Spice up your life...

Week 2- Weight- 258 pounds Body Fat-44.5%- Loss-2 pounds!!! 0.5% BF

Well, I did it! I finally had a loss! After 5 weeks stuck at 260 pounds my metabolism has finally kicked in! Hopefully! I am pleased to see some progress. I have been going to the gym religiously for 2 full weeks. Today I was just way too busy, so I worked out on my water rower. My water rower is a beautiful and sleek machine. It is made out of ash and has a double track seat. The resistance is provided by a rotating water well that is powered by you. It sounds and feels like you are really rowing on a river. I love it. I put on my bike shorts, sports bra, shades, visor and the fan on my face. Not a pretty sight right now but it will be! I crank up the ipod and party with Brittney. Last month I struggled to get in 30 minutes and got 700 strokes- 5km. I cannot believe what a difference a couple of weeks of regular exercise makes! Today I got to 900 strokes in 30 minutes and hit 6km distance! Yahoooo! Feeling good.

Tonight I went to an Epicure party. Because I am an Anglophone, living in a French world, I still have to do literal translation in my head before I speak French...so I was left scratching my head wondering what in hell a 'grocery store' party (epicerie) was all about!!! What would it involve and what would we do? Then, I wondered if it was like a pedicure, manicure kind of thing...and sometimes hair removal tools and potions and lotions start with 'epi' something. Then I got scared! Like are we all going to hang out and wax each other's birds or something????? If that was the case I was going to politely back out!! Then, I got thinking how I must have messed up the translation...as I have done this many times. One time as a flight nurse on NB AirCare, I flew a elderly man who was from Memramcook to Montreal. I have always had a very difficult time understanding the elderly from Memramcook when they speak French. I was intimidated and could barely piece together what this man was saying. There is also alot of noise on the plane as well so this makes translation even more difficult. The flight to Montreal was uneventful and it was an absolutely gorgeous day! The sky was a bright blue and the clouds were ultra white and puffy. Now don't worry if you do not speak French at this part because I will explain my kerfuffle in full shortly. My French speaking friends are going to laugh at me in 3,2,1...I turned to my patient and said " Gardez les belle mouchoirs!" Gardez Ca!" He gave me the weirdest glance. About 10 minutes passed, I smiled broadly and I said it again..."Gardez les belle mouchoirs!" He looked at me all squirrely and weird again. His behavior was odd...so I wrote on the patient's chart that he appeared confused!!! When we landed in Montreal I told the receiving paramedics that he was confused. I said my good byes to my patient...and he flinched like he was scared of me. I was like" thank God this trip is over...he is going totally pyscho now!" I figured he must have been a booze nipper and was slipping into withdrawl or something...maybe demented? As we boarded the plane to return to NB my nose became runny from the cold weather. I grabbed for a box and KLEENEX and realized instantly that KLEENEX is mouchoirs...not clouds!!!!!!!!!!!! I was the whacko! The patient was scared shitless of me because I was some nutty nurse telling him to look at the pretty kleenex all the way to Montreal! I decided for integrity sake (my integrity)...that the paramedics would figure out that he may have been confused but he wasn't anymore!!! I also learned that the French word for clouds is "nuages"!!

So, back to the Epicure party. When was first invited I had to Google it. It is a spice party! I am so pleased I went. This company offers wonderful spices and kitchen accessories. The best part is the tasting portion of the party...all of the samples were low fat and good choices...so I got to participate guilt free and I learned these spices were extremely delicious! Besides tasting we passed around various spices to sniff. I actually considered sniffing it through a straw!!! But then reconsidered as one of the attendees Janice described what the possible post sniffing ER visit explanation would sound like...so much for that idea. When the Tiramasu bottle came round I politely asked the party girl if she would mind if I stuck my tongue right in the bottle. Unfortunately, she said no. While I was side tracked...Janice says "Lynn you gotta smell this!" Normally I would quickly retract as this is typically a "wicked-smelling-fart-warning"...at least in my household!! She slipped 'orgasm in a jar' under my nose! I am not kidding! I had an instant physical reaction! I have read that some people have this 'problem' when they sneeze. I found out I have it with " hot buttered rum mix". It was a warm and oozy caramel dripping smell.....mmmmmmm. I was cross-eyes and couldn't think straight. I said "OMG Janice! You just made IT move!!!" Janice almost choked to death laughing! Sorry Janice! I am so glad that I went. We had a good time, a few glasses of wine and some great laughs! It was nice to chillax with the gals tonight!

Since I started working from home, I have slowly isolated myself from friends and social events. I was too busy working all the time for anything or anyone. I realized that if I was going to lose weight and work my way to fitness and health that socialization is crucial in achieving my goals. I promised myself to attend more events, accept coffee dates with friends, close the laptop when people call to chat and just pay more attention to people. I have made some friends at the gym, re-connected with some friends from work and high school, and my connect with family now more than ever. This small but mighty step has begun to fill that void I used to feed with food. So, spice up your life with friends and family regularly! Step outside that box...and maybe take some French lessons while your at it!

Lynn
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