Good Morning Coaches
On Fitday I discovered my average calorie count so far is 2020. I was aiming for 1800-2000 so I am in the ballpark. I am 40/40/20. the 20 is protein, (20%), 40% fat, 40% carbs. Will have to see if I can reach for my goal today of 30/30/40(protein).
I do love my fat and my carb.
I also saw that I was regularly logging into Fitday in 2006 and on March 30, 2006 I weighed 237.2 this was news to me as I would have told you, had you asked, that I have been at or near 250 for about 4 years now. Apparently, this is not true. I was actually heartened to see that number. I can't really even see me under 240 ever again truth be told, and I know, I know, I have to get rid of this assumption or
I will live up to my own expectations!
So this was good to see as it proves I WAS WRONG and therefore, and by extension, I am also most certainly wrong about never seeing anything under 240 ever again. So there.
hrmph.
BTW I forgot that using Fitday makes this whole food and eating thing seem like such a game. it's a good thing. "if i do
X it will do what.... oh! I don't want
Y... let's see I'll change
X to
x ... ah. Better."
I had the most perfect printing day ever yesterday. My prints went through the press flawlessly and fairly effortlessly! I was printing masonite plates, about 12"l x 8"w, that I carved images into with wood carving tools. (Masonite carves like butter. Easy.) The images are from my really big handmade book that will be on display as part of my third year apprenticeship show in the school gallery this week. I am having a real dilemma as to whether I allow people to touch and hold the books! My heart says "yes of course people have to touch these" and my head says "someone will break one, rip one, stain one, and you may need these yet to apply for some program/residency/master's program in the future. They are part of your portfolio and you have to keep them safe!"
I have to opt for safety so my books are displayed upright and fanned out so you can look in but you can't turn the pages (only this big one has traditional pages to be turned) so I decided to do extra work and print the plates individually to display them on the wall for people to see so they don't feel compelled to pry open my book.
I'm nervous about this show. My stomach is in knots. I hate/love openings. I have to get all my work out on display--find the pedestals for the gallery, arrange my 6 books in the very small space, put the pritns up on the walls, print up invitation cards, get the labels made, take photos, provide food and drink for the vernissage (aka the opening night this Thursday 5-7), decide whether I want to invite people or not. I usually just want it to all go away.
This weekend I am re-making my pop-up book. I have the accordion structure and the covers finished and they look good. Nice and square and clean and even (unlike the first version
) and now I have to make the pop-ups. I have one that comes up and out (a toilet) and one that's a pull tab to make an arm move up and down and scratch a chin, and another to make a girl's head move forward to give a kiss. I'm procrastinating doing this so I'll start it when I log off from here. See how long this post is? It's called procrastination in action
I am very good at it.
davidette This is brilliant
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So I can eat right now and avoid damaging my system even further, or I can eat right later, when it's too late to undue the damage.
Awesome Beck thinking here and so very very true. I too will remember this as it was my own motivation for trying again after I had just given up and given in. And big kudos for running the gauntlet of the free food samplers. I am sure that took extra calories to do
BillBlueEyes I never thought about it until I read your post but Denise in my advanced studio class is a candy pusher! Why didn't I see this before? She can be counted on to bring in boxes of chocolates almost every week she has something. She, of course, is very thin. And, of course, it's cause she gives the chocolates away! Wow. Will be more prepared for this on Tuesday when I may face it once more. Kudos for your strategizing and then for applying same.
ChinaMaine Hi! You know I could do better too but sometimes we just do what we can and it has to be good enough.
Oh Well... I, for one, think you are going along marvelously. Congrats on the weightloss, and for keeping track and for checking in!
wndranne Glad to hear your bug guys showed and everything worked out. Also equally pleased to hear how well things are going. And i can't resist! you wrote:
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I had to talk myself down from an after lunch craving for sweets, but managed to do it. Got myself distracted IMing a friend. Yes, that sentence is dangerously close to LOLspeak, but hey, language evolves.
Well here it is, translated into LOLspeak:
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I HAD 2 TALK MYSELF DOWN FRUM AN AFTR LUNCH CRAVIN 4 SWEETS, BUT MANAGD 2 DO IT. GOT MYSELF DISTRACTD IMIN FREND. YEZ, DAT SENTENCE IZ DANGEROUSLY CLOSE 2 LOLSPEAK, BUT HAY, LANGUAGE EVOLVEZ.
The translator is here
http://speaklolcat.com/ it's horrifying yet addictive....
kthnx.
LisaMarie71 Hi!
Billblueeyes regularly invites us to share our advantages cards with each other so I'll just beat him to it and say post away! I am sure others will chime in too. And I would re-phrase this:
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I'm so determined to stick with this and I refuse to back down, so I'm setting up all sorts of defenses, I guess!!
I wouldn't call them defenses, I'd call them supports and strategies. You are planning ahead. Very beck-like behaviour. Muchos kudos to you for that!
JenMusic Yes, I have done that, made myself hungry over thinking about hunger...but I don't think it was real hunger but
desire to eat food x, experienced as hunger. My DH calls me an advertiser's dream as I'll be watching tv and see and ad for food x and then a half hour later I really really want food x! I won't remember we saw an ad but he does. I am very suggestible and if I dwell on food, I can make it happen that I am hungry. Credit to you for doing the Beck exercises. The time and effort to do them is well worth it. And yes, I'm a craft artist who went back to school to learn to be a fine artist... I'm finishing up my last semester of a three year program and I have a student show this week in the student gallery at school. We are a very hands-on school so we get to build up exhibition credits by putting on our own art shows while we are studying. It's good experience and good for the resume too.
kuhljeanie Hi! How's today going? you do have many large projects underway. When I find the burden of all things pressing down on me I do have to stop and smell the roses because most of the time these burdens are of my choosing. So different than what some other folks have to deal with. Although, that whole job thing is not of your choosing so extra sympathy there but you are so resourceful. I have no doubt you will come out for the better for all of this... BTW I trekked out to look at food sealers. I am planning to come on board with the freezer bags in a week or two... Yay!
RobinW Hi! the bus strike ended, so they officially say, because Parliament was going to hold an emergency vote to legislate them back and the writing was on the wall. So ONE HOUR before the vote that would force them to arbitration was scheduled to be held the two sides met and decided to do the same thing for themselves. Well now. As many people say, they could have done this weeks ago...but yes. It's over. I have another week of carpooling and then can be independent again. I am seriously considering an electric bike though. (They had one at, guess where.. Canadian Tire for $499 last year... it's still on their website.) I think I can see myself using that to get around. I'm a big transit user but I don't ever want to be stuck like this again. Not ever.
Hello to everyone reading this and have a good Saturday.