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The three W's
Feb. 20th, 2011 02:55 pmI need to state a few things for the record as time passes me by. I just never seem to feel like the words I have to say about myself are worth preserving. Hmm.
weight
So, I'm on the cusp of having lost 50 lbs since around August. Hubby has reached 100 lbs down from June. It has made me notice many many things.
a) In our heads, it is a lifestyle change. We don't have an end goal for weight because we plan to just keep this schedule, more or less. At some point we expect to feel like we've hit a good point and then we will just be cautious with our diet and exercise, but we don't plan to quit. Even still, I am sick of the words "lifestyle change". I don't mind the word diet except that if you use it, everyone thinks it is an excuse and their right to begin telling you that what you are eating is wrong.
b) Actually, people do this anyway. It is somehow a community activity for me to act healthier and - as a side effect, really - lose weight.
c) I am also amused by "how are you doing it?" "Eat less than I did. Exercise more than I had been." "REALLY?" - thick with disbelief. Is it really such an amazing concept NOT to use pills or Weight Watchers? Sometimes they'll respond with how they really don't like sweets anyway and already do some exercise. Well, I didn't eat that many calories before and I exercised some, but the key is LESS and MORE.
d) When you lose that much weight, you realize just how much padding you had in your butt. Sitting hurts!
e) It's cold a lot.
f) I can fit into a dress (which I ordered a couple weeks ago and it arrived yesterday) which is a size smaller than my wedding dress (just shy of 14 years ago).
g) I do still have a lot of problems with my iron levels and such. Eating less has caused all sorts of problems with my body and supplements only go so far. Sucks sometimes.
writing
Been working a lot on a novel this year. Mentioned before. Historical so lotsa work. I stumbled across some PT Barnum stuff which I've never really been interested in before, but you know what? He was a pistol! Best letters ever written in the 1800s (and trust me I've read enough to make this judgement) have GOT to be the ones between Barnum and the President of the ASPCA at the time...
I paused to work on a short story for a local writing contest, but since I didn't hear about the contest until 1 week before it was due (and just after a bunch of great free workshops I could have attended!!!) I didn't actually complete it. I plan to do so before next year, though, just as a goal. I'm still disappointed that I didn't have more time that week.
W...w...w......
I was hoping to have a third w by the end, but I don't.
weight
So, I'm on the cusp of having lost 50 lbs since around August. Hubby has reached 100 lbs down from June. It has made me notice many many things.
a) In our heads, it is a lifestyle change. We don't have an end goal for weight because we plan to just keep this schedule, more or less. At some point we expect to feel like we've hit a good point and then we will just be cautious with our diet and exercise, but we don't plan to quit. Even still, I am sick of the words "lifestyle change". I don't mind the word diet except that if you use it, everyone thinks it is an excuse and their right to begin telling you that what you are eating is wrong.
b) Actually, people do this anyway. It is somehow a community activity for me to act healthier and - as a side effect, really - lose weight.
c) I am also amused by "how are you doing it?" "Eat less than I did. Exercise more than I had been." "REALLY?" - thick with disbelief. Is it really such an amazing concept NOT to use pills or Weight Watchers? Sometimes they'll respond with how they really don't like sweets anyway and already do some exercise. Well, I didn't eat that many calories before and I exercised some, but the key is LESS and MORE.
d) When you lose that much weight, you realize just how much padding you had in your butt. Sitting hurts!
e) It's cold a lot.
f) I can fit into a dress (which I ordered a couple weeks ago and it arrived yesterday) which is a size smaller than my wedding dress (just shy of 14 years ago).
g) I do still have a lot of problems with my iron levels and such. Eating less has caused all sorts of problems with my body and supplements only go so far. Sucks sometimes.
writing
Been working a lot on a novel this year. Mentioned before. Historical so lotsa work. I stumbled across some PT Barnum stuff which I've never really been interested in before, but you know what? He was a pistol! Best letters ever written in the 1800s (and trust me I've read enough to make this judgement) have GOT to be the ones between Barnum and the President of the ASPCA at the time...
I paused to work on a short story for a local writing contest, but since I didn't hear about the contest until 1 week before it was due (and just after a bunch of great free workshops I could have attended!!!) I didn't actually complete it. I plan to do so before next year, though, just as a goal. I'm still disappointed that I didn't have more time that week.
W...w...w......
I was hoping to have a third w by the end, but I don't.
