7.3 lbs gone!

Just a quick update. I had my weight in on Saturday and lost 7.3 lbs! Most of it water weight, but still glad to see it go!

Happy Friday!

Well I got my water pill filled, and the first day I took it I dropped 5 lbs of water! My legs feel sooo much better.
What a wonderful day it was to go walking! 78 degrees and overcast. A welcome change from the hot and humid weather we have been having.

It's Hot!

Sorry about the lack of posting lately.
Per my last post my daughter, K had arrived at her destination safely. K and M was married Aug 5th. They took professional pictures but they are not back yet, but she did send me some that were taken with the digital camera. I hardly recognized her! She looked so grown up and beautiful! I absolutely loved her dress! I can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures. She is having a lot of fun, but I sense she is home sick and she misses her birds terribly! I can’t wait for her to come back, I miss her so much! M (her husband) will be joining her here sometime later. I know that sounds and seems odd, but it’s a long and complicated story, so I won’t get into it.
I will be super glad to have her back so the birds can go back to her house! They have been screaming A LOT during the day. I know they miss her but geesh, do they have to have their air raid sirens going off 24/7!!!!!
I also have been going over to her apartment to water and feed her 5 hermit crabs. I told her they were not coming over here!! LOL

I had my weigh in at Jenny Craig this last Saturday. I knew I was going to have huge weight gain, and I did… I gained 6.7 pounds in one week!!!!!!!!! OMG! No no no it's not what you think!It’s because I ran out of my water pills (Triamt/hctz 50/25 mg) about a week and a half ago. My legs hurt so badly from the excess fluid! I went to see my cardiologist yesterday, and got that all taken care of, so I have been running, running, running and RUNNING to the restroom today, which is ok by me!

OMG this heat we have been having is unbearable! Today it was in 95° F with a heat index of 105° F our state fair is currently going right now. I would love to go but not when it’s this hot!
Speaking of the state fair, the Jenny Craig center I go to have these flyers telling how many calories are in some of the more popular items at the fair. Here goes!

Bloomin’ Onion – 2882 calories
Cheesecake on a stick – 655
caloriesDeep fried twinkie – 420 calories
Funnel cake – 800 calories
Jumbo corn dog – 700 calories
Deep fried kind size snickers on a stick – 800 calories
Dippin’ dots candy bar crunch (1/2 cup) – 208 calories
1 Deep fried oreo – 98 calories
Nachos and cheese – 900 calories
Turkey leg – 1400 calories

MY GOODNESS!!! What’s with the deep fried twinkies, oreos and snicker bars! I can’t even imagine how fatty and rich they would be. YUCK!
The only thing that sounds good and that I would want out of any of that is the funnel cake and the corn dog. But that isn’t going to happen, it just isn’t worth it.

Relieved!

My daughter arrived to her destination at 12:47 am this morning. I was so relieved!!! Plus all of her luggage arrived! I was so worried that they would get lost.
I talk to her briefly when she got to the airport; she was very tired as she didn’t sleep much since she left Wednesday. And I spoke with her today; they had a very busy day, with all the last minute planning for the wedding coming up this Sunday.

As for my weight and exercise for this week. Staying pretty much on track, except for 2 days . My daughter and I went to a great greek restaurant the day before she left, (that was yummy) and hubby and I went out to eat right after we took her to the airport (yummy also)!! Have only gotten 4 of my 5 walks in this week. I weigh in tomorrow afternoon, so I will probably get the last one in before I go weigh in. Have a great weekend!!!

Hardest day of my life

My daughter left on her trip today. We had so many things to do before going to the airport, it was just crazy! About half way to the airport the flood gates opened up. Of course I am a worrier and all the worst possible case scenarios were running through my head. Of course she was scared and so nervous, but she kept asking me if I was ok and telling me everything will be fine.
We got her all checked in; we went as far with her as the airport would allow us, hugged and said our goodbyes, I just wanted to run after her and tell her “SHE CAN’T GO!!!” I know she is a grown woman and I have to let go and let her fly. But it is just so hard! She will be landing in London shortly before noon then it will be off to her destination.
I so wanted to be at my baby girls wedding. It hurts, it hurts a lot. But what can you do?
With all these stresses I have been fighting the urge not to eat eat eat! I haven’t done much walking or exercising in this week. I will be bird sitting for my daughters 2 cockatiels (Junie and Ipyana) while she is gone for the month. They are missing her already!!!