This Trucker Fights Back

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T2 Trucker said:
And you prioritize quite nicely I might add.

obtw, I forgot to drop in on your diary and discuss my recent purchase of my Ipod shuffle. for under 70 bux this is a perfect lil gizmo for say someone like Jodee.
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OMG...Trucker....how kewl is that. Thanks for that thought. I just may have to go buy one. That will be my "shopping while stressed" thing to get. ;)

BTW I have been eating sunflower seeds like they are going out of style. Can't smoke so I picked up the next best thing. I wonder how fattening they are? I am so craving chips too but too scared to go and get some. I am worried that I will buy the Ketchup ones. (My fave)
 
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T2 Trucker said:
From what my Canadian friends tell me, that's like 5 packs of cigs.

You deserve a lil treat ;)
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Exactly....Cigs here are just around the $9.00/pack mark. So I can buy a pretty sweet one for that amount of money. My DH told me this morning that we just saved $60.00 in the few days that we haven't smoked. I really love the sound of that. But I'm not so sure what to get him for a treat???? I will have to think about that one.
 
F.M.D. I guess this will be the ultimate test of "nothing taste as good as skinny feels". I'm pretty sure we will survive but my culinary skills in crockpot cooking not to mention I have an extensive collection of hearty homemade soups that can make a grown man cry.

There is nothing more I enjoy than making a 12 quart pot of chicken noodle soup from scratch on a saturday morning and watching college football all day while fussing over and skimming the soup and totally filling the house with an aromatic that drives you insane waiting to dig in to a bowl or four.
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I'm crying just reading this!! LOL!!!!!

There is nothing quite so homey than tempting aromas wafting from the kitchen while the sounds of football on TV reverberate through the house. With the crisp smell of autumn in the air and that sun the color of burning embers making those falling leaves glow in all their glorious vibrant oranges, yellows and reds.

And then the Cowboys score and it's a perfect day.
 
LoL I like your version better Scarlett - well *pressed-lip pause* all but the Cowboys part.

"You just go lay your hands on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and I think you're gonna find we understand."



Observations (good things from my weight loss):

I now wear sealbelts.

I moved up the seat in the car one more notch.

I now tie my shoes dead center on top with one arm on each side of my leg. Some of you may not understand this yet some will.

I don't make noises (grunts) getting up out of a chair.

I don't accidently burn my belly on a hot dish sitting on the stove.

I have enough rags to supply the next 3 generations of my family from my 3X shirts.
 
hehe ive written something like this myself, heres some more ...
I can now hop into a full bath without overflowing it
The towel fits ALL the way around me now with no big gaps!
I can fit through stupidly small turnstiles at the gym and supermarket :D
I can fit into public toilets without having to have one asscheek up on the tampon/pad bin thing
I can get INTO public toilets (those doors swing waaaay to close to the toilets).
People can fit past me in the hallway, shopping isles, etc
I have to pull my chair in at the table now before my stomach touches!
I can fit on the couch seat without falling into the next persons 'space'
I look like one of those hip and trendy kids with my baggy clothes :D
 
We could totally hijack T2's thread on these. I'm just gonna list one special one, just for T2.

I can paint my toenails without feeling like I'm going to herniate something. LOL
 
Manaloa said:
We could totally hijack T2's thread on these. I'm just gonna list one special one, just for T2.

I can paint my toenails without feeling like I'm going to herniate something. LOL
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You can hijack my thread anytime you want Mana, just keep the piggy pics comin' ;)

Hell, maybe if I could pick the right color, I'll do my own piggy pic in here.... LoL !!



or not...

most likely not....

but...


second thought....

nah.
 
I love perusing your diary. You have such a brilliant sense of humor and a great attitude. You give wonderful advice. Was wondering how the job thing went!?
 
I just read back a few pages, to try and catch up (having joined not that long ago). I just read your story about your baseball game. It touched me; your description of the overweight man's struggles and fears, and your joy at being there at all. Thank you for sharing it.

I don't have a specific goal like that, I should probably think about something I really want to do that I can't really do now (at least not comfortably). Or at least something to reward myself with that I really want.
 
heidilw said:
I love perusing your diary. You have such a brilliant sense of humor and a great attitude. You give wonderful advice. Was wondering how the job thing went!?
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That's a very nice post Heidi and I thank you for the compliments. I will start training on or about Tuesday. This job isn't a high-priority event for the employeer or myself and we're loosely putting this together in more of a convenience kinda way than any urgency attached to it.

dariqueen said:
It touched me; your description of the overweight man's struggles and fears, and your joy at being there at all. Thank you for sharing it.
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My shame is your gain ;) Keeping ones humor about them in the world of obesity is pretty much mandatory because we're generally beat-down people by so many other facets of society. I try to bring all my emotions to my diary to keep it real.

This lifestyle change is about as real as it gets. The only thing that was in my face in any greater capacity was my obesity itself. As always, I'm glad were all going through this together, it makes it a bit easier and certainly a whole bunch funner.
 
Well another weekend in the books and one more weekend closer to the fall.

I took a pc break yesterday and it felt good to leave this world behind for a day. Doing a day off of pc'ing reminded me just how nice it is to have a life outside of the internet and furthered my quest for going back to the working world.

Honestly, I really can't get it off my mind how my re-entry plans are going at a snail's pace and I usually have to resort to a more conventional phrase like "all good things to those who wait".

I re-issued myself back to my original diet (more or less) last week after some serious soul searching over this plateauing thing. Like anyone else in the diet world, no one has an answer for it, I just chalked it up as 'one of those things that happens'. For the first time in a month, I woke up yesterday morning looking as lean (dare I use that word) as I've been in years and broke my fears. It was a huge moment for me to know I wasn't in reversal mode and gaining weight after all. *whew* !!

I backed up my commitment during my attendance at my brothers 50th birthday gathering and had one steak and a scoop of baked beans and a massive salad. I went to the dirt track races with a friend after the party and ate nothing at the speedway

Yesterday was a great day in all aspects. It felt good to be apart of the real world once again. :)
 
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