I’ve been doing the online version of weight watchers for over a year now and I really like it, but…. my friend keeps telling me, as I continue to lose the same 6 lbs over and over again, that perhaps I need to go to a “real” meeting. I think there might be something to that advice. A sense of accountability - is what I need (in addition to a little more exercise).
The meeting is in two hours. I’m also told that Thursday is the perfect day to attend weight watchers - far enough from the previous weekend to have the time to lose any weight that might have been gained over the weekend. We’ll see.
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by lizzie
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I was talking to my husband, Adam this morning about what to write a post about today (not even through January and I’m already out of ideas! UGH). He rattled off a few ideas and then he started complaining about his weight. Now Adam is 6ft tall and maybe 170 lbs - not exactly obese or even overweight. So, I roll my eyes at him - because I have the perpetual 20-30 lbs that I need to lose - really! And he comes back at me and exclaims “just because a person is skinny, doesn’t mean that they’re healthy”. And, he’s right.
He has a naturally high metabolism and he’s definitely active - yard work, shoveling massive amounts of snow, bike riding, etc. His diet is about the same as mine - not necessarily watching what we’re eating like we should be, but he doesn’t gain weight. But, he has high cholesterol and this can be a serious health issue. In fact, I’m 20lbs overweight according to the charts for my age and height, but my cholesterol is fine.
We always seem to assume that heavy = unhealthy and I suppose, in general that can be true as we hear all the time the diseases and conditions that obesity play a huge roll in. But, we rarely think about those who appear to be “healthy” may actualy have as many health issues as those of us with weight to lose.
Thanks for listening.
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by lizzie
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I’m a big George Clooney fan and even if I don’t particularly like the movie that he’s in, I still usually like the characters he plays. I don’t think this was one of his best movies, but it wasn’t bad. It left me feeling empty, but I think that was the intent of the film.
It was in some ways similar to the Bill Murray movie ‘Lost in Translation’, but I thought that was a superior movie.
‘Up in the Air’ did have it’s good moments, but many of the events were predictable. There really wasn’t much of a plot, but I don’t think a plot is an absolute necessity in a movie. The sadness and lonliness of the main character were apparent. Ryan, the main character was the only character in the movie that was even close to being developed.
‘Up in the Air’ did make an impression on me, which is more than I can say for many of the unforgettable films I saw in 2009. And, George Clooney is never hard to look at.
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by lizzie
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First and foremost, my goal is to get back to blogging. I fell off the face of the earth for most of 2009. The reasons for this are many. Business was crazy, busy, but the recession hit us too. I was still settling in to the new home and grieving the loss of my father. But I’m going to concentrate on blogging and moderating the 1300 comments in the queue. Ugh!
I did have an epiphany in 2009 - I do not have the determination to complete ANYTHING that is not related to my business. If I have a task that I am getting paid to do - I WILL get it done, but personal goal - forget about it. Now I believe this is a direct corellation to my inability to lose the weight I struggle to lose year after year.
2010 Goals -
- Continue blogging
- Start and stick with a new healthful eating plan - whether it’s weight watchers, Jenny Craig - whatever - JUST DO IT!
- Paint! - I had a goal last year to paint a painting-a-day for 365 days. I finished 13 paintings! See. I don’t finish anything that’s for me.
- Read the Bible from Genesis through Revelations (Adam is helping me with this one)
That’s it. I don’t want to overwhelm myself with too much to do that I don’t accomplish anything.
So, how am I going to do this? Well, I started blogging again - see, you’re reading my first post of 2010. Not much, but it’s a start. Next, I’m going to go to the Saturday weight watchers meeting at the Senior Center in one town over. Painting is probably the most difficult of the tasks, because it requires that I prepare a place in my house again where I can paint. I think my laziness has a huge impact on this (especially when I could be playing spider solitaire instead of painting). Last, and probably the easiest goal to acheive will be the Bible reading because, Adam is reading to me after we settle in to bed for the night.
Posted on January 13th, 2010 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Daily Grind, Life in General | 27 Comments »
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