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We are on vacation (yay!).  The nice thing about this, is it gives us more time to get stuff done, and just generally be together.  Yesterday I went to The Evil Place of Yarn Goodness with the other half’s “Little Sis” (sorta like a sister, but not biologically related), and donated to them the loom that a co-worker had given me.

Yes, a loom.  When he offered it, I didn’t realize it was going to be quite so large as it was.  It took up some valuable real estate in the sewing room I’m *trying* to get organized.  Now…we can walk into that room again!  The girls at the Evil Place of Yarn Goodness were a little surprised to see a loom walking in the door.  I’d cleared it with the owner almost a month ago, then her partner a couple of weeks ago…and unfortunately for me, they’re away on their honeymoon at the moment (congrats to them!  Squee!).  So the girls they left behind to mind the store were kinda taken aback and saying “Why are you bringing us a loom???”

Trust me ladies, better the store have a training loom than I have an unused piece of clutter in my house.  Have fun!  I brought you all the books & threads that came with it.  There may come a time when I say “Gee, I wish I had a loom to do this faster”, but I seriously doubt it.

If anything, I’d like to learn how to spin.  But first I need to get my crafting room together & have room for more necessary objects. Otherwise Robin will probably throw a fit.  I know I would if I were in his place.

So yeah.  We’re in vacation mode.  It’s very nice.  Getting to bed around the same time.  Having more hours of daylight together.  All good.  We do plan on getting away from the house…I think we’ve got trips to the Glenbow, the Zoo, Banff/Lake Louise and possibly Jasper in mind.  Plus a good housecleaning.  Should be fun

Have been eating clean for the past few days.  Weight has fluctuated down 5 pounds.  Happy camper?  Oh yeah.  Hoping that I hit my 10 pounds down for the month fairly soon.  We’ll see if it goes down farther by End of Month.  There’s still half a month to go!

Cast on the Secret of the Stole shawl last night.  Yay for knowing how to knit two things at once on the same set of needles with one skein/ball of yarn!  I rock :)   I will attempt not to pat my own back for far too long, as I know that the last laceweight project I attempted wound up taking flight across the living room.  I hate charts.  I sincerely thank whoever is responsible that they are providing written instructions on this KAL.

Dinner tonight?  Chicken Caesar Salad.

I spent a good part of my morning sniffing toner.  All very innocently, of course.  Had to file away 7 months worth of paperwork.  Feeling a little woozy and headachey.  Time for a bath, methinks.   Otherwise, have been feeling really good lately!  Headachiness is only from toner, and not from migraine triggers hidden in bready/sugary products.  Yay!

Would like to get the Elfines done this weekend.  I have some Koigu and some Lime & Violet  and some C*eye*ber Fiber that are calling my name (I’m a-gonna haveta make some very very hard decisions as to which I want to work with next, lemmetellyou.  Really).

After looking over the GI Diet meal plan….good lord, that’s a LOT of cooking! I started making a shopping list & had half a page written before I realized…we can’t afford all these special foods!

We’re going to incorporate *some* of the lower GI elements into our dinners for my Other Half, though. He only has about 40 lbs to lose, and I’d rather he not rocket down the way he did 3 years ago when we last “dieted” together. He’ll be getting some grains and extra dairy in order to slow his progress just slightly. Otherwise…I’m staying on Atkins & trying to keep it tasty. We’ll see how the next couple of weeks go.

So.  Fatass week has ended.  And partially as a result of the sugary mayhem, Robin and I have decided to get back to eating healthier.  Part of our problem is that weekends can be a hectic time for us, and we have a tendency to eat out.  Grab a burger at the mall, or go to dinner with friends, etc.  That’s going to get cut out.

Robin’s Mum tried to get us to start the G.I. Diet last year when she and Robin’s Dad started it.  It was recommended by his Cardiologist, I think.  At any rate, I heard a lot of clucking about the amount of Fat in Atkins, and how GI was so much better, and how MiL lost an insane amount of weight (apparently dropped back to her high-school weight naturally).  It’s taken a year, but I bought the book and I’m willing to give it a try.  I’m just scared shitless of the damn diet, that’s all.  Shitless.

Why?  Well…after finding that by eating fat I was losing some weight and my knees weren’t hurting…it seems very contradictory to give that up for FAT FREE EVERYTHING.  Fat Free yogurt.  Low Fat Milk.  Low fat cheeses (very sparingly, too, and only for taste…cry!).  Sure, you add in some grains and nuts and actually eat the damned yogurt…but…but….*whine*.

Oh, and apparently even though research is now showing that coconut oil is good for you, tropical oils are supposed to be VERY BAD SATURATED FATS, and should be AVOIDED at all costs!

How the hell am I supposed to keep my head screwed on?

I’ve decided that I’ll try the GI thing for a couple of weeks.  If I’m not feeling any better or dropping any more weight, I’ll be going back to Atkins & dumping those grains for my fats.  You notice it’s not just a matter of just losing the weight…it’s the “feeling any better” thing that comes first.

Welcome to what I have dubbed “Fatass week”.

The Workplace is celebrating “Customer Service Week”, and as a result, have invested in a lot of sugary treats.  They came around yesterday with Tim Horton’s Coffee & Hot Chocolate and a bunch of doughnuts.  Later in the afternoon?  More coffee (for those who can drink the stuff) and cake.

CAKE!

I haven’t been fully following my eating plan for the past few months.  I’m struggling a bit, because summer had me on a real ice cream kick, and there have been about 3x as many sugary treats around the office over the summer.  I have this weird feeling it’s going to get WORSE.

I joked to our Regional Manager that the 20-some-odd grams of sugar in the Timmy Ho’s Hot Chocolate was making my arse fat.  He laughed and said “But it’s OK to indulge sometimes!”

The trick here is sometimes!  SOMETIMES!!!

You see, I’d maintained the bulk of my weight loss since May or June.  I fluctuate about 5 pounds, normally.  The past two days?  I’m up by 10.  I’m not happy.  Really not happy.  And my moods have been fluctuating like there’s no tomorrow.  It’s the freakin’ blood sugar going wonky.  If there was ever any proof that I am sugar-sensitive, that’s it.  It makes the difference between me being relaxed or pissed off over the fact that I couldn’t get a hair appointment last night.  I think Robin was ready to call in the men with the clean white coats over the fact I was so morose that I looked like I was going to commit suicide over not being able to get an appointment.

Who lets their Hair Stylists go home at 6pm???  People don’t get off work until about 5 in this town…is it not possible that it might take an hour to get one’s crap together and head to the mall for 5:30/6pm, and want to get a haircut?  Seriously!

Anyhow.  I walked through a mall last night feeling like someone had run over my puppy.  Not Good At All.  I’m blaming the sugar for this.  I’m not diabetic, but g’damn…it certainly has an effect.

Hopefully I can stick on-plan today without The Office conspiring against me and my health.  Geesh.  I know they want us to sit in our seats and take calls, but making us so fat that we can’t move is underhanded, devious, and totally negates the health care benefits plan….