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I haven't posted in forever. Been busy with life, work, and whatnot all else, and expect to be hip deep in the coming months, so that really isn't going to change anytime soon. The joys of adulthood.
So, in the news in my world:
First, I have finally come up against something that is making me take steps to seriously try to quit smoking.
Before you get all excited and have the jumping up and downs with the rah-rahs, I need to explain something. It's not because I don't like smoking, and it's not because I have converted to the "All smokers are evil and should forever burn in HEEEELLL" camp either, and I haven't suddenly become all health conscious.
And quite frankly, I really don't hold out much hope that this will be a permanent situation for the above two reasons. In fact the truth of the matter is that I really hesitated to share this at all. Letting myself down I'm okay with. Disappointing others I'm not. Not that I don't do it, but it generally ends in a spiral of "I'msohorriblehowcouldIdothisohGodIsuckasaperson" type of thinking that I don't want to deal with.
So.
I guess you're curious as to why I'm attempting this... what spurred the decision. (If you aren't, why the heck are you reading this? Go find something better to do. LOL
I'm finally at a point where smoking is interfering with something else I want to do desperately. Namely, I can't effectively train for a 5K Zombie Run and smoke at the same time. Trust me... if I could, I wouldn't even be writing this.
So I have my prescription for Chantix that I will pick up on Monday. I am placing the cigarettes out in the car tomorrow... with the thought being that if I want one, and I have to go out to the car to get it, I am less likely to go out and smoke. Because I am of the lazy. It's all about playing to your strengths.
Second. I started the paleo diet after Lilies (with the exception of the weekend) and I'm now down to 135-136. I'm still about 5 pounds from my goal weight, but the truth of it is that I didn't start the diet to lose weight. Nice side effect though. I did it because basic paleo is the diet that I feel best on. I give myself the weekends off, although that's becoming less of a "thing" because even though I have permission to eat the food I normally don't during the week (ice cream and cheese being the two I miss the most) I find myself opting not to have them simply because they don't really seem to have that much appeal compared to other stuff. And after Hans' diabetes scare after Lilies... well, it's better for him as well. He's done pretty awesome. Since Lilies, he's dropped 45-50 pounds, and seven belt notches. We had to buy him new pants two weeks ago, that are now falling off.
Yeah, I sorta hate him.
But once more, it's not one of those "Everyone must DO this" kind of thing. I've always been a VERY firm believer in the concept that everyone is different. When it comes to diet, one method will NOT work for everyone. Some folks will do well on paleo. Some folks will not.
So, that's about all from here. Playing with beads, doing nothing much productive other than work.
But hopefully I'll find time to post more regularly.
So, in the news in my world:
First, I have finally come up against something that is making me take steps to seriously try to quit smoking.
Before you get all excited and have the jumping up and downs with the rah-rahs, I need to explain something. It's not because I don't like smoking, and it's not because I have converted to the "All smokers are evil and should forever burn in HEEEELLL" camp either, and I haven't suddenly become all health conscious.
And quite frankly, I really don't hold out much hope that this will be a permanent situation for the above two reasons. In fact the truth of the matter is that I really hesitated to share this at all. Letting myself down I'm okay with. Disappointing others I'm not. Not that I don't do it, but it generally ends in a spiral of "I'msohorriblehowcouldIdothisohGodIsuckasaperson" type of thinking that I don't want to deal with.
So.
I guess you're curious as to why I'm attempting this... what spurred the decision. (If you aren't, why the heck are you reading this? Go find something better to do. LOL
I'm finally at a point where smoking is interfering with something else I want to do desperately. Namely, I can't effectively train for a 5K Zombie Run and smoke at the same time. Trust me... if I could, I wouldn't even be writing this.
So I have my prescription for Chantix that I will pick up on Monday. I am placing the cigarettes out in the car tomorrow... with the thought being that if I want one, and I have to go out to the car to get it, I am less likely to go out and smoke. Because I am of the lazy. It's all about playing to your strengths.
Second. I started the paleo diet after Lilies (with the exception of the weekend) and I'm now down to 135-136. I'm still about 5 pounds from my goal weight, but the truth of it is that I didn't start the diet to lose weight. Nice side effect though. I did it because basic paleo is the diet that I feel best on. I give myself the weekends off, although that's becoming less of a "thing" because even though I have permission to eat the food I normally don't during the week (ice cream and cheese being the two I miss the most) I find myself opting not to have them simply because they don't really seem to have that much appeal compared to other stuff. And after Hans' diabetes scare after Lilies... well, it's better for him as well. He's done pretty awesome. Since Lilies, he's dropped 45-50 pounds, and seven belt notches. We had to buy him new pants two weeks ago, that are now falling off.
Yeah, I sorta hate him.
But once more, it's not one of those "Everyone must DO this" kind of thing. I've always been a VERY firm believer in the concept that everyone is different. When it comes to diet, one method will NOT work for everyone. Some folks will do well on paleo. Some folks will not.
So, that's about all from here. Playing with beads, doing nothing much productive other than work.
But hopefully I'll find time to post more regularly.