day 10

weight down 1 pound

I still want food - I am really bored with the food I can eat  

day 9

Weight no loss today

Getting bummed out

day 8

Weight down 1/2 pound.

Today I cheated.  It was my 30 year anniversary at work and they had a nice lunch for me so I decided to eat the wonderful food.  Tomorrow I will jump right back on the diet.

day 7

weight down 1 pound

I think I found a better way to just copy and paste what I am eating for the day

I am suppose to stay under 500 calories and eat off a specific list of fruits, vegetables and protein.  Actually to me a very limited list.  I found a free web program fitday.com and I am using so I am going to attempt to just paste my daily food intake.  Basically the top protein and veggie is lunch and the bottom is dinner.

Headache is gone --I still crave sweets and food but I am not hungry.  Another observation is that my tongue feels scorched.  but the weigh is coming off

day 6

Weight  - no change
Breakfast - 10 HCG drops


coffee with flavored stevia

Orange for snack

Lunch - 10 HCG drops

8 oz tomatoes

4 oz extra lean ground beef
Seasoned and made like a thick soup

Dinner - 10 HCG drops

4.8oz chicken breast
5.8 oz spinach
2 Melba toast
iced tea


70+ oz water

At dinner My stomach must be shrinking because it was hard to eat this much tonight
Still craving food but I am not really hungry
headache is much better

day 5

weight down 2 pounds  YAY

Breakfast - 10 HCG drops


coffee with flavored stevia



Lunch - 10 HCG drops

8 oz romaine lettuce

3.5 oz chicken breast

Lemon juice



Dinner - 10 HCG drops

8 oz tomatoes

4 oz extra lean ground beef

Seasoned and made like a thick soup

2 melba toasts

Lemon juice and water with stevia



70+ oz water





Still craving food but I am not really hungry

Still have a major headache – I think caffeine and sugar withdrawal

day 4

well down 2.5 pounds -- so making some progress

breakfast   water coffee with stevia

lunch
13 oz cucumber (that is like a foot long cucumber) no way to be hungry if you eat it all
4.8 oz chicken

snack
orange

dinner
6.7 oz asparagus
2.8 oz steak
2 melba toast
lime juice with stevia for a lime ade
took 10 drops each meal if your really hungry they say to up to 12 drops

was hungry couple times but mostly I just craved food - any and everything I could not have

but I toughed it out

day 3

wow this is brutal.  here is what I ate today

Morning weighed my self  - UP 3 lbs  oh no


Breakfast - water  10 HCG drops

lunch  10 HCG drops
romaine lettuce 8oz
steak strips 3 oz
lemon juice and salt

snack
apple

dinner 10 HCG drops
halibut 4.6 oz sprinkled with cajun seasoning (tasted like heaven)
cabbage cooked it put vinegar and salt pepper in it
1 melba toast

Drank about 70 oz of water

was I hungry - YES was it unbearable NO

I do have a terrible headache which I believe is sugar and caffiene withdrawl.

day 2

gorging again

breakfast bacon eggs hashbrowns english muffin and pepsi
lunch - 3 fuzzy navels
dinner - teppanki - shrimp scallops steak chicken rice veggies

can you say stuffed

hope it helps tomorrow when I have to cut back

HCG for me???

I have decided to try the HCG diet.. Not sure about the 500 calories a day part but unless I give it a try how will I know if I can do it. You start the first 2 days gorging yourself. Your suppose to overeat and eat lots of fats – things I normally avoid.   it seems pretty simple drops 3 times a day and very restricted diet of 500 calories consisting of meat and veggies.

So today I made an honest attempt to “gorge”.




Breakfast – Chili cheese burger and fries with fry sauce & coke

Lunch – hot fudge brownie sundae

Snack – Bloody mary

Dinner – Lobster cheese cake – prime rib coke.



Since I normally eat one meal a day I have managed to make myself miserable and feeling about 8 months pregnant and bloated –



Wish me luck I am going to try to keep up my blog on my progress

85 days till toes in the sand

Exciting news -- I have a new driveway.  The old one was is really bad shape when they dug it up they found old drivetrains under the cement used as fill.  It looks fantastic now.  Cant drive on it for a couple weeks but i can at least walk on it tomorrow.  We are also going to acid stain the steps  up to front door next week.

Trav Leeanne and my little monkey left this morning for Disneyland.  I hope they have a really fun time.  I told Bruce to give monkey some money of her own  so she can get something special.

Our Isla casa needs some repairs or replacement of the wood railings.  We are in the process of getting estimates.  Take anything you would do in the US and multiply the efforts by about 4 and there you have what it will take to accomplish your goal in Mexico.  I am really not complaining just explaining the differnces.  So while my US day to day life is run run run to keep up and stay ahead my Isla life is like fishing, bait your line and toss it out and wait.  Maybe this is one of the things that draws me to Isla, knowing I dont have to be in a rush every minute.

Qwest for my FM3 --

I need to get one so I can register our golf card and motor scooter and get updated tags.  As I said before nothing is quick or easy.  I have a couple options:

1. Apply to get one in Mexico with the help of a specialist,  I would supply my Tourist Visa,  Passport, the three most recent bank statments with your name on, photos and proof of my mexico address.  The specialist will have letters that Iwould sign, get my bank statement translated and she will do all the leg work and total charges are about $525.00 US.  However the estimated length of time is 4 to 5 weeks to process all this.  I just do not have 4 to 5 weeks I can spend in Mexico.  Once I give my tourist visa I am not suppose to leave Mexico until I receive my FM3.  Well worth the money paid but time is an issue.

2.  Apply here in US - this has to be done at a Mexican consulate - the closest one is in Portland OR about 300 miles from where I live. Realistically this would be a 2 day trip with gas and hotel expenses about $200.00.   I would have to supply a finger print record and proof I have no criminal record cost about $60.00 US -Proof of my propery in Mexico - Proof of income of at least $1000.00 US per month, i.e. copies of my investments and my bank statements  which will need an apostile seal from the Secretary of State located in Salem OR about 250 miles away. I am sure there is a charge for this seal but not sure how much maybe $100.00 I would have to pay roughly $125.00 here for the FM3 then i have to make a trip to Mexico to have it validated. This actually sounds like a more expensive option.

If anyone out there hasdone this either way I would love to hear your opinions.

Here is your photo treat for today.

86 days till toes in the sand

Making a list. It is time to do some shopping for the casa.  I like doing this kind of shopping, I dont have to try anything on and depress myself.  Now i need to find someone who wants to haul down an extra suitcase for me.  It was so much easier when you go 2 free bags per person each trip.

I am starting to feel better so some of these medications are doing their job.  I found a natural option for the blood glucose problem and Iam going to give it a try instead of the prescription.  It is derived from cinnamon and I am much more comfortable with that than a chemical.

My brother made his room and flight reservations so his family will be attending Kylei's wedding.  It will be great to see them.

Here is my photo today

89 days till toes in the sand

Bruce and I took a drive over to the coast so technically I had my  toes in the sand today. It was a beautiful day at the coast, sunny very little wind and about  mid 60's or so.    Had the top down for a bit and enjoyed the sun.

I am depressed over all this fat hanging off my body-- need a plin because this is plain disgusting. Been working on giving up sugar and man it is not easy that is for sure.

Bruce is gaining back some of the weight he lost on those damn shots.  He gets a blood draw next week so hopefully his tests are good.

I have to get started on my FM3 - I will go get finger prints this week going to need a trip to Portland but I want to have everything ready before I make the trip.

Here is my Isla photo of the day

91 days to toes in the sand

It's friday  YAY -- Bella and Glowie came to stay with me tonight while mom was busy moving.  I guess everything turned out as it should on the house deal but I still feel disappointed about the whole deal.

Sounds like there is still lots of rain and flooding on Isla.  We sure have had a crazy weather this year.

Still trying to decide on who to hire to do the electrical transformer at the casa. 

Got some good news today my brother is going to join us on Isla for Kylei's wedding.

Todays photo  -- party time with Bella

93 days till toes in the sand

Busy day and had a nice dinner with a very old friend.  Hadn't seen her in over a year and she is looking fantastic, she has lost 90 pounds.  I am very proud of her for setting a goal and working towards it.

I have friends visiting our Casa, and I understand it has been really raining on Isla today.  Same thing here in Oregon so if i had too choose I'll enjoy rain on Isla.  I remember spending a few rainy days spent under a Palapa on Isla sipping cocktails and a few golf cart trips back from town just getting drenched laughing all the way.  Is that because it is vacation???

Here is my photo of the day today  check out that Palapa, well the niece is pretty cute too

94 days till toes in the sand

Today was a better day-   Kylei, Dylan and the girls have found a house she really likes to rent. Still a few lose ends with the earnest money on the house we had to back out of but I am sure that will work out.  By tomorrow I should have a payment in our account for the other problem so maybe I can calm down all this worrying and start focusing on my next Isla trip.

I am starting to feel better, hormones must be kicking in, now if I could magically lose 30 to 40 pounds the world would be right

I can almost taste the food and Mojitos.  Boy am I looking forward to lounging in the sun, well except the part of  stuffing myself in a bathing suit, but we all know that tanned fat looks much better that white fat.   I am making a effort to get some exercise.  Walking the mall at lunch and again in the evening.   Why does walking on a treadmill seem so much more taxing then outside or at the Mall?

Starting today I am going to post a photo a day of Isla to get my self in the mood.... enjoy

95 days till toes in the sand

Well both of the things that were suppose to happen today didn't.  I am very bummed out.  


We had to sign the papers to let the house we were buying go.  I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Must be something better out there.  


Also the  payment I was promised and expecting the 10th didn't come through.  I really don't want to be take legal action and hurt someone I care about but that looks like my next option.


On the positive side  I did walk twice today, but with all this stress a piece of red velvet cake is calling my name.  Am   I doomed to be fat and mean???


 To cheer myself up i have decided to remember something that made me incredibly happy, and that has to be the night Glowie spent the night when she was just a few days old and I got to snuggle and love on that fresh new baby and realize just how lucky and blessed i am -- now I feel much better.

96 days till toes in the sand

Oh my -- I have debated and argued with myself over this house deal all weekend.  As much as I hate to lose it is probably time to cut my loses and move on.  My mantra in life has been if it is suppose to happen it will.  This just seems like too much stress.  I have enough on my plate and this has used so much negative energy and stressed me out enough.

My other great stress producing problem is still not resolved.  It all boils down to money (quite a lot of it) trust and work we paid to have done on our Casa.  It has been a problem since December.  I sure hope it gets resolved before the end of April.  The alternative looks nasty and hurtful and I sure do not want to take legal action.

Had a great weeks visit wit my brother and he is heading home tomorrow and I am looking forward to a new work week.

97 days till toes in the sand

Bummed around Bend today with Bruce and my brother.  My brother home brews beer so we went to a couple breweries for him to taste test.. No beer for me - never liked it but i had a couple bloody marys that were good.

Funny as it sounds I found 2  wall hangings for the Isla house -- I must be crazy because I drag stuff from here there to decorate and from there here to decorate.

Depending on how a couple things workout  I may have to make a trip to Isla in May to take care of some problems.  While i love Isla i certainly hope I that everything works out so things dont get nasty.

98 days till toes in the sand

oh what a day -- loan not approved HUH??? we have a pre approval now they want to go to a different lender so are asking for 2 week extension.. Me i say walk - it is not worth all this worry and stress but Bruce wants to give them the 2 weeks .  Heading to Sunriver to try to destress - enough is enough. 

Had a nice dinner with my brother something I havent done in many many years.  Tomorrow some hanging around Bend is in order.

countdown begins

Ever hear of 99 bottles of beer on the wall -- well I am 99 days away from toes in the sand -- YAY

Now i need to get my rear in gear and seriously work on losing some winter fat.

Doing pretty well on the wedding plans, most of the ceremony is planned with Sabina the minister on isla.  Started the planning for the reception here in Oregon.

I have work friends headed down to Isla next week  makes me wish it was me.

Lots of stress right now on several levels.  Constantly reminding myself that what I can control is me and how I choose to act.

my girls for the weekend

Bella and Glowie are staying the weekend with me - YAY.  Their mom and dad are going away for the weekend so they get to come stay with us.  Hopefully we will be able to keep up with them. Sounds like it will be a rainy weekend so we will have to do inside stuff.

Looking forward to some fun and love those two little sweeties bring.

Today is my baby boy's 31st birthday

WOW  I look back in total amazement of how truly lucky I really am.  I have been blessed with the very best son in the world.  I dont think I could have ever imagined the life we have had together that day 31 years ago when I first snuggled and kissed that little guy, or how much you can love someone.  He has been such a loyal loving son and the person I always know is there for me.

Thank you Travis for being my son.

Things are moving along

I have been plugging away at the wedding details.  I have all the tickets purchased except one. The deposit has been made on the dress.  The location has been reserved.  The invitations have been mailed.  Next week I will work on getting measurements for the pants and shirts the guys will wear.  We are going to have the girls dresses made on Isla.

We haed decided to install our own transformer at our Casa.  Electric bills are quite spendy and this should help reduce them.  This is turning out to a royal pain.  Workers are not showing up and basically they have over extended themselves.  Hopefully they will get it done soon.

Excitement in the Air - its a New Year

Well 2009 is over and we rang in 2010 in our typical style, yep you got it watching TV with family in Sunriver.  This year with my mom, last year was with Ms Bella, Kevin and Lynn. As it should be with family and good food and conversation.

Without a doubt the last year was very challenging, but we had good things come our way too.  I am hopeful 2010 will be a better year and I ate my black eyed peas for good luck.

I am slowly but surely getting things ready for the wedding.  Today I booked mom and my tickets, I have Kylei Dylan and the girls already booked.  I still need to book Bruce Travis and Lisa tickets.  I want Bruce to take a few extra days so we can have some down time after the wedding and the kids go home.  He is going to check it out tomorrow.  Today Lisa said I can book her to go with us, she would travel with Bruce since he does not have as much vacation as I do.  I thought inviting his sister would be a good idea, her husband died just before Chistmas and her birthday in December.  She needs and deserves a little R&R.
Hopefully I can get those tickets later this week.

Deposit is made for the ceremony, still need to order Kylei's dress and clothes for guys.  Kylei wants to have the girls dresses made by Hortensia.  Mom and I are going early to get stuff for reception.  We need to figure out food.