 
 
I Need A Visual AidSunday, January 04, 2009
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CEELEE53
1/7/2009 2:27PM
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What an absolutely gorgeous picture...ditto what Steph said! Going back to the weight I was when I was 19 would be an effort in foolishness...the only thing I'd love to have from that time is my sense of the the whole world unfurling before me. When I felt that nothing was impossible. I mean really and truly FELT that sense of power we have when we are young, that somehow gets whipped out of us, to some extent, by LIFE. Great blog, Penny...we are not doing this alone...that's comforting! Christine Report Inappropriate Comment |
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MORRISDATTER
1/4/2009 3:36PM
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What a nice photo that is! Black and white is so hard to get right. But done right it's unbeatable. And I think this one is - the feel of the day is there, the silence of the wind in the grass. Looks like a good "Go to my happy place" :-) Good visual. Nope. I have no desire to be that young again. But the weight would be great. I wrote about weight and the holidays, too, today. What a crash. But we're on the wagon and trundling off! Steph Report Inappropriate Comment |
On Novemeber 1st my husband and I left for a lovely 25th aniversary trip to Sunny Ises (Miami) and St. Augustine, Florida. I was 167 pounds. We had a wonderful trip, great weather, lots of walking the beaches (and everywhere else) worked out some and.............ate a tremedous amount of excellent food!
The bad thing was that the old laptop computer we brought with wouldn't work properly so I could not log on to Sparkpeople....OH KRAP! You know what that meant. Without the daily logging in and monitoring of my food inhalation, I was like a kid in the candy store. My eyes bugged out. There were so many excellent restauants of every nationality, cafe con leche, wine, pina coladas.
OH KRAP! Over the course of the next two weeks I gained 7 pounds. SEVEN POUNDS! I enjoyed every minute of it! My husband only gained three and he is 12 inches taller than me. Stinker! I think our only saving grace was we walked and walked and walked. We both came back with sciatica issues....long car ride there and back and all that sand walking took it's toll. So it's back to the Chiropractor, back to our regular workout schedule and back to my regularly scheduled entries on Spark. I am down a pound so far.
By the way, I also tremendously missed all my new buddies and the 600 plus sparkmails (OH KRAP!) that I am slogging through are worth
every minute....don't want to miss a thing! 
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MOMMA_BEAR_69
11/20/2008 10:03AM
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What an wonderful 25th anniversary trip!!! It certainly sounds like you had a great time...even to overindulging a bit. I am sure you are right back to using your nutrition tracker, etc. Just be careful in exercising with that sciatica. Don't keep irritating it. You may have to take a few days off. Do whatever it takes to keep yourself healthy. I will be lifting prayers for both you and your husband. God bless you. Hugs, Helen Report Inappropriate Comment |
from a friend
Hugs to you, friend!
devil food.
I'm going to have to keep a visual in front of me to keep me motivated. I managed to lose the vacation weight from November but over the holidays I have continued bouncing between 168 and 170. And no wonder.....HELLO.....I could not make myself avoid the treats. The worst came on New Years Eve. We actually went to a party at a hotel and stayed overnight. Of course I snacked the whole night and ate poorly the next day. But we really had a great time so, I now have to kick off my party shoes (they were killing my feet anyway), rid the house of temptations (already ate all the Greek cookies) and pick up where I left off. The scale bumped up above 170 on the day after New Years ( my husband told me I shouldn't have looked). The next time I check, I hope it's right back down.