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Hello all!
Dh and I spent nearly 3 hrs this am trimming bushes, etc in the front yard.. and planting tomatoes in the back, staking up chicken wire to keep the beagles out ( we had lovely garden fencing last year that both figured out how to squeeze thru)... Was really great to be out there finishing small chores and looking for other small ones to do next. I have some egglplant plants... wonder how much room I need for them... also found 2 tomato plants that must have been very brave. Often, we put the compost bucket next to the backdoor overnight so we don't have the smell in the house... Seems like maybe the bucket fell and now we have two tomato plants growing on their own near the door... I plan on making room for them.. I'd like scallions and maybe the eggplant could grow there too. Am already looking for old windows or glass doors to use for cold frame come this fall.... If I had been thinking last year, it was mild enough I could have had the hardier cabbages, etc, growing right until December... Am really beginning to see where I could easily become one of these ladies with the hat and great gardening structures ..... In fact, I just got smart... think I 'll let the eggplant grow UNDER the tomato plants... what a nitwit... should of that of that this morning while I was out there... Ah well... This years garden might be our best ever as we are using our own compost... its very satisfying to the tightwad part of my soul... and to know that I am growing healthy food and that action helps me be healthy ( eating healthy, the physical activity part ... as well as recyling yard sale/ flea market finds.. chicken wire, stakes, etc etc) .... anyway... that's what I did this morning.. then ran and got vegetables to eat this week... so... DH is now out teaching himself how to use the powerwasher we just got repaired... bought it cheap last year knowing it needed work... DH is hoping some side jobs will come by too.... Its amazing how much mold you suddenly "see" when you've got the washer in your hands... Hopefully, the he'll get the worst of it... Think its time for a cup of tea... anyone?/ |
Something to think about:
Walking the daily journey ***********THE BUILDER********** An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business to be able to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you." What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it differently. Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." ***************************************** |
Hello Royal Ones!
Fly-by postie -- Anagram guessed it, 'tis the dreaded EOM. Spent much of last week in a terrible stress/depress cycle. Didn't get half as much exercise as usual, fretted non-stop. Was in such a state that it was hard to concentrate. Friday I said to myself, "that's enough, you can't go on feeling this way" and started to do things that I knew would make me feel better -- eating right and getting plenty of exercise, for example :rolleyes:. Now I have to work like a dog until probably late tomorrow night, but at least I'm in a much better frame of mind. I'll be back Tuesday, which is also the first official day of my new diet program. Starts with a 10-day detox-quick start deal and a fitness test, weigh-in and measurement taking. I'm going to make a LOT of progress this month. :yes: In the meantime, love to all! |
CONGRATS on the JOB Kaylets!!!
Just a flyby postie...to say that and to tell all you who have tomorrow off, have a great Memorial Day Holiday! Ceara |
Yo! I'm working tomorrow as well covering cemeteries. Also going to work out early with trainer ...
Will post later in the day, though, and on the 21-day and menu threads! Kaylets, I loved the builder story. Thanks for posting that! Yo to Arabella. Don't work too hard and congrats on starting thy new program! Yo to all mentioned and unmentioned :queen: s ... sorry for the brevity mode. Will be more verbose in future ... huzzah! |
Hello all!!
Empress, I wondered if this was a workday for you.... am wondering if the trainer might have any tips on the upper under arm flapping .... I am working my way up on hanging both arms up over and behind my head ....too soon to out of shape to use any weights... I might have a 1 lb around... But I really need some ideas other than just keeping that area covered w/ longer sleeves! Ceara- Hope you are "good busy" and not "Stress busy"... keeping the kettle on for you and your seat saved too... Arabella- the same message, you're so right...I always forget that what I need the most during stress is the 3 basics... eating well, acitivity, rest.... Good vibes sent to you to let you know we have your back... Anagram- Any more diggers come by to help you thin out those plants?? DH and I trimmed some bushes yesterday. DH had ideas to wrap a chain around the one and pull it out with the truck... but we are sure many roots are intertwined with the house electric, cable, etc.... much less, might even create problems for everyone else on our "grid".... in this development everything is underground... it was supposed to be a "safer" idea ... to avoid blackouts from overhead lines going down... and for the most part, its great...except when you want to dig! so.... Monday... And for me at least, with no where to be. Although it would be pretty good day for traffic... at least now.. might run to the Big W store for a few things once DH and I have breakfast. No official weigh in tonight... scale this am says maintain again which is fine as A... its that time again B...I lost 5 lbs 2 weeks ago C.. and lost .2 a week ago In the long run, it does all average out I guess... oh and by the way... Any body every figure out if these sweet black bean rolls at the Chinese places are high in points?? calories? They are tasty. I guess its like anything else, if you put enough sugar on it, it will taste sweet.. *** Thought of the day: "The difficulty is not in the world, but in men's minds." ---Ron Rathburn Question of the day : " Do you know how much money you have in your pocket ?" *** KETTLE IS ON! |
Yo! Happy Memorial Day to us on this side o' the border and Happy Monday to all folkettes north o' that! :hb:
Yo, :queen: K, I be very familiar with that back-o-upper-arm dilemma. Trainer hath shown me lots and lots of ways to work them. Some aren't as effective as others and some (the one you're describing, I think) put too much pressure on the neck for me so we don't use 'em. The trick seemeth to be to hit them from all angles and to really get them tired each time. The best one for me seems to be the triceps dip machine but it's not necessary to go to the gym, you can do dips on a bench or on the floor. You can also do the extensions you're describing lying down, with a triceps bar or dumbells or get some resistance bands or cords at Wally World and use those. If you use a bar, you might want dh to spot you and make sure there's not too much pressure. Then I do some different angles using a cable machine thingie but again you can get the same effect from just doing pushups or pressups (I call them pressups, anyway, just do a modified pushup from a kneeling position but without putting your feet in air ... it's a yoga move ... I can't seem to describe it) ... but I guess what I'm saying (badly) is that just one exercise for the triceps isn't enough IMO ... you need to hit 'em really hard from all angles each time you work them. I wish they were as easy as biceps! My biceps grow if I just look at them! :) |
Flyby today, royalettes. Rainy w/more expected. On way to cookout at youngest sister's. Should be able to manage well as she's the one who has lost at least 50 lbs in recent times and cookout is in honor of home visit by her vegetarian daughter so food choices should be healthy enough. I offered her five choices of what I should bring and she picked cuc salad which is great because I was going to bring that as well so dh could have something he's allowed.
Last two days have been very restful for me as I have somehow managed to banish all concerns and just let the world pass me by. Hoping to do same today. Something I've very much needed. So I've truly taken a "holiday". Looking forward to thy verbosity, Empress. Congratulations on being back on track again, also to Wood Nymph, Eydie, Ceara and all others. Off I go........ |
Hello all!
Dh and I ran to the big W store and I wound up with 2 new pairs of clogs as well as a new bra... Interesting how I am still the same size cup I was 80 lbs ago..which makes me believe I must have needed larger size then.... No wonder one of my constant expressions was that my bra was trying to strangle me... Then DH and I reorganized some things in the garage.. and then, I just fell into bed for a 2 hr nap... been raining since about 3 so I have pretty much become inanimate watching Oprah and Dr Phil reruns in btwn a West Wing marathon on Bravo... Am getting geared up to write a note to the other Toastmaster Officers so that they hear from me first that I'm leaving my job... I can change to a night meeting club but right this minute, am still "consdiring" my options. It will be impossible to travel 2 x a month to continue this meeting... with travel time and etc, just impossible... so... am off to write a letter .... |
Enjoy thy holiday from care, Anagramatic. Nice that thou be going to a bbq with healthy choices. I recall when I was vege, it was always a problem getting together with any extended family as they simply didn't get the "I don't eat meat" thing. Reflecting today how little meat I actually do eat at present and thinking about chicken for tomorrow.
Kaylets, I believe many of us went with that "compressed" look at one time or another ... bras really need to fit right or there's a lot of pain! I admire thee for the making the contact with the new Toastmasters and wanting to keep that up. They have some meetings here but they are all early in the morning and don't occur in the summer when many of their members go back east or up north. I'd like to join if I could find a suitable club. Ok, not verbose yet. Finished work, taking nap. Not really hungry today so feel eating is ok. Had a nice workout. Practicing showering at gym (as opposed to spending an extra half hour in the a.m. driving home, showering and going out to work again) so that I might be more employable when and if I'm able to make an advantageous career move. |
Empress-- Sometimes the wheel seems to be inanimate too... Keep throwing as much spaghetti on the wall as you can... something will stick... just keep letting folks know you are looking...
In fact, the day I heard about my new job, I was meeting w/ a friend... If I had just taken over the conversation as I love to do, if I hadn't asked her " so how are things with you?" I would'nt have known there were openings... This might be one of the biggest lessons I'm learning in this whole job stress of the past few weeks.... that you never know what you might hear if you just shutup and listen... I don't mean that you talk to much or that you need to shutup... I just mean about myself... in other words, this experience has taught me that if don't change what you've been doing, you won't get different results... and yes, public speaking is an entirely different animal than privately speaking I think you would be brillant ... You can be a guest as many times as you like... and its very inexpenive to belong... Time for a shower |
Hello all!
Note to self.... if you keep drinking water right up till bedtime, expect to make trips to bathroom all night long.... Have no idea how I let that happen... what was I thinking!! Well, even though no one wants to go to work after a 3 day weekend, the good news is that its Tuesday, a short week, and that much closer to the weekend... So...time to head out.. ***** Thought of the day : "Dream not what is tomorrow. Dream what is now." ---Ron Rathbun Question of the day : "Do you wear socks? When?" *** KETTLE IS ON! |
OK, SO IT'S FRESH START TUESDAY AND FRESH START JUNE
Boo Hiss :devil: Demon Scale. On April 30, I was at 207.8 - On May 1, I was 205 On May 32, I was at 204 - on June 1, I'm at 205.6. Somewhere in between I was at 202. Yes, I know it's water retention because I've been eating more salty stuff. Yes, I know it's :devil: Demon Scale and his evil games. And my "range" had gone down from the 206 - 207.8 (a favorite number for :devil: for some reason) to 202-204 for the month (until today). But durn, I really worked at it this month as vs April's party after party and durn, I was hoping for better. Good thing, Kaylets, that I had decided NOT to think about onederland. But it's a new month. And fortunately, I had had three peaceful days by dint of putting all concerns in storage for the weekend (at 4:15 this morning they barged through the door again and wouldn't leave but that's another story). Plus before I weighed in I had spent a quiet peaceful time on the Patio of Inner Peace sipping my slimfast and my tea and putting life into perspective in the foggy, cool (59 degrees) of early morn. Even feeling slim and mentally noting :devil: might be mean enough to put me back at 205 and make me a non-loser for the month. (I never dreamed though that I'd end up a "gainer".) So though :devil: really whacked at me, he did not undo me. I know I've lost something, I feel it, I look it. Not much, but something. And I WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH :lol: . :devil: can play his games all he wants. I am on the path and I will stay the path. I have fairly well conquered my stress/comfort eating and have come far on my wild abandon social eating (still a real challenge). My goal has been to be more healthy - AND I AM. And a great JUNE to we Royals all! |
Thanks for the pep talk, Anagram! Yes, it's a new month-a great time for starting something new. I even have a new food journal to write in and it'd be a shame to go off track and spoil its pages! :)
We made a pigrimage to Wal-Mart yesterday and purchased curtains. The thing about this tale is I've NEVER wanted curtains. I've always thought of them as heavy, dark, fussy, so we've always just had mini-blinds--or in our real hippy days one of those Indian bedspread things flung over. :o We bought some rods with a twiggy-leafy motif and some very simple cotton panels and we love them. It's softened up the harsh edges, and they flutter in the breeze. And when they're closed you can see thru them, but you can't see in from the outside. Anyway, my point is it's always good to try something new and I feel very grown-up! My friends are gonna be floored because I've been so rabidly anti-curtain for 25 years! Speaking of triceps---I've pulled something there somehow. Not during a workout, but just one of those fluke things. You know how it is when you move a certain way and 'Ouch!' Hoping it'll pass soon, I can't get out there and weed the garden or anything with it like this. |
Anagramatic, I, too, thank thee for the pep talk (by pm) this a.m. and the reminder that it's a new month. I put up a June journal thread as soon as I signed off your pm and hope we can all keep on posting our menus for another month.
Eydie, a pulled triceps soundeth not good at all!! Hope thou feeleth better. I can't help but smile at thy curtain story as it soundeth so much like me ... I refuse to have them, but might like them if I gave in. I also refuse to have a carpet in Arizona ... too hot, too dusty, just not me! Anagramatic, I've been having that disappointment with :devil: Scale, too, which is why I didn't get on this week. But as thou sayest, he's a trickster and a :devil: and liketh to play with our minds. I never intend to abandon him but have threatened to turn him into a nightlight if he fails me next Sunday. I think threats are the only way to go with his kind ... you might try that! Yo, :queen: K, sorry thou had a restless night and have to go to work. I'm hoping I don't ... I told the publisher yesterday that I'd drive up to the paper if a certain person didn't come in to do some cuts she said she'd do for me but that they had to let me know early. So far no one has let me know and I really need to rest in bed a bit today. QOD: I wear little socklets in my running shoes but not otherwise ... it's too hot here for socks! |
QOD All the time...not in bed, not in sandals, not in the bath or shower. Other than that yes. I have lotsa socks.
Have a great day all..:wave:...have to heigh-ho to work now! Ceara |
Mornin' everyone!
Good to hear everyone had a pretty good weekend. Mine was too, didn't do much, didn't want to! Watched a few movies, rearranged my new home gym and pulled some weeds. If you all haven't read The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, do. Read it. Today if possible. Life changing book... I read it on Sunday in about 3 hours. I did something this weekend and I don't know WHY I haven't done before! I cooked up all (and I do mean all) the hamburger and chicken breasts I have - then froze them. If any of you have ever tried to cook for 1, it bites. There are many nights that I would gladly just have a bowl of cereal or bag of popcorn and call it dinner. Why? The trouble and mess to create *1* healthy meal. So, I whipped out the George Foreman and now I have about 2 dozen healthy portions of meats cooked up, just needing defrosting! Protein has always been lacking for me, maybe this will help... Surprised to find out that I'm down a couple pounds. Then, was hit with a stomach bug over the weekend and I'm so bloated that I was out of breath just walking from my house to my mom's from the pressure in my stomach, etc. pressing up on my lungs. Needless to say, I'll weigh in again after whatever is going on in my innerds has cleared! :dz: WSW, hang in there! Being stuck at home is the worst when it comes to wanting to eat! Kaylets, Mega congrats on the new job!!!! :cb: I'm with ya on the crowded movie theaters. I'm going to see Harry Potter on Friday (opening day!) and I'm honestly a little worried about truly enjoying it. I have a feeling a week day matinee will be in my future. :wizard: Thank you so much for the kind words and advice on my pit-stop in weight loss. I have so (SO) many reasons why, and part of my gain WAS planned (like when my hair started coming out - I found out later it was stress, but still!) but I know she'll be supportive. I just DON'T want to be one of those people - you know, the ones that cause people to whisper "oooh, poor thing, she's gained back all that weight. Again". No. I will NOT be her this time! I miss my clothes. I miss my shape - granted, it still had a way to go, but dammit, I had a waist again! I miss it enough to get my hiney back on the wagon. I may have gained back 20, but it's better than gaining back all 40! Eydie, I'm so happy you had a special birthday and it beat the snookins out of last year's! What an awesome hubby you've got there... Now, what's this about having issues with curtains?? WalMart is great for that stuff! Your house likes to be all pretty, buy it some more curtains girl!!! You can't go havin' nekkid windows! :lol: Anagram, loooooove Celtic music. Could just zone out listening to it - must be some engrained past life or gene thing... Guys in kilts huh? :chin: Thank you too for the pep-talk. I too needed to hear it all. Amarantha, you too have a 4:30am feline alarm clock? Stella drove me batty all weekend. No sleepin' in for me either... :faint: Arabella, sending you zippy-ness for your EOM blues! :wave: to our fly-by Ceara! Ok, where's Cerise? :mag: Q o' the day - I wear socks when I wear proper shoes (anything that laces or boots). No socks with my Birkies or my suede "Yetti boots" (lamb wool lined, you can't wear socks or your feet lose a pound each in sweat!) Must away to work! Terri |
Punkin, I am having a bit of a pit stop in my weight loss as well, but dinna worry, it can be reversed and since thou had a loss this week, sounds like you're already on your way.
Great idea to cook up all the meat in individual servings ... I do that and I swear it's key to weight management success. Hi, Sword Bearer!!!! Have fun at work :wave: Sorry this is a fly-by. I have to go out and buy ice as I bought a Smoothie Jr. just now. I used to have the same machine in a bigger size and it was great but it was just too big and I gave it away. Now they have this nifty little two-serving one and I just decided to go for it. I deviate from the recipes, of course, and really only make one serving ... my little hand blender works well but not as well as this machine ... I'm thinking of putting some carrots or something in with some berries ... but I don't have any ice. Later ... |
OK! Career vibes needed, o' Magikal :queen: s!!! Found out I'm quite in the running for this job I want but they aren't sure what they're going to do about it right now! Very small paper but would be in the city and I could get off road, more or less. Please, if you have any extra career vibes, direct them in the general direction of Arizona ... something like: "We must have Amarantha! Amarantha is the best! No one else will fit the bill except Amarantha!"
Thankee in advance for any consideration thou canst giveth me in this matter, :queen: s! |
Hello all!!
Here I am stopping by as DH is now bowling on Tuesday evenings.... Yes, FRESH START JUNE is a fine, regal way to start the month... And yes, Anagram... its obvious this gain is a quirk, a spell, something from the tricksters bag of tricks.... Just a another example that we don't have as much control as we think AND.... that the scale is not the only measure of success... It will happen.. I wish it was this morning too for you but believe me, it will happen... You are doing great, really... After all, didnt you tell us about a pretty blazer you found?? Would that have fit last June? The patio of peace is exactly the right place! Punkin-- Thanks for the congrats.... You would think now that the wait is over I'd be in complete control of my appetite... NOPE... now that the Royal Guard is more relaxed, seems like my hands are like calorie seeking missiles... Even today, where some coworkers keep gum, they had a small bag of cashews.. I had maybe 4... and was happy with my choice... until my hands started moving back again to them.... YIKES I said, and ran to my flavored water.... but still the cashews were calling... singing... I had to change my name again so I couldnt hear them.... Part of my problem... didnt eat all my lunch... especially the protein part... hmmmmmmmmmmmm Very clever about making all those single portions ahead... I like to keep the momentum going... now when you have chicken for dinner and perhaps make yourself a sidedish ( one that will freeze of course)... you could make 4 servings and freeze some... and on and on.... makes all the difference if you ask me... ITS THE BEST FAST FOOD EVER! anyway-- Here you go Empress--- Best job vibes for you by special royal express... "YOU MUST HAVE THE EMPRESS! THE EMPRESS IS THE ONLY CHOICE! " And to you Punkin, " GOOD VIBES< GOOD VIBES< GOOD VIBES" Anagram " TRICkSTER SCALE WILL BE OVERWHELMED!~ " And to the rest of us.. "GOOD GOOD< GOOD< GOOD VIBRATIONS!" |
Recvd an email from someone I only met on another messageboard but who is too busy to post because of career demands... it was just a "Hi, how are you..." but I realized how much that little phrase meant to me... that someone I had only met online thought enough to check on me...
And in reverse, do we appreciate how much a few words means to someone in our lives?? I know I really have no idea how it affects people in my life... I have been conciously trying the past couple years to greet as many folks as I can with a smile and its very suprising to me how often a glum face is turned around.... I used to work for someone who would often say>" Its up to us to set the tone"... I used to think that only meant the quality of the work... Now I see a deeper meaning.... "Its up to us to set the tone"..... ***Thought of the day "Patience! The trees do not change their leaves in a day!" --Ron Rathburn Question of the day : "How much is a pound of butter where you shop?" **** KETTLE IS ON! |
Hi,
I am sheepishly wandering back into the royal palace after two weeks of message board vacation. I hope everyone is doing well. I was a bit glum for a while, but things are going rather well now. No particular strides made in terms of weight loss, but work and home life have both been going well. Aside from the rain, which we have had in buckets. Today it is all sunshine. Just wanted to give a shout out to y'all and let you know that I will be checking back in to my digs at the royal palace :) |
Yo! So glad to see the :queen: Z suite be occupied again!!!! Huzzah! Missed thee, Zadie, but know how those needs to be alone can surface. Thanks for joining the 21-day challenge!!! Huzzah! You're my hero ... giving up refined sugar AND have already given up :coffee: ... excellent!!! :cp:
:queen: K, the vibes be appreciated ... I think I hear them in the distance, moving through the thermal inversion with little cat feet!!!! Hopefully, they'll sit on silent haunches over my prospective employer and NOT move on! :jig: Thy thoughts about how it takes so little time to share a few words but means so much are so true ... both online and off. Huzzah! QOD: Dunno the price of butter as I would never buy it! :) |
greetings royal ones!
amarantha-massive good career thoughts going out to you---"no one else but empress amarantha will do!" zadie k.-nice to see you in the royal court. anagram-sorry that demon scale is playing nasty tricks on you. hang in there. you are doing great!!! a friend called me last night to ask if i would do him a favor. i had been feeling lousy physically all day and almost didn't pick up the phone, but glad that i did. this is a friend who helped me move and is a good soul all around, so when he said i could do him a favor, i said of course. as it turned out, good egg that he is, it wasn't really for himself. he wanted to see if i would call someone we had both worked with in the past because she is out on medical leave and has been feeling depressed. (i haven't spoken with her yet, but i did leave her a message, inviting her to call if she would like.) my friend has a good heart and it made me smile to think how he touches all the folks he knows----which made me think of how all of you touch my heart. it means a lot to me to see all the good support being sent out from here. you ladies are the best! i didn't make the best food choices today, but could have been worse and i did my exercising. just wanted to catch up on your posts and check in. have a good evening, all. take care. |
You be the best, Wsw! You're friends are lucky to have a friend like you!
Thanks for the career vibes!!! Yowza! |
Massive employment vibes beaming to the Southwest to make job available and only our Empress can fill the bill.
Also massive physical improvement vibes to our Diva wsw. Demon Scale was down to 203 today - that's 2.6 lbs since yesterday. And gives me two lbs down from May 1st. That's a good loss for me. Now I go back to either not weighingr for a while or not reporting until I go below the previous low of 202. Glad to see some returns to the summer palace. Again, Queens quarters are always at the ready though we may wander and meander and just plain leave for a bit. Always a big Welcome Back in the Court. Another picnic tomorrow and one where there is always so much delicious food of many varieties. Esp. desserts. But also lots of good company and people not seem for a good while so I think that part will be my focus. Nitely nite. |
Yo!
Yowza! Fantastic loss on the :devil: , Anagramatic! Congratulations!!! You are getting where you want to go!!! :cp: :cheers: :jig: Thankee for the vibes!!! :yes:
Just a flyby postie, but I'm cognizant of what Kaylets posted yesterday re how taking a little time to say hi and be supportive even when we are busy can mean a lot ... I know it means a lot to me to come here and see the participation, even when it's just a quickie hello, so I'm going to try to be more faithful, althought probably all of thou are saying, oh no, Amarantha, you're not going to post more are you? :lol: :coffee: :dizzy: My newest attempt at a 21-day challenge is NO MORE FREAKIN' PB CUPS (for 21 days, not forever)! The attempt to set a calorie limit wasn't working, but :queen: s, my journaling has shown me that it's the decision to stop and medicate myself with PB cups EVERY DAY that EVERY DAY is sabotaging my efforts and putting the weight back on. So I'm eliminating those :devil: s for awhile! This is day one and I won't bore anyone with the details from now on, will put them in the proper place on the 21-day challenge thread! Huzzah! :coffee2: |
Anagram, congrats on the release of a few more pounds! :D
wsw, I absolutely love this friend of yours! As one who's had to release a couple of rather toxic friends back into the wild, I need to hear stories like this. Speaking of that, I'm proud to tell all the queens that I've been making great progress with "putting myself out there" and cultivating new friendships. I think that I've broken the cycle of attracting friends who don't really want the best for me. Having an adventure tonight. Going to the midnight showing of the new Harry Potter movie! It's insane because we both are in bed by 9:00, but it'll be fun! Once again I say, it's always good to step out of one's comfort zone. I'll be 'reprogramming' my beady little brain to accept this change in routine so I won't be in a daze for, well, days! :lol: Wildfire and Cerise, where are you? Check in, lovely ones! |
I can't believe I forgot to say that you [Amarantha] have all my support and strength behind you in your quest to get those wretched PB cups out of your food life! You can do it!
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As the alternate :queen: of peanut butter, believe me I understand their siren call and send all sorts of supporting vibes your way.
Found out (from dh) that picnic today does not start at 1 as I thought and therefore I'd have gone for lunch but at 2 so must have some lunch. Had slimfast for brekkie to give me a start on calories and control (passing up some delicious sticky buns dh bought - he sweetly told me they were not quite as good as they looked). Nice weather today - have done 45 minutes yard work and am getting urge to go back out and finish the patch I'm working on. Just one more bag of pine nuggets to go down - could use more but I am obsessive and would just keep going. So I have declared that the 28 bags that last one will make will be it for this summer. I'm also getting carried away with new bypass lopper dh bought. Good thing he cleans all the brush up after me. While cleaning up garage a bit I found the hand weights (dh's actually) that I used to use when I did a lot of walking (in prehistoric times). Think I'll be dusting those off and putting them to some constructive purpose. Hear ye, hear ye - all :queen:s are to have a good day today! |
Hello,
Having a nice day in the office, although I wish I could be outside. This is the second day in a row where it is now raining like mad. Had lunch with a friend at a neighborhood place with a lovely outdoor dining area, so at least I go to enjoy a bit of the sun. I am enjoying the emptiness of the office. It allows me to alternate work with keeping track of the national spelling bee. Actually work has been rather hectic recently. I had to testify at a county commission meeting the other day and I was very nervous, but it turned out all right and the tenants I was working with ended up better off than otherwise. Still, I would prefer not to do that again for a while till I recover from this last time. I have plenty of good vibes to send out to all who need them this fine day. And tomorow...Harry Potter. Yep, i am a geek. My mother is going to be in town and we are going to a late show along with some friends. At any rate back to work. |
Report from Fruitopia
Hello, :queen:s all!
I'm still reeling a bit from EOM. Also got volunteered for a few hurry-up projects, so out of the frying pan into the fire. Good, in a way, I guess, because if I get a lot done now I'll be able to coast a bit towards the next EOM -- is there any need of them EVERY month, i ask :rolleyes: I started the 10-day detox yesterday and am just finishing up Day 2 of fruit & nuthin' but fruit. I would prefer veggies if I could only have one or the other, but I guess I will trust that there's method to the madness and continue. Tomorrow I get a fruit smoothie as well (can add in soy milk) and then the next day veggies get added on, salads next, then eventually whole grains & finally chicken. Whoooo-hoooo!!! I can see how this could work as a jumpstart, though. Knock off a few pounds quickly (which would be highly motivating), get used to eating less, get into the habit of eating veggies & fruits as the main part of one's diet. Also been getting at least 30 mins. high intensity aerobic exercise every day. WI was a bit of a downer. Up 3 pounds from sig, which was at WW. However, my scale always weighs about that much higher than theirs, so I'm claiming a maintain. :yes: Hope to do individual posties tomorrow, but in the meantime, much love to all! |
Yo, thanks for the support on my pb-cupless quest :queen: E!!!! Hope thou enjoyeth Harry. I am jealous ... I don't think it's out here. Have to see it!
Wish she'd write another book fast, though! Arabella, thy food program looketh interesting, can't wait to hear more on it as thou progresseth! Zadie, thy rainy day soundeth so lovely. It's rather hot here, but then it usually is. Would adore a rainy day in Minnesota ... would also adore a legal career and I admire thee for pursuing that. Have a great rest of the week with NO REFINED SUGAR :nono: !!!! Ok, bye. I shall returneth to the journal thread anon! |
Hello all!!
Crazy server issues yesterday but all is well and here I am! I can relate to the PB demon.... in fact, saw some on tv and mouth actually started watering.... Q Zadie... a big Q Empress Huzzah for your public discourse! I can relate to the nerves that can bring! Can share that practice helps... at least w/ the presentation and confidence... I have yet to conquer the nerves... Q Wood Nymph... They must think very highly of you to come to you so often! Your new program sounds interesting... but its not a WW's right? or is it??? Q WSW... yes, good friends are like a treasure chest arent they?? Just when you think you know all about them, you find out something new and wonderful! Q Anagram-- Glad your picnic happened before the rains began... We have rescheduled our Sat plans as the rain front is covering the entire area ... We had planned to travel near Hershey, Pa to visit a sister's yardsale but the rain has vetoed that plan. *** Thought of the day : "The Beauty of the day is contingent upon your seeing it." ---Ron Rathburn Question of the day : "Do you mind rainy days?" *** KETTLE IS ON! |
QOD not really unless it is an outdoor dog show!!!:s:
Am off to one of those this p.m. Will be back Sunday. Staying with a friend am so looking foreward to getting away! :wave: to all....where's the :queen: O' Friday? So have a great week end all, and I will check in later! Ceara |
Flyby postie because I miss all of thee and resolve to be a more active participant on this thread, as methinks all are needed!!! Huzzah!!!! Except I'm starving so I have to go eat!!!! Huzzah!!!
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KABOOM!
The ominous sound you heard Thursday afternoon was me falling off the wagon. I almost got back on yesterday but couldn't quite get hold. Last evening, for the first time on this two year journey, I thought perhaps I should give up. I knew I wouldn't but the fact I even thought about it scared me. I think I know what happened (after a day and a half of thinking about it). I'd been doing pretty well and feeling fairly well. I was doing a lot of yard work but in measured stretches. With RA, it is important not to overdo but to keep things on an even keel (know this will resonate with you, wsw). On Thursday morning, I had done as much yard work as I had planned. But then I saw DH out there on a ladder on a slope on one side of the house. This guy is on so many blood thinners, etc. and doesn't get that awhat might be called a normal fall for someone else could have him dead of internal bleeding before the ambulance could get him to the hospital (I'm quoting an RN friend of mine there). Anyway, I took over (I can be prone to that). After being about in tears when he was determined not to stop. Told him my way was better - it was. But went at that shrub like someone cutting through jungle. Worked out a lot of emotions and was still feeling ok. But it was too much. I was fine during the first half of the picnic - picking out nice healthy food, etc. But wasn't quite up to socializing a lot. Not too long before we wee to leave, the food called me and SIGH :stress: I responded. Was still very drained yesterday but gradually pulled it together and had a semi-productive day. But very tired again last night and gave in wholeheartedly and thought of giving up the ghost and food medicating for life (shorter though it would be). And I thought then of the court and felt I must call out for vibes too. I'm struggling uphill this morning, trying to catch up with the wagon. I'm thinking too of my sister, two years younger. She's still eating and drinking as she pleases while doctors are unable (after seveal years of various tests) to determine why she has little spells, sometimes passes out and falls, has coughing spells that wipe her out, can no longer drive, can barely walk even after her two knee replacements. Those of us who know and love her know what much of it is, console her and act as her codependents. I understand all the reasons she's not able to stop, etc. I DO NOT want to BE her. One doctor I know of did several years ago point out how much her weight was a factor. Probably more have. She has in the long ago past done a lot of yoyo dieting (a familial pattern). And told me many years ago she doesn't plan to live long (as I do). So, as I said, struggling. Not angry or being upset with me - just trying to see how I got into this trap again and looking around for the quickest way out. I like me better as I was a few days ago and want to again be where I was then. Today's the day............................... |
Yo, Anagramatic, minus the dh, thy day could've been mine. I was doing so well all day, then one little thing happened and I went overboard with food yet again and realized how sick and tired I am of trying to fight this weight battle on top of trying to fight all the other battles and feeling as though I couldn't ever win any of 'em and that really, it'd be a lot more fun to just give up altogether. Thanks for sharing this today ... I think the conclusion you seem to have reached and I seemed to have reached is that no matter how hopeless the battle seems, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT BECAUSE THE CONSEQUENCES OF GIVING UP ARE TOO SERIOUS.
I'm not going to let go of the last little fingertip hold I have on that slippery slope because I understand all too well that the slope's very slippery indeed ... Avanti, Anagramatic ... that means "let's go!!!" (as opposed to "let go")!!!! See thee on the journal thread? |
anagram- what you said about how important it is to try and not overdo and to keep things on an even keel because of a physical condition certainly does resonate with me! I know how hard that is to accomplish! Being human definitely makes life challenging, and of course, interesting too. ---and boy, am i ever human! I am sending you massive amounts of good, positive vibes. i am with you all the way and i sure do know how this very uphill battle is just that. falling off and getting back on is no small thing. it's really very brave, as are you!
hi amarantha-i sure needed to hear what anagram had to say today also. i needed to be reminded that what we are trying to do is very hard indeed---and so, no wonder it feels like the huge effort that it is. i needed to be reminded i am not alone in feeling like this and that there is strength in numbers. empress, can you feel all the good energy i am sending your way?! well, i am writing in my food journal consistently again (on day 2.) i realize when i decide to stop writing down everything that goes in my mouth, i am gearing up to put more in there than is necessary. it's not like this is a big news flash to me, but my "selective amnesia" had its way with me the other day. onward and---downward, i say! a close friend of mine told me that a mutual friend of ours was told the other day that she has thyroid cancer. at this point, i guess she doesn't know any more of the specifics. i looked up information about it and there are some forms which are highly treatable, but one which is very aggressive and accute. i am so hoping that is not her situation. i feel so bad for her, as i know she must be so scared. she is a young mother of 2 babies, 3 and 1 years old. once again, i am reminded how precious and short life is, and that i don't want to be thinking back in a year or so wishing that i had done this or that, so as you said, anagram, "Today's the day...............................!" well, take good care of yourselves, o royal ones! thinking of you all. wsw |
I CAN feel those vibes, Wsw!!!! :goodvibes: But I'm so sorry about thy friend and crossing fingers that it'll turn out to be the more treatable form of the disease ...
Congrats on keeping up with thy food journal ... I'm hopping to the 21-day challenge thread because I see you posted there!!!! :wave: Huzzah! |
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