Day 9, Germany, NFD

@funshipfreddie I’m glad my husband does most of the shopping, he mostly sticks to the shopping list.

@jaifaim and @at You are the active ones, not me! Apart from planks I don’t do anything sporty at all at the moment. The sports school is closed for the month and the dance teacher is on holiday. I just sit in my reading chair and read all day.

@stitchincarol How was the scavenger hunt?

@molij What kind of dress are you planning to make? I buy fabrics and patterns but I know I’m not very good at sewing so I don’t use any of it.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 9 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@flourbaby – have a fab holiday! 🇮🇹 🍕

@stitchincarol – hope you managed to get some more sleep & that you enjoyed the scavenger hunt.

@excelsior12309, @northgeorgia – I wish you could send some of that excess heat to South Africa! 🥶️

@merryapple – I was just about to congratulate you on B2B FDs?! Never mind, your weight is still down a little from yesterday. I’m guessing the ‘gender reveal’ was the birth of an unborn baby, judging from all the pink & ‘It’s a girl!’ balloons. But you really never know these days 😅 What a lovely compliment from the assistant director!

Laundry day, busy busy…

“A ‘good’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A ‘great’ landing is one after which they can use the plane again.” ~Unknown

Day 9 North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 NFD

Successful FD yesterday. I managed to get to 6pm before I ate some fish and salad. Had the first of the new potatoes from the garden and managed to show great restraint by just eating one small one. Going to see a friend this morning at the local Garden Centre. We meet each week for coffee. I have started to drink black coffee again and I am enjoying it. I do not intend to have a cake.

@jaifaim thank you for your comment about my sewing. I hope today’s FD helps you feel better. I have never tried a liquid fast. I don’t think I would sleep very well if I was really hungry.

@funshipfreddie have a good laundry day. My husband does all our washing. I am very lucky. My husband sticks to the shopping list when he goes shopping. I take a list but it’s a guide only and I never stick to it 😂

@merryapple no need to apologise you did have 3 very busy days and we all need time off. What a lovely compliment you received. It’s lovely to received words like that, real motivation. ❤️

@snowflake56 I am making the Eve dress from Sew over It. I have bought some sale fabric from Minerva to make the toile. It’s a wrap dress. I thought if I make it now and I don’t like it I will have time to have a re think.

@at very envious of your cake baking. I love cake baking but I would be too tempted and would eat too much. I have bought some mini lolly moulds. I often find myself craving a sweet treat in the evenings. I thought I could make yogurt lolly’s and put some fresh fruit into them.

@flourbaby have a brilliant holiday. I love Italy and the food there is fabulous.

@excelsior12309. I am hoping to get back into shape for the wedding day. I thought I would start early so I could do it nice and steady.

@stitchincarol self control can be so difficult at times. There is always another day.

Have a lovely day everyone xxxx

Day 9 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 232 lbs. A/C replacement is happening today. I was able to sleep at home last night because they put some refrigerant in and replaced a capacitor. As I’ll be at home all day, I figured tomorrow will be the better FD.

Day 9 UK f800

So logged EVERYTHING yesterday and came in at 739 so in an attempt to kick start some weight loss I’m going for f800 Mon – Thurs

Thanks for being such a diligent reader and responder @stitchincarol -I feel you’ve done a good enough job for the both of us

Pocket List – Day 9 🧶🪡
@merryapple
@jaifaim
@stitchincarol WFD
@brightonbelle f800

Day 9… Florida………. CD

Today went well. I was surprised especially being on the road and unsure of what I was going to eat……

I actually was able to stay under my calories which I set up in fitness pal to lose weight. So happy about that…..

I am going to try and fit in an FD tomorrow as I am hopeful I can make it work.

@northgeorgia.. glad that your A/C is getting fixed. The weather has been so darn hot… no one should be in a home with out it. We are getting heat advisories seems like everyday now. Then on top of the afternoon storms. I am ready for summer to be over.

@stitchincarol the scavenger hunt sound like tons of fun. I love walking around the towns and seeing all the historical buildings and the stories about them. When we walked around town on Friday, we stopped at this one building it was built in 1910, it was the first building in our town built and held the offices of the important officials…. Cool all in itself but what really got me is that they had a plaque in its foundation that honored all the men who had helped build it, each of their names were on the plaque and told what part they did… I love history, so I am happy finding things like this.

@excelsior12309…..You can do this……. Sometimes all the resolve we need is to find it in our mind to forgive ourselves.

Okay well, I have some computer work, I need to finish before I can put the day to bed. I hope you all have a wonderful day, evening or night….

Day 10 – Ireland – NFD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽‍♀️ 🌾.

Feeling good after my LFD and looking forward to two busy nights ahead now… theatre tonight and a meal out with french friends tomorrow. 🇫🇷♥️ we won’t mention the match ⚽️.

A great reason not to post @bert1802 🤗 with family around! It’s lovely to hear that one of your children bought the old family home. 💕 I don’t look forward to letting ours go in time.
@funshipfreddie we posted around the same time again yesterday. So weird that you are cold there… we are too but not so strange for Eire.
@metatauta hope you are feeling better day by day…
@brightonbelle – good for you kickstarting the process. I feel my LFD helped yesterday… although my “LFD” did include a homemade smoothie with fruit and veg from the fridge. I’m not sure that is technically pure liquid… but felt right to do at the time. I must make wise choices when out tonight and tomorrow 🤔

@northgeorgia – glad to hear the a/c issue has been resolved. Happy days!

@stitchincarol wow! Over 3lbs drop in a day.. bravo and how wonderful! That’s what we like to see! Isn’t it revelatory though… imagine you ate pasta every day? I felt quite “empty” for the first time in a long time going to bed last night but I did wake at 2.30 and took a while to get back to sleep… could be down to that emptiness or pure coincidence 🤗

@molij your dress sounds lovely – all the best with it. 👗 I hope you had a lovely catch up with your pal.

@merryapple you are so right! We were raised to get back up after knocks and power on. I often have this conversation with my sister looking at the next generation… I wasn’t as adventurous as you in my twenties but had left to live, study and work abroad at 19 paying all my own bills, make decisions and manage tricky situations… my parents knew very little of what was going on day to day as simply couldn’t be in contact… but god they were great times 😂😂😂 thank god I made it through 😉 🍹 💃🏻🇫🇷♥️

Do something today that you future self will thank you for ⭐️ w wise man once said (Joe Wicks 🏋️‍♀️)

Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 10 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@merryapple, @molij – I have to confess, my laundry days aren’t very taxing. I throw everything into a large bag & drive 13 km to ‘Fresh – The Laundry’. Then I collect it the next day. Everything comes back washed, dried & folded & it costs me the equivalent of about US$8 🧺️

@northgeorgia – hope you got the A/C sorted? Just think, once you reach your goal weight the heat won’t bother you nearly as much; but the cold will! 😅

@jaifaim – seems like the whole country’s been affected by this cold front. We’ve had snow in some parts of the Eastern & Western Cape ⛄️

Almost line-dancing time. Happy Hump Day! 🐫 🕺

@stitchincarol – I’m glad you like the quotes. A more philosophical one today…

“I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.”
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Day 10-No. VA USA-FD 800

Headed for FD 800 today. Weight is pretty static. I think I have been eating just a little too much on NFD, and then there was the EFS on Sunday. I don’t think I could do a complete liquid FD though. I am pretty sure I would sabotage it by the end of the day, even if I didn’t do too many calories. Fortunately, we have many ways to fast.
Everyone sounds busy and energetic! I am not so energetic, but I feel it is the continuing oppressive heat here. We are hoping for a “break” by Friday, by which I mean maximum temperature in the high 80’s. Gee, I hope your air conditioning is semi-functioning, @northgeorgia!
@stichincarol, I too love to bake and I have really done very little over the past few months, because I also love to sample what I make…and that is deadly!!!
@funshipfreddie, I think your way of doing laundry is just right!
Joining the pocket list for today!
Pocket list:

@at
@molij
@excelsior12309

Day 10 – USA/GA – FD

Weigh-in: 234 lbs. Yes, A/C is now fixed, and I bought a new router for my WiFi. Also, the dryer seems to be working again… so maybe all is right with the world. Tomorrow is a training tomorrow and a banquet is prepared, so today is definitely a FD.

Day 10 Pocket List 🌿

@at
@molij
@excelsior12309
@brightonbelle
@northgeorgia

Day 10 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 160.8

My water fast went well yesterday; I had a couple of truly hungry moments, but zero time to even be tempted to do something about it, and was fine shortly after each rumbling. And, I love that my low weight this morning confirms I have been eating reasonably, even if I was creeping up by a few ounces each day; the gain was simply evidence that I had lots of food digesting in me, but I knew the quality and quantity of the food consumed was spot-on. Sadly, this low weight will pop back up once I put food into me again, so the challenge is to eat minimally and mindfully and with restraint as I go on.

I discovered yesterday something I’ve been thinking for a long time that I suspect has gone a long way to preventing any weight loss. Basically, I was sympathizing with myself at the need to eat little, at the need to deny myself anything, at the need to eat with restraint. But with my memory of a few days ago that I was so frustrated that I kept being in situations where the norm was to eat a lot, rather than being consistently in my life without friends around, where the norm was to eat little–that was such a huge eye-opener. So everytime yesterday I’d sympathize with myself, whine a little, and really feel like the martyr, I’d stop short and say, “No, I WANT to eat minimally; this is the choice I make because I like how I feel and I know it’s healthy for me. I CHOOSE to do this.” I’m holding firmly onto that memory, LOL!

@molij I’ve never heard of “Sew Over It” but googled it, and found the Eve dress; looks lovely, and what a fun company! You’ll have to give us an update as you get it sewn and decide whether or not you love it! But why do you seem to use the word “toile” as a synomym for “dress”? Toile is a type of fabric, and the way you use the word is not familiar to me, so I’m fascinated!

@brightonbelle Hmmm…only 800 calories M-F? That’s some serious commitment! You only have a few pounds to go to hit maintenance, though, right?

@bert1802 That plaque sounds fascinating, and I well understand how it would be moving. And well done on eating minimally on Tuesday!

@merryapple Wow–I’m envious that you’re so close to done on your sweater! Not knitting at a gauge of 34st=4inches, and two colors on every row, does make it faster, huh? LOL!

@jaifaim Congratulations on a strong LFD yesterday. What will you see at the theater tonight? Sounds like two fun days! And just read your second post with your excellent weight! Well done!!!

@at Your social life is rather packed, isn’t it? I hope today’s FD gets you thoroughly back in the groove so that tomorrow’s evening out can have just a smidge of restraint to it (well…assuming that’s what you want. 👍😉)

@funshipfreddie Your quote today made me think of a conversation with one of our dear friends. With other friends, we simply chatter and laugh a lot, but with this one particular friend, it takes all of 30 seconds to be deep into a huge–often philosophical–discussion of a deep subject. I love her for that.

@excelsior12309 Your weight may be static, but that’s FAR preferred to creeping up, right? Thus, I think you’re doing perfectly. You’ve established the good habits, and once this heat isn’t overwhelming every thought and feeling, you’ll get back on a downward trend!

@northgeorgia Maybe I’m off track here, but it strikes me as quite impressive that, despite being without AC, your weight has stayed stable. May this FD bring you a lovely drop!

Jazz on the Green, a fixture in Omaha every July, starts tomorrow. I’m trying to persuade DH that he would NOT prefer to stay at home, LOL…we’ll see if I succeed. And then we leave for vacation on Sunday the 21st. Very much looking forward to that!

Okay, just thought of something else I need to do today, so I’m off. Have a grand one, everyone!

second post

Well, a new term for me! I know the use of muslin to make a practice garment, but I’ve never heard toile used in the same way. Thanks for sharing! And enjoy sewing for that baby; I have a 4month old that I’m looking forward to holding again when we get to Indianapolis in a couple weeks. 🥰 The other two know me and like to talk on video calls, but the youngest still needs to learn who her Gaga is! 😂😂😂

Day 11 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿️⚽️

Yesterday’s line-dancing was fun. I think there was more laughing than dancing though. I guess I got a bit carried away during the ‘Boot Scootin’ Boogie’, because as we got to the end, I noticed a couple of the other dancers were just standing watching me. Then when the music stopped they applauded me?! Red as a beetroot, I was 🤦‍♂️

@jaifaim – well done! 💪 I need some of that wriggle room. Aiming for a good FD today 🎯

@stitchincarol – your post yesterday nearly gave me a headache! 🤣 The 2nd paragraph anyway. Maybe I was just tired, but I think I read it at least 3 times before it started to make sense to me 🥴️

@snowflake56 – enjoy the shopping! 🇳🇱

It’s a sunny 21 C today, so heading out for a long walk along the sea front 🦈 🌊

“If black boxes survive air crashes, why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff?”
~ George Carlin

Pocket List – Day 11 🥚
@merry🍎
@snowflake56
@funshipfreddie

Day 11 UK f800

The few pounds away is a dim and distant memory @stitchincarol I need to do something to reverse the constant gaining If I’m at home I find I can do 4 days ZBC , very light lunch and a decent dinner for less than 800. The weekend is another matter all together but I’m tackling things one step at a time

The line dancing incident made me chuckle @funshipfreddie but what’s that old saying about dance like nobody’s watching 🕺

Yes let’s get weighed tomorrow @jaifaim Hopefully it’ll give me the incentive not to reverse all my good work over the weekend , I just don’t seem able to get the balance right at the moment

Amazingly a bit of Sun here this morning @molij hope you e got some too

Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕

Pocket List – Day 11 🥚

@merry🍎
@snowflake56
@funshipfreddie
@brightonbelle

Day 11 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

I didn’t eat as minimally yesterday as my morning self intended…too bad my morning self and my late afternoon self are not really the same person. I didn’t eat badly, simply not minimally. Today’s another opportunity; I said it’s an NFD, but we’ll see. We’re actually going to Jazz on the Green, leaving the house shortly after four o’clock, so there won’t be the same opportunity to overeat as there would be if we were home.

@snowflake56 Like you, dresses are easy to fit to my body, but well-fitting slacks/trousers/pants are a huge challenge to find, and I prefer dresses anyway–always have. What astonished me, however, was when DH and I were in Rome in 2019. We spent a fair amount of time people watching, and it slowly dawned on me that many, and perhaps most, of the women were in dresses. You’d never see that in the States. Even at church on Sundays, a classic time for a woman to wear a dress, there are three of us who do, and a few more who do occasionally, but many of the women never do, and say that out loud. What has caused such dramatically different traditions? I find it fascinating, LOL! I hope your shopping trip to the Netherlands netted you some delightful treasures!

@funshipfreddie Despite your red face, what a delightful moment to have danced so well that you were watched and then applauded! And, I’m sorry my second paragraph on Wednesday nearly gave you a headache. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 I actually edited it heavily, struggling to give it complete clarity…some stories need italics and voice inflection to be truly understandable, but it did finally make sense? My new challenge now is to re-set my brain so that I see “eating minimally” as simply something I choose rather than a very lamentable requirement I’m forced into unwillingly.

@jaifaim How fun your theater experience must have been! And, yup, I haven’t actually weighed yet, but I’m sure I’ll be well above yesterday’s much smaller number… @northgeorgia calls it refeeding, if I remember correctly. And DH was finally talked into having fun instead of being a curmudgeon (a dear curmudgeon, but nontheless…) so we’re going. I took some already cooked shrimp out of the freezer last night to thaw, but I’m still trying to figure out what to take. That’s part of what makes it so fun, is that you can buy food, or take it along (or skip it entirely if you want, I suppose, LOL), and wine and beer are both welcome. The funniest story was when I heard a really loud motor that sounded just like a chain saw and was looking around, as were many, and finally someone called out it was someone with a gas generator powering their blender to make margaritas. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@brightonbelle I hadn’t realized you were so far away from goal; I’m very sympathetic. Do you realize I was down to 138-139 and have slowly gained it all back, and never did manage to stop the gain until I got to my current weight? Yes, I’m TRULY sympathetic. We’ll do this! And great quote to remember for @funshipfreddie!

@northgeorgia I hope your morning self and your late afternoon self manage to be in agreement!

Okay, much to do, so I’m off. Have a grand one, everyone!

Day 11 North Wales NFD

Busy day today. Will post in more detail tomorrow.

Have a good day everyone 💪

Day 10 – USA/TN – FD

Whoops, forgot I fasted yesterday! Finally able to eat regular food this week, yay!

Day 12 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽‍♀️ 🌾.
153 lbs

Hi all, I’m proud of my day yesterday… I did manage a 1/2 LFD 😉 until I went out and then chose carefully at the resto. Just had a main – steak, rocket and Parmesan and oven roasted potatoes.
Didn’t have dessert or sugary drink. Felt nicely full and had a lovely catch up.
@merryapple nooooo, losing your post is a real pain… but you’re here now and sounds like you will be warrior-like with us this weekend. 🏹 I’m still battling to get back to and stay in maintenance and “wriggleroomville”. I’m there again this morning so super chuffed but know I made real efforts this week so glad they paid off ⭐️😊
Yes we say bad things come in threes too – they dont always though so don’t look for the third – or let’s say the third was your lost post… ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Such a pain to have to wait until you travel to the UK to replace the element… will that be any time soon?
@funshipfreddie you are becoming a dancing 🕺 king! You must have truly been in the zone! Isn’t that brilliant – so liberating… I think we would all love to have been a fly on the wall. 😂
@brightonbelle I’m with you today and hope all is well. Like you the weekends are the derailers for me! Aiming to keep this one controlled. 🏹🏹🏹

@stitchincarol sounds like a fun time can be at expected Jazz on the Green and anything goes. I hope it was a lot of fun and you and your DH enjoyed it all! I admit I also reread that paragraph and broke it down… yes, understood it then… it’s funny how something can be a super clear thought but try expand on it here and it becomes … less clear 😂😂
@snowflake56 well did you pick up any bargains yesterday?
I’m one of those people who much prefers trousers and jeans. I wear dresses for special occasions and can see the benefit of wearing them on any day as put a dress on and you’re dressed but I don’t find them the most comfortable option.

@molij 💪 you’re here! That’s the key. Your car catch up sounds nice and cosy particularly in this weather. @merryapple lol…Squirrel Sleuths 🐿️ 📺 Jed Mercurio may watch out 😂

@metatauta I’m glad to hear that you are feeling a little better

@ccco, I hope you are there reading and feeling well 💕
@sldeal are you still with us?
.

Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 12 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 70.7 kg

It was perfect walking weather yesterday, and I clocked up +13,100 🎯 Easy FD, but I’m aiming for a very controlled Fri/Sat. Has anyone else noticed if their heart rate drops on fast days. Just before I went to sleep I was checking my steps, & I noticed my heart rate was 53 BPM. I’m pretty sure it’s usually higher 🤔

@stitchincarol – we DO need italics! Capitals just aren’t the same. But I did get the gist of that paragraph. And I think you hit the nail on the head, because what you wrote reminded me of the cognitive behaviour technique I learned when I quit smoking. CHOOSING was the key, but it’s easy to forget that in the moments those cravings/temptations come along. It just boils down to us not wanting to feel deprived, so it needs to become a habit to recognise & acknowledge the desire to eat. And then make the choice. I can stuff my face if I want to, it’s up to me. Or I can ACCEPT the desire to eat. Embrace it even, just for now. That’s the choice – give in to it or accept it. And then let it go. The desire/craving will scurry away until the next time.

@merryapple – Saturday is also the Springboks/Ireland Test in Pretoria. And then the Euro Cup Final – England v Spain in Berlin on Sunday ️⚽️
I was think the same as @jaifaim; maybe losing your post was bad thing # 3? 🤞

@jaifaim – I will NEVER be a dancing king 😅 But what I’ve been doing a couple of times a day is going over the trickier dances in the kitchen, e.g. when I’m waiting for the kettle to boil. It takes seconds to go through the steps without the music. Practise makes perfect! 🕺

@snowflake56 – Thank you! I love rooting around old bookstores. Such a pity they seem to be gradually disappearing everywhere.

Man who lost 30 lb in a year shares simple weight loss hacks:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13612895/key-weight-loss-three-hacks-success.html

Happy Fri-yay! 🍹

“If the birds are walking, it is probably a bad day for flying.” ~ Unknown

Day 12 UK NFD

I’m counting the first 4 days of the week a result – logged everything, exercised every day and down around 3lbs

So I just need to channel some of the weekend warrior @jaifaim 🏹and stay steady over the next 3 days – it’ll be a challenge as London tomorrow to watch Hello Dolly which has been getting rave reviews and China town after , but RESTRAINT is the key

I panicked when I read about your kettle @merry🍎 Our 20 year + toaster is still going strong , it has been back to the factory once , which is quite near me , but the John Lewis deal sounds reasonable, I’m guessing your not a light traveler🧳🧳

Wow driving round in a big open top Jag sounds fabulous @snowflake56 Enjoy

Have a Good Friday all

Day 12 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 234 lbs. LOL, no Southern Comfort at the comfort food buffet. I behaved OK. There were leftovers, however… Still, so far so good.

Day 12 North Wales NFD

Just got home after a two hour drive to meet my sister for breakfast and to pick up some logs for us to burn over the winter. It’s been so cold here recently, despite it being summer, that we have considered lighting a fire in the evening. We have an electric throw and we have been using that. I have been reading lots of reports recently about the lack of bees and butterflies. We haven’t seen many at all despite having lots of pollen rich plants in our garden. I call them weeds 😂, my husband assures me they are wild flowers.
I have had two good days trying very hard not to over eat on my NFD ‘s. I have been very good at reducing my alcohol this month too (so far) although I am going to indulge in a nice glass of something cold tonight with some spicy olives. 🫒

@excelsior12309 well done on your 2lb weight loss.

@brightonbelle well done on your 3lb weight loss. Enjoy Hello Dolly and China Town. I love the China Town in Birmingham when I go to after seeing a ballet with my youngest daughter.

@funshipfreddie well done on your steps yesterday. I really need to try and increase mine. I decided to check my resting heart rate after reading that yours had dropped on a fast day. Mine has dropped since I started fasting again, I didn’t notice a drop on a fast day but a downward trend since the beginning of the month.

@snowflake56 your car sounds lovely.

@jaifaim my cosy chat with my friend in the car started in lockdown and has continued ever since. During lockdown we would sit in separate cars with the windows down and chat.

@merryapple I write my post in notes on my iPad and then cut and paste it to the website as I have lost a post several times before posting it. It’s so frustrating when that happens. My Mum always said things happen in threes. My husband assures me that isn’t correct. I am quite superstitious so I agree with my Mum 😜

Have a great day everyone and a lovely weekend I have a busy weekend planned so I may just check in over the weekend.

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. -Abraham Lincoln

Day 13, Germany, NFD

We had extreme rainfall last evening and it gave us a flooded basement. It was our own fault, we forgot to empty the large cistern we have there. After 2 hours we got most of the water out, we’re glad it was only the clear rainwater. Now we have a lot of wet old rugs and a partly wet carpet in the old billiard room but they will be dry after a few days. My DH is off now to buy a wet/dry vacume cleaner, the neightbours have one but we can’t find it. They are on holiday and my DH wiped their basement as well yesterday evening.

@funshipfreddie My heart rate doesn’t change but my BP is always higher after a FD. Here and in the Netherlands more old bookstores are closing down. In the Netherlands we used to have a booktown, in the 90s it had ~ 30 bookstores with old books, now there are only 6 left and most of them only sell online The best one is the British Bookshop owned by a Brit, he sells really good books but they are expensive.

@stitchincarol I forgot to tell you what kind of books I read. Mostly Dutch, British or American novels or biografies about Dutch scientists in the 16-17 century, the most interesting time in Dutch history. How lovely your DH accompanied you to Jazz on the Green and even liked it.

@brightonbelle Well done on losing 3lbs! The Jaguar is not a convertible, it’s a closed one. We thought about buying a beautiful BMW Convertible when someone offered it to us a decade ago but decided against it, which I regretted very much but convertibles give me earaches. Enjoy Hello Dolly!

@excelsior12309 Well done on the 2lbs, it might stay off. Wow, you have several classic cars? Do you have a favourite one? I’m glad we only have one garage otherwise my DH would want another old one, he always wanted a Citroen DS. I like them but they are very hard to find in a good condition. After buying the Jaguar last year we brought it for a large check up to the Jaguar dealer. They don’t expect much repair work in the next few years, we’ll see and hope for the best.

@molij I love the car, it’s the only car I know that’s beautiful both inside and outside.

Have a nice dry day everyone!

Day 13 – Ireland – CD 🚫 ✅ 🚶🏽‍♀️ 🌾
🏹
Hi all I am having a busy weekend here. I’ve had my early morning walk and brunch with a friend and a lovely catch up with family last night. I was tempted to swim earlier but spotted some jellyfish 🪼 so decided against it.

@funshipfreddie 😂 🕺. I have quite a low resting heart rate generally so will keep an eye to see if it lower on FDs
Bravo @excelsior12309 ⭐️ Very glad you got some
much needed rain.

@stitchincarol not gaining is an achievement in itself .. I’m the same… fluctuating between two numbers… 🫢 we will get there but at least you are not gaining…

@snowflake56 so sorry to hear about the flooding but interested to hear you have a basement billiard room – how fabulous!! Hoping to can have everything cleared and sorted soon.
Your car sounds beautiful! Happy driving!

@molij I had many Covid catch ups like that and why not, it’s cosy and sheltered from the elements. 🚗 Yes as you and Abraham say: Life in your years… so much more important!!
Well done to NZ 🏉 and good luck to England tomorrow ⚽️

Have a lovely Saturday!

Onward and downward
We rise by lifting others 💕

Day 13 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 163.4 then 162.8

Yesterday, I worked in my perennial bed for three hours, weeding the part closer to the sidewalk, and came in at 160.6 (and of course I weighed, LOL!). This morning, I went straight from bed at 8 to the perennial bed and got only a third or perhaps only a fourth of the back half weeded, but sweat was pouring off me, which accounts for this morning’s half-pound drop. I couldn’t ever sit for any of the tedious weeding today, so got far more tired, far more quickly…I kept remembering the game Twister, because I was standing in some strange positions, trying to reach the weeds without stepping on the plants, LOL!

And somehow, after gardening yesterday, I was kept too busy with other things to come back and post, so this morning it is!

@jaifaim Don’t know why I loved dresses even when I was 4 and on through school years, but as an adult, I like dresses because my butt, hips and thighs are the largest part of me, and when I wear a dress, they’re basically hidden and the thinner parts of me show. And pants are blisteringly hard to find that are small enough at the waist that I have minimal gap at the back (no gap is apparently not possibly, my life experience has told me…) but are comfortable at the hips and thighs. Again, I only ask for comfortably tight at the hips and thighs, because lose fabric around the hips and thighs will not happen unless I get a larger size, which never works because then the waist will REALLY be too big. See the problem? Thus, I always assume women who prefer pants to be women who don’t have thunder thighs! 😂😂😂😂 And too funny that you also struggled with my second paragraph…yup, it was totally clear to me, but I clearly didn’t succeed at editing it into submission, LOL.

@snowflake56 Excellent point about dresses being easier since you’re not trying to coordinate tops and bottoms! And your car sounds like a joy to drive and be in on a sunny day! Bummer about your basement, and having your neighbors’ to do as well; so glad it was minimal mess at least!

@funshipfreddie Thanks for that explanation as you see it; I found it helpful. Yesterday was actually a good day food-wise, because by the time I came in from the garden and showered, I had to leave for an eye appointment and grocery shopping; by the time I got home from those, it was time to start supper. So, at 4:30, all I’d eaten was a banana. But DH got out the chips (specifically, the crunchy Cheetos) and our lovely summer meal turned into a lovely summer meal with FAR TOO MUCH treats. So I’m going to take your words and apply them to my food choices today.

@brightonbelle Nicely done on your solid week’s performance! I’m planning to be a Weekend Warrior right along side you, and have a lovely time at Hello, Dolly!

@excelsior12309 How lovely that you’re down two pounds so far in July; well, well done.

@molij How amazing that, even in summer, you want a wood fire in the evenings. Warm days, cool nights? PERFECT weather!

@northgeorgia What you wrote in this morning’s post, and what David wrote on the 12th are the same thoughts, so when you’re struggling, go back and read his post, as I plan to.

I’ve ended up with lots of clutter that needs putting away, and a kitchen that’s not as tidy as I’d like, and I’m only an inch from finishing the body of DH’s sweater, so lots of things to keep me busy today. Have a grand one, everyone!