My Big Fat Journal

Aw Pinster, your 15 minutes worth of being a good friend and partner plan is really sweet :) I think that's lovely, though I doubt that you really need to do it.

If I could puff away all the heat (like this: *poof!*) then I would. But well done for going to the gym! I can't even stand going outside when it's hot, and our temperatures are lower than yours!!

Have a lovely day, drink plenty, especially in this heat.

Bronsk
 
Pineola said:
Keep your fingers crossed for me, cause I am a big un-organized mess.
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Just remember the first step in organization is having a plan! And you do have a plan, right? :D
 
You are not one big unorganized mess, honey!! You just need a little fine tuning which you are totally doing by creating your plan. I'm so proud of you and you are going to notice such a difference in your life and the way you feel. It's such a simple thing, but it brings such peacefulness to your life. And you are babystepping your way there!!!! Good for you!!!

Have you made a Control Journal? I took the basic principle and then modified for myself and it's such a great tool.

You will absolutely meet your goals!!!! Once you get started things will just fall into place.

Hope you have a great day.
 
Hey- thanks for checking in on me!

Congrats on the weight loss- And why didn't you tell me that I was going to have to start getting organized??? I don't want to be the only unorganized one left here!
 
What a great move! I'm really proud of you for taking the steps to organize your life. We can feel so out of control sometimes. Good job, please keep us posted on your organizational progress too, it certainly motivates me!:D
 
Good for you with getting organized and setting up goals. I try to do something like that too everyday. And good for you with the calories and going to the gym. On hot days like today, I don't even wanna go out. So I think it's commendable.

Oh! Piney, I read that you got the Carmen Electra Striptease DVD over at Mal's journal. How is it and would you recommend it? Is it fun and is it hard to follow? Is it a workout or just kinda meh? I'd appreciate anything you can tell me about it cause I've been thinking of picking it up!

Thanks!
 
Thanks for having such faith in me, everyone!

Initial C, I don't have it yet. I joined netflix and they send you a DVD and then when you send it back you get another one. You just keep a list in your queue of what you want. I have the belly dancing one on the way right now. The Carmen Elektra one is the 2nd one. I'll keep you posted.

Miss Princess, I will definitely keep you posted on my endeavor to get organized.

OK, Val...let's not go crazy. We can't both get organized at once. The World might explode!

Bron/Manaloa--thanks for the encouragement.

Scarlett, I have not reviewed the control journal yet. I will check it out this week some time. I like that it has the word "control" in it. I'm all about gaining control these days.

Today was good. I actually had all my calories counted up while my dinner was cooking and then had to take some off because I couldn't eat it all. Imagine that!!

I made it to the gym again in this heat and it was especially ambitious of me since I went to bed at 11:00pm last night--which is one of the things I have on my list of things I need to do to reach my goals---but...we had this huge storm blow through about midnight. The power went out. I couldn't open the windows because the rain was blowing sideways through them. No air working. Then I just kind of dozed a bit all night worrying that I was not going to get up because of the power outage. I ended up getting up an hour earlier than normal. I am exhausted, but I still went to the gym. Huge feat for me. Any excuse I can make not to go to that place in this heat is good enough for me usually.

All is well. My niece is coming to visit me from GA later this week. I'm very excited about that. She is my favorite! I'm going to have to be really careful as I have lots of plans that are going to include eating out. I'm going to have to be extra careful as we are going to a little town that makes the best fudge ever and I want to have some. I need to make sure that I can and not go over my allotted calories. Don't worry Saucies. I'm going on Tuesday after we have our final weigh in :) Thanks everyone. Gotta go. Need to go spackle for 15mins!

Hopefully, I'll be back later to check on some diaries.
 
Ooh, fudge. I am weak in the knees for fudge. :) Calculate exactly how much you want to allow yourself, and don't be tempted to buy more when you are standing there looking at it! :D
 
Mm... fudge! I'm just a fiend for fudge! There's a branch of fudge makers here called The Fudge Kitchen, and I'm pretty sure I can argue that they make some of the most amazingly amazing fudge ever ;)

Oo, that storm sounds terrible. At least the signs of rain might mean that things start cooling off... maybe (I'm no scientist) but WELL DONE for going to the gym anyway! I'm super impressed, dude!

Have a marvellous day!

Bronsk
 
I am exhausted, but I still went to the gym. Huge feat for me. Any excuse I can make not to go to that place in this heat is good enough for me usually.
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That is so awesome!!!!! soudns like it would have been EASY to not go & look at you, up and went to the gym anyways....GREAT WORK!!!!

as for being an unorganized mess...looks like you have a plan and set goals so you are not sounding unorganized to me...or at least you are on track to fixing that if you were...

LOOKING GOOD on this lifestyle change!!
 
Well done for going to the gym, we are experiencing a heat wave in Britain and i just cant be bothered to go out and exercise, it is just too hot, so go you! Hope you are having a great day and keep up the good work!
 
Excellent work going to the gym while it has been sooooo hot!! It makes it so much more difficult, but it is a shame to let the weather intervine when you are so motivated ;) Keep up the great work!!
 
This motivation is catchy...I hear you on the lack of ambition, your motivation to just get doing it is boosting mine! I wanted to beg off this AM but thought that all my new supporters would say - get to it! Thanks - hope you are having a great day and enjoy the fudge you deserve it. Treats in moderation are a great motivator as well. NAT
 
I am so impressed that you are making it to the gym when it is so disgustingly hot outside. That's amazing! And your new system seems like a fantastic idea. I may try to incorporate some of your techniques.

I'm regretting not doing the challenge now. Next time I'm in!

Keep up the great work!
 
Hello my sweet saucy sister!!! Hope you are doing fine today. I'm so proud of you getting organized...look at you signing off so you can do your 15 minutes of spackling. Sticking to your guns, you are!!

Good for you!!
 
Wotcha dude! Hope you're having/have had a great day. Once again, great going on the plans, hope they're working out as well.

Stay cool,

Bronsk
 
Well today has me exhausted. I have not drank enough water so I am trying to catch up. That is probably why my dinner did not satisfy me. I had purchased some fake ice cream. No sugar, No Fat.....NO THANKS! It really taste terrible. Taste like a big wad of chemicals. I'm sticking to the real stuff just not very often. I am very sensitive to artificial flavorings and that sort of thing. I can spot imitation vanilla a mile away.

Today at work the person I was having a problem with was off and Man Oh Man did I get an earful from the other folks in the office. They are all sick of her, but it was exhausting talking about it. I was burned out on the whole situation last week and had finally put it out of my head and today everyone wanted to vent all the sudden and it was back in the fore front of my mind.

I figured out what her problem is. She is a very negative person. The minute something happens she thinks of it as negative. That on top of her phony baloney sweetie pie voice makes me sick. She has so little self confidence that she thinks everyone is out to get her and that they are going to catch her doing something wrong and she is going to look stupid. She is like a 12 year old and I think she is about 45. It must be exhausting being her. Oh, well...I'm ranting again, but it is just on my mind again.

I just realized I have said exhausted or exhausting about 3 times in two paragraphs. I think I need to go to bed.

I got my belly dancing work-out dvd from netflix so I am excited about that. I made it to the gym again today in the heat--Yay!!! I am at 1689 on my calories and keeping my fingers crossed. I feel like raiding the fridge, but hopefully I won't. I think I'll go back and read more of T2 Truckers diary. It is long and I have not gotten through much of it, but really a must read for all.

Thanks again for all the support. I really needed it today.
 
I totally agree with ya on the ice cream.. i'd much rather have the good stuff on occassion than the fake stuff more frequently... it's kinda like cheddar cheese, the good stuff is wortht he treat... less often... :)

Negative people are so exhausting to deal with- I can get into my crabby funks, but lately i'm coming across too many all negative all the time people -- ijust want to scream at them - Shut Up... negativity doesn't burn calories and it doesn't make the day go faster... but some people just don't get it... :D
 
Urgh, can't stand people who are that negative all the time. And sounds like it's even worse with her voice, gooier and stodgier than a McDonald's milkshake. And I can't blame you for saying "exhausting" so many times, people can really do that sometimes. Especially when there's a large group feeling the same way.

On the ice cream front, the real McCoy is always better than the nasty fat-free-sugar-free-flavour-free versions. I used to have reduced fat cheese and apple, but it was so nasty I don't think I could go back, especially not after having that red leister from Wenslydale... *drools*

Having said that, sugar free jelly (jello) over the full fat. It's not as tart and strong, and it's only 9 kcals a serving. :D

Have a beautiful daaa-aaay-aaaay! (listening to The Levellers :p)

Bronsk
 
Hi Pineola,

Hope all is going well and not as exhausting for you. On drinking water and getting enough I find it helps to use a 1 liter bottle and aim to refill it at regular intervals this way I know if I am behind or on target. On listening to negative people - letting them know that they are being negative upfront and changing the topic of conversation or to exit the conversation helps to let folks know that you will not be affected by it, eventually it will stop - they just need sounding boards - and we can chose not to be that board. NAT
 
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