My Big Fat Journal

Hey Pineola, atleast you don't have to worry that people are going to take her side over yours :D Hopefully now that everyone has had a bit of a b*tch about her, they will drop it now, and you can put it out of your mind again, with the comforting thought that its not just you, it is her!!

Keep up the fab work ;)
 
Hey Pinnie, well I hope you got a good night's sleep last night and have felt a little more rested today. You just sounded mentally drained last night.

Hope you're having a good day....only four more days till the final weigh in!!!! We're "flying" now!
 
Pineola

Doesn't every office has a troublemaker? They certainly make everyone's life around them miserable. They have a way of sucking the life out of all of the people around them. If she is that horrible maybe managment will take the steps to move her on her way. Sorry to hear that you have to deal with that. If you anything like me I can't stand conflict and people who just feel the need to be mean. Anyway I'm sure hitting the gym helped you get out some of that pent up anger or frustration that your feeling.

Hopefully tomorrow is a better day!

About that belly dancing thing. You have to let me know what it is like. It sounds pretty interesting. I've always wanted to try belly dancing and I bet it really helps tone the waist and hips.
 
Constantly negative people are dangerous, beacuse they can suck the life out of the people around that let them. Rise above it and move far away when they get near!!! :D

EWWW fake ice cream? Sounds awful D: I hate that nasty chemical aftertaste you get with some of that fake stuff. I think the fat in real ice cream is better for you than chemical crappo!!!

You are doing great! keep it up!!!!
 
ah well... I appreciate it when you can give me a head's up then. cause I'm kinda confused about how aerobic stripteasing can be. :confused: And oooh. Belly dancing. I really need to sign up for video rentals so I can rent them too instead of buying them.

eww. no sugar. no fat. what's left? :confused: how about instead of fake ice cream getting some frozen yogurt? I find they're a great replacement for ice cream. or just getting regular ice cream but going extremely easy on it. just to have every now and then when u really really REALLY REALLY need the fix. yknow what I mean. ;)
 
Hey girl, just popping by to say hi! I hope that co-worker doesn't get to you too much. Maybe you should blow up a balloon and draw her face on it and when you come home from work you can pop it and pretend its really her, haha.
 
Good Evening!

I did the belly dancing workout tonight. It was pretty good. A little complicated on the foot work in a couple of places I had to slow it down to see what the heck was going on, but then I am about as un-coordinated as a person can be, so probably easy for a normal person. It is definitely good cardio and stretching. I can also feel it in my abs a bit already. If you are in pretty decent shape, it may be too easy for you, but I have the beginner one so maybe a harder one would be good for someone in better shape. I give it a thumbs up. It was fun. I really got into it. Mal suggested bells when doing it. It definitely needs an outfit.

I am very interested in how that strip tease works too, C. I won't get if for a couple of weeks though because I will keep this belly dancing one around awhile to see if it would be worth purchasing--or burning, but that would be illegal, wouldn't it?

Today was good other than I feel like munching again...today I want sugar really, really bad. I had a bit of dark chocolate after lunch, but that didn't squelch it. After dinner I had a multi grain waffle and a bit of sugar free syrup after dinner for dessert and I feel a bit better, but I tell you....if I did not have to weigh in tomorrow and was not in the middle of the challenge, I might not be doing so well. Thank goodness for obligation!

My co-worker was back today. She is still making me sick, but I do stay away from her as much as possible. I never try to engage her in any type of conversation. They will never get rid of her--she has worked for the company for 23 years. My boss was pressured into hiring her in the first place because they moved her department to another State. That is one thing I will say about my company. They really do care what happens to people if they are displaced for some reason. The most I could hope for is that she would apply for a job in another dept some day.

My calendar is going pretty good. I have missed a few things on it this week, but I can't think about it. I need to stop thinking that I have to do everything perfectly because really nothing is perfect. I will never be perfect. I am such an all or nothing kind of person. If I can't do it all exactly the way I want it....totally perfect, I won't even do it. That is way I have lived in this house for 5 years and my bedroom walls still have the ugly yellow paint on them and the ugly blue carpet. There are beautiful hardwood floors underneath, but I can never decide on the paint color and I am always afraid we will pull up the carpet and there will be some sort of shock underneath I can't deal with...these old houses, everything you do is opening up a big can of worms. On the other hand, if you don't do anything you're stuck with the ugly old walls and the ugly old carpet. Just like if you don't change your eating habits because it is going to be too hard or whatever, you are just stuck with the same old fat clothes, tired body and just generally feeling bad about it. So...I don't need perfection. I just need to do better.

That's all for me. Tomorrow is FSD--good luck to all who participate.
 
Wotcha Pinster, good luck with the weigh in today! It sounds like you've been using a lot of self control; go you! I know you'll make us proud :)

Haha, the belly dancing workout sounds amazing! And to feel the burn afterwards must be great too; you've had fun, you're feeling toned, and happy endofines are whizzing round you like whizzy-things! Go you, dude!

And burning is only illegal if people know about it :p

Urgh, it sucks that your co-worker's in such a position (hang on, that sounds a bit mean) it sucks that your co-worker can't be removed (a bit better) Though she could be "removed", every town has hitmen :D It does sound like your company really cares for people; that's good :) Maybe you and your colleges could complain that the icky co-worker is lowering moral and is bad for general health!

What you said about not being perfect is very deep, very true. Nobody's perfect, no matter how much we try. And the solution is to try our best every day. I like that, I might have to save it as a moral-boosting quote :) With the house, I'd get someone else to do it, like husband or big, strong, bronzed man :D

Have a great day, good luck with the weigh-in!

Bronsk
 
glad you liked the belly dancing dvd... i'm hoping it gets a little easier once i do it more.. some steps i didn't get at all but i just made up my own.. please let no one have been peaking in my windows :)

Perfection is totally overrated... it's only paint ya know .. if you don't like the color - you can always paint if a different one - or do stripes or polka dots... or some jackson pollockesque designy stuff... besides it's good exercise... even if you just watch some nicely bronzed shirtless young man do the painting for ya.. it's good exercise :)

Hope you are having an outstanding day... looks like the news said thismorning the heat is going to break for you guys so hopefully cool air is coming your way
 
It's quite the week to come to realizations about perfection. I was having a hard time earlier this week because my desire to be perfect is SO strong- but in my head, I know that it is impossible.

Anyway- you should definitely make yourself an outfit to wear while you are doing the bellydancing- it'll probably make it a lot more enjoyable! Even if you just take the sheers off of the windows and wrap them around you- :)
 
You're right about nobody being perfect. I think when we diet, we forget that and get down on ourselves. But if we look back at what we have done, we have not been perfect and we still get really great results ;)
 
Hey Pinnie blossom, hope you've had a good day with limited time around Miss Whiny Voice.

And you know what the flylady says about perfectionism, you little SHE!

Hope you have a great weekend. I'm really excited about the weigh in on Monday. And supposedly there is going to be an "announcement" soon....hmmmmm....I wonder if the Sisterhood will be living on, and living strong!!!!

You're doing great!!! Keep it up!!!!
 
What? The sisterhood living on? I thought we should get all mixed up again! I think it's great that we get to spend more time with a small number of people who we might not have gotten to know otherwise!

And Belly Dancing sounds like SO much fun!!
 
Which bellydancing DVD is it? I love them. We have a few and they are so fun you forget you're working out!

Hope your weigh-in went well. Shimmy those hips girl!
 
Lily, I like the way you think. Maybe I should put her picture on Paul's heavy bag down in the basement and sucker punch her a few times.

Sillygirl, I'll have to get back to you on that DVD. It is two twins Neena and Reena or something like that. It is up in the bedroom right now and Paul is sleeping so I don't want to go dig it up. It is nobody I have ever heard of. I'll post the name in your journal tomorrow. It is funny....maybe this is normal for exercise videos, but the person talking is not them...they just sort of smile and do the exercises. I thought they would be talking--kind of freaky.

Hi M! Thanks for stopping by. Are we going to do another challenge? What is Scarlett talking about?

Bron, I have to just buckle down and do it. The handyman sounds good, but I am cheap. We just need to decide what to do and do it. I will have to have a professional do the bathroom though. I am not messing with that stuff...plumbing etc.... Thanks for your kind thoughts.

This weekend started out difficult on the eating front. Friday night I decided on a whim to take a ride out into the woods where some friends were camping. I did not plan for food or eat before I left. Very stupid. When I got there, all we had to eat was potato chips and a wasabi nut mix. Margarita's were flowing. I was over on my calories and of course the nutrition was ridiculous. I tried to make up for it the next day with lots of walking and keeping the calories low, but they were lower than expected because I was so busy all day shopping that I didn't stop to eat until it was too late. The overall weekly tally is not too bad. Just a few calories over 1700 avg per day for the week and that is not net, so take off the exercise and I should still lose weight. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Friday's weigh in was positive.

I keep wanting to snack. I have not given in, but it is on my mind all the time. I keep trying to figure out what is going on and the only thing I can think of is that I feel like I have neglected some things around my house and they are kind of weighing on my mind. Why can't I just forget about it. A few plants dying are not the end of the world. Maybe I need some sort of medication? I also notice a bit of OCD lately. I have been triple/quadruple checking to see that my car is locked lately. I have always had a tendency to count things on my fingers. I asked a Dr. about it once...he said if that is all I do, don't worry about it.....makes me wonder though. Maybe I obsessively, compulsively think about snacking??? I'm just thinking out loud really.....isn't that was a journal is for?

Anyway, I cut my finger today on a broken mirror and it hurts to type, so I am going to check some diaries and sign off. I have two more days off work and away from you know who! Maybe she will move to another state while I am off. I believe in miracles! ("where you from.....you sexy thing")--OK, that was for all you old folks!
 
LMAO! I know how you feel about obsessivly thinking about snacking. I do it too. Especially if I'm sitting down to watch a film, I just gotta munch something, dude!!!

-N-
 
I'm glad your average cals for the week was good, that is the important thing. You can stay flexible and have a few more one day, and less the next, no worries ;)

I'm sorry to hear about your finger. Its a real nuisance. I get crampy hands sometimes and I end up having to type one handed because I worry about RSI. It just means that my hands can't keep up with my thoughts :rolleyes:
 
You can carry carrot and celery sticks. Or nuts. Or a variety of many things carefully squeezed in your calorific allowance for the day..

I found a good solution for snacking for myself.. Since I am not allowed raw veggies like most of you I soak, cook, drain and cool Soya beans. Then I put them in a little Tupperware and carry them around. Like nuts I just pop them every now and again in my mouth. The calories are being pre-deducted from breakfast and lunch so it would be ok even if I ate them all at once. :D (You can also bulk the beans up by adding chopped carrots and celery while cooking them)

Another thing you can do is make little canapés.. Like halved round individual pitta breads with roasted veggies.

In another container you can have just shrimps which are a perfect snack food and don't even need any sauce to taste good.

Victoria Beckham loses all her weight when snacking on pineapple.. You can buy it canned in juice, drain it and carry it around..

There are loads of snacks you can invent here and there for individual days to take your mind off the need to snack on something. Strong flavours and vivid colours are a good thing to go by on snacking.

Something else I find as a good idea is buying little sandwich bags and put whatever of the above or more in it. It gives you the feeling you eat chips. :p
 
I believe in miracles! ("where you from.....you sexy thing")--OK, that was for all you old folks!
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You're singing a Hot Chocolate song? heh... well i suppose it's better than eating thehot chocolate :)

Hope you have an awesome weigh in this morning... :)
 
Good for you for correcting a slip up. That can be hard and discouraging, but that is wonderful that you didn't freak out and feel defeated. Good job! And I'm sorry to hear about your poor finger. Ouch! :( I hope that it heels quickly for you!
 
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