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  • Roll Call March 21st 2009

    Hi all

    It's just after 7.00 am here in the UK, and it's frosty outside, but the sun is up, and it looks like it's going to be one of those glorious spring days where it starts cold and crisp and turns to warm sunshine! What a lovely start to Spring - I love this time of year.

    Hope you all have a great day!

    CP
    'Chocolate - Here today, gone today!'

    Sowing The Seeds of Change - My Journal

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    Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

    Good morning everyone... almost 2 a.m. here. I have debated on sharing this story or not... here goes nothing...

    Earlier tonight I went out with some friends. We didn't do a whole lot... ended up walking a bit and discussed life, etc. We didn't go to dinner, or really do much of anything, besides chat. Well, for some reason, I felt super stressed out afterward. Some of the things I heard were overwhelming and I felt an awful wave of sadness. During the last part of our talk all I wanted was a huge bowl of ice cream. A doughnut. A piece of pie. Heck, the whole pie.

    Around 1 a.m. we all said goodbye to eachother and I headed to the local grocery store... it's open 24 hours a day (kind of like a super wal-mart, but small scale). Wow, this is getting lengthy... okay, I'll try to sum up.

    I went to the grocery store, feeling almost a panic... I quickly went over to the bakery.. I looked around, saw nothing I wanted. I went to frozen foods... I looked at every kind of ice cream imaginable... I looked at packaged cookies and chips and dip and... yeah, I looked everywhere. I thought in my mind "Just tonight, I'm going to splurge on something. I'll start again tomorrow." Now, I'm not sure exactly what brought this intense panic on. I know it had something to do with feeling upset over the evening... and I wanted comfort... but the panic I felt is almost indescribable.

    But here's the conclusion... I found nothing I wanted. Truly. Sure, the Samoa ice cream looked enticing. My old self would have grabbed whatever my emotional "beast" was asking for... but the new me didn't even look twice. (I did look once... a really looooong look. ).

    I didn't end up buying the ice cream or treats or anything.. but guess what I did buy?

    Horseradish.

    I'm going to make some "Whooshie Pie"...

    I know all of this sounds kind of trivial... but I feel at peace.. and I'm excited. I can't quite explain, I guess.

    Anyway, everyone have a great low carb weekend...
    Thanks for listening to my "I can't believe I didn't give in" story.

    Hugs,
    Avery
    "Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it is yours."
    --Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged"

    First mini goal... lose 20 pounds... and go brunette! Made the change from blonde to brown - 4/19/09!

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    • #3
      Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

      Originally posted by Avery View Post
      .I know all of this sounds kind of trivial... but I feel at peace.. and I'm excited. I can't quite explain, I guess.
      Hi Avery - not trivial at all - it's great! I know what you mean about feeling at peace - it is the part I find hardest to explain to others - the pounds/inches/sleeping better/disappearance of nasty health problems and all those physcial things are easier to explain, but that feeling of being at peace and at one with your body - I can see that they don't 'get it!

      Keep up the good work and enjoy the Whooshie Pie.

      CP
      'Chocolate - Here today, gone today!'

      Sowing The Seeds of Change - My Journal

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      • #4
        Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

        Good morning all!

        Beautiful morning here as well CP, though no frost. I think we are pretty much past that time of year here. Should get up in to the upper 70's/low 80's here today. It is very foggy here at the moment, but that should clear up around noon (like it has for the past week or so). I've had the windows open for the past week and that is so enjoyable! Rarely do we get to do that in Houston!

        Avery, that is a great story, and nothing about it is trivial! Congrats on your achievement

        Ryan



        Ryan's Road to ONEderland
        Age: 25
        Height: 6'2"; 1.89 meters
        Starting Weight: 308 lbs; 140 kg
        Atkins Start Date: 2/21/09
        Mini Goal 1: 300 lbs; 136 kg reached 2/26/09
        Mini Goal 2: 290 lbs; 132 kg reached 4/14/09
        Mini Goal 3: 280 lbs; 127 kg reached 7/9/09
        Mini Goal 4: 260 lbs; 118 kg
        Mini Goal 5: 240 lbs; 109 kg
        Mini Goal 6: 230 lbs; 105 kg NO LONGER OBESE!
        Mini Goal 7: 220 lbs; 100 kg
        Final Goal Weight: 195 lbs; 88 kg

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        • #5
          Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

          Good morning! I've been MIA for a few days...been really busy.

          Congrats on your personal success, Avery! That's wonderful.

          Enjoy the day!
          Kristine

          Married Female/5'6"/33 yrs old

          SW: 249 - 2/24/08
          RW: 227 - 12/11/08
          CW: 193.1 - 3/3/09 (I'm in ONEderland!!! )
          GW: 148 -



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          • #6
            Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

            Good morning everyone. I felt the urge to weigh again this morning but glad my scale is put away, lol. Just have to wait till next friday.

            Avery~*Thank you for deciding to share your story. Definetly not trivial at all. I feel your excitement and I am happy for you

            Hope everyone has a great day!
            Tutti
            F 37 5'2"
            New restart: March 16, 2010
            335.4/335.4/149

            Mini Goals
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            • #7
              Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

              Hello to All,
              I am glad to be back today after a difficult night. Let's just say I was able to stand firm under major temptations in the form of movie popcorn. Today I am down another 1/2 lb, so I am glad I resisted and this is my real reward.
              Avery- excellent decision! I am so proud of you.
              12 Years of Baby Fat

              F/35

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              • #8
                Re: Roll Call March 21st 2009

                Thank you everyone... thank you for your kind words of encouragement. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

                Avery
                "Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it is yours."
                --Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged"

                First mini goal... lose 20 pounds... and go brunette! Made the change from blonde to brown - 4/19/09!

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