Mo' problems
Oct. 11th, 2007 01:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
batskeetsIf you only read one piece of internet distraction today (well, besides this post), read this. It's a scary proposition.
If anyone out there thinks that our biggest problems are abortion, or healthcare, or religion, or social security, be aware that those issues are only the tip of the iceberg. We have problems that are less widely known, but have much bigger ramifications. If something like what's covered in that article were to happen here, none of the hot-button issues politicians use to get voters fired up will matter in the slightest.
And now, because it's all about ME ME ME, some stuff about my weight. XD In the interest of encouraging self-expression and getting over the shame I feel even talking about my weight, I'm blabbing about it with no friends-lock.
Current and future installments will be LJ-cut for people who don't give a rat's ass. :D
I went to my second session of the weight support group yesterday, and I was feeling pretty motivated when I came in, but was even moreso after leaving. It was a really, *really* long session, but it was good to reflect on my goals, and there was some interesting info and discussion about body types. It wasn't about the usual "ectomorph" or "hourglass" kind of classifications, but about how various psychological behaviors, traumas, etc. can relate to, and manifest in, the body.
It prompted some self-examination on my part, and I have a better idea of what to look out for in my behaviors and my eating habits. It also showed me some ways in which I've progressed over the years--one of the body types' behaviors sounded a hell of a lot like me when I was at 230+ lbs, but doesn't sound like me at present--so it was nice to reinforce the fact that I've come a long way already. :)
The WTF moment, however, was hopping on the scale this morning, for the first time in weeks. and being greeted with a 167.7. I figured I'd be several pounds higher, because I didn't think I'd been eating spectacularly, I've been missing yoga classes lately, and I hadn't really been keeping track at all. Honestly, I'd been avoiding the whole weigh-in thing because I expected it to be bad!
Anyhoo, I'm withholding celebration for at least a few days, because I might have lost a bit of muscle mass or something. I've been eating pretty well for the past few days, so I'll just keep doing that, and getting my training fully on-schedule, and then we'll see if the downward trajectory continues. Still, it was a nice surprise! :D
That's all!
If anyone out there thinks that our biggest problems are abortion, or healthcare, or religion, or social security, be aware that those issues are only the tip of the iceberg. We have problems that are less widely known, but have much bigger ramifications. If something like what's covered in that article were to happen here, none of the hot-button issues politicians use to get voters fired up will matter in the slightest.
And now, because it's all about ME ME ME, some stuff about my weight. XD In the interest of encouraging self-expression and getting over the shame I feel even talking about my weight, I'm blabbing about it with no friends-lock.
Current and future installments will be LJ-cut for people who don't give a rat's ass. :D
I went to my second session of the weight support group yesterday, and I was feeling pretty motivated when I came in, but was even moreso after leaving. It was a really, *really* long session, but it was good to reflect on my goals, and there was some interesting info and discussion about body types. It wasn't about the usual "ectomorph" or "hourglass" kind of classifications, but about how various psychological behaviors, traumas, etc. can relate to, and manifest in, the body.
It prompted some self-examination on my part, and I have a better idea of what to look out for in my behaviors and my eating habits. It also showed me some ways in which I've progressed over the years--one of the body types' behaviors sounded a hell of a lot like me when I was at 230+ lbs, but doesn't sound like me at present--so it was nice to reinforce the fact that I've come a long way already. :)
The WTF moment, however, was hopping on the scale this morning, for the first time in weeks. and being greeted with a 167.7. I figured I'd be several pounds higher, because I didn't think I'd been eating spectacularly, I've been missing yoga classes lately, and I hadn't really been keeping track at all. Honestly, I'd been avoiding the whole weigh-in thing because I expected it to be bad!
Anyhoo, I'm withholding celebration for at least a few days, because I might have lost a bit of muscle mass or something. I've been eating pretty well for the past few days, so I'll just keep doing that, and getting my training fully on-schedule, and then we'll see if the downward trajectory continues. Still, it was a nice surprise! :D
That's all!
