accountability

I have, for months, been working at losing some weight.  I'm down from 204 to 185 and headed for 170.  That's on the high side but I want some reserves in case I get sick.  The walking has been  a godsend, and I am eating a whole lot better.  Kyle has been a terrific help (Thank you, Darling!)

But I'm a little worried about the cruise.  Well today, I got the inspiration to share my blog address with my Weight Watcher buddies, so they can come cruising with us.  Welcome, welcome, my new friends!

Now, I'll have to be good for everyone's sake so I can prove that happy cruising CAN be fit and trim as well.  So brace yourselves.  I am going to be reporting step counts and food points.  This should keep me away from the self-serve frozen yogurt, and the sweet fruity cocktails with the paper parasols.

 I hope it won't be too boring for everyone else.  There will be lots of photos, and Baabette will no doubt make many friends.  I'll be out of wifi range from Sunday the 13th till we arrive in Hilo on April 17.  Then, from April 24 thru the 28, we will again be at sea.  I'll try to post daily in between.

All packed.  My suitcase was three t-shirts and a beaded shawl over the weight limit.  I will get along without them somehow.  Fifty pounds of clothes for 16 days?  Oh well, I'm going with my navy and red theme, so everything goes with everything else.  Scarves and shawls for accents. Dress shoes, walking shoes, and flip-flops to wear around the ship.  My C-PAP machine counts as one carry-on, so The laptop goes in the back-pack along with cords and chargers, airplane knitting, a baggie of almonds and dried cranberries just in case, glasses, back-up glasses, notebook and pens, kleenex, drugs (Immodium, Aspirin, Benedryl, and the daily vitamins and meds ), bandaids, lipstick, jewelry, cell phone, a t-shirt and change of panties.  Counting down the days!