Where have I been?

Posted on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 by Dusty Roads | 2 Comments

Where Have you been?

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Sorry I neglected to write a post last week. I wish I could say it was because I was out doing fun and exciting things but my Cats have been monopolizing my time. I think I’ve convinced Banner to skip the night time lullaby but now he’s extended his morning symphony to start at 4 AM. And he doesn’t stop! I’m trying to ignore him hoping he gets bored or tired and stops when he doesn’t get any attention. It’s not working.

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Nighttime Ritual

Once I had Banner on silent mode I thought I would get a good night’s sleep but now Balboa has developed a strange habit. He has to sleep curled up under my chin. He’s an 11 lb. cat, not a tiny kitten! He gets in bed once I’ve settled in, unusually almost asleep. He hops up and if I am not in the right position to suit him he stares at me, pushes my face with his paws and finally tried to stretch over me. I have to give in and give him room to get comfortable or no sleep for me. Its nice that he is so loving but seriously?

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The worst part…if I have to get up at all during the night we have to go through it all again. I hate to say it but I’m getting tired. Is this what it’s liked to be loved to death?

So Where Have I been?

I’ve been taking a lot of naps. Not on purpose. I’ve just found that thanks to my furry little friends and my interrupted sleep I can drop off almost as soon as I get up. Feed the little buggers, change the litter , fix my breakfast and boom! I’m down for the count. Needless to say I’m not getting a lot done. I’m so glad my lifestyle allows me to do this even if it makes for boring blog posts!

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Back to Real World Weight Struggles

Posted on October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Dusty Roads

Back to Real World Weight Struggles

Vacation is over so it’s back to the real world. For me that’s not just work and daily routine That’s the real struggle with weight. As the saying goes in for a penny in for a pound so I’m going to continue to bring you along with me for now. I hadn’t been near a scale all vacation and I didn’t check when I got home on Monday night. I need all the help I can get so I always weigh in first thing in the morning.

Truth or Consequences

Tuesday morning I took a deep breath and stepped on my frenemy, the scale. Wonder of wonders it was only up .5 lbs! That’s amazing and I’ll take it. Like most people on vacation I didn’t exactly restrain myself. I had Florida Lobster 4 times, yes 4 Times! I just couldn’t get enough. Don’t forget the famous “Pink Shrimp”. Fried , cooked and chilled, and in seafood scampi, I ate them any way I could get them. If I had been in heaven I’d have been thrown out for seafood gluttony. Yet the scale was only up 1/2 lb! I was so happy! I didn’t share the news because it wasn’t a Saturday, my “real” weigh in day. It was just a check in .

Real World Weight Struggles

8 Hours of Shut Eye?

So I’m back to my regular routine and the real world weight struggles. I’m logging my steps and watching what I eat but I am not getting a lot of sleep. A good part of that is because I have an hour plus commute every morning and afternoon. I’m up at 5:30 am to go to work and get home between 6:30 -7 pm. If I went to bed in time to get 8 hours I’d be going to bed at 8 pm. Usually I’m just finishing up the dinner dishes at that point so I don’t see 8 hours in my near future.

Why am I talking about sleep? Since I’ve been back my weight has been creeping up and I couldn’t figure out why. Were all the calories from vacation just catching up now? Apparently it’s more to do with sleep deprivation. I just found out that if you get less than 7 – 8 hours sleep your metabolism slows, you burn less calories and your cravings for sweet, dense foods increase. Weight goes up! I’m doomed!

This time it’s for real

According to my Fitbit I’m averaging only 5 hours and 15 minutes a night since I returned from vacation. My step count has gone up but not enough to offset the lack of shut eye. The scale has crept up 1.8 lbs since my last Saturday weigh in before vacation. I’m going to try to get some more sleep this week and see if I can reverse that trend. I’ve got my meals pretty trimmed down, 1 egg for breakfast, salad with cold cuts for lunch and dinner can vary from chicken broth to fish to a mini hamburger (no roll). I hit my calorie budget consistently. The wild card is the sleep.

Deb 10/25/ 2019

My co workers think I’m getting thinner and I started wearing jeans a size smaller but the scale isn’t reflecting these changes. Guess I’ll just have to say I lost that battle but its only the beginning of the war.

Photo of the Week~ Week 3

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The tally was incredibly close once again. If this keeps up sooner or later we’re bound to get a tie. Only 5 points separated them! Runner up is Rocky Sleeps

The score is made up of the total of the number of hits, the number of blogger likes, the number of comments and the number of shares. The picture which gets the most when they are all added together is the winner for the week. It’s a lot more fair than counting on me to be objective. After all, I picked the subjects and have my favorites too. 🙂

The number #1 Photo this Week is Snow Again!

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