Grrrrr Ice - my nemesis
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OMG Kellly. I guess it is YOUR biggest enemy.
I had my weekly weigh-in and beating this morning. This week I kept detailed records of my food, water & exercise. (oh Lisa. Erin is KILLING me!) I was feeling just a tiny bit frustrated that my weight loss was only 1 pound. I thought I had *earned* more that THAT! Well, Ms. Erin did my bodyfat. I lost several pounds of fat, gained a bit of muscle and overall dropped 2.4% of my body fat.
Ok. I can live with a one pound loss now
What? You lost 2.4% body fat in a week?
Even if it's not a week - that's outstanding. AND the pound. What the frig do you expect when you have such little to lose missy? It's all relative. And I can't wait until you get to goal. Because this time I am determined to have you celebrate. Even if that means that I sit in the field with the goats. Can you imagine? I would cry with the goats.
Oh wait - I forgot to tell you - my father sent me a goat video at Christmas - babies playing. So CUTE! I'm sorry for eating you my fun goats.
Hey Lisa. Guess what! I was just given permission to use my whistle
Yeah, but for who? Erin? I doubt I have it right.
For pipsqueak? Oh wait was it for Paula and Amiee? AMIEE!!!!!!!!!!! If we could only entice the Cutie.
Nancy! 2.4% bodyfat! That rocks!
No, I really haven't started packing! I don't know what the heck is wrong with me?!?!? I'm a freak of a planner and planned this trip for months and months, made tshirts, journals, autograph books...and now...I got nothin'.
I think part of it is b/c everything we are wearing, we still are wearing NOW, so I can't pack any of that stuff and the tshirts I made are already in the bins I'm taking (we're driving). So, I don't know what to do?!?! It's really confusing, I usually have this all planned down to the last toothbrush but I seem stuck in limbo?!?!
Lisa, enjoy your snow! In fact, why don't you enjoy my snow too...you can have it all! Take it! Take it!
The snow hardly came. It's there. It's snowing. But it can't even be an inch. DRAT. Maybe later.
Karen, so thrilled about your trip. Please continue the countdown. It makes me very excited.
I am keeping a list of non-scale accomplishments. I try to add to it daily. Aren't you proud of me, Lisa?
I leave tomorrow right after work. I'm not packed. Not happy about that!
Remember in the summer when I said "get it done" and then I lost my post and couldn't retype. When you came on and asked "should I not look at it anymore?".
Well, here's where my thoughts were - for you.
Liz, I think you have everything you need and are in a great place. A fantastic place.
The weight gain means nada. Why? Because it's whether we all have in place to "let it go" sort of speak. Not ignore it of course. But let it go in the sense of being much more at peace. I hate and I strongly feel that women use food/weight as a control issue and use it as a weapon against themselves at times and I don't want that for any of us. (I think you all know that about me by now
) So the biggest goal is not the weight loss but the peace. THE PEACE. Wait more than peace - making even more important issues in life a priority. Imagine what we'd all be if we took all the energy that we put into food/weight somewhere else?
It's not the weight loss that is the important part. It's that - mental game at goal. Wait maybe not even at goal. No, it's not even about goal.
So here you are with so many skills, important lessons learned and tools. One, you LOVE Liz. You've loved her at XXX and at YYY. That's a gift and wow. It's where all of us SHOULD be.
You have a wonderful family. I will say something about your husband. I ADORE him and I don't even know him. I know he's not perfect - who is. But remember when you were wondering what weight to end up at and we were on AIM and he said "Liz it doesn't matter - whatever is best for you". He's always loved you - never has been about your weight. Why am I saying this? Because IT'S A GIFT. From a strong and loving husband. Yes, it should be a given. But not all partners/spouses etc are like that Liz.
Your mom. You've learned over many years full of fear and joy and probably pure exhaustion - that despite your mother's fight - that YOU MUST look after yourself and your family as well - in tandem with loving her. A true gift for your life.
So you have support and love. And then you have a FULL LIFE. What does that have to do about weight loss? Well I truly believe that many obstacles - weight, depression, anorexia, alcoholism even issues as huge as terrorism - can be greatly reduced/helped by having personal passions in life. A focus. A personal regualr joy. And you have TONS of them. It's lovely to see. A joy for me. And inspiring.
When you don't have them - full regular joys and passions - it's very easy for one's brain to go so many dark places.
You know how to get it done Liz. Another gift. You like WW. And fully appreciate how the program never makes a villian out of food. Yeah WW!
And the biggest lesson that you and I both learned. We both learned that we were so focused on the end point - the goal - where we weren't quite at - but close - we were so focused on it and not being there yet that we both didn't fully take in where we were.
What a gift for life. I'm sure both of us will never ever make that error again.
So as far as I'm concerned Liz - you're there. There is just waiting for your body to catch up.
So am I proud of you?
A given.
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What have I missed? Where are you going?
I'm here.
I've done 8 half marathons since this group pushed me into my first, Princess 2010. My PR was November 2011 at 2:44, but I am down for the count lately with a strange lower leg injury. Still hoping to walk the Princess, though.
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It STILL KILLS me.
Look at you!
You should be so proud of yourself Kat.
Here's to your leg issue being gone - gone - gone.
Ok ok... since you had a revelation, I will come out of my hibernation / workaholic haze to comment.
Lisa I am so freak in proud of you I cant even put it into words! Yup - speechless I am.
What a great thing to find. It is liberating is it not?
HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH.
Bio. Bio. Bio. You're staying, yes? Don't make me beg Paula.
Cause I will.
Thanks Paula.
But you should REALLY take it in. Because there are few times in life when one human being impacts another in such a HUGE way.
I love the shirts! Any idea how the arms run?
I had a bit of wind knocked out of my sails last night when two of the four friends that were running this year decided to put off their Princess registration until 2013, so now my plans are up in the air. Under normal circumstances I'd just go solo and be able to swing it, but I just booked two rooms for March when my dad is in town (quick aside- is it weird that at almost 32 I'm still excited by holding my dad's hand while walking down Main St in the MK?) so my finances are a bit tighter than usual. Sigh. Hmm... I wonder if there will still be relatively inexpensive rooms left in a few weeks when I get paid again...
I have a plan in place today to see if I can pull it together since I do know quite a few people who are running-- man, I'm really hoping this works-- I'm REALLY looking forward to it!
Frustrating Rhianna. But don't let it take the wind out of your sails. You now have a whole group to run with. Don't you think it's funny that you found us a day before your friends dropped out?
Don't make me do the Twilight Zone song.
I mean not with me - with them. I'm the ONE non-runner on here.
Whatever. They hardly look big.
Thanks for taking on the shirts Kat!!!
Erika - get your a$$ back here.