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Friday, July 15, 2011
Today, I went through volumes of old photo albums to get pictures for my oldest son. It was fun to look at the images of our family as it grew, the boys grew up and different chapters of life developed.
While going through these photos, I came across a couple that caught my eye.
This is the first one:
It was taken in 1990. It was a year after my youngest son was born. I was at my heaviest. I was actually the same weight as when I delivered him. There was a lot going on in my head at this point. I lived in Germany, was a stay at home mom, lived in a neighborhood where no one spoke english and had some serious post partum depression going on. I did pull myself out of it eventually and life got better.
Here is another:
At this time in my life, I had just quit a job that I hated and didn't know what to do with my life. I tried to be the PTA mom, but I just didn't feel that I fit in. I ended up going back to school and getting a career that I could depend on.
Now, I have confidence in myself. I look better, feel better and I'm not afraid to try new things. I've been married to a wonderful guy for 26 years, who gives me the opportunities to grow and be independent. Even when I was at my worst, he would tell me how beautiful I was.
Here I am now:
Much better!!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Weekends are tough for me. I rock on the routine of the weekdays, but once the weekend comes, healthy choices are compromised. That being said, I'm not going to beat myself up about it. It's okay. As long as I'm aware of what's going on and put in extra effort during the week, I can live with it.
Every Friday night, we go out to eat with my mom. That's what usually sets me off. So many choices...usually not a lot of healthy ones on the menues. Even so, we enjoy our night out and look forward to it each week.
I do a lot of biking on the weekends. I find that if I only ride about 30 miles, everything's fine. It's when I go farther that causes problems. I refuel during the ride and still come home famished. That's when the binging starts. I justify it in my mind with, "Well, I burned a lot of calories. It's okay." Probably not the best mindset, but it is what it is.
During the week, things are fine. Diet is good. Exercise is good. Life is good.
This is kind of a rambling blog, but don't take it as complaining. I'm aware of what I'm doing and as long as I don't go crazy, things are okay.
On a lighter note....I had a great weekend biking. Saturday was the monthly ladies ride. We rode around on the top of Signal Mountain and saw some of the sites up there. Here are some photos:
This is the space ship house along the main road up the mountain. It's pretty unique.
This is a toll house that was built before the Civil War. It was used as a toll house until the late 1800's.
Here we are along the "brow" overlooking Chattanooga.
I've been working out in the garden a lot lately. Here's a picture of today's harvest. I won't be buying too many vegetables this summer!!
That's it for my rambling today. It's been a good day and I'm content!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Another great weekend, riding with my friends!
In September, one of my friends wants to have a club ride up to Athens, TN to tour the Mayfield Dairy. It will be an overnight trip with someone driving a support vehicle, carrying our gear.
He came up with a route, but wanted to try it out. He asked a few people to come with and word got out. 12 of us did the ride. This pre-ride would be unsupported, meaning we each would have to carry what we would need for the weekend. I did pretty well packing. I even had room for Silly String, fake tattoos, plastic bugs and chattering teeth. (Can you tell I'm a jokster?)
Some people started from Chattanooga and biked to my house. The rest of us started at my house. The shorter route that I did was just under 50 miles one way. The longer folks went 90 miles each way.
Here we are, ready to start:
The route he picked was beautiful. We skirted Cleveland, TN and had lunch in Charleston.
Lunch was at the Hide Away Diner. It wasn't easy to find and we had to climb a hill to get there. It was a tiny place with a bunch of junky little knick knacks and a singing deer head on the wall. What fun!
That's me in the orange jersey.
After lunch, we continued on to Athens. We arrived just at the rain started falling. Luck was on our side!
After cleaning up, we walked across the road for dinner and ice cream. There was a Russell Stover outlet store. Dangerous place for a bunch of hungry bikers!
This is the scene in our hotel room that night. Dividing up all of our chocolate booty. Not a pretty sight!!
The next morning, we detoured past Mayfield Dairy for a photo op before heading back.
All in all it was a great weekend! I'm looking forward to doing it again in September!!
(Now, to burn off all of those ice cream and chocolate calories!!)
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Another great weekend, riding with my friends!
In September, one of my friends wants to have a club ride up to Athens, TN to tour the Mayfield Dairy. It will be an overnight trip with someone driving a support vehicle, carrying our gear.
He came up with a route, but wanted to try it out. He asked a few people to come with and word got out. 12 of us did the ride. This pre-
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