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Hey Queenies!
Sorry to have been AWOL! Much as I hate to say it, the hiking weekend before last was too much for me and I've been paying the consequences since -- tired, achy, slightly under the weather. NEXT year I'll be in shape for the trip :yes:
I lost 3 at WI yesterday, which takes me below the lowest WI I've had there but not as low as where I was the cancelled meeting. :dz: I'm .4 from my 20-pound reward at WW. Will be there next Monday, for sure. That will feel good. Thinking a nice turquoise and silver ring might be a nice momento... :) I've been doing pretty much SB induction, moving a little bit towards Core. And am finding it SO much easier. I still have evil impulses :devil: but they just aren't as strong. Which always seems to be the case. Psyched for the weight loss, I am. :yes: Went to choir practice last night -- whoa, very challenging not being able to read the music. I'm just following along to the best of my ability and singing very, very softly. I'm going to see if D. can play the alto parts on his saxaphone so I can record and sing along. I probably won't be ready for the November 11 concert, but I hope to be ready for The Messiah in December. One of the choir members sells tapes of the parts all separated out, so I'll be able to practice effectively. Kaylets & wsw, I'm sensing such a kinship! Clutter nooks abound in my house, too. Re: QoD -- gotta be the clothes dryer. I'd be happy to always hang laundry out but in the winter things don't dry. They just freeze -- and then you have to hang them in the house after hanging them outside. :p to that! I suppose if I had a big room in my house to hang things. But I don't. Y'know, I'm glad I don't have to make that decision. Ceara, good for you, woggling! I haven't woggled since I got back from the hiking weekend. Really, at this point, it's silly: get huge amounts of exercise on a single weekend and then not be up to much exercise for a week and a half :shrug: But I think I should be up to a little woggle in a couple of days. How did your woggle feel? wsw, hang tight! You'll get the big weight drop :yes: Kat, 3.2!!! Yay + Whoo-hoooo! (Don't mind me, I've been reading a lot of Dr. Seuss.) What a nice surprise at the scales! I almost skipped WI yesterday because I hadn't gotten back to my low point (wanted the 20 :rolleyes: ) but went anyway and will get the 20 next week. Firefly, alas, no -- I'm far, far from goal. The goals in tickers are the short-termers. Man, though, I am really looking forward to getting under the Big 2 again. K, Queenlies! I must get in a little work. I'm meeting SIL for lunch at the Indian buffet. It's good -- tons of dishes, lots of veggies. Just have to stay away from the popadums, onion bjartis and rice. Will do. :strong: I'll walk around the park either on the way there or the way back. Did a set of tai chi already -- just have to meditate. :yoga: Avanti! |
Kat and ARABELLA CONGRATS TO BOTH OF YOU ON YOUR LOSS. Please send your powerful knowledge our way. I am stepping up the pace for more exercise, increasing my water rate and journaling my intakes. Still trying to keep my cals under 1400. Its not easy and some days its up a bit. I went to the doctors yesterday and my thyroid meds need to be increased a bit again that may be part of my problem. But oh well not all of it I know what I do and don't do. So I am trying to increase my will power to be better. WSW hope things are going better for you soon. Kaylet yes we will do this together we all can make it happen. Well its off to work for me now. Friday is scale day again. So I will be hoping for some change even if its small. Something in the right direction of taking off the lbs....
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cacmsc-thanks for the well-wishing. hope the thyroid med increase proves helpful.
arabella-congrats on the weight loss! kaylets, i still look over at my little de-cluttered nook, and it makes me smile. i'll definitely accept those gold stars from you. :) i have stayed op and kept up with my exercising. last night was really first time since the accident that i think i got a good night's sleep. i am starting not to be quite as sore. i know it just takes a while, and starting to see an end in sight to that. i also finally let myself get some rest this morning, which i needed badly and that is helping too. in a while i do need to get out and take care of some errands since the last day of my car rental is friday afternoon and want to get as caught up with that as possible, since i will have my car-less gap for a while beginning this weekend. i'm looking forward to plans on saturday with a few friends, including my friend who is moving to nairobi in a little over a week now. i can't believe he is really going, and 2 years feels like such a long time for him to be away. it will be good to see him this weekend. recently, i was invited to a high tea and a wedding, both in november, which should be pleasant experiences to look forward to. i just realized i haven't been to a wedding in a long time. that should be a nice one too- a very sweet couple. well, on to those errands i was talking about. greetings to all our royals, mentioned and -un. take care. |
Hello everyone well counting my cals. made me realize that sometimes I add things in without thinking. After taking a look this a.m. and adding it up if I had just held out not having a little something after dinner last night I would of made my days worth of cals. Instead I ate something and it put me 230 over now it wasn't even something great baked corn curls just needed a crunch. Had I added it up before snacking an apple would of made the difference. Now I will be a bit more careful it was a good lesson counting first to see if there are any cals to be used up. So today I am going to shoot for a less cal. day. The old Dee Dee's way higher one day lower the next. Fridays scale will tell it all. Have a great day. One day at a time!
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Just checking in here. Did the scale thing today down .5lbs. I will take any little movement in the right direction. Yesterdays cals were better and I did manage to count cals before dinner to see what I had left. That way I was able to make a choice of more food at dinner or nothing after. I chose nothing after and kept busy knitting a sweater for winter. Well have a good weekend everyone and enjoy the fall weather. Saturday it suppose to be nice here and sunday yukky. So housework will fall into sunday. Good choice I think.
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cacmsc-congrats on your weight loss! i know what you mean about counting up all the cals. i have started doing that again recently too, and it helps me to see where i am during the day, and figure out what i have left for dinner. sometimes, i resist writing down my food, because i get tired of it, but i seem to do better when it keep up with it, sooooo-- i'm making a commitment to using my food journal. have kept up with exercise and stayed op yesterday and today. it was so gorgeous out today-just beautiful and nice moderate temps. sure wish i could bottle this weather for all year-round. well, hope everyone has a good evening. take care, all.
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Happy Saturday
G'morning, Queenlies! Week from heck just finished up. Wow, they really take it out of you, those weeks. It's awfully quiet in the Palace. Now summer's officially over, time to start focusing on what we want to do in the fall... WW has a 14 wk. to the New Year sale on. Seems like a nice chunk of time to actually accomplish something -- time to HocusPocusFOCUS!!! :wizard:
We've got friends coming for dinner tonight and I'm planning how to make it (for me) Core: making seafood crepes using ground flaxseed as the flour (Haven't tried that yet but thinking it should work.) and salad. Will have raw veggies and blameless dip for apps. along with their gourmet chips. Will serve them baguette with the meal and baklava for dessert. I'll make a nice pot of chai for all of us... I can do this. :yes: I thought of inviting them and then thought "Oh, but can I do that and keep myself Core?" With a little planning I know I can. :strong: I'm bound to have a couple of glasses of wine but will try v. hard to keep it to a couple. I've got the points to use but... just not good to have too much. I had dinner with my mom the other night and she had quite a story to relate. She had a visit from her first love -- who's been dead several years. She said she was just talking to her sister about him. They'd grown up together, been very close always and assumed they'd marry. However, when they started to make plans, my grandmother said she wouldn't allow it -- he was Catholic and French and they were Scots and Presbyterian. So, although it broke my mom's heart she did not marry her sweetheart. Mom was visiting with her sister, who asked her, "Did Mother ever apologize to you for not letting you marry him?" Mom said she didn't and her sister said, "Well, she SHOULD have!" Mom turned around and, suddenly, there he was, real as life, just standing there in his dress uniform and smiling at her, eyes twinkling as they always had. She said for a week she could summon him up at will just by thinking of him and then he gradually faded away. She's only ever seen one ghost before although she's had encounters where she knew they were there but they weren't visible. She said she felt so comforted by his visit. She was still glowing. I wondered if it might be a sign that her time is drawing near. Mom had heard, a few years back, that he'd died. cacmsc, congrats on the loss! You're right, heading in the right direction is the thing to focus on. And you're close to goal, right? So it's bound to be slower. I lost those 3 pounds and then bounced right back up -- salt and carbs, I think :mad: I hope I can get them gone again by Monday WI :crossed: wsw, sounds like you're doing great, too. I'm so glad you're recovering from your accident. Re: journaling -- I found myself thinking yesterday about how I really have all the information I need about how to make this weight loss work. It's just the doing... :rolleyes: Ok, I'm off to try to woggle... Catch you later! |
arabella-glad your week from heck has ended. hope you had a nice time with your dinner guests last night.
i had a pleasant time out for dinner last night with my friends. we sat outside, and it actually was a bit on the chilly side. typically, i don't like the fall or winter too well because of some difficult anniversaries of past events, but i know most people really do love the fall. i have to say, though, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous this past week, and it's hard not to be happy about that. :) remained op yesterday, and got all my exercise in. i finally lost 2 lbs after literally months on a plateau. granted, i think it should have been much more than that, of course, but i am grateful for this loss, believe me! i think my poor body has been stuck around this particular weight so many times in the past that it is probably pretty understandable how it got stuck here again. the good news is i am on my way down(not up)the scale, and i will keep going, no matter how much of a fight it is for every ounce. some of my fall goals are to keep doing what i know works food and exercise-wise; also to do more relaxation techniques regularly; and to work on being much more self-nurturing, which i somehow seem to forget very easily. oh, and i also plan to be more creative with cooking when having friends over. i have a lot of nice cookbooks just collecting dust, and i plan to take them out for a little spin! well, hope this is a good day for all our royal court. |
Hello all....
Too long away again. Am realizing that sometimes, agreeing to disagree, not "hearing" something I don't want to hear can be very difficult when its a family member. Especially when its about another family member. Luckily, its not DH but its someone I usually have been able to "look beyond the difference of opinion"..... This time its very tough. And the realization ( sp?) of how its affecting other family members is making me sad. And, looks like changes are in store for my speaking group. That too makes me sad as I now realize some of these changes should have happened a year ago but I couldnt see it. I guess I was one of those doctors who kept trying the paddles...... But, I've done fairly well w/ food. Had a lapse on Sat while at work by myself but it didnt set me off. Interesting. So. There we have it. I have set a goal of being back w/in goal range by next anniversary of the original goal which is next May. Here's to us all!!! Hugs to all. Thanks for being here, thanks for sharing and being yourselves, it's wonderful, it really, really is. Here's today's thought: **** Thought of the day : "Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still." - Chinese Proverb Question of the day : "Do you take many photos?" **** Anyone for tea? KETTLE IS ON! |
Arabella that is so awesome for your mom. It gave me goose bumps! She will meet up with him again with out a doubt. I had a client whom had cancer and I was pretty close to her and the family during this hard time. I put in extra time with out pay just to be there for them. She was a special lady. Well when her time got closer she would talk to people whom had already passed this down syndrome lady taught me to believe with out ever thinking twice again. Her talks with them while I was in the room were something I'd keep forever. She used to call me her heroe cause I'd fight for things she wanted or needed. I do miss her but know someday I will see her again. My own mom is dealing with some health issues. I am a bit worried and see her time coming closer its a bit scary to think I will lose her for awhile. WSW keep it up girl! Yes I only have around 10lbs but it comes off so slow. Of course the other day being naughty I had some fried chicken now that was truly naughty. I did manage some walking this weekend and apple picking, gardening.
Well off to work it is. I have a healthy turkey breast roasting in the crock pot for dinner tonight and leftovers. Thinking truly healthy here! |
Just a pop in for now to let you all know I'm still kickin'. Seems like every four weeks or so (duh) I get all down in the dumps and can't stand myself to the point that I haven't felt like sharing (inflicting) that gloom on you good people. I've been eating somewhat out of control...I've been thinking of it as "Controlled out of control." :lol: Not horrible, but not great. I missed WW last week, which bummed me out, the meetings always renew my determination. I just slept...hadn't been to sleep all day after working the night before, same old song...blah blah blah.
Work is really getting me down. I dread going in there anymore. DREAD. The work itself is not hard at all, just not challenging, very repetetive and mind numbing at times. And the whiners are really taking their toll on my psyche. (Staff, not patients!) kvetching and complaining all the time, the same things over and over. AGGHHH! I miss interacting with patients and their families and even some of the doctors. It's time to get looking for a new job, I know. Anyway, I'm feeling the effects of less water and less fruits and veggies and less exercise...I feel kind of sluggy and I know this isn't helping my mood. The only one who can fix all this is ME. Time's up for 'poor, pitiful me,' I need to get back to 'powerful, positive me.' I like her better. :yes: Gonna go fill up my water glass, read all the posts I've missed, draw strength and inspiration from all of you and get my a$$ back in gear. I'll check back later. Thanks for 'listening!' |
Fresh start Monday
Hey, "controlled out-of-control" -- hmmm... is that what i did last week? Something like it. Either that or it was just the eternal struggle between :angel: and :devil: Sooooo good sometimes, not-so- others. BUT -- it's Fresh Start Monday -- cards, anyone? My friend, the dancing banana, is sending them out. :cb:
I got back on track, ummm... Friday? Yup. And over the weekend started back into yoga, tai chi, meditation. And I feel much better today. Who knew? :rolleyes: WI today and no loss, no gain, no surprise. Just happy not to have to nudge up. Here we go! :strong: My hairdresser stopped working at his salon and I'm overdue for a haircut, for sure. Then I opened the arts and entertainment paper here and saw his smiling face advertising his new salon. YAY! I'm saved. Looking forward to gettin' some style on. And I've got a pack of ash brown henna, thinkin' I might like to cover the gray, at least temporarily. My hair is dark and the white parts are mostly in streaks, which I kind of like but ... maybe a change would be nice? Or maybe I'll separate out a streak and leave it white? Hmmm... wsw, I kind-of love the fall but I'm never ready for summer to be over. Need to adjust my attitude because, surely, fall is here. We woke up to torrents of rain this a.m. Wind blowing it around. Nevertheless, we geared up and headed off to the gym. :smug: I think it's true, our bodies like to hang around the familiar areas of the scale. Ye olde "set points." Congrats on getting some downward movement! :cp: :cp: Kat, yup, I know that tune, too, not feeling up to being upbeat and like I shouldn't come in here and inflict. Of course, the point is to share, though -- the most important thing you can bring to any communication is your self. I was thinking today about the ways in which my weight serves me as a buffer from life. Oh, I so hope you find a new job and SOON!!! :crossed: I'm in sort-of the same boat, starting to look around and trying to maintain a positive attitude. Kaylets, I'm not good with conflict either, find it very disturbing and like I've got to resolve everything -- which is not always possible. Kudos on not being set back by a lapse. Progress, not perfection! You WILL achieve your goal, absolutely! No, I don't take a lot of photos. I'm not sure why -- I love looking at old ones but I just don't often take them. Maybe because exDH was a photographer and I got out of the habit and never picked it up again? Anagram, are you around? Hope all is well! I was just thinking that this time of year might be pretty difficult for you. I dreamed about you the other night. You'd changed your name at 3FC to "Grandma" and I wanted to know if it would be okay to call you "Gram" instead :shrug: No idea what that was about :hug: cacmsc, thanks for sharing! I was just reading that 1/3 - 1/2 of bereaved spouses had communication with their dearly departed after death. I do find it very comforting, too. K, :queen:lies all -- Avanti! |
Hello all.....
I really am trying to stay focused and be supportive! I miss all of you when I'm not here.... Katrina... you brought up a subject I have avoided for a long time. I can relate to that sense of dread.... even when there's no real reason for it.... for me, during "those" weeks, I am often just as happy not dealing w/ people. Any people. This is why I have an "Uplift" closet.... My Good Morning Thoughts, my collection of inspiring people, music, etc. I see a direct connection w/ my mood and how I deal with it and food. In fact, just today, immeadiately after I was told a new project would land on my desk soon, I got up and found the last butterscotch in a coworkers candy dish. If she had 30 of them in the dish, I might have eaten them too..... We all have so much going on, so many plates spinning that we nearly have to schedule time to literally do nothing or feel blue. So if you're like me, I often literally have to push the blues away and I too often want to do it by chewing them up. I used to say I was a stress eater. I guess I am that too. I used to think it was weak of me to admit I had my blue days. Today I think I am being brave to talk about them. Do I think there's a medication to help? There might be but honestly, I think my real problem is that I never learned how to deal w/ drama w/o food. But live and learn. Anagram, I am wondring about you too! Hoping to hear from you soon! Woodnymph---Yay on finding your hairdresser again... that's a gift for sure! Casmac-- You're little paragraph said volumes.... Not many folks are comfortable be there when someone they don't know well is facing their last days. You made that lady's final days better for her. I am adding you to my inspiration list. WSW.... I am thinking of you as I head to the shredder. 1/2 filled a garbage bag w/ weeds I lopped with the clippers and now am hoping to do the same w/ the shredder.... I have a goal of at least 1 full bag from the yard and 1 full bag of "clutter trash" each trash pick up day. Above and beyond will earn me a reward... what I will take great pleasure in choosing.... Food of course is not an option. So... off the shredder..... Any one for tea? |
Hello all!
Is this what they call overkill? I really did go and shred old bills and what have you....and managed to clear a corner of the desk.... small but noticeable.... always looking for more motivation !! Here's to Terrific Tuesday! All we need is to do one thing well.... and if we can do it right now, the rest will be so coasting.... ;) ;) Or lets hope!! :D Here's today's thought: ************** Thought of the day : "You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from making a nest in your hair! " Question of the day : "Have you ever had a bird as a pet?" ****** KETTLE IS ON! |
Kaylets! Too funny....the family had birds as pets a long time ago.....
Well I'm back....sorta. Only for a few days and then off again...had a great week last week near St. Louis. Unfortunately, I was with the munch monkey, so I've headed up the wrong way even farther. I was nudging up there anyway. You can only "controlled-overeat" for so long before it becomes an addition rather than a visitor! So, am back on the wagon for the moment. And the scale is already moving back in the right direction! Gotta boogey...it is pissing down rain out there and I have to get grooming. I'm losing mornings this week with work so gotta do some serious time managing! Will try and get back here tonight....wsw, you are doing great! Have only scanned the posts, but that one stuck with me...WTG on the loss...and Arabella, a maintain is GOOD! :wave: |
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