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"Let me but do my work from day to day
In field or forest
At the desk or loom.
In roaring market place or tranquil room.
Let me but find it in my heart to say
When vagrant wishes beckon me astray.
This is my work. My blessing. Not my doom.
Of all who live, I am the one
By whom this work can best be done
In the right way". (Henry Van *kitten*)
I think that is close to correct. I forget the 2nd verse. It maybe wasn't memory worthy. I learned it in 6th grade. Mrs Hale. She liked for us to memorize poems. I think she used it herself to keep her sanity in an un-tranquil room. Teachers can make many lives better.
LOL: I found a word MFP believes to be "inappropriate". The author is HenryVanDyke1 -
A coworker has been commenting on my weight loss and said she needs to do something. She hired a trainer who also provides meals. He dropped them off yesterday and I felt so bad that her lunch was going to be 1/2C brown rice, 1/2C green beans and 4oz of chicken breast and her dinner would basically be the same. And she only gets lowfat protein shakes for breakfast.
I've told her about LCHF and she thinks it sounds good and obviously works for me, but I'm so sad that this is the route she's going. She'll be so hungry!
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Oh never mind. When my post showed up first the last part of the last name showed up as *kitten*. I guess MFP knows me well enough to know I wouldn't use that but interesting it was *kittened* initially then changed.
ETA: Weird. Back to *kitten* again.0 -
Oh never mind. When my post showed up first the last part of the last name showed up as *kitten*. I guess MFP knows me well enough to know I wouldn't use that but interesting it was *kittened* initially then changed.
ETA: Weird. Back to *kitten* again.
There is another site I use where we have chat available among a group of people. And you can select a person's name to "tag" them (All it does is put their name at the beginning of your text). This guy's first name is Dick, and the system doesn't put spaces between First and Last names. So when I try to address this person, his entire name just starts with Dick and it puts ************ instead.2 -
I'm back from a trip up north to see the family. It was cold and dreary and overall icky, but it was nice to see family and friends. I slipped up a few times (a few chocolate truffles on Sunday and my mom's homemade apricot preserves on Saturday) so I am going to be hurting with cravings for the next few weeks. Heck, I'm kind of afraid to step on the scale. Oh well, back to strict keto, calorie restriction and heavier workouts. The marathon in two weeks ain't gonna run itself...0
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Retreating back to the safety that is The LCD Group *breathes*1
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It's Wednesday everyone...
Well, I did end up staying home yesterday. Attempted to put my feet up. My son is still sick and he apparently needed a day off too... he isn't much better from the day off but I am feeling slightly better.
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So I gained two pounds over my three day vacation. That's with doing huge amounts of walking and running, and having only one 'cheat meal' (couldn't resist chocolate truffles, had a few). I guess I'm going to cut down calories, 1500 calories looks like way too much even with working out. I just hate the fact that once I go lower, I'm always terribly hungry. I'm also super-frustrated with the whole process. I hate the idea that the only way to lose weight and/or maintain a healthy body is to be always starving and watching every morsel that goes into my mouth. I work out like crazy, I watch what I eat, I shouldn't have that hard of a time to stay at a weight that is still obese for my height. Ugh.0
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*waves* So obviously, I'm new here. But I'm excited that my strips showed pink (light) this morning!!! I know I'm still in the romance phase of this new eating style but dang it, I'm happy. It's still a learning curve on what to eat/cook/et al but I'm not miserable. Which of course makes me think I'm doing something wrong. But you know what I mean. The scale is being a jackarse but stuff is fitting better and that's half the fight, right?
*sigh* I'm so glad I found you guys. I'm sorry for ever doubting this to begin with.1 -
sisterlilbunny wrote: »*waves* So obviously, I'm new here. But I'm excited that my strips showed pink (light) this morning!!! I know I'm still in the romance phase of this new eating style but dang it, I'm happy. It's still a learning curve on what to eat/cook/et al but I'm not miserable. Which of course makes me think I'm doing something wrong. But you know what I mean. The scale is being a jackarse but stuff is fitting better and that's half the fight, right?
*sigh* I'm so glad I found you guys. I'm sorry for ever doubting this to begin with.
Welcome! You may still doubt it. I had a freak out a month or so in that I was killing myself with all this fat
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Happy Thursday everyone...
It's been one crazy week. My son was super sick the previous night so I ended up staying home with him yesterday. Doctors said he's got a severe ear infection with a sinus infection on top. Most kids when they get sick just want to lay down or are at least calm. Not mine! Off the wall crazy! This kid is the one that got kicked out of the hospital because he wouldn't stay in his bed. Two days of craziness and I'm going to work today.... lol! He goes with me so I don't really escape, but at least he's not in my classroom!
I'm still attempting to back away from the scale. I've been sitting at a stall forever now! The same two to three lbs bouncing around. Needless to say I've got maintenance down pat! I really want to lose this last 25 but I'm also determined to not freak out! Trust me I really want to! I understand all the whys and how's. I think I've written a few variations of this topic already. So I'm just hanging in and waiting to move on from this point. It will happen eventually.0 -
Nah, it wasn't just about food diaries! Lol. Really I am just looking for others that eat similar to me.0
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Happy rainy Friday!!
Well, it's raining where I am at least. Last night I was so tired! Bed before 8!
Today is just a matter of making it through the day. Noting planned except stopping at the grocery store on the way home. So hopefully I can survive work and then get home to relax. And then sleep in over the weekend. That's the plan! Lol!
Still avoiding the scale even with the temptation. I'm going to wait for the weekend. Hopefully I'll have some progress! If not I'm going to measure myself on Sunday and see what those numbers look like.1 -
Happy Saturday!
Morning update brought to you by my warm and cozy bed... which I am refusing to get out of.
It's the weekend! My usual time to clean and organize. I'd like to be able to go through all the clothes hanging in my closet. Purge all the outfits that I never wear. Eventually I'll get that done.
So... I'm going to do my measurements later today. This will be my big tell all to if what's going on is an actual stall or if it's just my body adjusting. I'll update after they are taken.
The big thing I've been reading lately is that when you are insulin sensitive (hopefully not using the wrong term) it's common to hit a point like where I am at now. It's the body readjusting to working with the energy sources and healing. Meaning that I've healed myself to a good spot and it's got to readjust itself to breaking down those hard spots. It's usually recommended to start longer fasts to break through the insulin sensitivity. Meaning more IF and longer fasts. I've also read that now is the time for me to remove certain foods or additives to see if that will help the metabolism such as dairy or sweeteners.
I'd like to not remove things especially dairy since I just cannot stomach black coffee but I love my coffee in the morning.4 -
Everyone ready for another Monday?
No chance on avoiding it. It's here and letting us know that we've got to go back to work.
Took my measurements and I'm down almost everywhere except for my arms. Phew! Then yesterday I broke through to onderland again... just by a hair. But it held through to today so I went ahead and logged it! Yay!
Lesson re-learned the scale is NOT always telling you the truth! We like to see those numbers dropping but sometimes you've just got to stay in the saddle and hang on.
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Great new @ProCoffeenator. During my weight loss phase I had many "stalls' but I just stuck to the program and eventually things got moving again. I think sometimes the body is working on other priorities! I'm glad you didn't get discouraged and took measurements.
4 day work week for me this week. Taking Friday off for my b-day. So of course these 4 days will be extra long I'm sure! lol1 -
Happy Monday! Good job, @ProCoffeenator . I passed my physical fitness test for work yesterday, and had a bit of a celebration (a glass of red wine and two tablespoons of berries with burrata cheese). Woke up this morning feeling like I got hit by a truck, with nausea to boot. Ick. My first half-marathon is less than a week away, so my body gotta get with the program here... also found out we got a new running store in our area, so I'm looking forward to paying them a visit after work this evening.3
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Here comes Tuesday!
We survived the first day of the week and are back at it again.
I'm holding strong and keeping at it! How bout you?2 -
Hanging in there! I think tonight is wing night so I have that to look forward to after work!
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Wednesday...
Halfway through the week!
Got on my scale this morning and bam! Right back up again? What the heck! I had three days to enjoy being back in onderland. Dang it. Steady same weight for three days. My scale is a pain in the *kitten*. So annoying!
If I hadn't just taken my measurements the other day and seen that change I'd be throwing the scale out the window and giving up. Thankfully that's not the case. I was just hoping that this see saw up and down was over and done with.
Keeping calm and ketoing on!0 -
@ProCoffeenator - You are definitely in onederland, congrats! That scale is broken
I've been doing a purification program for the last 8 days. Tired of veggies...want to get back to my low-carb/keto foods. I know my body is gaining some beneficial nutrients, so I will continue on. Less than 2 weeks to go.
Feeling and looking good!
Enjoy your Wednesday!!0 -
It's Wednesday! I am staying the heck away from the scales because shark week is coming in a week, and I am most likely at my highest. Not only that, but I've not been as strict as usual with my food intake because life (good on carbs, but over on calories). Once the half marathon this weekend will be over, I will dust off the trusty food scale. It's looking like for the next four months my free weekends will go from three to two a month, so I will have to be extra vigilant with my food prep to stay on top of it. On the bright side, after the class that will eat up my Saturdays for four months I will be able to take a proficiency exam for a certification in my field, which will be a good thing for my glorious future career as a paper pusher.0
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Happy Thursday everybody
Just a quick hello this morning since I've been sitting like a lump on a log.
I managed two walks yesterday before the bad weather hit! Yay me. Now it's back to yuck so no walk today. My weight is still the same as yesterday still miffed on that point cause I want to get back to the other side of this fence. It will come but I'm not thrilled about it.
Have a great day out there... the weekend is on the horizon people!1 -
Today is my Friday so yay! Yesterday we had the best 60 degree sunny weather. I actually left work 30 minutes early instead of taking lunch and went for a trail run. It was so nice. Now today it's freezing and snow is in the forecast. Just in time for my b-day tomorrow. Ugh.2
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@anglyn1 Happy birthday!1
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It's Thursday, and I am really looking forward to a fun (and run) filled weekend. I made some fathead pizza yesterday to take with me to lunch today, and really impressed my coworkers. That recipe is amazing. I'll be making a casserole tonight (for Friday and hopefully the next week's lunches) but I might make the fathead dough and roll a few hot dogs in it for myself on Sunday.1
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You've inspired me. I'm making this tomorrow. Hope the family like it!1
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You've inspired me. I'm making this tomorrow. Hope the family like it!
Fathead pizza is wonderful. I have been gluten free for years and have tried a variety of pizza crust recipes. My husband never cared for any of them. He LOVES the fathead recipe and says it's closer to real pizza than any of the others!1
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