I just threw out a bag of Nesle choc chips, so I don't get in them. I have to get back on track and man it is hard. I can do this, I can do this!
I feel ya. Friday is pizza night in our house.... SO, SO, SO hard to not have any (I did eat a mushroom off the toppings) but I did it. It is a mental game I play with myself 100 times a day..... I wish it wasn't this hard. I don't remember it being this hard my first go around. Oy.
Morning all... I'm having a hard time even keeping up with this thread much less the rest of the message board. I was going to give you guys and update, but it would sound like I'm complaining and the truth is I'm really not. Life is busy, but the things that need to get done will get done.
I have company coming for dinner tonight. There will be 9 of us total. I'm making a Japanese style meal called shabu shabu. It's basically meat and veggies cooked in dashi (fish broth). The cool part is that you cook it in a hot pot on the table and as long as I don't eat the rice or dessert I made it's on plan. :-) Lots of prep work, but it has us sitting around the table for a couple of hours eating which is cool and I have many hands to help with the prep stuff today. (Funeral first though!)
Morning all... I'm having a hard time even keeping up with this thread much less the rest of the message board. I was going to give you guys and update, but it would sound like I'm complaining and the truth is I'm really not. Life is busy, but the things that need to get done will get done.
I have company coming for dinner tonight. There will be 9 of us total. I'm making a Japanese style meal called shabu shabu. It's basically meat and veggies cooked in dashi (fish broth). The cool part is that you cook it in a hot pot on the table and as long as I don't eat the rice or dessert I made it's on plan. :-) Lots of prep work, but it has us sitting around the table for a couple of hours eating which is cool and I have many hands to help with the prep stuff today. (Funeral first though!)
Hi Marion, dinner sounds wonderful. What special equipment do you need? I have visions of a round table that rotates with a vat of oil in the middle. Probably not standard house ware, though.
I'm sorry I haven't been around much. Things have been a bit fraught since Monday. Andy is not doing too well. The puppy is in a lot of pain from a botched operation and can barely walk. I'm up almost 2 pounds for no reason other than stress and the pain killer the doctor gave me for my back, which isn't working. So very discouraging. And things won't get much better once I start classes on Monday. BUT, friends flying through met me at the airport and brought me a new Mac. 17" inch screen is so much nicer than the 15" I've been using, but beggars can't be . . . and I'm grateful for the loan.
Hope all is well for those of you on the US and Canadian tundra. It was 41F/5C here on Thursday and all Berlin seems to be holding its collective breath waiting for the shoe (or worse) to drop. N.b. It's going to take me a while to get used to using an English keyboard again.
Hi Marion, dinner sounds wonderful. What special equipment do you need? I have visions of a round table that rotates with a vat of oil in the middle. Probably not standard house ware, though.
I have a special thing that is like a round electric skillet with a bit of a deeper pot that I will probably use and there's no oil involved--it's just done with broth. Sometimes I use a gas burner that I can set right on the table. I try to keep it close to me so I can take care of cooking for others as needed.
I'm sorry to hear about puppy... sending good thoughts your way.
I used to love fondue Marion, your desciption reminded me of that fun, but your paln is healthier.
Linden so sorry about the pup, I didn't realize he had surgery, was that resent?
Good news on getting the new computer, that will be a big help.
Can one get by in Germany speaking just English? When I used to go with hubby to visit his family in the former Yugoslavia they often had German friends visiting because my BIL had worked quite a bit in Germany. I found I could communicate easier with the Germains because English and German have such similarites. Not at all the case for Serbo-Croatian but his neices and newphews were all taking English in school and liked to have the chance to practice talking with native Engish speakers.
But I wouldn't have liked to handle more complicated things like dealing with a sick animal at the vet.
Linden so sorry about the pup, I didn't realize he had surgery, was that resent?
Good news on getting the new computer, that will be a big help.
Can one get by in Germany speaking just English? When I used to go with hubby to visit his family in the former Yugoslavia they often had German friends visiting because my BIL had worked quite a bit in Germany. I found I could communicate easier with the Germains because English and German have such similarites. Not at all the case for Serbo-Croatian but his neices and newphews were all taking English in school and liked to have the chance to practice talking with native Engish speakers.
But I wouldn't have liked to handle more complicated things like dealing with a sick animal at the vet.
Pat
First, congratulations on the ever diminishing numbers.
Puppy had a small hernia (less than 1/2 an inch) and needed to have his teeth cleaned (a common Papillon thing) so the vet persuaded me to have him neutered at the same time since P's don't respond well to anesthesia. Probably a good idea because I didn't plan to show him or use him as a stud. So the next time I see him he has one 3 inch incision and one 2 inch incision. This is an animal who weighs less than 8 pounds. I was physically ill. For three days he just lay on his side and only ate when I fed him by hand and held his head for water. (This is an animal who is so agile he can beat a Border Collie in agility.) Andy-the-cat stayed by his side the whole time and I slept on the floor beside him. I don't think I've ever in my life come close to inflicted such pain. He's finally moving around a little but he can't walk properly.
About English. I can get around well with English, although it's a mixed bag and I feel a little guilty not knowing the language even though I keep reminding myself that English is a Germanic language. But I'm also in East Berlin and anyone schooled before the late '80s had Russian as a second language so I can't rely on English. And then there are the signs and other written stuff. They're often a peculiar pastiche of English and German and often only the lead or heading is in English. The substance is in German. A little weird. Well, very weird actually. And it sure sets up false expectations, especially with directions on how to use something like an ingredient or a small appliance.
Exercise and Weight Loss Lesson of the Week: White-Knuckling Your Diet and Exercise
By Paige Waehner, About.com Guide
January 18, 2012
We know that weight loss, done right, is a slow process. Yet, that doesn't stop that nagging feeling that we should be getting more out of all our hard work.
We sacrifice the foods we enjoy, grit our teeth through temptation, sweat and grunt and burn during our workouts. At the end of the day, we're triumphant and exhausted for all our hard work and it feels like we should see something for those efforts, at the very least, a few pounds gone on the scale.
But the scale can't measure everything you're accomplishing and it may be weeks or months before you see significant changes.
And, it's that very feeling - The feeling that we sacrificed something, that we missed out on something - That causes the problem. If you feel that way, you may end up wondering: Do I have to keep this up every day? And for what?
For weight loss to work permanently, there has to be a sense of rightness in what you're doing. A sense of power when you realize you really don't need that afternoon donut to make life worth living. A sense of satisfaction when you move your body in a new way. If it feels like a chore, like a sacrifice, if you have to white-knuckle it through every choice, how long can you keep it up?
Enjoying exercise and healthy eating really is possible and it starts by learning about yourself. What are your goals and what do they mean to you? What's your motivation and what are the obstacles that stand in your way? Do you really understand the role of exercise in weight loss? Is emotional eating keeping you from enjoying healthy foods?
Oh my...so much to catch up on here.
Hope everyone's days get better!
I am taking the advice to throw everything out of my house that I sneak bites of. No kids here, they are all away at college or on their own. I buy things saying to myself that they are for my husband and then I end up eating it. I will say I did good at the meal after a funeral today. Every kind of pie was there and all homemade. I passed. They even had coconut cream, my favorite. Ate my celery they had and the vegetable soup sorting out what was on plan in it.
Linden....I sure hope your pup gets better soon. I know exactly how you feel. Hugs to you.
Exercise and Weight Loss Lesson of the Week: White-Knuckling Your Diet and Exercise
By Paige Waehner, About.com Guide
January 18, 2012
We know that weight loss, done right, is a slow process. Yet, that doesn't stop that nagging feeling that we should be getting more out of all our hard work.
We sacrifice the foods we enjoy, grit our teeth through temptation, sweat and grunt and burn during our workouts. At the end of the day, we're triumphant and exhausted for all our hard work and it feels like we should see something for those efforts, at the very least, a few pounds gone on the scale.
But the scale can't measure everything you're accomplishing and it may be weeks or months before you see significant changes.
And, it's that very feeling - The feeling that we sacrificed something, that we missed out on something - That causes the problem. If you feel that way, you may end up wondering: Do I have to keep this up every day? And for what?
For weight loss to work permanently, there has to be a sense of rightness in what you're doing. A sense of power when you realize you really don't need that afternoon donut to make life worth living. A sense of satisfaction when you move your body in a new way. If it feels like a chore, like a sacrifice, if you have to white-knuckle it through every choice, how long can you keep it up?
Enjoying exercise and healthy eating really is possible and it starts by learning about yourself. What are your goals and what do they mean to you? What's your motivation and what are the obstacles that stand in your way? Do you really understand the role of exercise in weight loss? Is emotional eating keeping you from enjoying healthy foods?
First, congratulations on the ever diminishing numbers.
Puppy had a small hernia (less than 1/2 an inch) and needed to have his teeth cleaned (a common Papillon thing) so the vet persuaded me to have him neutered at the same time since P's don't respond well to anesthesia. Probably a good idea because I didn't plan to show him or use him as a stud. So the next time I see him he has one 3 inch incision and one 2 inch incision. This is an animal who weighs less than 8 pounds. I was physically ill. For three days he just lay on his side and only ate when I fed him by hand and held his head for water. (This is an animal who is so agile he can beat a Border Collie in agility.) Andy-the-cat stayed by his side the whole time and I slept on the floor beside him. I don't think I've ever in my life come close to inflicted such pain. He's finally moving around a little but he can't walk properly.
About English. I can get around well with English, although it's a mixed bag and I feel a little guilty not knowing the language even though I keep reminding myself that English is a Germanic language. But I'm also in East Berlin and anyone schooled before the late '80s had Russian as a second language so I can't rely on English. And then there are the signs and other written stuff. They're often a peculiar pastiche of English and German and often only the lead or heading is in English. The substance is in German. A little weird. Well, very weird actually. And it sure sets up false expectations, especially with directions on how to use something like an ingredient or a small appliance.
Thinking of you Linden, hope you are feeling better, and the puppy and Andy. Take care.
