Weekly Post - 05/04/ - 11/04/2015
flumi_f
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This week flew by.... It's already April!
I'm still not where I'd like to be food wise. It's been a mentally and emotionally challenging time in many ways.
Mom's surgery on Thursday went well and she will be leaving the hospital on Monday for two weeks in a rehab center. Doggy is finally adjusting to being with me...she is such a momma's pup! On Tuesday she has to 'move' again. And I will take her again on the 17th for a week.
I've been off work since Wednesday afternoon. The weather has been etrocious, cold, rain, wind....but we've been out there walking and running at least two hours a day. And today she watched me doing Jillian Michael's fat burning training. So funny. An awesome workout btw, for anyone who's up for it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTT4W8ygJ7w&app=desktop
Two more weeks of work and then I have a week of vacation. I may go hiking for a few days with my mom's dog at my side in a very beautiful valley in the south of Switzerland, the weather allowing....
Got an answer today to a question I sent out a few weeks ago ...a question of the
...anyway not the answer I wanted, but I kind of expected it. At least now I have clarity and can move forward. I've been a bit in limbo the last few weeks.
Celebrating Easter and my birthday tomorrow with family and twice more next week, so next fast day won't be until Thursday. Even though I've been eating loads, the walking seems to be keeping my weight in check. It's higher than I'd like, but stabil. I'll live with that for the moment. I'm hoping the clarity will help me get back on track food and fast wise.
Hope you find all of your Easter eggs and bunnies
I'm still not where I'd like to be food wise. It's been a mentally and emotionally challenging time in many ways.
Mom's surgery on Thursday went well and she will be leaving the hospital on Monday for two weeks in a rehab center. Doggy is finally adjusting to being with me...she is such a momma's pup! On Tuesday she has to 'move' again. And I will take her again on the 17th for a week.
I've been off work since Wednesday afternoon. The weather has been etrocious, cold, rain, wind....but we've been out there walking and running at least two hours a day. And today she watched me doing Jillian Michael's fat burning training. So funny. An awesome workout btw, for anyone who's up for it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTT4W8ygJ7w&app=desktopTwo more weeks of work and then I have a week of vacation. I may go hiking for a few days with my mom's dog at my side in a very beautiful valley in the south of Switzerland, the weather allowing....
Got an answer today to a question I sent out a few weeks ago ...a question of the
...anyway not the answer I wanted, but I kind of expected it. At least now I have clarity and can move forward. I've been a bit in limbo the last few weeks.Celebrating Easter and my birthday tomorrow with family and twice more next week, so next fast day won't be until Thursday. Even though I've been eating loads, the walking seems to be keeping my weight in check. It's higher than I'd like, but stabil. I'll live with that for the moment. I'm hoping the clarity will help me get back on track food and fast wise.
Hope you find all of your Easter eggs and bunnies
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Happy Easter my lovelies!!!!!!0
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Happy Easter everyone!
Had a rough week last week and only did 1 fast. Caught the head cold that was going around and felt sick for several days so I didn't feel like fasting. Of course I tend to eat tons of bread and other carbs when I'm sick so I went over TDEE most of the days and am up on the scale this morning
Oh well, this week is a new week. Still coughing a bit but feeling much better.
I like Jillian's workouts! She's funny and can be motivating. I don't like it when she yells on the show (Biggest Loser), but she doesn't generally yell in the workout videos so they're much better.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!
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Happy bday, dear Flumi!
Too bad on the heart question
As you know, tenderness can't be forced. This might not sound like a consolation: But unresolved matters are far more toxic to the system than a bad outcome. Cause it keeps us in emotional hostage.
Someone told me once there was a mice study where they were deprived food and water on a schedule. And as long as the feeding pattern was predictable, it was ok with low intake. But when they changed low intake with an unpredictable timing pattern, the mice got depressed or showed high signs of distress.
This is how I've dealt with problems: Pretending to be brave and «tough», ignoring the hurt and disappointment. Leading to overeating and impulsive choices to «comfort». I now realize that allowing the feelings, whether good or bad, is the only way for ME to reduce this behavior. Self compassion. I've recently started meditation as a tool to practice being non-judgemental with myself. It's not easy to change and reprogram brain, but I truly believe it's worth it
Be kind to yourself.
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We love you flumi
Powered through my swim, really noticed improved breathing and lapped my friend who usually laps me and on a fast day zoom zoom and miso soup yummy, feeling good
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Thanks ladies! I'll get over it and use it to grow. I cried on my walk this morning and smiled at the sun in my face on the way back. He's a great guy and was very honest. He has too many issues to solve right now. I kind of figured that as I met him at the constellation seminar I went to a few weeks back and picked up a few bits and pieces. But cupid didn't care about that.
I know, what he was sent to teach me. It's a pattern I've known all my life. Falling for the unavailable. I'm a pro at that. The only way to know if I've solved it, was to meet someone. The higher powers now showed me...pattern not solved yet...work to be done. My issues and I are like an onion. Slowly reaching the core one layer at a time. So I'll go peel a bit more.
I've asked for a spot in the next constellation seminar at the end of May to solve and let go of my pattern.
Don't know if the tears this morning were more for the love that can not be lived or the realization, I haven't solved an important issue in my life yet.
Now off for a shower and then strawberry champagne, cheese fondue over the fire and drunken guiness Baileys cupcakes for me. Yup just what the doctor ordered0 -
Great plan flumi0
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Now off for a shower and then strawberry champagne, cheese fondue over the fire and drunken guiness Baileys cupcakes for me. Yup just what the doctor ordered
After that ^^^ and being around my family I'm feeling better
Got a spot at the next seminar too. Not until the end of May, but I'm off to my tarot group on Wednesday. I'm sure the cards will show me the steps I need to take until then. Looked at some of my layings from the past few months. In retrospect. ..it's all there to see. Everything that has happened. Though hard atm...the outcome is good if I do my homework. I am the master of my own success.
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Unintended fast day today. I got called into work today so yayyyyyy no eating.
I scoffed down a sanga for lunch and porridge for brekky. Nothing else. I'm still at work atm. It looks like a double shift today / tonight0 -
Good Morning everyone! I hope everyone had a great Easter!! I ate WAYYYYYYYY too much, and I feel terrible! I am STILL sick (ugh!!) and I practically skipped my fasts last week, so this week I'm going to attempt 3. I think it's going to be really hard, but I need it. I am fasting today, and then Wednesday and Thursday. YIKES!
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Happy Monday all. Fasting today and Thursday. It'll be tough, my daughter said all the Easter candy & basket I gave my granddaughter had to stay here, she has plenty at home. I can hear the faint whisper of my name comeing from those plastic, yummy-fillled, eggs. Sometimes working from home isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Happy belated birthday, flumi. Feel better soon bburg. Everyone have a great week!0 -
karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »Unintended fast day today.
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So relieved the food temptations of Easter are behind me! Ohmygoodness, the shock of plugging in all that food and seeing the total calories. If it wasn't for MFP I wouldn't have thought it was possible for me to eat that much in one day.
It's a new day and a new week. Trying not to beat myself up for my choices last week and swing myself back up onto the wagon. My inspiration - fitting into my skinny jeans comfortably.
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I had a great fast day today. My DH went to a new gym today and had a good workout. Its been about 10 years since we been to the gym.0
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Sooooooo tired. Double shift yesterday. And a fast day. Now today back at work. I'm absolutely knackered. Happy days everyone else!!!!!0
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jknight001 wrote: »
Almost,jknight. My birthday is actually today (7th). We just usually celebrate it together with easter because we have alot of birthdays etc in April and May.
Happy belated birthday to you!!!!
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Back to normal today after a lovely busy long weekend with the family out & about in the sunshine Must have eaten my own bodyweight (though strangely not much chocolate, that's still looking at me from the corner of the living room) and feeling bloated so happily embracing a FD today. Not feeling at all hungry so just drinking green tea all morning, will have a small work lunch then no dinner (half of the family are out tonight so I only have my little lad to cook for).
Happy birthday @flumi_f and jknight001 !
Hope everyone had a great day! 0 -
Thanks Coby. Holding it in will only make it worse. I shall turn it into something positive.
Thanks Iwanna!0 -
Finished my fast last night a little over, but it's better than last week's fasts. Going to attempt two more tomorrow and Thursday.. scale is still trending UP since last week, but with Easter, I kind of expected that. I need to get back to making my healthy foods ahead of time. This processed junk is making me feel awful!0
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OK, I've officially lost my place...there's no way (anytime soon) that I'll be able to wade through 3 weeks of posts...
If there was a good pic for the group banner in the threads recently please point me in the right direction.
If I missed a crisis I'm sorry, because lord knows I have all the answers.
Sounds like most of us had a rough weekend...mine only had to do with food. Family events are no place for calorie shaving.
Flumi: No offense, but the guy sounds like a...OK, I won't go there. But, wassup? I could give him a list as to why he should, starting with "life's too short" and ending with "she's got boots", but the matter would still remain "as is". Keep that beautiful chin up.
Also, according to Jack Cole (Sideways), us big folk (or formerly known as) are "two tons of fun", you know...grateful types.
Oh, now there's a smile...0 -
Thanks Orlcam. That's why I was so grateful for your bootsie comment that put a smile on my face the other day.
He doesn't know half as much about me as you peops do, so I guess he just doesn't know, what he's missing out on. On the other hand....I've already been with someone, that had a very heavy backpack to carry...not fun.
My goal is to now solve the issues I, the encounter showed me, I still have. Then the door will be open for the right guy to walk in and yell, 'hey bootsie, I'm here!!' Haven't lost my sense of humor, so all will be good. 0 -
Happy birthday Jknight! And welcome back everyone from easter 0
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Happy Wednesday!!!! Fast day today0
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I didn't fast yesterday due to a work function that involved good food, so I'm fasting today. So far just water. Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! 0
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Missed that...Happy Birthday ladies!0
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4pm on my fast day and so far I've just had 4 coffees!!!! Nothing else!!!!! This is a major first for me
Oh and loads of water but i don't count that lol0 -
Fast day today, all my food portioned and prepared, no thinking required.
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I posted a blog about cortisol, stress and fat loss, if someone is interested: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Foamroller/view/why-stressing-out-over-everything-is-bad-for-fat-loss-7395790
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OK, I've officially lost my place...there's no way (anytime soon) that I'll be able to wade through 3 weeks of posts...
Oh, now there's a smile...
I'm with you! I've been all over the place at work and try to avoid using the computer in the evenings (who am I kidding...I am netflixing it up non-stop haha) so I haven't been getting to the forums.
Anyways, after what feels like forever being off and wishy-washy, I am getting back into this 100%. No more "fast days" just to maintain and cancel out all the bad so I don't gain too much over the weekend. I hit 250 days logging in on MFP, but that is just logging in and maybe tracking one or two things (or nothing at all) but not really committing to anything.
TLDR: I missed all of your faces and hope to catch back up with everyone!
Today's a fast day! Fast days are my favorite, but somehow all of those "EAT EVERYTHING IN SIGHT DAYS" keep taking over lol.
I'm trying to pick some dates to motivate me in the near-term vs getting stuck in the "eating is more important" mindset lol!
May 16th I'm doing a mini-cruise with my extended family called a "Cruise to Nowhere" where you just have 2-3 sail days before coming back into port. It's a great starter cruise since my sister is afraid she'll be seasick so we can test it out and even better we'll do it with other family. I know I'll love cruising, so I'm excited to finally do my first!
That gives me 5~ weeks before the cruise so counting down will make it more exciting! I think I'll aim for 2 pounds a week so 10 pounds overall.
Anyone else aiming towards any dates to keep motivated?
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