Got to see two clients then go for a walk then see CPA to finalize taxes.  No luck on the tax credit and the IRS were quite clear about it so have to abide by the rules even though they do not make sense. So annoying! Feeling much better today and almost back to normal. Such as it is lol!

Feeling a little better each day. Off to a play in Seattle with DD which should be fun and a nice break.  The play was interesting - on Norse Mythology tho DD was a little restless at the end. Then we had Thai Food and Fudge - took a diet break! Feeling much better this PM and think we have been dealing with some weird virus.  Funny thing about DH tho - he is allergic to marijuana and had to go to the sheriff's office to put in a phone system. He swelled up and started coughing there was so much of the stuff where they train the sniffer dogs, and they told him they wanted to hire him for the job! Of sniffer dog!

Feeling somewhat better today tho insomnia does not help and been awake half the night the past two nights. Trying to have a restful day today. Staying steady at 150.00 - would like to see 149.9 tho lol. More energy today but had this really painful gas and stomach thing, and DH had the same thing at the weekend so maybe some kind of virus. Not to mention Aunt Flo and my neck being out. I don't take pain medications though so have to wait for it to pass. Did take my homeopathic remedy though yesterday so hope things will kick in soon. Have more energy back today though!

Very busy and stressful Monday morning, hate being bombarded from all sides and it always happens when I don't feel good, between Aunt Flo, my neck is out and did not get much sleep not feeling on top form. But getting it all handled so far! Good news is the weight is back down to 150 even which is good for day 2 of Aunt Flo's visit.

My class went well yesterday and it was a gorgeous drive down there along the water. Then came home and did some exercise and then watched a movie with DD and DH. Aunt Flo arrived and was feeling really tired so did not push my exercise - kind of funny that almost 15000 steps feels like a rest day lol. DD being a pill but seems better today after the Battle of the Room. She is so strong-willed we have to do this now rather than later tho. Another Spring Photo!

Had 2 wonderful hikes yesterday and it was such lovely weather, and great to take the afternoon off and destress. I have to teach a class today in the morning for a couple of hours but it is an hour drive away. Lovely drive by the water though. We are actually located on the only Fjord in the contiguous USA - Hood Canal, WA and it is beautiful. Yesterday's kind volunteer for photographs!

Yikes up 4 lbs - lets hope it is Aunt Flo! Ate out for lunch since I was gone all day but not THAT much and seemed pretty healthy and low sodium. But who knows! Aunt Flo is due today tho and should not have weighed!! Had a nice day and relaxing though did a lot of exercise. Finally got my overall step average up to 15000 (which is not easy to do if you have been on the site a while and started with a goal of 10000 per day!)

Tax people still researching the tax issue. New VGA card in the mail for the PC soon, but will take a couple of weeks. Off to see a client, drop DD off at school first, and then will go for a hike and have a nice lunch and maybe walk round town and de-stress a little. I hope! DD has been a pill lately too but we had a big discussion and she seems to be trying to do better, I am sure it is an age and a phase and this too shall pass! Funny how they grow in fits and spurts on every level.

March has been off to a stressful start for some reason, it is like everything hit at once, but am doing ok and trying to not get overwhelmed. We may not get first time home buyer tax credit now because our travel trailer 'may' be considered our previous home. Now if it was an RV with a motor we would. Come on people. But it does say 'travel trailer affixed to land' and it never was actually affixed and could always be moved. I do feel it is a moot point since it clearly was our temporary residence WHILE we built our new home. PC not fixed but they will send new VGA card then attempt to restore so if I am lucky I do not have to send it in. I did get THE nicest tech support guy with the sexiest accent though and he is supposed to call me back today with further instructions. Good news the scales moved down another half pound to 149.4 and am doing nothing different! Must have been a plateau for sure.

Good news - scales moved down a pound to 149.8 so am finally back in the 140's and less than 5 lbs to go to my goal! Bad news - made zucchini bread! Actually it is healthy and yummy but hard to resist is the only problem! Got my PC back and $200 later it is backed up but I did get it running and am checking everything before I call HP about the other issues and probably have to do a reformat. It is taking forever though but better safe than sorry!

Weighed in at 150.8 today so lost a grand total of 0.6 lbs in February! Considering I averaged 1500 a day that is not too inspiring, and did almost 20k steps on average. But if I eat more I definitely gain, I think I will try and carry on as I have been, I tried to eat 1300 calories yesterday and was starving. Measurements are exactly the same and so is my body fat, so obviously my body likes it where it is at! Wish I could say the same lol. For March would love to get to 145, but would take getting safely into the 140's and may call it good!

Last day of the month and almost averaged 20k this month on steps, the last 3 weeks I definitely did. But did not lose an ounce! I am at a plateau. I think I will aim for 15k in March though because of the time factor more than anything. Did stick to my goals even on eating for the most part, not sure if I need to cut the calories more, or what to do at this point, but will keep plugging away even if it is just for maintenance. I am going to up my strength again I have been doing it without weights for the most part because of my neck issues. Healthwise the abdominal pain, or gallbladder issue is much improved tho not quite 100% and female problems settled down too, and do look and feel good which is the main thing. I obviously have to watch what I eat though and my health is just very sensitive right now. I have always been very strong and healthy so am not liking this! But diet, exercise, the right supplements and homeopathy are helping a lot so that is good. All in all a good month, with some minor stress, but am weathering it better. After such a stressful few years, I am trying to take the time to heal from it all, and it does take it toll emotionally and physically. But time does heal! On the plus side we are in the house finally and may get the First Time Home Owner Credit back on our taxes since it was finalized in 2009 and over 3 years since we sold the old one. Congratulations! you're 122,146 steps over your monthly goal of 15000 per day.

Such a busy day yesterday but went smoothly and had some nice new clients too. Today off to the Post Office and Bookmobile. Up a pound and ate too many carbs yesterday and this week in general. Client gave me some delicious banana bread and tea! Of course I had to be polite and eat it :) Yummy!

Another busy day with 3 housecalls but an hour drive to them after I drop off DD. Hope I get it all done! Phone and internet now working and getting laptop fully set up as do not know how long the main PC will be gone. I was going to take it in when my Mom was visiting as did not need it so much then but it did not quite make it! She comes March 30th for 3 weeks. Everything I eat is making me healthier and thinner!

Rather frustrating day! Main PC crashed and external hard drive is also broken, so had no back-up, the good news is the PC guy is managing to get the data off it and it is under warranty but will have to do my lap-top, pay him and buy a new external hard drive, so back to no money again. Then my voice-mail, PC and phone we down all day, I was gone most of it but could not get any messages, it was a general outage and is fixed now. New Diet - The Chocolate Cake method - eat what you want but tell yourself ' whatever I eat is making me thinner and healthier' ironic as made some chocolate zucchini cake with frosting this week and not been too restrained. Let's hope it works, it was a book I was reading in the Internet Cafe at lunchtime! Loved it!

Hoping for a quieter day today, I finished up the taxes and tomorrow go meet the new tax person, she seems nice even tho it is H and R Block. I was not too happy with the last guy who charged too much and I had to fill out the 'organizer' which was worse than the tax form itself!! So we will see how it goes this year! Weight staying at 150.6 just an elusive 0.6 lbs to get under 150 again! I did look at one chart and for large build 5' 4'' the max is actually 151 which makes more sense than 145, tho I apparently am medium frame not large which I always assumed. But I have a lot of muscle, big bones, and big boobs so maybe I am closer to a healthier weight that I think, everyone being an individual!

Very busy day today and have 5 housecalls this week (and no hike lol) I changed the prosperity area of my home with Feng Shui, and boom things changed! This is a good thing as our finances were looking pretty dire there for a while. Weight about 150.6 but made zucchini bread and must be strong!!!

The scales finally moved to 150.2 so am down 1.2 lbs for February, better than nothing that is for sure. I do think the weight loss will be slow now and I need to be very careful. Busy morning and my neck is out, hope the swimming and sauna helps.

Not too motivated today, probably because I have spent the weekend doing my taxes. Needs to be done but always a chore! We should get money back though hopefully. Weighed in at 152.0 definitely on a plateau though with some daily variations. I would love to get back under 150 at least. Not sure what to do about it as am stuck.

Long hike yesterday and another nice day. Then DD had swim class and went to the grocery store. Weight up to 153 and have not been that high on calories. Hope it comes down this weekend, am making turkey corn chowder in the crock-pot.