I ordered some odds and ends from Amazon Prime and guess what? They lost my paperclips. I got my entire order, minus my multi-colored paper clips. I’ve received daily updates from Amazon that says, “We are still locating your paperclips, please remain patient.” Ok, I ordered stuff on-line to try and help me save some time but if you aren’t going to deliver my order correctly, how exactly is this helping me? Sigh.
Well, I am happy to report that I got my own special delivery of multi-colored paperclips at 9 pm last night! I paid less than $3 and I bet Amazon paid more than $3 delivering my paperclips to me. At least I got them.
What am I doing with the multi-colored paperclips? I’m glad you are wondering. It is a very important visual tool that I learned from an old WW leader way back when. You create a paperclip chain and each clip represents 1 pound that you have lost. Plus, who doesn’t love making paperclip chains? After an exhausting week thus far where a lot of stuff didn’t go as planned, including the death of my beloved Kruig machine and the destruction of my garage remote, I was able to string together 11 paperclips! Yeah! Yup, I am down another pound. Woo-hoo!
How is it going? I would say fair. The excitement and newness of the WW program has definitely worn off. It is a lot of planning and chopping and dicing and cutting…but the program is doable. I have learned to make my breakfast the night before and chopped up all our veggies the night before. Basically, when I go to bed, I need all the food to be prepared already for the next day. It helps save me time. I’ve made a point to eat different breakfast foods as well because I don’t like eating the same thing over and over again and sometimes, when I don’t think about it, this is what happens and then I am done and no longer want to diet. I am trying to avoid that this time around.
I’ve been increasing my exercise game but I didn’t go down to the basement last night. I was very tired and just didn’t feel like I would get good results, or that I could pedal my bike, at all. So, after we cleaned the kitchen and walked Hunter, we sat and watched some tv while it rained outside. It was a peaceful evening and I went to bed early. I wasn’t even on call so I slept through the entire night and felt nice and rested this morning.
I’ve also started using the app that Gilbert put on my phone called “Our Groceries” and it is making a difference. I remember a lot of little items that I need and when I go to the store, I always forget at least one of them. You can create any type of list so I even have a list called, “Freezer Foods” and I have listed what I have in our freezer meat. So, when I am planning meals or looking at recipes, I can see if I have it or need it. So, what could go wrong, right? Well, the key to this is what you actually need to WRITE the stuff on the list. If you remember and don’t write it down, then it doesn’t help you at all. 🙂
I am still trying to do some housework each night. I am not down to doing an entire room completely just yet, but I am getting there. I am just behind on some of the deep cleaning things, like windows and baseboards so it is taking me some extra time to get caught up. The flower beds are still in need of weeding but I figure that the weeds aren’t going anywhere, they are staying. As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day so at least I am working on things. Progress, even slow progress, must be recognized and rewarded. I often think to myself, “I did x, y and z, but I still have A through N that needs to be done, so I am really behind.” Now, I think, I have done x,y and z—that is less that I need to do next time.
The only main difference I can tell with my program so far is that my left knee is feeling better. I hurt my right knee almost a year ago to the day, and that one has seemed to heal up ok. I guess I was compensating too much with my left knee so it was hurting me. The exercise bike seems to be loosing both of the knees up and making them stronger. The ortho doc told me that I was pretty knock-kneed with arthritis in both knees but to keep exercising and moving and I shouldn’t need knee replacements for another 20 years. I sure hope he knows what he is talking about, but I have a sneaky suspension that he does since he is the expert.
I will continue to hold my chain of 11 paperclips and remember all of the good food decisions that I’ve been making, and keep on tracking my food, drinking my water, and exercising. Until next time…
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