good morning, chickiies. we're home from having lab work done. you know that means we were starved. nothing like being told you can't eat after midnight even though it's very very seldom that we late night snack. we went to cracker barrel for bfast afterwards. i had biscuits/gravy. i'm figuring 15 pts. not many points left for the rest of the day. i do have some wpa's left and i never use my ap's, so i'll be all right.
vickie, i'll be shocked if curtis does join ww. i haven't asked him yet what he's decided. i thought i'd ask him later today. i'm guessing he'll prob say he's going to try it alone. what is motivating me this time? health and looks and age. this spring i was feeling very very old all of a sudden because of feet and arthritis problems. also, i have a photo of me taken at the indoor nationals receiving an award and i look totally horrible. i have other photos just as bad but this one got to me. i am turning 60 this coming january. i don't mind. i'm actually looking forward to it. the problem for me is that i don't want to "feel" 60. i have big goals for my archery in 07. i am competing for at least 4 national titles. this past season i mistakenly thought i would be better off not exercising or worrying about my weight while training for competitions. when i got to the championships, my self-esteem was much lower than it would have been if i'd felt confident about my looks. (that plays an important part for the mental aspect of competing.) i'm not making that mistake again.
the best thing that happened to me to help me lose this weight was (and is) my primary care physician. he understands that it's hard to lose even when doing ww. he is prescribing diet pills for me to take to help me with portion control and urges. he's monitoring me closely having me come in once a month bringing my ww card. i got tickled yesterday because he zeroed in again (2 months in a row) on a 10.6 lb gain i had back in the spring. i guess he's reminding me what can happen if i'm not careful. i'm not going to give the pills all the credit. i have taken diet pills before and not lost. i think a person has to really really want to lose before anything works--even diet pills. i know most ww'ers lose without pills and i probably could, too, but right now i need a crutch to help me walk in the right direction.
and, of course, water aerobics is helping. it's definitely a biggee. trying to exercise on my own is nothing like being in a class with an instructor. also, i'm having fun doing it and am meeting a lot of other women who are doing the same as i. i'm going at least 4 times a week.
i have set a goal for myself to lose 40 lbs before we go to texas. we're leaving in november so i still have quite a bit of time. while we're down there, we'll be competing in some competitions sponsored by the texas field archery association. i saw a lot of texas archery folks at louisville last march when i weighed almost 200 lbs. i want to surprise them when i walk in the door. i think i will.
i understand stress eating. i do that, too. i remember a sign at a ww meeting years ago (about 20) that read; "we can't always control what is happening around us but we can control how we react to it." i use that to help me when i can. think positive thoughts about jim. as for your girlfriend all i can think to say is try not to let it get to you. be there to support her but also take care of yourself. it won't help her if you sabotage and self-destruct.
i wish we had some of your rain. it's almost desert dry here. our humidity was 9% for a short time the other day. most of the time it is higher than that but is still awfully dry. the fires are still burning. one north of yellowstone was at 300 acres yesterday am when it started. by last night's news it was 3000 acres. there are very dry high winds fueling them. the smoke here in the valley is better this am. yesterday the air quality was classified as "poor." people were cautioned to stay indoors and out of the smoke as much as possible. it's very depressing and is hard to keep spirits up. also, we can tell folks aren't thinking as clearly--especially when driving. hopefully, we'll get some good rains soon and the air will be cleaned and the fires will end. since this morning is better, i'm planning to do some more weeding in the backyard when i get off here.
congratulations on getting back on track. you'll get your rhythm going and it will get easier to stay op. maybe you can do some treading tonight while watching tv if it's bothering you to not exercise today. if not, then don't worry about it. just get back into your routine tomorrow. i'm proud of you. youalready are very successful. a church marque here says: "you will end up where you're headed." i think that applies to weightloss as well as the everafter.
sorry i typed so much here. iguess i got wound up. i hope this doesn't bore but helps you and anyone else who reads it.
kathy, i hope you had a good lunch and aren't hungry any more. i hope your heatwave breaks soon. we got an e today from a friend in austin. they're suffering from the heat, too. curtis and i have to mark off days on the calendar so we can keep up with what day it is. and he still has trouble. i don't know how many times a day he'll ask me what day it is. we also write every appointment we have on the calendar. if we don't, it gets spaced.
well, i've written a book here. i guess it's time i got off here and got busy around the house. i can't find a maid who will work for free. oh, well...
Got em Kathy!
I never miss my appointments, I just sometimes lose track of the days.
Oh and I didn't think you were whining at all. Pain is pain, no matter what the reason is. You have every right to be annoyed by it!
