Friday, January 5 2017

LOL! Nugget appears to be on the move, thus the blurriness of the pic. If you want odd looking, you ought to try to figure out a puppy ultra sound. The first couple of times I saw a developed puppy, I had trouble identifying end from end!

Yup, Nugget is a wiggle worm, apparently. One of the unfortunate parts of having a tummy tuck is that I've not felt very much movement :( My stomach skin is totally numb below my belly button to the point where hubby can sometimes feel her kick and me not even know it! Luckily now she's getting bigger and moving on up to skin that can feel!

Her head is on the righthand side of the photo and she's putting her hand to her mouth as if to cover a yawn :)

I just love this and that you are able to feel nugget more and more. What a miracle life is!

I know what you mean about it feeling barren after the Christmas decorations are put away. I so enjoyed the white lights on the lanai here in Florida that I'm going to put some branches in a corner with white lights on them.

Weight 163.8, Calories 1740

Better day food-wise yesterday. Whew. And I got out for a walk with one of my friends, so that helped. Today is a hair color day. I'm a slave to my roots...

I was reflecting on how I feel abut the numbers on the scale this morning. It's so interesting to me that I'm now trying to hold onto low numbers that I didn't really want to see a few weeks ago. I think it comes down to control. If the losing or the gaining were intentional, maybe either the gain or the loss would feel better? But by not being intentional because of surgery or eating like a crazed woman, I feel the loss of control no matter which way it's swinging and that impacts how I view the numbers. Eating how I'm supposed to eat makes life and the scale feel less chaotic. Go figure.

Try to stay warm everyone, even Liz in FL - I saw pictures of frozen iguanas falling out of trees down there! Brr!

Cecily, I think your emotional reactions to your planned and unplanned behaviors are perfectly rational. Makes total sense to me.

;)

I agree with Ann. Your uneasiness I'm sure has more to do with lack of control over the scale then the actual numbers on the scale

I understand the control (or out of control) feeling 100%.

Greetings Freezing Friends

I guess not everyone is freezing but to listen to the national news you would never know it. Its rainy here but highs in the 50's. A good day to spend at the pottery as the warmth of electric kilns makes it comfy.

So glad you are making your flight Liz. Safe travels. I saw a news story about "stunned" sea turtles who had gotten too cold and were in a state of sort of suspended animation and had to be taken to a marine wild life center to be warmed up gently. Like Cecily's comment about iguanas falling out of trees.

Diane O, best of luck on the health test. And so good of you to volunteer to drive veterans. You exude kindness. That should be another daily theme "exude kindness". Wow, Atlas is growing like a weed!

DH and I had a good talk about carb addiction last night. He had fallen into terrible habits eating cheese crackers and chips and all manner of junk food. I reminded him about the book "The End of Overeating" which is an indictment of the processed food industry. I think I will reread it since it makes you think of those big food companies like big tobacco. I am glad he is doing this so that junk is gone from the house as I get into it too. Chips and crackers have become a bigger enemy than sugar.

I did the big discount grocery store run yesterday. The place was packed and a lady next to me said she couldn't figure out why so many people were there that day. I told her because everyone had run out of leftovers. The usually efficient check out lanes were jammed because their card reader system was down. Luckily I had enough cash but some people had to put their carts into a cooler while they went to an ATM. Big attack of kmartaphobia.

Yes Cecily it is indeed all about feeling in or out of control. Thats what makes weight such an issue. We are all accomplished people who have achieved much and I never could understand why I couldn't control weight better when I could do so many other things. The answer is because there are things we can't control like genetics and environment and society and screaming little hormones in our brains. But the sleeve gives us a boost on the control thing and I am glad I found out about it when I did.

Ann, power shopping with a college student! What fun. I have never been in to some of the stores you mentioned. What a fuddie duddie I am. (auto correct just typed in fudge dude!!!). Around here there are mostly hemp clothing stores.

BB I love that you post your baby pictures. Enjoy some quiet time while your DH is away. Soon there will be no quiet time!

Well, time for more coffee and to check Devon's blog. Cheers All. Diane S

diane S., this is such a good post. About the carbs and chips. About Diane O's kindness. About the control issues we struggle with as accomplished, previously morbidly obsese, now slim people trying to maintain our weight losses. And more.

Once again, thank you for this safe space. It's so valuable to me. xoxoxo

Ann

Awe shucks Ann. Thanks for the kind remarks. You exude kindness too! Diane S