Good morning, busy s. Sorry about Network problems too, Arabella. Frustrating stuff.
I'm here for the day as I'm having new flooring installed in two bathrooms. Hoping to sort of lollygag, putter my way through a lot in a very disorganized fashion.
Did a lot of fruit/veggie cleaning up, cutting so today shouild go well.
The network stayed up today but I feel events are conspiring to keep me from attaining that balance I need so much. My site director wanted to schedule a meeting for some time this week. I said, sure, any time but around lunchtime on Tuesday. So when she sent out the invite, I didn't look at the time too closely, never dreaming she'd set it for the one time I'd said I COULDN'T do it. You guessed it. Then she said it would be a short meeting... I ended up so cranky I wanted to pitch the phone across the room. Ended up without enough time to walk to sound yoga -- and it was a rare, mild, beautiful day -- stressed to the max. During the meeting she asked me to do a virtual presentation on something that I don't have the technology for and had no warning to prepare for. Aw, I'd better stop. I'm tying myself in knots again.
BUT. I stayed OP (other than not getting my steps in this morning). Probably why I'm so stressed -- not shoving food down my neck to stifle it.
Network stayed up today, at least.
Ceara, I've been sleeping like a babe lately. Tonight could be a test. But I'll do some Reiki...
What kind of flooring are you having put in, Anagram?
Say, has anyone seen Andria lately? She kind of disappeared.
arabella-sorry work was soooo stressful. that would have driven me nuts too. staying op with all that is very impressive indeed.
anagram- hope floor installation went well today. have had cold, but did some pretty productive puttering the past couple of days, and thought of you.
ceara-glad you're sleeping better these days. being too hot definitely makes it harder for me to sleep too. lately, though, i haven't figured out too much to help with my sleepless nights, though.
cjzee-welcome!
janga-i love reading about dietshire and the janus january research center, etc. it reminds me to lighten up and try not to get too discouraged when weight stays the same more than i would like it to. this is a journey, and the goal is to enjoy life more, not less, which i seem to need reminding of a bit more in the winter than at other times of the year.
and hello wildfire, kaylets, kat, andria, and anewlife4me!
i went to a close friend's surprise birthday party on saturday, which was great fun. have been sleeping badly for a while again now, and getting a cold hasn't helped much with that either. have remained op and exercising pretty regularly though, which i am pleased about. well, i need to crawl into my nice, warm bed and get some rest, and maybe even some good sleep. take care, dear royals. thinking of you all.
Oh my goodness, where did my post go? :? I thought I had posted over the weekend... I remember commenting to the northeastern crowd about the big storm that never was, praising Wildfire's awesome message, asking about meerkats (ie: huh?) and talking about Mom's knee replacement... and now?
*poof*
Oh well... (scratches head) will just move forward from here!
Well, I lost 2# this week. Which is great, but @%*&! I hate losing the same weight over and over! I decided that I needed to reboot the system, as it were, and have embarked upon a 10 day cleanse. I've done it (Mastercleanse) before, with good results, so I just felt that I needed that boost that a good detoxing gives me. Shakes up the weight loss a bit and gears me up for some really clean eating after it's done. I've got 3 days under my belt and feel good. Free, actually... but in control. Hunger is not really an issue, as soon as I feel hunger pangs, I drink more of my concoction and they go away. Which makes me realize what my triggers really are... and it ain't hunger! Sight, smell, any number of emotions, fatigue...
I could ramble on and on and I really want to reply to everyone, but I have an antsy teenager breathing down my neck, and pacing the room while looking longingly at the computer. He's not hanging around for the company, I'm thinkin'! I've put him off for as long as I could, but I can't think with him hovering.
Hang in there, s! Another fresh start is only a few hours away!
Quickie post this morning...very chilly out there. I have a pre-school programme to prep for this am, so I will be off!
However, another fresh start today! So far just yogurt and orange and of course. I'm having trouble with that evening eating again. However a few more good behaviours are sticking around...water, and exercise. Being more aware is helping I think!
Such inspiring behaviors! And staying op w/all that stress, Arabella, my heroine!
The floor is vinyl, very neutral and bland - I have been keeping in mind that I plan NOT to be living here forever. It's the same floor in both bathrooms and I will perk it up otherwise. (Not that a room w/gold metallic wallpaper with lots of brown and blue butterflies needs much perking up ). But this whole thing went so blissfully well that I hardly had time to stress over it. True I've been planning it for a while but had really just started looking when I spotted an ad I've seen before - emailed Saturday morning, he brought samples over Saturday afternoon including the one I chose (and guess what - he had enough left over from an earlier job and I got a steep discount on it). He came and left Tuesday, did a nice job, etc., etc. Wow!
Oh, kat - sorry for the lost post but I've had it happen so often and know it takes twice as much effort to redo it. Hope Mom's well w/knee replacement. and all the therapy. She'll not regret having it done.
And good for you with grabbing the horns and going for a REAL boost. I've been doing my Slimfast thing (my usual reboot) but not following through enough. But also acknowledging my triggers are not hungry ones. Fatigue a big one, prenisone another, stress always, boredom too. I'm tapering on the prednisone so it's not as big a factor as a couple of weeks ago. I'm acknowledging I'm NOT hungry for the cookies, nut roll, even ice cream in the fridge. I do have peppers, tangerines, carrots ready in the fridge for the munchie moments and that helps. Back to getting in more veggies. Not up enough on the water. Maybe too much tea but I've been cutting that back a bit. I finally bought a water filter for my kitchen faucet (not on yet - I guess they don't work well when they're sitting on a counter) - I've noticed a change in water taste over recent years - used to really enjoy our water but no more - and they're planning to add even more yucky stuff. If it doesn't help, it won't be a great loss as I bought it on sale, with a rebate, etc., etc. (Cheap above all )
Anyway, I must be off. It's going to take a lot to make me beautiful today but, once done, I'll be ready to take on the world. For a while anyway.
Oh, kat - Meerkat Manor is a show sometimes on Animal Planet. About some twelve inch high critters run by a dominant female ("Flower" the first couple of years). All the grit of a soap opera - love, hate, sex, brutality, competition, fun (the babies are so cute), conniving (all supplied by human narration,of course). Happened upon it while channel clicking once and converted DS to it as well.
Ok...managed water and not too bad eating yesterday. Only 1 glass of wine in the evening with crackers and cheese. I need to cut that one out. No walk though....very cold. Am toying with the concept of bundling up and going this am...will feel virtuous and cold!
The floor sound like it fits in perfectly Anagram! Wsw are you getting any of this deep freeze? I saw it was chilly in the south last night, 45 in New Orleans...Arabella, she of the network. How goes it...and where is Andria? She probably is bushed with the job and the gym....
Kay...how are you in sniffle land? And Jangaa...your clim sounds really good right now!
Timon is the only reason I had ever even heard the word "meerkat" before! (having watched "the Lion King" 30 zillion times or so with ds) I will look for Meerkat Manor on Animal planet... sounds cute!
Ooh, that Prednisone is a bugger isn't it, Anagram? Glad I'm off that! New floor sounds loverly, btw.
I punched out already and was going to hunker down here for a good long post, but I see there's a good class at gym at 7:00. So now I must fly! Cleanse going well, just what I needed! Day 5, I'm 7# down since Sunday! Yes, I know it's mostly water (some other stuff too TMI!) but it's mostly for the psychological jolt I need... seeing those same two lbs go up and down the scale is NOT good for my emotional well being!
Okay, I hope to be back later... stay warm!!
Last edited by katrinabgood; 01-15-2009 at 06:10 PM.
kat-congrats on lbs. down! glad to hear cleanse going well.
anagram-new floors sound nice, and good to hear that installation went so well.
---and hello to all our palace dwellers!
got a new cell phone, and have been trying to learn how it works. unfortunately, still sleeping badly, but when woke up last night, fiddled with new phone, and figured out how to do a few more thingson it, which was good. hopefully, tonight, though, i will be able to sleep well, and won't need any distractions. speaking of needing sleep, i need to get offline. take care, all.
Well, floors went well but having a leak around the one toidy -sigh. And it's freezy, weezy tonight so I'm praying no frozen pipes. And will be same tomorrow night when I'll be in P'ville. Princess Twelve is in "Wizard of Oz" and I don't dare miss it
7# lb down is a BIG psych jolt - glad the cleanse is going well. My exercise has been up and down lots of stairs doing lots of chores. That's it. I've been eating LOTS of healthy stuff but that's also the problem - LOTS.
Sort of feeling at loose ends tonight so I think I'll just head up to bed - maybe do a little drawer sort or something if I don't feel sleepy. Having a rough time w/sleep here too, wsw. Hope your night's are going better.
anagram-have a good time in princessville! hope you find no frozen pipe problem upon return. the leak is no fun---it's always something, isn't it?!
i was actually sleeping last night, but my fire alarm went off ( must have been from the cold temps. or low battery.) anyway, good news, no fire, but by the time i checked around my place, and turned off fire alarm, was wide awake. it's just getting colder and colder here, and keep hoping heater holds out.
finally lost another lb. 219 now. really hoping tonight will be the night to sleep well. hope so, anyway. have a couple of things going on tomorrow, which i can't cancel, including one repairman coming tomorrow morning. i scheduled another thing for the afternoon, so hoping repairman actually comes on time. well, stay warm, everyone. take care.
Hail, s! Saturday greetings from the frozen tundra of NJ! Good grief, it's cold! It's just not usually this cold 'round this neck of the woods! Speaking of the cold... I just finished following online all the stories of Thursday's plane crash in the Hudson River, and can't imagine the horror/jubilation roller coaster ride that must have been! Amazing story.
I'm doing well, broke my fast yesterday... I lasted 6 days. Not going to beat myself up for "not finishing." (I had intended to go 7-10 days) That would have been my old way of thinking. I am happy with what I accomplished, and am looking forward to getting back to eating only that which is fresh and unprocessed as much as possible. It was a good experience, I was just really getting bored with not eating and KNOW that can only lead to extreme eating for me... so I'll take it for what it was. Will post 'official' weight on Tuesday, my WI day.
My company's version of "the Biggest Loser" starts Feb 12. I'm kind of glad it's later than originally planned; gives me a chance to lose a little more. I just don't want my team to view their coach in horror, thinking, SHE'S going to be our coach? By then I should have a weight loss of at least 30# under my belt, and perhaps some credibility! I'm really looking forward to it though... lots of great lectures, speakers, and info to be shared.
That's it for me... how are all of YOU?
OH, wsw... Fire alarm in middle of night? NOT conducive to good sleep! Hoping you were able to catch up last night! on the lb off!
Anagram! I am following your lead in "doing a little drawer sort" when I can't sleep/am bored/need to avoid kitchen...thanks for the idea! Have fun in Emerald City
Arabella... hoping that all of your knots have been 'untied' by now... Sending peaceful, happy vibes your way!
ceara... So? Was virtuosity and coldness simultaneously achieved? I toy with walking under the frigid conditions... I'm not afraid of the cold so much... but I AM afraid of slipping/falling!
Janga... it's always been grand to follow along with your adventures, I'm glad you're back! Could you tell us frozen queens a tale of Arizona warmth, please, so that we may sweat vicariously for a moment or two?
Kaylets... "How may times have you been to Disneyworld?" Twice to Disneyworld, twice to Disneyland... once with/once without kids @ both places... definitely better with kids... and WAY better off-season!
Andria! Come back, we miss you!
Wildfire... you too!
CJZee, ANewLifeForMe... still with us? Howzit going?
Okay, I have lingered here much longer than intended, but I wanted to check in to see how everyone's doing...
remember: EVERY DAY is a fresh start... no matter what you did yesterday, you'll always have TODAY to do it better!
Last edited by katrinabgood; 01-17-2009 at 02:01 PM.
I am still here!! It's been a nutty week. I've glanced at postings without having time to really sit down and compose anything. I haven't exercised as much as I would have liked this week. I was extremely tired for some reason. I am thinking the extreme cold temps might have kicked my butt a bit. No excuses though. Gotta get back at it! Besides, it's 16 degrees (F) right now, so it's a heat wave!!!
I have not fallen off the healthy eating wagon, though, so that is good. I braved the snow today to go to Gordon's Foods to stock up on their frozen veggies. They are really good, and cheap, to boot! Gotta love that. I have found that one of my downfalls is when I let the, "good foods" in the house run too low/out, so I'm trying ot make it to the grocery store more often for the fresh stuff and/or good frozen veggies.
Anyway, I am glad to hear it sounds like everyone is doing at least ok! Happy Saturday! Stay warm and safe out there!!!
kat- "EVERY DAY is a fresh start... no matter what you did yesterday, you'll always have TODAY to do it better!" -----i just love that notion! it feels so reassuring to be reminded of this. 6 days on fast is great!
wish i could set weight goals, but my body just kind of does what it does even when i'm being stellar. i wish it was more predictable, but i am going to take your lead, kat, regarding new way of thinking, and being happy with what i've accomplished.
did sleep ok last night, and was thrilled about that. i actually slept until my alarm went off, and was very pleasantly surprised. repairman came on time this morning too, and so all other appointments were able to be kept. it is so cold, but at least it was sunny today, or would have felt even more arctic, and this was bad enough. i have long underwear on, and 2 sweatshirts, and am almost comfortable indoors. i was so bundled up when i was out today, i was surprised i could even fit in the car. lol!
my left shoulder has been hurting a lot again the past couple of weeks+. this cold weather isn't helping it much either. this week, need to see if i can get another cortisone shot soon. this past year, it has been getting worse (between the arthritis and rotator cuff problems), and i'm not feeling like being a martyr, so will bite bullet and call ortho this week.
well, i need to get offline and have dinner. hope everyone has a pleasant evening, and remainder of the weekend. take care, lovely queens.
s. Sorry about Network problems too, Arabella. Frustrating stuff.
Making it
You guessed it. Then she said it would be a short meeting... 
of course. I'm having trouble with that evening eating again. However a few more good behaviours are sticking around...water, and exercise. Being more aware is helping I think!
to all! 
). But this whole thing went so blissfully well that I hardly had time to stress over it. True I've been planning it for a while but had really just started looking when I spotted an ad I've seen before - emailed Saturday morning, he brought samples over Saturday afternoon including the one I chose (and guess what - he had enough left over from an earlier job and I got a steep discount on it). He came and left Tuesday, did a nice job, etc., etc. Wow!
TMI!) but it's mostly for the psychological jolt I need... seeing those same two lbs go up and down the scale is NOT good for my emotional well being!
By then I should have a weight loss of at least 30# under my belt, and perhaps some credibility! I'm really looking forward to it though... lots of great lectures, speakers, and info to be shared. 
on the lb off! 
It's been a nutty week. I've glanced at postings without having time to really sit down and compose anything. I haven't exercised as much as I would have liked this week. I was extremely tired for some reason. I am thinking the extreme cold temps might have kicked my butt a bit. No excuses though. Gotta get back at it! Besides, it's 16 degrees (F) right now, so it's a heat wave!!! 
I have found that one of my downfalls is when I let the, "good foods" in the house run too low/out, so I'm trying ot make it to the grocery store more often for the fresh stuff and/or good frozen veggies. 