Ever mindful o' the VERY SERIOUS NATURE O' THIS AMAZING TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE 'CAUSE SHE WANTIN' TO BE ON TOP O' HER GAME BY 2006 AND THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE LAST MONTH SHE'S GOT TO SC*EW AROUND, Hag Amarantha hath snuck into the ly abode this Wednesday night and scrawled a message on the wall o' the GREAT HALL (rhymes):
"Hear ye, hear ye, all who abideth within, JOIN ME in a special challenge this night to NOT EAT AGAIN from this time forth (whatever time you see this) UNTIL THE FAIRE SUN again peepeth over the yard arm ... or until mornin' comes, if it's dead dark when that happens where ye are. There's no prize, just the satisfaction o' a job well done and a jumpstart on the next weigh-in!!!! WHO'S WITH ME!!!???"
I am w'ye, Hag Amarantha!!! I pledge to not eat again until mornin' (unless it be a medical emergency such as an actual blood sugar issue, which isn't likely as all that seemeth right 'n tight) ~ Signed, Amarantha
Ho de Ho! Continued to improve food choices yesterday - and, Lordy, did/do they need improvement. Right direction, feeling better about it. Still low on water - how easy to backslide there when all these entrancing teas are here. Still, do need pure H2O too.
DH too tired for OT after doctor's visit so she was cancelled which meant my walk was. Howsomeever, she's on for this PM so I'll be out and about then. Also heading out to grocery store (yowza, yowza, yowza). Even the so mundane becomes exciting under the right circumstances. Actually, it'll be Wally World as I have some things to return there, some things to look for and a few groceriesto bring in. Not my fave for groceries but when time crunches.....
Spirits good today - mine, not necessarily those afloat in the Halloween atmosphere though they be not bad but mayhap naughty. Frequent trips to the palace are good for what ails me.
Spritely halloween wishes to all- be not fearful of the playful spirits - just avoid those dreaded bags of fun size bars.
I'm happy to be home again and settling into routine, picking away at getting the house in order again. Doing yoga today, will go for a walk, meditate, track food, drink water, etc.
Aria, yes you saw six pounds! Unfortunately, that was (an apparent) six pound gain after a week of good behavior and lots of exercise. Not real, though, and I won't believe it. Shall be gone, soon, with interest
Eydie, do you make your own goddess dressing (of course, it's goddess dressing as befits your divinity!)? I remember "Green Goddess" dressing fondly -- looking for a healthy, reduced fat version. I think some use buttermilk?
Ceara, thanks for the commiseration and tip on flights. Yes, we just flew into home airport at 11 the night before WI. And I noticed all the previous day that water intake and output were not coming close to balancing. So, between the brief sugarfest, a cold (my face always gets puffy when I have a cold, what can it be but water?), unaccustomed hillclimbing, lots of standing around at social events, and a flight, that could account for 6 pounds anyway.
Amarantha, thou beist astute as usual! True, was just testing me. And I'm glad I didn't fall into his trap and eat up until weight gain was permanent. Good luck on the jean hunt! I concur, avwoolf was a very interesting and is missed in the palace. As are so many of the royals on walkabout...
Punkin, of Kabota, did you hear me? I thought of you the other day, out for an early morning walk in a park. It was a lovely clear morning, still dark enough that the full moon was retaining a bit of color and light enough that the brilliant leaves were displayed to full advantage. Wished I'd brought the camera.
Anagram, enticing teas all count too! I agree, though, that some pure H2O is good to really flush everything.
Kaylets, hope the flashes leave you in a flash! I'm getting tired of them, myself.
Ok, here's the sign again!!! I can't get enough o' that smilie!!!!
Huzzah, CHALLENGERS, everyone looks alive. I am pooped ... the 105-minute cycle, abs/core, dynamic stretch class at 5:30 a.m. really got to me today. Took nappie, goin' shoppin' ... workin' the meeting from heck tonight and I need to crash a few hours before as it taketh a lot outta me ... so will be gae brief today, Lassies, and just say hi!!! Cals yesterday: 1777 (I think! Too lazy to click Fitday right now, but that's approximately the number)!
Arabella, doth K come from Kubota? Where be that?
Kaylets, missin' thy daily hidey-ho.
Sorry for overpostin' yesterday s ... lots o' time on me hands as I did no work.
Anagramatic, sorry thou missed thy walkabout but Wally World's good exercise ... when it's hot here, I often use it as a walkin' track ... and get my shoppin' done in the bargain.
Huzzah, Aria!!!
And a hearty huzzah to all CHALLENGERS AND s, mentioned and un ...
I love the SPIRITS we've been generatin' in this last march to the Halloween holiday ... and the PRE-2006 HULLABULU ..
Re the pumpkin bars I posted ... discovered that if I freeze 'em and microwave for two minutes, they get hard and crunchy like biscotti! NO SUGAR!! Next batch, though, I will add allspice.(sp?)
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Wee hours again. Not good for healthy eating. They say sleep so important in controlling appetite. Got a glimpse of Oprah the other day showing fatty "aprons" = should have been enough to make me never eat again.
Did get walk in in the afternoon when therapist was here as well as my Wally world walk in the a.m. It is a trek to get from one end of that place to another. But the afternoon walk is the one I'm pledging for the Halloween Hike. Still eating too much (though again at least trying to eat more healthy stuff) and getting a bit more water though not enough. Sigh!
In the last couple of weeks, I've acquired two new grandnephews. Just learned the latest, Luke, has heart problems. He's six days old now and they're still testing, I guess. His pictures show an absolutely beautiful child with a real mop of curly hair. Such a sadness - yet I gather they don't know yet whether it might self repair. I understand intervention possible. Just holding him close in my heart and hoping it will help.
Was awoken about 1 or 2 am by smoke detectors blasting.... DS asleep in the living room as a pan burned on the stove.... house was full of smoke... took me a long time to be able to go back to sleep.....
This has been a longstanding fear of mine w/ him....
I know DH is waiting for my comments....
House still smells of smoke....
BUT...
it is Friday...
And I have doubled up some on Black Cohosh and Magnesium... hoping that I will be more comfortable physically as well as mentally....
And because its Friday, here are both Thursday's and Friday's thoughts of the day....
*****
Thought of the day:
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds
sang except those that sang best.''
---Henry VanDyke
Question of the day:
"What is your favorite song?"
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"The past does not equal the future.
Because you may have failed a moment ago,
all day today,
or for the last six months,
or for the last sixteen years,
or for the last fifty years of your life
doesn't mean anything.
All that matters is
what are you going to do now?"
~Tony Robbins
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Here's a group hug for all of us.... I need one so I am initiating...
... ok, I gotta have that sign again!!!! Sorry, I be in brevity mode now as running vastly late!!!! Huzzah to all s and challengers!!!
Anagramatic, that is indeed worryin' news re thy grandchild, but there's so much they can do these days in these situations. Crossin' fingers and toes but know all will be well with the wee one. Good for you for doin' your walkin' ... yea, Wally World is a veritable walkin' paradise ... I like to walkie about and scope out what I need and then after a good brisk hike, I start shoppin' ... which also burns cals!!!
Kaylets, that's scary about the fire. I can't tell ya how many times I've done that kind of thing (leavin' a pan on the stove) ... glad you're ok.
E!!!! Great menu. I will post my super simple turkey loaf recipe here soon ... you could use soy. You're doin' great and are gonna ace this challenge!!!
My challenge report: 1673 for yesterday, exercise previously posted. Today's X was 25 min weights in the gym (general light workout) and 20 minutes walking, combined indoor track and treadmill.
Yes, very scary, Kaylets! Methinks DH probably knows what thy comments are/will be. Doubt you need to actually elucidate. Probably has a few of his own too. What are DS's? Is it somehow going to be someone else's fault? Any apology or sense of being responsible?
Wee hours again. Went to bed around nine to "get a good nigh's sleep" - awoke at midnight (that's the problem with trying to drink more water". While still awake an hour later I hear a voice on the monitor "are you up?". Well, more or less. So I came, repositioned, Pepsi'd, retucked and here I am almost an hour later, still up. So I 'm here for a palace prowl. And then hopefully back to bed.
Was a tough day. DH b.p. way low - I suspect overmedicated/over dialyzed. Well, not suspect, sure. Steps in place now but I've been mentioning it forever it seems. Nurse came in to take out line for IVs yesterday (yay!!! done!!!) and was able to take b.p. in arm instead of thigh and was much lower. Hoping he'll pick up a bit now from med correction and no more antibiotics.
Rainy, rainy, rainy here and through the next few days. No walking until Monday at least. DS staying home this weekend (the fourth time since June 8th - I'd say he's earned it - will come if I change my mind) - DD coming tomorrow w/ princesses for a bit.
I have really lost my relaxation techniques - lack of practice I guess. But gonna go try again.
Huzzah, Anagramatic!!!! I was up at all hours workin' (and now off to do photoshoot) and I empathize with your lack of sleep. It's a pain. Keep trekkin' ... sounds like dh is doin' better and better ... paraphrasing Coue (sp?): Every day in every way he's gettin' better and better.
Hag Amarantha's Special Challenge
ly abode this Wednesday night and scrawled a message on the wall o' the GREAT HALL (rhymes):
after a week of good behavior and lots of exercise. Not real, though, and I won't believe it. Shall be gone, soon, with interest 
was just testing me. And I'm glad I didn't fall into his trap and eat up until weight gain was permanent. Good luck on the jean hunt! I concur, avwoolf was a very interesting 
Arabella!
sign again!!! I can't get enough o' that smilie!!!!
