Thursday, December 2, 2021

A late start to our thread today! Hope all is well with those living in the east!

It was nice to see Ocean Diane's post in TT yesterday. I miss her voice here. Our little tribe gets smaller and smaller. I understand how people fall away.... Real life takes precedent while virtual relationships ebb....

The 10th anniversary of my VSG fast approaches. It is next week. I'm not sure if I have feelings around the upcoming anniversary, but I can sure say it's been a hell of a bumpy 10 years in the weight and emotional awareness arena! I suppose the most beneficial thing is my growing awareness of my feelings, emotional needs, and my willingness to accept and be okay with my personal challenges. I weigh more than I did on this same date 10 years ago, but it is most definitely a different type of weight. I am far stronger and far more fit than I was 10 years ago. I am much more relaxed about my weight and have grown comfortable being a person with an eating disorder (which I was unaware of having at the time of VSG). Perhaps the best result of VSG is that I have grown to be kind towards myself. That is a big switch from 10 years ago.

My eating disorder will always be with me, but it no longer has the hold on me that it once did. I will always need to be careful of my food choices and the easy slip down the slippery slope of sugary carbs. What a gift it is to know that truth.

Weight is still up, but down just a tad. Always takes a few days to lose the inflammation weight.

Good news: I asked my superintendent for 3 days of unpaid leave and she granted it without hesitation. So I have two weeks winter break, come back to teach on January 2 and 3 and then have the 4-6 off to go to Palm Springs for the first dog show of the year. It's a swanky show at the Empire Polo Club. Very posh, indeed. I'm happy to go. Just Blitz and I. Ron will stay home and take care of pups and big dogs. That's Christmas present enough for me!

Hope to hear from others later today.....

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It copied but wouldn't paste. Oh well. Nothing going on here. Still eating too much. Therapy today. Hope everyone is going well!

Me too - I am eating like I am on vacation. I don't do well with meal planning when we have company.

It is a fairly normal schedule today so maybe my eating will be more "normal"?

Weird occurrence last night. We went to a little local place Mike and his sisters have been to every time they visit and he apparently used to frequent with his former girlfriend (of more than 3 years ago). A woman swept over and hugged both the sisters then walked out with a man. I caught a glimpse of a pretty face. You guessed it: It was Mike's former girlfriend. It is strange but I keep feeling a *****le of jealousy which there really isn't any reason for. She didn't even say hello to Mike.

Anyway, time to pack up from the beach club. We are grilling chicken tonight so that will be more healthy. Tomorrow we will do the beach club again but eat dinner at the clubhouse.

Have a safe and healthy Thursday!

How immature to not say hello to Mike (or you at the same table)!

That's what Mike's sisters said!

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Congrats on 10 years Peps. Certainly a milestone. I just hit twelve years a couple of weeks ago. I have no regrets other than getting old but no choice there. your workout ethic inspire me. And you dog show wins. Yay for the Palm springs shows.

Pizza last night. for the first time in 12 years I ate two slices. Different pizza joint and smaller slices but I was just hungry. So there.

Liz Mikes old friend must be a real doozy. Mike is a class act and sounds like his sisters are also.

Weird event at the gallery - a letter came from some guy with 5 20 dollar bills and a note saying he stole earrings from our gallery 2 years ago and he was making amends. Is that an AA thing? Of course we don't know which artist made them but there will no doubt be a lengthy discourse on what to do with the funds.

Started trying to work on our gallery PPP loan today. Gave up. Took me forever to log in to the web site and then I could not find anything on what to do. I will try again with a different browser since some web sites hate Safari but after that I give up. Must find a younger person who can deal with it.

Not much else. Got a message on one of the puppies who has now been to puppy training class. Tula. The one I called Lizzo. Its so great to hear how they are doing.

Take care all. Diane S

Peps I'm happy to hear you are able to take a few days off, even without pay. It seems the older I get, time is the most valuable commodity. I remember when DH worked every holiday, and grabbed any overtime he could. Now when they offer him overtime he jokes I don't really even want the hours I'm scheduled for, so I sure don't want more hours... As I struggle with wanting to retire, I consider whether I could work part-time (like .8) my last year or two to keep insurance, but get out of this grind a bit.

Liz, Mike's former girlfriend perhaps demonstrated why she is an ex. Very weird behavior. Nothing like a crazy ex to remind our guys just how lucky they are now :)

Yes, good to hear from Ocean Diane, following her heart to her happy place ...

Diane and CC, what's with your posts being eaten and depriving the rest of us of your updates? :(

Not much happening today. It will be a busy weekend. We have a concert on Saturday with some friends, and it is also DD's birthday. Sunday she wanted to go to a luncheon tea, so we'll do that as well. A quiet night now is probably good.