Jornal de ImLaura, 07 jun 16

I feel ya, ImLaura! I am doing daily weigh ins just for tracking trends. I really don't get totally discouraged by the weight increases because I have seen dramatic daily decreases as well. It sure is interesting how the body can fluctuate so much! I truly had no idea. I also heard that it takes drinking sufficient water in order to lose water weight. If we allow ourselves to get dehydrated our bodies do hang on to the water. The other factor, if I am correct is it takes 3500 calories to gain a pound. So unless you've consumed that over and above your daily MBR...it is so unlikely that our increases are actual fat gains.  

@ Phil....😂😂😂😂😂!!!! Ikr! Looks dreamy though. 

Delicious looking tacos! I'll have to look up some recipes for the cheddar cheese shells. 

For sure you have the right attitude I'm not certain why are bathroom scales can be so obstinate at times all you can do is follow the rules you have set for yourself and sooner hopefully sooner rather than later the body and the scales will comply 

Phil.... jack and coke? really??? LMAO!!! 

Ditto all the great comments above ImLaura... Focus more on how you FEEL and all the NSV rather than the scale... You WILL get to your target weight SOONER than later!  

Paddlegirl, yep and yep. agree 100%... now I just have to remember all that when I have one of those bumps on my daily weigh in. Just getting ready to post today's weight, and yep, it came right back down. Scales are so wonky!!!... or should I say, our BODIES are so wonky...and miraculous. I am giving up on trying to predict my loss/gain because it is a lesson in futility!  

I thought about going with just whiskey, but, really that's a little too upper crust, in hindsight, cocaine and vodka are a much more cohesive fit. lol  

Laura, just some of my smart ass wisdom, careful drinking too much on dates. Too many opportunists out there. Not sure if you understand that. Lol 

Phil.... besides red wine, vodka is actually my drink of choice. 

Sweet Warren... thanks for looking out for me. My man travels tons and reminds me of that often. I am careful... if i'm not with him, then i'm with several of my girlies... never alone, and always being careful. I never have more than two unless I am with him. And let's keep it real... we are in our 50's. Not only have we been around the block numerous times, we also aren't really the ones the opportunists are keeping their eye on... LOL. Still, appreciate the concern 

Laura, you are soooo funny. I was in my own mind, giving you a hard time about the booze. Phil and I sometimes play off each other. I am getting to the age, when I get those free drinks in Vegas, it always hits me the next day, and I love those Irish Coffees and the Baileys. I know you are, I won't say a "big girl", how about a "wise lady". lol  

LMAO.... I'll take 'wise lady' any day! 

Just remember that muscle weighs more than fat. You should try to do more cardiovascular exercise than strength training. 

Ahhh...Jamiqua...I must respectfully disagree! Actually a pound of muscle weighs exactly the same as a pound of fat. The difference is the muscle is a lean pound and much smaller and firmer than a pound of fat. And nothing will tighten and firm your body more than lifting weights! :)  

If this is a Taco Tuesday conversation, I can't wait til Hump day! Lol  

Just ate two hard shelled tacos just like those two. Chipolte is giving two for one to nurses today, so my wife is picking that up also. I need to get back on track. 

I don't often drink alcoholic beverages, but when I do, it's not freaking Dos Equis. I go with top shelf whiskey or tequila, like Johnnie Walker Blue Label or Chinaco Anejo. I haven't drank any vodka since I was in high school, lol, it was right up there with Boone's Farms and Mad Dog 20/20. hahaha But seriously, I stopped regular recreational drinking before I turned thirty, I might have something over rocks in an old fashioned glass a couple of time a year anymore, but I haven't been intoxicated in going on twenty years. lol  

Gotta love Bloody Mary's though, so nutritious!  

I like tequila, Cuervo 1800 is my favorite, straight up, no ice, no water, no salt, no lime.........no hangover!