FLEA MARKET........

Tuesday, I went to the Flea Market at Crystal River.  It is out in the open so we had to go there early because when it is 85 degrees in Florida usually the humidity is close to unbearable when that sun bares down on you The other one we go to is under roof and cooler with side breezes coming in and it is huge. It may take a couple of days to see the whole thing.  Whatever you have been needing all your life, you will find it there. I think it is called Howard's and they have one called cowboy junction. I don't know which ones I have been to. I know I have never been to the one in Webster and it is the biggest grandaddy of all. I have never been to that one.  All this flea marketing gives me reason to walk and I never buy anything. 

GOOD DAY AT WEIGHT WATCHERS.......YEA.

Today was weekly weigh in at weight watchers.  I lost exactly 2 lbs.  I am so happy about that.  Now I weigh 228.4 lbs. and have lost a total of 13.8 lbs.  I owe it all to the two days I spent an hour in the pool doing exercises.  If I work out in the pool, I do not get sore and do not hurt from it.  And there is no pressure on my joints which are not there any more.  Make sure to check in with me next week for my weigh loss report!

BAD DAY AT WEIGHT WATCHERS.

I gained .8 0f a lb.  I guess, however, that I am not too disappointed because I thought I had gained more than that.  Funny how when you are watching your weight that you can tell the smallest change and realize if you have lost or gained.  It is going to be a long journey so stick with me.  We only have about 99lbs to go.  And you can plan on it that I am going to report to you each time I get weighed in.  And thanks for being such good listeners. 

By the way, I did not make it back in the pool.  There was more wind n pollen which I can't take a chance on.  Also in Florida when the clouds are gathering, I do not go in the water.  After all, this is the lightning capitol of the world.  Right here at Tampa in fact.  Lightning can travel horizontally for about 10 miles and strike where there is no storm.  We are to have thunderstorms later today.  We had a pour down of rain Wednesday. It rained 3 inches in a half hour.  There were little streams running down all the streets here in the park Five miles down the road I was told they got no rain at all.  When that much rain comes down for an hour as it sometimes does, we have the bowl effect.  That is when the sand is saturated with rain and it just runs off the surface and floods everything.  The ditches will all be overflowing when that happens. 

It is still hot here in the upper 80's now.  My friend from New York will be leaving the last of this month.  I will miss her.  She has not decided as yet that she will come back next year.  She had a birthday this month also. 

People are really getting into the session that takes them down memory lane.  One of our ladies brought pictures yesterday.  She had a big picture of her family when they were all younger.  She was the oldest daughter and was taken out of school to help take care of her younger siblings.  That was a very common thing during early years.  They are all speaking up and participating and that I am pleased about. 

I've been busy scanning my older pictures that were not taken by my camera or phone.  Also, I  am scanning some of my journals I had written before I started this blog.  I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have enjoyed writing it.  More later.

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I FINALLY GOT MY BIG TOE WET;

Folks, believe it or not I finally made it into our heated pool.  There was finally a day without the wind blowing around that awful pollen that we have here this time of year.  You know that kind that makes your vehicles look like they have been sprinkled with gold dust mixed with plain dust.  The weather has been in the mid to upper 80's all week and will be continuing for some time longer.  I am taking the last of my antibiotics from the infection in my lungs (again)  tomorrow morning. Finally, that cleared up two days ago. But my nose is still giving me fits and my sinus' are still letting me know they exist.  So later!  I'm headed for the pool again for the second day in a row., 

Senior memories and stories....

Monday and Friday at the Enrichment Center, we now have an established time to sit and reminisce.  Monday was the first day and it well. Friday was the second session and it went even better.  Almost all the ladies had remembered some things from their past.  I got them started talking about movies and it went from there.  Everyone had a chance to talk and tell a little of their past.  One very pretty lady had a picture of herself to share with us.  It was a dance card picture ID and it was dated l954.  I suggested again if they had any old photographs that they could bring them in and share.  The session went very well and they are looking forward to the next session.  I'm glad we started it; I knew they would enjoy sharing and reminiscing. 

Weight Watchers...

Thursday was weigh in day at the weight watchers weekly meeting.  I lost 1.6 lb.  Almost made it to two but not quite.  I have now lost 5% of my weight loss goal.  I now weigh 229.6. We will celebrate that at the next meeting since I didn't stay for this one.  It was also my friends birthday and we celebrated later in the afternoon with pizza at Sam's Club and a cup of ice cream ( I had berries on top mine).  I got her a little book with jokes and funny little stories about being a senior.  I hope it will cheer her up and put some humor in her life when she needs it.  My friends from Pennsylvania called this afternoon letting me know that they made it back home safe and ok. 

STORY TIME

Today was the first day of unannounced story time or share time with the seniors at the enrichment center. One of the men stood and told a wonderful story about when he was a very young man.  Seems somehow he had found work on a boat and ended up one day on a tugboat.  When they got far out into the ocean a storm came up suddenly as they can out there without notice.  Eventually, the tugboat capsized and they were in freezing water.  Luckily they had time to get on life preserving equipment.  They found a ladder from the boat floating on the water and all four of them grabbed onto it and wound their arms through it.  That kept them together.  The man telling the story had grabbed a flashlight and when they bobbed above the water he shined a light around in a circle and therefore had help on shore which was 20 miles away.  They were believed to have been dead because they were in the freezing water for 30-35 minutes.  That story lead to some of the ladies telling why they are afraid of swimming. It was a great time and they all enjoyed it immensely.  We had 9 attendance, not bad count for not having been advertised nor announced ahead of time.  Oh, yea, by the way the man telling about the sinking of the tug boat cannot swim.

FLEA MARKET........AND WW...

Today, I am waiting for my friend to pick me up to go to the humongous flea market in New Port Richy.  Lots of walking and that's why I go.  I never buy anything.  It is kind of like window shopping except you are on the other side of the window. 

Went to the Enrichment center yesterday for lunch.  Upon leaving I stopped to talk to the receptionist, who is a volunteer.  Then the director come out and joined the conversation.  I have not a clue as to how it happened, it just did.  By the time I left the place, I had volunteered to lead a group of seniors in a session on reminiscing.  So heretofore, at 10:00AM every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will be there leading the class into a session of remembering and talking about our child hood and how we grew up, and just in general fond memories of the past. It should be fun.  I am just trying to remember just at what point I agreed to do this and I am still wracking my brain for that information.

My blood work came back on my cholesterol blood test.  My levels of hdl/ldl were all in the good range. However, my cholesterol could be lower as they want it to be below 100 now.  I think when I reach my ultimate weight loss goal my lipid panel results will look much better. 

About that! I am a little disappointed this week at weight watchers I only lost .6 of a lb.  But I did lose.  OK -  Here come the excuses:  It was birthday week - had that piece of chocolate cake with chocolate icing.  Had friends from Pennsylvania going back home and saying their goodbyes.  We had brunch at IHOP, where I ordered fruit and a crepe literally filled with cream cheese and smothered with fruit and fruit sauce floating everything on the plate.  Actually there were two crepes and I had to eat both of them.  So, I have lost a total of 11 lbs since I started this weight loss program. Which is not too shaggy my clothes are fitting better, and I am up to 20 stomach crunches, ten leg lifts and some arm lifting exercises, and some walking (which I have to work on).

BIRTHDAY GIRL

Yep, that is me today, March 3.  I thought I would go to a really nice restaurant for my birthday dinner, but decided on fast food, Wendys';  I definitely was going to have Ice cream.  There I had a Caramel Parfait, it had pieces of apple on top and granola plus the caramel syrup.  Very tasty!  Two of my Friends left yesterday so we met at IHOPs for brunch. I ordered crepes with cream cheese and fruit with fruit sauce all over the plate.  It was delicious.  She called me and wished me a happy birthday early this morning.  They were going to go to the Swanee River on their way out of Florida.  They are from Pennsylvania not far from New York. They had just traded in their little van for a larger Class C (I think) Motor Home.  When I first met them they had a large Class A motor home.  My family has been calling me all through the day with birthday wishes. 

WEIGH IN DAY1

This is Thursday, weigh in day at Weight Watchers I weighed in at 2lbs less again.  I am holding my own on the 2lbs a week.  I follow the points value very closely.  If you go under the allowed points for the day that also could mean a weight gain.  This has been figured to a fine tuned point.  I am allowed 28 points plus value for a day.  I have lost a total of 10.4lbs. and I now weigh in at 231.8lbs. Working hard at this thing so hang in there with me I will make it. 

Now I am going to see if I can find a reasonably price bathing suit so I can get in that pool.  The weather has been wonderful this week.  This week is going to be in the mid 80's all week long now.  Going now!  to get that bathing suit.