Petals diary

Rob honestly I don’t know the origin of it I thought it was Mrs Brown . lol lol . Well not really , it’s always said here when you want to kind of say shut up to someone who is annoying or boring you I think .
Apparently the word nice though did not always mean nice so maybe there is a bit of that .

Amy it’s a good place to get too . I’m getting excited that I could be there by Christmas if I keep doing what I am .
 
Petal001 said:
I'm only listening to my own head talking now and I don't care if people think I need to lose weight , stay the same now or whatever. I know where or am getting to know where I can try maintain .
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I love that :beating:
Petal001 said:
Had a little sad moment yesterday when I realised at times that my life is lonely but I in my new way of dealing with these emotional thoughts that creep in did not turn to the food press but thought about the emotion and let it pass . It rears it head now and again and I'll bash it back down . For now .
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Thinking about the emotion and letting it pass sounds excellent, bashing it down not so much. Maybe you can say something kind or hopeful to yourself in moments like that? About why being where you are now is worth the pain or about how soon you'll be changing certain things for the better for example.
 
I found this- "Nice, it turns out, began as a negative term derived from the Latin nescius, meaning “unaware, ignorant.” This sense of “ignorant” was carried over into English when the word was first borrowed (via French) in the early 1300s. And for almost a century, nice was used to characterize a “stupid, ignorant, or foolish” person. "
 
What video are people talking about? I'm confused.

I think there's something to be said for being foolish and ignorant. It means you're not a mean cynic! Nice is okay by me. :)
 
Petal001 said:
I could be there by Christmas if I keep doing what I am .
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Christmas! :santa: Brilliant - just three months (near enough) - and the countdown has begun! Great going! :)

(You're a bit ahead of me - I haven't even dared to think about when end-date could be - ie begin-maintenance-date. But the four pounds in September thing has been a real help to me - thanks for being part of that.)
 
Amy I'm struggling to get the 4lb . I know it will happen just need that extra push . I am only half way there . But I was the same in August . Got there in the end.

Cate that makes sense then lol . The original meaning of nice kind of means " that's nice " . Lol

LaMa I did actually think when I wrote that about bashing down those emotions it's not the best way to deal with them .

I think I have a lot going on hormonally at the moment. I well up over silly things , had a lovely kind email yesterday from a friend from my very first job and it made me cry a little.
Have to go out now so I write more later
 
Hey Petal, good to hear you have lost 2 lbs this month, I think I am reading it right. It would be great if you got the whole 4 lbs this month, but if not you are going in the right direction! You will get there.

On the nice thing, before you posted the Mrs Brown video I had assumed it was just a southern (US) thing, now I can see we probably got it from you. But then Cate posted and it's origins are much older than I had imagined. In fact its not so much that we changed the meaning from positive to negative, its more that some tine in the past we changed a negative word to a positive one, sometimes anyway. There is little new under the sun.

Hope your hormones balance out.
 
Thanks Rob . I believe most of our words anyway are of Greek origin .

Yes I’m on the right road weight loss wise . I went for a super 10k walk this morning. Thoroughly enjoyed it . Then I had some time to myself later and I watched some DVDs as we had a big storm . Shopping and then I made some homemade burgers with minced beef ( you might call them ground beef ) . Very very tasty .

Thanks LaMa and Rob . The hormones get me in a very emotional way and I just well up lots and completely overthink things . I know I’m not quite right at the moment and I’m truly amazed that I have not got my face stuck in a huge bag of Malteser or jelly sweets . Had my burger in a wholemeal roll and a Pepsi Max . I never drink fizzy drinks but I was really thirsty coming home from town and I had a few for my husband so I opened one . Honestly I nearly gagged at the sweetness of it . But I got huge glass of ice when I got home so not to waste it and it was actually not so bad then . Won’t be having again though .

Hope all enjoying the weekend
 
Petal001 said:
I well up over silly things , had a lovely kind email yesterday from a friend from my very first job and it made me cry a little.
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I have a lovely friend from an old job who emails me every now and again, and it is honestly one of the nicest things to get a message from her. Even though our lives are totally different and we only see other every couple of years, those emails are so important to me. I think the crying is a lovely thing. It's fantastic to meet people like that along the way. :) I treasure them more as time goes on.
 
I think I cry when people are kind to me Emily. Or say nice things . It is lovely still keeping in touch after all the years. We are hopefully going to meet up if not this academic year then next.

LaMa me too I would have in the past and if not maltesers then something else.
Did anyone ever watch sex in the city ? Miranda , chococale fudge cake , throws it in the bin, takes it out , eats it , yep that was me :angel:
 
Why did you mention chocolate fudge cake Petal? :D I am ravenous all of a sudden. (And yes, I have thrown stuff into the bin before without destroying it completely and I have picked it out again.)
 
How lovely of your former colleague to write out of the blue! People can really be great sometimes, can't they? (Note to not-great self: write that overdue letter to T!)
I'm not going to say anything on record about chocolate fudge cake and bins! (whistles innocently :whistle: )
 
Petal001 said:
Marsia is it bad that I can’t do hungry . I get agitated and shaky and just hate that feeling. A nice lady last night told me she keeps cooked chicken in her fridge and hard boiled eggs for when she needs a snack . I need to think what I would like for that instance .
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I can sometimes go hungry and it feels good and sometimes it makes me feel like a pacing animal in a cage with only a fridge in there to look through. So I do know what you mean. You are much better at exercising regularly than I am, so I bet that will be a better way for you to go!

I keep chicken, canned salmon, and nuts for when I am so snack-y I can't stand it.

That's wonderful you are not reaching for food when feeling lonely. I just went through a week of feeling intensely lonely and it was good facing it. I am trying to be there for myself as a good friend when I am feeling that, and I am starting to be ok with myself doing that amazingly - it is really helping.
Petal001 said:
Amy it’s a good place to get too . I’m getting excited that I could be there by Christmas if I keep doing what I am .
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This is great - we could all be so much closer to our goals by Christmas!!!

Sorry I missed so much of your journal. I think I didn't refresh the page your journal was on (I left the page open a few days) and didn't see that you posted so much. I am so happy you are doing so well with everything!
 
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