Storm has passed so we have sun but are still wet everywhere...
My meeting weighin last night showed an increase too... ah well.... its going to happen every once in awhile... DH and I started drinking some flavored de caf coffee....wonder if there's lots of salt in it??
I'm not worried... I know it came off once, it will come off again!
We are doing great things here all!
When I look back to where I was 7 yrs ago
( still smoking and gaining)
5 yrs ago
( eating breakfast out of a vending machine )
4 yrs ago
( joined WW's but 'didnt understand' that moving was as big a part of losing as food choices'
3 yrs ago
( regained nearly 30 lbs due to long job downsizing and the related stress -- in other words....still dealing with stress with food)
2 yrs ago
( got serious about the plan again but still didnt understand how my body reacts to sugar)
oh, meant to mention that about 6 yrs ago, did quit smoking but made a "deal" that gaining another 30 lbs was ok as long as I remained smoke free..
Point is, as Oprah says, when we know better, we do better.....
And if we really take a look at where we've been, most of us will see that we've made lots of progress....
WE ARE DOING GREAT!!
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Thought of the day :
"Never be too busy to meet someone new"
---Life's Little Instruction Book
Question of the day :
" Do you have a lucky number, coin, sox....?"
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KETTLE IS ON!
PS- TV says its 101 in Death Valley today...YIKES!
Here's to ya! I am in the process of deciding to quit doing the financial editing gig. This will be the third week of peak season, meaning I've been working seven days a week, sometimes 16 or 17 hours a day. Too much! It's not enough money to eat up my life like that. And my real job is so much more important -- the last thing I want to do is jeopardize it.
I've been running 3x a week, doing circuit training & elliptical machine 3x each, either walking or doing a step tape on the other day. Trying to get 30 mins of high-intensity exercise every day -- I'd "forgotten" what a great stress buster it is. WI this week had me down 1.4, which gives me about a half-pound loss if I factor in the .8 gain last week. I know this has happened to me before (um, like, every time, I think) -- I start exercising more, and weight loss slows, although I can see a difference in myself. Clothes slightly looser, but what I think is happening is that my muscles retain fluid for a while and then, well, eventually I have a good loss suddenly.
Nevertheless, I'm being extra-scrupulous this week counting points, and will attempt not to use any flexies.
Anagram, thank you for boldly starting a new thread! Love the name, too! I bet it's lovely in your yard now.
wsw, are you feeling any better? How are you settling into your new place?
Punkin, are you back from the full moon festival? That sounds so much like something I should always do. I wonder if there are any groups here that meet for such like...
Wildfire, I like the sound of your commitment! I was just thinking how I'm always trying to lose weight, but it's when I get really committed and try HARDER that it starts to actually happen. Here's to it!
Amarantha, I was thinking about your nasty spam woes, and I think it's likely not because of posting here -- I think you may have a key logger (http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com...962518,00.html) on your computer -- these programs record everything you type and report it back for marketing purposes. Do you run an anti-adware/spyware program? I use ad-aware and it occasionally finds these on my machine.
Eydie, your bathing suit does sound quite sexy! Congrats on being beach-ready so early in the year! I've made a solemn vow to myself to get to the beach WAY more this year. It's my favorite place in the world, 20 minutes away. And I could work hard in the cool mornings and head to the beach mid-afternoon.
Cerise, your solitary weekend sounds nice! I find that I really have to be in the right frame of mind when DH goes away (which he will be, later this month, for 3 weeks). I enjoy it to the hilt when I'm prepared, elsewise I just don't quite get it together. I'm starting to prepare right now! Hope DS finds a job so I actually get some time to myself this time!
Zadie K, so glad you like your new digs! Makes so much difference, doesn't it. Yes, I myself would like a summer palace, perhaps on a cliff overlooking the sea, with a path meandering down to the beach...
Kaylets, thanks for the story -- it was so cute. QOD -- I don't have any "lucky" items. Mostly not superstitious -- the only thing I can think of that I do is think that I'm going to jinx myself: you know, if I delete all the old files I think I'll never need again, something will happen that I'll need them for; if I throw out the lone survivor of an earring pair, I'll find the other one, but won't find it if I keep its mate.
K -- hi ho hi ho. Let's make this one COUNT! Love to all...
Yo! Wood Nymph, it's good to see thee and hear thy news!!!! I think you're thinking with clarity when you consider just focusing on your main job. That's always the most important thing.
Thanks for the link. I think you make a valid point, but for a couple of strong reasons, I'm pretty sure I'm Trojan and keylogger free, though not 100 percent certain (of anything)! Also for a couple of reasons, I'm pretty sure that my main problem in recent months happened when 3FC changed its server the first time. Then when they changed it again, it happened again, and again for a couple of reasons, I just think it's just spambots ... but I've put a lid on it now.
However, I'm continuing to look for more security measures. I did look at Spyware but I've already got something similar on my system. I was really interested in the website you linked. Thanks again.
Guys, I'm going to go try ONE MORE TIME to do a continuous warp on my loom ... later ...
It is nice to see people doing so well (generally speaking). I haven't been weighing in recently. Too much stress right now, and I just can't bring myself to step on the scale. I am exercising regularly however, and eating fairly responsibly, so hopefully it will work out OK. I have a doctor appointment today, so I will not be able to avoid the scale. Kind of scared about the appointment, but I finally had to make one because I was getting stressed out by some of the things that my body has been doing. Sometimes I think I am a hypochondriac, but my past health problems give me reason for concern. So we shall see.
Well, I'm back. Can't seem to get going today!!!!!
Zadie, you are NOT a hypochondriac and your health is important!! You are doing the right thing by taking care of it. Hope thy doctor's appointment helps alleviate anything that's going on. It's really best NOT to get on the scale if you're stressing big time ... remember that cortisol (stress hormone) can make it almost impossible to lose weight ... it's a good hormone if you're a cavewoman and have to run away from a dinosaur, but not so good for us in the 21st century ... well, actually there's a lot of stuff we still need to run away from but that's another post ...
Kaylets, it was 101 here yesterday, should reach 103 today and for the rest of the week. Par for the course, though, no biggie! That's actually pleasant weather here. Beyond 110 it's hot; beyond 120, forget about it!
Ick. Had half of a blended green tea/honeydew latte and can't go on. Too sweet! And it looks like a class of guacamole with a straw.
I watched "The Magdalene Sisters" last night, then an hour-long documentary about the same. I highly recommend this movie, though (as you can guess) it's not very happy. And I didn't get any urges to cry until I saw/heard the interviews with some of the real Magdalenes, watched their hands shake as they talked about their babies being taken away, being whipped/shorn by the nuns, what the priest did...I hate to be controversial, but it's enough to put you off church for good. Now I have the damned Joni Mitchell song in my head.
I think my lucky number is 5. I was born May 25, 1975 (5/25/75) and it just gives me a good feeling. Like a friend. 8 gives me the willies, kind of. It seems like a "mean" number. How weird...
Zadie, hats off to you, m'dear! I'm so glad you were able to find assistance with your flying woes. Aren't drugs grand? I'm so glad you had a good time, and you represented , girl! Thanks for that. Thinking about you with your Dr. appointment today.
Amarantha, Eydie's right about that 100% body-respect thing. I was reading that and sucking on the guacamole smoothie, slowly going into sugar shock, when the words hit me upside the head. Smoothie went down the drain, and I'm trying to dilute the whole disaster with copious amounts of water. Ah, Amarantha, wouldn't some clarity be lovely. Let's imagine we're sitting on a cabin porch at night (full moon), with woods behind us and lake in front. The moon's shining on the lake, the stars are out, there's a mild breeze shushing through the trees, and we've just had a Corona and we're sharing innermost thoughts. That's when I get clarity, baby. Join me! You too, Arabella.
Yes, Eydie, that body respect thing helped a lot. Thank you. And I'll bet you look just like a Bond girl in your new suit, except that you're not mindless, trained in martial arts or easy.
Arabella, you go! Damn, girl, you're cutting down on the hours (yes, please do that before you start aging 5 years in the average work week) and exercising like a machine! Good on ya. Here, have a banana:
Ugh. I can't even eat my apple. That latte has gotten me so queasy I can't even handle the sugar in an apple. What's happening to me? Oops, I know. Confession time (very, very embarrassing): you know how we all have those silly foods that get us every bloody time? Here's one of mine. Wait for it...powdered Gatorade. Eaten slowly off a spoon. Powdered. Weird, I know, but powdered drinks were our only candy sometimes in boarding school in Africa. Or tins of sweetened condensed milk. Hey, how many people can blame their dietary shortcomings on being raised in the African jungle? But it's true...I've never gotten over my love for powdered drinks. I'll bet you're all shuddering, thinking of what my blood sugar must do when I eat it, and indeed, my body temp. shoots up and all that. So. Here I am playing **** with my blood sugar by eating something that was never meant to be consumed in that way.
Anyway, I'll be off in a minute to the journal thread to declare myself off refined sugar for a while. I've never done it before - we'll see if it helps with the sweating and queasy stomach and stuff. Thanks for listening and not laughing TOO hard at my silliness.
Kaylets, you have made staggering progress. I'm agog. I think 5 years ago I was, let's see...I was 24, married one year, living in Texas, eating meat, picking fights with poor Ramon, but I can't remember why. Huh. I've observed that we've fought less and less over the years, and the main reason, easily discernible, is because I have gotten my head out of my...you know. It's really, really true. I'm embarrassed that it's true, but happy for both of us that I'm doing something right. Wow. Even though I haven't made much progress health-wise (well, yes I have. I consider not eating meat any more a move in the right direction), I have improved the quality of my life and marriage a hundred-fold. Thanks for helping me see it, Kaye.
Punkin? Puuuuuuuunkiiiiiiin. Hey!
Frogs, check in and keep us from worrying too much, OK? How's life, dearest?
Thank you all again for the warmth I encounter coming into the castle. I think we keep each other saner than we know.
Countdown until I'm 29: 21 days. AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!
Back from the doctor. Not too bad. I have an inflammation of the tissue between my ribs. Much less scary than other chest pain causes.
Cerise - I did not mind 29 too much, although I have a fondness for ages divisible by 4, so I missed 28 terribly. But this fall I turn 32, so it will all be good again. Plus looking at everyones progress over the years, it seems that we truly do get better with age.
Speaking of getting better every year, my goodness Kaylets, that is quite a change in 5 years.
Amarantha - Cortisol, huh. I did not know that. I will from now on only stress out when running away dinosaurs. Thank you for permission to worry about my health. My grandmother truly was a hypochondriac so I get concerns sometimes. She self medicated in a bizarre ways. I also inherited her wide Latvian figure.
Yes, the Doctor did weigh me, and yes it did really truly suck.
Kaylets, your perspective on what was going on a mere 5-4-3-2 years ago was enlightening. Nobody's said it in a while so I will: WE'RE HEALTHIER THAN WE'VE BEEN IN YEARS!
And my lucky numbers are 9 or 13. I love 13!!!
Amarantha, 101 degrees! Must be that famous 'dry heat', not that moist heavy heat like here in Virginia. Fiddle dee dee, I simply wilt. [Please read that last sentence with a Scarlett O'Hara accent!]
Arabella, yeah, that much work can't be good! Wow, 20 minutes from the beach---what a gift!
zadie, what causes inflammation of tissues or is it one of those fluke-y things? Did the doc give you any advice for it, or is it one of those things you just wait out?
Cerise, it made me giggle hearing about early relationship with Ramon. When Garry and I first got to gether I did everything to push him away, testing his love and all that kind of foolishness. And I recall that I was a big sulker too. Emabarrassing! What was I thinking? I can't believe that i've known him for 20 years now! With age comes wisdom---I hope!
Kaylets, what a regal gift that was - to go help out dh with that big job.
Zadie, I'm glad the medical problem is of a preferred sort. Though as I recall from a long ago time, that can be pretty painful. And believe it or not, my problem came from a bear hug. And the dr. questioned me not too subtly about possibly being abused.
Hey, I see that green warning again. I usually just hit quick reply.
Ah yes, Wood Nymph, sounds like the second job is eating up a lot of your life. I'm sure the money is tempting but what is the price of going to the beach? A worthy goal that is.
Cerise, I've read of the "Magdalene Sisters" but not seen it. Sounds very sad. That latte sounded yucky (sort of like my cottage cheese/cantelope smoothie) until you mentioned the Gator powder. Wishing you well with the sugar avoidance.
And Eydie, I loved the reminder that we only get one body. It's one of these things we all know but don't alwayrs REALLY KNOW until it hits like a ton of bricks.
How did the warp go, Empress?
Well, after five months I made it to the rehab pool today. Aaaaaaaah. That warm water helped a lot. That movement helped a lot. Hopefully it will help me lose an ounce or two.
My favorite number is four. We were married on the fourth and when the kids were here our family was four. No other reason it just seems to work out nicely. When I can't decide which horse to be, I go for #4.
Car? Well it would be the one I drive now. Maybe an up to date one of the same but I had a chance to replace it last summer and fought tooth and nail to replace dh's instead. It has about 108,000 miles on it but it's still a lovely car and I love driving it. When we go anywhere, esp a distance, we go in dhs new Camry so mine should last as long as I do.
Ah yes. What I love about my yard this week is the white lilacs just outside the back door of the garage. They are blooming profusely and the rain this week just pushed the scent to be stronger. Don't have the patio ready for breakfast yet, Eydie. Just been too cold. But soon. Another small joy to look forward to.
Yo!!!! Cerise, thou couldst have been my twin-in-sugar growing up (in a family where everyone has diabetes). I used to sneak sugar out to the front porch in a napkin and just sit and eat it. It was before powdered Gatorade or I'd have done that, too!!!
I'd love to sit on the front porch with thee, Arabella and all the s and seek clarity. My front porch at the moment is frying in the late afternoon sun, but I'm picturing a dark and shady one somewhere in the mountains with the sun going down.
I have some good stories about friendship and front porches that I'll share when I'm not braindead!!!
Avanti, s!!! My all-fruit smoothie awaits. That's actually kind of high glycemic but I DO need some fruit. Had no vege at all today. Terrible nutrition.
Speaking of front porches, I have a wonderful large picture hanging over my desk at work of a shady patio that overlooks a sandy beach and blue water with an empty muskoka chair just waiting for someone to sit in it and watch the waves. There is a whole series of these pictures scattered throughout the office. I escape to mine several times a day!
Favorite number? 2
I bought myself a couple of CDs on the weekend: Josh Groban's "Closer" and Norah Jones' "Feels Like Home". WOW. Double WOW. Hearing Josh's "You Raise Me Up" in surround sound had me in tears. My best friend, the gorgeous Irishman, is the person in my life who raises me up...I will forever think of him when I hear this song. And Norah is incredible as always.
Eydie, congrats on the new suit!
Zadie, my sister had an infection in the layer of tissue around her ribs and it was quite painful, I remember. Take it easy!
Cerise, that latte sounds truly horrible. But I don't like honeydew. Good luck with the sugar...I about took someone's head off, turned it inside out, and gave it back to them after three days of no carbs/sugar. DH held me down and force fed me chocolate. He insisted it was out of fear for his life and he wouldn't be held responsible. One bite of choclate and I was like a junkie who just got a fix. Scary stuff.
anagram, glad to hear you're back at the pool! I've been thinking of taking up pool visits one or two nights a week.
Kaylets, your progess is terrific!
Hello to all...hey, tomorrow is Hump Day already!! Whooo Hooo!
Was thinking just last n ight as I leafed thru a grocery flyer as I stood in the bank line about how some of the pictures were "calling my name" ... but then I thought about my Monday weighin which just Monday was "a week away" but now, Tuesday was "less than a week away".... and decided that I will try my best to just say " 6 days away... 4 days away" because for me a week sounds longer than "7 days"....
Probably sounds silly to most of you but I know it makes a difference to me and I figure it this way....
" GRAB THE MOTIVATION WHEREEVER YOU FIND IT"
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Thought of the day :
"You are asked to love your neighbor as yourself.
You are not called upon to share his opinions."
-- Aubrey Menen
Question of the day :
" Do you have any allergies?"
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Had time to read your posts and wish I could stay and hangout but not now...
Here's a big ((((((((((((((((((((((HUG))))))))))))))))))))))))) ) for everyone....
and yes, lets open up the cabin!! Sounds just what I need!
Empress! No matter the temperature, you're still the KEWLEST!~
Eydie! And you're too SEXY for the Palace!
Arabella! I agree! Either more cash or to the curb!
Cerise! Keep smiling! And tell us more about the Voice Lessons!
Wildfire! Honest, how is life treating you?
Ceara! Beastie puppies?? Need a status please!
Anagram! Hmmmmm.... Brillant thought just occured to me... As our Q of Words, would you be interested in hosting a Word of the day for us???
WSW! Still got your seat here, nice and warm! We're bringing to the cabin...
Follow the royal cruise director!!
Zadie! Hey! Not to fret about the scale! You know what to do! THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY!!! ( sorry, I'll use my inside voice!)
Punkin???? need a status please?
Wildfire, what a CIVILIZED place your new job is! Was reading in paper this a.m. about a new vending machine company devoted to healthy food choices. May they succeed!
Rainy Wednesday here. Going to a summer theatre matinee this afternoon (Smoky Joe's Cafe) for our weekly getaway.
Demon Scale is reeling me in and I hope there's no letdown later in the week. Having just seen a new low last week, I was surprised to see the next number down popup yesterday so of course I had to weigh again today to see the further number down show up at least briefly. I think the three day eating binge might have shaken up the old metabolism a bit. Or maybe the water exercising. Or maybe last week's cortisone shot (though I thought they usually make me gain). Whatever, I hope it's not just DS toying with me again but this morning I was a full 2 pounds down from my Mayday goal weight. With the one reading being even slightly lower than that. I know, I know, DS wll probably give me a shock again soon but for now I'm enjoying.
Yowza!!! I'm in brevity mode as I have to get to dentist and I just keep typing!!!! So apologies but this is a runon response ...
Anagram, for the Scale droppage!!! Huzzah!!! I'm hoping thou be right about the binge thing helping the metabolism 'cause I've had a number of binges recently.
Kaylets, I love thy motivational trick ... my weigh-in is just "fill in blank" days away!!! That's my mantra today! And, thank thee, I AM rather kewl!
Wildfire: What is a muskokoa chair? Is it like an Anirondracks (sp? ... I don't know how to spell that and have no time to look it up) chair? That's what I'm picturing ... thanks for the peaceful image this a.m. ...
Eydie: It's quite a dry heat this time of year, but the dry heat thing that is oft spoken of re Arizona isn't really that accurate ... it's quite humid during much of year and getting more so because folks keep coming out here and planting stuff so's it'll look like the midwest to them and not the desert that it's supposed to be ... no offense to anyone reading this, but hast thou all considered native vegetation for thy yards? We'd all appreciate it. Thankee.
Zadie, that inflammation soundeth like not a happy thing at all but glad it's not something worse. Please get some rest ... no running from dinosaurs for awhile ... think front porch with a mystery novel, Godiva chocolates, a white wooden chair, the ocean ...
Er, I have to stop thinking like that right now or I'll be on the couch instead of the dentist chair ..
Later, gators, er, no, NO GATOR, Cerise, no, no, no! :whip:
Since my husband is half-Mexican, I feel it incumbent upon us to go out and get pissed tonight. No, only joking. We'll probably stay home, raise bottles of Corona and then do a couple of Tequila shots together and call it a night. Ah, old age.
Ew, Amarantha, good luck at the dentist's. Thanks for your encouragment, dear Sugar Twin, as always. I've read about "the greening of Arizona" - Barbara Kingsolver has a lot (none complimentary) to say about those shortsighted enough to actually irrigate lawns in the middle of the desert. Poor silly poopyheads.
Anagram, here's to your weight loss and daily subjugation of Demon Scale!!! Keep on! Keep on!
Kaylets, re: Voice Lessons. I'm having my first this Friday. The teacher and I took that long to coordinate schedules. I'm hoping to get some good guidance from her, but I dream of a day when I can actually know what to do, make decisions without endless vaccillating, steer my own bloody course...I'm learning more and more that I am LOUSY at making even the simplest decisions without to-ing and fro-ing for ages. Drives me crazy, and it's causing a long, long stall in the Process of What to Do With My Life. Argh. Anyway, I hope this teacher is what I need right now. I think she is. Or maybe not...
Wildfire, your husband/chocolate story made me laugh out loud. Thanks - I needed it.
Eydie, thanks so much for revealing your early times with Garry. It was really comforting, and I was able to assure Ramon that even a paragon of healthy social/psychological development such as yourself could point to silly relationship behavior in the past. He seemed somewhat relieved, since he knows you by reputation to be a wonderful person. Perhaps there's hope for his tempestuous wife after all. Well, I don't think he's ever doubted that I had at least the potential for wonderfulness - I know he thinks I've arrived already, mostly. We concluded this lovely conversation with a tiff over ordering the pizza. My god. Somebody In Charge has a wicked sense of humor.
Zadie, how does one acquire inflamed rib flesh, may I ask? Glad the chest pains aren't anything more alarming, my dear. And I highly doubt you're a hypochondriac. My grandmother was one, too, but I take my fears to the doctor anyway, then put them easily to rest. Mostly.
I am in the process of deciding to quit doing the financial editing gig. This will be the third week of peak season, meaning I've been working seven days a week, sometimes 16 or 17 hours a day. Too much! It's not enough money to eat up my life like that. And my real job is so much more important -- the last thing I want to do is jeopardize it. 
Also for a couple of reasons, I'm pretty sure that my main problem in recent months happened when 3FC changed its server the first time. Then when they changed it again, it happened again, and again for a couple of reasons, I just think it's just spambots ... but I've put a lid on it now.
I'm so glad you had a good time, and you represented , girl! Thanks for that. Thinking about you with your Dr. appointment today.
I think 5 years ago I was, let's see...I was 24, married one year, living in Texas, eating meat, picking fights with poor Ramon, but I can't remember why. Huh. I've observed that we've fought less and less over the years, and the main reason, easily discernible, is because I have gotten my head out of my...you know. It's really, really true. I'm embarrassed that it's true, but happy for both of us that I'm doing something right. Wow. Even though I haven't made much progress health-wise (well, yes I have. I consider not eating meat any more a move in the right direction), I have improved the quality of my life and marriage a hundred-fold. Thanks for helping me see it, Kaye.
s and seek clarity. My front porch at the moment is frying in the late afternoon sun, but I'm picturing a dark and shady one somewhere in the mountains with the sun going down.
for the 
Scale droppage!!! Huzzah!!! I'm hoping thou be right about the binge thing helping the metabolism 'cause I've had a number of binges recently.
:whip: 
Somebody In Charge has a wicked sense of humor.
