Dalyan – 27th November

Wednesday 27th November was weigh day so Captain Caveman and I got weighed at Fire Opal. We had our breakfast while the dogs watched and generally kept out of the way of the painters at Jamie’s for the day.
On our home scales I had lost 0.8kg (1.8lb) but Captain Caveman had done even better and had lost 1.1kg (2.4lb). My measurements were really good this week too and, although I had stayed the same on my bust, I had lost 3cm from my waist and 4cm from my hips. This meant I was 2cm under my target measurements for each. I still needed to lose 1.1kg (2.4lb) to hit my weight target. Captain Caveman decided to also set himself a target and chose 75kg, which meant he wanted to lose another 3.6kg (8lb).
At 11.30am I had Turkish class and I still hadn’t done my homework, so I quickly did that just beforehand. Turkish class this week was at Ela’s Kitchen which I do prefer and I ordered a Yorkshire tea for my drink. It was 80 lira (£1.82) and very nice. I walked back through the square where Wonky’s was and via the bakery which now had a tent front being added to their cafe area.

Back home, where Captain Caveman had been left in charge of Norman & Edna and making our lunch, I had a small but good salad. We then took the dogs on a walk along the river, bumping in to a couple of friends who were drinking wine at Okyanus in the lovely sunshine. They asked why they hadn’t seen us out at all and I explained about being on a health kick and neither of us having any work until recently. They said I was looking very well and could tell I had lost a lot of weight, and it was nice to have their support and encouragement.
At Fat Club, I was in charge while Carol was away. There were 6 attendees plus me and I really love our little group as it is so supportive. To my surprise I had lost the same as on my home scales, although weighed 0.2kg (0.4lb) heavier on Carol’s scales. There was a mixture of results; 3 ladies had put a little weight on but could understand why, 1 had stayed the same and 3 had lost. I’m glad I had lost as I wanted to try to lead by example as I know it’s really hard to support others if I’m not showing it can be done.
Back at Fire Opal, I noticed we hadn’t finished off the Yorkshire pudding mixture so I made myself a couple of pancakes with a drizzle of honey and then ate an orange which I had taken from a tree.
For dinner, Captain Caveman made a chicken and vegetable pasta which was topped with cheese and very tasty. We stayed at Fire Opal until 7pm to give the painted doors a chance to dry and then we walked back with our bags and the dogs. They were a bit disgruntled that it was past their dinner time and were eager for food.
I fed the dogs and put stuff in cupboards before getting ready for the Resort Experts weekly team meeting at 8pm. Luckily for Jamie, he was about to get his learning from actually being on a cruise!
After the team meeting, something had gotten Captain Caveman upset as he was being a bit off with me. I explained that I was getting quite annoyed that I was trying my best to hold things together but his Bridge addiction was getting me down and I wanted him to do something about it. He turned the situation around to say that the only reason he was playing Bridge so much was because I was working and he was ‘allowing me the time to do my stuff but was getting annoyed that I wasn’t getting on with my list of stuff’. He also said that he was annoyed that he always did the washing up. I was so annoyed because I didn’t agree and I would love nothing more than to get on with my to-do list! As he decided to take himself off to the bedroom, I sat and cried out of complete frustration. I stayed downstairs with the dogs and got on with some of my to-do list, but by 4am it was too cold to stay downstairs. I needed a human version of the dog jumper to keep me warm.