Ok new day new week. (Monday April 25) I stayed true to my eating/exercise plan all last week and over the weekend. I woke up this morning- Monday morning- and I wasn't mad at myself for binging over the weekend. I went for my hike this morning..and honestly was a little afraid of falling again- well after I tripped that is. It was windy and cold this morning and unfortunately it's gonna be the same tomorrow. Ah well. Once I got into the woods it was warmer except for a few times when there was a long track coming around a corner and the wind seemed to blow right into my neck and shoulders. But but but the important part was that I was so happy because I was not trying to get rid of the weekend binge!! I have a picture of the blue bridge I think I wrote about the other day and the what most of the bridges look like on the trial. I think I can post a photo of my favorite part as well- my enchanted forest:
Tomorrow is weigh day, and even if I'm the same, I can tell my stomach is starting to shrink. Both yesterday & today I got really full and I ate the same dinner both nites. (huge plate of steamed broccoli & cauliflower, covered in an Amy's organic enchiladas, and some cottage cheese with cantaloupe) Ahh but tomorrow we buy more fresh crab (yipee) so crab louie tomorrow for din din. We also found a woman who sells fresh eggs from her chickens for a really good price so we'll be picking up more eggs from her tomorrow as well.
I did not ride my new bike today because of the wind but the neighborhoods in this area seem pretty bicycle friendly. I'll post a pic of my new bike this week- it's a beach cruiser and it's orange and pink!
Ok Tuesday April 26. Post 2 for this week. So I may not keep the pink and orange bike. Last week I tried to buy a Schwinn beach cruiser bike off of Craigslist for $45. That's a great price even for a used bike. I saw a pic of it and it has no fenders, a wide seat and is 2 tone green. Perfect (well not purple but I like green almost as much). Perfect price anyway- I looked up a new one and the cheapest model is about $180. But I wasn't able to go and get it the next day- it was in Santa Rosa and the guy had somebody else who also wanted it. So we let it go and went to Wallmart over the weekend and bought the orange and pink one....problem was we thought it was $99...still more than we wanted to pay, and then when we got to the register it was $149. We looked at each other and Everardo said- you want a bike- let's get it and I did want it....so we bought it. Yeah $150 is not a lot of money- but for me, not working means $150 is way too much to spend on a bicycle. That's why I was looking for a used one on Craigslist. I was being picky and the only one I liked was the green beach cruiser. And the truth is, if I buy one I don't like very much I will probly ride it less. Ok so skip to today. I got a text from the guy who had the green one and he still has it. Not sure what happened with the other buyer...but yippee now I get to have it. So tomorrow we'll take the new one back- I mean it's $100 cheaper- no brainer right? And even if Fruday comes and we drive down to get the green one and for some reason I don't like it or it's messed up or something- well I'll just keep looking at used bikes and find one. Yeah this feels right.
I shared for AA at the juvenile hall again tonite. The guy asked me if I would share there every 4th Tuesday each month, and I said sure. Those kids are a hard crowd ha ha. They don't say anything or ask any questions, most of them barely make eye contact. But last nite the guy I was with asked how many of them either had issues with alcohol themselves or inside their family and almost every one of them raised their hands. I think they listen, if just to be doing something out of their rooms (cells). I don't know if any of them have alcohol problems, but maybe in the future if they do find themselves thinking about it, they'll remember the meetings they went to while they were there....
So the weather is supposed to start getting better- warmer- and I'm thinking I can do bike rides in the afternoons. Not huge hard rides.....just around the neighborhood....but keeping me active. I exercise hard in the mornings, but many days don't do much else physical. Everardo has a fancy bike, we bought it used about 6 years ago (when we both had jobs ha ha); it's a Bianchi and even used they can cost $1500. Of course we paid way less than that- but still around $500 I think- it needed some repairs which her did. I had a beach cruiser then because like I said, I like to ride lazily around the neighborhood and he likes to ride for 100 miles! So I did good with food today; dinner was steamed asparagus & boiled chicken (sounds yucky boiled chicken but it's really good), and an Amy's organic spinach lasagna. I'm still under 1200 for today- yipee! I hiked hard- I ran alot of the way....still not half but getting there. Ha ha and I did not fall! Ok enough for today.
Ok Wednesday: Well I woke up and it was raining. I was gonna do the elliptical in the house, but I had a cup of coffee and snuggled on the couch, and decided to take today off. From exercise only. I am sticking to my food commitment. We didn't take the bike back because it was raining, so I went to an AA meeting at noon, and then this afternoon was the Buddhism class. It's funny, I always feel kinda high when I'm in that class. We didn't start at the beginning of the semester, in fact we've just been going for the last month and there's only 3 weeks left, but the concepts are so......well....way way out there that I have to just keep my mind open, let the stuff I can't get at all just float by and see what sticks. It's pretty cool. Next semester we'll know the book before it starts and be able to start at the beginning of the class. I'm not sure why it's free; I mean there's a university out there and it ain't cheap. But this class, which discusses one book per semester, is free. My plan this summer is to try to learn more about Buddhism on my own before the next class starts. I have one book called "Buddhism Explained", one about the 12 steps (AA) and Buddhism...and then a couple by the Dali Lama on specific subjects like Forgiveness, another called "Mindfulness" ...so I'll see what headway I can make... and here's some photos of the peacocks that are all over the grounds at the City of 10,000 Buddhas where our class is...
Writing this is helping me to keep my commitment to myself. My sister is going to be here in a few days from Florida/New York and she wants to doing some "right eating"...ha ha she's been on a road trip and staying with family & friends, and good eating habits kinda go out the window- believe me I know about that! So when she gets here we can eat right, hike, and support each other. I'm so happy she's coming to see our new house, and she hasn't seen Everardo in more than 4 years. They've talked on the phone but that's it. I saw her twice in the past 2 years but only because my brother in law was dying. Yeah that sucked. I think next month, May- is a year. I love how close we are and I think she'll find our house a home and be comfy here- at least that's what I'm hoping for. Ok enough for today.
Thursday: I think I might post after this one because I might not write tomorrow. But knowing I was gonna write every day was a big help to me. Back on Tuesday when I weighed I was happy. Then because I knew I might not be able to work out tomorrow morning (Friday), I weighed myself today after my workout...and was happy. I'm under 160. So I just looked back one year ago to what I was posting and the good news for me is that I am 12 pounds lighter than this time last year! Yipee. I guess that means I only lost 12 pounds in the past year...but ha ha that's not exactly true. I was at 17 pounds back on Oct 1, the day I left Mexico. Then in the ensuing 3 months living at my daughter's house (which became her ex fiance's house ha ha) even though I exercised I ate really badly...on a daily basis...so much ice cream...cookies, just crap I don't even care about it, but it was there and I ate it. And it got so that even if it wasn't there, I went and got it. So I put pounds back on. Then we moved up here and although I still kept exercising, I started (or continued) eating emotionally... Well,. let's see- no- I was ok in Jan and Feb, starting losing those pounds I put on...and then when I got into fear about having cancer return...well I "fed" my fear. But I'm ok now, back on track.
Today I had my best time yet on my hike: 55 min. That's running and walking....I can run much further than when I started, but not even half of the entire way. Early this afternoon we took the orange bike back, and then came home to get Sam and take him to the lake so he could go swimming. It's really good for his arthritic back leg, and he'll chase sticks in the water until we make him get out.
But he will really swim until we make him leave, and last time, about a week ago, after we got home, that evening he could barely walk and then next day he was hobbling as well. He's our happy boy, though...limpy and sore most of the time. We love him so much- he's our baby. Ha ha he's traveled alot more than alot of people.
A year ago we were still living on the beach in Ensenada. I was about to leave for Key West Florida to be with both my sister. Now I'm waiting for big sister to get to little sister's house, and in a few days she'll be here to stay with us for a week. She may be here when we get to the day of Barry's death- first anniversary. I wonder how she's feeling about things after a year? I know she wants to come here to chill out. It's been a long road trip, her and Emmy her cutey pie dog. I'm open to whatever she wants to do or talk about- or not. I was teaching English to adults a year ago...it would be very cool if I could find something like that to do here. I know there's a huge Latino population here...of course- this is Calif...and back before we left for Mexico, my Spanish teacher took me with him a couple of times out to Graton (small town in Sonoma County) to work on English with the guys who were migrant workers...so maybe Everardo can find somewhere here I can be of service.
We were so happy with our life a year ago, and I believe we are feeling the same serenity, the same kind of happy right now. We are settling in here. Everardo's been going to NA meetings while I go next door to AA meetings; basically we just want to go to different meetings to give each other space- we could both go to both- anyway people are really responding to him, they like his input, his shares, his way of thinking and living. I know he feels really good about it, to be of service to people who are suffering. The lake is so close, and he loves to fish, we're thinking of getting a kayak or some kind of little boat, Sam could swim all day, I love to read in a beach chair, play with Sam...yeah & I like the boat idea. The lake is 10 minutes away and the park where we hike (ok he runs the whole thing), is less than 5 minutes away. I gotta take some pictures of the garden he's started, and our neighborhood is friendly and quiet. We are pretty happy with the second used car we just bought..and yeah life is pretty good. I am going to keep this commitment to myself! Exercise and right eating. Ok here's some pics of a happy life:
Oh that dog is Cookie, Drew's dog who came to spend the nite with Drew a couple of weeks ago. Sam & Cookie grew close while we lived with them.
And last but not least some silly bird Christmas ornaments I bought at a garage sale up here, and the green one is for Drewy and the red one is for Halla. ok viva! (hmmm maybe I should start posting about this little town now that the weather is getting hot and I'm out & about more....)
Tomorrow is weigh day, and even if I'm the same, I can tell my stomach is starting to shrink. Both yesterday & today I got really full and I ate the same dinner both nites. (huge plate of steamed broccoli & cauliflower, covered in an Amy's organic enchiladas, and some cottage cheese with cantaloupe) Ahh but tomorrow we buy more fresh crab (yipee) so crab louie tomorrow for din din. We also found a woman who sells fresh eggs from her chickens for a really good price so we'll be picking up more eggs from her tomorrow as well.
I did not ride my new bike today because of the wind but the neighborhoods in this area seem pretty bicycle friendly. I'll post a pic of my new bike this week- it's a beach cruiser and it's orange and pink!
Ok Tuesday April 26. Post 2 for this week. So I may not keep the pink and orange bike. Last week I tried to buy a Schwinn beach cruiser bike off of Craigslist for $45. That's a great price even for a used bike. I saw a pic of it and it has no fenders, a wide seat and is 2 tone green. Perfect (well not purple but I like green almost as much). Perfect price anyway- I looked up a new one and the cheapest model is about $180. But I wasn't able to go and get it the next day- it was in Santa Rosa and the guy had somebody else who also wanted it. So we let it go and went to Wallmart over the weekend and bought the orange and pink one....problem was we thought it was $99...still more than we wanted to pay, and then when we got to the register it was $149. We looked at each other and Everardo said- you want a bike- let's get it and I did want it....so we bought it. Yeah $150 is not a lot of money- but for me, not working means $150 is way too much to spend on a bicycle. That's why I was looking for a used one on Craigslist. I was being picky and the only one I liked was the green beach cruiser. And the truth is, if I buy one I don't like very much I will probly ride it less. Ok so skip to today. I got a text from the guy who had the green one and he still has it. Not sure what happened with the other buyer...but yippee now I get to have it. So tomorrow we'll take the new one back- I mean it's $100 cheaper- no brainer right? And even if Fruday comes and we drive down to get the green one and for some reason I don't like it or it's messed up or something- well I'll just keep looking at used bikes and find one. Yeah this feels right.
I shared for AA at the juvenile hall again tonite. The guy asked me if I would share there every 4th Tuesday each month, and I said sure. Those kids are a hard crowd ha ha. They don't say anything or ask any questions, most of them barely make eye contact. But last nite the guy I was with asked how many of them either had issues with alcohol themselves or inside their family and almost every one of them raised their hands. I think they listen, if just to be doing something out of their rooms (cells). I don't know if any of them have alcohol problems, but maybe in the future if they do find themselves thinking about it, they'll remember the meetings they went to while they were there....
So the weather is supposed to start getting better- warmer- and I'm thinking I can do bike rides in the afternoons. Not huge hard rides.....just around the neighborhood....but keeping me active. I exercise hard in the mornings, but many days don't do much else physical. Everardo has a fancy bike, we bought it used about 6 years ago (when we both had jobs ha ha); it's a Bianchi and even used they can cost $1500. Of course we paid way less than that- but still around $500 I think- it needed some repairs which her did. I had a beach cruiser then because like I said, I like to ride lazily around the neighborhood and he likes to ride for 100 miles! So I did good with food today; dinner was steamed asparagus & boiled chicken (sounds yucky boiled chicken but it's really good), and an Amy's organic spinach lasagna. I'm still under 1200 for today- yipee! I hiked hard- I ran alot of the way....still not half but getting there. Ha ha and I did not fall! Ok enough for today.
Ok Wednesday: Well I woke up and it was raining. I was gonna do the elliptical in the house, but I had a cup of coffee and snuggled on the couch, and decided to take today off. From exercise only. I am sticking to my food commitment. We didn't take the bike back because it was raining, so I went to an AA meeting at noon, and then this afternoon was the Buddhism class. It's funny, I always feel kinda high when I'm in that class. We didn't start at the beginning of the semester, in fact we've just been going for the last month and there's only 3 weeks left, but the concepts are so......well....way way out there that I have to just keep my mind open, let the stuff I can't get at all just float by and see what sticks. It's pretty cool. Next semester we'll know the book before it starts and be able to start at the beginning of the class. I'm not sure why it's free; I mean there's a university out there and it ain't cheap. But this class, which discusses one book per semester, is free. My plan this summer is to try to learn more about Buddhism on my own before the next class starts. I have one book called "Buddhism Explained", one about the 12 steps (AA) and Buddhism...and then a couple by the Dali Lama on specific subjects like Forgiveness, another called "Mindfulness" ...so I'll see what headway I can make... and here's some photos of the peacocks that are all over the grounds at the City of 10,000 Buddhas where our class is...
Writing this is helping me to keep my commitment to myself. My sister is going to be here in a few days from Florida/New York and she wants to doing some "right eating"...ha ha she's been on a road trip and staying with family & friends, and good eating habits kinda go out the window- believe me I know about that! So when she gets here we can eat right, hike, and support each other. I'm so happy she's coming to see our new house, and she hasn't seen Everardo in more than 4 years. They've talked on the phone but that's it. I saw her twice in the past 2 years but only because my brother in law was dying. Yeah that sucked. I think next month, May- is a year. I love how close we are and I think she'll find our house a home and be comfy here- at least that's what I'm hoping for. Ok enough for today.
Thursday: I think I might post after this one because I might not write tomorrow. But knowing I was gonna write every day was a big help to me. Back on Tuesday when I weighed I was happy. Then because I knew I might not be able to work out tomorrow morning (Friday), I weighed myself today after my workout...and was happy. I'm under 160. So I just looked back one year ago to what I was posting and the good news for me is that I am 12 pounds lighter than this time last year! Yipee. I guess that means I only lost 12 pounds in the past year...but ha ha that's not exactly true. I was at 17 pounds back on Oct 1, the day I left Mexico. Then in the ensuing 3 months living at my daughter's house (which became her ex fiance's house ha ha) even though I exercised I ate really badly...on a daily basis...so much ice cream...cookies, just crap I don't even care about it, but it was there and I ate it. And it got so that even if it wasn't there, I went and got it. So I put pounds back on. Then we moved up here and although I still kept exercising, I started (or continued) eating emotionally... Well,. let's see- no- I was ok in Jan and Feb, starting losing those pounds I put on...and then when I got into fear about having cancer return...well I "fed" my fear. But I'm ok now, back on track.
Today I had my best time yet on my hike: 55 min. That's running and walking....I can run much further than when I started, but not even half of the entire way. Early this afternoon we took the orange bike back, and then came home to get Sam and take him to the lake so he could go swimming. It's really good for his arthritic back leg, and he'll chase sticks in the water until we make him get out.
A year ago we were still living on the beach in Ensenada. I was about to leave for Key West Florida to be with both my sister. Now I'm waiting for big sister to get to little sister's house, and in a few days she'll be here to stay with us for a week. She may be here when we get to the day of Barry's death- first anniversary. I wonder how she's feeling about things after a year? I know she wants to come here to chill out. It's been a long road trip, her and Emmy her cutey pie dog. I'm open to whatever she wants to do or talk about- or not. I was teaching English to adults a year ago...it would be very cool if I could find something like that to do here. I know there's a huge Latino population here...of course- this is Calif...and back before we left for Mexico, my Spanish teacher took me with him a couple of times out to Graton (small town in Sonoma County) to work on English with the guys who were migrant workers...so maybe Everardo can find somewhere here I can be of service.
We were so happy with our life a year ago, and I believe we are feeling the same serenity, the same kind of happy right now. We are settling in here. Everardo's been going to NA meetings while I go next door to AA meetings; basically we just want to go to different meetings to give each other space- we could both go to both- anyway people are really responding to him, they like his input, his shares, his way of thinking and living. I know he feels really good about it, to be of service to people who are suffering. The lake is so close, and he loves to fish, we're thinking of getting a kayak or some kind of little boat, Sam could swim all day, I love to read in a beach chair, play with Sam...yeah & I like the boat idea. The lake is 10 minutes away and the park where we hike (ok he runs the whole thing), is less than 5 minutes away. I gotta take some pictures of the garden he's started, and our neighborhood is friendly and quiet. We are pretty happy with the second used car we just bought..and yeah life is pretty good. I am going to keep this commitment to myself! Exercise and right eating. Ok here's some pics of a happy life:
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