deftona

Oh hi! I am alive, and I am doing well! I am just not updating and I have no idea why. Ooops.

and that's alright....!

Monday 1st April Update Ooops my last update was almost a week ago. Oh well. Thursday was my last day at work before breaking up. I was intending to do overtime this weekend to tot up my total overtime hours but the system was down from 6pm Thursday until Saturday morning so I signed off at 6 and had a celebratory glass of wine over Teams with a few colleagues and then joined my fiance in a celebratory takeaway given he'd been offered not one but TWO jobs. I then played Sims all night. Friday - Spent the morning on a teams call with my lovely fiance finalising his Visa application so that's done. We also set a date for the wedding so that's exciting. It really was a good Friday. Saturday - I was intending to do overtime on this day but my colleague told me the system was still down in the morning and wasn't going to be back up until the evening so I thought fuck it. I had to go to the library to unlock my online account and while I was in town I grabbed some meat from the butchers. I got back home and worked in the garden to get it vaguely summer ready - I just focused on the new seating area I made on the patio and the bit at the end of the garden with the outdoor sofa and table. It's getting there, but there is a ton left to do. I also cleaned the outside windows at the back of the house and it took forever because those are some big windows but I am sick of being gaslit by window cleaners and I took matters into my own hands. Sunday - I started the day off by taking a giant bite out of an easter egg, which is the breakfast of champions. I then cleaned the windows in the conservatory/gym on the inside, forgetting completely I hadn't changed the kitchen clock to BST and was pretty late to a three course dinner my mom and dad had prepared. I got back home and vegged on the sofa for a while and then had a long soak in the bath, and then video called my fiance for a catch up. Today - I have spent the day sewing curtains but it's a job I have been meaning to do for months, I just didn't have the time to devote to the task. All done now, and I have a couple more bits to do and then I am going to veg on the sofa again because I need this rest so bad. Finances are being kept nicely in check. Eating has been pretty good, but exercise has taken a back seat. All is not lost though, I have been pretty active around the house so although not traditional exercise calorie burns haven't been low. Having set a date for the wedding though, I have renewed vigour to look hot in my beautiful dress.

April 1st Check In 3 lbs down! Haven't been as strict on the workouts as I wanted to be but my eating has been mostly on track. It's amazing how good setting a date for my wedding has been for motivation, as has dress shopping. But I can't take full credit - the commencement of shark week has probably done the lions share of the work this week. I bloat so much a week or so beforehand.

Well it's that age old philosophical question isn't it. If a man is being sexy at work and Deffy isn't around to witness it, is he still sexy?

Well look at Raider Two-Jobs. (Mad proud of you ❤️)

Oh so that Updating thing I said I'd do. I am back to calorie tracking and my deficit isn't designed to be high at this point (this comes later in the spring/summer when all I eat is salads). Exercise has been following the pattern except for this morning because I was up most of the night ill and woke up groggy and tired so I am preserving myself. Usually when I am ON THIS, weight loss and fitness is my primary goal however right now I am having to balance this with overtime and work and this has to take priority. I am doing a few hours of overtime every night and finishing work late. I do this fasted until 1:30 so I don't want to make anything harder for myself. keep my finances in line - I have done loads of overtime and spent very little. I inventoried my freezer the other evening and I had 65 meals worth of stuff in there so I don't need groceries for a while, and when @DarK_RaideR was here he made some super delicious meals with leftovers that I put in the freezer and it's nice he's cooking for me from 2,000 miles away ❤️ Eat Well - Saturday was a high calorie day but I went to Hay on Wye with Superbestfriend and we went for dinner at the pan asian buffet restaurant and then shared a bottle of wine. I didn't track calories but I did just call then 4000 and be done with it. Beyond that, things have been delicious and pretty healthy and mostly within targets which aren't even particularly strict now. exercise frequently to keep myself healthy - This has been happening but I missed a session this morning. It's ok though, I am balancing a few really important things here and I don't want to take from one to fuel another when the one I am taking it from is arguably the main quest. Rehab my back -It hasn't been too bad at the moment. learn Greek - Just Duolingo but I have some time off next week to focus on the other bits. declutter my house and perk it up a bit - I inventoried the freezer and cupboards a couple of nights ago, but I haven't done much more beyond this. I am keeping the living room and kitchen perfect though so that's something, and in my defence I haven't had much time. drop some weight - I feel insanely bloated but I think shark week is on the horizon.

Console gamers the world over say duh And that my mom is as mad as a box of frogs. It's ok, you can say it ❤️ I know you owe me one for the moussaka... but that wasn't fish and chips *hides*

They think he's lovely and they're not wrong.

I have this on Xbox, play it when you're here.

There are some great ideas here, the tweaks, although not saving all that many calories are making a huge difference in the nutritional profile and I bet you will feel less hungry so please report back on this!

I'm quite a catch, you see.

Funny you should mention it but I did think to myself only yesterday Doodlies were overdue a resurrection.

You and me both! Following

Following along to see if your great great great granddaughter is indeed pretty fine. Also, congratulations on the wedding!