LYNNABEL's CalorieKing Blog
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.
Rainer Maria Rilke
After many weeks of a very manageable appetite level, I have sudden gone into a 5-day run of excessive hunger. Like STARVING. I wish I knew what triggers this - could be the time of year or it could be my body trying to make me gain weight or both. I am more and more convinced that my body does not really want me to maintain weight loss. I don't mean that I am not able to plan or adjust or that this means there is no hope or that this is an excuse not to try anymore, but I think that acknowledgi...
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I am feeling overwhelmed.
Im studying for the LSAT and am very discouraged with my lack of progress. I would like to do well because it would mean that I might be awarded a scholarship, and finding ways to pay for law school is critical for my family. Not doing as well as I had hoped also makes me feel like an idiot. I know the LSAT is considered the hardest standardized test, but still. Still. Still.
Recently a person was hired at my company to be, basically, my counterpart in anoth...
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I am trying to get caught up on my family picture albums/photo books and have found that Ive been very remiss at writing about the kids since starting my new job. Its amazing how much I appreciate having written about them in retrospect - you think you wont forget, but when I do take the time to write about who they are and what they are doing at a given time I rejoice in the refreshed memories later. Im going to try to be better about that.
Ill focus on Ellie this time. She is 3, a...
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Eesh, its been a while.
I doing well. I feel guilty for doing well, but there you have it. I feel physically and emotionally better than I have a in a long time. I am not happy about my weight - but I am working on that.
I've changed my schedule a bit so I work out in the mornings, for 20-25 minutes. Not much but WAY better than nothing, and I love having it out of the way before I even start my day.
I registered for an LSAT class, starting in October. Six Saturdays for 4 hours e...
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