Saturday, July 21, 2018

Someday you an I must compare Aunt stories. I, too, used to climb the walls when I visited her each year. I resorted to night time reading and eating! Luckily, as sad as it is, my aunt no longer knows me so I'm am freed of my yearly treks to see her. My other aunt now does the family duty and oversees her care. I do feel honored that I was the last of the nephews and niece that she knew. To me it symbolized that I was a significant part of her life. She knew who I was long after she forgot her three husbands or that she had ever been married!

I read every single word of this very entertaining sitcom. I hope you get relief but til then keep sharing :)

Satisfying Saturday!

1. Slept in; 2. Did NOTHING productive all morning other than drink coffee and read and look at retirement property possibilities (okay, I did tend to puppies); 3. Made a delicious brunch of 1 OE egg, 2 strips xtra crisp bacon, sliced strawberries and banana a top a little 1/4 cup or so of GY. Ate slowly and enjoyed. YUM.; 4. Leisurely shower; 5. A little more of doing nothing..

So, we're getting ready to run a few late afternoon errands and figure out an hors de vors (cuz I can't ever spell it right without looking it up and I'm too damn lazy right now!) dish to bring to a gathering we've been invited to attend tonight. I hate these things, because we will know no one except the host and hostess. Ugh... I am outgoing and delightfully obnoxious with those I know and love, but in a group of strangers I am pretty darn uncomfortable.

Yesterday was a Magnificent Food Day... Reason? Because I ate with choice, awareness and acceptance. Consequently my eating seemed less than average, but not one bit restrictive. I went to bed fairly pleased with my eating for the day. My goal for today is to do the same.

I had my regular Friday afternoon training session yesterday. I told my guy that last week's session got me so incredibly sore my legs hurt for 4 days! He said, "Good, let's do the same routine, but up the weight!" I'm like, "Oh, God.... keep your mouth shut! LOL!" We did increase the weight, but I'm not terribly sore today. We'll see what happens by tonight. It's usually between 24 and 48 hours post workout the soreness really hits.

Ann, thanks for the validation of "important". It does feel important. It's really going to be a matter of follow through and commitment to make real changes of habit and even more importantly, long term changes in thinking. I looked way, way back to my early post VSG months. I took a trip in June 2012 to southern CA for the Great Western Terrier Show. I was close to goal, but not quite. My eating that weekend was off the rails and I actually gained weight over the weekend. It's not that I ate huge quantities in one sitting, but I ate high calorie, low nutrition food most of the weekend and was in grazing mode. Considering my WL behaviors during that first 7 months post VSG and directly after reaching goal, I can see that from the get go my true core (and unspoken) wish was that VSG would be a one time magic curative to my obesity and weight issues. I talked the talk and I sort of walked the walk, but deep down there was a belief that I was "cured". The only real thing that happened was that my stomach was made smaller. I also had a larger sleeve by many standards not only in bougie size, but in length. Without a change in my belief system about emotional eating, the use of food akin to drug abuse, and my Ostrich mentality about my own emotional food issues, I was really on track to end up right where I have ended up. It's amazing how clearly I can see that now, and how much I COULDN'T SEE IT until just recently.

Off to do my errands.... Wishing everyone well today!

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Went to the local farmer's market and channeled Ann and bought lots of veggies. Then channeled Diane S and cooked up some bacon and make Southern style green beans (green beans with onion and bacon) Yum! I channeled David and Devon this morning with Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds.

I'm making rhubarb (from the farmer's market too) crisp right now. Hey, it's a fruit! Well, not actually since there are no seeds.

I need to channel Shel and get my butt in gear and do some exercise!

Return to work on Monday!

I gift you Goat on Snow. Just cuz.

Monseur le goat thinks he is camouflaged but we see him. ds

By that time, he was probably truly wishing he could escape me. "I bet she hates snow....I'm going on the snow."

LOL!

I want to live where you live! (Said me and a million plus other Californians)

Mother Nature is awesome, for sure....but that is also true in your MI and CA!