73 lbs!! Woo Hoo! Another successful day. It was pretty nice today up until time to put the coals on and then it started to sprinkle, although I did manage to grill a couple of pork chops. Very tasty.
I went for a drive up to Middleham this afternoon; it's been years since I've visited Middleham Castle so I thought I'd go have a look. It's pretty ruined but still very impressive. It's the British Wool Week-end out at the Great Yorkshire Show Grounds on Saturday and Sunday, so I'm going to go to that. If it's not raining after, I may go check out a couple other castles too and then post some pictures tomorrow.
Friday, 31 August 2012
Thursday, 30 August 2012
30 August 2012
Down another lb for 72 lbs lost! Yippee!! Another wet day--sheesh. I got my expense report submitted and I got the nail in my new shoe taken care of. They didn't even charge me--just asked me to put something in their charity box. Amazing! I also went down to the commissary at Lakenheath and stocked up on fat-free cottage cheese and other things I need for the diet.
No idea what the temperature is--but it feels like Autumn all of a sudden. Not quite a frost, but it's definitely chilly out there. Fingers crossed it's dry for at least a couple of hours tomorrow; I really need to grill.
No idea what the temperature is--but it feels like Autumn all of a sudden. Not quite a frost, but it's definitely chilly out there. Fingers crossed it's dry for at least a couple of hours tomorrow; I really need to grill.
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
29 August 2012
Sill holding at 71 lbs! It was another wet day. Someone from Gloustershire called in (or maybe texted ot e-mailed--I can't remember and it's not important to the story!) to Radio 2 this afternoon and said it was "as wet as an otter's pocket." I like that! It's good to have something to smile about in this miserable weather!
Got all kinds of stuff done today in spite of the weather. Since the shoes I ordered from Ulla Popken were so enormous, I decided to look around here for something. I went up to Adrian Morpheth in Ripon and found a nice pair that look like loafers (or moccasins--basically slip-ons). They're black with an amber-looking (and I'm a serious sucker for amber!) flower. When I tried them on, they felt a bit snug but they have a removable insole and without that, they fit fine--except it felt like there was a little stone in the right one. Turns out the insole was hiding a nail! I liked the shoes and I figure this is an easy fix for a cobbler (and my friend Steve just recommended one to me!), so I told them if they'd knock a little off the price (thinking they might knock L5 off), I'd take them. They took L15 off! I was seriously impressed!!
I went in to the Turkish Baths tonight for my weekly treat--and I should have suspected something was up because all the showers were cold. When I went up for my detox massage, she told me the boiler had died. I went ahead and did the massage--but showering off the algae mud was very cold! Brrrr! I made my appointment for next week and they gave me the Spa part (L16.50) for free for the inconveniene. Sweet! It must have been my day for deals.
Got all kinds of stuff done today in spite of the weather. Since the shoes I ordered from Ulla Popken were so enormous, I decided to look around here for something. I went up to Adrian Morpheth in Ripon and found a nice pair that look like loafers (or moccasins--basically slip-ons). They're black with an amber-looking (and I'm a serious sucker for amber!) flower. When I tried them on, they felt a bit snug but they have a removable insole and without that, they fit fine--except it felt like there was a little stone in the right one. Turns out the insole was hiding a nail! I liked the shoes and I figure this is an easy fix for a cobbler (and my friend Steve just recommended one to me!), so I told them if they'd knock a little off the price (thinking they might knock L5 off), I'd take them. They took L15 off! I was seriously impressed!!
I went in to the Turkish Baths tonight for my weekly treat--and I should have suspected something was up because all the showers were cold. When I went up for my detox massage, she told me the boiler had died. I went ahead and did the massage--but showering off the algae mud was very cold! Brrrr! I made my appointment for next week and they gave me the Spa part (L16.50) for free for the inconveniene. Sweet! It must have been my day for deals.
Monday, 27 August 2012
27 August 2012
Still hanging in there at 71 lbs. Another rainy day today. One more day of work and then I'm on break for 5 days. Fingers cross a few are dry!
Sunday, 26 August 2012
26 August 2012
Down 71 lbs! Yippee!
It finally cleared up for a few minutes this afternoon as I was getting off work, so I was able to come home and grill some chicken, steak burgers and veggies. I had a couple of the burgers and some veggies along with some fat-free Greek yogurt with some Ox Roast (a fabulous grill seasoning from the Sonoma Cheese Factory) mixed in. I started out using the Ox Roast on beef, but have discovered it's wonderful on chicken, pork and veggies, too. Very yummy--and it mixes well with fat-free Greek yogurt, too!
I ordered a pair of shoes from Ulla Popken in a 9 WW (the size I wear in Easy Spirit), but they're huge! I'll send them back and try an 8. I wanted to wear my new leggings tomorrow but I'm not sure how they'll look with trainers...
It finally cleared up for a few minutes this afternoon as I was getting off work, so I was able to come home and grill some chicken, steak burgers and veggies. I had a couple of the burgers and some veggies along with some fat-free Greek yogurt with some Ox Roast (a fabulous grill seasoning from the Sonoma Cheese Factory) mixed in. I started out using the Ox Roast on beef, but have discovered it's wonderful on chicken, pork and veggies, too. Very yummy--and it mixes well with fat-free Greek yogurt, too!
I ordered a pair of shoes from Ulla Popken in a 9 WW (the size I wear in Easy Spirit), but they're huge! I'll send them back and try an 8. I wanted to wear my new leggings tomorrow but I'm not sure how they'll look with trainers...
Saturday, 25 August 2012
25 August 2012
70 lbs!! Woo hoo! It's been raining for 3 days. I'm not normally affected by SAD--but this summer has been a real challenge.
Friday, 24 August 2012
24 August 2012
Woo Hoo! I'm below where I was when I went on vacation--I've now lost 69 lbs!!! Very pleased with myself at this point--and more and more people are starting to notice, which is nice. My weight hasn'y been this low since the early '90s--maybe before.
In spite of that bit of good news, I have to say that if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all. I went out to run my errands this afternoon--and the car wouldn't start! It just made a grinding noise, like it was trying to turn over but couldn't quite make it. I have RAC (although why, I'm not sure), but they charge a fotune if they have to come to your house. So I called Piccadilly Motors in Ripon where I bought the car and they sent someone out. Between his very strong Yorkshire accent and my very bad hearing, I wasn't real sure what he said but after a while of him talking, I decided he might have said 'bore wash'. Yesterday evening, when I got home from Liverpool, I decided to move the car back to where I usually park it. [I guess I need to get over my OCD.] Anyway, according to him when you first turn over the engine, the gasoline "washes" the oil off the cylinders--and if you only turn the car on for a few seconds, it's not enough for more oil to replace what was washed off. I guess the morale of the story is to let the car run for at least a few minutes once you've started it...
I start 4 day shifts tomorrow.
In spite of that bit of good news, I have to say that if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all. I went out to run my errands this afternoon--and the car wouldn't start! It just made a grinding noise, like it was trying to turn over but couldn't quite make it. I have RAC (although why, I'm not sure), but they charge a fotune if they have to come to your house. So I called Piccadilly Motors in Ripon where I bought the car and they sent someone out. Between his very strong Yorkshire accent and my very bad hearing, I wasn't real sure what he said but after a while of him talking, I decided he might have said 'bore wash'. Yesterday evening, when I got home from Liverpool, I decided to move the car back to where I usually park it. [I guess I need to get over my OCD.] Anyway, according to him when you first turn over the engine, the gasoline "washes" the oil off the cylinders--and if you only turn the car on for a few seconds, it's not enough for more oil to replace what was washed off. I guess the morale of the story is to let the car run for at least a few minutes once you've started it...
I start 4 day shifts tomorrow.
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