Checking In - Sorry For The Absence

How has it been over two weeks since I last checked in?  Where the heck does the time go?  Sorry for the absence!

 

I haven’t had a lot of luck bringing my daily points target below 25.  It is always a work-in-progress.  I had a nice loss two weeks ago and gained back 0.6 last week.  The Hubs is interested in getting healthier, which will be great to have an accountability partner and support.  We both want to drop some weight.  It is time.

 

Speaking of The Hubs, he had a birthday!  I warned him when I completed this year’s holiday photo card that it getting harder to find photos with both of us in the shot and I’ll have to start using AI to create one.  That said, I really did use AI and made a birthday party hat photo.  I have his permission to share…

We celebrated Christmas with the family and rang in the New Year at the Elks. 

 

It is nose to the grind at work with evaluation season upon us.  Somedays have me wishing for retirement, no set commitments, and control of my own time.  I do way too much now I can only imagine how busy retirement will be!  I’ve been searching for a “fun” hobby for a few weeks and since I’m impulsive, I bought an accordion.  It is a work in progress and will take a lot of time to learn.  I’m still on the fence if this will be a fun new hobby or an expensive mistake. 

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I have a new daily points allowance.

 

When I do my new member orientation and explain the daily points budget, I tell my members when they go up in birthdays or down in weight, their points budget decreases. 

 

Since you can’t really go down in age…my weight being up has given me a new daily points allowance.  I have never wanted to be back at 23 daily points so badly.

 

I’ve been on a roller coaster for a while now.  I love roller coasters, but I want to get off this one.

 

After our Oceanside vacation, I saw a number on the scale that was bad.  Real bad.  When I climbed back up the scale in 2013, gaining a total of 80 pounds in three years, I don’t really remember being aware of the gain.  I remember I was struggling but I don’t really remember what that time was like. 

 

For the last few months, the scale has been climbing and this time I am aware.  My jeans are tight, my middle section hangs over my pants, my clothes don’t fit well, I’m sluggish, I’m tired, my joints ache, I’ve got bouts of acne, and the worst…itchy skin!  The skin folds under my pants itch.

 

I told you it was real bad.

 

I’m choosing today to be proud of saying NO to cookies!  I entered our cookie exchange at work before I stepped on the scale and almost cancelled.  Instead, I decided to bake my cookies and share with my co-workers.  To add to the cookie quantity, the eye bank representative came in with a try of cookies from Costco.  And yet, I persisted.  I added a quick add with a smiley face emoji for 0 pounds which says “no cookies.”

 

One day at a time.  One meal at a time.

Low Calorie/Low Point Festive Recipes

Right before Thanksgiving, Facebook Memories brought up these great low calorie/low point holiday favorites.  

I love beer but I also enjoy a yummy cocktail.  When I first heard of mixing ginger beer with peppermint, I wasn’t so sure.  But give this one a try.  You’ll thank me!

While you may not be serving cranberry sauce at Christmas, this was really good added to non-fat yogurt as a snack for some added protein.