Sunday, November 16, 2008
Talent and Time Equals this ...
This is really cool and btw, I love the AC/DC t-shirt. Got to find one for David.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Yea - I'm Almost Reaching My Goal
Today I weighed in at 128. When I started this blog, a few years ago, I was longing to be back to my weight of my previous years (pre-marriage) and was shooting for 120 lbs. I've always been thin and for some reason, about 9 months after I got married, my weight jumped from 115 to almost 140 lbs. I wish I could say it was because I had gotten pregnant, but I can't. I really don't know what happen, other than I was no longer stressed out from the wedding planning and I no longer lived in a City, where before, I was always walking. But that doesn't really fully explain it since, I had been living in the suburbs for 4 years already.
After having my daughter, I was successful in getting my weight down to 128. I only gained 23 lbs with my daughter (and the last three pounds came on almost at the end, when she was past her due date.) When I was pregnant with my son, I began at 127, dropped down to 124 during my first trimester, and then gain about 25 lbs that time. But it was what I did afterwards - I gave in to my sweet tooth (thus the name) and though I was able to lose about half the weight, trying to get under 130 seemed impossible. My weight wanted to hover around 135lbs.
I didn't like it - its' hard to suddenly not be thinner than your friends and family, to not be in better shape than your friends, and worse yet, to be as heavy as some of your friends. I know that sounds shallow and my noshing on cookies, brownies, chocolate, etc., definitely didn't help me. Yes, I am almost 5'7 and can carry off the extra weight, but I just hated the way I looked in my clothes and the sudden appearance of cellulite in the oddest places.
The last two - three years I have seen my weight really go up, to my highest this past February of a 160 lbs. For the past several years, I have had so many people ask me when I was "due", I just started to make up a date to hush them up. I am one of those unfortunate souls who gain weight in my stomach and boobs, and really do carry it off as if I am pregnant. So to be back into clothing that I haven't been able to wear since before I was pregnant with my son is just awesome for me, even if I have just gone down a cup size.
I've cut out wheat and dairy and it's really working, and I have began to do some exercising - walking and biking. In fact, I will be entering into my first 5 mile marathon - Thanksgiving Day. I won't be running in it, but walking a good pace.
Ahh, life seems to be good at 41. I don't think it's my reality to be 120 lbs. I would like to lose a few more lbs and stay at around 125 but if return to 130lbs that I have been these past few months, and to be able to stay between a size 6 and 8, I will be very happy!!!
And then I think I will have to rename my blog ....
After having my daughter, I was successful in getting my weight down to 128. I only gained 23 lbs with my daughter (and the last three pounds came on almost at the end, when she was past her due date.) When I was pregnant with my son, I began at 127, dropped down to 124 during my first trimester, and then gain about 25 lbs that time. But it was what I did afterwards - I gave in to my sweet tooth (thus the name) and though I was able to lose about half the weight, trying to get under 130 seemed impossible. My weight wanted to hover around 135lbs.
I didn't like it - its' hard to suddenly not be thinner than your friends and family, to not be in better shape than your friends, and worse yet, to be as heavy as some of your friends. I know that sounds shallow and my noshing on cookies, brownies, chocolate, etc., definitely didn't help me. Yes, I am almost 5'7 and can carry off the extra weight, but I just hated the way I looked in my clothes and the sudden appearance of cellulite in the oddest places.
The last two - three years I have seen my weight really go up, to my highest this past February of a 160 lbs. For the past several years, I have had so many people ask me when I was "due", I just started to make up a date to hush them up. I am one of those unfortunate souls who gain weight in my stomach and boobs, and really do carry it off as if I am pregnant. So to be back into clothing that I haven't been able to wear since before I was pregnant with my son is just awesome for me, even if I have just gone down a cup size.
I've cut out wheat and dairy and it's really working, and I have began to do some exercising - walking and biking. In fact, I will be entering into my first 5 mile marathon - Thanksgiving Day. I won't be running in it, but walking a good pace.
Ahh, life seems to be good at 41. I don't think it's my reality to be 120 lbs. I would like to lose a few more lbs and stay at around 125 but if return to 130lbs that I have been these past few months, and to be able to stay between a size 6 and 8, I will be very happy!!!
And then I think I will have to rename my blog ....
Thursday, October 30, 2008
A Letter to My More "Conservative" Friends
I just had one of those 'lightbulb' moments in regards to your opinions and distrust towards liberalism (is that a word?). Over the years from knowing you and being annoyed by your provocations, I've also have grown to understand and allowed myself to be more open to seeing the world through your eyes. Whenever new perspectives are introduced and old ones are revisited, admittedly, it is liberating when those lightbulb moments go off. Not only because it may change my way of thinking, but more importantly it allows me to empathize and to intellectually understand the other side.
What motivated and propelled me to write this post is a story I heard on NPR's Morning Edition, Disruptive Jewish Settlers Anger Israeli Officials. It was so obviously biased and distorted that it really upset me to hear this coming from NPR, a media source I trust and thoroughly enjoy. This story wasn't the only one lately that has grabbed my attention and has left me wanting to write a letter to them.
In an interview on WAMU's (an NPR station) The Splendid Table, with author, Chris Fair and her book "Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States : A Dinner Party Approach to International Relations", Chris Fair was merrily discussing her book, with funny and interesting anecdotes which I was enjoying. It was entertaining until I began to really listen to her, go on and on about Israel and their new slogan that the Falafel is Israel's national food. She was explaining (in a light-hearted tone) how annoyed and upset (and justifiably so) Palestinians are against Israel and Israelies for robbing them of this culinary national treasure (tongue in cheek here).
I don't think I am being overly sensitive by believing that she clearly had an agenda in the way she one-sidedly described Israel, it's policies, the Palestinians, and how their identity and cultural inheritance is being stolen away from them, with Israel's claim that the falafel is their national food.
But back to this morning's report, as I was listening to it, and getting more and more angry, it hit me why so many conservatives despised NPR. And it actually planted a seed of doubt in my mind to any story that they (NPR) report on, universally.
It's an awful and disappointing feeling, and a point that I hope NPR will seriously take in consideration.
What motivated and propelled me to write this post is a story I heard on NPR's Morning Edition, Disruptive Jewish Settlers Anger Israeli Officials. It was so obviously biased and distorted that it really upset me to hear this coming from NPR, a media source I trust and thoroughly enjoy. This story wasn't the only one lately that has grabbed my attention and has left me wanting to write a letter to them.
In an interview on WAMU's (an NPR station) The Splendid Table, with author, Chris Fair and her book "Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States : A Dinner Party Approach to International Relations", Chris Fair was merrily discussing her book, with funny and interesting anecdotes which I was enjoying. It was entertaining until I began to really listen to her, go on and on about Israel and their new slogan that the Falafel is Israel's national food. She was explaining (in a light-hearted tone) how annoyed and upset (and justifiably so) Palestinians are against Israel and Israelies for robbing them of this culinary national treasure (tongue in cheek here).
I don't think I am being overly sensitive by believing that she clearly had an agenda in the way she one-sidedly described Israel, it's policies, the Palestinians, and how their identity and cultural inheritance is being stolen away from them, with Israel's claim that the falafel is their national food.
But back to this morning's report, as I was listening to it, and getting more and more angry, it hit me why so many conservatives despised NPR. And it actually planted a seed of doubt in my mind to any story that they (NPR) report on, universally.
It's an awful and disappointing feeling, and a point that I hope NPR will seriously take in consideration.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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