Day 146 & 147: Gloomy Thursday

 




Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet.


I called this blog "Gloomy Thursday" because it's a gray rainy day. I've only seen light showers but I'm missing the sun we had the past couple of days !


Yesterday was rock & roll bingo and I got to debut my shorter hair (I cut it myself) and a new top. I think the hair was a hit and I was pleased with the top despite my weight. We didn't have any wins but Rich missed out on 2 wins because he didn't go up and Joe also missed out on one. Really sucks for them ! I was close one game. We had fun regardless. In a twist, they changed the menu and eliminated the chicken tenders Kim & Joe used to get every week. To us, the menu changes were not a good thing, though my flatbread pizza is $2 less now !


I think I got to sleep a bit earlier last night, even though it was after midnight when I went to bed. I resisted the temptation to take my tablet to bed ! This was NOT easy ! I also didn't take any candy to bed. It seems like my evening snack wakes up my desire for sweets, since I have it just before bed. I'm going to try having it earlier in the evening and see if I can resist that. Minnie woke me up pretty early but I managed to go back to sleep until about 8:25 when she came back for round 2. I fed the cats and had breakfast. It seems my mama cat has brought her kittens out and I caught a glimpse of 2 of them today. They are carbon copies of their orange mix mama. My neighbor texted me about them last night and again mentioned contacting a rescue to trap them. I was annoyed about it and didn't respond until today, when I could be civil. In all honesty, I do want to stop feeding strays and now is a good time since there is just the one female reproducing. Her kittens are likely females and I don't want to see them start reproducing. The cost of food is also a concern. I submitted a request to a local cat rescue to see if they can take her and her babies. If they do, I'll be done with stray cats ! I thought about trying to keep one of the kittens, but I don't want to make that kind of a commitment.


My plan for today was to try out my gel nails stuff that I bought a couple years ago. It's nearly 2 pm and I haven't even pulled it out, so I may hold off until tomorrow. I went outside earlier and cleaned up the back stoop, removing the tarp that was covering the chairs. Naturally I got dressed before that and when I came back inside I made a protein shake. Right now I'm working on a second cup of coffee and then I will put on my shoes and hit the treadmill. 

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