Wednesday, April 18, 2018

I didn't realize you are 6 ft tall! I only looked at your stats because of your comment on PS.

(I didn't need to look at your stats to know you are ready. From your pictures, I already know you are ready!)

I knew someone once who was 50-70 lbs overweight. She told me that she had a tummy tuck because it made physically functional. It was a bonus that it gave her a flat, defined waist, but she said just getting that stuff out of the way was worth the 30,000 dollars.

Yup! Scraping the clouds over here! Just kidding. I often have people say I don't seem that tall so I must be a bit of an optical illusion. I think I'm actually 6'.25", but I choose not to acknowledge that smidge most of the time.

Your friend's reasoning makes a lot of sense. I never thought of it that way!

I am envious, I am a 5'4" shrimp and hate it. And I can't wear tall shoes either. Boo Hoo, woe is me. DS

By my 40s I made peace with it. But I used to hate being tall and still feel self-conscious about it sometimes. I'd give you a few inches if that was a possibility!

Greetings Faithful Ones

147.5 again. At least I don't get 3 pound swings. We have a sunny calm day so dogs will get walked. Maybe me too. Lots of time spent yesterday helping brother with tax issues. So glad mine are done. Trip to the bank in order (where I will search for Reeses). Ann, on line banking is indeed a great thing. Bank will be happy to help you set it up since it costs them less to have you bill pay on line. Different banks have different software for the service and some are slicker than others. We do our gallery stuff that way as well as personal stuff. Go for it. (my trip to the bank involves cashing in us savings bonds which I cannot do on line).

Safe travels Liz. Little Justice will be more traveled than a lot of people are. Jet set dog.

Diane O, the desert walk sounds good. We once drove out to Borrego Springs and the park there which was beautiful. So different from where we live. Nice drive too.

Cecily - painting and Pilates? I think there is a bar here where you can get a drink and work on craft projects. What a fine mess that could be.

BB hope you and little Becca feel better. She sounds like a good baby free from some of the ailments infants get.

Dave so glad your "test drive" went well. People standing around talking about tattoos would make me nervous. Glad you could joke about it. Hope Adalyn is feeling better soon.

Well I should have two good studio days until gallery duty friday. Then I have to spend time there designing the reconfiguration of the computer/electronics space as we prepare for a new point of sale system. Its currently a snarl of wires in a dark dusty hole down on the floor. Not good for computer/printer. .

Ann, have a great cruise. Congrats on the pre-cruise weight. In your honor I ate a half avocado and grapes yesterday. And persian cucumbers are on hand.

Peace all. Especially to you Paula. Diane S

Hello, all you fine folks. Checking in after a long hiatus. Spent some time catching up and boy, has there been lots going on with many of you! Births (congrats Bonnie), deaths, wins, losses, growth and decline. The circle of life.

Personally, I've had a year of what feels like a long and admittedly unwelcome holding pattern, with 35 year old DD's continued issues with life skills and alcohol, but she is in treatment at the moment, which is a blessing. I do find it hard to stay hopeful, but even if I don't always believe it, most people confirm there is always hope.

DH might be eligible for a buy out package at work, which would be a good financial boost, but more importantly, would help us stop kicking the can down the road and get us onto the next chapter of our lives.

In the meantime, I continue to enthusiastically work as a fashion stylist. It's been a wonderful experience and my dressing room is overflowing with beautiful clothing.

My weight crept up over the past year or so, largely due to evening snacking. Alcohol stimulates my appetite and decreases my resolve around food, so I had to take a hard look at that. A few months back, my weight was up almost 15 pounds - I saw 130 on the scale and that was my wake up call. I'm down to about 123, and am determined to get at least another 5 pounds off, which would get me to the top of my range. My very tight motorcycle leathers are motivating me! We've had the worst winter on record and haven't moved into spring yet, so Violet has not been out of the garage yet!

Not sure I'll be posting regularly at this point, but thought I owed you an update. Also, I'm going to San Fransisco in May, so I'm hoping to connect with a few vsg peers from that area. DianeS is too far away, but I think Devon is across the bay, as are many peeps from Dr. Cirangle's practice whom I've connected with over the years.

Much love to all of you.

Hey Linda,

So good to hear from you. Please stay connected.

Many of us (ie me) have had some regain ups and downs and in my case, wine and almonds are culprits. Good for you for addressing this. And get out there on Violet. Have a great trip to SF.

Hope your DD stays in improvement mode. 21st century life is so complex and reaching adulthood during this century must be especially difficult. Glad I did it earlier (like 1998).

All the best! Don't be a stranger! Diane S

Happy to see you here! Hmmmm, motorcycle leathers sound like the ultimate truthsayer!

DD, a friend of hers, and I drove down the coast thru DianeS country (and met her in person) and into SF. Wasn't able to meet up with Devon but really enjoyed SF. And, the Redwoods, too, if you happen to have time to go see magical trees.

Take care! Best wishes to you and yours. That includes Violet, who, I am sure, is itching to get out.

Hey Linda! I was thinking about you today when I was wondering where Carbon had gone.

Thank you IRS for your antiquated computer system. Just knowing I didn't have to file by midnight last night gave me a reduced stress level. Of course, I did not find out about the system crash until about 9:00 pm after I had rushed back to school because I had left my laptop in my classroom. Once home, it only took about 20 minutes to finish entering in a few numbers and send it off to the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board for CA. Leaving taxes to the last minute is a Ron thing, not mine. I did not like the stress level my procrastination induced!

Weight was down yet another pound. Odd, but maybe not. I don't know. Tonight is list making and shopping night. I am dreading, dreading, DREADING a real and committed detox. Though at the same time I'm finding the prospect sort of freeing, too. Now, if that doesn't scream ADDICT, I don't know what does! LOL!

Tank continues to be an integral part of our classroom and the kids are becoming used to the new normal. Today I found Tank sleeping curled up in a ball with his chew stick on the same pillow as Jimmy. Jimmy was calmly sitting at the low table on the pillow taking his state test, reading and petting the puppy. Who says dogs don't belong in classrooms? Hehehehehe.....

Emotions and food are so intertwined. The relationship between the two is so complex. The more I understand about my reliance on food, the less I am concerned with being thin. I saw pictures of myself from the dog show weekend. I was not pleased with my appearance - especially from the back or the side. However, my gut didn't wrench. I head acknowledged my weight, my size, and my dissatisfaction with both, but there was no negative chatter to go along with the acceptance of current reality. I think there was a moment of "Oh, wow, that's how you used to look," but I was able to stop it there without really even thinking about it. I did not ask a friend to crop a picture of me before posting it on her FB page. Normally I would have because the photo highlighted the girth of my belly since my shirt is tucked into my suit pants. I wonder if acceptance is the coming change.