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Yo, again, Anagram!!! Have to report that I was up to my old tricks with Slimfast tonight. Even the low carb thing didn't prevent me from having too many of the cans and sending my calories higher than I wanted to go ... which is all right because in THE DIET!!!! there are no limits and no rules other than just trying my best to get that calorie average down. I've also been recording the calorie levels consistently, unlike when I was not on THE DIET!!!! and would just zero out the binge days.
I totally envy you the ability to have just one Slimfast. I was having just one the first part of the week and felt the sugar freeness of the thing would allow me to have one as a quick meal once in awhile. It still could happen or I may have to eliminate the whole Slimfast food group again! Hmmm. I'm sleepy, too. Our annual monsoon fiesta down here is about to start (super heat, humidity, thunderstorms, duststorms and if you have a swamp cooler, might as well turn it off because they don't work) ... it's hot. I'm going to bed! :) |
Hello all!
FRIDAY!!!!! *** Thought of the day: "Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended for you and you will succeed." ---Sydney Smith Question of the day : "If you had to identify the one thing that destiny probably held in store for you, what you say it is?" --From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel *** KETTLE IS ON! |
Taking a wee hiatus from posting! Will returneth! :cofdate:
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Happy Friday all!
Well, I think I figured out why I’ve been MIA more than not around here – time. Not my lack of it, but the time it takes for the %&# page to load! They changed something awhile back and it’s been taking my computer sometimes 3-5 minutes to load each page. CRAZY! I don’t have time for that! Still no DSL out here in the boonies…. someday…. :dz: Anywho… hey, at least french fries don’t cause cancer anymore! :lol3: When will people learn that it’s about mod-er-ation? Anything in quantities large enough to sink a ship will kill you! I’m convinced that scientists are brilliant – at everything except common freakin’ sense. (off the soapbox now!) :soap: I’m actually kinda looking forward to Monday’s weigh in…. I’ve lost count of how many days I’ve been on the wagon, which I’d think is a good sign! Last time I peeked I was down almost 10 pounds from the start of the month… amazing what happens when one is sane about the amount of carbs one’s eating! Baaaaalaaaaance! Frogger momma – She’s gonna be a cutie! You can even see it in the ultrasound… and I love the name. As for the MIL – the way I see it, you’re the one who’s going to have to go through the 9+ months of basically loosing total control of your body, then labor and eventually do the miraculous and give birth. After that you deserve the right to name her Alouishus Snickerdoodle Frumpycakes if you want! MIL had her naming rights when she had her kids… Cerise – I think it’s a wonderful thing you’re doing for your classmates, and for Luke. Dress cool, it’s toasty on this side o’ the Cascades. I’m a bit jealous of your relationship with your classmates too. Mine have yet to remember to invite me, or most of my friends, to a reunion :rolleyes: Ceara – Happy Belated Birthday!!!! :hat: :dance: :balloons: Was it a good day? Amarantha – Big ol’ congrats on the promotion! Old Dog will probably miss you – it’s not like cats, mine are thrilled when I’m gone! If I ever come home in the middle of the day they actually look irritated… Glad to hear the trainer didn’t make a huge fuss over your going solo. Now, no slothfulness! Zadie, I think the bookstore/law firm sounds like an excellent idea! A little work, a little fun – tons more peace and sanity! Sounds great! WSW – thanks for the hug… ;) Arabella – yes, you must share the hummus recipe! I could sit down and eat an entire box of Wheat Thins with hummus. Guess I should try veggies huh? :chin: :lol: Eydie – I donno’, you’re pretty brave to be staying in the same house as a chocolate zucchini cake! Those two separately are my faves – together, I don’t think I’d even bother with a fork! :eating2: Kaylets – that is awesome that you’ve added 2 more flights! Does everyone know what you’re doing at work? I ask because it might look suspicious – you coming out of the stairwell out of breath…. goodness knows WHAT you could be doing in there! ;) WSW & Anagram – I’m afraid I’m with ya on the crazy-early bedtime. Even during the summer I’m starting to fall asleep on the couch at 7:30pm! Granted, I do get up between 4:50-5:15am, but still! My dad rolls his eyes when I threaten him about calling me later than 9pm because I don’t want him waking me up (well, HE’S retired!!!). And Anagram – I do believe that your DH having survived for 22 months without a Snickers does make him eligible for sainthood… Wow! Thank you for all your thoughts and hugs regarding my friend. Her celebration of life is next Wednesday at 11am. We're actually closing the office for a few hours so mom and I can both attend. The only other times the office has closed completely on a non-holiday were for the funerals of my grandmothers. Shows you were this wonderful woman stacked up with us... Have a great weekend everyone! Terri |
Hmmm!!! :chin: No one has posted here today?
Is everyone else having problems with the site such as Punkin (HI!!! :wave: ) describeth? It isn't slow for me, but it gets stuck a lot and I simply have to get out off the server and come back on. I saw a message from Suzanne that they were working on the "sluggish forum" and it'd be better soon, but that was a while ago. I've been a little frustrated with life, THE DIET!!! and a few other things and was going to stop posting for a few days. I've been a little worried that something I said on this forum was not taken the way I meant it and that, coupled with my negative attitude about everything in life, makes me feel like a detriment to any group sometimes and I worry also about not having the concentration or time to sometimes give personal responses to everyone. But I do hate it when everyone just leaves the palace and there's no question of the day to boot! Tomorrow I am just about 100 percent sure Demon Scale will show another hefty hike in the numbers, but I'm going to go on trying with THE DIET!!!! ... kicking and screaming! I'm going to come up with a new 21-day challenge for myself as well. So apologizing for anything I said that might have offended anyone and for the negativity and to Demon Scale for turning him into a lamp (that's going to happen tomorrow) ... :lol3: I'll be back! |
empress amarantha-for selfish reasons, i am so glad you did not take a break from the boards. i always enjoy reading your posts very much. you are truly a great asset to this wonderful group. because of ms, i read much more slowly than previously and have trouble writing/typing physically, and thinking of words, along with vision problems, etc. at times, so i cannot always respond individually to the extent that i would like. what you wrote reminded me how much i appreciate everyone's patience with me. i am sorry that you are struggling with a lot of things at once, amarantha. even when you don't feel like posting, please know that i am thinking about you and miss you whenever you are gone, no matter how short or long a time.
hope the remainder of the weekend treats all royals well. take care. |
Gppd Morning - and I do mean MORNING. Have been awake since 4:00 and finally came downstairs. This does not bode well for enjoying the beautiful day it's supposed to be here today but I'm sure going to do my best.
Empress, I too am sorry you're dealing with demons at the moment and are glad your sabbatical was brief. Sorry for your demons as well, wsw, and will always assume that you're lurking as you can when ever it's been a while since you've posted. Punkin, it was great to have you declare it Friday again. It never seems right to have a Friday without you. Are you at all related to the "Friday" of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. A King, I believe, or some other royal personage and so I felt I had to ask. Today is going to be an off plan day for me, I'm afraid. I'm planning it now, that is, planning not to plan. Not planning to overeat just not to figure out every bite. Tomorrow and next day are liquid diets for dh and I'll be good out of consideration for him. But this rollercoaster of life is whacking me and I just don't have the mettle to count today. Just want to let it all hang, esp. now w/early start on fretting. I think I mentioned good dr. visit for dh on Monday. he golfed Wednesday and went again Friday. Obviously had a good time but came home (1) having trouble walking because of a pain in thigh and (2) a bad bruise on tummy. No major problem when he was healthier but both possible problems now. Also some swelling in right foot. And he's in the middle of these shots of bloodthinner that let him off his regular bloodthinner for the procedure Tuesday. Big Question then is, if there's a problem, which dr. do I call. So hoping he wakes up painfree and unbruised so we can just focus on the tasks at hand. Then as I crawled up to bed at midnight (after several naps in the recliner), I tried to lower the bedroom blinds I had raised because I had the windows open. No luck on the first, moved to second. NEITHER would come down. These were new in December and I usually just open them not raise and lower them but am sure I had done so previously. Now one I could think I broke but both? This is really annoying and, if I didn't have other things on my mind, I might really be freaking about it. Thought perhaps window washers might have done something to them but then again all other blinds in house seem to be working fine. Why the newest? I think Demon Scale has been talking some friends into messing with me as well. Hope I'm not coming across negatively here. Because I don't think I am. I'm planning to enjoy as much of this "perfect" day as I can and to scratch as much "dumb stuff" off my list as I can today as I expect next couple to be "involved". On the weight front, I don't seem to have lost anything yet except all the water weight I had been retaining. Weighed in at 203.2 yesterday as vs. lowest ever of 202 (which I had seen for only one day). Had been running about that or slightly above before starting new med so I guess I can now say I'm "maintaining" again. I feel like I'm working a ton to just run in place. Recalculated again the calorie level at which I "should" be losing slowly, know I've been there or lower most of the time but "should" doesn't always work, I guess. My dr numbers are good with the exception of LDL which has been creeping up. I'm having a hard time understanding that too because I've been watching a lot more the last two years and I think it should be going down. Despite my weight, all cholesterol numbers had been good until I started to diet. And now they're going in the wrong direction. I think I'm from another planet - perhaps we should someday do a thread re queens on Venus or some such. Lordy, I think I'm getting groggy already so I'll shout out a support slogan or two and wish you all a lazy summer Sunday. |
Happy Belated Ceara! :hat:
Amarantha, glad your hiatus was short-lived. I would hope that you know that anything that could possibly be misunderstood by this group would be forgiven or addressed privately if it were truly an issue. That's one thing I like so much about this group is the acceptance we have for each other and our individual opinions/beliefs. anagram, hope that DH has a problem-free awakening this morning! Those blinds...are they horizontal blinds? Sometimes you have to pull the draw cords to one side to get the little mechanism to free up. Well, I spent yesterday in a complete and total funk. What the **** is wrong with me that I just can't get it all together? Lately I am struggling with the most basic things...like getting laundry done, having groceries in the house, doing dishes...and I look at the crap I'm eating and know full well it isn't good for me and I'll regret it afterwards, but I just don't have the motivation to care. I didn't go to the gym once last week. I think I am so consumed with hating the way I look that I can't focus on doing anything about it. You would think that would motivate me to DO something, but no. So my challenge for the short-term at least is to simply deal with everyday tasks. To get laundry done so getting to work is easier in the morning, to have groceries in the house so there is no need for take out, to go to the gym, to spend time outside in the fresh air, to take pride in my appearance as it is rather than hate it because it can always be worse...etc,etc. I have to get my life back in order before I can add to it. Part of this is going to be INSISTING that DD and DH do their share rather than just getting fed up and doing it myself. Or not doing it at all. So, first on the agenda is to make a grocery list so DH can go shopping. Enjoy your Sunday. :wave: |
Well, much to my surprise, I'm down a half pound!!! So Demon S. is safe from being turned into a lamp for another week and I am going to proceed with THE DIET!!!! I'm upping my exercise to an average of 60 minutes a day or 420 minutes total. I would post all this stuff on the journal thread or 21-day challenge thread but am still undecided about what my challenges are going to be ... am not sure there's anything I want to do for 21 days! :doh:
Thanks to Wsw, Anagramatic and Wildfire for posting kind things to me and holding my hand through what amounts to depression, I guess. I'm depressing Old Dog, too, so guess I should go shopping! |
hi all!
amarantha-congrats on being down a half pound!!! anagram-hope you enjoy your sunday and that being up so early won't have worn you out too much, anyway. i also hope things go well for dh this week. wildfire-i hope your sunday is a good one! i hope dh and dd will begin to do their share of chores so that you don't have to be inundated with getting everything done for everyone else. it is actually nice out today! it is so shocking at this time of year to have a mild morning, and i loved every not- blistering-hot degree of it. i actually did not have the a/c on until a little while ago. a lovely gift of nature! i got out this morning and was able to get some errands done and without the usual wrung-out feeling afterwards. am op and exercising according to my "back to basics" plan. take care, all. |
Congrats,
Empress. Bet that made your day. Sure would mine. and glad you're sharing in the good weather, wsw. Makes such a humongous difference, doesn't it? Daylight and being wide awake do wonders for a brain. Found problem with blinds. Working now. Different somehow from all other blinds in house but ok, all's well. No need to try to return or start over from scratch. Phew! dh still having some walking problems but says it's getting better. Seems to be. Exhale. Heading to the patio of repose to read a bit while awaiting sunset. Allinall, would say a good day. |
anagram-glad to hear the pesky blinds problem is solved. stuff like that drives me nuts.
glad to hear dh's walking problems seem to be getting better. i love the idea of your patio of repose. it makes me more calm, just thinking of you repairing to your patio of repose with a good read. last night, almost blew my food program but did hang in there after all, and it felt good to have done so. kind of overcast today so not too awfully hot, which is just fine with me! in line with my back to basics program with food, exercise, relaxation techniques, etc., i am also working on being more organized. i had let some paperwork slide recently and am tackling that and organizing my whole condo. to become more user friendly at the same time. hoping a more organized space will help me feel more "at home" and relaxed too. my friend got a new kitten last week, which i met yesterday. she is really cute. i am allergic, but it was worth it! a good monday to one and all majestic ones! take care. |
Good day all!!
How is everyone on this monday? The tadpole and I are doing just fine. She's a bit less squirmy today. Must be tired from swimming on saturday. It was the first time I have gotten into a pool since being pronounced "with child". I was quite cute in my maternity bathing suit, I must say. It was also quite nice to be boyant once again (if only for a short time) :D More classes coming up for the new employer this week. This time, I get to know my role in the company. It's a 2 day course. I might be bored to tears!!!! LOL |
Yo!!! Everyone seems in fine fettle this a.m. ... Frogger, congratulations on you and the tadpole being back in the swim, as it were! I bet you did look cute in your suit!!! Huzzah!
Wsw, huzzah to thee on hanging in there with thy food program!!! :cp: Sounds like you enjoyed meeting the kitty ... sorry you're allergic. I'd been wondering if you had a pet ... Anagramatic o' the Patio o' Repose, glad dh is doing ok and thy blinds situation be in hand! I totally agree about light having a lot to do with how the brain feeleth! It's one of the reasons I live in this oven we call a state ... lots of light! :lol3: Hating to mention it if I missed a reason being declared, but we seem to be missing :queen: K since last Friday! :fr: Hope all's well, Kaylets? Inquiring minds ... This be my last Monday off, so I'm taking some naps now! :) |
Just another quick type drop in. I have successfully cleaned my living room and dining room. It was my turn to host the book-club and I made the home much less embarrassing than usual and did some amazing type cooking as well, which was tough because it needed to be vegan.
Work is being better today, but I am generally in a stress cycle. O well, at least I am keeping up with the bicycle. It kinda kicked my a** today because I did not ride over the weekend. Note to self, ride every day and there will be less pain. At any rate, after all this mememe I have to get back to working. I am glad that your hiatus was short Amarantha. Howdy to everyone. Frogger I am certain that the maternity swimsuit is adorable. |
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