It's been a while...
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1y ago
I was reading the Runs for Cookies post today and remembered how much I used to love reading blogs. Back it their heyday, it was very fun and inspiring to read fellow bloggers who had similar interests as me, health and fitness, and of course, weight loss.  Now that I'm retired (since December 2020), I should have all the time in the world to write blog posts. Right? Wrong! The first eight months of 2021 was crazy busy. I unexpectedly went into the house remodeling mode.  After working from home for nine months in 2020, and then retiring, I couldn't stand looking at al ..read more
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Death to 2020
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1y ago
I'm 65 and this has definitely been the craziest year I've experienced (so far). What a crazy, mixed up and downright confusing year it's been. On the attempt to be positive, I won't go into the miserable stuff too much (maybe just a little). Here's what my year has been like: Event #1:  March 12, 2020 3:00pm - Due to the pandemic, my entire work department was sent to home. We were told to gather all the things we'd need to work from home indefinitely. Computers, monitors and some even took their office chairs home. Most of us are still working from home (except me - which I'll explain l ..read more
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Day 1 of really trying to lose weight
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1y ago
I haven't posted in months, mainly because I had nothing good to talk about. I mean, what can you say about gaining weight other than it's just really depressing? However, after reading Runs For Cookies most recent post, I feel compelled to say something. Most of my recent posts have had the same theme, "this is hard" or "the struggle is real", "still trying", et cetera. Post after post talking about how I can't seem to get myself in the mood to lose weight. I don't have the motivation, or more important, I don't have the determination. I've been in the same state for months, just as Katie ta ..read more
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The struggle is real
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1y ago
I'm still struggling with my eating, but I have improved a little bit since my last post. The night of the 4th was awful. I was basically up most of the night because my neighbors think blowing up things and making a lot of loud noise is a fun experience. I really don't understand why there's even a law here that says fireworks are illegal, since everyone just ignores it. I was up comforting my poor little 17-year old kitty, Missy. She was traumatized by it all. Anyway, I used that as an excuse to eat most of the night (until 1am). Nothing horrible, unless you call rice crackers, avocado, a fe ..read more
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Fighting the good fight
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1y ago
It's been six months after my last post, and I'm still struggling with my weight. I've accepted that this is a lifelong battle, but one I'm determined to win. According to my Happy Scale app (now an unhappy scale), my weight back on December 30, 2019 was 166.2. Today, I'm 183.2. A net gain of 17 pounds in 6 months (but there's still a loss since December 2015, of -46 pounds). I'm trying to regain control of my eating and amp up my exercise. Although I know, as does anyone that's fought the weight loss battle, what you eat is of the utmost importance. I know this first hand because during ..read more
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2019...new year, new me?
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1y ago
The title of this post is a joke, there's no new me. It's just the same old me, doing the same old stuff. Just for fun, I went back to my first blog (Diana's Original Blog) and read my January 1, 2009 post, ten years ago. It's cringeworthy, and so freaking boring. My goals were eat right, exercise, seek counseling for my compulsive overeating, and of course, lose weight. There's something in there about working on my marriage, but we all know how that went! That actually made me laugh out loud (I was so funny!).  But this post caught my eye.Please excuse my potty mouth. I really try to k ..read more
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Marathon update
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1y ago
On September 15, 2018 I completed a full marathon, 26.2 miles! I did it, and I'm 63 years old. It was the Fairbanks Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's rated as one of the most difficult marathons in the United States, #2 on several lists. A net elevation gain of 3,300 feet. It was hard and amazing at the same time. I love the people in Alaska (where I spent the first 30 years of my life). My boyfriend and I completed it in 7 hours and 44 minutes (don't laugh...he's 60 and I'm 63). We ran a little, jogged a lot, walked a lot more and there might have been some dragging of feet at one ..read more
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It's a never ending journey (162.4)
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1y ago
After decades of battling my weight, I've finally come to peace with the fact that this journey to maintain good health never ends. I always thought if I'd lose the weight, get to goal, then I'd be on easy street. That's never worked before, and I've finally accepted that it doesn't work that way.  People always say that losing weight is just half the battle. Maintaining the weight loss is the other half of the battle. For me, maintenance is the hardest part and the biggest part. I struggle every day, and in spite of what people may tell you, it never gets easy. At least, it's not easy n ..read more
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Post Thanksgiving 2017 Update
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1y ago
I've noticed I've been writing posts, usually at least once a week, and never publishing them. I'll write a post, re-read it, and think to myself, what a bunch of worthless drivel. Then I never publish it, and my words sit in limbo. From my head to the keyboard, to live forever as a Blogspot draft. A waste of time? Perhaps. Or maybe a written diary that no one but me will ever read. I never delete them and sometimes I'm shocked and surprised by my own words. Maybe someday I'll publish them, but probably not. We had a very understated Thanksgiving. Due to the fact that leading up to Thanksgivi ..read more
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Fighting the good fight
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1y ago
Denali - the great one (aka Mt. McKinley) I grew up in Alaska, and have seen this beautiful mountain many times. It's one of the ultimate challenges for mountain climbers, and many have lost their life in their attempt to conquer this magnificent mountain. What does this have to do with weight loss? Sometimes my struggle feels like an uphill battle, on the steepest slope I can imagine. It feels like the hardest thing I've ever done or ever will do. I know intellectually that's a false statement, but in my heart, I believe it's true. This fight to lose weight, or at least maintain my ..read more
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