Milestones (Amy's diary)

Hey Amy, you motivated me to look for the "Super Pink Moon" a couple of nights ago. It was very impressive, but looked a little more green than pink to me. I was supposed to have been the biggest and brightest moon of 2020.
 
alligatorob said:
I was supposed to have been the biggest and brightest moon of 2020.
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You were? o_O
No, no... sorry about that wilful misunderstanding! :) I'm glad you saw it - it was astonishingly beautiful, and so was Venus (in the western sky, not long after sunset). I think "pink moon" is just something dreamed up by newspapers, myself - "full moon at perigee" is more rational, but for some reason the media thinks it's less exciting than raising false expectations about colour.

Yes, thank you, Cate :hug2: - everything is okay. I'm out of isolation, not travelling further, a bit knocked around by recent medical stuff (not COVID-19!) and trying to get various things in order. And out of the 160 Club, alas! :(
 
Glad you´re ok. I didn´t weigh myself this morning so I can´t say for sure if I´m still in the club but either way we´ll meet up there again soon enough.
 
Glad you're ok, Amy. You must have so much to sort out since getting back. Hope it's not too daunting.
 
Amy when I read that I thought you had gone into the 150 club and I was about to clap but on rereading I realise . Don't worry it will come you way again . I'm still not near the 160 club :(
 
Cate said:
Hope it's not too daunting.
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It has been, a bit, and much still to come. Thanks, Cate, for the kindly thought. :)
Petal001 said:
on rereading I realise .
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Yep. :( 78.2 kg this morning, equalling 172 ½ pounds. And it's bringing me face-to-face with how much my weight loss has relied on:
  • having really good access to lots of fresh fruit and vegetables
  • not having access to all the biscuits, muffins, sliced bread which are suddenly right next to me here
  • not feeling that I need to "use up" cooked rice, etc etc -something about the COVID-19 business has put me into a weird mustn't waste mode, and of course the best way to avoid waste is to eat everything myself.
What's depressing me, as well as the weight gain and perception of my own weak-mindedness, :flame: is that while right now I'm in urban Australia, soon I'll be in more remote Australia, where there'll be even less access to fresh fruit and veg. Back to the food desert.

Precious little good news to share - the world is still very beautiful, that's one thing, and I've kept up the silent tai chi - but overall, a certain degree of glumness reigns.

I'll just quickly (ha!) read through what's new here, and then go for a walk, and report back later on what lovely thing I've seen or experienced.

editing to add: one more piece of potential good news - they say it will be warm tomorrow. If so, I'll swim in the sea before I head to the (food) desert! :)
 
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perception of my own weak-mindedness, :flame:
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Amy, you may be a lot of things, but I do not believe weak-minded is one of them! I'd say you did fine coming close to maintaining, you are back on track now and will find a way to come down. Urban or rural, no matter. I would always choose rural over urban, more time outside.

Enjoy that swim in the sea, I managed to get in just once when I was in Florida in February, still think about that.
 
I hope you get to have that swim in the sea, Amy & I also hope the desert options are better than you think they will be.
Plus here is a hug :grouphug: You'll be ok, Amy xoxo
 
Sorry you're feeling a little down Amy. I hope the walk helped.
I think it's a positive that you're recognizing your present challenges around weight loss. Once you know what challenge you're facing you can come up with a plan. It is tough when we're limited by what foods are available/affordable but hopefully you can figure out a good plan around the current circumstances. here's a hug from me too:grouphug:
 
Scarcity (real or felt) is a very common trigger for people to overeat. How many folks have a giant last supper before starting a diet? And these times of uncertainty and reduced store access induce a scarcity mindset. You´re not weak because of that; it´s genuinely hard. But I´m sure you can still do it. So you regained a kilo while trying to juggle a million things at once? That´s not a lot and will be gone again soon :grouphug:
 
Amy hope the walk helped your head . And the swim will be great for you. I know it's no time the same but can you stock up on frozen fruits when you move. I use lots of frozen berries and love them equally if not more than fresh.
And some veg are lovely from frozen. You will find a way with all these changes
 
Thanks, everyone! You are a really heartening crowd, and I'm lucky to know you. Thank you very much - it really helps. :beating:

Walk report: I said I'd report on the good things I saw or experienced on my walk. Well, there was overall, as noticed before, the clarity of the air/light in South Australia - everything so sharp and bright and real! But as well:
A blue, blue sky - I could almost have gone for a swim today, but I think it will be warmer tomorrow.
Old people sitting on benches enjoying the air and the sun. "It doesn't get any better than this, does it?" I said to one couple. "Nope," they agreed, with such blissful smiles! (We were two metres apart - I'm a stickler for sticking to the limits.)
A tree - I need to learn to identify trees - which dangled ribbons and streamers of foliage over the path, higher than head-high, but close enough to feel like a luxurious canopy.
A house with a run of seven pomegranate trees just inside the fence - that seemed wonderfully lavish to me - not just one or two, but seven - and with pomegranates, though not ripe. There was another tree, too, with big round yellow fruit, like peaches - but surely no peach would survive un-netted? Pomegranates are tough and possums probably wouldn't be interested, but.. I'll have to go back there, and try to peer and see just what kind of tree it is.
And a postie going his rounds on a motorbike - reminding me that I should send some letters to people interstate. Or maybe a parcel. :)
 
aiminglow said:
(We were two metres apart - I'm a stickler for sticking to the limits.)
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I did laugh at this - I think this comes across in your style of writing, which is lovely by the way.

Sorry about the gain - I have also gained - it's very disheartening. I guess all we can do is plod on.
 
Your walk sounded lovely, Amy & very uplifting. I know I am appreciating so many little things so much more than before.
 
I love pomegranates, we had them in Florida, but not here. Are they close enough to the fence for you to snag a few when ripe?
 
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