Monday, October 6, 2014

Week 39 Monday (10/6/14)




Recipe Review

Today’s Recipe and Location:           Pineapple Fruit Balls
         Found in: The Pioneer Woman blog

            When I saw the title of this recipe I had a flashback to an old Elvis Presley movie called Blue Hawaii. Elvis came home from the war and his Dad wanted him to work on their pineapple plantation. I think the name of the company was The Great Hawaii Pineapple Company. Why does that stick in my head?  There can’t be much room left in there due to the foolish trivia and memories that fill my head. Oh well, I know that pineapple is one of my worst allergies so this recipe is out (even though it does sound refreshing).


Random Reflections - Bucket List

         One of my favorite things to do in the winter is to create quilt tops. Sewing and knitting are much more fun in the winter than they are in the summer. I seem to nest all of the time once the weather begins to turn. This morning I rearranged my closet and planned what I would wear to school for the next two weeks. Yikes – that’s just nuts. Oh well – the cold is coming and I need to gear up to begin sewing.

Bucket List 28
Enter a quilt in a local fair
Write a book about school for parents
Host a game party
Purchase a truck
I would like to learn more about fostering animals
Visit the narrowed list of Kentucky towns each for a weekend
Have a B.M.I. of 24.9 or lower
Return to Florida/Alabama and see old friends
Play tennis again
Learn to play bridge
Have an in-ground pool
Finish writing a book on the Scent Family
Save up enough money for a down payment on my Kentucky house
Research every town in Kentucky in hopes of relocating
Work on learning calligraphy and bettering daily penmanship
Begin making my own clothing using a mannequin
Volunteer at an animal rescue
Visit all 50 states
Photography courses
Complete all of Mom’s and my scrapbooks
Go skiing again in Colorado
Meet the Duggar family
Watch every nominee and winner for the Academy Awards to date
Remodel my kitchen
Take piano lessons
Write 2 books for my great-nephews
Travel to Wales
Travel to Scotland
Alaskan cruise


Why Weight?

9/28                  Sunday                  1,700 calories         nothing                 
9/29                  Monday                 2,046 calories         Curves                 
9/30                  Tuesday                1,593 calories         Curves
10/1                  Wednesday            1,733 calories         Curves
10/2                  Thursday               1,663 calories         Curves
10/3                  Friday                    1,609 calories         nothing
10/4                  Saturday                1,671 calories         nothing

Goal:            68.9  lbs.          (100 lb. loss between 6/1/14 – 6/1/15)
                  -   3.4  lbs.         this week’s loss
                    65.5  lbs. lbs to go

        It was a great week!  I tried hard to stay near 1,600 calories and it made off in a big way. Of course, getting to Curves for four days also helped a great deal.

        
Sun.                   9/28                6,231 steps                  2,439 calories burned
Mon.                  9/29                7,668 steps                  2,820 calories burned
Tues.                 9/30                7,947 steps                  2,890 calories burned
Wed.`               10/1                 7,437 steps                  2,799 calories burned
Thurs.              10/2                  9,051 steps                  2,955 calories burned
Fri.                   10/3                  8,146 steps                  2,877 calories burned
Sat.                   10/4                 6,812 steps                  2,627 calories burned

         Steps are about 1,000 steps better almost every day. Every little thing helps the big picture!


Wants and Wishes

         I want to learn how much my surgery is going to cost next year and hope and wish that it won’t break the bank.  This has been on my mind for awhile, and planning is the key to any elective surgery. Oh well – maybe a trip to the doctors for estimates is the solution to this problem.



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