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Thanks, guys! Not sure what's next. I have a few things saved that I want to work on. One's a picture of a couple of birds sitting on a tree branch. I'll also be doing one of another person, just haven't figured out who yet. I have to have two going at the same time or I get bored. lol.


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So today has been kind of sucky, not food wise though. I'm kind of pissed off at the moment. I'd rather be stuffing my face full of food right now, but instead I'm writing a post. Chef's been being pretty good the last few weeks right along with me. He found out he's going to be coaching a youth(13 and 14 year olds) baseball team in a month, so he was all motivated. He had a bad day at work today though, and after many texts trying to be supportive and keep him on track, I got a text that basically said "We should just be bad tonight". UH NO. Sorry you had a bad day, but don't drag me into your screw up. Sorry if that sounds asshole, I know it does. I screw up enough on my own, I don't need to be egged on! He ended up going to the gym to work off some of his frustration. Hopefully he doesn't stop at the store on his way home. If he does I'll be back here to vent some more. haha.

I should also mention it's the first day of spring break. This week is going to be a long one. The kids were pretty good today though, and it warmed up enough that they spent a good part of the day outside. It's supposed to be even warmer tomorrow too!
 
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Way to stay focused and on track. But is it possible he might have meant something completely different by "be bad" and you just shot him down? Poor guy. :D

Anyhow, your drawings are spectacular. If police departments had you, all the criminals would get recognized and caught and there'd be no crime.
 
MrVee said:
Way to stay focused and on track. But is it possible he might have meant something completely different by "be bad" and you just shot him down? Poor guy. :D

Anyhow, your drawings are spectacular. If police departments had you, all the criminals would get recognized and caught and there'd be no crime.
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Oh...no. And there's zero percent chance of that happening now.. lol! And thanks, I've been told I don't know how many times, that I should work for the police dept. :)


..and Chef was good.. He did not stop at the store.
 
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Great job staying on track! I´m sure Chef was happy about you keeping him on track too (I know I always am, if and when someone manages it), sharing a healthy lifestyle is pretty awesome.
 
I get the occasional "On my way home, want anything from DQ?" from my wife. "Yes, but no" is my usual response. Usual doesn't equal always, but you get the idea...
 
Thanks, guys!


Feeling better today. Had a lot of running around to do earlier today, but I'm home now. We had chicken fajitas for dinner tonight. I had one decent size one.... I wanted like 4, but didn't. Going to have a snack later, but not sure what yet. I bought some crackers and spicy pepperjack cheese at the store today. So good. I might have a few of those.


Will catch up on diaries tomorrow!
 
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Mmm pepper jack cheese. Fun memory - my freshman roommate and I sitting at our desks during finals, her eating straight from a log of cookie dough and me eating straight from a block of pepper jack cheese. Thankfully our campus had a lot of stairs to help work off those calories.
 
Hi Jen! I remember you from 4 years back when I started my first diary (I'm jaycandoit, not sure if you remember me). It's so cool you're still motivated and working hard. I stopped my first diary several years ago after some success, gained half of it back, and now I'm trying to make it to the finish line. I was skimming through your diary and it seems like you're in the same boat as me. Don't give up! And good job for turning away social pressures.... I'm still working on that.
 
Oaks: I'd probably be the one with the log of cookie dough. I've done that more times than I'd like to admit. lol.
Jay: I remember you! Glad to see you back. :) We'll both make it to the finish line. We have to! I've been on this site for like 6 years now. Longest race ever. I'm tired and it needs to be over with. lol!



So today has gone pretty good so far. I'm having another chicken fajita for dinner tonight. We have leftovers, so I should eat them. Tonight, after Chef gets out of work, we are going to the gym. Hopefully it's not full of the typical meathead dudes that like to stand in front of the mirror and check themselves out while they flex. Like seriously, why? haha. I don't get it. .. nor do I get the excessive grunting. Aaaanyways... hopefully there isn't many people there. :)
 
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Hi Jen, I have not set foot in a gym for decades, but those guys would be very hard to deal with. I think I would say something out loud and/or giggle.
 
Hi, jen-renee:

I have lost weight in the past and gained it back. I felt so sad and defeated after reaching my goal and then having it backfire on me because I crashed it off only to have my body rebel on me. I really feel I am learning how to get in touch with my emotions around food and reading all I can. I have heard time after time that losing is easier than keeping it off and have found it true for myself. I want to get off this roller coaster to no where and land in a safe weight zone that works for me. Stay well and I will be wishing the best for you. You can do this! :)
 
I used to love people-watching at the gym. That being said, I don't miss how they were constantly in the way. One time, I went over to a machine where a guy and girl were sort of close to it, and the guy told me that they were using it... Uh, no, you weren't, you were hitting on her. Anyway, I think there are a couple of YouTube videos out there that make fun of the different stereotypes.

Regarding grunting, I reserve my judgement based on what they're doing. I don't grunt personally, but it's actually been proven to boost strength. That being said, most times the grunters really are just sending out a call to the fellow Zubaz crew that they are, in fact, picking up something sort of heavy.
 
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Hi Jen, I have not set foot in a gym for decades, but those guys would be very hard to deal with. I think I would say something out loud and/or giggle.
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It's hard not to straight up laugh at them sometimes. My best friend is a very feisty redhead that has no mouth filter whatsoever... When I was going with her a few things came out of her mouth that probably shouldn't have. haha.

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Hi, jen-renee:

I have lost weight in the past and gained it back. I felt so sad and defeated after reaching my goal and then having it backfire on me because I crashed it off only to have my body rebel on me. I really feel I am learning how to get in touch with my emotions around food and reading all I can. I have heard time after time that losing is easier than keeping it off and have found it true for myself. I want to get off this roller coaster to no where and land in a safe weight zone that works for me. Stay well and I will be wishing the best for you. You can do this! :)
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Thanks, Gillian! I totally know what you mean. I've been there about a zillion times. I was actually down to about 10 lbs within my goal weight and gained back about 35 lbs. I'm done with the roller coaster too! We can do it! :)


Little John said:
I used to love people-watching at the gym. That being said, I don't miss how they were constantly in the way. One time, I went over to a machine where a guy and girl were sort of close to it, and the guy told me that they were using it... Uh, no, you weren't, you were hitting on her. Anyway, I think there are a couple of YouTube videos out there that make fun of the different stereotypes.

Regarding grunting, I reserve my judgement based on what they're doing. I don't grunt personally, but it's actually been proven to boost strength. That being said, most times the grunters really are just sending out a call to the fellow Zubaz crew that they are, in fact, picking up something sort of heavy.
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Oh, I love people watching, and not just at the gym. "Zubaz crew".. hahaha!

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So I'm pretty sore today. Walking up the stairs this morning was painful. My hips are hating me. It feels like someones sticking a poker in my right hip. Not cool. I'll have to do some stretching later.


I can tell today is going to test my patience. So tired of kids knocking on the door every 5 minutes and getting our dog all riled up. Every time ours come in, one of the neighborhood kids has to come knock on the door like 2 minutes later. They'll be out when they come out...goooo awaaaaay. Spring break needs to be over. The sucky thing is it's just a preview of summer vacation. :willy_nilly:
 
Chef and I just got back from the gym a little bit ago. Holy hell was it hot in there. I worked out for an hour though, so I feel pretty good. Well, let me rephrase that.... I feel sore as shit, but feel good about going..haha.


Food today has been ok. We're having turkey clubs for dinner, and Chef is making some new low carb dessert tonight. So, I'll be trying that for sure. :)
 
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Chef and I just got back from the gym a little bit ago. Holy hell was it hot in there. I worked out for an hour though, so I feel pretty good. Well, let me rephrase that.... I feel sore as shit, but feel good about going..haha.


Food today has been ok. We're having turkey clubs for dinner, and Chef is making some new low carb dessert tonight. So, I'll be trying that for sure. :)
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I need to sign up for a gym membership, but I've always been so self-conscious about working out in public. Do you think it'd be best to work out early in the morning when the population is low? Or... is it higher in the morning? Or does it not matter and you had a good time anyway? Haha.
 
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