Mornin' everyone!
Loriann, that was Dr. Oz. He does the "You..." books (
You, The Owner's Manual,
You, On a Diet, etc...) with Dr. Rozen. He has a lot of great ideas! I think the soda thing only works for people who drink sugar (not diet) sodas every day and drink a lot of them. If you were drinking 8oz of soda every day, quitting it wouldn't necessarily help you lose weight. But the trend is much more like getting a Super Big-Gulp (almost as much as a 2 liter bottle) every couple hours. That's a lot of calories!
Glad you got the dryer fixed! It's not fun to try to hang out clothes when you know they'll only freeze on the line! :br:
Sounds like a good day,
Cottage! Either you get your coffee and magazine, or you get to stay home...either way it's a win/win for you!
Hope you enjoy it!
Oh,
Cyndi, I shouldn't laugh...I know that dealing with the aftereffects of SF stuff isn't fun at all!
I've been there, though, and I love your title of "Unfortunate SF Candy Incident"--sounds like the Lemony Snicket books!
I'm glad you're doing better. The thing about the after effects is that it either keeps you totally away from the candy or keeps you from eating too much. Either way, it's a good thing.
Dog Therapy!
That's a good one,
Ruth! I think Hersh could easily charge for her therapy. What a sweetie she is!
I hope you have a blast with your sister! I know what you mean about getting out--this time two years ago, I was at home with my bum leg, going out only for church events at night, once a week. Have fun!
YAY, Kara and Tom!!!!!!!!!!! That's wonderful!!!! I'm so glad for you all. The trip to FL sounds wonderful! It's an amazing place, from what little I've seen of it. Ooh, I need to go check out the Sprussel Brouts! I've been trying to get myself to like Brussel Sprouts for just about forever and the only time I have was at a little restaurant in Ireland. I made some the other night, though, that DH and I both loved!!! I was so thrilled!
They're soooo good for you. Glad DH's dad liked them!
TKGlenn, I'm sorry you had a bad food day. But it sounds like you have the right attitude...just pick up and start again.
Success is just getting up once oftener than you fall down...and we all fall down, sometimes.
I'm sorry you won't have extra money to spend on you. Could you find something inexpensive that delights you? When I was losing and changing clothes sizes fairly often, I didn't feel like spending tons on new clothes every month or so, so I went shopping at consignment stores (i.e. used clothing, but nicer in quality than, say, Salvation Army). It's such fun!!! You can find the most unique things and if you go on days when they have sales, you can get such spectacular deals!!! I bought 8 things for less than $40 once, and one of them was an Italian cashmere sweater!
Maybe you could do some clothes shopping that way? Even if you just treat yourself to a really great read at the library or a wonderful bubble bath at home, please do make time for yourself. You
deserve it,
especially if you've gotten used to making do without!!!
Wow, I hope they're right,
TK...it's incredibly cold here...but maybe you guys are getting some kind of warming effect from the lake?
It was sooo clear here last night and I hope it's the same way tonight, but we'll see. The moon was SO bright that it would make a dramatic difference during an eclipse.
Me:
Had an amazing workout yesterday--went to my first yoga/pilates class in what seems like forever. Best of all, one of my favorite people (and my RCIA sponsor) was the teacher! It was hard, but I was so excited to know that my body could do it!
: We'll see how hard/easy it is for me to do the elliptical tonight, though...
Should be a somewhat quiet day here, as the students are on break. However, I have a ton of phone calls to make and I don't really want to make any of them. I've been a volunteer for two years with a group that helps adults learn to read. I've gone through three tutees; my last one stopped coming last November. My director wants me to start again ASAP as she has 10 people wanting tutors. However, I did that when I wasn't working and am now working three days a week. It's been so hard to fit it all in and something has to give. I would never have left my student, but now that it's a natural break, I have to tell her that I'm going to have to stop tutoring for a while. I know it's going to be a hard conversation.
But, once it's done, I can stop worrying about it!
My nutritionist said my body comp looks good. I don't know if that means that I lost or not. Wish I didn't care as much about that, but I do. I really want to move my ticker, but without a weigh-in with a number, I'm not sure what to do with it! I'd do exercise minutes, but they are the same every week, so that's not very exciting.
Oh well...I'm glad it's not getting worse.
We have the first of our Adult Faith Formation series for Lent tonight. It's on different ways to pray and I'm looking forward to it! It's usually a great chance to catch up with lots of friends--it's a regional thing, so friends who go to other churches are often there. I just have to avoid the "refreshments" table and all will be well. DH is usually sweet enough
to bring me a cup of coffee so I have something to do with my hands but don't have to go near the area and be tempted.Hope everyone has a great day!