Sandy701's Journal, 01 May 2012

Walked 3.1 miles with doggies along for 1.5 miles. Quite warm again for a May morning....blue skies, full sun.

I made some contractor calls yesterday. I still have more to make but there's one company I KNOW I've seen in the neighborhood that I must have the name wrong, as I can't find them listed anywhere. I'm giving up on trying to do all this landscaping work all by myself. I know I CAN do it, but there's just not enough hours in my day, realistically, to get it all done. These companies have the machinery to get it done with a lot less wear and tear on their bodies, so I guess it's time to get some estimates.

I detest the entire process of dealing with contractors. Nothing against the good ones, but I just hate being in the position of not really knowing who's good and who's mediocre....who's fair in price, who's looking for every way to overcharge, etc. With us moving around so much, we just don't have the knowledge of the local areas where we end up. Even asking around can have pitfalls, as we don't really know whose opinion of "good" is similar to ours.

Anyway, on the positive side, DH and I went through all the leftover paint cans. We got rid of a lot and jotted down numbers and formulas from others, where the colors are still in the house.

Also positive....this AM I dropped another pound, placing me at the point where I tie my lowest weight on this journey - 152. Being as it's the first of the month, however, I won't log it until tomorrow. (If I log a weight change on the first, I get confused as to which month it belongs to and so can inadvertently double-count it.)

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1260 kcal

Fat: 80.68g | Prot: 92.08g | Carb: 39.80g.   Breakfast: Johnsonville Brown Sugar & Honey sausages, Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, egg. Lunch: green beans, NY strip steak. Dinner: chia seeds, Armenian cucumber, Wishbone ranch dressing, romaine, salad toppins. Snacks/Other: Body Fortress Super Advanced Vanilla whey protein, cream, Truvia packets, Blue Diamond unsweetened vanilla almond milk, strawberries. more...

1907 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Swimming (slow) - 10 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 53 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 57 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...