02/29/2020, Saturday

Thanks Ann, I really do love those moments when, as a teacher, I figure out a way to crack something open, and you can see they get it! It's where the magic happens. I have some incredible colleagues. Part of my job, I have to write up observations of our special ed students when they are in a mainstream class. As I'm sitting, taking notes, I have to resist the temptation to raise my hand to add my comments to the discussion. :) We have one Algebra teacher who could have changed my whole math life if I had known her when I was 15.

That teacher was Mr. Cherrington for me. 10th grade Algebra. He told the class something on the first day of class I will never forget. To this day I tell it to my students: "If you don't understand something, that is not your fault. That simply means I haven't taught it well enough, or in such a way for you to understand it." I thought that was the coolest thing ever.

There is a story behind me getting into his class and I think there was some divine intervention going on there!

Pretty wild about those Leap Day babies! Talk about statistically not likely!

Diane O - Yesterday's Insights: Keeping my head in the game is crucial. I will identify more things that work for me to more effectively/efficiently expedite that process (beyond activity, music and journaling) and I will work to habituate methods I have identified. I am soooooo impressed by this that I think I hate you! LOL! It's what I need to do, too, but am not.

Well, I suppose I could blather on about my eating disorder being in high gear and blah, blah, blah, but it's getting old and stupid.... I had dinner with BFF last night. We talked a little, as I don't tend to share much of this stuff beyond you all and Ron... I mentioned that I get mad, too, and he asked if I got mad at myself. Hell, yes, I do! He thought that was sad, so I spent some time explaining my thinking. He commented that I was so strong that it was hard to imagine that I could feel the way I do inside.

Puppy ears need setting, dogs need trimming, the whelping area needs to be set up again. No time for lounging in self indulgence today!

188. Sllloooooow now. Like watching paint dry in a humid room. I added my calories into MFP yesterday just to see what my 30 points and a few zero pointers added up to. It was 1500. I feel like I used to lose faster at 1500?? Oh well.

I had a lovely time at the symphony last night. She was much easier to be with than usual!

Morning dog walks are done. Ferg is so quiet, but Barkley lives up to his name! He would just randomly bark with joy on our walk. Crazy dog.

Off to grocery shop now.

Happy Saturday! Go wash your hands!

Wouldn't it be nice if the metabolism we had right after WLS stuck around? I wish I was taller - I gain at 1500 calories.

It certainly would! Well, there's one of the few perks of being inordinately tall!

Greetings Peeps Peps Pets and all.

Still no weight today. Guess that would be step one to getting back to more healthy weight. Today I had GY and some granola for the first time in ages. I ate it every day for breakfast for 8 years and then one day just couldn't stand it. Finally can face it again.

So today was the homeless lunch/gathering at the church. I am the banana lady and always take a bunch of bananas and pass them around. People seem grateful for a piece of fresh fruit. The dinner is usually a meat and potatoes thing made by church ladies. I got to chatting with one fellow who was quite pleasant. Then he said to me "you don't look a day over 78". WTF!!!! I am only 68! Geez no wonder this guy is homeless!!! (that was not nice I know). But these poor homeless people look older than they are because their lives are not easy. I have noticed that nearly all appear to have some mental disability. Its sad. Guess I should be grateful my 78 year old face has a nice warm home. Ann, I kind of wish we could have face lifts together. That would be fun.

I had big plans for today but just felt worn out and did little. Laundry was about it.

Cecily you are lucky to be tall. I am a shorty and getting shorter. I have to look for tall people in the grocery store to reach things for me.

I am still eating popcorn daily. The fiber is having good effects plus it keeps me from drinking too much wine and eating too much cheese.

Went to CVS today for popcorn. They were completely cleaned out of hand sanitizer. I did find some Clorox wipes to use at the gallery. The corona virus case in our county has passed the quarantine time and is now out and about. This area is a tourist destination for the redwoods and I am wondering if people will stay home if the disease spreads. We were just talking about our gallery which has a nice operating cushion. This could be a time we need it if tourists stay away.

Tonight's dinner is some lovely asparagus and canadian bacon.

Peps, you could so be a stomper. Loved that clip. Wishing you some peace on your internal sugar wars. No answers here except I kind of think food issues are about quantity.

Gallery duty tomorrow. Hope its busy.

Diane S

I just got asked to fish yogurt from the back of the top shelf today at the store by two tiny people. At least it's good for some things!