Keep Walking!

Today I was a little tired and played with the idea of not walking or riding my bike. I enjoyed some company until 12:30 last night, and it was just great to catch up on things...
the problem with that is, I am becoming a light weight! I have a hard time staying up late and having a few "beverages" while entertaining! LOL I know I'm pushing 50- but this is rediculous!
Well, the good thing is is that I decided to put the 'ol walking clothes on and take my jaunt around the island. I went about 3 miles or so-and I am feeling so glad that I didn't stay in my robe with another cup of coffee.
Yes, I may need a nap this afternoon-but my husband informs me that that's OK! :)
I weigh in on Fridays, so I only have tomorrow and the rest of today to stick to my points, and get my exercise in. Yesterday, we biked 7.7 miles! Summer is great here! We are so lucky to be able to enjoy the beautiful outdoor Michigan weather.
Well, the youngest has a dentist appointment, so I better run-
It's going to be another warm one-
Keep cool-
Ice Tea for Me!
E-

p.s.- Say a prayer for Florida and the Western States! What a mess!

Still Going Strong...

The pounds are going away slowly- but I am happy to report that  the total is 5 pounds now. I have been very strict with points and have been walking and biking with my husband. It is so nice to have a companion on this better eating style-healthy living style. Being close to 50- I feel that if I don't get used to this way of living- it could be unhealthy for both of us. With cholesterol counts and irregular heart beats, and stress, it is wise to begin this way of being safe and healthy now!

I have 7 pounds to go to get to my goal- I am sure it will be slow, but I feel ok with that. I remember when I used to be impatient with weight loss- but I realize now, it's ok if you know you are doing your personal best to get where you want to be.

I finished my youngest son's afghan, and am now working on a summer top/winter vest, and a sampler squares blanket for myself. I gave my friend Jackie the prayer shawl I made a while ago- I felt it belonged to her-it is her color and everything...she was greatly appreciative.

Thinking about making the women in my family handbags for Christmas, and my husbands family women, scarves.

Hope everyone is doing well- it is a beautiful day here in Michigan-76 degrees for the high today, but the sun is just wonderful. Walked 4 miles this morning- it was perfect!

Keep active and stay on the healthy path for food choices...

Iced Tea today-

E-

Still Trying!

Weigh in was good- I didn't budge! To me-that's success...as long as I didn't gain- it's a good thing!
I plan on continuing the quest for weight loss-cooking healthy meals, walking and biking...and working on my upper arms. A friend from work showed me a new exercise for them-
Hold arms out to side, and turn them (or flip them) palms up, then down-for 100 reps a day. I also have been doing push ups on the stairs. It really does help-builds the upper back strength too!

I just finished cleaning the house, and I feel like that was a workout in itself-so now I am trying to decide what to do next. I think I will shower and relax a while, put my son's afghan together-just finished crocheting the last panel of it, then when the evening comes, and if it is not raining, I will walk a few miles.

P.S. Son #2's baseball team won their 2nd tournament of the season-swept it again! Great job boys!!

Have a nice hot week everyone-
Enjoy the sunshine-
Enjoy your tea-
E-

Schools Out for Summer!

Hey everyone! School is officially over for the summer! This is me and my 6th hour class-what a great bunch of 7th graders! We had a good year- lots of good times!
These guys are what I live for-along with my own 2 of course!! LOL   They are so special...
Hubby and I walked about 4 miles today- weigh in is Saturday morning- so I will see how I did this week. I had a small piece of cake for a retirement celebration- but I think I walked that off! LOL


Everyone have a great summer!
Have some tea and read over the summer-enjoy!
E-

Summer Is Upon Us

This is the last week of classes for me. I will officially be done teaching on June 14th, but the 15th is my official last day for the school year. Yahoo!

I have  2 classes of projects to check, and a few odds and ends to enter for grades, but for the most part it is going to be an easy end to the year.

I had my weigh in morning today- I am down another .7, for a total of 3.9 pounds. I am glad to see it in the negative, since I know I tried very hard to do well with my WW points. I did walk only 1 day, about 3 miles, but that's because of baseball practices and games on all the other days.

I am pleased to say that I made it through the 2 toughest weeks for women, the week before the dreaded curse, and the one before that! Those 2 are the hardest challenge weeks for baked goods and sweet and salty snacks. I was very disciplined, so I know that next week I will see a bigger loss at the scale.

I wore a pair of pants to work yesterday that I wasn't sure I'd fit into comfortably, but they were fine!

That in itself makes me feel better about how I see myself, and feel.

I am longing to go boating and relaxing in the sun. I want to read and crochet, and just enjoy the beautiful Michigan summer. What a great season to live in the Great Lakes area!

Our mission to tear out the back deck is coming nearer- maybe the week after school is done we will get at it. It's so large that we have to do it by sections.

We will be very busy, and physically active to boot-so I am planning on dropping a few pounds that way-

With that in mind- time for tea! (Iced!)

E-

Winning It and Losing It!

    It's Weight Loss Time!

This has been a very busy weekend for our family- the youngest had a baseball tournament both days and won all five games! They swept the tourney! The boys are so excited!
I thought with being out at the ball park all weekend, I would lose track of my food intake and points- I was wrong...
I had 2 good lunches both days; one was a grilled veggie wrap at a coney island, and the other was the veggie omelete with spinach and onions inside, and tomatoes diced on top of it from Bob Evans. It was only 7 points!
I kept to my points all weekend, and even enjoyed a couple of cold brews (light of course).
I weighed in Saturday morning, and found that I had lost 3.2 pounds. I was so glad-I think that gave me the encouragement to be good with points this weekend. I need to deep going.
I bought a new WW scale, I just love it-it takes a little tap, then goes right form zero to your weight. I've heard of scales that deduct or add weigh to a starting weight and it just tells you what you lost or gained- sounds neat-but I like mine...
Tomorrow I am going to try a new WW recipe with Pene and butternut squash. If it's good, I will post it this week!
I hope everyone has a good week!
Have some tea!
E-