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Forum: Living Maintenance 02-14-2014, 11:09 AM
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152.6 Is this bad, because I'm up a pound...

152.6

Is this bad, because I'm up a pound from last Friday, or good, because I'm down from that awful 155 reading midweek?

[Sorry to interrupt dog talk with talk about, well, you know, weight &...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-12-2014, 11:16 AM
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Posted By saef
Up four pounds since Friday: 155 staring at me on...

Up four pounds since Friday: 155 staring at me on the scale after breakfast. I knew from how my body looked that I was either retaining fluid or had gained.

Breathe. Get through the day's...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-11-2014, 09:44 PM
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Posted By saef
Bargoo, I'm giving you a hug, and thinking of you.

Bargoo, I'm giving you a hug, and thinking of you.
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-11-2014, 07:49 PM
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Posted By saef
Birchie, our Egham office has been shut down for...

Birchie, our Egham office has been shut down for several days over the flooding.

But what's on my mind is, why am I fretting over my weight rather than being happy to be alive?

Because I got...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-09-2014, 08:18 PM
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Posted By saef
What the heck is that, Bill? At first, I thought...

What the heck is that, Bill? At first, I thought of an owl, but when I REALLY look at it, it's more like a nightjar or a whipperwill. The big mouth has to be for catching bugs while it's flying.
...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-08-2014, 10:00 PM
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Posted By saef
The two snowstorms that hit us this past week...

The two snowstorms that hit us this past week have turned my urban neighborhood into a mess. It looks half-destroyed by the huge piles of filthy snow and the waist-high barrier reefs churned up by...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-07-2014, 10:54 AM
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Posted By saef
151.6 this morning. All performance goals...

151.6 this morning.

All performance goals for the year are set, thank goodness, after five hour-long meetings this week, one with each of my direct reports. I get my own with my manager next...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-06-2014, 06:02 AM
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Posted By saef
Up THREE POUNDS since Saturday, when I got back...

Up THREE POUNDS since Saturday, when I got back from vacation. Despite the usual hard workouts. What has happened? Two snowstorms, confining me to my apartment, putting food within reach and yet...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-05-2014, 02:50 PM
Replies: 502
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Posted By saef
Michele, you must be strong, for those grapes are...

Michele, you must be strong, for those grapes are PURSUING you. They're just asking to be eaten. You're gonna go out to your car at the end of the day, after work, and find a couple of them sitting...
Forum: Living Maintenance 02-04-2014, 08:56 AM
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Posted By saef
Yep, the weight piled right back on, now that I...

Yep, the weight piled right back on, now that I am home and working again. Back up to 150.4, after being as low as 148.8 on the morning after driving back from my mother's.

Consequently I'm in a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-31-2014, 06:23 AM
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Posted By saef
Bill, thanks, why did I think there already was...

Bill, thanks, why did I think there already was some initiative in place in which mute swan eggs were oiled & then placed back in the nest? Maybe that was a trial. Which reminds me that I need to go...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-27-2014, 08:29 PM
Replies: 502
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Posted By saef
Dagmar, I'm so sorry. Please, if you are willing...

Dagmar, I'm so sorry. Please, if you are willing to talk about her, tell me how this cat came into your life and how she got her name. I've always been intrigued by you working with dogs but coming...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-26-2014, 03:29 PM
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Posted By saef
Filing away old Day Timers from 2009, 2010 and...

Filing away old Day Timers from 2009, 2010 and 2011, I see that my lowest weight was in 2011, before menopause hit and my period faded away, when I was more rigid in my eating habits, and also before...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-26-2014, 03:21 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
Oh, Allison. Words aren't adequate for moments...

Oh, Allison. Words aren't adequate for moments like this. You gave him wonderful care, devoted hours to thinking what would make him happier, and he loved you, too. I think you made the right...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-25-2014, 02:50 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
I didn't eat a steak, but I made salsa porkchops...

I didn't eat a steak, but I made salsa porkchops in the crockpot, using Trader Joe's green tomatillo salsa, and I ate a chop & a half, plus the sauce on top of steamed broccoli.

I'm walking around...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-24-2014, 05:18 AM
Replies: 502
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Posted By saef
The scale is hardly moving, and I'm 151.1, so...

The scale is hardly moving, and I'm 151.1, so definitely down from last Friday. I'm about where I was at this time in December.

Woke up at 2:30 AM fully awake and ravenously hungry, with the same...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-23-2014, 09:21 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
Going offline more often after work (whenever...

Going offline more often after work (whenever "after work" is), is a good thing.

Getting to bed even 15 minutes earlier is a good thing.

Chewing less sugarfree, gas- and bloat-causing gum is a...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-22-2014, 08:46 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
Telling myself just because we had a snowstorm,...

Telling myself just because we had a snowstorm, and I get to work from home today, rather than commuting into the office, it doesn't mean that I need to give into my anarchic childish impulses ("Snow...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-17-2014, 11:18 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
I thought I had a "good week" until yesterday,...

I thought I had a "good week" until yesterday, when I was hungry all day, and tired.

Problem was, I woke up at 2 AM, I mean I came fully awake, adrenalin running high, lots of noise in my head,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-13-2014, 05:31 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
[Raises her hand ashamedly, as someone who's...

[Raises her hand ashamedly, as someone who's watched exercise infomercials on gym TVs]

They are inspirational when I'm grinding out the cardio for long periods of time. At least the P90X and Shaun...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-10-2014, 10:06 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
Bargoo, you are wise in the ways of the scale,and...

Bargoo, you are wise in the ways of the scale,and you are right.

I was 151.6 this morning.

So what happened at the doctor's office on Monday afternoon? Must've been a temporary water retention...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-09-2014, 10:04 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
My gym's manager was getting her resume in order...

My gym's manager was getting her resume in order and asked me to look over it, as she's not comfortable with writing and business matters. I reworked some of it for her and explained why. In return,...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-08-2014, 11:25 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
My doctor's scale said I was 160. I'm always four...

My doctor's scale said I was 160. I'm always four to five pounds higher on his scale than on mine at home, even without wearing winter-weight clothing during a cold snap, but this was a big shock.
...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-03-2014, 05:39 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
Up to 150.9, in the wrong direction, and this is...

Up to 150.9, in the wrong direction, and this is probably due to working from home for two weeks straight, which means there's a kitchen near my desk and that I'm a little lonely.

Still, I'm lower...
Forum: Living Maintenance 01-01-2014, 07:49 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,360
Posted By saef
Birchie, you'll have to explain this one to us...

Birchie, you'll have to explain this one to us Americans. I'm going to guess at it. From reading 19th century novels, I know that the knacker was a tradesman who took away dying or dead horses for...
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