!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Check it out!  Check my Ticker on the top right!  I've reached 10kg loss since end January for the year!

Whoop Whoop!

Slow, but steady wins the race!

6-Month Progress Pics

I have taken long overdue progress photos on Friday.  I usually try to take photos every 3 months, but I never got around to it.  So here's my progress this past 6 months.  I'm quite pleased!

NON-event November

Another month gone. I'm still being good with updating my spreadsheet daily, I like doing it and it keeps me accountable - Thanks August, you taught me a lot!

November was a bit of a non-event of a month.  First being away for almost a week, then after my race I was woman-down with a cold/sinus thing and I wasn't able to exercise for two whole weeks.  I also suffer from diet-lethargy (haha is this a thing??) and my willpower wasn't exactly what it was supposed to be over the weekends.

When I weighed in last Friday my weight was about 0.4kg down from end of October - so nothing gained, but barely lost.  I will see what I weigh tomorrow - can only hope I've lost a bit more this week as I was able to start running again on Monday.

So November I only had 16 out of 30 perfect eating days, the other 14 was a mix up of okay-days and indulge-days.  Only 10 workouts @ 8.5 hours of exercise this month / a total of just over 50km of running.  Hey, I'm still lapping those on the couch!

At least I have a running achievement- completing my first 10km race in November, so I guess the month wasn't a total waste of time!

On to December and I have a plan of action ready for the Festive Season.  I will keep on exercising and I will move over to maintenance macros from the 16th. So I'm hoping that this year will finally be the year when I manage not to gain a ton of weight over the holidays.  Fingers crossed - I've come so far this year, finally weighing 70-something and I am now working on getting into the 60's, a healthy BMI and maintenance weight.

I know Santa won't be bringing me my ideal body, but I'll be my own Santa and I will keep on working hard and get it myself.  Ho Ho Ho!

10 km Success!

I got really nervous a few days before the race, not knowing how I will feel during the race, if I'll be able to complete it.  I was determined though and decided I will give it my best go, walk if I have to.

Thankfully my friend decided to do this with me, so it helped immensely to have her by my side.  We had some chats at time while jogging, even burst out laughing and giggled so much when I mentioned that next year we'll do a half marathon!

The 8th kilometer started feeling long, but the 9th and 10th was really hard. It was literally just putting one foot in front of the other. After 1 hour and 24 minutes I finished it, without any walking!  Yes!  I came 532nd out of a field of 548 runners, so was at the tail end, but I thought I did great for my first 10km!  Running at a pace of 8:24 per kilometer.  I will still work on my speed, now that I have endurance covered.

Can't wait for my next one! (Crazy!!!!)

Before the race - fresh as daisies

After the race - very happy, but oh so sore!

October in Reflection

I was quiet in October, because it was a busy-busy month.  And it ain't gonna slow down towards the end of the year it seems!

Nevertheless, October was a great month!  I lost 1.4 kg for the month and it brought my weight loss since end of January to 9.5 kg - half a kilo to go to reach a total of 10 kg for the year.  Weight at end of October stood @ 78.5.  So even a bit further down the 70's, I can live with that :) :) :)

It was also one of my best exercise months... I really put in major effort and ran 80km for the month and just under 18 hours of exercise in total for about 24 workouts.

I got a bit distracted over weekends though... but let's just call it Diet Lethargy.  It's not a biggy though and am not going to sweat it, it is what it is and it didn't stop my journey, just slowed it down a bit.

Hello November!

The first 6 days wasn't a good start for the month, but I am now motivated to make the rest of the month a great one.  I was away for a work conference, so eating and drinking was a bit iffy... and only got to do one 5km walk last week.  I'll make up for it this week.

Now, there's something I have to put "out there", because once it's "out there" I have to pull through and do it.  I entered for a 10 km race.  I don't know if I'll be able to do it, but I'll die trying.  It was "the" race I had in mind all year, thinking I'll be able to do a 10 km by this time.  I haven't yet.... and I don't know if I can.... but I am going to attempt it and even if I have to walk a big part of it, I will try my best.  I always thought runners were crazy... now I know it.... because I'm one now!   Eeeeeeeek!

Houston we have a problem...

But I kinda love having this problem.

My summer clothes are too big for me!  Now that the weather is slowly becoming warmer in South Africa I was looking for my summer pants and none of my cropped pants of last summer is fitting me!  They are all way too big around my waste.  I was so chuffed after fitting a few pants and finding them so big that I asked hubby to snap a pic.  Big bonus, some of my tops that I never wore because it was to tight over the tummy I'm so self-conscious about, are fitting much better.

Slowly but surely I'm growing more confident in my own skin.

May the kilos keep on dropping. And may a fairy sponsor me a new wardrobe of clothes ;)

Smashing It September!

I have some great news this morning.  I will let the picture tell the story:

At last! I just-just made it and I want to say damn my body -  that it's so slow in losing, but then again I rather need to praise my body for being so strong and allowing me to push it so hard, because I really pushed myself this September.  Lower calories + more exercise... not ideal and I will need to adjust again, but it helped me to break through my plateau, or rather rollercoaster ride!

I am happy this morning. To see that 7 instead of an 8 in the front of that figure really made my day.  I know I will touch the 80's again as I know I retain extra water sometimes, but this October I will work hard to get as far away from the 80's as possible.  For now, I'll rejoice!  I ordered my reward - Funky Tights this morning, so there is no turning back now!

I'm proud of my September - total loss of 1.8 kg, 17½ hours of exercise and 25 perfect macro days :)

Next op - A Rocking October!  I will not stop, I will make it a success too. I will be determined... I know I would want to give up - it's a hard fight and it takes so much out of me, but I have come so far - from weighing 102 kg to tasting the 70's - I can, I must, I will... For >>>ME <<<

September thus far

Just a quick blog post to report how the first half of my September went.  So far so good!

I started tracking my weight daily and it constantly went up or down by a 100 to 400g on a daily basis, not really shifting.  So I decided to tweak my macros a bit.  The coach on the IIFYM page updated the calculator and I used it to determine my new macros.  Not a major tweak, just increasing my deficit with approximately 90 calories, less protein and less fat, but more carbs (yay me!).  Just after 1 week my weight went down with a whole kilogram.  I think this may just be the breakthrough I so desperately need.

Weight is currently standing on 80.6 kg - 600 gram to get to 80, after that I am so ready for the 70's!  I decided this morning that I will spoil myself with a Funky Tight as reward as soon as I break the 80's.

This is what the first half of my September looked like:

SEPTEMBER	Eating on track	Exercise	Minutes	KM
1	Yes	Run	45	5.13
2	Yes	Strength	30	N/a
3	Yes	N/a	N/a	N/a
4	Yes	N/a	N/a	N/a
5	Yes	Run	47	5.43
6	Yes	Strength	30	N/a
		Dance	30	N/a
7	Yes	Run	43	5.13
8	Yes	Dance	10	N/a
9	Okay, not perfect	Strength	30	N/a
10	No	No	N/a	N/a
11	No	Walk	15	N/a
12	Yes	Hip Hop	60	N/a
13	Yes	Hip Hop	40	N/a
		Run	15	2
14	Yes	Run	45	5.5
15	Yes	Hip Hop	60	N/a
	12	14	500	23.19
	Perfect Days	Workouts	Mins Exercised	KM Ran

Not a lot of running, but a lot of exercise none the less.

Watch this space for what's to come!

Non-scale Victories x3

I have to make a blog post about this.  I have to celebrate every minuscule victory and since yesterday afternoon I had 3!  After Accountability August I was a bit down in the dumps, I feel I did not make enough progress and I didn't break the 80's thanks to a weightloss plateau.  This morning I feel motivated again and this is why:

(1)
This morning I was out for my run, my freaking glutes sore as can be as I did strength training - leg day on Friday.  A car stopped next to me and a very kind lady said:

"I just want to say you are looking so well. I've been watching you since day 1, you are doing great"

It made me want to cry, and I actually did shed a few tears after I thanked her and told her it means a whole lot to me.  I have been running around our neighbourhood for about 9 months now and I never realised people are watching me. Well except for two old out walking from time to time and a few domestic ladies on their way to work, I always greet when I pass someone on foot.

It really did mean a lot to me, even though I don't see my own progress sometimes, because I'm too damn hard on myself, doesn't mean that progress isn't visible. I hope that lady knows how much her kind comment meant to me.

(2)
We popped into the mall yesterday and I saw two tops that I wanted to buy.  I went to fit and the large was too big.  I ended up buying 2x medium tops!  I can't believe it fit me! Coming from a size XL to XXL, it made me want to jump around with joy.  Medium!  Look!


























(3)
I got an email this morning from Runkeeper, the app I use to say that I broke my record for the fastest average pace in a month.  Yay, so running is making progress and I'm getting faster!

Thank goodness for non-scale victories. It helps so much to make this journey bearable.

Accountability August ~ in conclusion

First things first - Day 31

The last day went well.  I was low on energy though as my little girl was up a lot, crying in her sleep and when she wasn't awake and calling for me, hubby snored... so had minimal sleep.  Then we had a freaking hot day at 37 degrees - I was hot and bothered and tired.  I went out running in the morning, started out running for 28 minutes, but then walked the rest of the way to complete a 5 km... I was just too low on mojo to make it a powerful workout, but I kept on moving and later I did some dancing too to get my energy to spike during the afternoon otherwise I would have fallen asleep.

Eating was on track 100% with Proats for breakfast, Scrambled eggs+mushrooms+baked beans for lunch and roasted veg and mince for dinner.

Victory! August was a success!

I stayed accountable, even during hard days.  My eating was on track and perfect 23 out of 31 days, I exercised 18 times for a total of 13.5 hours and I ran almost a total of 78 km during the month.

Perhaps some will frown upon this and say that I can do better and yes I am pretty sure I can and I will work towards it. BUT and it's a big but, I had a hard month with some sick days, some sick days for my kids, a few social events, public holidays, a very tough month emotionally dealing with a 6-year old boy who is going through a rough time with ADHD/SPD/ODD, full time work, busy with so many things, keeping my house sort of decent, cooking, laundry etc etc. So I am so freaking proud of what I accomplished, I kept going, relying only on myself to stay on track as much as possible.

I don't think my month was so successful in terms of weight loss, it was like a seesaw - up, down, standstill / plateau, but my fitness or rather running made huge progress.

This is the spreadsheet I kept to stay accountable:

AUGUST	Eating on track	Exercise	Minutes	KM
1	Yes	Run	47	5.19 km
2	Yes	Run	44	4.92 km
3	Yes	Weights	30	N/a
4	Yes	Run	43	4.49 km
5	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
6	No	No	N/a	N/a
7	No	Run	50	5 km
8	No	No	N/a	N/a
9	No	Run	42	5 km
10	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
11	Yes	Run	44	4.5 km
12	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
13	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
14	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
15	Yes	Run	44	5.31 km
16	Yes	Run	42	5.74 km
17	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
18	Yes	Danced	50	N/a
19	Yes	Run	41	5 km
20	Okay, not perfect	No	N/a	N/a
21	Okay, not perfect	No	N/a	N/a
22	Yes	Danced	50	N/a
23	Yes	Run	44	5.16 km
24	Yes	Run	44	5.10 km
25	Yes	Run	42	6.06 km
26	Yes	No	N/a	N/a
27	No	No	N/a	N/a
28	No	No	N/a	N/a
29	Yes	Run	49	5.22 km
30	Yes	Run	52	6.04 km
31	Yes	Run	50	5 km
	23 Perfect days	18 workouts	13.5 hrs	77.73 km

I quite liked keeping track like this, so I already started a new spreadsheet for September.  Now I won't be posting on my blog everyday, but I will try and do a few blog posts on my progress.  I think I will just need to keep a closer eye on my weight and I will add a column and see what I weigh every day, just to try and see a pattern and why I struggle so much to loose weight.  Perhaps I will gain some insight.

Now on to bigger, better things - Spring!  I'm not exactly sure about my goals yet, but I will give it great thought and update my blog as soon as I decided.

I challenge everybody reading my blog to answer the following question!  Say yes, and make September a great month with me <3  xx

Accountability August - Day 30

The day went well.  I had a fabulous 6 km run... I actually wished I had more time to run to see if I can make it to 7 km, but alas work was waiting.

I also had a good macro day.  I had oats with peanut butter and milk for breakfast, toast with avo and chicken breast again for lunch and dinner was a Paleo beef patty with mushrooms, egg, tomato, avo and baked beans - absolutely delish.

1 Day to go!

Accountability August - Day 29

I climbed back on the IIFYM-wagon and gosh it's good to be back. Flexible eating is just the perfect way of eating and tracking for me. I'm a very methodical person and I like planning my day's menu down to the last gram of protein/carb/fat.  Mentally it helps me stay on track with my eating, because I know I don't over or under eat in any way.  If I keep on tracking there is no way I can't lose weight.  So I just made up my mind - September I'm going to make sure I track every single day.

Yesterday was a good day, my intake was 123g Carbs (goal 125g), 142g Protein (goal 148g) and 57g Fat (goal 65).  My meals included avo on Kilojoule Controlled toast with a side of chicken breast, dinner was funnily enough a Reboot meal of chicken, tomato and onion salad, butternut and garlic green beans and my snacks included droewors, a protein shake, a protein bar, a pear and 17g chocolate.  I didn't have breakfast hence the droewors and protein bar as my morning snack.  The protein shake is purely to up my protein intake to make sure I do not lose any lean muscle mass whilst losing weight.

My exercise for the day included a nice run to start the day with and I clocked 11k steps on the Fitbit.  It was a misty, eerie morning to run.  Dogs out on the road and those in their yards were on edge, cars driving without their headlights switched on, bad visibility. I wanted so bad to quit, my muscles were sore from early on, I developed a wee mid-run and I just wanted to turn back home, but instead I kept going. It was a slow run in comparison to my others this month, but it was a great exercise session in the end.  You know what they say about workouts - never miss a Monday!  That rings so true for me, I have to start my week with an exercise session otherwise the chance is good that it's going to be a terrible fitness week and I have a lack of motivation to get/keep going.

I just got an email from the running app I used - I broke my record for the farthest distance in a month, longest duration in a month and most calories burned in a month since I started using the app.  Yes! It means August was a fab month, and it's not done quite yet!

Okey dokey, let's get the second last day of August on the road!

Dinner & Mid-run pic

I absolutely love this running motivation!

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up.  It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.  Every morning a lion wakes up.  It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.  It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running.

Accountability August - Days 26, 27 & 28

This is what my weekend was filled with:

Special family moments, celebrating hubby's 38th birthday, meeting my brand new nephew/godchild and spending time with my loved ones.  It was a YOLO weekend.  Pre planned, so didn't have time for exercising, didn't track what I ate, and definitely didn't think twice about drinking a glass of wine, eating a slice of birthday cake or even indulging in my mom's lemon meringue tart - she never accepts a no anyway!

In the grand scheme of things, an odd weekend/dinner/special occasion here and there, when I'm not exactly on track, it does not matter.  Simply because I know that I am always at the very least 80 to 90% on track.  Yes, it means my journey is much slower, but hey this is life afterall, I'm human and I am okay with it.  I rather have a slow journey to goal weight and enjoy my life, than having to fast track and not enjoying special occasions.

Now I'm on my 3rd last day of this August challenge, but it taught me a lot in terms of staying accountable, going off track momentarily, but getting right back on track afterwards.  I'm proud of my August, I do not regret anything (except for the few days it rained and I couldn't get a run in!).  Now I'm going to finish the month strong!  Then it's on to bigger, better things for Spring, because Summer is around the corner and I need to tone those flabby bits.

Accountability August - Day 25

DAY 25
Workout - 6km Run

Breakfast - Egg, tomato, onion, greenpepper, cucumber
Lunch - Tuna / Avo Salad
Dinner - Garlic & Almond Chicken Breast, Roasted Cauli/Broc/Carrots/Mushrooms
Snacks - Pear, Half Orange, small handful seeds & coffee with coconut milk

Accountability August - Day 24

What a freaking hard day... things have taken a turn for the worse with my boy again, so I was extremely emotional with a double dose of my little stress pills.  Again, I wanted to throw myself at food and eat my emotions.  I nearly did, I really came so close.  Somehow I didn't. I don't know how I survived the day without a binge. I have a huge slab of my favourite Marvelous Creations chocolate in the house, plus two slabs milk chocolate for hubby's birthday plus a bulk bag of the kids' chips, a tub ice-cream in the freezer - so there was temptations galore.  I know when I'm fragile I can go on a feeding frenzy and eat everything in sight - I know that I am an emotional eater to the extreme, I recognized my problem and I am fighting it.  Today I am glad that I stayed strong.  I'm still sad, but I am happy that I'm continuing to build myself up, not break myself down any further.

Menu for the day was: An egg, ham, tomato and a banana for breakfast, soup for lunch, Paleo beef stroganoff and veggies for dinner. Snacks included sunflower seeds I roasted with a few nuts and raisins and spiced with chili and paprika.   I hope I did not munch on this too much... it's a bit addictive!  A clean eating day.

I also did a 5 km run to start out my day.

Post run, breakfast & dinner

Accountability August - Day 23

Tuesday was a good one as well. Nothing much to report except what I ate and what I did...

My day started with a 5km run... with a bit adrenaline added towards the end of it when 4 dogs chased me.  Always fun.... not!  Luckily they were small and no teeth were sunk into my flesh.  

In the kitchen things went well too.  Egg, avo & tomato/curry relish for breakfast, soup for lunch and a pork chop with cauliflower and salad for dinner.  Snacks were an orange, biltong sticks and sunflower seeds.  I have such a thing for oranges at the moment, can't get enough!

Exactly one week left of the month!

Pre run, breakfast, snack & dinner

Accountability August - Day 22

We are almost through with this month!  Day 22 was a relatively normal day. I was insanely busy at work, I will be this whole week.  I woke up to an ice-cold day; it was windy, gale force wind and awful outside, so I did not go out to run, but I stayed inside and danced for 50 odd minutes.

Breakfast was a boiled egg and avo, lunch soup (duh!) and for dinner I made the most delicious tomato based beef curry and I had it with sweet potato mash and half of a banana.  Snacks for the day included biltong sticks, pear and almonds. A solid day.

Dinner & Afternoon Snack

Accountability August - Days 19, 20 & 21

This is going to be a quick one!  Work is busy busy busy.

Friday's weigh-in went well - down 700g :) And closer to my goal, yay!

Last day of the 5-day Reboot/Detox went well too and I started the day with a 5 km run.  Saturday & Sunday I was active the whole time, but didn't have a set workout... but with two kiddies - one hyperactive boy and a very busy 2-year old, how can you not be!  Eating was alright, could have been better, but no binges, which is a win.  I did have some chocolate, wine and nice coffees/hot chocolate though and I had a dessert yesterday.  Oh and pizza Saturday, okay maybe my eating wasn't as great as I thought now that I think of exactly what I ate... but still, it could have been far worse.

This is a new week! And I think I'm going to do another 5 days of Reboot / clean eating. I need every little boost I can get and my body is so stubborn at the moment.  I think my macros need recalculating, but I want to drop to below 80 first.

Let's rock this week! Whooo!

Accountability August - Day 18

I woke up with my throat feeling better, but sinus still bothering quite a bit.  I felt well enough and decided to go for a run after hubby and kids left for the day and before I start my work day, so I put on my running clothes only to find that it rains, so I had my morning coffee and waited to see if the rain stopped, but alas no such luck.  I then decided to dust off my Wii and do some dance workouts with my Just Dance disks.  It was great fun and I danced about 50 minutes until I was completely out of breath.

It was a fabulous day in the kitchen too and my meals was as follow:  Eggs, tomato, cucumber and avo for breakfast, same old same old soup for lunch and dinner was roast chicken with lots of veg.  Snacks were basically the same as the rest of the week: biltong, nuts, fruit.  I try and limit my fruit to two portions a day.  I really enjoyed my fruit this week - beautiful pears and sweet oranges, it tasted of goodness.

All in all a good day.  I'm happy with my week thus far!

Pre workout shot, breakfast, dinner and a pic of tv displaying Just Dance moves

Accountability August - Day 17

Day 17 was one of those days when I woke up and said "aaaargh fuckit!"  I woke up with a thick head, a sore throat and yucky sinus, so I decided to skip the run and lay in bed until 8 when I have to start work rather. At that stage I really wished I could go running, especially after the brilliant run the day before, but I needed the rest more.

I planned to go for a lunch-time walk, but then work was insane and I was stuck to my computer all day.  On the positive side though - I kept my eating clean and flooded my body with good food and nutrients; and I had the best meals!  I had a very happy tummy at the end of the day.

Breakfast was fried eggs with leftover pork, tomato and cucumber, lunch was soup again (it makes my life easier if I have soup in the fridge and freezer) and dinner was Paleo cottage pie, made with sweet potato and fragrant mince with lots of onion, garlic, chilli, turmeric, curry, ginger - all immune boosters.  The side salad was incredibly yum and a new combination for me - baby lettuce, Forelle pear, avo and Israeli cucumber.  Snacks included lean kudu biltong, a few almonds, an orange for vitamin C, coffee with coconut milk and green tea.

Day 17 = success!

Beautiful, yummy meals <3

You carry on, my dear

Accountability August - Day 16

It was a great day, if only every day could be like this.  I had a great run in the morning - did a fast (for me) 5.74km run. Meals were great - I had leftover stir fry for brekkie, soup again for lunch and for dinner I made pork roast, braised onions, butternut and salad.  Snacks included small amounts of biltong, nuts, fruit, 3 cups of coffee, 2 cups green tea and lots of water.

Post run selfie and app results for the run; dinner

Accountability August - Day 15

Day 15 was an awesome success!  I had a great run to start my day off and did a fast-paced (fast-paced for me anyway) 5.3 km.  I was red-faced and exhausted afterwards, but it felt so good.

Reboot also went well.  I had one whole egg and one egg white with chicken and tomato for breakfast, beef and pepper soup and a small banana for lunch and beef stir fry for dinner.  My snacks included an orange, almonds and biltong.  Reboot makes my tummy so happy, you can really have awesome meals plus as an added bonus Reboot makes me less bloated instantaneously!

I have stopped the Sleek Geek Move More Challenge.  Even though it's a fab challenge, I have to simplify my life to feel in control again. Less is more right now.  So my focus is to get a run in for the day and to keep my eating on track.  As soon as I complicate it with other challenges and too many things  I feel out of control when I don't manage it all.

My last weigh-in was on 5 August when I saw a gain (confession time!) thanks to birthday celebrations.  Crossing fingers, holding thumbs that I'll see a loss on Friday when I weigh again!  I'm so keeping the faith here!  I hope my scale plays along nicely ;)

Red-faced & sparkly post workout; and two of my meals for the day:

Accountability August - Days 12, 13 & 14

We're in the middle of August and I think it's time to step it up a bit!  This past 3 days went great.  Food intake was exactly like it should have been - pre-planned meals and snacks, all within my IIFYM lifestyle, and I wanted to exercise I just decided to lay low for a bit longer and I'm glad I did.  I always reckon that eating is the biggest part of a healthy lifestyle and exercise is the smaller, say 20% of it.  I would like to think exercise is a bigger part, but in the end you can't out-exercise a bad diet.

Coming from a couch-potato background a couple of years ago, I am glad to say now that I enjoy being active. I especially enjoy the running at the moment.  I always dreamed of becoming a runner, I just never thought I had it in me.  I had such a good run this morning, a real feel-good run!  That's why I said I'm glad I rested a couple of days, now my body feels a bit stronger and I am going to give it my all this week.  I am aiming for 5 solid runs!  Let's hope life doesn't come in the way.

Further to that, I decided I'm joining my dear friend a.k.a partner-in-crime when it comes to weightloss, Jess in doing a 5-day Reboot.  So for 5 days only clean eating - no sugar, starch, dairy, etc.  I will concentrate on taking in meat/chicken, vegetables, fruit, nuts & good oils like coconut and avo.  I think a bit of detox will do my body good!

So I'm amped for this next week. Let's do this thing!

Accountability August - Day 11

It was an emotional day, but I started out with a nice, easy-paced run.  I think I did about 4.5 km although my tracker malfunctioned at some point.  It was a great day in the kitchen as well and I stayed strong with soup for lunch and chicken enchilada style for dinner.

I realized that I really need to focus on not falling off the wagon right now, it will be so easy to self sabotage myself now.  I need to focus on how far I've come and not look at how far I still have to go, because that is when I get disheartened.  I need to keep my head strong and my heart in it, then I will be successful in this war I started against my fat rolls.

I lift my glass of water and cheers to a happy, healthy weekend! May it be a good one!  I will update again on Monday.