Dear Tread Mill..

Dear Tread Mill...

I know it has been to long since we have spent any quality time together, but truthfully it's hard to be around you these days. It's been hard to be around you for the last year.

It started innocently enough an injury prevent me from visiting. I still thought of you, even missed you on occasion, but as time passed you drifted into the back of my mind representing another time, another place, another me.

But you have never left. Just the other day I found myself at your door, ready to go in and get reacquainted but I just couldn't go through the door. I saw you in the corner hanging with your friends looking all proud and representing a time that seems so very very long ago. I didn't even reach for the handle, I just turned and left.

Tread Mill, I want you to know that I think of you every day, your call is getting louder and more insistent. I warn you that when we meet up again you may be disappointed and embarrassed to see what I have become. Please be kind, and be patient as we begin our journey again.

The good news, because we have traveled together before we can avoid past mistakes and move faster down the road to health and well being.

I know, I just need to go stop by and say hello.. maybe we can go for a walk together.

Love, Susan xx

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It was the best of times...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

It's one of those quotes that just makes so much sense.. but for the life of me I couldn't remember who wrote it and where it was from!

LOVE wikipedia! Here is the info"

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With 200 million copies sold, it is the most printed original English book, and among the most famous works of fiction.^[1]

It depicts the plight of the French peasantry under the demoralization of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and a number of unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events, most notably Charles Darnay, a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.

The novel was published in weekly installments (not monthly, as with most of his other novels). The first installment ran in the first issue of Dickens' literary periodical All the Year Round appearing on 30 April 1859; the thirty-first and final ran on 25 November of the same year.

But here is my point.. life really is both all the time.. we just have to choose which side we are dealing with. Sometimes the "best" of times is the journey to survive the "worst" of times..

Phenominal Friday

Once a week it's about inspiration! Which I am not feeling at the moment.. grumble grumble grumble.. I think I have been feeling frustrated about the "process" yes, I know, baby steps.. I would just like to take a lot of baby steps.. quickly! Truth be told, I am also a touch apprehensive about standing on that scale. I know, it's only a number, but it's a number that represents too much emotionally as well as physically. Still, I have committed to looking at that number and dealing with it, and deal with it I will!

So here is my "Phenomenal Friday" this week it is a quote. I don't think life really has a destination! We are always in motion always moving one way or another.. even if we are stuck in a rut we are being pushed all by the current that makes up the energy of life.. so why wait for a destination of happiness when truly a destination doesn't really exist!

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.”

Roy Goodman

Been a couple of days..

I'm not doing badly but have hit a couple of bumps along the road.

The eating slowly is going ok.. Two things, first I REALLY have to think about it or I slip back into old eating habits and I REALLY like to mix up my food.. I like a pieces of salad mixed up with some rice and meat all on the same fork.. this is NOT working to my new eating ways!



Plus I hate to admit it but stress effects my eating. STOP rolling your eyes. I know that is a no-brainer.. but I have heard of these mythical creatures that get stressed and DON'T FEEL LIKE EATING! Not me, stress sneaks up and tickles my underbelly and presto, this girl wants FOOD!!




But I guess this is what the process is all about!

I came across some more interesting stats:

A new study by Skinny Cow low fat iced desserts reveals that the average woman burns 48,000 calories a year by shopping. Other findings:

- women make up to 132 shopping trips each year and burn approximately five calories a minute or a total of 47,700 calories over a 12-month period.

- women engage in 11 shopping trips per month: two are to buy clothes; five are to buy food and four are to a local store

- 70% of women say they feel completely exhausted after a shopping spree while 60% say it's a great form of exercise.

Interesting...

The only proven way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat less. But how do you do that day in and day out? Just slow down. Don't eat so fast! Researchers from Laiko General Hospital in Athens, Greece, have concluded that eating a meal quickly curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. The decreased release of these hormones can often lead to overeating because your body isn't telling you to stop.

Weekends can be such fun!

Which doesn't usually bode that well for better eating habits.

*sigh*

OK.. really it didn't go that badly! I had a great core workout at Twist on Friday with Kaalun (which I still am still feeling 72 hours later!) Friday night we had a Raclette party with some friends.. what's a Raclette? It is both a cheese and an appliance! Basically you grill veggies, prawns, and meat on top and melt Raclette cheese in little trays below.. combine on a craker and volia - cheesy goodness!

Having problems with picturing this? Here:

Good news: While cheese isn't high on the list of things to eat whilst watching ones weight, this system is excellent for portion control which has been my focus!

Bad news: Wine. Lots and lots and lots of wine.

*interesting note* "They" say organic wine helps prevents hang overs.. apparently not if it's only 1 bottle of organic wine.. and 5 of non-organic!

Good news: Dance Dance Revolution must of burned off a few calories!

I am a week and a half in at this point and I have to say I am please with the change in the eating habits, some weight has come off (I can tell with clothes) and I made it to Twist 3 times.. GREAT!

I was hoping to start with the running last week, but it looks like that will start this week, my muscles have been hurting a ton and I was just to tired last week.

This week I shall "suck it up!"

I am getting myself ready, by the end of the month I will not only stand on the scale but I will also start swimming again. I am very excited about that, Steve has even bought me a water proof MP3 player I can use while swimming laps!

Here's to a wonderful week ahead!

Phenomanal Friday!

This is my friend Melissa.. why is this my inspiration? She is trying to get up on one ski.. she did it, and pretty quickly.. but wiped out with great style in the process! The smile, the pointed toe, the can do attitude! That is how I want to lead my life!