thursday weigh-in

Down half a pound-ish this morning, after all that. It’s a little hard to tell, because my scale’s not digital, and I find myself peering myopically at my feet (yes, I do put my glasses on, but how often does one have the chance to say “peering myopically” in real life?). It is clearly not at 155. It is not definetively at 154. So we’ll go with 154.5, and do a little dance of glee for having seen any kind of loss at all. :)

huh. cool.

I’ll be darned. I made my exercise goal for August after all. In fact, I even made the one I’d originally set (33.5 hours) instead of just the one I readjusted to. I managed just a smidge under 35 hours. I’m very pleased about that. I’ve been exercising too much the last few days, though. My knees are tired, and stairs seem rather insurmountable. They’re not, but they seem that way. I’ve walked 5 miles a day for the last … six days, it looks like, and now my head…

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thinks

thinks to do today: 1. paint tape bathroom 2. paint tape kitchen ceiling 3. make jam 4. do maria’s website updates 5. laundry 6. call to find out when the Young Dubs are playing I made raspberry jam and raspberry jelly yesterday. The jelly is beautiful, and very, very tasty. I haven’t tried the jam. I have enough raspberries left to make at least one more batch of jam, and probably another batch of jelly, too. Yay! It turns out 2.75 pounds of blueberries lasts for 14 bowls of cereal,…

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stats, 8/30

Target points: 22 Points used: 25 Activity points earned/swapped: 3/4 WPA used/remaining: 0/6 Discovered the Best Snack Ever today. 2oz shrimp, 1c mushrooms, sauteed in 1tbsp whipped butter and garlic. 3 points, and most of that comes from the butter. I think tomorrow I’ll use nonstick spray and just a smidge of butter for flavor, and add some kind of cajun spice, if we have any. We might have a mexican blend, which would do, too. Also, if I cut down on the butter I can bulk up on the…

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