PROUD...This New Format

  Hi, Marv here...have I mentioned how much I hate this new format???  I can't even put the whole title of this post up because they only give you one stinkin' line now.  So the "What Have You Done Today to Make You Feel Proud" post will now be known as the PROUD post.  Aaaaaargh!  And what the hell is up with all of the letters running together in a larger font?  It's more like deciphering than reading.  So now I'm using a smaller font on the HTML Editor #2.  This sucks...Aaaaaargh!  I did this because using the larger font makes my signature come out as Marv.  And no I did NOT have a sex change.    This is whack....Aaaaaargh! 

*debarking the soapbox*

My proud for the day.  I went to Sam's and walked every inch of that place.  When I got home, I realized that my ankles were normal.   Back in the day, when I just walked on concrete for thirty minutes my ankles would swell so bad that I came home with elephant ankles and my feet hurt like hell...Yay me, no elephant ankles!  How cool is that?

Mary 

feel better now???  oh good!  LOL, it does take a lot of getting used to.  I just got a new computer and so feeling stressed about all the settings I need to put back in.

My proud:

big walk after work!

did not eat one thing off plan today

LOL, yes I actually do feel better!  Girl, I thought about you today when I was going through the bakery at Sam's to get my DH a Sweet Potato Pie and a goody to have in the house for the holiday visitors.  I kept thinking, this is what Neecee calls going through the gauntlet.  I'm proud that I made it through the gauntlet!  Unfortunately, until the holidays are over, my kitchen and refrigerator are now a gauntlet.  Yikes!

I'm always amazed how you stay on plan when you have to go through the pit everyday.  You should be way proud!

Mary

I'm right with you, Mary! I really hate this new format. I don't know why they couldn't let a good thing alone!!

Congrats on losing the elephant ankles!! lol Mine are more like elephant legs! I get swelling from my knees on down. Since loosing some weight my feet are almost back to normal, though, and the swelling in my calves is much better (but not gone) 

My proud today is that I stuck to my plan and resisted temptation. I've been so stressed about the weather here (It's basically been snowing since last Sun. night. We're supposed to get more tomorrow, and have another good size snow storm this Sun and Mon. This in the Valley in OR, where we don't get snow that sticks around for very long, maybe a day or two, if that.) I'm supposed to drive to 30 miles on Monday to catch my train, and I hate driving in the ice and snow. *taking a deep breath* It makes me stressed and anxious, when I have enough anxiety issues without adding more due to the weather.

Anyway, I kept going back and forth to the kitchen, opening up the fridge looking for something to eat. (I'm a stress eater****pt looking, but resisted. I'm proud that I didn't give in, and now I've (hopefully) found a solution to my problem (got chains for my tires) and can stop stressing.

I have a good friend who lives in McMinville and the other day she was freezing her toockuss off.  She had on so many layers of clothes, I don't see how she could walk.  Apparently, your weather seems to be a little 'unseasonal'.  Tire chains, they don't even sell those down here!

Hey great news about your feet.  I was surprised how after I got to 270, my feet didn't hurt anymore.  Now, they rarely even get tired.  It's one of the benefits I wasn't counting on.  

Stay outta that kitchen!  Staring at what is in the fridge is bad for your waistline and bad for your electric bill.  And that causes more stress.  It's like daring yourself not to eat it...you know we sometimes have a hard time with that particular battle!

Mary

I've never had to use chains before in my life! I spent 45 minutes trying to put them on in the cold with no gloves (don't have any) before I went back into Schucks auto parts store I bought them and beg a store associate to come out and tighten them for me! BRRR! I'm still cold!

Warm up an Atkins' shake and drink that to warm you up.   Mmmmm!

Mary

actually, I tried the warm atkins shake, and I don't really like it...  Maybe I'm not trying the right flavor heated up...

Here in Michigan we havent had to use chains yet, but our weather is so unpredictable. I am surprised we will probably have a white christmas!! My dad lives in florida and he said it got to 82 degrees yestarday, I wanted to cry, but I am sure if I lived in a warm state I would miss the snow. Really I dont think anyone can get used to below zero temps and wet yucky snow.

82 degrees sounds sooo nice right about now!!  But it wouldn't feel like Christmas to me if it was that hot outside...I'd settle for 50 degrees and raining (it is Oregon, after all!)