Bowling, Arthritis and Hair

My husband and I have just returned from the bowling alley where we bowled three stings.  This is a major accomplishment since we haven't bowled for probably a year.  This is the first time out since my hip replacement and it felt good.  I had an average of 83 for the three stings...not great but I'll take it. This is definitely something that I will want to do again...soon.

Yesterday afternoon I was part of a team of two who made a two hour presentation on Arthritis to the residents of Drummind Hills (spelling?)  That was the first time I had worked with that material and with the co-presenter...it went well. There are a few things I would change but all in all, I am having a good week.  Getting out and about, getting things done and moving on.

And I have a hair appointment for tomorrow.

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.

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:-)

Miscellaneous Thoughts

I went to my TOPS meeting on Wednesday and recorded a weight loss...of 1/2 lb. Not a lot but better than a gain. Frank and I went bowling this afternoon. I know bowling isn't a summer thing but there isn't a lot of physical stuff I can do with the arthritis as bad as it is, so bowling it is. Not that I am very good, but it takes just as much energy to throw a gutter ball as it does to throw a strike. We had fun.

Tomorrow is the first meeting of the KOPS society that we are setting up for KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly) on the South Shore. I am helping them get set up even though I haven't reached my KOPS status...yet! http://www.tops.org/ if anyone is interested in finding a chapter handy you.

Great to see the sun the last couple of days, but the humidity is making the air muggy.

Starting to look forward to our anniversary mini trip. Just a couple of nights in Portland, ME but we haven't been there in a while so it should be interesting. That isn't for a couple of weeks yet.

Looking forward to the weekend. I have a writing deadline that I want to get a jump on and since I have lost weight, I will need to go through my summer clothes and see what fits and what is gloriously too big!

Make yourself a great day!