Sistah Pat

Geez, it’s still dark outside and I’ve been up for 30 minutes.  Why do we have to start work so early?  I’ve always wondered about that.  Why are we rolling kids out of bed before dawn?  Some kind of throw-back to farming, I suppose.  Give me a couple weeks and I’ll be back in the routine.  Gonna wear pants and tight undies today.  That ought to take care of things.  I wonder if they make panty suspenders?  Cute, little, lacy things like garters.  If anyone says, “Pat!  You’ve lost weight!”,  I can say, “You betcha!  My panties fall off now!”

Scales are still showing 173.5 and I don’t see how I’m going to get to exercise today.  I’ll be at work from 7:30 to 3:00 and then have dinner at Sistah Pam’s at 5:30.  Should be fun.  I always enjoy getting together with the girls although there’s a little dissension within the group right now.  Still haven’t heard from “evil” Pam, which just blows me away.  I don’t know what’s going on with her!

4:00 - Finally got home from work.  Didn’t seem to get much accomplished today.  Too much turmoil.  Everyone running around putting up bulletin boards and unpacking supplies and books.  Went out for lunch with good friend Barbara and had some delish Applebees diet stuff.  I’m supposed to be at Sistah Pam’s for dinner in an hour and a half so I don’t have time to workout.  I thought about it.  Figured I could get at least an hour on the treadmill but then I thought about being all hot and sweaty and having to take a shower and change clothes and redo hair and makeup and decided it wasn’t worth it.

 This month’s meeting of the Sistah’s is supposed to focus on a renewal of our enthusiasm.  We’re all kind of in a rut and need to make some plans/goals to get us through the next couple of months.  I’m probably the most dedicated of the bunch and you guys know how I’ve been drifting for the last three weeks or so.  I need to refocus and get back on track.  Just like today…I’m not getting my exercise.  True, I don’t have time but I would have made time last spring.  Even if it meant not getting enough sleep or going to Pam’s in spandex and tee shirt.  I’m actually feeling pretty good about things the last couple of days after giving myself a pep talk so I’m probably more motivated than the others at the moment but I could still use some new inspiration.

9:30 - Enjoyed dinner with the Sistahs!  Pam fixed us grilled chicken breast, corn on the cobb, fresh veggies with whole wheat penne pasta, and strawberries with fat free angel food cake.  We ate dinner and then drank wine and talked about what we wanted to work on.  Pam wants to try to stop eating around bedtime, Jana wants to get more walking in, and I want to work on upper body.  To inspire us, Pam had bought some silly putty and we made scultures for each other as reminders/motivators.  It probably wasn’t a wise idea but we weighed after being at work all day and eating Pam’s wonderful dinner so we could have a baseline weight.  I showed 177.5  (I’m protesting but that’s what her scales show).  After the weigh-in, we headed out to Pam’s new sun room and smoked cigars and came up with a competition.  We decided to ante up $15.00 each at our monthly dinners but the one who has lost the largest percentage of weight will only have to pay $10.00.  In December, the person who’s lost the largest percentage of weight will win the pot.  I love these girls dearly but I’m going to wipe up the floor with them!  Already planning on using the money for a massage and spa treatment on the cruise. These little chickies have no idea how competitive I can be!