59Carol's Journal, 24 Mar 19

This was a bit of a gain... I can attest when you are eating off meat and cheese platters for a number of days that the calories really add up while feeling you really haven't had a meal!

This last week has been filled with funeral planning and some heavy projects like clearing out an income property in preparation for having it reno-ed soon. Unfortunately it also meant that I was eating on the fly and grazing at meat and cheese platters.

Yesterday was my husband's funeral. I am very satisfied with how everything turned out. My adult children, my sister and myself worked hard to create a fitting tribute to the man that was my husband. We had an excellent celebrant who reflected our wishes exactly, live music by a long time friend singing with an acoustic guitar, an amazing eulogy by my sister (many many people commented that it was the best eulogy they had ever heard), a slide show created by my son who included beautiful video footing from when my husband was a small child, a song that a childhood friend of my husband's wrote in remembrance of my husband and recorded at a studio in time to be sent to us to be played, and music chosen by my husband. I was expecting around 150 people to attend. One of the guests told me that he did a quick head count and there were approximately 300 people. They came from long distances and from all parts of his life. I was truly humbled by the out pouring of support and love for my husband by so many people who cared for him.

Today I will be saying good-bye to many of the long distance friends and wishing them safe travels. Tomorrow will be taking a deep breath and looking at what next needs to be done.

108.0 kg Lost so far: 13.8 kg.    Still to go: 30.8 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

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1570 kcal

Fat: 66.44g | Prot: 58.14g | Carbs: 191.30g.   Breakfast: Yam, Poached Egg, Tea (Brewed), Kombucha, Honey, Whole Milk. Lunch: Nabisco Triscuit Rosemary & Olive Oil Crackers, Great Midwest Pepper Jack Cheese Cubes, Hickory Farms Ham Summer Sausage. Dinner: Apple Dessert Crisp, Macaroni or Noodles with Cheese. Snacks/Other: Tea (Brewed). more...

3110 kcal

Exercise: Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 5 minutes, Dance (square dancing) - 20 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 30 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Weight Training (moderate) - 26 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 39 minutes. more...