Dealing

It happened again last night. It was our weekly get-together where we are supposed to be able to share our weeks.. brag, complain, explain. Where the others should listen, sympathize and care. I’ve said it before. Several of the women there want (and get) attention when they are telling their tales; [...]

Tale of the Scale: 10/28

I’m getting really tired of saying that there hasn’t been any weight loss. There are lots of reasons (or are they excuses?)… but still, it’s getting weary. I think I’ve lost 2 pounds since August! Still, I’ve had to go down a size in jeans, though I’d be happier to going down [...]

Writing Prompt: Write about a first memory

Gravity
I am wordless but I know. Below me the floor is yellow squares with dark lines. I sit twisted in my chair staring. Staring down.
I am wordless but I know down and I want to know what down is. The food falls off my spoon, slips through my fingers, escapes my [...]

Creating Our Personal Fields of Dreams

We know the movie. Ray Kinsella hears voices encouraging him to do a very risky thing: build a baseball diamond in his corn field. The disembodied voice pushes forward:
If you build it, he will come.Ease His Pain.Go The Distance.
While talking to the character, Terry Mann, Kinsella admits that he regrets never having a [...]

In Honor of An Anniversary…

I’ve been blogging about my workouts with my trainer for a year today. (Happy Anniversary, Guido! Guess who’s giving me a free workout today to celebrate!)) This weekend I was pointed to two rather different blog posts about women and workingn out. Both are brilliant in very different ways:
Jon Gilson of [...]

Ghosts and Phoenixes

When I woke up this morning, my very first thought was: how can I talk myself out of going to the gym today? (sigh). An old habit that I thought I’d vanquished was only sitting in my mental closet like a monster waiting for the lights to go out to re-emerge. I [...]

Going It Alone

Always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Weight: 123# at home; 128# at the gym.
With permission from Emerson, I am doing a small thing that I’m a bit afraid to do: Today marks the first day of 3 months working out on my own.
I know many – [...]

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. Ralph Waldo Emerson
While reading my KSR trilogy, one of the characters constantly refers to an unfortunately non-existent website/email messaging system that offers a quote of the day from either Emerson or Thoreau. I like many of the quotes offered, so for [...]

Tale of the Scale: 10/2/07

There was an every so slight weight loss; not enough to actually report on.
In getting ready to go off on my own for 3 months, Guido asked me to come up with a list of questions, which we went over this morning. Lots of workout information out there online; lots of it doesn’t [...]

Tale of the Scale: week of 9/24

Weight (at gym): down almost 2#. Weight (at home): down 1#.
My first week of eating less protein, and getting more carbs/veggies in my diet really wasn’t very difficult. I’ve had grilled, roasted and stewed veggies.. sometimes with a little fish/chicken sometimes not. I’ve had the veggies with brown rice, polenta and whole [...]