow coming tomorrow so i'm going to try shovel away another two! if that doesn't work , well, i have a treadmill, a stepper and yoga and i'm out of excuses cause christmas is over. back in ten days, another two, hopefully, lbs lighter. - D.

jan 1 - 2011

jan 1 - not good, not good at all. christmas, cookies, chips. 3 extra pounds, on, not off. crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nuf said. back in ten, with at least one of those three gone!-D.