Hey, I am a lawyer, too!
Interesting! I know nothing about the German legal system -- I'm sure you never know what kind of day you will have either.
My DH is a lawyer, too. You do not want to get in an argument at our house . . .
I feel more at peace now than I have in a long time. I feel in control and bette about my choices. The decision to lose weight has been so amazing for me.
That being said, hotel an airfare are booked for
Disneyland. All that separates us is 18 pounds. Sad though that the most expensive part of the trip are the tickets.
Woo hoo on a Disney trip in your future!
I am so glad that you are at peace -- it will help you in all phases of your life.
I really hope the scale is kind to me this weekend, so far it's been all over the place.
Sending you oodles of
It's just a matter of time,
Buffy!
I found out that I really like tofu, but I have never been able to make it myself in a way that I really enjoyed. Does anyone have a good recipe they can share? Maybe I ought to look at the recipe thread....
Tofu is so yummy!
Here is a link to a really easy baked tofu that is easy to fix and very tasty.
http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/the-perfect-baked-tofu It's from a website called healthytippingpoint.com and I found it totally by accident when I was doing a search one day.
Pamela, sorry that the house was a bust in Maine. I'm glad that you were able to get back home before the big storm. Sounds like you have a good prospect, too. A day at the beach is sounding pretty good right now!
QOTD for Thursday, February 7, 2013:
How far away is SPRING for your area of the world/country? Do you enjoy spring? Do you believe that SAD (Season Affective Disorder) truly exists? Do you feel down in the winter and better in the spring and summer? (Okay... I know that is more like 4 questions! )
You call this a fun question?!?
Just kidding. It is a
great question.
I absolutely think SAD really exists. I take vitamin D regularly, too. That was one of the hardest things for me to get used to living here in the Pacific Northwest -- the lack of sun is tough on this Anaheim girl. Summer will start in June here.
What is spring? Shoot I feel like we hardly have winter here in Missouri anymore (speaking as a horticulturist). I have been putting my houseplants outside everyday this week.
My bulbs tried to come up a few weeks ago and then FROZE.
That is a bummer about your bulbs.
Hope they come back.
I hit a minor speed bump last night as I was laying in bed. It was one of those days where I just couldn't stop eating! (but I still logged everything and was well within my points... the advantages of not having junk food in the house!). I was just feeling down about how long this weight is going to take to come off. I know it's a lifestyle change, and I will be living like this forever and honestly I'm happy with that because I've been feeling great lately with all the changes I've made, but it just seems like such a long journey. But I tried to remind myself that I'm already down 13 pounds, which is great, and since I took 28 years to put on all this weight, I can at least give myself a year or 2 to take it all off!! I'm feeling better this morning and am glad that I was able to turn my thoughts around because normally I'm a dweller and I don't bother trying to make things look positive.
Anyways, I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Sorry for the bump in the road.
Hang in there!
Spring? Oh yeah, I think that's the five days we have between summer and...summer and... summer! It's all good though as my DH says I'm a reptile as I love, love, LOVE the heat.
You live in the right place for sure!
Well I did my first day yesterday soda free!!! Thanks for the encouragement. I got my favorite red tea Rooibos and made a pitcher. It has such I nice light vanilla taste. Lets see how today goes. Well be going out to dinner tonight so that's when I cave but I told my kids to hold me to it and you know they like to catch you when you do something "wrong"
Off to the treadmill! And then a plank. I did 2 30sec sets yesterday.
Congrats on the soda free day and the planks!
Is it too late for me to join you?
Nope, never too late to join us!
I see Magdalene already gave you the scoop.
I have to put my 2 bits in quick here-- were all cranky, tired and down-- it is winter, we've been working out a lot, were sore, hungry, and frankly dieting takes a lot out of you energy wise. Don't give up, it is worth it when you face the scale, and those pants start fitting better, and I see a marked difference in my face--you can see my cheekbones and I look prettier....so hang in there and remember you have to reward yourself with some kind of non food item every week you lose.
Thanks for the great reminder,
Susan!
Spring is hopefully at the end of March...I want to get out camping again. We managed it for St Patricks day last year.
I do believe that SAD exists, because I send patients for lightbox treatment for it. I personally don't feel 'down' in winter, but I definitely feel more lethargic, go to bed earlier etc and am less inclined to 'do'stuff, I'd rather lay in bed and read!
I do more in the summer months because of the longer days, there are plenty of hours left after getting home from work whereas in winter it's get home, eat, go to bed!!!
Here's to an early spring!
I'm jumping in a little late this year. I've done the BL challenges beforw, but I guess I got away from the dis when I wasn't actively planning a trip. We arw going on a 4 night cruise on the Dream next Jan, plus I have a 20 yr high school reunion coming up this summer, so I'm jumping back in for some support!
We are doing a family wt loss competition that we started on Jan 1. We are all doing pretty good so far, but I'm definitely in need of some extra motivation.
and thanks for sending me your PM.
I am 100% sure that I am going to have a gain this week....but remembering what my friend Kathy always says, I am not giving up. I did not eat well this week, BUT I did make a doctor's appointment for tomorrow. So hoping to soon have some help dealing with the back issues. I am still getting in my mile a day, which I am proud of. Just doing the best I can, and trying hard to be good with that for now.
Thank you Pamela for coaching this week.
Hope you get some good news and help from the doctor tomorrow,
Rose.
I had a 3.6 gain at WW today.
I still had 20 weekly points so I am just believing that my body decided to hold onto weight this week and that next week it will be gone as fast as it appeared. Boy, it is so frustrating, though.
I'm counting on all your wonderful PMs tomorrow to help me get my happy back.