Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Feeling Inspired

I mentioned here that I'd been posting on my calorie counting site, myfitnesspal.com, which I do mostly because I don't want this place to become a weight loss journal.

Yesterday, I made a post about what has worked for me so far, because I've been logging in my calories and exercise there for 140 days and I've learned some things.

The most incredible thing happened...somehow, my post caught the attention of other members and boom...votes and votes and comments and praise and stories from others about how what I said was just what they needed to hear.

What a feeling! To think that my experience and something I wrote mattered to anyone!

I'm only down 23 pounds and I've got about 27 to go before I'll feel satisfied, but days like today propell me...

Here's to your health!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Odds And Ends Post

I have been so bad about posting here...serves me right if anyone who did wander by has long stopped bothering to do it.

I've mentioned before - I'm not signing on here from work - and my evenings have been pretty much get home as soon as I can, take Houdini for a walk, ride my exercise bike for an hour, do some housekeeping, make something to eat and that's about it. Steinvic is gone three days a week still. Just not a lot of time for me to log in and post!

So...what's been going on here?

Work has been...extra challenging. Enough said.

Houdini is awesome...we woke up extra early and took him to the dog park yesterday morning and he was the only pup on the small dog side of the fenced in area, so he was in his glory! He ran and ran, going first to Steinvic and then back to me, back and forth, tounge hanging out, ears flopping around. It made us wish for a fenced-in yard.

Our house...the back patio has come a loooooooooooooong way, and we've been spending a lot of time this week, hanging out and enjoying it.

And neighbors...we've gotten to know one couple a little better and on Friday, he and his wife just stopped by because they saw we were out. I have often felt a little isolated everywhere I've lived aside from my childhood home because I never knew the neighbors. Sure, you may remember reading about Virginia, but she's been gone a long time. So, just having our few friends who live across the lot, being friendly with the family next door, and now this new couple...it's just kind of nice.

Today is a finish-Houdini's-Reds-jersey morning, then some cooking and who knows what else today. I slept almost 12 hours last night...I must have needed it!

Until next time...which I think will be sooner than later...I miss it here.