Share Your Day
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Well I miss your wit, wisdom and humor. I’m sure you have plenty to say!2
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Have a great trip Yooly! I'll definitely miss your daily posts...as I miss Laurie's and Connie's....3
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I do miss hearing more from Connie and Laurie too! Our Greek boys are checking in regularly which is nice. Male perspective is very interesting 🧐.
Funny how you get so invested in virtual friends. Ever wonder what it would be like if we actually met in person? Would the online personality be the same in real life?2 -
I reckon if we all met in real life we'd all get on like a house on fire...4
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I am not accepting a yoolie absence!1
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I agree, Bella. It would be fun.1
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Do your best and keep us spring chickens in check!1
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This weekend was Gen Con which I enjoyed but has wiped me out. Why I thought starting a new job the day after a con was a good idea I have no clue.
I will be in Chicago this weekend looking at apartments. So another weekend of crazy. Feel like I need a weekend of rest.2 -
This weekend was Gen Con which I enjoyed but has wiped me out. Why I thought starting a new job the day after a con was a good idea I have no clue.
I will be in Chicago this weekend looking at apartments. So another weekend of crazy. Feel like I need a weekend of rest.
Oooooook...... some of us can handle email....today's email. ALL OF IT in JUST ONE DAY!
Yet you seem to wonder whether house hunting + job hunting + COVID + new job start + CON ATTENDING right after COVID + leaving old job can all be combined without running ragged and needing a vacation just in order to rest and recharge after you hide your head under some pillows?!?!?!?!!
Oh the power of optimism and youth!
I wonder why you might be feeling a TAD tired, hmmm.... give me a couple of minutes to try and figure that one out!
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I am here again!2
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »I am here again!
🥳 👍 🎊 🎉 YAY!!2 -
I have been on a “Fatcation” but the party is over!
I do this about every five years….lose over 100 pounds and then gain it back….over and over!1 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »I have been on a “Fatcation” but the party is over!
I do this about every five years….lose over 100 pounds and then gain it back….over and over!
Been there, done that too Connie. Back and forth with never the same weight (mostly more) over any year. I can’t tell you how many clothes I went through! And the self hate.
But three years ago something emotionally and mentally just fell into place. I was ready!
I’ve got more I’d like to lose but have been able to maintain stable weight for 18 months.
I don’t think it has anything to do with willpower, determination or strength of character. I dislike thing about food- my pattern was thoughtless eating and lots of it. I think I just got to a place in life where I surrendered. No more temporary fixes. No trying to eat like I had been doing and expecting change. No crazy exercising to trade for more food. No special food or repetitive meals.
I quit fighting myself. My only rule is to stay within deficit by logging and measuring as best I can. I know I must do that every day the rest of my life. There are good days and bad days. I try for more good days and acceptance of what I need to do rather than mourning the past.
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Three years ago I thought I had hit rock bottom and lost 110 lbs over the next two years…the entire last year has been an uphill battle…gaining, losing, regaining….all I can say is at least I have kept 50 lbs off!….I am a perfectionist and a “ little” OCD among other things….if something isn’t perfect in my opinion then “ screw it “… it has gotten to the point where if I make an error on a grocery list, I rewrite the entire list over…my towels have to be folded the exact same way, as well as wash cloths…my closet is arranged perfectly but if something gets out of place then I just throw things everywhere until I completely do it again…so when I log foods or measure and weigh them, it has to be exact to the gram or ounce….I am trying to not be so hard on myself measuring onion slices, sliced tomatoes, garlic, etc…the anxiety overwhelms me and I throw in the towel…I start binge eating and I can’t stop….the amount of food I can consume makes me sick…I am trying so hard to get myself back together….thank you all for always supporting me….2
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Connie, we have your back. I haven't posted all the binges I've had because of anxiety or pain. I'm up about 15 pounds and am looking forward to heading back down. We just have to do the best we can.5
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Connie, we've all been there. There is no blame...no shame...no finger pointing here. We just have to hope we've learned some lessons...that some of the good behaviours stick around. And we need to overcome our pride and lean on others for support when the going gets tough. Please don't disappear on us! We can't support you properly if you disappear from view...3
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Pretty good day here….stayed on track and busy…..grandaughter started high school today and she was kind of stressed….2600 students in the school!….but she actually knew a few kids from her Catholic elementary school and she ate lunch with a junior girl from Canada….dismissal was a nightmare and guess who was on pick up duty?….lol….the bus stops in front of our house but she doesn’t want to ride the bus, of course….kids!….grandson is doing homeschool and starting college classes in Jan….I hope everyone else is hanging in there!2
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Don’t envy the after school pickup Connie. It’s always a nightmare the first weeks of school. The other danger in a school that big are all the new inexperienced drivers. The school my son went to was huge and has a multilevel parking garage for students. So do be careful out there!
Happy you had a good day. Just do it one day at a time.2 -
I'm going to start paying closer attention than I have been. The weather is easier for me, and that helps me not feel so awful. I know that the four pound drop overnight is totally water, but it's a nice little positive happening.
All I'm doing is restarting my morning weigh-in and stopping the grazing on starchy sweets. The morning weigh in is less about seeing where I'm at and getting a data point, and more just reaffirming what I'm doing in a larger context.5 -
Sounds like a good plan Alexandra...baby steps!
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Interestingly, the dog has made me more aware of my grazing. Anyone who has a dog will know exactly what I mean by this! He smells any food anyone is eating and comes and STARES until told "Away" at which point he walks three feet away, flops on the floor, and STARES. We have agreed not to feed him any people food, as he has a sensitive stomach already and is on a special food for it. And we are careful when finished to immediately pick up plates and take them back to the kitchen, and dispose of any wrappers (cheese sticks, things like that) in a covered trash can.
This makes me more aware that I'm snacking when I'm snacking, and has let me, over the last couple weeks, think about why I'm snacking. And that is helpful in getting out of the habit. We all know how mindless we can be about it, so living with a greater consciousness of when I am eating is helpful.
(He really is a good dog overall, and understands the command "Away" and respects it...reluctantly..., but he is still a dog. I know if I leave my sandwich somewhere it will be down his throat in about two milliseconds. Or less.)4 -
What a good puppy 😊3
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He sounds a lovely dog Alexandra - and I know exactly what you mean about mindless snacking, and how becoming aware makes all the difference.
I'm lucky that Norman is that very rare dog who never steals food...you could leave any food unattended on a low coffee table and he wouldn't touch it. Not even a sneaky lick. It's not something we've ever taught him - he just has natural iron self control! And yet he loves human food and much prefers it to his own food.
I wish I had his willpower...3 -
Bella_Figura wrote: »He sounds a lovely dog Alexandra - and I know exactly what you mean about mindless snacking, and how becoming aware makes all the difference.
I'm lucky that Norman is that very rare dog who never steals food...you could leave any food unattended on a low coffee table and he wouldn't touch it. Not even a sneaky lick. It's not something we've ever taught him - he just has natural iron self control! And yet he loves human food and much prefers it to his own food.
I wish I had his willpower...
I believe it was Martin Luther who said that he wished he could pray with the focus and intensity that his dog had watching his hands at mealtime.4 -
Our Willow has no manners when it comes to food….she isn’t as bad as she was as a pup…..she will still steal your food and beg if you don’t scold her….the past couple of weeks we have been able to take her out to do her business without a leash….this is a HUGE big deal…I don’t completely trust that she won’t run after a squirrel, bunny, or lizard ; but so far so good….she is a very sympathetic pet and if you cry or are upset, she will immediately come and console you….the same if someone is hurt or sick…
Today drop off and pickup at school went much smoother…
John and I went to lunch but he has had a miserable couple of weeks with so much pain in his hip and lower back…
I have been sticking to my food plan and no wild binging…one day at a time!3 -
It's 35C (95F) here today and we're officially in drought. So a hosepipe ban...dire warnings of crop failure and wildfires...sigh, life just gets better and better!
I'm still walking Normie (at 04:30 and 21:00) and doing early morning rides on the trainer...too hot for much else. I did a half hour hula hooping session this afternoon and I was drenched with sweat by the end of it (then again that was self-inflicted as I did it in the conservatory, which is almost floor to ceiling windows).
We've had our indoor bike trainer a year today, and in that time I've cycled 4,100 kms, climbed 33,400 metres and burned 58,760 calories. I think that could be considered a good return on our investment.
Kim's stats are also respectable, considering he started from a much lower fitness baseline and has lots of health issues to contend with. Today he climbed one of the biggest mountains on Zwift (took him 2 hours, but he dug deep and didn't quit). I'm so proud of him...
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Made the flight with no problems. Then a two hour drive in the rental car. The wedding is tomorrow. I’m surprised I have WiFi!
Welcome to my world Bella. We’ve had 65 days of 100+ temperatures, no rain in 2 months and wild fires everywhere. Residential areas are threatened as everything- grass, trees, shrubs are tinder dry.
Living in Texas summers is why I go to a gym. Couldn’t survive out there doing anything mildly strenuous. You’re an Amazon to get out there in the god awful heat. The only consolation is we have air conditioning universally which I don’t think is the case where you are.
Wishing for cool weather for us all. And a nice dousing of rain.
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Impressed with the whole Garfield family including Kim! Well done on the WiFi Yooly! 1
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Less than 1% of UK residences have air con...and fewer than 10% of business premises. It's not normally required...this year is an exceptional one. But perhaps a taste of things to come...
Luckily the humidity is only around 30%, which is a blessing.2
