And the Struggle Continues

With the computer...and with my weight. On Saturday our TOPS group had a fundraiser. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay to the end because of my arthritis. It was a very rainy day and I was in agony. I am so looking forward to an injection in my knee next week, and eventually a hip replacement. I never thought I would be looking forward to drugs and knives. I did some emotional eating when I got home on Saturday...I sincerely hope that I haven't packed on some pounds this week. Weigh in on Wednesday will tell the tale.

My computer's internet browser is so intense that it won't let features of websites through. It is to the point that I have received a recommedation that I go with another internet browser. Also facebook and google are causing problems asking me to enable cookies when they are enabled for their sites. Another challenge.

Hopefully things will be better this week.

Techology - You have to love it!

I have spent every available hour during the last two days trying to get a new laptop computer set up and functioning. I had forgotten just how much work and aggrevation a new computer can cause...but it looks as if I am past the half way point.

I do have a beef about software companies that design hugh programs that take forever to load and then they have dozens of upgrades waiting for you to hook up to the internet for the first time. I'm not sure if I agree with that approach. Several of the downloads are hugh and I am one of four people in North America still struggling along on dialup. 'Nough said about that.

After the Storm

Peace and quiet has returned to the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Hurricane Bill blustered his way through on Sunday morning and fortunately didn't live up to his advance press. Yes the waves were high and yes there were some road washouts but the damage from high winds is minimal. The winds weren't as high as perdicted.

This picture was taken on Sunday afternoon just as the sky was clearing and the sun was reappearing. The waves are still high and angry.

Hot, Hot, Hot

Wow has summer ever hit with a vengence. Nasty rumors that Hurricane Bill will visit us on Sunday, bringing destruction and mayhem. Hopefully he puffs and puffs and blows himself out to sea.

I had a great weigh in on Wednesday, I lost 3.25 pounds. I am so back on schedule and actually enjoying the discipline. No eating after 7:30 p.m. and drinking water and my own personal brand of iced coffee. Cold coffee, with ice cubes (of course) creamer and splenda. Tastes great. I hadn't tried iced coffee until this summer when the local Tim Horton's Donut shops were offering it. Of course theirs have sugar and are loaded with calories but my version is great and I am enjoying it.

I have conquered some of the clutter in my office/work area and I am feeling more in control. My day job will be expanding to take up three and a half or four days a week from the summer hours of three days. Not looking forward to the extra hours but need them to manage the workload. Fall brings routines and structure which is good for me.

Hoping to get a few strings of bowling in tomorrow afternoon and maybe a swim in the lake. Depends on energy levels, aches and of course time.

Another Week

Beautiful weather the last few days. Today is going to be humid and hot, probably the last day of uncomfortable heat this summer.

Cut and Burn. TOPS has introduced a program of cutting 100 calories from your diet a day and burning 100 calories a day. Over six months that will result in a 10 lb loss, 20 lbs a year...not bad.

We went bowling again on Wednesday and yesterday I walked for 15 minutes, painful but I did it. Of course it was in stores and malls etc. But walking is walking.

More clutter removal scheduled for today. An hour here and there is really making a difference.

Make a plan

I have been writing newsletters and updating data bases...translation sitting in front of a computer and burning a minimum number of calories. So much of my life is spent thinking and planning and keyboarding and I wonder why I don't lose weight as easily as the skinny people who are outside enjoying the sun and gardening, walking, swimming and playing tennis. To be perfectly honest, gardening and playing tennis are things that I daydream about being good at but in actual fact neither interest me much. I like the results of gardening, beautiful flowers and tasty veggies but the actually digging and weeding and sweating and swoting bugs just doesn't do it for me.

I am still in the summer slump of not moving and not getting enough exercise. Have to build more movement into my daily routine. Starting today. There is a car show in Bridgewater today and tomorrow so we could attend and walking around to see the cars would be fun.

I am also still working on the declutter aspect of my life. I spent an hour at work going through and discarding excess paper. Still more to do there and there are definitely piles of paper and crap here at home that need my attention. By the end of today I will have spent at least one hour exercising and another hour decluttering.

Bowling and Other Stuff

Well the rainy Monday turned sunny in the afternoon. We had made plans to do a couple of errands. We stopped at Wiles Market to pick up the KOPS Honour Society pins that Debra had left there for me. They are really nice and I am sure the South Shore KOPS members will love them. Then we tried to find me a rain jacket...seems that is not a popular/fashionable item this year as there wasn't much to chose from. And of course I did want to get one on sale...cheap as I plan to be much smaller next summer.

Then on the to bowling alley AND I actually won one string. Quite an achievement. All three strings were over 80 for an average of 83. This is candlepin bowling (skinny pins with small balls). Frank was also pleased as he got his average. Fun and worked off a few calories. It felt good to get that little bit of exercise. And of course the alley was air conditioned which helped. How many times have I mentioned that I do not like hot and humid?

Tuesday morning and back at work. More sun today and more predicted for the rest of the week. Maybe we will have a summer this year after all.

Couldn't find a jacket yesterday but I did find a skirt for $7.00 which I bought. I don't wear a lot of skirts but this one is comfortable and a change. Sometimes change is a good thing:-)

Rainy Monday

I have had three glorious days with very little pain...sunny weather. But all good things end and today we have the rain again, and the humidity so my legs are sore and I am cranky. Today is a day off work so I am enjoying an at home day and getting caught up on some work.

I have received a "warning" email from Google about my clicking on ads. I was not trying to defraud anyone but some of the ads were trashy and I am not sure if they suit the content. In fact I am not sure I want anything to do with them. I received an response to my email to the techies at google land telling me they are too busy to respond to my questions. Oh well, such is life. To be that busy must be very demanding.

The weight battle is not going as well as I want either. This humid weather makes me retain water...in fact I seem to retain everything in the summertime. It is always a struggle for me to lose weight during the summer months, but that is not an option. I need to get back on track and start getting rid of more pounds. Surely that will help my knees and I know it will make me feel better, more energy which speeds up my metabolism etc.

We took advantage of the sun yesterday to attend a show and shine in Barrington. Several old cars that we hadn't seen before. Interesting. It was a bit difficult to get around some of the cars because people were standing and talking to the owners and the way the cars were parked there wasn't much space between them. First time we had seen that set up.

I need some exercise so we may go bowling this afternoon. Good activity for a rainy Monday afternoon.