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13 September 2012
Weigh-in:
274.6 lb
lost so far:
2.0 lb
still to go:
74.6 lb
Diet followed 100%
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losing 1.4 lb a week
12 September 2012
School rocks!
I am exhausted from my long full days, but I am loving it. I am up at 5:30 most mornings these days, and on Mondays and Tuesdays I am gone from 7 till 10 or 11 at night. I am on my feet most of the day, and the walk between the studio space is just over a half a mile, uphill going back at the end of the day. So I am getting lots of physical activity in with all the art work that I love.
I have been doing a good job with packing lunch and dinner for my long days. But, I have not had the time to record my food most days. But when I have gone back and filled in information I am finding that I am doing just fine. The habits are there now that will keep me on track.
My favorite class right now is called Dynamic Long Pose, which is figure drawing with extended poses....eventually up to 6 hours! It feels very zen.
We finally started painting yesterday in the painting class, and I am feeling good about how that class is going to go. This is my first foray into oil painting. I feel like I am filling in a gap with this class.
I have seen that my weight has been developing a pattern of dropping several pounds fairly quickly, and then moving into an extended holding pattern of several weeks. I am coming to accept this reality. I can drive myself crazy trying to push all the levers to see if I can make it drop faster...but that is exactly it....it will make me crazy. My diet is comfortable and manageable right now. I feel good. My energy level is great for my long days. Yesterday I had classes from 9 to 12, 2 to 5 and then 6:30 to 9:45. I was tired by the end of the day, but I was not feeling incapacitated. Part of it is doing things I love. Part of it was finding out where the elevator is in the building so that I can take care of my knees. Too many trips up and down the stairs in a day causes too much pain, and that wears me down in a big way.
I am feeling like the my diet is taking care of my body in important ways to help me perform at the level I need to be right now. Food is no longer reward, treat, distraction, comfort. Food is fuel, and even medicine. This is surprisingly a happier place to be. I no longer have cravings. I eat meals that satisfy me and sustain me. And then I get on with life. It is hard to describe how often in the past food was too often there in the background. Not an obsession, but more like constant background noise. It is liberating to no longer feel those cravings for food that only fed more cravings. Yay!!! If I never lost another pound, I would be happy for this more balanced place I now inhabit.
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12 September 2012
Weigh-in:
274.8 lb
lost so far:
1.8 lb
still to go:
74.8 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 2.5 lb a week
08 September 2012
Weigh-in:
276.2 lb
lost so far:
0.4 lb
still to go:
76.2 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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steady weight
05 September 2012
Take two! I had created an entry for today, and somehow lost it. :( So, here we go again....
Yesterday was my first full day of classes, and it was marathon day. I was up at 5:30, and out the door by 7. It is a 25 mile ride, but it took 1-1/2 hours at that time of day. I could take a train, which would be about the same amount of time, BUT, at night it would take FOUR hours!...getting me home at 1:30 AM. No thanks. I listen to NPR, and keep up with the news, etc. I have always been a bit of a news junkie, and NPR is my favorite source.
I have some of the best teachers at the school. My painting teacher is very enthusiastic about painting, and a good teacher. Very methodical. She has really broken things down to a logical progression of skills, which is exactly what I am looking for. I have no experience with oil painting, and I want to explore that and see what I can learn. My drawing class was at night. The teacher is also passionate about their subject. His class is in huge demand. There were as many people on the wait list to get into the class as were actually registered. So I feel lucky to be in the class. It is definitely geared towards experimentation, so it will push me out of my comfort zone. That is just what I wanted. I may not like all of it, but that's okay. Growth doesn't happen when we are too comfortable.
Physically, the day was draining. I was on my feet most of the day, and climbing lots of stairs. By the end of the day, my knees were screaming at me! It looks like I will have to go back onto my pain meds at least a few days a week. Even my shoulders were in a lot of pain by the end of the day. But, even with the pain, I find when I am doing my art, all that goes away. It is only when I pause for a moment, that the pain starts screaming at me again. I am going to have to manage my energy and my pain very carefully to be able to engage as fully as I can in this program, but making sure I don't overdo it. I slept well last night. Exhaustion can do that!
I am so very grateful to have this opportunity to be immersed in art and my personal growth in this important aspect of my life. I am grateful to have such rock star instructors! I have truly been blessed with some great teachers, and a terrific adviser. And I am grateful that my husband and kids are adapting to some big changes as my schedule and availability changes. Their ability to do this with grace gives me comfort. I am grateful that I have been able to stick to my eating program as I go through all these changes, and demands. I feel like I am better able to handle all of this than I would have been a year ago. I am grateful that I have had FS to support my efforts to make these changes a solid part of how I live now. I will not record my food as religiously these days....but I will still be here more days than not.
My life is full of abundance! I feel blessed.
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