I, too, have been absent. I'm trying my absolute best to keep on track. I had to stop doing point shifting because I noticed a trend in my last few weeks of weigh ins. I have just been playing around with the same two pounds. I finally made it to the 170's but then the next week I was back to the 180's. My body is adjusting to this new weight (like it did 20 pounds ago which made me start point shifting) and I need to break it out of the cycle. I changed my breakfast (3 cups of melon instead of cereal with milk and blueberries) and started having different lunches than what I am "used" to. Hopefully I will break through this most recent plateau and continue to lose.
Jaime - Your blog post makes me so angry! Not at you, just at the insensitive in the world. I hope the guys in the Byward Market in Ottawa ended up spilling beer (brewskies, bro!) all over their favourite popped collar shirt, aviator sunglasses and jelled hair that night. As for the guy shouting at you while you were running... Don't let that guy get to you. We've all been there--all of us--and I know I can speak for everyone when I say I know exactly how you feel. It's horrifying to know you work so hard only to have one jerk break you down in a split second with some wreckless words or a foul glance. It sucks! Accept that it sucks, accept that some people are just awful and remind yourself that you're better than that person because you don't walk around with your nose in the air thinking everything in life comes easy and you're entitled to judge and publicly bash others. Your whole blog post was heartbreaking for me since I've been there hundreds of times--but I'm still going. And so are you. And you're going to go out tonight and run. That jerk is not going to slow you down.
Chey - Congrats on the 16's!! That's so awesome. I grinned from ear to ear. I feel your frustrations of not being able to plan a wardrobe. Any updates on the crew from work who all seemed so gung-ho to join WW?
Stephanie - Your trip to Chicago sounds amazing. I have such a soft spot for the city. I lived there for one year (downtown at State and Erie) and have gone back to visit many times since I have left. The pizza there is incredible, isn't it? Whoever says NY pizza is better than Chicago pizza needs to get their head checked.
Faerie - I would love to hear all about your trip to India. India is high on my list of places I want to go. My ideal situation would involve taking 5-7 weeks off work (6 being ideal) to backpack around the country and take in as much as I can. I would also like to go alone. How did you do it and what was your reason for going?
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It's been a whirlwind adventure for me for the past few weeks. I went to Alberta, Canada, to visit my best friend. It was great to see him again and we even took a side trip to the rockies to visit another good friend of ours. This weekend, my BF and I are leaving work early on Friday to drive to VA to see the John Butler Trio. We have to drive back immediately after the show is over so we can go home, take a nap and then be at the Philly airport by 6 AM for our 7 AM flight to Houston! Whew! We're flying to Houston to see his favourite band, Nine Inch Nails, and also to check out the area a little bit. I've never been to Texas and I already have plans to get some delicious Tex-Mex food. It doesn't so much fit into my plan, per se, but it's a one time thing and I don't want to deprive myself of it. Then the following weekend, I'm flying to Columbia, SC, to surprise my sister for her 30th birthday celebration. She has no idea I'm coming--I've been in cohoots with friends of hers to orchestrate my airport pick-up. The weekend after that, my BF and I are heading to my hometown in Nova Scotia, Canada, for the Labor Day weekend. I'd like to say things will slow down after that but we have plans to go camping in September, a Phillies game, two more shows (Matt Nathanson and Of Montreal [different weekend nights] and a crazy night with a soap box derby. I am going to need a lot of strength to stay on track through all of this without blowing it.