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And all the while as a kid you're thinking this is totally normal: to be left on your own at such a young age. The first time it ever occurred to me that maybe this ability/need to take care of everything myself wasn't normal: my host mother in Brazil saw me struggling with something (trying to make a costume for a party) and said very kindly, why won't you let anyone help you? I was stunned. 1. I didn't know people would want to help me 2. I didn't realize I wasn't letting them help me . I then did let her and my sisters help me, and the costume turned out very cute.
You seem to be getting around easily so quickly after your eye surgery! I am with you on discarding food that doesn't taste good. Shouldn't waste calories on food not worth it.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
When I was 22 I went to Greece and Turkey. I visited Thessaloniki and Ephesus. It felt very powerful to think about Thessalonians and Ephesians being written for the people that lived in these places.
I'll give you an example of how one of my breakthroughs happened last week in character development class. The question posed to us was in what way have you tried to find love in your life and been disappointed? My surface answer was through relationships with men (many relationships in my almost 60 years). Which got me to thinking that there has never been a time in my life that I have been single and content. If I was single I was always looking for that next relationship. I don't like being alone. Probably why I started dating so soon after Ben's death. So, the facilitators asked pointed questions to get me thinking about why don't I like to be alone. Was there something in my childhood that made me not like being alone? At first I responded by saying that I didn't have as many friends as I would have liked as a child (which is true). There were no girls around my age in my neighborhood and the one friend I did have dropped me around 10-12 years old because she was 3 years older and I was just a kid to her (understandably). Then I remembered that when I was quite young, my parents both worked and left me and brother home alone to fend for ourselves. My brother was 3 years older and spent his days with neighborhood boys, so here I was a second grader, left to myself for most of the day. I remember needing to cook lunch for myself at that young age (spaghettios or Kraft Mac N Cheese) and reading a lot. I doubt there was much for a kid to watch on t.v. during the day. I remember falling off my bike one day and needing to get stitches. Thankfully there was an adult neighbor that was home and he took me to get stitched up. I hate being alone at least partly because I was left alone for long periods of time at too young of an age. This is probably a reason that I am also fiercely independent (I had to be growing up!).
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Greetings all
Check in before I go out and about. It's sunny but very windy. Tesla is worried by the wind sounds. i plan to go to the gym, stop at the studio to pick up new stuff and fiddle around, then on to the gallery to take new stuff and to pick up my phone where I left it yesterday. Ho hum. A fun person is working there today so I will likely hang out a bit. Steak for dinner tonight. DH brought home some grocery store enchiladas and they are not good. Will line the trash can with them. Food waste is now a bad thing here in la la land as it makes methane in the landfill. Sorry, too bad. I have reached the point in life where I am totally ok with tossing food and not eating it because of what I paid for it or trying to save every crumb of leftovers. Nagadoit.
And speaking of leftovers, I actually have a few girl scout cookies around here somewhere. Maybe I left them at the gallery. Who knows. My pre vsg self would have moved heaven and earth to locate the rest. Now it's meh. Crackers are a different story. My food crack.
Well Liz that course looks beautiful. I do not see the alligator but that would freak me out. Enjoy a slow day and congrats on your game improvement.
Yep Bonnie midwestern mud, Swan will find it all. Have fun shopping for post hole pounders. I think my DH has several.
CC car report please. Visualizing that super bowl commercial with the road tripping grannies.
Paula tell us what you do in the character building class. Asking for a friend. tee hee. Hope toe improves.
Not much else. Only 24 more days of eye drops at 12 per day.
Started watching Man on the Inside last night. It's pretty good. Finished all of White Collar.
Well Ann, you told that doctor indeed! WTF.
Diane S
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Those turkeys bowls do look tasty!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
131.2, good thing I didn't call goal yesterday! Double Booooooooo! Shot day was yesterday. I only did 2mg since that was what I had left in my vial and I didn't want to tap into a new one for .5 mg. I will probably just do the 2 mg once a week starting Thursday. Since one of my new vials will last me 5 (or more months) I don't think I want to subject the little rubber stopper on top with two pokes per week.
I've been remiss in my exercise program. Only did it twice last week, the last one being the hard one that did keep me sore for several days. Got back on the treadmill today but reduced the speed to 3.2 mph with intervals at 2 and 4% for 40 minutes. I have an ingrown toenail that is pretty painful and have a podiatry appointment on Wednesday. I think I might be out of commission for exercise for a bit if they work on it, so will try to get exercise the next 2 days.
Started a new Bible study this morning, we are doing Ephesians. The study will be an overview of the whole book but then we will continue with an in depth study on putting on the armor of God! My couples Bible study group will be stopping (current leaders feel they have another calling right now). I'm actually surprised our group has been together for as long as we have 5 1/2 years). I'm actually looking forward to finding a new group and meeting some new people!
Dinner tonight is street cart style turkey bowls, using a Hello Fresh recipe that we really liked. Bowl has jasmine rice with turmeric and almonds, ground turkey with green onions and Schwarma spices and then topped with chopped tomatoes and a sour cream, mayo, lemon juice sauce. You eat it with pita or naan. I'll post the recipe on TT if you all are interested. Calories are high (a bit over 1,000 per serving) but I will only eat 1/2 of a serving.
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
I never felt comfortable swinging a bat either and certainly not a golf club. The stance and the swing seemed unbelievably awkward and impossible at first. But I am starting to get accustomed to it.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Those darn Girl Scout cookies! DH has been making a wide berth around their table at the food store and was relieved when they weren't there today (since the scouts are in school).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
212.1 - a well deserved up tick in weight today. While I didn't eat much, I must confess that there were baked goods yesterday! I slice of pumpkin bread and half a chocolate chip cookie from Panera. Neither of which were planned. Then my beloved went and bought Girl Scout cookies from a scout either in front of the supermarket or at church. I didn't ask which. So, I believe I had 4 Toasty something cookies (I think they are new this year....) He also bought gluten free chocolate chip GS cookies. I couldn't even eat a full one. It's a lesson in what a cookie should not be - it occurred to me that it is what a baked vomit puck would taste like...
RV was fetched and all but one garage compartment has been emptied. That won't take much time at all this afternoon. Then tomorrow it's off to the dealership to sell it on the lot. I'm going to take a hit on the sale price, but I have resigned myself to that and made peace with it.
I am at the stage of pre retirement at which I feel like my last day can not come soon enough. I know it will fly by, but May 30th feels like it is very, very far off in the future right now. I think, like DD, I'm a little tired of the BS that comes with the job, but I remind myself it's the last time each time something tedious or superfluous comes up. I am also self pitying because I am the only one of my immediate family/friend pack who still is gainfully employed and must get up and report for duty each day. Poor me.... LOL
Magnificent Monday to one and all....
