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Mon, 11-08-2004 - 8:16am

So, I get the bozo award for the week. I sliced part of my thumb off on a mandolin last night and spent a few hours in the ER so they could stop the bleeding.






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Registered: 03-11-2004
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 9:57am

UGH! you are making me feel woozy just thinking about it! sorry about your thumb, that must really hurt. another good reason not to cook - it's dangerous!!


i'm teaching cardio kickboxing tonight.


i was on the scale this morning and my weight is creeping up again. and i'm not eating a lot, or eating a lot of junk. it's simply a huge committment to get even close to a weight that i'm happy with and stay there. i have to be meticulous about what i eat and exercise like there is no tomorrow. it's easy to stay at a "healthy" weight, but to get to and stay at a weight that is aesthetically attractive is nearly impossible. it's ridiculous and the whole situation just sucks.


food-


lunch- tofu and veggie stirfry on brown rice, smoothie


snack- clementines!!! hip hip hooray for the first clementines of the year!


dinner- leftover v. kielbasa and black eyed pea stew... gotta finish it before it goes bad! also, maybe a sweet potato.

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Registered: 09-02-2004
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 9:57am
OMG!!! There is a mandolin at work and I am terrified to go near it, because I am such a mega-klutz. I also am terrified of hurting my hands because I also teach/play piano for a living. I hope your thumb feels better soon!

Food: No farkin' clue

Exercise: teaching 1 hour step & sculpt class





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Registered: 03-11-2004
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 10:22am
what is a mandolin, anyway? i'm assuming it's some kind of knife? the only kind of mandolin i've ever heard of is the musical instrument.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:03am
Just step away from that scale, Ma'am, and nobody'll get hurt.

How do your clothes fit, Jen? You know that scales only tell part of the story and usually make people feel bad - which diminishes motivation. I went back to using the scale briefly and because it didn't budge all I could see in the mirror was the dimples on my butt & that the belly skin's not exactly taut (this is clearly an aging skin issue though that I need to face ;->), yett I'd gone down approx. 3+ dress sizes.

Do me a big favour - go pick up a copy of 'Losing It' by Laura Fraser. The research info only covers up 1995 but its sound and the point she's trying to get across remains the same. This is one of the best books, in terms of it's social implications, that I've read. It is to the diet industry and the subject of obesity what 'Mad Cowboy' is to the cattle industry and the choice to eat meat.

Soleilune
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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:10am

I go through the same thing some times about healthy vs. aethetics.






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In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:16am
Holy moly, Jean, how the heck did you manage that? You are talking about the stringed instrument aren't you? That's awful. I hope you heal well and quickly. :-)

I've got 2 weightlifting classes and a 'lifestyle' class to teach, a client and will probably do a little yoga. (I need it - bad dreams/nightmares galore lately and little sleep, both of which tend to get worse when I'm stressed/overworked).

FOOD:

Breakfast: multigrain waffle, hot lemon water

Lunch: probably falafel w/ hummus, kalamata tapenade & veggies on a ww pita, ginseng-green tea

Supper: coleslaw, veggie soup, herbal tea

Snacks: tortilla chips w/ peach/mango salsa, ww pita w/ hummus, fresh veggies, soy chai latte, ginseng-green tea. I might make some of those yummy vegan oatmeal cookies to have instead pita w/ hummus.

Soleilune
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Registered: 03-20-2003
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:17am

The scale can definitely do more damage than good.






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Registered: 03-20-2003
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:19am
That would be a feat w/ a stringed instrument!





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Registered: 03-11-2004
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 11:54am

which clothes? my size 8 clothes fit fine, my size 6 clothes are mostly too small. my "skinny jeans" that i use as a barometer of reasonable trimness haven't fit in a while.


i'm very stubborn and resistant to attempts to try to get me to not care about how lean i am. i don't want to not care. i think it works out pretty good the way i am. when i'm feeling good about how i look, it makes me happy, when i don't feel particularly good about it, it's not really a big deal to me. i'm not obsessed with my weight but i care enough to stay healthy. if i didn't care about my weight, i doubt i would take nearly as good care of myself as i do.

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Registered: 03-11-2004
In reply to: cl_jeanwl
Mon, 11-08-2004 - 12:14pm

i think the solution is for me to go back and forth between being accepting of being "pretty attractive" at my healthy weight and working my butt off as much possible to be at my attractive weight. as i've said before, maybe other women are better than me, but it's not possible for me at this point in my life to change my opinion of what is attractive.


but it's also not totally dictated by the media either - my attractive weight is attainable and realistic for me,

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