Bodymass index. Training heartrate. Calories. Fitness goals. Okay, okay, yes that is all very important and I am truly rivetted. What is the point of it all, anyway? I mean, really. Health, ok, good - priceless, in fact. Feeling at ease in our bodies, ok, excellent.
As I close in on my health and fitness goals and near the half century point in my life, I'm realizing the need to deal with issues that are related to that other stuff. For me, this is also about intimacy. I have used being overweight to keep people at a distance. Even though I likeee! And for better or worse, unfair though it is, it works - at least to a certain extent.
I'm not so sure a candid discussion in this forum is appropriate and I don't feel a need to get into it any deeper. I just wanted to acknowledge this aspect of my journey to keep it real and to hold myself accountable. In the meantime, tomorrow is my birthday and I feel pretty good about it! Welcome to WHEE!
WHEE (Weight, Health, Eating and Exercise) is a community support diary for Kossacks who are currently or planning to start losing, gaining or maintaining their weight through diet and exercise or fitness. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you are working on your weight or fitness, please -- join us! You can also click the WHEE tag to view all diary posts.
It's a tough year for maple syrup producers. Warm nights that should have been cold have cut my neighbor's production by a third. That sweet, sticky stuff is going to be pricy this year. But still worth savoring, drop by precious drop.
I love spring. The slow awakening, in fits and starts, giving way to that push from the earth. Soon the mud will become soil again, receptive to seeds and seedlings. It is heartening to know that, even though I can't see it, there is a whole lot going on in there. Even though the weather is unsettled and who knows what the summer holds, between the microbes and the blessed earthworms, everything is going to be ok.
The sap hesitates but rises still. I can feel it. I am ready to come back to life. I do believe "I got my mojo workin'!"
March 27
Sat PM - juliewolf
March 28
Sun AM - louisev (Turtle Diary)
Sun PM - Fabian (Zinc)
March 29
Mon AM - NC Dem
Mon PM - WHEE Open
March 30
Tues AM - WHEE Open
Tues Am - WHEE Open
March 31
Wed AM - WHEE Open
Wed PM - WHEE Open
April 1
Thur AM - WHEE Open
Thur PM - WHEE Open
April 2
Friday AM - WHEE Open
Friday PM - Wee mama (weekly diary)
April 3
Sat AM - bloomin (weekly diary)
Sat PM - WHEE Open