SoSel's Diary

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I lived in Germany, in Munster, for about 4 weeks long ago. We stayed in the house of someone who was in the British Army but we bought food at the NAAFI. I think that was American. Not speaking German never seemed to matter. Germans mostly speak English and we were involved with the English community as well as finding out about Germany and Germans. It was kind of strange to me to live somewhere that had giant tanks out on the streets, but as an army wife I guess you're used to that. I was on a long holiday with my boyfriend, with whom it turned out I did have a rocky relationship. Quite a few tears there.

However, I do not regret spending time in Europe. If I had never been I would still be hankering to. Actually I would love to go again. Germany has borders with eight other countries. Maybe you could travel a little. They all drive on the wrong side of the road, just like you. :)
 
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felici said:
I have no advice.

How long is the posting for?

I lived in Germany, in Munster, for about 4 weeks long ago. We stayed in the house of someone who was in the British Army but we bought food at the NAAFI. I think that was American. Not speaking German never seemed to matter. Germans mostly speak English and we were involved with the English community as well as finding out about Germany and Germans. It was kind of strange to me to live somewhere that had giant tanks out on the streets, but as an army wife I guess you're used to that. I was on a long holiday with my boyfriend, with whom it turned out I did have a rocky relationship. Quite a few tears there.

However, I do not regret spending time in Europe. If I had never been I would still be hankering to. Actually I would love to go again. Germany has borders with eight other countries. Maybe you could travel a little. They all drive on the wrong side of the road, just like you. :)
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To break the news, my hubby set me down and said, "We have this chance to tour parts of the world we have never seen before. We can see exciting places that we have only dreamed off. And all in a weekend." I thought his "big news" was that someone died and we're about to be rockin' an inheritence. Wrong! But yeah, we're hyped about traveling. We have to sell our house here, which we'll have only had for a year, but should get enough money to put in the bank to travel on while in Germany. And buy some furniture. :) Their furniture is pretty nice.

We don't know how long we'll be stationed there. We were at our first duty station 2.5 years, this one 2 years, and who knows for Germany? We kinda thought that you got a chance to stay somewhere 3-4 years. So far, no luck.
 
Yesterday's Food

BF- protein breakfast bar, coffe, splenda, milk
L- Mexican food! enchiladas supreme & water
S- 100 cal snack pack
D- beef strips, bell pepper, onion, cheese, & tortillas (i.e. fagitas)
DS- ice cream bar- 140 cals, 2 amaretto sours (for my nerves)
 
I dunno what to tell ya - but i think you are a great person and it wont matter where you go with or with out your hubby you will succeed and succeed well !!! Plus youw ill always have the comp - yes and can always visit us :D:D:D
 
Happy Easter to you too!!

Nice to see you for a moment. :)

I'm guessing you're busy and hope all is well.
 
Today is serious catch-up day. The hubby and kids were gone all weekend, leaving me here alone, so I spent a lot of time with friends. I did really well with not drinking too much, but I didn't do so well with my eating. It's hard to convince your 20-something peers that you want healthy food. None of us can really afford "better dining" when we're on the town. Sucky little fact of life. And I didn't really exercize, but I was pretty active just doing stuff, so maybe that counts. I get kinda sedentary around the house in front of the computer, but I didn't do much of that this weekend. Although I did sit through all 3 hrs and 11 minutes of Grindhouse. I use the term "sit" loosely. I did a lot of cringing, squirming, and laughing.

But yeah, I'm all about some laundry and general house-cleaning today. It's not so bad in here really. Just cluttered up and I really need to attack my kitchen counters with something stronger than soapy water. Holidays are over.

I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter!
 
Hey you - My comp has been down for awhile and such but hey where did the hubby and kids go and why didnt you go with them ???
 
cinderelly said:
Hey you - My comp has been down for awhile and such but hey where did the hubby and kids go and why didnt you go with them ???
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My hubby went off with his sister (and her psycho friend) to follow some hockey games. My kids were scheduled to go with them, but my in-laws snatched them up at the last minute to go to the zoo and finish up Spring Break with them.

I honestly needed the break. The kids have been running me down. I would have gone with my hubby but I don't like hockey or my sis-in-law's psycho friend. She USED to be my friend too (not to mention my husband's, but a weekend with her fixed that!), but she uses her "looks" to dominate people and get what she wants. I'm not really bitter. She did me wrong once and I walked away. My hubby thought I was being mean until he dealt with her and now he knows. It's great. :) He even told me that he's going to put more faith into my judgement of people.

Hope you get your comp up and running again! I'll miss hearing from you!
 
Good morning. :) It's good to get a chance to work on the house without other people coming along after you mucking it up again isn't it? Have you finished what you were doing? What's on your agenda for today?
 
Droppin in to say hi - sorry abt that pshyco friend - lol - good for you for walking away - im like that as well - except with the ex for soem reason...we all need breaks nothign wrong with that...glad hubby found faith in your opinion of ppl...hope you ahve a good day :D:D:D
 
Ugh... the hubby and I are pretty bogged down in figuring out finances, repairs, sell and keep, and all those other things that come up when you leave the states. The military is likely to break so much of what we own that it seems a shame to take a bunch of this stuff. Our bed frame is antique. Do we keep it? Sell it? And there are repairs on the house to do. We'd like to pay off one of our debts before we go, just so it's not looming over us. Switching banks, finding all impo papers, getting passports, renewing our lisences so they won't be expired when we get back, cancelling this, opening that, finding storage... Blah blah blah. Money money money. The clock is ticking. So if I'm not in here like I used to be... I'm sorry and I'm not bailing. I'm just trying my hardest to hold it down and do what I can to smoothe the transitions.

Other than that, I'm freakin' excited! :D
 
Yay for the "freakin excited"!! :D

I hope you can get a bit of time to care for yourself most days, even if it's not online. :)
 
I finally finally finally got back on track. I really hope I don't lose myself again.

I just went on a 30 minute walk and I feel so great! I knew that walking gave me a big rush, but I got kinda burned out. Now things just seem so great. My hubby and I are finally "back to good". We joke around more, laugh a lot more, are more intimate, and the house seems so much more peaceful. A lot of it is him. He just seems happier these days and we all feed of his good vibes. So? I don't question it much. I just try to let him know and see that we're all feeling great b/c he is. And I hope that helps him.

I've been binging on food lately. Any tricks to help me slow down? Like, I want to eat a portion, and that's ok, but 5 minutes later I'm like "screw this... a woman's gotta eat!" I haven't really gained weight. I'm a pretty steady 193, but that's not what I want for myself.

Disciplining is hard on me. I'm so excited I'm this small right now. I feel like constantly rewarding myself. These pants I'm wearing today have never ever ever fit before. I don't want to lose that. I don't want to go back to squishing into 18s but needing a 20 or so.

So I'm writing all this down. I know everyone here can understand.
 
Absolutely there as far as understanding goes.

As far as bingeing goes, it sounds like the amounts you are eating don't actually satisfy you in the first place. Maybe alternative foods that you can eat more of without blowing the calories would help. Also, perhaps you could tweak the balance of your meals - you might benefit from more fibre, or a bit more protein.

If your meal is something that seems to be instantly eaten, maybe add a salad. The calories in many salad veges are are under 10-20 / item. If you eat for longer it will give you a better chance to notice that you are full - which takes about 20 minutes to start happening. When I first started here I used to add a diet yoghurt and fruit to the end of my meals if I thought I might feel like bingeing. It upped the calories for a while but kept me away from anything that would really bust the plan.

As far as rewards go, food is just the fastest and one of the least safe. I'm sure you do deserve rewards, but maybe you could have a think about some alternatives. Personally. I actually feel like some types of exercise are a reward in themselves these days but that was a feeling that was a long time coming. I've also used computer time and writing time - I guess a bit of time for doing whatever you enjoy doing and don't necessarily have time for could be a reward.

Too much food is something you don't deserve to be lumbered with when you are being such a good girl. :)
 
felici said:
Too much food is something you don't deserve to be lumbered with when you are being such a good girl. :)
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LMAO!! Perfect! I will have to remember this. Post it on the fridge or something. I kinda now know what made me eat like a little piggy, and it started today. So atleast that mystery is solved. I craved all the wrong foods, though, and that set me back tremendously. Still, I remember this quote I read somewhere, "Two steps foward and one step back." I have done a lot of fowarding. Time to be proud of what I have done so far and keep working with some of the vigor I had in the beginning. My accountability partner has kinda lost contact with me, and I am saddened because she was a great person. I'm sure she's just really busy, but that kinda put a dent in my stay-power.
I need something to excite me, keep me going... But what?
 
I bought thinner trousers today. That excited me! :)

You're right you have made great gains overall and that is continuing! :)

:D Well done! :D
 
I'm in a lot of pain and don't even want to chat about food or exercise. Cramps. ::grumbles:: I really just dropped in to say hello to everyone. :) That's as cheery as I'm gonna get. I'll be back tomorrow.
 
*Hugs*

I hope you have a hot water bottle and lots of paracetamol or ibuprofen handy.

See you tomorrow. :)
 
Outside of a very physically painfull past few days, my hubby turned into a major jerk. I finally -somehow- got him to tell me what was wrong, but there's nothing I can do to help. He created his own problem (financial stuff) by refusing my good advice and help. He has a credit card and no impulse control. So now, years later, he's filled with regret, but seemingly unable to curb the habit. He was scared I'd do the "I told you so thing." So instead he treated me like crap and spent all day yesterday on the computer playing Fantasy Baseball crap. So that's why I haven't written. He sat his lazy butt in front of the computer and blocked me! lol! There's no resolve for his stupidity, except hard work. And he will not be recieving my sympathy. As a woman who loves to shop, I am nowhere near fashionable or stylish. I understand that money only goes so far.

This could turn into a very long rant if I allowed it to.

In other news... Oh, I don't know! I ate a lot of chocolate these past 3 days, but there is no more in this house. My diet is see-sawing again. I need to work on straightening it out. I need motivation. I lost it somewhere.
 
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