kcaleece Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Everstorm said: My weight finally dropped after last week's annoying inflation. I am very happy with where it is now; it shows that I actually continued to lose weight last week and the scale is a big, fat liar. I am extra glad for the morale boost because I have been stressing over meeting my parents for breakfast tomorrow. To accommodate for my father's disability, we are going to a breakfast buffet so we can be in and out quickly. This means that most of the options will involve syrup or sausage gravy. I will do my best to make good choices while still enjoying the outing. At least having a positive outlook going in makes me less like to say "screw this diet, I want to eat my weight in cinnamon rolls and sausage". 🤪 The scale can definitely be a big fat liar! If I weigh myself more than once in a single day, I've gotten numbers as far apart as an entire 8 pounds before. However, my son loves weighing himself and when he hopped on this morning, it said he's 52 pounds and the pediatrician weighed him at 51.6 back on January 2nd so I feel like it's (probably) not that my scale is dying. So while it could have been things like a bit of water retention, it could actually just be scale weirdness too. I hope you enjoy the breakfast with your parents! 3 Quote Mom. Teacher. Language Enthusiast. Wood Elf Current Challenge: KCAleece Endures the Long Trek to Summer Alors je ne lui parlais ni de serpents boas, ni de forêts vierges, ni d'étoiles. Je me mettais à sa portée. Je lui parlais de bridge, de golf, de politique et de cravates. Et la grande personne était bien contente de connaître un homme aussi raisonnable. Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 4 hours ago, kcaleece said: hope you enjoy the breakfast with your parents Dad had to cancel. He's not doing well 😞 I was toying around with watercolor and was really happy with the color I got into this raven. (Drawing not mine, just the color). 9 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Sovalis Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I'm sorry your Dad isn't well. That's rough stuff. Your Raven colours are lovely. Well done. 1 Quote Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Sovalis said: I'm sorry your Dad isn't well. That's rough stuff. It is. He was a Marine and a marathon runner and my hero. It's hard to see him so fragile now. 1 hour ago, Sovalis said: Your Raven colours are lovely. Well done. Thank you 😊 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Sorry about your dad. 1 Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
KeysMcGee Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 On 1/14/2023 at 8:34 AM, Everstorm said: My weight is a little up as of today, but that is completely expected. It is completely expected. It is completely expected. Ever since I found out that scale measurements are the sorts of things that can fluctuate depending on what elevation I'm at, I've decided not to take them too seriously. Sending some healing vibes your way for your dad. My dad was a Marine, too, so I recognize that "it's hard to see him fragile like this" experience. 2 Quote "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." -Henry Ford "The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct." -Malcolm Gladwell "If you know the way broadly, you will see it in all things." -Miyamoto Musashi Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 9 hours ago, Elastigirl said: Sorry about your dad. Thank you. Me, too. Hopefully he will be doing better later this week and we can try again. I know he hates being stuck at the house all the time. 24 minutes ago, KeysMcGee said: Ever since I found out that scale measurements are the sorts of things that can fluctuate depending on what elevation I'm at, I've decided not to take them too seriously. What?!? I mean, I get gravitational theory, but the difference is enough at elevation to significantly effect weight? That's wild. 26 minutes ago, KeysMcGee said: Sending some healing vibes your way for your dad. My dad was a Marine, too, so I recognize that "it's hard to see him fragile like this" experience. Thanks. I'll take all the vibes I can get 😌 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
TrashcanCarla Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Joining in to offer support regarding your dad. Nerd Fitness hugs. I love the coloring you did with the watercolors, and also the subject matter. I'm a huge fan of birds, particularly crows. 3 Quote Current NF Challenge: X “Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.”― Carrie Fisher Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I like the almost blacks on the crow. Excellent. I hope your dad feels better and you can have breakfast. 1 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 22 hours ago, TrashcanCarla said: Joining in to offer support regarding your dad. Nerd Fitness hugs. I love the coloring you did with the watercolors, and also the subject matter. I'm a huge fan of birds, particularly crows. Thank you and thank you. I think ravens are cool, too. 21 hours ago, Harriet said: I like the almost blacks on the crow. Excellent. I hope your dad feels better and you can have breakfast. Thank you. He thought he was doing better, so we went this morning. Just the drive over wore him out, though, so I don't think he enjoyed himself much. I mean, he liked the food, but he wasn't able to join the conversation much and had to leave fairly early. I am glad we got to treat him out, but I wish we had been able to catch one of his "good" days. Parkinson's sucks. I didn't struggle as much with food choices as I thought. The problem was more that I didn't much care for any of the food on offer rather than wanting to eat all of it. Even the massive dessert display (yes, at breakfast) didn't really tempt me. All things considered, I think I did okay. 6 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
kcaleece Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, Everstorm said: Thank you. He thought he was doing better, so we went this morning. Just the drive over wore him out, though, so I don't think he enjoyed himself much. I mean, he liked the food, but he wasn't able to join the conversation much and had to leave fairly early. I am glad we got to treat him out, but I wish we had been able to catch one of his "good" days. Parkinson's sucks. I didn't struggle as much with food choices as I thought. The problem was more that I didn't much care for any of the food on offer rather than wanting to eat all of it. Even the massive dessert display (yes, at breakfast) didn't really tempt me. All things considered, I think I did okay. Glad to hear you got to head out with him for a bit at least! It is so hard to watch loved ones struggle with something as devastating as Parkinson's. If you ever want to chat "behind closed doors" and not out in public like this, my DMs are always open 🤗 (Also I giggled a little bit internally at the idea of a massive dessert display for breakfast, but to be fair, I do enjoy dessert-masquerading-as-coffee, so I suppose it's not all that different?) 1 Quote Mom. Teacher. Language Enthusiast. Wood Elf Current Challenge: KCAleece Endures the Long Trek to Summer Alors je ne lui parlais ni de serpents boas, ni de forêts vierges, ni d'étoiles. Je me mettais à sa portée. Je lui parlais de bridge, de golf, de politique et de cravates. Et la grande personne était bien contente de connaître un homme aussi raisonnable. Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Everstorm said: Parkinson's sucks. Ah. I'm sorry. It sounds like a very difficult illness. 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 3 hours ago, kcaleece said: If you ever want to chat "behind closed doors" and not out in public like this, my DMs are always open 🤗 Thank you! I might take you up on that some time. 3 hours ago, kcaleece said: but to be fair, I do enjoy dessert-masquerading-as-coffee Honestly, a lot of things that pass for breakfast in the American diet are thinly veiled desserts (muffins, danish, cinnamon rolls, waffles, etc) but this place went full on brownies and carrot cake and ice cream sundaes. My kids loved it 😂 I managed to stop at once slice of banana bread. The desserts didn't even appeal, which makes me want to check my temperature lol. I have noticed that I have little to no interest in sweets lately. Even when I think I want it, it's more that I don't want to be left out than that I actually want the dessert. Not sure what caused the change, exactly (better meal timing, maybe?). Not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, though. 2 hours ago, Harriet said: Ah. I'm sorry. It sounds like a very difficult illness. I won't lie, it's bad. And just as bad is that his medication is very irregular about controlling his symptoms. Sometimes he is almost normal and other times the meds seem not to work at all. You never know with each dose which one you will get. The doc has been pressuring him to have brain surgery, but that is super scary and the results aren't guaranteed, either. 5 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 15 hours ago, Everstorm said: I won't lie, it's bad. And just as bad is that his medication is very irregular about controlling his symptoms. Sometimes he is almost normal and other times the meds seem not to work at all. You never know with each dose which one you will get. The doc has been pressuring him to have brain surgery, but that is super scary and the results aren't guaranteed, either. Oh shit. I would be super scared of brain surgery, too, even if I knew the results were guaranteed. I'm so sorry, what a burden. 2 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Kishi Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Gonna echo the others. My dad was an Airman and a farmer, and he moves along really great for someone his age, but he's also status-post a heart attack and he's got some pulmonary issues to go with it. Seeing him now struggle to walk up a hill... it's kind of hard to watch and be there for, even as it's all I want to do. So, yeah, I get it. Also, hey, your coloring is really pretty. Good work! 1 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 20 Author Report Share Posted January 20 12 hours ago, Harriet said: Oh shit. I would be super scared of brain surgery, too, even if I knew the results were guaranteed. I'm so sorry, what a burden. Thank you. Just taking it one day at a time. 22 minutes ago, Kishi said: Gonna echo the others. My dad was an Airman and a farmer, and he moves along really great for someone his age, but he's also status-post a heart attack and he's got some pulmonary issues to go with it. Seeing him now struggle to walk up a hill... it's kind of hard to watch and be there for, even as it's all I want to do. So, yeah, I get it. It is eye-opening, at least, to my own health concerns. I have become way more committed to improving my health as I am againg so that (to the extent I can control it) I can be stronger longer for my kids. 27 minutes ago, Kishi said: Also, hey, your coloring is really pretty. Good work! Thanks! I have been feeling very artsy lately. I joined Inktober 52 (challenge to make one drawing in response to a weekly prompt all year), plus playing with the watercolor paint in my adult coloring art book. This week's Inktober prompt was shadow ( and yes, I actually drew this one this time 😆) Yesterday, I started working on this antique door. Needs more work on the stone, though 8 2 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
TrashcanCarla Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Oooh love both! The colors on your doors really make it pop - what's behind those doors, I wonder? 1 Quote Current NF Challenge: X “Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.”― Carrie Fisher Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 20 Author Report Share Posted January 20 7 minutes ago, TrashcanCarla said: Oooh love both! The colors on your doors really make it pop - what's behind those doors, I wonder? Ooh, now I have to make up a story for it... 3 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 20 Author Report Share Posted January 20 I am definitely starting to feel the drag of the caloric deficit...or maybe the late nights of reading 👀 Anyway, I have been fairly lethargic the past couple days. Deadlifts still happened this morning, but the workout was pretty much a slog fest. Looking forward to getting some sleep this weekend, at least. 5 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Harriet Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Lovely details on the door. I hope some pep returns to you over the weekend! Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 17 hours ago, Everstorm said: am definitely starting to feel the drag of the caloric deficit...or maybe the late nights of reading Sleep is good. I definitely can't get away with less sleep while on a deficit. Hopefully it helps. Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 21 Author Report Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, Harriet said: Lovely details on the door. I hope some pep returns to you over the weekend! Thanks! I love how the weathering turned out on the door. Just need to figure out how to do the same on the stone 🤔 1 hour ago, Elastigirl said: Sleep is good. I definitely can't get away with less sleep while on a deficit. Hopefully it helps. Yes, I have definitely been delinquent on getting to bed at a reasonable hour this week. I did get to sleep in this morning, amd it seems to have helped. Week 3 round up: Weight: -3 lbs (total) Food: 93% MAP: 100% Movement: who even knows anymore Reflection: 100% Food goals had that small wobble because of eating out. I actually managed to stick to my calories that day, but didn't quite hit my protein goal. This week has been a little tougher with food in general, because my food prep keeps getting eaten. I guess I need to prepare larger quantities to account for my husband and son looking for easy protein, as well. I have started some prep stuff today and plan to do more tomorrow. I also want to tweak the macros on my breakfast a bit to front load carbs for my morning workouts more, especially as the fatigue is starting to set in. I have completely dropped the ball on tracking movement snacks. I definitely do some every day, but I am probably falling short of the target hour on the days I also do MAP. So, this week, I will make a point of recording my movement sessions here to keep myself accountable. Starting now: Walk 1 hour Garden 15 minutes Pull: 1 min The fire is definitely getting hotter. My plan is to run the intensive heating phase for 7 weeks total, meaning I am almost halfway through. Just a few more weeks of limited food choices and dragging through my workouts. I got this. 🔥⚔️🔥 7 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Kishi Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, Everstorm said: Food goals had that small wobble because of eating out. I actually managed to stick to my calories that day, but didn't quite hit my protein goal. This week has been a little tougher with food in general, because my food prep keeps getting eaten. I guess I need to prepare larger quantities to account for my husband and son looking for easy protein, as well. Is there any possibility of husband and son doing some prep work themselves? You'd all win if they did. 2 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
Everstorm Posted January 22 Author Report Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Kishi said: Is there any possibility of husband and son doing some prep work themselves? You'd all win if they did. Honestly, they both typically do cook for themselves, which is why I had some expectation that my prep would be, you know, mine. I guess they have been eating more of my stuff lately because I have been reviving some old recipes in the hunt for high protein meals, so they are excited to have those things again? I just would like to know ahead of time if they think they will want some so I can account for that when I plan meals. Making extra is far easier than cooking more frequently. 3 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Ziraiah Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 I'm following your journey. Your goals sounds great! Food prepping is such a good idea for those times, when you are suddenly super hungry and need something asap. That's a bummer though, that your food keeps disappearing. 1 Quote Link to comment
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