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I'm all in favor of brain fluffing - need to do more of it.
I think my scale is going mad - 200.8 this morning. But I'm loving it. Certainly is encouraging to stay with the program at this point. I do at times tend to hold onto a lot of water and am thinking the bladder infection might have had me higher than I might have been otherwise and now that I'm done w/that and the antibiotic, I've had a whoosh. However, today's whoosh - well i just dont' know. But I'm marking it down. It's a new current low and I'll claim it even if it doesn't last. Bought some more flowers yesterday. Impatiens for the P of P&C which still needs a good scrub down. Tomorrow's another day. An appt. this a.m. then lunch w/friend this afternoon. The remaining junk moved to the garage can wait. DD wants to see it all before it goes (well, she wants to see most of it). And then there's that tendency that plagues me - trying to find a home for anything with any useful life left in it. New neighbors moved in the one house across the street last week and I think the others will be coming this weekend. Bad news - sweetheart next door told me they're putting their house up for sale. These are the little boys who occasionally spend time with me. These people have been such a joy but it is their time to move on, I'm afraid. Raining at the moment but that's okay too. Don't have to water the things I've already planted. Great day to all :queen:s!!!! :belly: |
Brain fluffing :) Just the image I needed to take to bed with me tonight.
I'm almost back to the palace for real. 13 days left of school here! Approximately 80 research papers, 55 presentations, 35 short essays, and 75 synthesis projects left to grade. There is light at the end of the tunnel! My first year is almost behind me! Wahoo! I'd better calm myself back down to the good giggle I started with over brain fluffing. Brings to mind images of these new towels my honey bought the other day. Yeah, I'm a bit tired and feeling more than a bit silly. Fluffing pillows might be a good activity for me now so I can get some decent brain fluffing of my own in tomorrow. :) Night! Andria |
Fly-by postie. I'm on deadly deadline but will get where I get by noon, finish my other duties for the week and get the heck out of Dodge.
I'm focusing on thinking of myself as svelte (Greek statuary being my image :) ) and thinking of my body's need to be slender. (From Gabriel Method) Those and trying to lull stress. Lots of deep breathing! Anagram! You could cross the border any day now. :balloons: I'm sorry your boyfriends are moving! I've been enjoying mine even if he does make it a little hard to get work done. Andria, congrats on getting through the first year! Have some balloons: :balloons: Looking forward to seeing you in here more. K, chicklies, I'd better scram. Have a lovely FRIDAY!!! |
Well, that bubble burst - 204.4 today (sob!). However, I only write down "lowest" so I'll keep the last two days in mind and make sure I drink enough water.
Lordy, grading all of those things would certainly leave my brain in need of fluffing! But the best thing, andria, is that next year you'll be an "experienced" teacher and (while it will still be a lot), you'll have an even stronger way of making it all work. Lulling stress is such an on going job, isn't it, WN? How's the new little one coming along and is DGS getting to see Mom a little more? Off to tai chi - sort of stiff today so it should help. IT'S FRIDAY!!!! Sunny, nice out - at least for now. And I'm off to P'ville this weekend so some dance recitals to look forward to. :belly: |
Sunday in the Palace
Beware all ye who enter here -- I feel a long post coming on... ;) Not a sunny day, kind of a grey and blustery one but I'm enjoying that anyway. :) Went for a long walk with DH and have convinced him to go out to the movies this evening so we'll get more walking in then. :dancer: I may go out in a bit to pull some of the multitudinous Norway maples out of the flowerbed they think should be a forest. :rolleyes: I'm getting increasingly convinced by The Gabriel Method and am going to really give it a shot. Most of the "work" part of it is positive visualization and stress relief. Which seems like -- wow, is that all I have to do? On some level, I believe that's the case. There are reasons why I've gained this weight (numbing myself, putting up a buffer between me and some people, trying to be invisible, etc.). According to this theory, I just need to convince my body that it's safer for me to be slim than it is to be fat. This part really hit home: Even the simplest and most effortless approach to weight loss will fail if you have emotional obesity. Someone could say to you, "All you need to do is lift your little finger once a day for thirty days straight in order to lose weight," but if you're in the grip of emotional obesity, you'll find some reason why it wasn't possible to complete the program. You'll "forget" or you "won't have time" or "other things will just get in the way." I thought, I can totally see that. First day, no problem, second day, probably no problem. But would I get through the month? I likely would but I can totally see not making it too. I'd be a "forgetter" I think. A few incidents come to mind for me: The night we were called to emergency because DS had had a bike accident and was concussed. I remember being in the waiting room and looking down at my leg thinking "That looks like a normal person's leg." And I started to regain. After a traumatic experience early in my relationship with DH, I started to gain weight. We went to London and met a friend of mine who was living there. As I embraced my friend, I had the thought pop into my head "Oh, but I didn't want to separate myself from YOU!" My sister and I discussing relationships and weight gain -- both feeling like, on some level, we gained weight to keep men away from us but, darn it all, it didn't seem to be working. Like, you know, how fat would we have to get? Yeah, anyway, Gabriel encourages you to look into your issues but focuses mainly on just reprogramming your body and mind to understand that you're safe. In other news: I was accepted to the screenwriting bootcamp!!! :cb: :cb: I'm hoping to get several days out of town out of the deal in a country inn (I say hoping because I haven't yet gotten a response from my attempt to book the room, but I expect to be successful.) Workshops every day, culminating in a film industry dinner on the Thursday night where we'll meet representatives of production companies and then pitching sessions on Friday where we'll be *gulp* actually trying to sell our scripts. Anagram, you're still so close! You'll be slipping across the border any day. :yes: Well, that's it for me for today. Hope all :queen:ly folk are enjoying a blissful Sunday! |
I'm sort of in and out of the palace these days lurking, have gotten used to the fact that 3FC won't offer no ad subscriptions and so may be here more on the forum in general and here in particular.
Sorry am so far behind and not the queenly participant I used to be and for the me-me-ness o' this postie! :) Lol, I am in a me-me phase of life, but did want to say hello. Arabella, that is great news re your screenwriting bootcamp. Enjoy. I'm on deadline for three days, maybe see ye later, queens. :wave: |
Odd...
I managed, last night at dinner, to give myself a significantly smaller portion, positively "dainty" in comparison. Managed to put the fork down between bites, chew slowly and thoroughly.
I listened to the audio file last night as I was going to sleep. It was really relaxing. Gabriel claims that once you convince your body it doesn't need to be fat, that it's safe to be slim, your body's going to make you lose weight. So. I was hungry this morning. I ate a handful of nuts when I first got up. Then I was hungry again an hour-and-a-half or so later and got my bowl of muesli. I was just eating it, slowly, and thinking about whether I'd be hungry again later in the morning and suddenly I just felt nauseous. Could not eat another bite. A couple of times over the weekend, I'd had that little voice tell me "I think that's enough." But I managed to override it. Nausea? That convinced me. I hope I get the little voice again. I promise I'll listen! Janga, always so nice to see you! Love the quotes. :) May all :queen:lies have a sublime day as they go about their royal bidness! |
Arabella, I read your post on the Gabriel method and it sounds a lot like intuitive eating........between hunger and satisfaction. Our bodies weren't designed to lose weight, they were designed to survive famines which we don't have now except for our self inflicted diets. If we just eat when hungry and stop when satisfied, out bodies will lower our appetites and we will gradually lose weight. It make take longer than a diet but it's worth less struggle.
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On the other hand, it can also be faster than a diet too. And could end the struggle forever -- imagine! :cloud9:
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just wanted to check in and say hi, and i'm still around. have had a lot of "ms technical difficulties" of late. will be back sometime soon with personal responses. i have been thinking of you all fondly, and missing you. take care.
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Good morning, :queen:lies!
I'm still going with the Gabriel Method and feeling reenergized all 'round. Portion control is easier, I'm enjoying exercise more, feeling more positive about my whole life. :D It's like I've given myself permission to live. I'm thinking of starting a thread for it... I just got back from the gym and I'm feeling like I want to go for a run... Had a nice lunch yesterday with my friend who's coordinating the bootcamp. I'm SO excited about this! :cb: :cb: Lots of work but lots of fun, too. Stepping right out of my comfort zone. Still looking after DGS after school, which is fun but not the greatest for letting me get through work that needs to be done. :rolleyes: WSW, sorry to hear you've been having a rough go of it again! Cursed MS technical difficulties! Sending good energy... :hug: :goodvibes: Right then, I'd best get hopping. Love to all! |
Hope the tech diffs get better soon, wsw. No fun.
Congrats on bootcamp, WN. It DOES sound like fun. Having 'puter problems here so not been on as much. Lovely weather though and lots out for trash again this week. Hope to do a teeny bit of garden work before heading on to the "musts". Enjoyed the dance recitals - one was 19 "acts" of various types of dances, jazz, ballet, hip hop, modern and "jazz funk" (?). Each of the princesses was in one of those acts. The second show was at least 25 "acts". Lots of talent in these kids - but none of my favorite "tots in tutus" in either show. Princess 13 was in at least 3 or 4 in the second show. Very entertaining. Running on a fairly tight schedule today so I'm off or I won't get to the garden work (basically weeding and prettifying generally). So I regretfully leave the Palace and reenter the real world.................... :belly: |
i'm woefully behind on reading posts, but will get caught up eventually.
anagram-the princess's recitals sound like they were loverly! :) hope 'puter problems are resolved, or will be soon. arabella-congrats on screenwriters' bootcamp! and hi janga, and all our lovely royals. having some ms technical difficulties now, so will sign off for now. take care, all. |
Four day weekend!
So. Back from WI and I've taken off the 2.2 I was up last time. I'm still one up from ticker but not for long.
Gabriel method is working very nicely. When I'm not hungry I have zero interest in food. While I was waiting at the dentist's office the other day, I was looking at a magazine and I didn't even want to look at the recipe pages because I'd just had lunch. I've got more energy and I'm more positive about everything. :) Having the bootcamp coming up is a nice thing to happen at the same time, because the energy and positivity help there, too. One of my assignments for bootcamp is to watch a movie that's similar in style to what I envision for mine. Since I'm off today, and it's supposed to get cool and cloud over this aft, a spooky movie seems like just the thing. Anagram, gardening (weeding) is on my agenda, too. I've got one flowerbed that wants to be a forest. Norway maples! :mad: They are disinvited! Was thinking that with this bed, it would probably be easier to dig it out and start over. :rolleyes: WSW, sending you good energy! Love to all :queen:lies -- happy Friday! |
good morning, all. hope everyone is having a good weekend. the weather here has been nice the past couple of days---not too humid, which makes all the difference, and is all too rare here. --and so i am savoring every moment until the big heat and humidity arrive. well, thinking of you, dear royals. take care.
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Cool and sunny here today, WSW, but when it's hot here, it's typically very humid too. It was a real revelation to me to be in Colorado last year and experience dry heat. So comfy, even when the temps are up there.
We try to savour every little bit of heat here, in any case, because our summers are woefully short. Hope all :queen:lies are having a loverly Sunday! |
A good and happy Memorial Day to those celebrating same today.
Nice here yesterday and today. A thunderstorm last night and some rain expected overnight tonight so I didn't need to water. Went to see a Feis yesterday. Princess 13 danced in 3 competitions and took home a first, a third and a fourth. I creaked around a lot last night though after 5-6 hours on bleachers. Doing little today. Five minutes of work, 20 minutes on P o P&C. Perfect for it. Taking a book out there now. Quiet little summer palace.......................... :belly: |
Well, I kind-of celebrated Memorial Day yesterday because I was off work.
Cold here -- I think I resolve (how definitive!) to make the most of every bit of good weather we get, insofar as schedule permits. Woke up at 3:20. :yawn: Anyhoo, not going to eat to replace rest. But :coffee: OH YES. Anagram, oh how I'd love to do little but I've got to do lot. :rolleyes: Work a full day + collect car from dealers + collect DGS from school + collect his cousin + take everyone out to my mom's (each of these requiring separate trip). Make something for a baby shower, buy something for same. Oh and attend. DGS sleepover. And I wish it were bedtime. I keep telling myself that the key to not feeling beleaguered is in my head. I'll keep looking for it --must be in there somewhere... What's a Feis? Princess 13 must be a lovely dancer. I can see where she gets it... :belly: Love to all! |
Oh, so much to do there, Arabella. I won't tell you how lazy I was ;)
Rainy here today so I'm in a "reorganizing/catching up" mode. All those little niggly things - My weight took one of those salt induced bounces up and that's discouraging but I'm working on it. Resigned from gyn/spa/whatever. Orthopedic guy says I must go back to water. So much more trouble but I'll enjoy it when I get my head into it. A feis is an Irish dance competition. P13 does love it tho P8 didn't and gave it up eons ago. Some of the tiny critters who do this are so good by six or so - sigh. So cute to watch but six hours on bleachers are giving my back fits still. P13 was late coming to it but brings years of ballet, tap, jazz, etc. with her. She loves dancing, performing and brings much joy to my soul. And :belly: is only a rep of a dream. I have two left feet. Well, I'm off to make sure I don't waste today - after all, I lolled yesterday ;) :belly: |
Damp and rainy again here today. Bleah!!!
But yesterday brought very good news that biopsies showed changes were all benign. So mood was very upbeat. So I should be more upbeat today than I seem to be this afternoon. So I'm going to go DO IT - what I don't know but something that will give me a sense of accomplishment. I'm still going through stuff in garage and seemingly not moving along. So I'm going to change tracks for a while and see what comes along as "inspired". There's always that backlog but I'm looking for something FUN and TADA!!!! And all that JAZZ! COME BACK, COME BACK, ROYAL :queen:S WHEREVER YOU ARE!!! 'TIS LESS THAN A MONTH TO THE SUMMER SOLSTICE AND I AM HEREBY DECLARING MY INTENT TO AT LEAST GET BACK ON THE TRACK I WAS ON THE OTHER WEEK OR SO. I HAVE TAKEN THE 'SALT' DOWN A TAD BUT AM REALLY EATING IN A HEALTHY MANNER SO SHOULD, AT SOME POINT, SOME TIME, SOMEWHERE BE A NEW IMPROVED ME. :belly: |
anagram- so glad to hear that your biopsies showed changes were all benign!! what a great relief to get that news. :)
must have been fun watching your talented princess in dance competition. arabella-thought of you when you said you woke up in middle of night recently, and that you weren't going to replace sleep with food that day. i have trouble sleeping all too often and think that extra food will give me more energy. as a matter of fact, i was about to use that logic a little while ago, but your inspiration reminded me not to do that. i won't die from starvation before lunch time---well, probably not, anyway. lol! and greetings to kat, ceara, andria, kaylets, wildfire, and janga, and all our dear royals! i rented some movies recently, including "the visitor," which i really enjoyed. i hadn't been feeling too great, and so rented several movies, and had my own little movie marathon, which was kind of fun, actually. have been able to stay op, which i'm glad about. i am adding back more of my regular exercise now that i am feeling better again, too, which i had missed. wait a minute---did i really say that?! i never thought i'd hear myself say that about exercise. well, hope everyone has a good day. take care, all. |
Fly-by -- things continue insane here. There will be a decision on Monday as to whether the wee one can be moved home or will have to wait another couple weeks. :crossed: I'm beginning to feel that I can't hold it together much longer.
Anagram, I think it may be in the weather or the stars or something -- so many people I've spoken to have been out of sorts and at the end of their ropes. HUZZAH!!! though for your news. I'm SO glad! WSW, your movie marathon sounds like just the thing! I'd love to be able to devote myself to getting ready for the screenwriting bootcamp -- which would require renting lots of movies. I did rent "The Sixth Sense" and "What Lies Beneath" and downloaded "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir." Loved "The Visitor." K, must try to fly through some work before time to pick up DGS from school. Love to all! |
Just flitting through quickly...
I just barely finished writing my senior final exam and the study guide! Wahoo! Everything seems to be racing toward the finish line now. It is so close I can actually see the end. :) My eldest princess has her senior prom tomorrow. Her best friend is flying in tonight from Utah to take her, so we are going to be busy a few days having fun/entertaining him. I can't even begin to tell you how it blows me away to see her looking so grown-up in her prom dress. Wasn't it yesterday she was pretending at dress up? I'm going to try to lie down for a few minutes before the alarm goes off. Just had to share my excitement about getting the exam finished and soon being able to return to the palace regularly. :) *HUGS* to all, and thank you for posting. It makes me feel so much less out of touch, even when I don't have much time to write. Andria |
arabella-i'm sending you lots of good thoughts and hugs regarding wee one, and hoping that he will be able to come home soon. it must be so difficult dealing with all of this. hang in there! we've got your back.
andria-nice to see you. glad you are almost at the finish line for the end of the school year. have a lot of errands need to accomplish today, so even though i woke up way too early again this morning, i will try and press through and not sneak back in to bed, which is starting to look rather tempting about now. :) i am remaining op, and continuing to increase exercise back to normal level. had a 51 day plateau (my longest ever, i think---ugh!!) recently, which i finally broke through, and though it wasn't with a huge woosh, i am still really glad to know that i made myself hang in there. any woosh, no matter how small, though, is always appreciated. (200 now. -35 lbs. in past 6 months.) every ounce has been wildly hard-fought. well, dear royals one and all, i am thinking about you. take care. |
The Saturday Palace
Feeling much more positive, thank goodness. Two weeks to bootcamp, so I'm into preparation. I went for a run in the woods (sprints mixed into the woggles) and am back from tai chi. Enjoying a :coffee2: and a little breather in the Palace.
We're going to dinner at our best friend couple's place tonight, which is always fun. They've just returned from five weeks in Corsica and Tuscany. Sounds nice, don't you think? ;) WSW, :woohoo: Wow -- 35 pounds in six months is FANTASTIC!!! :balloons: And you're right on the border of Onederland! Oh, go ahead and sneak back for a wee nap -- you royally deserve it. :) Andria, so glad you're approaching the end of the tunnel. What a year you've had! :hug: K, I'm going to go take care of the last few drops in the coffee pot and then see about getting on with the day. Love to all! |
wsw - 35 pounds in last six months is fantastic. Of course, I think I've done that but it's been the same 5 pounds over and over ;) And at 200 - we'll have no slinking over the border into Onederland. Your Royal Cohort wants to do it with a Bang - so be sure to make a Grand Pronouncement.
Two weeks to Boot Camp - what a motivator. I'm looking forward to your getting there too, Arabella. And Andria - what are your plans for the first few days AFTER your first year is done. Lovely here today - did some baking this morning - and am now off to the Patio of Peace and Contentment for a little R&R and peaceful daydreaming. :belly: |
thanks for the enthusiastic encouragement, arabella and anagram!! it really put a big smile on my face. :)
2 weeks to bootcamp! that really does sound exciting. i hope it will be a great experience for you, arabella. hope time on patio of peace and contentment yesterday brought you some lovely and peaceful daydreaming, anagram! :) more stresses with condo regarding leaking, and also damage from said leaking, and the condo management company from ****. it was only a couple of weeks ago that the previous leaking occured. i thought i would get a longer reprieve than this. ah well! a lot to take care of regarding all this beginning monday, but since nothing can be done about it today, will try to stay focused on today, and enjoy it for whatever positives it may bring. also don't want to use condo frustration as an excuse to jump off the wagon, so am making commitment here that i will not do that. speaking of peace and repose, i am enjoying listening to billie holliday right now, and will do my meditation cd afterwards, then a nice, nutritious breakfast, and some exercise after that. i am meeting someone for coffee late morning, which should be pleasant also. well, dear, dear royals one and all, have a good sunday. take care. |
Another great day - and lots more time on the P/P&C. Yard work, baking, reading, laziness personified.
But tomorrow will be another day and yet another Fresh Start Monday. Lunch w/lots of family and then dinner with Singles Group. Hate when two things on one day but I'll do my best to enjoy both ;) :belly: |
anagram- hope you enjoyed the lunch today with family and dinner with the singles group.
got all my condo stuff taken care of today---well, hopefully, anyhow. also got some much needed errands taken care of. stayed op and got my exercise almost done, and will finish that up shortly. yesterday afternoon, went out to one of my favorite spots (sort of out in the country.) i browsed in my favorite little bookshop there, which i thoroughly enjoyed. well, hope everyone is having a good evening. take care. |
What a joy to get to a favorite little place! Hope you get to enjoy more of that.
Well, the muggies are back. Our weather had been so delightful and pleasant - even when it was between showers. But today is more "normal" - muggy though not even really hot. I did enjoy the lunch w/family AND the singles dinner. Enjoyed staying home and "working" yesterday too. Enjoy everything when weather is sweet. Going out to do a little window shopping for upcoming baby shower (well, it's in August but I'm helping sis with planning). Anyway, hanging in but holding onto weight. Missing last month's whoosh :( :belly: |
Warning: Rambling post ahead!
I'm back. Took a firm stock of what's working and what's NOT working at the moment, (more of the NOT than anything else!) and decided to call today, "Fresh Start Wednesday." Actually, it's one month to my birthday, and I realized that I was NOT going to hit the goal that I had set for myself for that day unless I get things back under control! Not sure how/why I let things start to slide, but slid they did! Will wait for official WI number from tomorrow, but I'm up about 3-4# from the number on my ticker. I believe it was Arabella* who was discussing, several posts back, "emotional obesity..." :yes: I get myself this close to a number that signifies a major change for me, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand: backslide. :?:
*Speaking of Arabella reminded me to check Amazon for copy of 'the Gabriel Method,' which I just did (see how I get side-tracked?) and then I figured I'll just bop on over to Barnes&Noble instead, (side track #2) when it occurred to me to CALL FIRST to check availability, and..... Of course it's not in stock, but they are ordering it for me. It'll be in store in 2-3 days, so for same price and less time... I'll have it before the weekend! :cp: ALTHOUGH, this does mean that I will be adding to my insanely ridiculous stack of diet books. I piled them up in the garage when I was preparing for my garage sale and then couldn't bring myself to put them outside for fear of judgement by complete strangers about the absurd amount of diet books I have and apparently didn't read. For the record, there are 15 books in the garage and 3 that made the cut and are still at my bedside... (another sidetrack: I just run out to count them!) I won't even get started on the dvds, videos and various pieces of exercise equipment gathering dust over here! Oh, yes... EMOTIONAL OBESITY I have in spades! Anyway, upon review of what works and what doesn't, I noticed that the amount of time spent (or not spent) here is directly proportional to compliance in the healthy habits dept. When I'm 'in the zone,' and doing well, I'm here WAY more than when the slacking takes hold... SO, I guess it's a good sign that I'm here and haven't stopped typing, despite more than a few attempts at self-derailment! Without further ado...and that's a lot of ado up there... I am declaring Fresh Start Wednesday a near-success! I have managed to, so far: eat well, drink lots of water, dust off the cobwebs in my palace suite, and am heading outside shortly for a good, long walk. I have, despite the spell of slack, managed to get my walks in. Last Saturday I even completed a 10 mile training walk! I have intentions of doing so again this Saturday, but just found out that there is a 5k walk for Scleroderma that we try to do each year for my cousin... Can I manage both? Sore feet post-10miler last week say "No," but I think I can swing it. Will see... definitely one or the other, if not both. DS is hovering madly... I have held him at bay for at least 2 hours, while trying to complete this post. I fear I can hold him no longer!! Quickies: :congrat: wsw for 35 lbs gone! :cp: Arabella: So psyched for bootcamp for you! V. jealous! :strong: Anagram: My own P of P&Tis starting to shape up and I think of you when I'm partaking of the P&T! :bubbles: Andria! So glad to see you back in the Palace! School's almost out for my baby, too! Graduation 6/24! :hat: :wave: to Kaylets, ceara, Janga... I hope I haven't missed anyone! Hi lurkers, too! Okay, I'm out. But I shall return... I do feel better having gotten all that off my chest! (that doesn't even include the post that I *poofed* before this one!) Have a great night, one and all! |
anagram- glad to hear you enjoyed recent lunch with family and singles dinner. hoping you get a whoosh soon. all your hard work of hanging in will pay off! muggy here now too. sure miss the all too brief period here where humidity was low.
kat-good to see you! sure can relate to having lot of diet books, tapes, etc. that i have gotten over the years and to not wanting put out old diet books at a garage sale for fear of judgement by complete strangers about amount of diet books I have. also checked out gabriel method info. online per arabella. although i haven't gotten book, like the idea of it being safe to be thin now. did borrow from that and have started saying that to myself as part of some positive affirmations i do. 10 mile training walk last weekend-woohoo! i'm impressed. enjoy both or whichever upcoming walks you decide to do. had a massage today, and what a treat that was. 199 today. wow-did that feel good! it has been so incredibly long since i have seen that number. i know it could teeter back the other way on scale before actually going below this weight offically, but i have to say just seeing this made me very happy this morning. :) i smiled to myself today every time i remembered seeing those numbers on the scale, and writing them down. i also had non-scale victory and stepped out of my box when i bought a few blouses the other day in lovely bright colors (teale, pink, and turquoise.) normally, i stick to black(mostly), brown, or navy. it made me feel like i did when i got my red purse. now, of course, i have to actually wear these blouses out in public. i will just remind myself what fun it is to use my red purse when my courage/self-confidence starts to peter out. well, have another very busy day tomorrow, so must away. greetings to all our lovely royals. take care. |
Oh, wsw!! I'm so psyched for you to see those numbers on the scale! :cp: :cp: :cp: The last time I saw that number was at my first pre-natal visit with my first pregnancy! :o In 1985! :o:o With such an accomplishment under your belt (literally!), PLEASE be sure to wear your pretty new colors with your head held high... you deserve to feel good about yourself and flaunt it a little!
I need to get back to work... I'm staying late tonight to get all caught up, so I really shouldn't be taking sidetrips to the Palace! But I just popped in for 1 wee minute, and had to respond to such momentous news! Rain, rain and more rain round my neck o' the woods... hoping for sunshine tomorrow! If I don't get back in here, Have a wonderful weekend, :queen:s! |
kat-thanks so much for the rousing support!! :) rained buckets here today too. i looked like a skinned rat when i got caught in one of the biggest cloudbursts this afternoon.
stayed op today and still have to finish up a bit more exercise for the day, but should be able to accomplish that. my best friend is going with me to look at a couple more independent living places on tuesday. he has such a great sense of humor, and can always make me laugh even during situations which are not always the most fun, so i know it won't be too difficult at all. i just realized i can cross my legs easier than i could before, and how much fun that is. also, tomorrow i think i just may wear one of my new bright-colored blouses. well, i hope all who dwell in the palace have a good evening. take care. |
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Wow, 199 - PROUD OF YOU - WSW! Yes, by all means, wear one of the bright colored blouses. You'll look as great as you've got to feel with all that success. Hi, kat - good to see you back and sorting out what works - you've been an inspration too. And good luck on the upcoming graduation of your baby. :stress: No matter how old he gets, he'll always be your :bb: Lovely morning here and I've spent some time cleaning out the garage and going through some of the old stuff there. (Recently removed from the attic.) Dirty job but a few laughs. Now I think it's time to clean me up and make me beautiful for the day - or as good as it gets. Sun is out and I'm feeling a zillion times better. :belly: |
The Saturday Palace
Week before last was not stellar -- I stopped doing much Gabriel Method stuff other than listening to the guided meditation before I went to sleep. And I was having one of those weeks. But this week has been much better -- haven't been interested in eating when I wasn't hungry, deciding what I want to eat is a big salad, feeling satisfied on that, etc. Not getting bent out of shape about things that would have had me stressed out, either, which is a lovely extra benefit. I like it!
The babe is at home and so is DGS. Life returns to semi-normal, other than, of course, prepping for bootcamp and working. :rolleyes: But this is not my heavy work week (they alternate) and I'm determined to control my job rather than letting it run me ragged. :yes: I'm doing sprints in my woods woggle, liking feeling fast. And, wow, what a full-body workout that is. You can just feel everything engaged. Had too much wine last night and stayed up later than usual but woke up 4ish. I'm starting to flag a bit... :balloons: WSW :balloons: WOW!!! You're in Onederland! Congratulations! I had to laugh -- crossing my legs easily and well is one of the items that I think of as putting one into the "normal weight" category. Huzzah! Your blouses sound lovely! I always get such a lift from colors. I was the :queen: of Black for many years but started wearing bright colors about a year ago. Anagram, I'm glad you had fun at lunch and singles dinner functions. I had a little laugh of recognition there, too -- I really like space between my engagements. I was talking to a politician yesterday and she was telling me about the four or five things events lined up for her weekend (after the party we were attending at that moment). I guess i'm never going to be a politician. ;) Ah, you'll be slipping over the border to Onederland any day now. And I'll be chasing you! :yes: Kat, the emotional obesity thing is interesting. I don't know what all the reasons were that I decided I needed to be fat but I know that I did. I'm going to have a look for some binaural beats relaxation music and record a guided meditation over it. His is good but I think I need something for daytime, too. It's great to see you back in the Palace! We miss you so when you're on Walkabout. Now where beith :queen:s Kaylets and Ceara? We know :queen: Andria is up to her royal heinie in end of school stuff, right? Have a fabulous rest-of-your weekend, Lovelies! |
thank you so much for the kind words, anagram and arabella!! by the way, i did wear my teal blouse today, and it was quite fun.
so glad to hear new baby is safely home, as is dgs, and that life is returning to semi-normal, arabella. sounds like gabriel method has lots of benefits, including not getting bent out of shape over things that might have otherwise stressed you out. i am becoming increasingly intrigued by it. anagram-your going through old stuff inspires me to try and start doing some of same. i am constantly amazed at how much more stuff i seem to have accumulated in just the 5+ years i have lived in my condo. it definitely mysteriously seems to multiply even though i really try to keep some order in here. sunny here today too, and enjoyed being out today while taking care of some errands. listening to some good music now, and am going to curl up with a book, and some more music soon. i too woke up way too early this morning, arabella, and need to make this a very early evening. hi kaylets, ceara, andria, kat, janga, wildfire, and all our royals---thinking of you! well, hope everyone is having a good evening. take care, all. |
Ohhh...we've slipped down to Page 2, I just had to boost this back up. I'm was finishing up at work and my computer decided it was time to stop, NOW, apparently, and froze up on me! Who am I to argue? :shrug:
I got my walk in yesterday, with the Scleroderma group... I must be getting used to the long walks, because this one seemed like a piece of cake! It couldn't have taken more than an hour, at a semi-leisurely pace. I should have done the big walk on Saturday too! Live and learn. I got my Gabriel Method book this weekend and have begun to read. You know, sometimes the things you already know in your heart make much more sense when they are told to you by someone else! I like what he's saying and have applied a few techniques, with good results, so far today. Mostly just a matter of acknowledging my 'hunger,' analyzing it, and acting upon it, if it's 'true,' or being aware of the trigger, if it's not. And I'm keeping a little list in my drawer, just to have a record of my hunger cues... Self awareness? Accountability? Eh, whatever works this week, right? I have to run... time to punch out... we're off to a Board of Ed meeting at which son will receive an award for Odyssey of the Mind Competition he participated in. Have a great night, all! |
Hello palace!
I'm so glad that didn't just echo back at me. :) Lots going on in my head this morning, but mostly I'm trying to enjoy the morning for a few before letting life kick into high gear. My eldest princess graduates on Thursday, and a few family members are flying in for the celebration. This means there is a whole lot of cleaning still ahead of me! I can't believe she is graduating high school already. It seems just yesterday that she was a precocious four year old driving me lightly nuts with all sorts of questions about the world around her. I know the years fly by quickly, but I'm also coming to the realization that I was incredibly shut down during a lot of the time she was growing up. We've had a few really good years though, and I think one day my beautiful daughter will forgive me completely for the painful ones. Didn't mean for that to get so melancholy sounding. Really, I'm just wafting through memories here, and I'm realizing that there are entire years which are pretty much blank. I'm glad I don't live like that anymore. There is so much stronger a sense of SELF inside of me now, and I doubt I could go back to that previous way of being even if I did want. So, cleaning is on the docket today. Lots of cleaning. My dad is allergic to cats, and we have three in the house. We do keep the guest room free of kitties, and with the help of antihistamines, an air purifier, and vacuuming everything in reach, he should survive a couple of days without too bad a time. I'm also decluttering as I go, and I am completely blown away with what has accumulated during the course of the school year. The desk I'm typing at right now has three stacks of mishmashed stuff, all of which are threatening to crash down upon my keyboard. Ugh! I thought I might have time left to begin tackling my closet as well, but we will see. I haven't put away winter sweaters, jackets, or heavy bedding yet, and Space Bags await! I'm actually looking forward to this. I'm hearing it from all the :queen:s--cleaning is cathartic. Organizing and/or getting rid of my stuff makes my heart and head feel lighter. I'd like my reward for the day to be a relaxing swim at the pool. To get the reward I have to get to work. No more time for slacking! Andria P.S. I saved personal replies for the next time I'm needing a break. Don't you dare think I've forgotten all of you! |
Okay, I see what's happening here
This happens every time I add some new high-intensity thing to my workouts. Which tends to coincide with a new run at the whole weight loss thing. :dz:
I'm not losing weight. I can feel and see changes in my body but I'm not lighter or smaller. Very much firmer, though. It's amazing how quickly things seem to firm up. My guess is that the muscles hold water. I think it's the sprinting. Anyway, not going to quit. :no: I'm going slightly mad trying to get my work done and get ready for bootcamp so I'm going to have to cut this short. Being the optimistic (insane?) person that I am, I also booked myself to pick up DGS after school today and have him and my mom over for dinner, dropping in to see the new babe when we drop him off. Also didn't get enough sleep last night so everything seems a little more difficult this morning. Oh well :yawn: Sorry for the me-me-me... Love to all :queen:lies! |
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