VSG Maintenance Group
01/08/2020, Hump Day
Good Morning
Up super early as DH was like a baby Elephant getting ready this morning and I couldnt get back to sleep - sigh
Productive day yesterday, Work then I collected the animal supplies and dropped to the carers. It was lovely to see so many other donations sitting there too. Am also organising to donate fleece and pillowcases to a lady who is sewing them into pouches for the native animals to recover in. Happy to feel like Im helping in a few ways
Today is work, washing and then collecting Carpet Cleaner so we can give the lounge room rug a steam clean. Need to run a few errands also but all in all it should be an easier day
First load of washing is on and I best go attend to the next chore on my list
Have a wonderful Wednesday all x
S
Good for you, Shirl, for helping people and critters out. But that's what we would imagine you would do.
"Stars in your crown," as we say in the American South, meaning you'll be rewarded in heaven. :)
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Day 3 of WW reset. I am loathe to admit that I think WW's no food is off limits approach to healthy eating is going to be a good thing for me. Considering the severity of my disordered eating, how severely limiting caloric intake and making certain foods "off limits" can be significant triggers for awakening the binge aspect of my disorder WW's blue plan is proving to be a good fit. I am able to eat clean, low fat chicken breast and turkey breast, non fat plain yogurt, whole eggs, fruits and veggies to my heart's content with Zero Points values. Carbs, complex or simple, and fats require expenditure of points, as do "mixed" foods and prepared foods. It makes sense when I consider the long range goal of normalizing my eating. I will be practicing normal eating along the WW journey.
What is surprisingly absent are the red line/bright line/line in the sand/hard ass rules of what can and cannot be eaten. WW is providing a gentler approach than I usually provide for myself. Perhaps this is a kindness I need to afford myself.
Scale was down about a pound and a half today. The way I peed yesterday, I expected about a 2 pound drop, but I'll take what I can get.
Drank 8 glasses of water yesterday, too. Haven't done that in a very, very long time!
My man boobs are sore, sore, sore from last night's workout. (I couldn't resist calling my chest that.... I'm feeling a bit silly today, I guess....LOL) Actually, the muscles under the boobs are sore!
Well, time for my 2 point lunch! Chicken breast, green beans, and a little red beans and rice. 2 points. Go figure.
LOL!
OK ... I'll 'fess up, Devon. I thought the very same thing (that your take on food and dieting would be compatible with WW's approach to losing and maintaining weight) exactly for that reason: Nothing is off-limits. Nothing is verboten, evil or a sin.
Ever since I learned about the new WW, I imagined this would be right up your alley. :)
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Not much to report here. Work, home, work. Thriving? Not sure. My work feels meaningful, if not pretty overwhelming at the moment. This too will pass. But let's talk about Prince Harry and his wife stepping back from the Royal family. One comment I saw made me laugh, Meghan just Yoko Onoed the royal family! I'm sure the truth is much more complicated, and I don't really have a big emotional investment in the topic,but I did find it funny. I do know I've always thought I'd love to be rich, but I'd never want to be famous. Very little danger of either happening to me now, unless you count students waving and yelling, hi Mrs. Diamond D at the grocery store. That kind of paparazzi is okay with me :)
Oh, I don't know if it would be terrible. I wanted very much in a previous lifetime to be a singer and actor. I seriously pursued the field until I realized I was not cut out for it emotionally (self esteem issues were far too deep to allow me to really put myself fully out there the way I needed to for any success). I would have enjoyed the fame/recognition. Of course, I'd probably have gone through a very public outing or addiction issue given my predilection to addictive behavior! I am still one of the best in the car singers ever, though!
