Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 201.4 lbs.

I am still trudging along, I guess. Its not like I invented the concept of hovering or stalling or anything, and I have read enough angst of others about this to last a lifetime. So I need not add to the world’s pool of misery about being stuck, or whatever. I am trying hard to remind myself that “it is temporary” and that “this too shall pass.” I am staying diligent diet wise, and am back to exercise as of a few days ago, after a brief hiatus. I do feel as if I am moving more overall as well, as it has been spring like out, and between setting up for the garage sale, putting out the summer furniture and other outdoor endeavors, I am less the winter slug that I had been.

And hopefully this will all matter some weight and waist wise, at some point!

Yesterday I was sorely tempted to tear into some chocolate, as we went with friends Barb and her husband to the Ten Lives cat charity event, and were “stuck” there for many straight hours, surrounded by goodies of every kind. They had auctions, music, raffles and crafts, including FOOD stands and homemade Easter chocolates of every kind. Tom helped himself to a few homemade desserts, AND bought a chocolate peanut butter something or other, which is my all time favorite. The commercial from years ago for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups where a person with chocolate runs into a person with peanut butter, and they merge, wasn’t lost on me! God, I could have lunged across the table and eaten it all in opne bite!

But, I brought the leftover burger salad and a few cheese sticks, and found myself at least physically satisfied by these. The event served sandwiches and goulash, and homemade macaroni salad…and at least I was aware of this menu ahead of time, so I could be proactive with my needs.

For dinner, I had two turkey dogs and a small blob of pork and beans that Tom had made. This struck me as more food than I have been able to eat at one time for a while now, but I was starving and it was late when we got home and settled down. I also know that these weren’t great choices and the beans have some sugar in them, but I ate very little, so hope this didn’t amount to much. I do wonder if this is contributing to where my weight is resting, though.

So, so much for play weekend, and it is back to more reality today. Although I am still off, I have much to do, including prep for the work week and the laundry that got neglected all weekend. Plus, Tom and I am rethinking getting the cool computer we visited at Best Buy a few times last week, and then choose to wait on. It had the nerve to go on sale this week, and now we feel compelled to get it after all, and if so, I fear this may disrupt things for a bit while we figure out how to transfer things from here to there, or whatever. Unfortunately the concept of “plug and play” is in reality, much more complex than this, when it comes to replacing one well used computer, with another. Ack…I hate these things!

Well, I guess this all really just amounts to the ya ya of everyday life in our modern century…with all the joys and challenges this entails. Which is a more balanmced perspective than I have been inclined towards for some time lately…so I am gonna take this, and run with it!