Oooh, a festive thread sounds like the perfect thing! Not to mention, it is timed rather perfectly for a good push to end the year on a high note (or is that a low note--we are trying to lose weight here!).
Yesterday didn't go quite as planned, but it was still a very active day. We cleaned and cleaned and cleaned this house! Wow, it was amazing how much clutter we had managed to accumulate since our last big clean. We didn't even get down to as much deep cleaning as I would have liked because we were still getting through paper clutter. Ugh. Still, my sweetie got most of the downstairs carpets cleaned, and we got rid of a couple of boxes of stuff that needed sorting so they could be donated. We'll have to finish today if the house is going to be looking good before my MIL visits this week. Yes, there was a reason for the cleaning madness.
Today is the first day with trainer Jim. I'm kind of scared. I wasn't able to get to the gym every day for my 30 minutes, and he is going to chew my butt! I have explained to him that I have to incorporate activity into my day because I'm freakishly busy during the week, but I'm guessing he won't want to hear excuses. Wish me luck!
Arabella, I can hardly wait until I'm ready for woods woggling myself. They have a tai chi class at the gym, and I haven't really done any since my first go at college. I'll have to check out times and see if I can swing a class. I remember it being a wonderfully calming, centering activity for me. And all this hair discussion has me about ready to hit a salon. I'm not ready for coloring yet, but I do love having someone else wash my hair. The cut is always just a nice aside at that point.
Do you still like your new do today? I know you were waiting for it to settle down a bit.
Kaylets, ah, the sugar-right-before-bed nightmares. Got to love those... ok, no, you really don't! I did remember your post yesterday though when DH offered ice cream after our lunch. The post also reminded me that I need to get back to journaling my foods. Accountability!
As far as misplacing stuff goes, I managed to lose an important stack of scantrons on Friday. I was so panicked that I was almost in tears! They were benchmark exams that had to be sent off to the state that day. I had gathered them together early and been ready to take them to my department head, but I was interrupted. When I finally had a break, the things had disappeared. I searched for half an hour and couldn't find them. Finally I had the common sense to leave the room, take a breath, and try it again. They were right in front of me the whole time! I had set a piece of paper on top of them, and it curled over the top just enough to camouflage the entire batch. Yeah... I was pretty embarrassed.
Anagram, wahoo for being blonde! Sounds like a nice step outside, even if it isn't exactly the color you want yet.
Ok, I'm out of time again. I seriously thought my honey was going to go back to bed, but now everyone is making breaky sounds. Better go manage the masses before it gets all scary out there!
Andria
Not a whole lot of time left until Halloween and it's going to take a 
for me to get to my goal. On the other hand, I can still get pretty close I think so I'm still working at it. If I wasn't weighing myself I'd think I was doing pretty well. But then the danger is that I might go off-p, keep not weighing myself and end up regaining all the weight I've lost. So, continuing to WI. 
Stopped again in July this year, back in September -- gained a pound over those months. If I had just kept going, I would not have let it slide like that. Never. So, no point in regrets but I can let that inform future behavior - no more missing WI. 
lies, let's make this a good one!
and hang in there!
to all, in the Palace or wandering. 
My foot cramped up and is still recovering. Today I plan on hitting the pool at the gym, and we are going to either 6 Flags or the zoo. That on top of cleaning the house should be plenty of exercise for the day! Tomorrow is my first real session. I'm scared and nervous and excited all in one. I've never put myself up for this level of accountability before--that is the part that is scaring me, to tell the truth. Guess October is a good month for that sort of thing. 
you scared me with that "shovelling" thing. You know what I thought. I'm thinking if I don't lollygag too much longer this aft i might just go out and do some gardening. 
on the personal trainer -- 15 weeks? I think this is going to be good. Talk about accountability, huh. I know that with tai chi, for example, when I do it on my own I'm much more lacksadaisical than when I'm in class. No comparison. 
katrinabgood , 10-26-2008 02:53 PM
Correlation? 
Absolutely.
: for your surgery! 
