Today’s weight: Dunno. Last night I had a few crackers and a slice of birthday cake at a party for myself, birthday twin Marc and birthday kissing cousin Felice. Everything else was Primal-approved, including the massive tenderloin we bought with our Costco rebate check. Today’s Primal Blueprint challenge is aerobic activity along with listening, which can also be an aerobic activity.
Today I am grateful for: My Mom. I miss her always, but especially on Mother’s Day. How she raised five of us, each content in the certainty that we, and we alone, were her favorite, is a testament to but one of her many talents and graces. This morning a cardinal woke me up. One of my favorite memories is of Mom taking me out to the side garden, pursuing her poppy-red lips and “calling the cardinals.”
To all you who mother, in any way, shape or form, have a wonderful day!
No gym today, so no gym monitor gleanings, but here’s some fun stuff:
* Happy Mother’s Day: From Buzzfeed. I did about 20 of these.
* DWTS: Mother’s Day edition.
* So they had: That little girl who tested into Mensa on the Today Show and all the poor thing did was ask to go to the bathroom so she could poop. By that standard, I’m a genius too!
* Aw of the day: Monkey see, monkey do, cat-and-dog edition.
xxoo,
Betsy
Happy Mother’s Day!
I dunno my weight either. Last night our friends Jim and Cathy invited us over for dinner. We took the margarita makings over, mixed up a pitcher, and downed it with enthusiasm. The food was mostly Primal approved, except for the ear of corn which was SO delicious, and the surprise potatoes left over from the cooking class we hosted for the middle school French class. The dinner was amazing: grilled everything, and the first night warm enough to sit out on the deck all evening. I wish I could write about food the way Ruth Reichel does: the explosions of flavor evoked summer, sun, dirt, and joy. Plus, we laughed a lot about colonoscopies.
I refuse to feel guilty about having such a delicious, wonderful time with friends I love.
Gratitude: 1) A brilliant, warm Mother’s Day; 2) A kid who makes me scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast; 3) All the things that lined up in my life to bring me THIS kid. He is so amazing and fabulous, and I am the luckiest mom alive to have him in my life.
xo
Janet
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123.0 pounds today. 3 pounds to my goal weight. The lowest I’ve been since starting BYT!
Gratitude:
-Sitting around a fire last night with good friends, drinking champagne & sharing stories.
-Getting to enjoy both Saturday & Sunday mornings out on our back porch with Ben this weekend! We had good coffee, good breakfast & read books. Amazing.
-The nice phone call from my Dad for Mother’s Day – even though I only have furry kids.
Hooray for you, Susan!
129.9 – same as yesterday.
Finally did the PEM workout. I don’t know about you all, but I can’t do a pull-up to save my life. Did fine on the other 3 exercises, but pull-ups were just sad. Plus, it doesn’t help that I’m doing this at the playground with people around so I’m self-conscious. Who has a pull-up bar in their house except maybe single guys in their 20s? So how are you all doing the pull-up thing?
Another good melatonin induced night – yea!
Happy Mother’s Day to all!
Gratitude:
- A 2 hour coffee date with a good friend yesterday.
- Having the energy to get a lot done now that I’m sleeping.
- Tivoed SNL from last night with Will Ferrell to watch today – a little Mother’s Day gift to myself.
Well, my wrestling son installed a pull-up bar across the entrance to his room, so I have one…but I can’t do a SINGLE PULL-UP. Planet Fitness has a machine that “helps” you do a pull-up, so I’ll try that. I got Ken to grab me around the waist and hoist me, but I don’t know if I could count that one….
I say, count it! See? Your son is a single guy in his 20s, right? Guess this is something we can both work on, Betsy. You’re lucky you have one in your house and don’t have to face public park humiliation.
I have one. It’s mine not Jeff’s. My trapeze friend convinced me to use it. No, I can not do one full pull up. However I can almost do one, and my arms are looking great. *:)
151.6 There was rocky road ice cream in the house for about 24 hours. It’s a good thing that it’s no longer sold in the 1/2 gallon size, and good bless good train service. *:)
144.6 And hubby is home so I have to start really being careful with my eating habits. I sometimes find myself eating on his schedule, whether I’m hungry or not. I’m doing the Primal Blueprint, starting tomorrow. Am following all posts of those already on it as of last week to learn what’s working and what’s not. Thank you all.
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