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It’s Official…

Monday, April 27th, 2009

…I now weigh exactly what I weighed when I entered college 22 years ago.

Now I’ve been wanting to tone myself but this is not what I had in mind.  Even back then, I was happy when I put on the freshman 15.  It made me look healthy.  Before that – and now – I was just too skinny.

Now, before you sit there saying “I hate you”, as someone rather rudely said to me yesterday, let me point out a few things:

  1. If you are going to hate me for being 115 pounds – yes, I said it – then at least put down the fucking Twinkies first.  It amazes me that people will express envy to the point of saying they hate me when their eating habits are atrocious.  Are you doing anything to lose weight besides sitting on your ass hating people?  Cuz last time I checked, the calorie burn on that was pretty low.
  2. You might envy my weight, but I doubt you’d want the stress and illness that have gotten me where I am – so be careful what you wish for.
  3. It is also worth noting, however, that a good part of my weight is sheer genetics.  So don’t hate me, hate your parents.  Or better yet…
  4. Don’t hate anybody.  Personally I find it extremely offensive when people say that to me, even when expressed in that girly-girl cutesy-pootsy way that is supposedly full of fond loving envy.  Experience has shown me that the tone belies the words but that the words are usually closer to the truth. I had to drop one female acquaintance who noted on every occasion we met just how much she “hated” my figure, my clothes, my then-boyfriend (now-husband).   This was all said with a smile, of course, but the more she said the less sincere the smile looked – it was more like she was gritting her teeth.  I dropped her like a bad habit.  My oft-jesting tone aside, I respect the power and meaning of words, especially extremely strong ones like “hate,” which I never direct at people.  It’s just an ugly emotion and an ugly word and if you use it, you mean it, in my book.

That all said, I am trying to figure out how to get “healthy”. Because that’s what this is about.  Being healthy.  What that is for me may not be what it is for you.  My knees are shot, my cardio needs work and yadda yadda yadda.  I know people heavier than I am who are healthier than I am.  So look at the big picture, okay?  Being too thin is not healthy.  Being too fat is not healthy.  Being in the range of what is good for you given your height and other factors like diseases, etc., that’s what matters.

Well, enough for tonight.  Sorry if I got too “preachy” there but the whole “hate you” thing really ticks me off, and I think the next time that person says it to me – and I guarantee you she will because this was not the first time – I will have to lay this on her.

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The Return of Godzuki

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Pudding is back.

It has been a rough few days in our house.  Earlier in the week, maybe on Monday, he lay down for a nap, woke up, and hurled all over the place.  And then continued this most ungentlemanly behavior for the rest of the afternoon, evening and well into the wee hours.

By sunrise on Tuesday I was literally delirious and the Tech Guru had to work from home to help out (fat lot of good that was, he had to be holed up in his office half the time).  I think I’d slept a sum total of one hour that night, caught in dribs and drabs as Pudding and I sat up on the couch watching TV with me giving him sips of Pedialyte.

On Tuesday the hurling continued.

Then that evening the fever set in.  And he was, by then, weak from not eating for a whole day.  The vomiting had stopped but truth be told, there wasn’t anything left to vomit. He perked up for a bit and I thought with one night of rest he’d bounce back.

Yesterday, he stopped vomiting and progressed to some lovely diarrhea of a rather sunny shade of yellow.  He was awake and alert but spent pretty much all day lying limp against me or on the couch.  It was kind of scary actually.  By evening his head was literally lolling and I was hoping I wouldn’t have to resort to IVs.

This morning he woke up looking as sunny as his diarrhea.

At first he wouldn’t eat.  I’m sure his tummy was distended and weirded out.  But then he took one bite of sausage.

From there, he began pretty much inhaling everything in sight.

And went back to smacking the hell out of his sister.

He’s back!

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The Vacation to Nowhere

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

I am in the throes of vacation planning.

The way it’s going, we are going to end up spending our vacation right here in our house.

My criteria seem to be so complex as to render this task impossible.  Or rather, possible if I am willing to ante up insane amounts of money.

Willing? Yes.

Able? No.

I want a direct flight.

I want a beach – a calm one.

I want more than one restaurant on-site.  Because this time around we don’t want to leave the property until it is time to head back to the airport.  That is how tired we are.

I would like all-inclusive.

I want pampering.  Or something close to it.

I can achieve all of this wonderfulness for approximately $4000.  We need this vacation very badly.  But we also need our $4000 not to be sucked away by 7 days on a beach.

Ah well. Back to the drawing board.  It’s out there somewhere, I know it is.

Oh where, oh where has my hotel gone, oh where, oh where can it be…

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…I now weigh exactly what I weighed when I entered college 22 years ago.

Now I’ve been wanting to tone myself but this is not what I had in mind.  Even back then, I was happy when I put on the freshman 15.  It made me look healthy.  Before that – and now – I was just too skinny.

Now, before you sit there saying “I hate you”, as someone rather rudely said to me yesterday, let me point out a few things:

  1. If you are going to hate me for being 115 pounds – yes, I said it – then at least put down the fucking Twinkies first.  It amazes me that people will express envy to the point of saying they hate me when their eating habits are atrocious.  Are you doing anything to lose weight besides sitting on your ass hating people?  Cuz last time I checked, the calorie burn on that was pretty low.
  2. You might envy my weight, but I doubt you’d want the stress and illness that have gotten me where I am – so be careful what you wish for.
  3. It is also worth noting, however, that a good part of my weight is sheer genetics.  So don’t hate me, hate your parents.  Or better yet…
  4. Don’t hate anybody.  Personally I find it extremely offensive when people say that to me, even when expressed in that girly-girl cutesy-pootsy way that is supposedly full of fond loving envy.  Experience has shown me that the tone belies the words but that the words are usually closer to the truth. I had to drop one female acquaintance who noted on every occasion we met just how much she “hated” my figure, my clothes, my then-boyfriend (now-husband).   This was all said with a smile, of course, but the more she said the less sincere the smile looked – it was more like she was gritting her teeth.  I dropped her like a bad habit.  My oft-jesting tone aside, I respect the power and meaning of words, especially extremely strong ones like “hate,” which I never direct at people.  It’s just an ugly emotion and an ugly word and if you use it, you mean it, in my book.

That all said, I am trying to figure out how to get “healthy”. Because that’s what this is about.  Being healthy.  What that is for me may not be what it is for you.  My knees are shot, my cardio needs work and yadda yadda yadda.  I know people heavier than I am who are healthier than I am.  So look at the big picture, okay?  Being too thin is not healthy.  Being too fat is not healthy.  Being in the range of what is good for you given your height and other factors like diseases, etc., that’s what matters.

Well, enough for tonight.  Sorry if I got too “preachy” there but the whole “hate you” thing really ticks me off, and I think the next time that person says it to me – and I guarantee you she will because this was not the first time – I will have to lay this on her.

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The Return of Godzuki

April 23rd, 2009

Pudding is back.

It has been a rough few days in our house.  Earlier in the week, maybe on Monday, he lay down for a nap, woke up, and hurled all over the place.  And then continued this most ungentlemanly behavior for the rest of the afternoon, evening and well into the wee hours.

By sunrise on Tuesday I was literally delirious and the Tech Guru had to work from home to help out (fat lot of good that was, he had to be holed up in his office half the time).  I think I’d slept a sum total of one hour that night, caught in dribs and drabs as Pudding and I sat up on the couch watching TV with me giving him sips of Pedialyte.

On Tuesday the hurling continued.

Then that evening the fever set in.  And he was, by then, weak from not eating for a whole day.  The vomiting had stopped but truth be told, there wasn’t anything left to vomit. He perked up for a bit and I thought with one night of rest he’d bounce back.

Yesterday, he stopped vomiting and progressed to some lovely diarrhea of a rather sunny shade of yellow.  He was awake and alert but spent pretty much all day lying limp against me or on the couch.  It was kind of scary actually.  By evening his head was literally lolling and I was hoping I wouldn’t have to resort to IVs.

This morning he woke up looking as sunny as his diarrhea.

At first he wouldn’t eat.  I’m sure his tummy was distended and weirded out.  But then he took one bite of sausage.

From there, he began pretty much inhaling everything in sight.

And went back to smacking the hell out of his sister.

He’s back!

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Posted in The Fam | No Comments »

The Vacation to Nowhere

April 22nd, 2009

I am in the throes of vacation planning.

The way it’s going, we are going to end up spending our vacation right here in our house.

My criteria seem to be so complex as to render this task impossible.  Or rather, possible if I am willing to ante up insane amounts of money.

Willing? Yes.

Able? No.

I want a direct flight.

I want a beach – a calm one.

I want more than one restaurant on-site.  Because this time around we don’t want to leave the property until it is time to head back to the airport.  That is how tired we are.

I would like all-inclusive.

I want pampering.  Or something close to it.

I can achieve all of this wonderfulness for approximately $4000.  We need this vacation very badly.  But we also need our $4000 not to be sucked away by 7 days on a beach.

Ah well. Back to the drawing board.  It’s out there somewhere, I know it is.

Oh where, oh where has my hotel gone, oh where, oh where can it be…

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