He said that HIS went bad at his house ... well, yeah, it's been there for like SIX MONTHS! He asked me to buy it for him cos he was gonna go back on this diet he did before, but then he never drank it. I guess since mine was sugar-free, it didn't taste 'right' so he figured it was bad too.
bcente replied to your chat “argh!!”
Sorry! But thanks for posting...it made me giggle! (Sometimes we just have to remind ourselves to go easy on men...they are such a mess!)
Oh, I know! I don't blame you for laughing -- men! I just had to walk away and breathe for a while to keep from just killing him. {{SMH}} I mean, he HAS NEVER, EVER cleaned ANYTHING out of my fridge! EVER! And he starts with my brand new container of Almond Milk which I've only had ONE CUP out of ... ugh. Really?
I'm over it. I splurged and had EXTRA heavy cream in my bullet-proof coffee in place of the almond milk (cos I can't handle coffee that's the least bit 'dark'). Calories are crazy, but at least I'm getting my fats quotient for the day! :-)
So, I've gotten tagged twice in this game, first by the lovely lanicakes and also by the fabulous timberonthemount.
I'm really bad at coming up with questions, so I hope you guys don't mind if I combine these two into one post so I just have to figure out 10 questions instead of 20! ;-)
Gonna put it under a 'read more' link too, cos it might get really long ...
RULES:
You must answer the 10 questions given to you by the blogger who nominated you.
You must pick 10 bloggers to tag to answer questions.
You must create 10 questions for the bloggers to answer on their blog.
Then link back to the person who nominated you
Questions from lanicakes
1. What do you do in your free time?
I don't know what 'free time' is! LOL! Seriously tho, I own my own business, so I feel like I'm always working to some degree. I guess, true free time would be working out (Jazzercise, yoga, biking, swimming) or watching TV (Hawaii 5-0, The Walking Dead, Top Gear - UK version...the REAL ONE)
2.Are you a morning or night person?
NIGHT!!
3.What's your favorite season and why?
That's hard cos I love different things about all the seasons, but I guess summer. I'd rather be hot than cold, rather be outside than in, rather be able to swim than not.
4.What is your happy song?
This changes, but right now, I'd say 'F*cking Perfect' by Pink.
5.What was your last dream about?
Work. :-/
6.Biggest pet peeve?
Parents out in public telling a child to 'stop' 500 times and the child still does not STOP whatever it is. YOU ARE THE PARENT! MAKE THEM STOP!
7.What is your dream job and why?
Nature photographer. Love nature, love photography, love travel.
8.Favorite food?
Edible food is my favorite. haha! Actually, I guess I'd say BACON, if I had to choose one.
9.What is the best gift you have ever given?
I gave my best friend my old car one time instead of trading it in cos hers died and she didn't have the money to get another one or get it repaired. We traded her car in instead, so kinda swapped ... but really it was a gift.
10.What would you do if you have a week off of work and $1000?
Fly to Paris and climb up the Eiffel tower. Can you climb up the Eiffel Tower? I hope so ... I want to do that.
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Questions from timberonthemount.
1) What motivated you to make a change in your lifestyle?
I wonder this every time I finally find the willpower to start over, to be honest. I suppose it was just finally getting fed up with being tired and feeling lethargic, and also thinking about the fact that if I don't do something NOW at my age, waiting could have some very dire results.
2) Assuming we’ve all had ups and downs, what got you out of your last “down cycle” in your health journey?
Well, this is kind of answered above. I had gone 'off the keto wagon' for 6 months, I had gained 50 pounds, I felt like SHIT, tired, no energy, just wanted to eat carbs and sleep all the time. I started listening to some audiobooks, like 'Spark' and 'Grain Brain' and realized there are more reasons for me to go back on keto than just weight loss. I'm pretty terrified of being dependent on someone else to care for me in my old age, and listening to those books helped me realize that I needed to take care of myself now to hopefully avoid that possibility in the future.
What kind of self-talk do you engage in? If it turns negative, do you try to change the conversation?
I try to keep my self-talk positive, and when I'm working out and feeling good about my food choices, I can usually manage that pretty well. Sometimes I definitely turn negative, and honestly, sometimes I just wallow in that for a while and have a rip-roaring Pity Party, but, yeah, eventually, you have to turn that around and tell yourself that things aren't that bad and start finding the positive again. I don't want to be a negative person. I don't want to see the bad in every situation. I want to see the positive, even in myself, so ... yeah, I do turn it around after a good cry and some wallowing.
What is your greatest strength?
I guess I would say my imagination and my independence. I don't mind being alone, I'm self-reliant, and I can figure out solutions to problems on my own.
How did you select and set your goals? What do you reward yourself with, if anything?
My goal of 175 pounds came from the lowest weight I've been as an adult. I felt really awesome at that weight, strong and fit, so that's what I'd like to feel again. Maybe it won't be at 175 pounds ... but the main thing is the strong and fit part. I really don't reward myself, per se. Feeling better and looking better really is my reward. Although, I vowed to get a massage when I get below 200 pounds.
How have your family and friends been a part of your health journey?
I've done Keto off and on for 10 years, so all my family and friends know what I will or will not eat when I'm 'on' and they support that. My BF does most of the cooking, and, although he eats junk all the time, the meals he cooks are all keto-friendly.
What are the three new habits that you feel the most proud of?
I guess I would say the no diet soda ... that was a HUGE effort to do and took me a long time to commit to that, and drinking 120 oz a water a day or more every day. Also trying yoga. I really love yoga and am sorry I didn't try it sooner!
What do you do if you notice that you’re starting to slip back into old habits?
I don't really 'slip back into old habits' ... if I go back to old habits, it wouldn't be a 'slip', it would be a FREE FALL into an ocean of carbs! I don't do that kinda thing small ... it's very ALL or NOTHING for me. But, what I do do is stretch new habits past their breaking points. For instance, if 1 ounce of Macadamia nuts are good, then FOUR ounces must be AWESOME! When I see that happening, usually what I have to do is stop buying the offending item and just stay away from it, at least for a while.
What is your favorite show or movie?
TV Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Movie: While You Were Sleeping
What is one of your non-health related goals for this year?
Wow, I'm so focused on health that I'm not sure I have any that aren't somehow related to that. Ummm .... Well, last year I really wanted to go to NYC at Christmastime and see the Rockettes and just do the whole tourist thing. My best girlfriend couldn't go with me, tho, so that fell through. She really wants to do it, tho, so she asked me to hold off until this year. I'd really like to do that this year ... with or without her.
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Wow! Thank you both for the awesome questions! And if you're reading and you made it this far, you must have a strong constitution! :-)
Okay, ten questions for my tagees:
1) If given the opportunity, where would you time travel and who would you bring with you on the adventure knowing that you're not going to alter anything in the present?
2) You have the opportunity to meet any musician, dead or alive. Who would you meet and why?
3) Favorite video game? High Score?
4) Something you know you shouldn't have done, but did anyway?
5) What's the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you?
6) What's holding you back from doing something you really want to do? What can you do to remove the roadblock?
7) Tell us about your fondest memory.
8) Have you ever traveled outside your country? Where did you go?
9) Can you carry a tune? Can you play an instrument? Which one?
10) If you had the money and the time, what place would you most like to visit?
My Tagees: thorkone , bcente , southerngirlinwi , 8tabbsandadime ,
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Bravo! So happy for you!
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This is fantastic! I am so proud of you. You are such an inspiration to me. You have showed me that with perseverance and hard work, I could lose weight too. Good luck on the rest of your journey! :)
Thank you all for your kind thoughts and words, and awesome support! I really don't know how I would've stayed motivated through all these months of plateauing without you all! So hopeful that this is the start of perhaps the 'home stretch' of really achieving my fitness goals. {fingers crossed}
