Another week begins.

Not as busy a week as last week. I hope to get more done outside as it's not supposed to rain as much. I went to an auction this weekend and bought a garden cart to attach to my tractor. That will help when I want to carry stuff and pick up trash and sticks before I mow. Of course, I have to find a place for it in the garage! Oh well, I'll do that today.

Had a frustrating week on the diet. No loss, but on the other hand, no gain. I find I'm not recording my calories faithfully, and that is hurting me. If I don't do it when I eat it, I forget and I don't have a good handle on how many calories I have left to eat. I'm doing good on not eating too many snacks, but I need to get a better count of the calories involved.

Midweek update.

Well, it's just past midweek and I think I'm doing OK on calories for this week. I'll weigh in on Sunday and find out for sure. Just have to keep away from that Dairy Queen!

It did rain, some 2.75" in the past 24 hours. I'm looking forwards to getting outside when it dries off and do some work in the yard. I also hope to get some planting done, but it will depend on how soon the ground dries out. Also, I received the Canna's I ordered. Their dwarf ones, so I will be putting them into large pots, but I'm looking forwards to the color they provide.

Tried out my new slow cooker yesterday. It worked like a charm. I used high heat to cook a chuck pot roast with some vegetables. The beef was so tender I could hardly get it out off the pot. The vegetables were canned, but they really added flavor to the beef, and were very tasty. I'll definitely be cooking in this again soon. The recipe was called "Cowboy Beef." I highly recommend it.

Looks like rain today.

Rain coming today. Not that we don't need it, but it puts outdoor things on hold. I have to get a new battery in the tractor, so I can mow. Went and picked one up at Lowe's, saved myself over $10 on the cost of one from the John Deere dealer. I have to admit though, that I'm ready to give up on lawn care. I wouldn't mind moving into a condo and letting someone else deal with the grass. I would miss gardening, but I should be able to do that in containers.

I lost 1.8 lbs last week. That's about what I want to lose, but it would be nice to have a larger loss once in a while. It seems like such a long way to 189 lbs from 371 lbs. I'm getting a better grip on my food choices and quantities. If I could walk, that would help a lot, but that's not possible right now. Maybe when I lose more weight I will be able to walk better. I hope so. I really do not want to go to knee replacement surgery.

That's enough for today. I have to get outside and do that battery change-over and mow if I can. There are other things I can do to, but we'll see what works out.

Been a while again.

I kind of let things slip again. Had several issues come up that kept me distracted from what I really wanted to do. It even affected my weight loss: only .7 lbs this week. At least it was a loss. Going to keep in closer touch with my accountability partner. Hopefully that will help.

Received my pivot rod from the composter company. I haven't had a chance to put it on, but will this week. I was hoping to do some planting, but it looks like it will get pretty cold this week again. On the plus side Green Scene is this weekend. I hope to pick up some perennials for the front of the house. I need the shade type, so it will be interesting to see what they have. I especially want a couple of Bleeding Hearts and maybe some pulmanaria. Of course, this weekend is the one we can take our junk to the city for free, so I hope to get a lot of that gone also.