STEMS AND LEAVES...

 Yesterday I stitched, what I suppose you could say, was the easy bits on the Flower Runner.

All the stems and leaves.

ABOVE:  Now that they are done, I get to move on to the more shitty bits.  All those curves and pointy bits of the flowers.  😔😓

I don't know why I keep choosing to do shitty shapes!  When they are on a large piece like this one, it makes for lots of twisting and turning of the fabric.  

I suppose it's cos once finished, it looks awesome?

ABOVE:  He is the one and only bug on this runner.  He filled a little 'gap'.

So another sewing day dawns.  I don't know if I'll get up to much else today.  Let's just wait and see shall we.

9.50 am:   And I've just been down to our local Medical Centre.  Cos trying to ring them?

Massive JOKE.  You SOMETIMES get through to a bloke who has VERY POOR English language, so he is  impossible to understand.  Let alone get him to forward your call to the clinic.  Ha ha!  Been there, done that and not getting on that merry go round ever again.

So, I drive down to the centre, and there's THREE receptionists, just sitting there.  NOT on the phone.   Does my bloody head in that does.

I need repeats of all my medication.

And going from past experiences at Tui, you need to write down all your information, all the medications you need, and where you want the prescription faxed to.

Failure to do that means they will get it wrong EVERY TIME a cracker.

 

I hope I've crossed off every possibility, and I actually get my medications in a few days.

It was bitterly cold this morning.  I found it incredibly hard to get out of bed.  As for having a morning shower?  NOT gunna happen.  I now have my shower in the afternoon or evening.

I'm now finally in my sewing room, about to start flower stitching.  

ABOVE:  I'm trying something 'new'.

One hand has NO on it, and the other has the number of my next goal.

Visual reminders of what I'm trying to do, and not do.

I think I am eating more cos I'm cold.  So instead of a wrap every day, I'm going to have some nice, hot soup.

AND, only eat when I am feeling REALLY, REALLY HUNGRY.

Not when I'm Cold.

Not when I'm Bored.

Not when I'm Crabby.

12.42 pm: And I've  taken a break from the sewing, and am in Cambridge.  About to join my FBG group for a 5km walk. 

I'm seriously trying to do at least one a week over here.

So far so good.

If I needed any motivation to keep on with my weight loss, this was it:

ABOVE:  Today's walk photo.

When I first started with the FBG's, I was one of the biggest girls there.

Now?  

I'm not.

And that feels SO DAMN GOOD.  

Not that being big is the worst thing that can happen, AND I'd NEVER 'fat shame' anyone.

But for me, where I am now, it feels damn good.

I loved today's walk and talk.  Well let's be honest, I love the talking.  The company.

A few of us went to 'coffee' afterwards.

ABOVE:  We went to Cafe Ophelia in Leamington. 

ABOVE:  It's in an old, converted house.  Very cosy and quiet.  

ABOVE:  I had a Caramel Latte and a Keto Savoury Scone.  The scone was DELICIOUS!

I shall be looking up Keto Scone recipes now.

During our walk, I was yakking with H G, and thanks to her, I had an unexpected shopping trip when I got back into Hamilton.  I will elaborate on that.... tomorrow!  😂😆😉

I went to WW tonight.  Did a 'no weigh', cos I've gone up a bit.  If I hadn't gone, I probably would have thrown in the towel.  But, I reminded myself that all is not lost in a week!

So, I went and I enjoyed the meeting very much.

Two ladies who used to run the WW meeting in Cambridge were there tonight.  So it was a yak-fest.  

They usually go to the Monday night meeting over in Hamilton West, but have now changed to Tuesday nights.  So ya, people to yak with now.  Though in saying that, I'm slowly starting to jel with some of the ladies at this meeting, which is neat.

Home now and OMG it's going to be a cold night, and freezing tomorrow.  Expecting 0 degrees in the morning.   Brrrr.