Diet Coaches/Buddies - Lovely walk, CREDIT moi, with DW, DS and his SO. We all wore masks and kept a serious six-foot distance. They even stayed for a can of soda - untouched by us. (I dared not serve cookies or crackers because I didn't have anything in individually wrapped servings.) We sat outside on the patio chairs and table that we'd just brought up from the basement the day before. Reminisced about our family trip to Rome and the Amalfi Coast five years ago. So glad we took that trip then; don't know when such unrestrained travel using Airbnb will resume. DW and I remembered that we had a small gelato every night. Every. Single. Night. We also walked all day long, every single day.
Eating was on plan with no daytime snacks, CREDIT moi. Dinner of grilled chicken was served on our patio - our first outdoor meal for the season. We're now expecting every day to be warm. Was my first time for the year to wear a t-shirt instead of one of my much loved long-sleeved base-layer shirts whose comfort I discovered on our trip to Iceland where the temperatures varied greatly during the day. After dinner we dawdled on the patio just enjoying the waning sun. Noting the lack of airplanes flying within sight. Also saw our first Chimney Swift of the year - a common summer sight acrobatically eating flying bugs. DS had reminded us to be on the watch for the newly invasive
Japanese giant hornet. These guys are big and thoroughly undesirable.
maryann - I continue to be impressed that you take your clothes seriously. Do love the phrase,
"shopping in my closet."
Karen (karenrn) - So neat that you watch videos on the High Sierra Trail for motivation. Hope the snow is right for your trip. I did experience the awkwardness of social spacing on my own patio. At least we were all equally informed and committed.
curlyjax - Absolutely breaks my heart that old books have no value. When my DD had to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" in high school, I proudly produced my copy from our shelves of books. Not good enough. She wanted a book with fresh pages. Just about killed me to buy a new copy when I held a loved copy in my hands. However, getting a kid to do school work was more important than teaching a lesson is reading dusty, faded, old books; so new copy ordered for fast delivery.) I have shelves and boxes of books that the world doesn't want and I can't bring myself to just toss into the trash.
Penny. - LOL that one YouTube video claimed two victims to sleep. Celebrating a smidge down.
ariadnestar - Is 'smidge' a word you use? Super, Super Kudos for leaving food on your plate. That's such a big step. It took me forever to do it. At first, I'd only do it for a piece of food that was destined to go to the fridge as leftovers for someone's lunch. Figured out that that wasn't a real test. Finally, I left a piece of meat that was too small to save. Nearly killed me, but I proved it could be done. I still find it hard.
Readers -
Quote:
chapter 1 Begin a New Way of Life
With the Beck Diet for Life Program, you will successfully overcome common dieting challenges. Many diet ignore or gloss over the difficulties of dieting. They allege that you will not experience deprivation, hunger, or craving. You have undoubtedly found that these kinds of claims are false. While the eating plan in this book minimizes hunger, deprivation, and cravings, no diet can eliminate them entirely. But you will learn exactly what to do when you experience these uncomfortable feelings. You will overcome these problems, learn from them, and actually use them to your advantage to build confidence, control, and strength.
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Complete Beck Diet for Life (Green book), Pg 14.