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Sunday Brunch at Sunrise Hill We invited a friend of ours out to the Sunday Brunch at the Sunrise Hill Restaurant at the Kinsmen Vegreville Golf Course. We've never been to the brunch before. It's first class! Delicious! We saw people we knew there and had conversations. Friends' Diet Success Stories Farther back in the week, I had an aesthetician's appointment. Donna is a tall woman. She has lost 25 lbs since March by not snacking after supper. My guess is that she doesn't h

A Morning Deep in Edits In the morning I was pursuing my final draft for the coloured edition of Your Weight Loss Companion. Harley likes to talk to me in the morning and he could see I was busy, so he went out to take Chewy for a walk. When he came back in he could see I was still deep into my work editing. He announced he was going to town to buy parts for a project he was working on in the shop. Half an hour later, he phoned to say that he wanted to invite me out for break

Freezing the Fair Baking Today is a cool overcast day. I did take Chewy for a one mile walk. I froze all of the baking I had done for the fair, and stored the preserve entries. Harley insisted that I display my ribbons. He wants me to show my sister on the weekend. A Day of Writing I spent the day writing. When my computer was fully charged, I advanced a Christmas story I had been working on. Then when my computer needed charging, I started a new Christmas story in longhand.

Round 2: Maintain, Do Not Gain I should be clear about my weight loss. I lost 7 lbs earlier in the year. This is Round 2 of weight loss. During these last few weeks of a wedding, eating and imbibing at the fair, I've remained true to my mantra: Maintain, do not gain. I did lose a little, 2.5 lbs down. Cleaning Up the Fairgrounds Clean-up after the fair. When we arrived at the fairgrounds, the Carnival workers were dismantling the rides. We picked up my 40 entries, then cleane

Horse Races and Catching Up with Neighbours Last day of the fair. We attended on Wednesday evening. They run a lounge out of the old, unused swine barn. They have outdoor bleachers where people can sit and watch the horse races. We have the 2 horse chariots and the 4 horse chuck wagons. The horses are Thoroughbreds. We have a local family who have been in the breeding and racing business for 3 generations. Many of our neighbours and friends sit in the same area that we do! We

Coffee Talk About Data Centres Woke up refreshed. Enjoyed coffee chat with Harley. After discussions about family, friends, we talked about Data Centres. One is being built about 100 km from us by Meta. We get our power from a Rural Electrification Association. They buy our power for our group. The Association is going to have to be very wise how they bid on power because they have to compete with the data centres. Watching the Parade with Dad I watched the Vegreville Parade

Maintaining Through a Busy Week I haven't posted for a few days. We've been visiting back and forth every day with friends and a business meeting. There were extra snacks every day. My goal was to maintain. And I did just that. So, I'm still 2.5 lbs down. Spain Wins the Cup Didn't I say earlier that Spain would win the cup! I let out a scream when Torres put that beautiful goal past the Argentine goalkeeper! Maintenance Is My Strength Back to maintenance. I've always been goo

Watching the Storm Roll In Maintaining Weight. The storm moved in just after midnight. The best place to watch at prairie storm is from our front room. Harley watched from our kitchen, noting the pelting raindrops on our concrete patio. He was wanting to see if it was hailing. Hail never materialized, so he went back to bed. I stayed up and watched the whole storm. The storm was moving west to east. Our front room window looks out to the east. The sheet lightening was spectac

A Windy Walk and Garden Harvest Maintained weight. The wind blew this morning. Chewy and I went for a one mile breezy walk, me with a weighted vest. Then I pulled an onion from the garden and cleaned it up outside. I always compost the crotch of the green onion. Bacteria and dirt can be trapped there. I use the bulb, straight, light green stem and the dark green stems. I decided to thin out some young carrots from the garden and store them in the fridge for future use. I have

A Friend's Court Case Maintained my weight. Because I have just written down the date, I am reminded that my young, 25ish, female friend, K (for now) is involved with an inheritance dispute and separation of property dispute. Her lawyer went to court today along with the estate's lawyer and the ex-partner's lawyer. K had been present at another hearing and the ex-partner and her family called out after a judge made a decision. The judge chastised them, then said that only the

A Work Day: Organizing Photos for Mark Scale shows a quarter pound loss. I had a big work day. I had to categorize some pictures for Mark and send by email. Harley helped. More Than a Weight Loss Blog This isn't just a blog about a weight loss journey. It's a blog about a woman's life and the relationships within that life. One's partner and the ensuing relationship is a huge factor where food and diet are concerned. My Sister's Healthy Eating Plan My sister decided to go on

Two Eggs a Day Maintained my weight. Ate about 1400 calories today. I eat 2 eggs a day ( any style). I've read that Martha Stewart keeps her own hens and eats two eggs a day. Today I had an egg salad sandwich. My BFF, Cindy, gives me free eggs. I insist that she give me only small eggs, as she can then market her Grade A and A+ eggs to the public. The hens that lay the small cream coloured eggs are called Icelandic chickens. Visiting Cindy on Her Vacation Cindy is on vacation

Breakfast at Albert's Restaurant After a long coffee session in the morning with Harley, we had breakfast at Albert's Restaurant. We both had leftovers for Chewy. So that was my main meal for the day. I had a veggie salad at noon. Dad's Coffee Klatch at Heritage House Getting back to Dad, For about 5 years now, he's been writing letters to the editor mostly about political matters. The newspaper and the community are used to his views. He has a coffee klatch group at the seni

A Letter to the Editor About the Rain After coffee and a walk with Chewy, I visited with my 102 year old stepdad. We had a lot of conversation this time. He had written a letter to the editor responding to someone complaining to the vast amount of rain. He outlined the years from memory that this area had big rain events and provided a black and white picture of flooded land. The editor thanked him for his contribution. More Than a Food and Recipe Blog I guess this blog can

The Same-Time Weigh-In Strategy In my book I list a weight loss strategy as weighing yourself at the same time every day. Today I was rewarded with a 1/2 lb. loss. Walking Chewy in the Rain We got 3/10 ths of an inch of rain. I pulled on my tall rubber boot, dressed warmly and went for a walk. Chewy is an all weather dog and an all season dog. He has a double coat. It protects him from cold in the winter and in the summer, it insulates him from the heat. In the summer we only

Orest, Still Sharp at Nearly 102 Orest will be 102 in July and he has all of his cookies. Making Bone Broth From Scratch Today is a work day and a diet day. I'm making broth. I have some pictures of the ingredients: water, celery, carrots, garlic, onions, cooked chicken bones with skin and a bit of meat. You'll see a picture of the ingredients later. I left all of the paper on the garlic and I left the dark first layer of skin on the onion. I snipped the long chicken bones in

A Night at the Hotel Macdonald Stayed overnight at the Hotel MacDonald. An old beauty of a hotel built in 1915 by the Grand Trunk Railway. We've been going to the hotel all of our married lives. I'm in Edmonton to promote my book: Your Weight Loss Companion. I was out for supper with a gf to the Bistro Praha. I considered that the Friday was a weight maintenance day. We indulged in a small plate of fried breaded cheese with wine. Bookstore Visits — Audrey's Books to West Edmo