MARCYINCNY1's CalorieKing Blog
Confusion
Friday, September 14th 2007
Another of the cockamamie picotee amarylis that I expected to bloom last winter is just now putting on a fine display.Likewise my weight loss isn't going as I'd hoped. I figure this is due to my lower activity level last month when I couldn't do much in the yard/garden due to the drought, in deadly combination with my indulgence in the ice cream at a time when I was probably due to hit a plateau anyway.
But I feel better about the last few days and next week I should be able to make...
Rebooting
Wednesday, September 12th 2007
The yoga/Pilates class is just what I need right now. I think it will restore my focus and motivation at least for the next few weeks.And my focus and motivation have all but disappeared the past couple of weeks. Yesterday I did some real damage to my first little jar of Velvet Fog. It was lovely and I didn't feel even a twinge of guilt.
I also need the class to tone muscles I'm not using in hiking and bicycling and I was very aware of those muscles this morning.
I have a doze...
Reality Intrudes
Tuesday, September 11th 2007
In focusing almost exclusively on my diet & exercise efforts this summer I've maintained a nearly total news fast. I might have done a news fast anyway seeing that the news hasn't changed much in the past 2-3 years but it seems appropriate to shift my attention today to world affairs.And the news item that I can't get beyond is the report of the BBC/ABC poll of Iraqis who express "a great degree of dissatisfaction with the US 'surge', with a vast majority of respondents consideri...
Green Again
Monday, September 10th 2007
It never fails to amaze me how quickly the grass recovers after a bit of rain. We had steady rain most of the day yesterday and this morning the back doesn't look nearly as desolate. The chip pile continues to 'cook'.Off to the park shortly and then I'll try to figure out what I'm doing this week. I expect two chores will consume most of my time: weeding and ironing. It looks like The Mister is going to be working full-time for one of his clients and going into an office again soon so ...
The Week That Was
Sunday, September 9th 2007
In the end, there are bigger concerns even in my small realm, than whether or not I lost weight last week. This morning we are finally getting the first real rain we've had in over a month and that trumps the disappointment I felt earlier when I weighed in.Still it's discouraging, as it is for so many other people, that the last few pounds seems be particularly hard to shed. As of the moment I may just try to reach the CK goal by October 1 and leave it at that.
After 17 weeks of thi...