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ConniebytheSea's Journal, 07 July 2012
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I wanted to see the 171.5 that I saw on Tuesday (the day after I got home from Idaho) BUT....instead I went out drinking beer (lite beer) on Tuesday night and Wednesday (4th of July celebrations) and now I'm up a half pound. GRRRRR!!! Okay, I know it's really nothing but I was so happy to have gone to Idaho and come back and been DOWN a pound, and I was really looking forward to documenting that into my history, but being the "perfectionist" that I am, I can't allow myself to put a number in today that I saw 4 days ago, I have to go with the number I saw this morning, even though it might just be a temporary blip upward. In all honesty I'm not sure that I would have done anything differently, I'm satisfied with my efforts and feeling good about how I conquered that vacation and arrived home weighing less. My 4th of July indulgences were minimal and I believe I made smart indulgent choices. I got right back in the gym and pushed myself for some good workouts, so......I'm pleased with my efforts. :)
In a few hours from now I'll be leaving for my vacation to Sanibel Island with hubby! We are bringing our bikes, and our boat. I love that one of the more popular means of transportation on the island is by bicycle! Usually my son is my early morning bicycle partner, gee I'm having a brief moment of missing him on this trip and we haven't even left yet. We've been going to Sanibel Island every summer with the kids for many years (maybe 15 years). This is our first trip over to Sanibel since my daughter got married and moved to Germany. She moved from our house to join her husband in Germany two days before Christmas. I do good on most days but I miss her alot. This trip will be like having our first real holiday event without her and I thought I'd be okay if I made it out to be a nice "couples getaway" but I'm missing both my kids at this moment. I hope I get over there and we start having fun and making memories as a couple and I don't let my thoughts settle on my kids too much. :)
I'm bringing my laptop (and all of you!) along with me. WE can do this!
My two cuties (My daughter "Alex" and my son "Jack"), on our first day of last years trip to Sanibel:
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173.0 lb
Lost so far: 2.0 lb.
Still to go: 43.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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on diet Atkins
gaining 0.4 lb a week
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Good morning Globe Trotter! I love following your travels & adventures. Your daughter is very pretty. Of course we all know your little (big) guy. He is the EXACT same age as the players on our son's baseball team! So hyper! I see that you are familiar with the world of Sports Boosters - as am I! What to say about those beers? Let's see. Not much advice here just a hug-a-lug instead of a chug-a-lug. I am down on myself this morning after losing a wrangle with an ice cream cone & some other junk yesterday so I can not give advice. Enjoy your trip. Stay the course! Let's both keep our promises to ourselves - okay? All righty then! Love ya bunches!
07 Jul 12 by member: wiener4
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Have fun and enjoy your time there together. Sanibel sounds great right now, maybe I can convince hubby in a few weeks to go for a bit. It's not that far away.
07 Jul 12 by member: RoseTampa
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You have great looking kids Connie .... Sometimes it's hard to see them grow. Both of my kids are in their early 30's .... And it seems like it was only yesterday when I was dropping them off at school. We have the luxury of having our kids living close to us for now, but we know that's probably going to change in the future. Have a great time on vacation .....
07 Jul 12 by member: glen
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Gorgeous kids! I tried to fill in the blanks on your journal because, for me anyway, half the text was hiding behind the ads. I hope I didn't miss anything important! I don't think your little blip on the scale is going to last. I've had issues with temporary jumps on the scale after drinking beer, too. I think it might be the sodium or the barley and hops. Or a combination thereof. But I do react differently to beer than any other alcoholic beverage. You were smart to record the weight you were today. No sense chasing rainbows! This way, when you lose more (and YOU WILL!), it won't be to catch up to a number you aren't at yet. Enjoy your vacay (again!!!!).
07 Jul 12 by member: evelyn64
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I'm sure your blip is just water retention from the few beer. Give it a day or two and all should be fine. Hope you have a great weekend away with the husband!
08 Jul 12 by member: tmhiggins
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Hey Sister! You on your way? Got your laptop with? Later Gator? Sorry if you are not a Florida Gator!
08 Jul 12 by member: wiener4
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Hi All! Thanks for the nice comments about my kids! I'm doing okay now that I'm over here. My feeling their absence on this trip is not bringing me down, it's just noticeable that they aren't here, but we're having fun anyway! I'm headed to make a new journal entry now................
09 Jul 12 by member: ConniebytheSea
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Hey girl, don't fret & enjoy your time with your hubby. Sounds like you are in the perfect spot. If you want to chuckle: Read my whiney journal from this morning. We all have these up & downs. You are doing SO well! I still miss my daughter. When she startet university 5 years ago I couldn't sleep for ages, always worrying & missing her. Then she went travelling to Australia for a year & now she lives about 2 hours away. I have learned that there is a life when your not a full time mum anymore (which doesn't mean that I don't miss her). What I am trying to say is.....enjoy the moment! :)
09 Jul 12 by member: schmetterling34
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