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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Dog Days of Summer has quite a lot of different meanings, I've come to find out. I thought it was the time of summer when it was hot and humid and people were content to sit on their porches and cool down at the end of a long, hot day. I'm not far off the mark!
According to Wikipedia, "The phrase Dog Days or "the dog days of summer", Latin: Caniculae, Caniculares dies, refers to the hottest, most sultry days of summer. In the northern hemisphere they usually fall between early July and early September whilst in the Southern hemisphere they are usually between January and early March. The actual dates vary greatly from region to region, depending on latitude and climate. Dog Days can also define a time period or event that is very hot or stagnant, or marked by dull lack of progress."
Our weather in Ohio right now is hot and stagnant, and have been the hottest of the summer so far. The part of this that I really thought about though, was the last 6 words, "marked by dull lack of progress." It seems like I've been going through my own Dog Days since early this year. I had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease, had my thyroid meds changed twice, and I'm still stuck at the same weight. I can easily gain weight, but it is extremely hard for me to lose even a pound. My doctor told me that my daily meds would make it easier to lose weight, well I'm still waiting for it to get easier. I know I can make improvements in my diet, but it's really not too bad. I exercise 3-4 times a week and it is a very hard and intense workout on 3 of those days. I guess I could add more exercise too.
I lost 42 pounds in 2007 following the same diet and exercise. Since January of this year, I've gained 30 of it back. I had a back injury in December, which put me down for almost 3 months. Most of my weight came back during that time and I cannot seem to get through the wall that came up at then.
I've been to the edge and almost jumped, just quit the whole thing, but instead I just quit everything for a few weeks. I was very motivated and excited when I started exercising again, only to be thrust back into the constant worry of "why can't I lose any of this weight? I did it before!" I've considered seeing a nutritionist, dietician or endocrinologist, but have no idea of where to start. My regular doctor tells me to lose weight but I don't think he really believes that I do eat right and exercise.
I reread what I just wrote and I hope I'm not coming off as being a whiner. That is definitely not my intent here. I just want enforce the notion that I'm not a quitter, even though my tracker has been the same for months, it is not for lack of trying. I hope I'm just going through the Dog Days of Trish here and they will be over soon. I'm tired of being stagnant and not having any progress!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
I HATE THEM!
Coming home from running errands today, I saw a small kitten lying dead in a construction area. It was in the middle of a business area and had no business being there. WHY do people have pets, then let them have litters that they have no intentions of taking care of?! That poor little kitten never had a chance at life, and seeing it there just made me cry.
I remember when I was young, that a lot of people let their dogs run loose, but they were taken care of and didn't get into too much trouble. I am glad that it isn't a common sight anymore to see dogs loose, but the same cannot be said for cats. I see more cats now than ever that are running loose and wild. People think that cats are disposable and can take care of themselves. Up to a certain point, yea they can, but it's not easy for these stray cats! Always looking for food and trying to stay out of the way of cars and people. Yea, what a great life, huh?
A woman I work with has been complaining of cats spraying and killing her bushes. Instead of finding out who the owners are, she traps the cats. So what does she do then? Takes them far away and dumps them off! She's done this twice now and brags about it. I cannot even stand to be near her for fear of screaming at her or something worse!
We've had cats and dogs all throughout my life and wouldn't dream of treating them so bad. The cat we have right now was the kitten of a mother that was dumped where I work. I took the kitten and another girl took the momma. But there are always more.
If I could have one wish come true, it would be for everyone to treat these animals with some respect and lots of love, providing them with some food and shelter would be nice too. And spay or neuter them if you can't or won't take care of any babies!
Sorry to go off on such a rant, but I just had to get it out. That kitten is going to haunt me for awhile.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
I was posting on one of my team threads today, and what I was writing sounded like something I wanted to put in my blog, so here it is.
I was talking with Paul this morning at work and was crabbing that I am having such a hard time losing any weight this time around. He told me that even though I haven't lost, I am getting healthy and then he grabbed my arm and said, look, you have muscles too! I thought about that off and on all day. It was like that light bulb going off in my head kind of moment. The last time I had my blood pressure checked, it was lower, my heart rate is lower and I do have muscles! Maybe I am being too hard on myself just relying on that scale to judge my progress. I've read other posts on spark about how you can get hung up on that number on the scale, and I think that is my problem. Starting right now, I am going to try my hardest to not let that number make or break my day. Anybody else with me?
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Must come down! At least that's what they all say. I've been sick for a couple of weeks and haven't been to the gym or doing much of anything else for exercise. So, I get on the scale today and have lost 2 more pounds! WTF? I have been watching my diet since I'm doing nothing to work off any extra calories, so I was very shocked and pleasantly surprised. So, I decided to check my measurements. Imagine my surprise when those have gone down too. I plan on heading back to the gym on Monday and now I am planning on doing some Wii this evening with dh. Boy, what two pounds lost will do for my motivation! I hope I'm starting a new downward trend on my weight loss!
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