This is a fascinating challenge. I woke up yesterday and I really, really wanted to weigh myself! I wanted to get out my measuring tape and check out the situation. But I didn’t because Imaginary Queenbliss was watching me. Peer support FTW! What’s even more interesting is how positive I felt. I am really liking how my body looks lately. I feel good about it. The torso, the arms. It’s all good right now. Have I lost weight? Or perhaps I’ve just lost a bunch of idiotic self-judgement? Better yet, both?
@queenbliss invited me to join her in No Weigh May. She could see that I’m mentally all over the place. And it’s true. I don’t want to gain weight! But I also don’t want to go backwards and have to start logging and counting and all that stuff again. I am not even sure I could. My mind just shrinks away from it whenever I try to think about it.
So I am doing No Weigh May. Progress pics and measurements coming on Tuesday.
But I’m also doing something else. Yoga teaches us that when discomfort arises, the solution is to turn toward it and look deeper into it. My discomfort is all around food. There is some sort of problem there which I can’t really identify so far. So what is the yoga? Look deeper into it. Normally when I eat, I also read a book or goof off on the internet. This is a way of detaching from the situation, isn’t it? As I read, I’m escaping from the reality of my situation, sitting and eating at the table. Same with snacking. I grab food, I stuff it in my pie-hole, I don’t think about what I am doing or feeling. So for the month of May, I will practice mindful eating. I will not read or surf or watch TV or even stand while I eat. I will just eat. I will sit down, with my food on a plate, and just eat it. While I eat, I’ll just try to relax and pay attention to how my body feels, whether I am still hungry or perhaps getting a bit full, or whatever might be happening.
Mindful eating is my least favorite mindfulness practice. When we were doing yoga teacher training, they had us do mindful eating. I seriously shirked it completely. I don’t like it! It’s boring! Waaaaaahhhh. Clearly, this total discomfort is a pretty good sign that this is a fruitful direction for study. But I am expecting to encounter some not-very-fun moments.
Hey! You went running :)
Yeah!! My daughter decided she wants to learn to run, so I’m running with her. She’s fast; I gotta up my game to hang with her.
This is scarily accurate haha
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This one’s obviously for you, queenbliss. LOL!!
What would you name it?How would you design it?
Who would you invite?
What events would you create to entertain your guests?
How would you support the ports where your ship would dock?
This is just my curious brain being curious of other people’s brains.
W00000 I love this idea. Let’s see.
I think it would be a healthy-living sort of cruise ship. Its mission would be to show that a person can take a fantastically decadent, relaxing, fun, delicious vacation but without gaining 20 lbs. It would be a living answer to all those fools who say things like, “… but healthy food is always so boring and doesn’t taste good,” or (my favorite) “… but exercising is no fun. I hate it.”
The food would be all Paleo, of course, and would include plenty of vegetarian/vegan-friendly options since I’m not a hater. Beautiful mountains of fresh fruit… exquisite roasted veggies… mmm, I am starting to salivate just thinking about it already. Delicious desserts of course. It IS a cruise. Must have some desserts.
For activities we would have all sorts of fun stuff like Salsa or Swing lessons, maybe rock climbing on the big climbing wall like they have on some cruiselines, partner yoga classes or circus arts classes, tai chi, scheduled walks around the upper decks… how about a midnight walk combined with stargazing? I understand that not everyone loves KBs like me but of course there would be KB workshops… inversion workshops… massage workshops? Just a whole raft of things to bring people into their bodies and have fun with them.
Entertainment would be on the same lines. Tango revue… Cirque du Soleil… Stomp. Fun stuff like that. Loud, fun stuff.
In port, I’d offer a chance to eat at good local restaurants under the guidance of a person who would help the tourists to choose their meals in accordance with their own health goals. (I have noticed that a lot of fitblrs have problems when they have to eat out.) So we’d offer something like, tour this local castle/historic district/whatever and then eat amazing local food at this landmark restaurant, open since 1883!
And who would I invite? Everyone, yo. Everyone.
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This pic is in honor of queenbliss, who posted her booty pic to mark the beginning of some sort of September Squat challenge. She was so brave and I couldn’t let her be out there alone. I shan’t be partaking of the squatting myself. But here’s my booty, doing Virabadrasana II, complete with a spot of back fat for garnish. Observe the brand-new Hanky Panky thong underwear. Yes, it really is impressively comfortable!
So there it is, folks. My ass. It will turn 43 this Thursday. It’s a good ass although there’s not as much of it as there used to be. It’s not perfectly smooth; there’s a smidge of cellulite. The poor-quality tablet-cam pic is pretty kind to my flaws. Technology win! But as I say, it’s a good ass and I like it. It looks pretty darn good for its age, and in jeans or a skirt it really looks good. Perky. Not to be too graphic for you youngsters, but my ass is well-designed for grabbing. So I’m pleased with it overall. I love my ass. It has served me so well and continues to do so. Thank you, ass!
queenbliss replied to your photo: There it is, the beginning of my vision board. As…
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I’m on a vision board :’-) You’re so frelling awesome right now.
Well it is my vision that someday we will meet IRL and go on bike rides and shit like that. Maybe do some yoga and eat a bunch of fruit and talk all night. You know. Like that.
There it is, the beginning of my vision board. As promised, it features moxy’s behind. And no vision board would be complete without queenbliss because seriously, she is just awesome.
My daughter looked at this and told me that I am creepy.
blissmanifesto answered your question: Jillian Michaels 6 wk 6 pk L1 done
Hell yeah!! Got my run in AND went and tried out some bikes at REI.SAH-WEET! I can’t wait to get my own bike. It’s gonna be awesome.
I KNOW IT IS!!!! God I can not wait until I can bring one home. So I tried the Townie Electra, two bikes from Novara, and the Marin Redwood Step-through. The Townie was the most comfortable by far. Like riding around on a feather-bed or something. REALLY cushy. The Marin was a close second. The only trouble with the Townies is that you can only use Townie accessories. So only their racks, their panniers, their baskets. I am not sure if I can live with that limitation. I plan to be taking my bike all over town and I want to be able to fit a cow, a calf, and a chandelier in those panniers. I like having options.
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The Flying Owl, Seahorse, Gothic Ebony Victorian Vampire Bat, Victorian Angel, Elegant Bird, Fox, Witch Wizard Academy, Magical Moon, Cherry Blossom and Unicorn hair forks handmade by theancientmuse in Bordeaux, France.
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I am reblogging this just so queenbliss will see them. Seriously WOW these are amazing.
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So I finally entered the 21st century and downloaded Missing E. OH I AM SO OLD.
I’ll do my best to avoid participating in lycanthropy.
LOL clearly I am doomed! You too, queenbliss.
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