6 Months 5 Days

I'm so busy with stuff that I'm not getting to my Grazer's Anonymous blog like I should.

I had multigrain toast with WW cream cheese and coffee this morning.

For lunch, I had a tuna salad sandwich and shared an apple with hubby.

I had NO SNACKS of any kind this afternoon! WOOT TOOT!

Son and daughter-in-law had me over for stew beef. I took some creamed cauliflower to eat with it and had a small sweet potato with Butter Buds. Drank water.  Very good stew.

6 Months 4 Days

My weight was down this morning. Now to keep it from going back up any. I had a bagel and cream cheese wtih coffee. It's 38 degrees, the coldest morning we've had. I'm going to wait until the temp gets into the mid-40s before I walk.

Ate a ham sandwich for lunch.

Had tuna salad for supper.

6 Months 3 Days

I went for a walk in the crisp cool air and then showered to head to dance.

Drank a strawberry smoothie. Went to dance (16 miles away). My cohorts, who suggested dance classes to begin with, didn't show up...again. So, I tried but realized that since I hadn't been in several weeks, I was lost. Apparently I'm supposed to go on Tuesday nights and Friday mornings to learn the dances. I left because I felt foolish and in the way. I prefer outside activities anyway. I have the cheat sheets from the first week I went and I can do those on the back deck to my own music. Not going back. It was interfering with my Friday mornings too, so since I walk, trek, and bike, I'm not going to pursue it.

I'm hungry now but I think I can make it another 45 minutes or so.

Ate a ham sandwich with snack mix and V8.

Now drinking a huge glass of water while I blog.

My daughter-in-law and I went to Outback for dinner. I got salmon and steamed veggies. Delicious! I found the sauce they use on Google. Mayo, dill, horseradish. I'm not sure how many points it has, but I dipped my fork in it and then into fish. Only used a fraction of what they gave me. Always ask for sauces and dressings on the side. It makes a big difference.

6 Months 2 Days

It's raining and we expect more storms throughout the day. A good time to edit.

Had a bowl of cereal and coffee. I hope I can complete edits today. My new computer is here but I think I'll get this off my list before I switch.

Had Progresso 1 point soup and some snack mix.

We didn't eat supper until 8 pm...long story. Had steak but it was really fat and grisly so the dog got more than we did. I creamed cauliflower and made a salad. Hope I don't have indigestion from eating so late.

Has it been 6 months?

This is the first day of the rest of my life!

I started Weight Watchers six months ago and I've lost almost 30 pounds. Almost. I really wanted to have 30 off by today, but hey, I'm still happy about my loss. I'm heading out to weigh, hoping I'm not up after Homecoming and a few bad choices this week. And isn't it all about choices?

My weight was up, and I know I made some bad choices through the week. I didn't drink enough water, and I ate too many snacks of some sort. Even the WW snacks can become a bad habit. I vow to be down next Wednesday! I'm not planning to buy any ice cream sandwiches this week. The 100 calorie snack mix I bought is not as good as what I've been getting, so maybe I can leave that alone. For Trick or Treat, I only expect my two grandsons to come and then I'm locking up. They're getting a few things I don't like and an apple. They'll get a gallon of crap somewhere else.

Had a wonderfu mug of WW 1 point Clam Chowder. It's awesome! Had crackers and peanut butter with it.

Month 5 Week4 Day 7

Blueberry yogurt and a short walk between showers.

The yogurt didn't hold me, so I had a small amount of cereal with grapes and Half and Half. Looks like a stormy day ahead.

Month 5 Week 4 Day 5

Had a bowl of cereal with grapes. Coffee is on. I have to bake a green bean casserole and shower.

Took grandsons with me to church Homecoming. Ate a small piece of baked turkey, dressing, green beans, and part of a ham biscuit (too tough to eat all of it). I got a sliver of coconut cake and a couple bites of a chocolate cake. You know, neither of them were that great to me, and they were homemade. Must be losing my sweet tooth:-)

Month 5 Week 4 Day 4

38 degrees at wake-up! Wow! Had a bagel and cream cheese with coffee. Since my tech friend is coming to help me with computer stuff, I told Duke we'd walk later. He and I both need it and it's a beautiful day, indeed.

I'm planning to take Mary to Roseli's for lunch. I'll get a salad and pay for both. She's saved me so much money on tech support.

Hubby is grilling fish he was supposed to do last night today at son's house. I don't mind missing that. I'm really not a big fish fan.

I'm keeping two of my grandsons tonight so we've ordered out...mine is a different kind of salad. The boys are going with me to Homecoming tomorrow.

Month5 Week 4 Day 3

Drank about 1/3 cup of hot cider and took dog to vet for a checkup. He's gained weight and it's my fault. Now I have to get his weight off while losing more myself.

Missed my dance class AGAIN. It was in the wrong direction at the wrong time for me this morning. It's so pretty outside maybe I can get a good walk or bike ride in.

Had a turkey spinach wrap with a mug of tomato soup for lunch. Hubby is grilling fish for tonight. Not that crazy about it but I'll do it.

Hubby went hunting and didn't grill fish so I threw together a Lean Cuisine and some leftover wild rice from last night. Ate a WW ice cream sandwich, chocolate on chocolate. Good stuff!

I plan to get in a good walk in the morning even though it'll be chilly. My dog and I are both trying to lose weight.

Month 5 Week 4 Day 2

Having bagel, WW cream cheese and a cup of coffee this foggy morning. Plan to walk as soon as the fog lifts and then make a few calls, move all documents from old computer to external hard drive, and write some. Huggy coming home tonight!

Had wonderful homemade chicken salad on wheat for lunch with a V-8. Super! Now back to editing.

Grilled salmon with wild rice for supper. Delicious but now the house stinks!

Month 5 Week 4 Day 1 Weigh-In

Had a mini wheat bagel and cream cheese with coffee. Weighed in. Lost 1/2 pound this week!  Stayed for meeting, got hair cut, and picked up grandson. I had a Starbucks latte and scone for lunch.

Picked up grandson from school.

Daughter-in-law picked up church plates of turkey, dressing, beans, and cranberry sauce. Okay, but turkey was tough. Not much gravy. I'm sure I went over my points today with things I don't know how to figure. Back to the tracking tomorrow.

Month 5 Week 3 Day 7

Drank some oj and headed out to walk on this beautiful morning. No weights today.

Ate a mini wheat bagel with WW cream cheese and more juice.

Had early lunch of turkey in spinach wrap with 100 calorie snack mix.

Got pedicure and came home and took shower, ate a great salad and dressed to play Dominoes with the girls.

Month 5 Week 3 Day 6

Drank a little juice and hit the bike for 2 miles in the brisk air. Wonderful way to start the day.

Now for a little breakfast and a shower before dental appointment

Month 5 Week 3 Day 5

Got up after a good night's sleep and ate a bowl of cereal with a banana. Piled on clothes and went walking. Soon removed some of clothing. Thought it was cooler than it was. Nice morning to power walk, emphasis on POWER!

I'm actually cooking lunch and I'm excited to have a good "meal" instead of an entree and salad or just a salad. I'm a little tired of lettuce at this point.

Cooking pork chops and steaming garden peas. Will fry okra...yes, I know, but that's the only way I'll eat it. It'll be my sin for today since we're going to another reception this afternoon and I won't eat any of that stuff. May take a small snack with me so I don't feel deprived though.

Hubby probably won't want anything after that reception, so I'll eat light tonight.

Reception was small. I ate 2 mini carrots and 2 small pieces of celery with a small glass of lemonade.

We came home and ate pork chop sandwiches, mine on multigrain wheat. Very satisfying.

Month 5 Week 3 Day 4

Had coffee and a mini-bagel with WW cream cheese before going to walk. Glad I took my windbreaker since it was 47 degrees. Gloves felt good since there was a stiff breeze. AH!!! Felt so good.

Came home and listened to my hypnosis audio I'd put on my MP3 a long time ago. It helps me drink water and chew food 20-30 slow chews per bite.

Drank a Hard Rock Cafe glass of water.

Had Progresso Clam Chowder (1 point) with crackers (2 points for 24 !) and a little smear of peanut butter. Great for a cool day.

Had Lean Cuisine Orange Chicken (6 points) with a small salad. Later indulged in a WW ice cream sandwich.

Month 5 Week 3 Day 3

Had cereal with grapes for breakfast. Loaded bike and went to track but ROTC cadets were out there running. Came home.

Had a roast turkey spinach wrap and some snack mix for lunch. Went to get car windshield repaired. I hope it holds.

Had a big salad for supper with an entire JonGold apple cut up on it. Delicious but feeling. Don't need another thing until tomorrow.

Nothing on TV. Bored at 9 pm. Hubby out of town. Guess I'll read more of Nora Roberts' TRIBUTE.

Month 5 Week 3 Day 2

I"m up. Not sure how I feel yet. Tummy is still out of whack. It rained some during the night and fog rolled in. It's only supposed to get into the 70s today so I'll open the windows if I can.

Put on a pot of coffee. Fixed eggs and turkey bacon. The coffee really soothed me. Took dog for a ride but didn't try to walk in the fog.

Baked a few sweet potatoes and ate one with liver pudding, the only way I eat liver. Very good.

Made "pizza" out of spinach wrap, added onion, cheese, Ragu sauce, and bacon. Good but I prefer to use wheat or tomato with this. Drank tomato soup with it. Really too full...

Weigh-In...lost 4 ounces

Drank a smoothie. Have to go weigh in for the first time in two weeks. Hope I maintained during my SC/GA trip.

YIPEEE! I was down 4 ounces after eating out the whole time we were in Hilton Head. Whew! So glad I didn't gain.

I feel so bad that I skipped the meeting, cancelled a much-needed pedicure, and came home. I was supposed to meet friends at a luncheon, but didn't.

Sipped on a Pepsi and just ate a bland turkey sandwich. Maybe that'll help.

Picked up grandson, Casey, again today. Hubby came home with enough fish to fry for supper. I don't think I can eat them.

Hubby fixed me a puffer, very mild and good, with slaw and potatoes. The best thing was cornbread. It seemed to hit the spot but I didn't feel good an hour later. Went to bed early.

Month 5

Got up feeling lousy...upset stomach, nausea, aching all over. Rode the dog but didn't get out and walk. Maybe later.

I just put some bread in the toaster and poured a glass of juice. Hope that makes me feel better. So glad to have the proofs done. Need to shower and go to post office and bank if I can swing it. Supposed to pick up grandson this afternoon. I certainly hope I feel better by then...

Don't have a fever but still not feeling well. I think I'll take it easy today and not write.

Month 5...

Got up and realized it was already 60 degrees! It's supposed to reach 88 today. Threw on some duds, drank some juice, and went for a walk before it gets really hot.

Had a bowl of tasteless cereal with grapes. I'm not buying any more of this stuff. Mostly air.

I have lots of errands to run today so I'm hitting the shower.

Forgot it was Columbus Day so I didn't get the post office stuff done. Didn't drive all the way to the bank either. Anyway, I got Duke a new, soft and clean bed for the winter even though it's 88 degrees here. He'll need it soon.

Had leftover salad from last night and some 100 calorie snack mix.

Just ate a Smart Ones chicken parm with okra and green tea. Not feeling great. Just sent Sin Creek proofs back to publisher, so I'm hitting the couch.

Month 5

I have lost track of what week I'm in since I didn't track while at Hilton Head. Anyway, I drank a smoothie and went for a 2 1/2 mile bike ride on this beautiful morning. Had to wear a sweatshirt and capris.

Bought groceries for the week, but forgot to get some more Weight Watchers ice cream sandwiches. We both love them. Guess I can get by without them.

Made a nice meatless salad for lunch since we're having liver pudding and sweet potato tonight. I can hardly wait for my first sweet tater this year.

Family invited us for homemade lasagna. I took salad. I ate a small square and it was absolutely delicious and made with FULL BLOWN cheese, white noodles and all. So much for good intentions.

Hilton Head trip

We've been in Hilton Head all week with our neice and her husband. I didn't take my tracker but I tried to eat sensibly even as those around me chowed down on hot cinnamon buns, pasta dishes, and quarts of wine to wash it all down.  I ate granola bars with coffee for breakfast each morning. Had salads or small turkey sandwiches for lunch, and saved up for the evening meals. I really wanted some salmon but where we went for seafood only had Cajun salmon which I didn't want. Ended up with what was supposed to be "lightly breaded" shrimp and were actually "lightly fried", not done enough. I took my Butter Buds for the baked potato and enjoyed a wonderful bowl of She Crab Soup...wishing I had more. I'm sure that had plenty of points but it was wondermous!  Drank water except with seafood, opting for sweet tea with that. I have this thing about drinking water with seafood. Go figure.

Anyway, we're home and I weighed for the first time in a week. Only up a few ounces, probably due to all the walking I did. Power walked the beach and one day we spent in Savannah walking I don't know how many miles. Never did ride a bike on this trip. I'm pleased with how I behaved and I have until Wednesday to remove those ounces. Missed my first weigh-in ever. We were an hour away in Savannah when the meeting took place at Hilton Head. Oh well...

Went to a funeral this morning and then hubby picked us up a hamburger ATW...not very good. Still taste the onions.

Went to Sydney's birthday party (reception) but didn't touch the fried chicken, cheeseballs, meatballs, cake, etc. Drank some water. People I hadn't seen in a while called me "Skinny" but I'm far from that. Still nice they noticed.

Came home and ate a big salad. May have a cup of hot chocolate later.

Month 5 Day 5

Weight was down some more this morning. Woot Toot!

Had a bowl of Cherrios with grapes and 1% milk.

Went to early church wearing my old pantsuit which fits well now and some new jewelry...black agate and garnet.

Helped hubby bag up venison from yesterday's hunt. Got 8 nice packs for the freezer and enough for lunch burgers with a small salad minus cheese. Not sure the points for venison but far less than beef. Had a peach yogurt for dessert. Not as good as the blueberry, but okay.

62 degrees and cloudy. May try to get in a good walk with Duke if the track isn't full of people. Even though I'll get exercise during the week, he won't get much.

Didn't want the other venison burgers so Duke got them after a truck ride. I had Progresso 1 point Clam Choweder. I love that stuff and it's very filling with crackers and a little lite pb.

Month 5 Day 4 55 degrees outside!

Drank some orange juice, took vits.

Got a good bike ride with thicker pants and long sleeve shirt. Felt so good. MP3 battery is dead so I rode with the wind and listened to the leaves rustling. Made a note to buy batteries.

I've opened the house, which needs a good airing, and put on a pot of coffee. Laid out some "fat" clothes for my daughter-in-law to take to a high school student, one a beautiful lined suit that will serve her well for job interviews. I love knowing that somebody in need will get that suit and it will make her day:-)

Going to clean floors today since the deluge has ended. Won't take long for them to dry with the breeze coming in the windows.

Washed some rugs and they're outside drying in the sun and breeze.

Had tuna, not salad, just opened the can, drained it, and ate as much as I could with a few crackers. Duke was happy to dispose of the rest.

Ate a WW ice cream sandwich (2 points). I love those things but hubby does too, so they won't last long.

Reading a new John Sandford book, Rough Country. My kind of book;-]

Cooked some vegetable pasta and warmed up leftover sauce. Toasted last mini bagel to go with it. Not really in the mood for a salad and didn't want to cook broccoli.

Month 5 Day 3

My weight was down considerably this morning. Don't understand how it fluctuates 3-4 pounds in 24 hours. Anyway, it's headed in the right direction. Drank juice and got a power walk in even though I had to trudged through a lot of water to get to the track.



Hubby and I went to the grill for breakfast: 2 eggs, grits, bacon, and toast...the real deal, but since he'll be gone I'll eat more Progresso 1 point soup ormaybe a Smart Ones entree. Good day for soup :-))

Had a tomato wrap for lunch with 100 calorie snack mix.

Since it has warmed up a bit (into the 70s) I went back to the track with my bike but there's a soccer game going on so I'm back home. GORGEOUS DAY!

Not in the mood to edit so I may start reading my new John Sandford book.

Didn't have soup or entree. Made a big salad and it was delish! I'm stuffed.