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Forum: Living Maintenance 01-04-2013, 10:21 AM
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Posted By saef
Yes, if I had to be stuck breathing in cold,...

Yes, if I had to be stuck breathing in cold, polluted air in the near-dark, I'd rather do it in Manhattan or Brooklyn than Salt Lake City.

Becky, I almost envy you the clarity of having your...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-03-2013, 09:41 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
I can't even imagine spring at this point. I just...

I can't even imagine spring at this point. I just want to make it through the winter. In my experience, January is actually far less bleak than I think it's going to be. I power through, fighting the...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-29-2012, 08:36 AM
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Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Got on the scale this morning to see if...

Got on the scale this morning to see if yesterday's weight had held or if it was a high due to something temporary, like not having gone to the bathroom beforehand.

This morning, I'm 2.3 pounds...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-28-2012, 10:27 AM
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Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Paying for my complacency by seeing a scale...

Paying for my complacency by seeing a scale reading that's four pounds higher than last Friday. Yes. Four pounds higher.

And yes, I managed this without eating ANY of the following, all of which...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-23-2012, 10:32 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Bargoo, have you thought up a reward for yourself...

Bargoo, have you thought up a reward for yourself for your managing maintenance so well over the past year? Something kind & sweet for yourself? I'm hesitating to recommend a roll of Lifesavers,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-22-2012, 02:50 PM
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Posted By saef
Bill, I used to get a big navel orange in the toe...

Bill, I used to get a big navel orange in the toe of my stocking. And my grandmother would always tell me what a big deal it was when she was a child to receive an orange at Christmas. In Upstate NY,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-21-2012, 07:40 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
An insight I'm still struggling with. ...

An insight I'm still struggling with.

Success in weight loss meant adhering to routines: Eating what I was supposed to, working out when I was supposed to. Staying "on plan," to use the accepted...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-21-2012, 07:31 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Well, I got through four days in which I never...

Well, I got through four days in which I never stopped moving, rushing from one event or appointment or workout or meeting to another, and I've reached Friday, my day off. Though it's not really,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-19-2012, 11:15 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Michele, I don't know what brings on my own sweet...

Michele, I don't know what brings on my own sweet tooth, either. It disappears and reappears like PMS symptoms, so I wonder if it's somehow cyclical, too. And there isn't a clear cause and effect.
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Forum: Living Maintenance 12-17-2012, 10:22 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Becky, not to be a downer, but I, too, go through...

Becky, not to be a downer, but I, too, go through periods of "food is just food," and think my entire outlook has changed ... and then it comes back. Usually it's when I lose a sense of purpose and a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-17-2012, 10:19 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
I've been holding up well, but my problem isn't...

I've been holding up well, but my problem isn't maintaining tight control, it's loosening the control enough to socialize, rather than practicing complete avoidance of social occasions and the...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-15-2012, 08:24 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
I'm talking myself into scheduling some downtime...

I'm talking myself into scheduling some downtime this weekend -- I am learning and re-learning that if I don't, I'll get resentful of the pace that I'm driving myself at and I will "act out" this...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-14-2012, 04:47 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Bargoo, you're so kind. My office is located 45...

Bargoo, you're so kind. My office is located 45 miles from the elementary school, so I was nowhere near there. Unfortunately, that's well within commuting distance, by Tristate area standards, and my...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-13-2012, 11:20 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Bargoo, that's just another example of the body's...

Bargoo, that's just another example of the body's illogic.

Kitty, thanks for the encouragement. I feel fine about my choice, though so many around me can't seem to fathom it. All I keep thinking...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-12-2012, 01:00 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Went into the Carbfest room -- they'd put out...

Went into the Carbfest room -- they'd put out plates of cookies along a kind of spotlit sideboard around the borders of the room -- and headed straight for the 2-liter soda bottles. Poured myself a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-12-2012, 10:51 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Today at work, what a carb fest will be going on...

Today at work, what a carb fest will be going on around me.

There's a cookie exchange happening, in which I won't participate, because I didn't bake or bring in anything. But many people in my...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-11-2012, 10:53 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
That's an awfully crowded pedestal at this time...

That's an awfully crowded pedestal at this time of year, too, isn't it?

Smartest thing I've done for the past two nights is go to bed early to baby myself over the cold that I've come down with. I...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-10-2012, 11:13 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Oh, dear, at moments like this, I'm glad I have...

Oh, dear, at moments like this, I'm glad I have the kind of palate that can be satisfied by a couple teaspoons of Better'n Boullion or cans of store-bought broth.

Most definitely part of my...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-10-2012, 07:33 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
I was tottering on my feet with tiredness by 7PM...

I was tottering on my feet with tiredness by 7PM last night and so went to bed about an hour later. This feels like it was a good move, as I woke up this morning at my usual early time, without a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-09-2012, 04:26 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
The sore throat is continuing into its second...

The sore throat is continuing into its second day, which has kept me home from the Christmas party.

I've made a huge pot of vegetable soup, like a minestone but without any pasta in it. Am hoping...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-09-2012, 06:51 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
My first test of the holidays will be this...

My first test of the holidays will be this afternoon, as my apartment complex is having its party from 4-6. I'll go because there are people with whom I enjoy chatting and I've met some delightful...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-08-2012, 08:10 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
This sounds perfectly lovely and I am sure that...

This sounds perfectly lovely and I am sure that any guest who walks into your house also has that sense of family tradition & warmth, which is, after all, what this %$#@! holiday is supposed to be...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-07-2012, 01:11 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
What a delight for me (though not your poor dog)...

What a delight for me (though not your poor dog) to run into this account while taking a break on 3FC on my lunch hour this afternoon.

I've been feeling more interest in Christmas this year than...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-04-2012, 06:02 AM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Dagmar, no, this book is about physical, visceral...

Dagmar, no, this book is about physical, visceral fear over very immediate causes, like strangers in parking garages and situations you'd encounter if you were out running alone.

It's not about...
Forum: Living Maintenance 12-03-2012, 09:24 PM
Replies: 207
Views: 10,284
Posted By saef
Ward, thank goodness for you & your friend. Did...

Ward, thank goodness for you & your friend. Did you ever hear what happened after that? It's the kind of thing where, had it been me in that SUV, I would have sent you all a bunch of flowers & a nice...
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