Sunday, July 22, 2018

I sure hope that "freckle" turns out to be just that.

Sending up a prayer that the freckle is just a beauty mark and nothing more!

Prayers for even less than a freckle.

149.4 ... !!! Hullo, forties. ;)

Freckle? Pffft!

And onion scoops -- what a cool crudites concept. Never occurred to me.

Onion scoops are wonderful--crispy apple like crunch with a serious flavor that stands up to and compliments the hummus.

Glad to be inside my goal range. I had set it at 145- sweet spot with 5# either way, but it is looking like my body likes the upper 40's instead- so am thinking 147 as a sweet spot with a range of 145-150, and not be bothered if I went down a bit below the 145 (although I imagine that would be a forced maintenance and I do not want to be fighting my body over this.

I did google "People who don't like intuitive eating". Found some fun tongue in cheek stuff, some very negative and outspoken stuff, and some pretty good thoughtful stuff, too.

What I am enjoying right now is a break from the stress of being fat. When I say fat I guess it sounds derogatory or self debasing and I'm guessing it is. When I say and think "I am fat" it does send a negative message to myself. It's a "Put myself down before someone else does it first" strategy, so I can make a joke of my size rather than let someone else say something. But, I digress... The break is from worrying about eating this or that, how many calories, whether or not I'm truly hungry or not, what are the macros, etc... Instead, I am doing my level best to choose to eat healthfully as much as possible. Choosing this focus the past couple of days has allowed me to eat fairly well and has lessened my desire or drive to forage for sweets considerably. Went to a party last night and did not find myself attached to the appetizer table. Instead I tried to engage in conversation - not easy in a group where we knew no one.

Dealing with puppy people stress, too. The nice thing is that I'm in the driver's seat, but still... We had a family visit today. Clearly the kids have no exposure to dogs and mom and dad had prepped them to be good around the dogs, it was clear the kids were SUPER nervous with my dogs. The kids' nervousness transferred to the dogs and the dogs ended up wanting little to do with the kids. I won't be able to place a pup with them. Other bit of stress is one fellow thinks that he should get to pick his puppy from the pack, the one he finds an instant bond with - he is very particular as he put it. His is a great home, but I can't go with that type of romanticism when placing pups. It's truly a tough job placing pups with the right family. Simply because one pup is more awake than the others at a particular moment does not a life long bond create. It's not like I don't have a long line waiting, so I will go the path that my gut tells me to follow with the pups. That's what I've done over the years and I have not had problems in the end.

Grilling a little chicken schwarma and veggies for a late dinner. Cheers!

That's you all over, Peps--Highly qualified puppy advocate--and a good thing, too. Carry on in protection of all such creatures as put into your care.

Thank you!

I would love to have you pick a puppy for me ! You KNOW your pack and you expect the potential owners to be able to articulate that they are looking for in a dog, with a range of promoting/probing, I'm sure !

What a great puppy pop you are! People who know dogs (or other animals) understand how sensitive they are to humans when they are nervous, scared etc., but those that haven't don't have a clue. This family needs to borrow a dog/dogs or volunteer at a shelter/elsewhere so the kids learn to be comfortable with animals.