Amberle3's semi-update

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Mine was very nice - DF is in
town (for another 6 days yet) and everything seemed to go smoothly.
Christmas dinner was at my cousin's house, as it always is as that's the
only place that will accommodate everyone (almost 20 people). My aunt
even behaved herself in terms of trying to make us eat more than we
wanted to, partly because she forgot the pie she was bringing (caramel
apple). Oh well!

I really haven't eaten too far off plan, and haven't over-indulged at
all and yet the scale on Friday was up 2 pounds. I'm afraid to see what
it will be on Monday. I wasn't able to get in all the excercise that I
wanted to, and I've been dealing with another infection and some
digestive problems which I'm hoping account for the weight gain. I'm so
bloated that I feel like I've gained all 30 pounds back! Can't wait for
things to get back to normal again.

The cats are slowly accepting the new cat into the fold, and he seemed
to have an enjoyable Christmas. He was a little overwhelmed by all the
wrapping on Christmas day, but we've left some of the bows and ribbons
on the livingroom floor and he's been having a great time playing with
those. He's become social enough that he doesn't automatically run when
he sees someone, and unfortunately has become comfortable enough that
he's taken to going up on the counter and the kitchen table. He seems
to have developed a fondness for my scarf.

Christmas saw a very different trend in terms of gifts. My mother and I
gave each other exercise wear. We both received lingere from various
members of my family, although the PJ set my mother got is a 3x - she's
now a 1x. One of the sets I got is a size larger than I am.

And as we opened things - especially the 3x PJs - I couldn't help but
being pleased. And we found a lot of humor in the 3x PJs. But all I
could think is that LAST year these things would have fit. And it was
a great feeling being able to put on something that would have been a
perfect fit last year and see it hanging like a rag

And DF is now talking about getting an exercise bike for me to use at
his place. He has a touring bike on a trainer in the livingroom, but no
matter how much I try I just can't use that thing. It's too tall for
me, the pedals are weird little things and are supposed to clip in to
the special shoes and I just can't get it to work. I'm at his place for
the first week or so in January, and we'll see what we can find in terms
of a good cheap stationary bike. Yay!

Amberle3
(trying to reconcile being bloated, thinner, and happy at the same time)
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Amberle3
249/217/215-minigoal/150?
Renewed my commitment to me 3/30/03

- New Year, New You Weight Loss Challenge:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/nyny.htm
- Take Heart, Take Part Exercise Challenge:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/thtp.htm

this sounds like a whole bouquet of NSVs to me, good for you, Lee
Amberle3 wrote in message
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Mine was very nice - DF is in
town (for another 6 days yet) and everything seemed to go smoothly.
Christmas dinner was at my cousin's house, as it always is as that's the
only place that will accommodate everyone (almost 20 people). My aunt
even behaved herself in terms of trying to make us eat more than we
wanted to, partly because she forgot the pie she was bringing (caramel
apple). Oh well!

I really haven't eaten too far off plan, and haven't over-indulged at
all and yet the scale on Friday was up 2 pounds. I'm afraid to see what
it will be on Monday. I wasn't able to get in all the excercise that I
wanted to, and I've been dealing with another infection and some
digestive problems which I'm hoping account for the weight gain. I'm so
bloated that I feel like I've gained all 30 pounds back! Can't wait for
things to get back to normal again.

The cats are slowly accepting the new cat into the fold, and he seemed
to have an enjoyable Christmas. He was a little overwhelmed by all the
wrapping on Christmas day, but we've left some of the bows and ribbons
on the livingroom floor and he's been having a great time playing with
those. He's become social enough that he doesn't automatically run when
he sees someone, and unfortunately has become comfortable enough that
he's taken to going up on the counter and the kitchen table. He seems
to have developed a fondness for my scarf.

Christmas saw a very different trend in terms of gifts. My mother and I
gave each other exercise wear. We both received lingere from various
members of my family, although the PJ set my mother got is a 3x - she's
now a 1x. One of the sets I got is a size larger than I am.

And as we opened things - especially the 3x PJs - I couldn't help but
being pleased. And we found a lot of humor in the 3x PJs. But all I
could think is that LAST year these things would have fit. And it was
a great feeling being able to put on something that would have been a
perfect fit last year and see it hanging like a rag

And DF is now talking about getting an exercise bike for me to use at
his place. He has a touring bike on a trainer in the livingroom, but no
matter how much I try I just can't use that thing. It's too tall for
me, the pedals are weird little things and are supposed to clip in to
the special shoes and I just can't get it to work. I'm at his place for
the first week or so in January, and we'll see what we can find in terms
of a good cheap stationary bike. Yay!

Amberle3
(trying to reconcile being bloated, thinner, and happy at the same time)
--
Amberle3
249/217/215-minigoal/150?
Renewed my commitment to me 3/30/03

- New Year, New You Weight Loss Challenge:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/nyny.htm
- Take Heart, Take Part Exercise Challenge:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/thtp.htm