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Rethinking My Direction


I've been thinking things through. I don't know if I'm going in the right direction! Twenty odd pounds, twenty miles in a week. Is it really worth it?
  • This is getting expensive
    1. I need new pants
    2. the kool kids buy organic food
    3. My shoes are wearing out after 3 months
  • This takes too much time
    1. I never used to think so hard
    2. While a creative outlet, blogging uses up all of my extra TV and FB time
    3. Exercise makes me feel high
    4. I think that's against my religion
  • This is hard
    1. I don't like getting up early
    2. I miss sugar
    3. I'm dreaming of cinnamon rolls baked by cupcakes
  • I don't think this obsession can be healthy
    1. Hubbend is planning an intervention
    2. My powdered sugar and butter are lonely
    3. Beansprout needs fatty nourishment
I think I might be going the wrong way. Or facing the wrong direction? I really DON'T know what to do!
*photo by ninpou_kobanashi*
Jack Sh*t gave me some inspiration as I was haunting his archives.
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  1. WaistingTimeMarch 13, 2010 at 6:17 AM

    Sounds great too me. What am I missing here?

    BTW - since starting my blog and now reading so many others, I hardly get on FB (except to check on my son at college), have a huge backlog on my Tivo, and have only read one book in the past several weeks. But the weight is slowly coming off and my exercise is slowly increasing. Much better than TV and FB.

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  2. JourneyBeyondSurvivalMarch 13, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    @Waisting Time- It's just me being silly. It is of course totally worth it.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 13, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    Great post! You make weight loss funny!!! :)

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  4. CorlettaMarch 13, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    Well...I too have felt like I am going in the wrong direction. Hmmm...not really the wrong direction, but going in the right direction using the wrong transportation. Maybe I will blog about this :) Thanks for the inspiration momma!

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  5. BEEMarch 13, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    LOL
    funny post

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  6. BEEMarch 13, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    LOL
    funny post

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  7. Fat GirlMarch 13, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    I was soo nodding my head in agreement with that stuff. LOL!

    I so think all those things at one point or another!! I know it's worth it just as you do but sometimes you can't help but question it all in your own head. :0)

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  8. Tami@NutmegNotebookMarch 13, 2010 at 3:52 PM

    Hey this was a good read and a good laugh! I love your lighter side to blogging.

    I don't have time for tv, emails or reading since I started blogging but I love having a blog and reading blogs. It sure beats some of my old habits.

    I think it has helped me to refocus and not feel alone in this journey.

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  9. lizMarch 13, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    LOVE IT! great post. had me smilin'. and there is truth to it, too. i've found to really put into weight loss and the blogging community what i want to, i am struggling to balance my free time. which is just fine. i need a new balance.... the last one made me fat :)

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  10. JourneyBeyondSurvivalMarch 13, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    @Fit Mommy- Thanks. I had fun writing it, but I started to get nervous...

    @Corletta- You're welcome to inspiration at any time. But if you can find it here, then I find you pretty awesome. Cause that's hard!

    @BEE-Thanks. I hope your weekend is good.

    @Barbara- Kinda funny. This is the secret warfare going on in the back of my brain. I'm hoping this surprise attack will flush them out!

    @Tami- Isn't the lack of time great? I find it really prioritizes things for me. And I do so much better at everything if I'm engaged and busy. Healthily anyway. :)

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  11. JourneyBeyondSurvivalMarch 13, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    @liz- you made me chuckle. I like the lack of time too. Makes me think about things.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 13, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    My DVR is so backed up with Oprah and Dr. Phil from my blogging. Oh well...at least I'm interacting more :)

    Ooh...cupcakes sound yummy right about now. Oh...that's right...they sound good any time of day!!

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  13. Diane Fit to the FinishMarch 13, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    Great post! I one time did a post on what's harder - being overweight or getting healthy? Definitely the overweight comments won!

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  14. Greta from www.bigbottomblogger.blogspot.comMarch 13, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    Um. That picture is really freaking me out.

    Clothes....our Goodwill has a "boutique" next door with all the designer and brand name duds that people donate..much of it with tags still on (I think stores donate, too). It is the BEST place to shop as your size goes down. Don't get new...get gently used or new stuff that has been donated. There is SO much out there. I even outfitted my son for his first job interview coming up this week....got a GORGEOUS wool tweed jacket for $10. Wingtip nearly new condition shoes for $5. Shirt: $3. Pant: $6. He looked like a million bucks....on a budget. (He is growing still...and will likely NEVER wear this stuff again in the next 6 months..except maybe the shoes to his jazz concerts....so why buy new?)

    And...yes..I KNOW you are kidding. Because you are doing great and making super duper progress. I wish you lived close to me....we could be running buddies!

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  15. TrinaMarch 15, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    The cool kids are buying the organic stuff, but this kool kid is ballin on a budget and cannot afford the organic stuff...lol. I agree with you humorous list. I miss the sugar and the butter...lord knows I miss the butter. I think you're headed in the right direction.

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  16. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 10:22 PM

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