Reluctant to Post

I have been avoiding posting because it seemed like my weight was out-of-control heading the wrong direction. I was 168.5 this morning - after breakfast - so that is better than it had been looking. I was talking with trainer Holli about it - my original goal was to get healthier and stronger. Weight loss would come with getting healthier. Well, I am definately healthier and stronger than I was at the start of the year, but have been quite discouraged by the weight loss - or lack there of. Especially lately. Part of it is stress. I don't know exactly why I have been feeling so stressed of late, but I have, and I am a stress eater. Holli said stress releases cortisol (?) which makes you think you are hungry - preferring fats and sweets because they release endorphines. AND stress makes you hang on to the fat harder. So the key is to RELAX - NOW! Yeah, you all know what that is like. So, my goal for the next week - month - is to do some relaxation during the holidays - and not relaxation with a package of cookies:)

Staying steady at 145. Getting cold up here but no snow so far. Austin lost his new coat so we went looking for it in the "lost and found" at Jefferson and sure enough it was there! Hooray!
There were about twenty good coats in the bin waiting for their owners to find them. We are going to Robert and Junice's for Thanksgiving. All of their children and spouses will be there with Noah and Gage also and we will be bringing Alisha with us. She is arriving Tuesday night with Jordan Brame. His sister's reception is the Friday night after Thanksgiving. Should be fun.
Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Hugs, Grandma Gloria

I lost what I had written so here goes again. The pound I thought I lost found me so I'm 145 again. The Ribbon Festival is Saturday. Chandler is playing a solo and a duet plus his scales, etc. Stephenie isn't taking piano this year but is playing the duet with Chandler. Austin is playing a solo and a duet with his Dad plus a modified scale, chord, etc. They are both playing hymns also. The missionaries are coming for dinner so I've been working on getting the kitchen cleaned after the grape juice canning. Looks like we're getting about 30 quarts this year. We share with Junice and Irene. Robert has a job interview tomorrow. Have a good week. Love to All, Grandma Gloria

A Weigh-In - ugh

Interesting weighing this week. My weight spiked to 169+ and I didn't want to post that, but here I am. But today was a new 5 week cycle with trainer Holli, so we weighed - 166. I don't get it. When I weighed in the first time at the club, it was off from my scale by 1 or 2 pounds. Well, I guess this is just 3 pounds off - JUST! I will continue to go by my own scale - darn it. I really need to address my eating as my sleep has also been really crazy this week and I know they can just work off each other - tired, eat more sugar - eat more sugar, sleep disturbed - tired, eat more sugar, etc. That is my goal for the week - really think about what I am putting in my mouth again and get better sleep.

Happy News

So, with the snow yesterday I had to wear long pants and shoes (not sandals) for the first time since last Spring! I dreaded that, because I had grown out of my pants last year or so. I bought ONE pair of pants that I wore all last year. I didn't want to buy more than that because I refused to think that I would stay that size! And that is why I have resisted wearing long pants as summer has turned to fall and now winter. I knew the day would come, but I tried to postpone it as long as possible. So yesterday I decided to try on the outgrown pants and they fit! I didn't have to suck it in or jump around or anything to get in them :) My weight hasn't come down like I would like, but my body is obviously changing and responding positively to the work I have been doing. Working out has definately been beneficial - I am stronger physically and I know my cardio-vascular system is working better and stronger, too. So that is all a plus. I will just stick with it and, eventually I'll get the food under control and lose weight, too.

144 this week. Don't ask me how with Halloween and Austin's Baptism Party also. Maybe it was because of Fast Sunday. Stephenie, Chandler and Austin did "Trunk and Treat" and then Stephenie and Chandler also went "trick or treating" with friends. Austin didn't want to go. He said he had enough candy and wanted to stay home to answer the door and give out candy. We did have some trick or treaters come and it was fun to see Austin enjoy giving them candy. We still have a lot of candy left over. Sigh!

Halloween - ugh

So I managed to salvage a weight-loss this week by weighing after a vigorous workout this morning. Monday mornings you will find me at the club on the treadmill. On Friday I had Don drop me at the club for my spin class and then I walked home! Saturday morning found me walking VERY early - 5:30am, because I had been woke up by activity in the house and I was too frustrated to go back to sleep, so Sanders & I walked for a little over an hour. The funny thing was that I went to sleep in the guest room around 7:30, so when Don got up he took Sanders for another 1 hour walk - virtually the same walk we had done earlier! My undoing was definately Halloween. I was good not to get into the candy before Halloween, but Friday night I couldn't/wouldn't stay out of it! So ugh again! This does put me a bit behind my goal, but not too far. And I am NOT going to throw in the towel just because I am a little off my 1 pound a week. As long as I keep heading down, that is good.
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