Death and Taxes
I tried to do our taxes last night with TaxAct. It would have gone well, had I been a mathematician and the tax laws not been as logical as a box of hair. See you Monday, H&R Block!
A good deed never goes unpunished
6:38 PM
by TWoP Fan
Tuesday is the coaches meeting for the kindergarten soccer league. I will be attending, as I have been persuaded to coach my own team this year, rather than assist my sister with my nephew's team. I'm mildly apprehensive, as I won't have a kid of my own on this team, since Little TWoP is only 2.5. A pack of rabid five and six-year-old kids would terrify any sane person.
However, I figure coaching soccer gets me six months of good deed coverage, so if I coach fall and spring, I'm covered for the year. That's a good deal.
However, I figure coaching soccer gets me six months of good deed coverage, so if I coach fall and spring, I'm covered for the year. That's a good deal.
Losing It
11:46 AM
by TWoP Fan
Last year at this time I weighed 174 lbs according to SparkPeople.com and the gym scale. As of yesterday I weigh 134 lbs. (That's 40 pounds lost, FYI.)
It's is definitely awesome, as I've gone from a size 14 to an 8 (almost a 6). I feel better, more confident, and if I go into a store and try on a pair of pants, the always go on. That's a new feeling for me.
A lot of people comment on it, which is nice. It's also really uncomfortable for me. The problem is that they always seem to want to know what my secret is. The ask how I did it and then they look disappointed when I tell them.
Because I watched what I ate and I go to the gym six days a week. It's not a magic cure, it won't even work for everyone. It just happened to work for me.
The part that people seem to like to hear least is when I tell them about the gym. I don't believe in going to the gym to walk on a treadmill for half an hour. I think that people ignore the potential for what their body can do. I think people make excuses to not be fit or at least to not have to work very hard. It's not even about losing weight, it's about challenging your body to change itself. Muscle tone and endurance don't change without sweat and exhaustion.
I may make it sound like it's all easy and anyone can do it, but I don't mean that. I just think that people who talk about wanting to make a change need to challenge themselves. I have lots of days that I don't want to workout. And I do it anyway. It makes me stronger physically, but also I think the discipline of going to the gym and training my body has been really good for my self-esteem and my goal setting in other areas of my life.
So, readers (ha), do you workout? Do you have weight loss or fitness goals?
It's is definitely awesome, as I've gone from a size 14 to an 8 (almost a 6). I feel better, more confident, and if I go into a store and try on a pair of pants, the always go on. That's a new feeling for me.
A lot of people comment on it, which is nice. It's also really uncomfortable for me. The problem is that they always seem to want to know what my secret is. The ask how I did it and then they look disappointed when I tell them.
Because I watched what I ate and I go to the gym six days a week. It's not a magic cure, it won't even work for everyone. It just happened to work for me.
The part that people seem to like to hear least is when I tell them about the gym. I don't believe in going to the gym to walk on a treadmill for half an hour. I think that people ignore the potential for what their body can do. I think people make excuses to not be fit or at least to not have to work very hard. It's not even about losing weight, it's about challenging your body to change itself. Muscle tone and endurance don't change without sweat and exhaustion.
I may make it sound like it's all easy and anyone can do it, but I don't mean that. I just think that people who talk about wanting to make a change need to challenge themselves. I have lots of days that I don't want to workout. And I do it anyway. It makes me stronger physically, but also I think the discipline of going to the gym and training my body has been really good for my self-esteem and my goal setting in other areas of my life.
So, readers (ha), do you workout? Do you have weight loss or fitness goals?
More recaps?
11:36 AM
by TWoP Fan
I'm seriously considering recaping the random shows I watch on TV. I've seen this 7th Heaven episode enough times today that I can quote dialogue.
The list would go like this (IE, crap I have watched this week):
7th Heaven
Real Housewives of OC
Max and Ruby
Psych
Friends
The Golden Girls
Child's Play 2
The list would go like this (IE, crap I have watched this week):
7th Heaven
Real Housewives of OC
Max and Ruby
Psych
Friends
The Golden Girls
Child's Play 2
I hate writing titles
11:32 AM
by TWoP Fan
I don't know what my blogging voice is. I thought I would pick a topic and write on it, like parenting or health. The problem is, I do a lot of things and a lot of stuff happens to me (okay, not really) and I like to talk about a bunch of different stuff. So I don't know what I'm trying to say with my blog, but so far no one is reading, so it's okay.
In other news:
I did get my haircut and after the first day of insecurity, I adore it. It's cute, easy to style and it's much more versatile than I thought short hair would be. I keep flipping it around like a dork.
The potty training thing stalled out. She was so not into it. She's started talking about going potty, so I think in a week when Mr. TWoP has some time off, we'll try again.
It snowed last night. I hate snow.
Confession: I am watching 7th Heaven right now. I'm that cool.
In other news:
I did get my haircut and after the first day of insecurity, I adore it. It's cute, easy to style and it's much more versatile than I thought short hair would be. I keep flipping it around like a dork.
The potty training thing stalled out. She was so not into it. She's started talking about going potty, so I think in a week when Mr. TWoP has some time off, we'll try again.
It snowed last night. I hate snow.
Confession: I am watching 7th Heaven right now. I'm that cool.
An Example of My Day
5:33 PM
by TWoP Fan
I walked in the door from the gym and my 2.5 year old greeted me with a loud, 'GO AWAY, MOMMY! I PLAY WITH DADDY!' And my first thought was 'Sweet, I'll be in bed playing on the computer.'
In the Mirror
3:47 PM
by TWoP Fan
It turns out that in my head I look (feel) completely different than pictures show. I forget that I have a birth defect, I forget that I have all the extra skin on my neck, to me, I look totally normal. Hell, to be honest, after losing all the weight, I feel great about myself.
It normally doesn't occur to me to worry about it, but I've been thinking about cutting my hair. It's not super long, just about 3 inches past my shoulders, but I'd like to cut it to hit my shoulders. When I started thinking about it, the first thing I thought of was how it would look. And not in the normal, 'Will this look cute on me?' way, but in a 'Will this camouflage my neck enough?' And it's really bothering me that I thought that.
I went to see a cosmetic surgeon in October. I wanted to know if he could fix it. If I could look normal. He told me that for $15,000 and probably three surgeries, he could give me 'a minimal difference that only I would notice'. Well, damn. I figured that was that, you know? It wasn't feasible, I should be over it, right? I had all the confirmation I needed that it wasn't going to change for me and I could accept my body the way it was.
I thought I had, but just thinking about cutting my hair has brought it all back. I want to have short hair, I want to enjoy the freedom of not like a particular shirt more because it covers my neck. I want to wear tank tops without being self-conscious. I want to see in pictures what I see in the mirror.
It normally doesn't occur to me to worry about it, but I've been thinking about cutting my hair. It's not super long, just about 3 inches past my shoulders, but I'd like to cut it to hit my shoulders. When I started thinking about it, the first thing I thought of was how it would look. And not in the normal, 'Will this look cute on me?' way, but in a 'Will this camouflage my neck enough?' And it's really bothering me that I thought that.
I went to see a cosmetic surgeon in October. I wanted to know if he could fix it. If I could look normal. He told me that for $15,000 and probably three surgeries, he could give me 'a minimal difference that only I would notice'. Well, damn. I figured that was that, you know? It wasn't feasible, I should be over it, right? I had all the confirmation I needed that it wasn't going to change for me and I could accept my body the way it was.
I thought I had, but just thinking about cutting my hair has brought it all back. I want to have short hair, I want to enjoy the freedom of not like a particular shirt more because it covers my neck. I want to wear tank tops without being self-conscious. I want to see in pictures what I see in the mirror.
Blog Upgrades
9:47 PM
by TWoP Fan
Turns out that lots of people have lots of free time and talent and make blog templates so you don't have to be stuck with a blog that screams 'Blogger!' Of course, I don't these people to feel as thought their work is unappreciated, so I grabbed up a new template. What do the (non-existant) people who read my blog think?
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