WEEK TWO

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This is week two of my voyage into the weight loss saga. As of this afternoon I have lost a total of 4.6 pounds. I am quite happy that I did not gain any of the weight I had lost the last time I stepped on the scale. This week has been kind of a tough week keeping with the program. As you remember I had a house full of women golfers and they do not need to count points like I do. It was a little bit of a challenge making sure I stayed with the program as golf courses are not known for fat-free fare. I wonder if being away from home, not able to attend my regular meeting, and not able to weigh in the mornings as I do at home makes a difference? It should be interesting to see what next week will bring and the changes in weight at my next weigh in. It will be nice to get back to my regular schedule and follow the plan a little closer than I did this week. That means only one glass of wine a week not one glass of wine a day.

Tomorrow starts my return to walking every day I don't golf. I think the walking has really helped me stay on track as I don't want it to all be a waste of time. I really like walking in the morning but tomorrow I do need to get out of bed early and get started before it heats up. As many of you know it is not fun trying to power walk when the mercury is rising. By the end of the summer I would like to have lost around 20 pounds from walking and following the plan. So, you readers will have to help me keep it up. Your comments and encouragements will help me succeed. Let me know your struggles and successes as I maybe be able to use your experiences to help me.

I am sitting here in front of the TV entering this blog while watching the news and what do they show as a commercial...FANTASTIC looking food. Help!!! I guess it time to go to bed.

Remember to live your Life in Celebration.

MISS Saigon

Below is the lyrics from one of the songs sung in Miss Saigon. The music was beautiful and well preformed. I wanted to add a copy of the billboard of the play and this song but was unable to find one that would copy. This is one of the many issues I want to work on in blogger.





Miss Saigon- I Still Believe
The Fantastic Lea Salonga and Claire Moore.

KIM
Last night I watched him sleeping
My body pressed to him
And then he started speaking
The name I heard him speak...was Kim
Yes I know that this was years ago
But when moonlight fills my room I know
You are here...still

I still
I still believe
You will return
I know you will
My heart
Against all odds
Holds still

Yes, still
I still believe
I know as long as I can keep believing
I'll live
I'll live
Love cannot die
You will return...you will return
And I alone know why

ELLEN
Last night I watched you sleeping
Once more the nightmare came
I heard you cry out something
A word that sounded like...a name
And it hurts me more than I can bear
Knowing part of you I'll never share
Never know

But still
I still believe
The time will come
When nothing keeps us apart
My heart, forev... more



GETTING TO THE PLAY


Went to see Miss Saigon with my friend Pam last Wednesday. It was kind of spur-of-the-moment kind of thing. I wanted to see the play because I heard so much about it and the first person who come to mind was Pam. I knew she would be interested so I gave her a call and I ordered our tickets. We planned on dinner before the show at Market Street. We planned on 5pm so we would have plenty of time to enjoy the meal and a glass of wine or two. If you know our Pam the first phone call came to say she will not be there until 5:30 so I adjusted the arrival time to be there at 5:30. I am sitting at our table sipping wine for 15 minutes before Pam call to say she is lost. She at Sunnyside and Foothill about two miles away from where we were to meet. Pam arrives at our table by 6pm and the show starts at 7:30. While waiting the waitress keep reminding me that the place was filling up with theatre goers and will be busy and our meal could be slow in coming. Well, luckily Pam did show up in time for us to get our meal and to arrive at the theatre before the curtain went up. Our seating was towards the back of the main floor with a good view of the stage. We are seated in our seats and the light go down and music starts it is then I notice the man sitting right in front of me. This person must have sent his double which really is a bobble head figurine. I have never noticed any one person bob his head around as much this man did. Most of the action on stage was on the left side of the stage and this man's head would bob to the right then bob to the left then bob to the right again. It would not be so bad if he left his head to one side for more than three seconds. But, NO!!! He sat high enough in his seat that I could not see over him or really around him. When his head moved left mine moved right. When is head moved left my head moved right. This went on thru the first act. I was so worried about seeing the actors on stage that Mr. Bobble Head took my attention off the play and I would lose tract of what was going on. My dear friend Pam pointed out there was an empty seat on the other side of her which I moved to. The rest of the play was very enjoyable and I didn't hurt my neck trying to see the stage. All of the small but interesting events that happened to us getting to the play added some spice to the night. It was a great evening.

Remember to live your Life in Celebration.

HOUSE FULL

I am down south with a house full of women. We are down here for the USWGA'S Spring Open golf tournament that starts on Monday. We are down here doing two practice rounds and fine tuning the preparation for the tournament. So, to make a longish story short, I will be hard pressed to get anything entered on this blog. I have several thing to share with you. Some of these things are going be events that have happened in the last week but I do want to share them. I will be posting a blog on Tuesday night or at least on Wednesday.

Talk to you soon.


Remember live your Life in Celebration.

IT HAS STARTED

Just wanted to give the update on the wight loss this morning. I came in at 3 pounds down from when I started. Yahoooooo. It works. Who would have thunk that by watching what I eat and counting points would help one shed some poundage. I also have to comment that my blood sugar was a little lower today also. Life is good.

Remember to live your Life in Celebration.

TOMORROW IS THE DAY

Tomorrow is the day I weigh in. I really have tried to follow the plan and drop those pounds. I know it is very important to me to get the weight off. I am still not seeing any change in the sugar level in my blood. I have been watching what I eat and exercising almost every day. I have also been watching my blood pressure which another little gem from the gene pool. At my annual check up they said my blood pressure was normal. When I check it at home it is showing above border line. I will need to start eat that celery again. I have that ringing in my ears which is a symptom of high blood pressure. It really sucks to watch yourself fall apart.  I know they have medication to help with all of these things but I would rather not have to take anything. When I go into my physical therapy on Thursday I will see if I can make an appointment to have my blood pressure rechecked and a new A1C to see where the blood sugar is at. I am going to be like old people and have a big basket on the table full of my daily meds. Darn I am getting old. I want to be in my 80's and still out playing golf, riding my bike, walking the mall with old people, and climb all the stairs I want too. 
I really got onto a tangent didn't I? I will report on what scale 'the enemy' had to tell me in morning and will let you know in my blog tomorrow. Wish me luck.
Remember to live your Life in Celebration.

OUR MARY

MARY LEE

Here is Mary and me in St. George at  the girls weekend. Which this year will be named the Chihuahua Open for or dear friend Carol. There was tons of fun and lots of drinks to go around.

Here is Mary showing us her skills on the golf course. Mary is new to the sport and seems to really enjoy it. She is trying to not get frustrated and quit as most of her close friends here are all players.

Out to breakfast in St. George before our round of golf. Sitting next to her is our friend Carol. Yes the one we are naming the girls weekend after. You remember the Chihuahua Open. Can't wait for this fall it should be another fun filled event.

What this blog is about today is Mary. The butt. She will be winging her way to Ireland for the summer to stay in their cottage they bought last year. She will have her daughter Jen with her along with her family nearby. I know this is a wonderful time to spend with her family and enjoy the land of her birth. I know for myself and many other of her friends she will be greatly missed. She will not be at the Friday morning coffee with the girls, she will not be leading us up hillsides in the mountains for our hiking, she will not be there to golf with us on Sunday mornings, she will not be there with her quite laughter and she will not be there to talk to in her soft Irish accented voice. 

Mary, we are going to miss you greatly and will anticipate your return. Have a wonderful trip and don't forget us. Make sure you come home we have that Chihuahua Open and we can partner up again. 

One more thing don't forget to write.

Remember to live you Life in Celebration.

DAY TWO OF DIET

DAY TWO

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Things are going okay. I don't want to step on enemy as of yet because I want to be surprised when I go for the cattle call and the mass weight in. I feel I am doing okay but the lunches with friends almost everyday really makes it hard to stay with it. I am keeping track of the food I am eating and it seems like I am eating more than I would if I was on some other diet. It really is about keeping track of what you are eating. I have forgotten what you could eat on this diet. You can eat anything you want as long as the total points add up to a set number. If you crave a piece of chocolate cake have it but you got to remember that cake maybe 15 points and that could leave you with less than 10 points for the rest of the day. It is all about making better choices. I am really trying to make better choices. Two down and five to go until I weight in. 

Remember to live you Life in Celebration.