Today I am lazing around.  My body is spent.  I didn't sleep well last night I was so tired I forgot to use my C-Pap.  I didn't realize it until 7:00 this morning.  I woke up time and time again during the night and didn't understand why.  Finally, I figured out what was wrong and put it on and slept until 9:00 and at that point I woke up hungry so I ate breakfast then went back to sleep.  Slept a couple of hours then got up but I am not doing much so I can rest up for the rodeo tonight.  It will be a professional one so it will be good and I want to get there early so I can find a seat right over the bucking shoots.  Bulls if possible.

Breakfast - scrambled egg

lunch - fajita beef salad

dinner - don't know

exercise - not much

Hey Linda,

I think the distance in walking should be compared to the type of walking. When I hiked, I am certain I burned more calories because of the climbing...plus, you get a  better over all workout. I don't think you should be so concerned with distance. Plus, you are in a place with a higher altitude and you are bound to burn calories much differently. I bet when you weigh, you are going to be surprised at the drop in pounds.   

Well once again I just walked into the cottage and it is 9:40 pm.

Today we went to Meeteetse, Wy, Population 327 to meet with a group of people for the annual trip to Kirwin,Wy.  It has a rich history of hardship with miners and ranchers trying to make a go of the place.  It once had a sawmill, a general store, homes, and a few mines.  None of the mines panned out and the winters were harsh.  One day there was a large snow slide that destroyed one side of town and rescuers came to take the others out.  They left with the clothes on their backs and what they could carry and never came back.  After the townsfolk left the property was sold and resold until the last owner bought it and donated it to the Park Service.  As an enterprise in some form or another it lasted 85 years. It is now a ghost town that locals go to and look around and hike.  It is beautiful.  We saw deer but nothing any larger but there must be other things around because at least half of the people carried bear spray and several had pistols strapped on their hips.  I felt very safe.  At one time the family that originally owned the land also ran a dude ranch a short distance away and many famous people stayed there.  One such person was Amelia Earhart.  She loved the area so much that she had the owner file a claim for her so she could build a cabin on the mountain for a summer home.  She sent some of her belongs out to the ranch to be stored until the cabin was finished.  It  was to be a log cabin and it was started and had 4 rows of logs in place just before she took her flight around the world. As we all know she did not survive that flight. We hiked out to the site and two rows of logs have fallen apart but you can see the remaining logs and it would have been a good size cabin.  It sits at about 9,500 feet elevation.  The Kirwin site sits at about 9,200 feet. 

I was disappointed yesterday when I was short of my 10,000 step goal but I guess I shouldn't worry as I walked 15,516 steps today and about 10,000 of those were at over 9,000 feet.  That's not bad for this marsh hen.

Breakfast - whole wheat toast w/peanut butter

lunch - half ham sandwich

dinner - half hamburger no bun

snack - grapes

exercise - walked 15,516 steps.

I'm tired now....going to bed.

Hello, everyone!

It's been a rough week for me in that I am in a "high pain phase" from my cancer meds, so I am not focusing much on writing. It is easier for me to soothe myself with artwork....naturally, NOT the artwork that NEEDS to be created, but rather, simply designing my own ideas for a few pieces.

Meanwhile, I watch my calorie intake. I have been thinking about Jeannie's post on WHY we eat at night or what we don't really want but eat it anyways. It seems to me almost OBSCENE that I could be BORED. Me who always has at least six windows open in the internet with a list a yard long of projects that have deadlines coming closer and closer.

However, I have found that having legitimate snacks available, even if I do not WANT any, it helps. Also, I carry a water bottle around everywhere  or drink alot of herbal teas. Right now I am drinking hot GINGER tea made with a piece of ginger root and boiling water plus a 1/2 tsp of natural honey. I do allow myself a square or two of dark chocolate daily...milk chocolate makes me nauseous. In retrospect, I find that the heat and humidity has really affected me so that I rarely feel any need for something to eat though I KNOW, mentally, that I must eat...this has been since my surgery and I get enormous glee at this fact, considering I once weighed 431 pounds. I am now between 285 and 290...back and forth this last two weeks. But now, people are REALLY noticing the changes. A male friend told me yesterday that my complexion even GLOWS...wow.I have thirty five more pounds to lose before I can get my knees replaced.

I had lunch out twice with friends.I order from the APPETIZER menu but after a few bites, I lose interest. I try to plan ahead.  On Saturday, I will be at another lunch appointment. I have already chosen the COBB SALAD which, naturally, I will not be able to finish..I usually just eat the meat, cheese & egg and that is more than enough for me.

Breakfast: ginger tea and a piece of hard cheddar cheese

Snack: a fresh local peach

Lunch: 1/2 cup of "chili"-baked assorted beans, lentils and lean ground beef

Snack: yogurt

Dinner: small green salad with cold leftover chicken breast, nuts and seeds

Bedtime Snack: peach

I am bouncing back and forth within five pounds of my lowest weight because I've been out all week and cannot take my fluid pills on a regular basis...frustrating but I do understand how this works for my body. I have to be patient (and I am NOT a patient person).

Our son Dan and his gang returned home this week...their small plane took eleven hours with three fuel fill-ups due to severe winds from Nova Scotia to Niagara, Ontario, but they got home safely (see my FaceBook page for photos if you wish).

I am so enjoying Eileen's postings too.

I am drinking coffee and looking at counter tops online.  I need to pick something out.  We are meeting the real estate lady today and we will see what's up on the house...  We are also going to look at one more house, but I want the old crappy house. LOL.

Breakfast for me today was an egg and toast.  

Lunch will probably be soup. I have some tomatoes about to go bad so I am cooking them into some cream of tomato soup.

Dinner: we are eating out but I plan on ordering fish. 

Snacks....I have got to finish off this watermelon so all snacking will contain watermelon. 

Ladies, I hope your day is good.   Later today, I may have a little surprise post.  Maybe.