LET'S SEW SHALL WE?

RIGHT, no procrastinating today. 

I am having another go at making an oven mitt that will pass muster with the sewing ladies.

One of said 'sewing ladies' called in yesterday and dropped off her oven mitt, so I could use it as a pattern.  So nice of her.

I'm also thinking of making hot pot 'pads', to use on the bench or table.  Do you think that's a good idea?

WEGOVY:  one more week of being at the .5 mg dose, then I go up to 1.0 mg.  I am hoping like hell that starts making a difference, because seriously, nothing has changed yet.  I still feel hungry all the time, I still think about food all the time and although I am 'dieting' and being very careful with my food/portions, my loss has stalled.  And in fact I can bounce up and down a kilo in a week.  It's doing my bloody head in.  Meh, I've probably said all this before eh?  I know these things take time, but knowing that doesn't help.  

I talked to my WW Coach about this last night, and she reckons I'm not eating enough!  Seems that is a thing.  So I'm going to try adding back in some carbs, as I literally don't eat carbs most days.  So today I will have a small potato with my salad. 

Right, boring shit done with... let's get on with the day.

It will be good right?

ONWARD...

NOPE.  I lay in bed this morning, totally unenthused with the idea of sewing oven mitts/hot pot pads.

I have done a complete 180 degree turn around.  I don't WANT to do them.  They don't interest me.  It's not the direction I want my stall to go in. 

So there ya go.  Now I have nothing to do.

I will probably just keep making a few more Kiwiana type runners.  That's what I love making, and if I ain't loving what I'm doing, I might as well throw the machine away and just stay in bed.

It is a fairly cold morning, so the heat pump is on, and I'm contemplating doing some exercise.

YES, I get on the exercycle about three times a week.  I do strength exercises with lightweight hand weights.  And I bought an Aerobic Step as well... and I've looked on YouTube at routines on how to get the most out of that too.  So I am well aware I need to keep my muscles strong.  I also make sure I eat enough protein every day.

I've got it covered people!  Thanks for the concern.

And as for the haters, and there's quite a few out there.... FUCK OFF.  Said ever so nicely of course. 😂😅😖

I went down to the Craft Room to have a chat with one of the ladies there.  She was at morning tea yesterday and felt the same way as me about how it went.  It was nice to get another person's perspective on the 'racism' issue and if we had ever talked about 'it' during C & C?  She, like me said NO.  So yeah, we both agreed that the lady involved was just probably have a wobble of some sort, having a bad day etc.

Moving on, I just did 'the hill' and today it was much easier!  I was so pleased to get to the top and not feel breathless.

Lacy has just done The Hakarimata Summit Track in Ngāruawāhia, which is a climb up a bloody mountain... with 1,349 steps!  She suggested I try it one day with her!   Stupid, stupid woman.  I struggle to do 36 bloody steps.  lol

And Lacy stopped in on her way home.  And then so did Margaret ( from the village ), so I had some lovely company for a while.

ABOVE: Those two get along like a house on fire!  Margaret has a daughter of a similar age to Lacy, who's struggled with addiction and similar things to Lacy. So they can relate to each other.  It was so nice having them here.

Now they have left and I'm making my lunch.

Then, who knows what I'll get up to?

FOLLOWING:  Anon comment and my replies in RED....

AnonymousSep 16, 2026, 11:46 AM

Going to he honest here, the "i literally dont eat carbs most days" statement is kind of delusional. Let's look at last week.
Monday - fruit for dinner (carbs) I really don't count fruit as carbs, they are 'free' on the Weight Watchers app.
Tuesday - meals not disclosed
Wednesday - meals not disclosed
Thursday - baked beans (carbs), baked potato (carbs) Half a cup of Baked beans and two potatoes... OK.  LOTS of Carbs.
Friday - meal out. Hot chips (carbs) SIX CHIPS!, coleslaw and accompanying sauce (carbs), sauce on ribs (carbs)
Saturday - Roast potatoes (carbs)  Wait for it, photo to follow of my potatoes.
Sunday - Meal out. Burger (carbs) I didn't eat the burger buns , hot chips Again, SIX chips! (carbs).

So out of 7 days, carbs were eaten on 5 days, and the 2 days you potentially didn't is actually unknown as they were the days you didn't disclose anything you ate. I dont believe everything you eat is shared so even more carbs could have been consumed than disclosed.
Not trying to be a "hater", just keeping it real.

When I say I've had roast potatoes...

ABOVE: These are what I have.  Two usually.  I bought that box of potatoes at least 3 weeks ago, and it's still half full... bearing in mind Stew has had some too.

12.20 pm.  Lunch is done and now I'm going out to pick up Mc Dreamy!  He's done.  AND they have literally charged me NOTHING for the repair!   I mean $28 is NOTHING compared to the $100's of dollars already spent on him!!!!

I am thrilled to bits.  Now let's hope he keeps going... and going... and going... !

6 pm.

I've spent the afternoon mucking around in the house, tidying my wardrobe, Crabby Quarters etc.

Did a load of washing and threw it in the dryer as well.  No point hanging it outside today, it was too overcast with no wind.  Nothing would have dried out there.

Stew is due home shortly.

I've got his dinner ready to go.  He's having BBQ Spare Ribs and veges.  

10.25 pm.  Well Stew loved the spare ribs so much, I'm going to buy more tomorrow.  Plus whatever else we might need for the next week or so.

Coronation Street has just finished, so I'll be off to bed in the next half and hour or so.

Catch ya tomorrow.