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Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote:
::
::: Luna wrote:
::::: In article ,
::::: "JC Der Koenig" wrote:
:::::
:::::: Obviously whatever might have worked for you in the past isn't
:::::: working for you anymore.
::::::
:::::
::::: Being motivated primarily by the excitement and interest of a new
::::: hobby wasn't working any more. Excitement wears off. Eating less
::::: and exercising more isn't always fun. Will you stop doing it when
::::: it isn't fun anymore, like you would with a hobby like macramé or
::::: origami?
:::::
:::::: Nothing is working for you because you're special and unique.
:::::
::::: Never said nothing was working for me. Just said thinking of it
::::: as a hobby wasn't working for me. I take it more seriously than
::::: I would a hobby, which keeps me from quitting just because it's
::::: not fun.
:::
::: I take my hobbies very seriously...because they're fun.
::
:: That makes no sense to me. In the hierarchy of things I have to do
:: and things I need to do, hobbies are near the bottom. I'd never skip
:: working out because I wanted to work on a hobby.

Taking a hobby seriously doesn't mean you put it before all of the other
things you have to do in life to survive or succeed...it just means you make
time for it because it enhances your enjoyment of life.

But it make sense to me that you don't get it because you don't seem to be
enjoying what you have in life....

In article ,
"Roger Zoul" wrote:

Luna wrote:
:: In article ,
:: "Roger Zoul" wrote:
::
::: Luna wrote:
::::: In article ,
::::: "JC Der Koenig" wrote:
:::::
:::::: Obviously whatever might have worked for you in the past isn't
:::::: working for you anymore.
::::::
:::::
::::: Being motivated primarily by the excitement and interest of a new
::::: hobby wasn't working any more. Excitement wears off. Eating less
::::: and exercising more isn't always fun. Will you stop doing it when
::::: it isn't fun anymore, like you would with a hobby like macramé or
::::: origami?
:::::
:::::: Nothing is working for you because you're special and unique.
:::::
::::: Never said nothing was working for me. Just said thinking of it
::::: as a hobby wasn't working for me. I take it more seriously than
::::: I would a hobby, which keeps me from quitting just because it's
::::: not fun.
:::
::: I take my hobbies very seriously...because they're fun.
::
:: That makes no sense to me. In the hierarchy of things I have to do
:: and things I need to do, hobbies are near the bottom. I'd never skip
:: working out because I wanted to work on a hobby.

Taking a hobby seriously doesn't mean you put it before all of the other
things you have to do in life to survive or succeed...it just means you make
time for it because it enhances your enjoyment of life.

But it make sense to me that you don't get it because you don't seem to be
enjoying what you have in life....

Not at the moment, no. Family problems, work problems, money problems,
friend problems. Every time I think I can't handle one more source of
stress, another one pops up. My mantra lately is "Grin and bear it,
this too shall pass."

Luna wrote:

I have a few close friends who aren't catty like that. It's more the
people on the periphery, the ones I don't know that well. I live in
Atlanta, plenty of room for new friends, it's just hard to fit in when
you're an atheist in the Bible belt, when you're politically
conservative so you don't fit in with other atheists, when most people
your own age are married with kids so they pretty much stick with other
marrieds, when books are your main interest and so few people anywhere
in the country read for pleasure. I've tried to expand my social circle
by going to meetups, but that was a miserable failure. The atheist
group was all about Bush bashing, the graphic design group was 4
miserable people all there hoping to get work from the others, the
science fiction group wanted to talk only about movies and Star Drek. I
thought I had a new possibility open up recently when a friend of mine
invited me to Team Trivia with his friends, but after going a few times
he abruptly vanished and isn't returning mine or anyone else's calls for
the past couple of months.

As long as you have a few close friends who are normal - they accept you
the way you are - then it's not overly bad. I think I can stay afloat
as long as I have a few friends like that. The married people - there
will be more of them amongst those of similar age as we grow older.
Have you tried online book groups? Religion wise - are there
non-atheists who are not "married" to their fellow churchgoers? I have
met church-goers like that before - for all practical purposes they're
wedded to the people who are going to the same church, they spend all
their non working hours with them. If they're looking for a babysitter,
they look from within their church. They do nothing outside their
church and would find it hard to squeeze in a reunion with their old
classmates because of all their church commitments. What about the
people from work? Do you get along with them well? From the picture
links you posted here in the past, you seem to get along with them quite
well. I reckon people from work is a good source for new friends! I am
pretty lucky becoz I have managed to talk one of my colleagues into
going to belly dancing class with me. That Team Trivia guy possibly has
deep problems of his own. There are rude people everywhere. There's
nothing we can do about it as long as we've done our bits.


I agree with you that no matter what's your size, life doesn't get
easier or harder. There are always challenges. New challenges come up
when the old ones are gone (or you got used to dealing with them). It's
just the way things are.

Exactly. If I'm going to be miserable and lonely anyway, I may as well
be thin and healthy while I'm doing it.

That's the attitude!!! You go girl!

"RRzVRR" wrote in message news:O3qbe.15138
To be fair, I know some "Joe Muscle" types at the gym that I'd
prefer to train me than a few certified trainers that I know.
That's because some trainers don't automatically think that women
want to build a lot of muscle or strength. And that's
understandable because 95% of women don't come in saying they
want to get strong and add muscle mass, they say they want to
lose weight and get "toned." So many trainers do get into that
stereotype mindset as well.

Ewww, people still think a woman will turn into Ahnold???LMAO I'm pretty
sure I'm safe w/o some *chemical enhancements*!

Trainers all have their own take on things and specialties. When
you interview trainers be really clear about what you want and
gage their reactions.

Oh, definitely! I am pretty clear on what I want to achieve, so that should
be a help. Mainly I just want someone to help me with form, though-I'll
lift as heavy as I want once I'm sure I'm doing it right, and the PT don't
need to worry about itG

Lynne A



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"RRzVRR" wrote in message
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Lynne A wrote:



That would be fine. Just keep in mind that the time after
training as a "window of opportunity" -- your muscles are more
prime to uptake fuel for recovery at that time.

Well, I tried this day before yesterday and it went ok, I guess. Was nice
to have something in my stomach before working out, but I couldn't manage to
eat much lunch after. Will try again today, and see what happens.

Lynne A



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"Jen in ND" wrote in message
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I'm in Bismarck. I've never been to the Black Hills, shame on me.

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Jen in ND
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Not too terribly far, then. You should come down here sometime, it really
is a gorgeous place. Colder'n heck right now though, what the hell
happened to spring?LOL

Lynne A

I know, I almost wore gloves when I went somewhere last night, the wind
is really cold. I liked the weather we WERE having a few weeks ago...

Jen in ND
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"Jen in ND" wrote in message
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I know, I almost wore gloves when I went somewhere last night, the wind
is really cold. I liked the weather we WERE having a few weeks ago...

Jen in ND
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Amen to that! It's 28 or so right now and snowingSIGH

Lynne A

"Lynne A" wrote in message
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"Jen in ND" wrote in message
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I know, I almost wore gloves when I went somewhere last night, the wind
is really cold. I liked the weather we WERE having a few weeks ago...

Jen in ND
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Amen to that! It's 28 or so right now and snowingSIGH

It is 91 here today and sunny
Diane

Lynne A

"The Operator" wrote in message
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"Lynne A" wrote in message
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Amen to that! It's 28 or so right now and snowingSIGH

It is 91 here today and sunny
Diane

Lynne A




Geeee, Diane, thanks so much for sharing!LOL

Lynne A
, who will get even in August!