Thank thank you for your support dejavu!
I cheated tonight for dinner we ate pizza I had 4 pieces.
(2 pieces are now left over). I Could not help myself.
Had whole wheat crust, spicy tomato sauce, asiago cheese then spinach, sausage, carmelized onions, roasted garlic, sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms and jalepanos and more mozarella cheese on top, cooked in a very hot oven then topped with a pesto drizzle and fresh basil.
Delicious!
For lunch I had salmon, collards and sweet potato casserole. yum!
great food day!
I popped my ant bites and put ointment on them then covered with bandaides, they feel much better!
Going out to a bar for the first time not drinking. a surprise birthday gathering. Hubby insisted that I go.
That is at 8pm close by. My friend susan and paul are going, there should be quite a few going to be there.
tomorrow I take my car to firestone to see if my tire has a slow leak. lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks.
Then lunch at cris's po boys for chicken and sausage gumbo, like usual.

Then i go to the Aveda beauty school to get my hair colored. First it is called a color correction where they bleach my hair because it is basically black then color it a blond with caramel high lights.
We will see how it goes. and how much they will be able to do tomorrow.
change is scary but am ready for a change, am considering letting my gray hair come in, eventually just high lighting it.
anyway no plans for the rest of the weekend.
Have a great weekend and thanks for reading my thread!
bizi you for your kind words of support!
you're a peach.
bizi

Firestone found a leak in the out edges of my tire so they could not repair it so I bought 2 new tires. Had lunch by myself of chicken and sausage gumbo and coleslaw. then headed to the beauty shop.
Well after 6 hours of processing bleaching/ coloring I have brownish/ blondish/ reddish/golden hair. Next month I will have them high light it. I guess this is a nice transition color softer then straight to blond. I posted a picture on face book if anyone wants to go see that pm me and I will send you the link.
met my friend susan for dinner after the salon visit and had pho chicken rice noodle soup. It was very good and fillingI had small bowl which was large.

Got up really early this morning after a few hours of sleep from a nite sweat, yuck, decided to just get up and have a cup of coffee and cruise on line a bit. Pretty quiet for this time of the morning. made it 20 days AF 20% of my challenge. Going rather easily this time.I am not going to weigh myself for several days, last time I ate pho soup I put on 5 pounds over night so much salt and msg!

bizi

Jeff and I went to lake martin (Think cypress trees and spanish moss and egrets even saw an aligator on our way out of the rookery.) and canoed for90 minutes and had a great time it was very relaxing and peaceful. gorgeous weather low 80's and low humidity and light breeze. great fall day.
Ran by whole foods to pick up 2 pounds of organic coffee beans and some fresh fruit.pears and apples and strawberries.
went to the salad bar and bought some fresh mushrooms and roasted garlic and fennel. should be tasty for tonight. We are having left overs I think.after dinner we went for a lovely 2 mile walk in the neighborhood.
Jeff fed the neighborhood cats treats.
The weather is gorgeous!
supposed to be low tonight 57!
80's tomorrow hopefully low humidity again like today.
Finished my charting for the week and made a deposit in the nite box.
It feels good to be caught up!

bizi

Aug 2013-Jan 2014 165 days AF, July 30- AF, August 19- AF, 8 DD, 4 mod., September 21- AF, 6 DD, 3 mod. October 14- AF, 3 mod, 14 DD, November: 17- AF, 2 mod, 11-DD. December: 12- AF, 2 mod, 17 DD. January 2015: 12-AF, 18-DD.1 mod. January 23rd day one AF. February: 28- AF. March: 31- AF, April: 30 AF (jan 23rd to may 23rd 2015= 121 AF longest in over a year!) May: 24-AF, 4 mod, 3-DD, June 30 days AF! July: 7-AF, 10-mod, 14-DD, Aug 24th day one of 100 day challenge. Aug: 8 AF, 15 Mod, 8 DD.

8-31 AF gym 2.6 miles walking at 3.5 MPH 45 minutes 1st day back to the gym!!!
9-1 AF gym 2.7 miles jogging 5mph walking 3.5mph total 35 minutes
9-2 AF walked in the neighborhood 2 miles 40 minutes
9-3 AF 11th day AF.
9-4 AF gym 2.8 miles jog/walk 39 minutes 300 calories
9-5 AF dinner out with a friend, nicole
9-6 AF NAMI support group meeting met stephanie
9-7 AF Hiked 5miles in 2 hours 20 minutes with hubby
9-8 AF walked in park with stephanie/ meet up group 1st time, 1 1/2 hours??? forgot to wear my fit bit!
9-9 AF
9-10 AF
9-11 AF
9-12 AF 20th day ...20% done easily
9-13 AF gentle canoeing for 90 minutes then 2 mile walk around neighborhood gorgeous weather!
9-14 AF
9-15 AF
bizi

I am frustrated...I have not been getting to the gym in the evenings like I want. I have been working later then eating later and running out of time to go to the gym. To get back before 9;30 to watch an episode of the x files with my hubby an activity that we share a passion for. before bed at 11pm. Hubby is going into work earlier so we are going to bed earlier. I use to go to the gym around 8 but that is kind of closee to 7 when we have finished eating.
And now I am trying to branch out and do other activiteis in the evening that start at 6;30 tonight, a sierra club meeting. then thursday nite a movie at 6 hopefully with my new friend stephanie. How on earth am I ever going to run a 10 k in november????
sigh
bizi

Busy bizi,

Having so much in your evenings means that the gym is taking a necessary back seat. You really do not want to give up your new activities, though.

Perhaps things will ease as you get used to the hectic schedule and the gym can slot back in in time for 10k training.

Congratulations on the way you are coping AF. Who knows, maybe a new record will loom soon enough.

Dave.

NOt sure this will post, acting up tonight on this reply box....
thank you dave for your support. I did not make it to the sierra club meeting worked later than usual. Saw a new client that took longer than usual then got caught in traffic, did not get home until almost 6;30 hubby got home shortly after that. I was really tired so I laid down and he baked salmon and we ate left over meditaranien salad that I made yesterday. Fresh cucumbers tomatoes, sour cream and feta and dill, yummy. We finished it tonight.
it is 930 and I did not make it to the club meeting nor the gym. here I sit on my fanny asking about the x-files.
Am going to try to watch a movie tomorrow night it starts at 6, think my friend stephanie will be there.
thanks again for posting, I know that it is difficult/painful for you.
bizi

Went straight from my last clients home to mc donalds for a grilled chicken sweet chili one. and oatmeal, my favorite comfort food there!
Made it to the movie the return of the river. Good environmental movie about how they tore down 2 dams to save the salmon/river indian tribe. My new friend stephanie was not there...she had said she wanted to see the movie.
Came home and talked to jeff about canceling our land line phone. WE both have cell phones. He wants to get a new phone, his is very old and he hates texting 123 abc....I did that for a long time, now I talk and text it is great!
then I made myself go to the gym and walked on the tred mill for 75 minutes!
Glad to go, it had been a while.
Still AF day 25.
bizi

8-24-15= 151 pounds
9-24-15= 143.5 pounds
that is a 7.5 weight loss since I quit drinking.
Motivation to keep at it!
bizi

Bizi,

That is a great loss and a fine motivator for sticking to exactly what you are doing.

I am right here beside you.

Dave.

thanks Dave for posting, I know that you are ib pain and have a numb hand....
I wish you wellness.
bizi