weight loss, who's with me?

[cornerofmadness]

Here it is, the promised weight loss post. Before the holidays several friends expressed an interest in a friendly weight off but naturally nov. isn't the month to start that.

I was just checking to see if anyone was still interested in that. If so, how did we want to go about this? I thought about making a journal but on the con side of that, I'd rather keep this between friends and didn't feel like turning away strangers.

I was thinking more along the lines of my writerly ways. I'll put up a post once a week for a weigh in, supportive comments, whining, recipe/advice sharing etc.

Anyone interested? got a better idea how to do this? I'm all ears.


Today we had our big faculty meeting cuz nothing says welcome back to work like an 8 hour meeting.

In GOOD news, Soul is much friendlier here. He seeks me out.He still occasionally runs but he sat on my lap for a while today and he's been stalking me for hours but as soon as I look at him he's off. THis is promising. I was beginning to think he might need to be rehomed.

and hey look at the goodies I got!

the cool stuff I got a fandom_stocking

I'd share the story gretchen8642 wrote for me in fmagiftexchange but it's currently locked out. Yay for young Roy and Auntie Chris





this is what was up those staircases. It's one of the two original bedrooms. This was the boarders' room. This is where my mom and her two siblings had a share a bed. This is where I hear all the rearranging furniture. It's also the last room I'm showing you since the new bedroom and bathroom downstairs aren't interesting (New, ha 50+ years old...)

and the steamer trunk is my greatgrandma's. she moved here from Italy with it



btw airing your family bullshit on Facebook really makes you classy shit you know. OMG people have really lost all sense. I would love to copy some of my fb right to these people's employers...

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I love the picture.

You got lots of nifty stuff in your stocking.

Yay to Soul!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i used to be terrified to sleep in this room as a kid

i did

yay soul

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised at all.

[marlex.livejournal.com]

I'm interested in the weight off thing. Would be nice to know I'm not alone in the battle... or something like that.

As for FB, agree wholeheartedly.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Would be nice to know I'm not alone in the battle that's it exactly

I mean we all complain about family from time to time but having public knock down drag out fights online while airing all the dirty laundry, yeah, no one wants to see it

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I will join you in the weight-off. I gained quite a bit over the holidays and I NEED something to really get me whipped back into shape!

I weighed 182 last Tuesday at my first post-New Year's weigh-in.

OMG, that's the same trunk Barb had (I think we still have it somewhere, but I'm not sure) -- we used to keep blankets in it. I have a picture somewhere of Kojiki sleeping on them about a week after we adopted him.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

okay cool. let's see where this goes

every immigrant probably had one. they're handy

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

*thumbs up*

I also love that chest standing behind it. Lovely wood.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's a pretty old armoire though it's mostly laminate

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Figures. It looks glorious, though.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i like it

[seatbeltdrivein.livejournal.com]

Count me in for the weight off. I need to kick another 45 pounds, and I'm always up for whining and recipe swaps! :)

So Soul's finally getting back to normal? That's good! My cat's bad with traveling, too. He gets so pissed whenever I try to bring him anywhere near the car that it's really just not worth it. Makes vet trips really hard...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

sounds good.

yeah he's coming around. he and kanda are okay in the car but eitherthe large house or not seeing people for long periods of time upset him

[enemytosleep]

I was going to start posting my numbers up on Sundays again. If those interested are all mutual buddies, I don't mind us doing it on mine. If they're not all mutual buddies, I'll post with yours too.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I think at least one isn't a mutual buddy but whatever works, right

[seaweed-fma.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I am interested in the weight off as well.

I am going to start in on my Wii Fit again. :)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

okay cool

i really wanted one of those

[suspicious.livejournal.com]

I have a separate journal, strive to talk about my diet stuff. It's not all that thriving, but I feel like I have a better handle on things that way. Friend that journal, if you wish!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

ok cool

[ishte.livejournal.com]

I'm into the weight-off thing. I am up about 20 pounds, 10 of it gained since November and fully 5 gained just while I've been sick. None of my clothes fit correctly at the moment. I really hate it, and it makes me feel like crap. So yah, I'm in. I have no suggestions on how to do it, but keep me apprised and I'm game.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i figure i'll just be puttnig up a weekly post on suday and we can just all chime in there.

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

I am in weight maintenance mode, rather than weight loss mode, but I could use the motivation of reading posts and comments, so whatever you do, count me in.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

all righty. Basically it's just going to be a weekly post in my LJ so pop in as needed

[ladystarlightsj.livejournal.com]

count me in too, although I have no ideas how to go about it....

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

will do. Since no one had any other ideas i'll probably put up a weekly post on sundays where we can whine and/or sing our praises

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to shift the 20lb I've gained since getting married so I can fit into mah nice clothes again, so I'm potentially up for some kind of mutual cheering-on weight off thingy. I've managed to lose 5lb of it so far? Some of which was presumably water, but tentative yay anyway. Now I just have to stay motivated and keep it up.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

looks like we're going to have a big bunch of us up for this so yay

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

good luck. feel free to join us on sundays

[ital-gal.livejournal.com]

yes, I'm totally in on the weight off. I'm sure ideas about how best to do might come to us as we do it, but I think starting is the most important thing, so your idea about doing a weekly post for now is great. I've got to lose about 25 lbs, I have before and it feels great to do it, its just a matter of doing it, and getting to the point that feeeling better and being able to wear those clothes again is more, or at least as, important than the large plate of pasta, cookies, beer or whatever..

Glad there's going to be a bunch of this doing it together...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

there really does seem to be a huge bunch of us interested. I'll be putting up the post later tonight. our day will be sundays

good luck