Milestone No 2

As you can see from my sidebar I've created as many targets as I possibly can. Since I tend to lose slow and steady - no really spectacularly big losses - I find it helps to keep me focussed if I have little milestones along the way. So this week I achieved the 5kg lost goal - a loss of 600g this week.

It's been a real crazy week for me - have had so much on - but what makes me happy is that I sailed through all the visitors, meals out etc. without really thinking about it - just making good choices. Like we all know - it's that head space thing - when it's right it's all so straightforward. Wondering if a bolt through the back of my neck would ensure it stays in the right space!!!

Reviewing the week :
Alcohol - none
Points -spot on
Tracking - almost a habit
Water - at least 2 litres each day
Walking - twice - hopeless - too many demands on my time this week
Steps - 44,000 - that's only averaging 6,300 per day. Part of this was due to the above and partly that there were two days and a night when I was wearing clothes which wouldn't hide my pedometer and I didn't really want to flaunt it for all the world to see.

Bloss and I at dinner the other night - note glass of 'white champagne' in front of me and no dessert!! Did have one teaspoon of Bloss's citrus tart - yummy...

As I think I told you last week we went out for dinner on Monday night for Bloss's birthday. Tuesday was catch up with food shopping, bill paying, picking up X ray etc. Knowing I had all this running around to do I suggested to Bloss that I pick up pizza in town for his tea and I'd just have a WW meal. Anyway came out of Woolies, called the pizza place and since I had a docket with a good deal for 3, I ordered 3 (thinking I could freeze the others and they'd do for lunches for Bloss from time to time). I then packed the shopping in the car, popped into see the owner at the beauticians to show her what a good job she'd made of my spray tan, then raced round to the doctors to drop off my spinal X ray which I'd picked up earlier. Then I headed home - about 20 kms from town. It was as I was turning off at the last roundabout - 5 kms from home - that I remember the pizzas. Buggar!!! So instead of gooey pizzas, poor Bloss had a much healthier alternative - WW lasagne!!!

Wednesday we had the friend (from the birthday party who I hadn't seen for 35 years) and her husband come and stay overnight. Thursday night a friend of Bloss's was in town with his latest lady friend and wanted us to join them for dinner at a local restaurant. Friday was a big day at work, one of my team had their 10 year anniversary with the company so took her to lunch at the canteen - not my favourite place - you have to really work hard to find something healthy! - but I managed to find grilled fish and salad (not the caesar or the coleslaw) just the basic vegies.
I was so tired after all these late nights I was in bed by 8.30pm! Saturday was hairdressers again - the dreaded regrowth, then off for my echo cardiograph - an interesting experience and I won't know the results for a couple of weeks. The rest of the weekend was quite peaceful - girlfriend round for drinks before going to a party locally, the kids (No 1 son and family) here for tea last night.

My two glorious grandsons

Have had a couple of new commenters lately - so good. I get such a buzz from each and every comment One of them is Livy who is a brand new member of the blogging fraternity - so if you've got a spare minute, nip in and say 'Hi' - I know what a huge support you've all given me as I travel along the path of weightloss and healthy lifestyle.

On a slightly different but similar note I recently installed a stats counter - you can see the logo on the side - and it's fascinating. It shows me the ISP and town and country of each visitor and if applicable which site referred them. I currently have had visitors from Canada, USA, Finland, China, England, Dubai, and of course lots from NZ and Oz. It's so exciting to get up in the morning and see that during the night you've had visitors from all these far flung places. But hey you guys - I'd love it if you were to drop by and say hello.

OK - things to do - have a great week everybody and be gentle but firm with yourself.

Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end -- no apologies, no regrets ~ Clark Moustakas