Mare's nest: Loser Monday or Lost and Found Again!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Loser Monday or Lost and Found Again!

Okay I have pretty much sucked at this whole loser thing. Since January I lost 8 pounds.

Then I found them again. Apparently they missed me a lot.

I have also sucked at checking in on Mondays to point out my shortcomings. Perhaps those who remember my cookies on the treadmill blog would kindly and helpfully point out that maybe, just maybe I have not been very serious about the whole thing.

I think, in my own defense, that thinking about dieting just screws me over. I think (and it doesn't happen too often) that maybe I would do better to not think so much. see there I go, thinking again.
Is anyone still with me? I thought not.

Hey! does that mean I actually LOST something???

woo hoo me!!

6 comments:

Jeanne said...: I'm still with you! In fact, that whole scenerio sounds too familiar. I can watch a show about weight loss while eating oatmeal raisin cookies or M & M's from the BIG bag and not even notice the irony until later.; March 23, 2009 at 9:41 AM
swooze said...: You can't diet. You have to make lifestyle changes. You can do it!; March 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM
*karendianne. said...: I'm not help here so I can only leave a comment to remind you that you'll figure out what works for you as long as you NEVER EVER GIVE UP. Oh heck, be healthy. That's a good goal.; March 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said...: Dieting always 'does me in' as I have a big bowl of ice cream at the end of the day to 'celebrate' good behavior earlier in the day! and I watch the pounds add up :( better if I just stick to smaller portions of everything :)

Hope you find a way that works for you!; March 23, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Red Geranium Cottage said...: LOLOL!! That was funny. We're all pretty much in the same boat with ya. We just have to get serious here. Summer is coming!! Hang in there and dont give up.; March 23, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Regi said...: I am still with you *smiles*

I think I have been losing and finding the same pounds myself. Its pretty discouraging. But I agree with you...just thinking the word "diet" messes me up. I hear the word and feel deprived lol. So I have to tell myself that its not about what I cant eat... but what I can eat. Its something I am doing so I will feel better, be healthier etc. Its going to take time and often the first step is the hardest, regardless of whether that first step takes a minute or several months. Its a matter of finding out what works for you so hang in there. We are all with ya!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the kind words... I appreciate it!

~Regi; March 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM

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Three pennies a day

I have been trying to give my three cents worth lately. I read about this movement to change the world by 3 pennies.
What you do is, every morning you put three pennies in your left pocket. During the course of the day if you do something nice for someone you move one penny to your right pocket. So, it can be something big and nice, something unexpected and nice or even something small and nice like opening the door for a stranger. Then at the end of the day your goal is to have the three pennies in your right pocket.
Kind of neat huh? Just a little pocket reminder to be nice to people and go out of your way a bit. I also tell myself sometimes, "ooo that wasn't a nice thought, I should have to move my penny back!" ;-)
I hope whoever reads this has a three penny day.

Up date on one of the Worlds Smallest Quilt Guilds

Our membership is now officially 50% bigger than previously noted! My good friend Susan from Florida is now an official member of the guild. Initiation took place at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago. Flori, as she is lovingly called in our guild brings a special imitable style to our most exclusive guild. She hob-nobs with Alex Anderson, rubs elbows with Pink Flamingos and knows me! Guess that last part wasn't too humble now was it? ;p Flori is our official Officer in Charge of Coffee and she did her job remarkably well at the festival, finding coffee for us when the situation was getting quite desperate. She also found coffee fabric which was quite the feather in her cap. Well, it would be if she was wearing one. Good job new officer!

History of One of the wolds smallest quilt guilds

I once believed I belonged to THE worlds smallest quilt guild, 2 people- my favorite cousin and myself. Then Mary Stori came to my local guild as speaker and she pointed out that she and a fellow quilt friend were the worlds smallest quilt guild. So, I had to revise my thinking. ONE of the worlds smallest quilt guilds consists of myself and my favorite cousin, we don't have regular meetings as the distance is a bit far for either of us to commit to on a regular basis. She lives in gorgeous Colorado, with a spectacular view of Pikes Peak, I live in lovely Wisconsin, within a short drive of beautiful Lake Michigan.
As a guild however, we are working on 2 or more round robbins. I say 2 or more because I forget exactly where we are with them. I have 2 at my house, and if I remember correctly she has 1 at her house. When we get together, usually in CO, we do a lot of quilt retreating as she has a longarm machine. We don't pay dues, and we haven't decided yet which of us is president, but I think I'm going to run for that office this year. I'm pretty sure I will win as she is awfully busy homeschooling 5 kids, taking care of a baby and running her longarm machine daily. She does most of the charity quilts, quilting donations on her longarm, though we have done several prayer quilts together for people we have heard about.
Now for a name for our little group........ I'm thinking, there will be more on this in my ramblings