"The whole event is seen less as a celebration of eternal love and more as here's what I ate last weekend while dressed nicely."- this line is brilliantly true, for German Catholics as well :)
Hi Joe, fellow early 90's Bobcat here. A big thank you -- I've enjoyed following your journey here and relate to much of the internal struggle. I've dropped 14.4 lbs since losing my desk job of 29 years at Yellow Corp when the trucking company went bankrupt in July 2023. Much of my weight loss has come at the hands (literally) of my new career as an automation mail processing clerk at the US Post Office, one I'm excited to report is pushing me to new physical strength and flexibility that I didn't realize I could handle. From working on my feet most of the day to hustling and slinging more than 100k letters into and out of a mail sorter machine every day, etc. I'm burning calories non-stop at work and truly enjoying it. During the 2+ months that I was unemployed in late summer, I renewed my efforts to walk 3+ miles a day, and that helped prepare me for my unlikely landing spot at USPS. My eating habits at work naturally have changed, as I'm more engaged and have less opportunity to snack. I believe this change will help me continue toward my goal of 175 (began at 200 lbs Aug 1). Enough about me -- you keep up the great work, and once you're physically up for it, get back to grinding with more strength and flexibility workouts as they'll definitely help take the pounds off!
Again, this is so relatable - the whole caring/not caring thing. With me it's either I want to try to be healthy or I just want to eat without thinking. I am now 64 y/o and I am not on any medications (other than allergy/asthma) and I want to keep it that way. I look forward to retiring soon and I want to be an active old person and not one who spends all morning at McDonald's drinking coffee.
What I have been thinking about is my own body perception. I lost 1.3 pounds this week and what I was going to wear this morning was too big and I had to find something else. The problem is, I don't see it. When I look in the mirror I don't see anything different. I feel good and I feel proud of myself that I've lost weight, but I can't not see (as an English major that was hard to write) the same problem areas still there. Is this common?
Anyhow, in reference to Big Boy, I am sure we've been to a lot of the same places. As an Italian-American and former east sider I went to many weddings back in the day at Sherwins, La Vera and LaMalfa (where my reception was). I remember the food also.
"The whole event is seen less as a celebration of eternal love and more as here's what I ate last weekend while dressed nicely."- this line is brilliantly true, for German Catholics as well :)
* while dressed nicely like a woodsman.
That edit goes out to all my Germans.
Hi Joe, fellow early 90's Bobcat here. A big thank you -- I've enjoyed following your journey here and relate to much of the internal struggle. I've dropped 14.4 lbs since losing my desk job of 29 years at Yellow Corp when the trucking company went bankrupt in July 2023. Much of my weight loss has come at the hands (literally) of my new career as an automation mail processing clerk at the US Post Office, one I'm excited to report is pushing me to new physical strength and flexibility that I didn't realize I could handle. From working on my feet most of the day to hustling and slinging more than 100k letters into and out of a mail sorter machine every day, etc. I'm burning calories non-stop at work and truly enjoying it. During the 2+ months that I was unemployed in late summer, I renewed my efforts to walk 3+ miles a day, and that helped prepare me for my unlikely landing spot at USPS. My eating habits at work naturally have changed, as I'm more engaged and have less opportunity to snack. I believe this change will help me continue toward my goal of 175 (began at 200 lbs Aug 1). Enough about me -- you keep up the great work, and once you're physically up for it, get back to grinding with more strength and flexibility workouts as they'll definitely help take the pounds off!
Again, this is so relatable - the whole caring/not caring thing. With me it's either I want to try to be healthy or I just want to eat without thinking. I am now 64 y/o and I am not on any medications (other than allergy/asthma) and I want to keep it that way. I look forward to retiring soon and I want to be an active old person and not one who spends all morning at McDonald's drinking coffee.
What I have been thinking about is my own body perception. I lost 1.3 pounds this week and what I was going to wear this morning was too big and I had to find something else. The problem is, I don't see it. When I look in the mirror I don't see anything different. I feel good and I feel proud of myself that I've lost weight, but I can't not see (as an English major that was hard to write) the same problem areas still there. Is this common?
Anyhow, in reference to Big Boy, I am sure we've been to a lot of the same places. As an Italian-American and former east sider I went to many weddings back in the day at Sherwins, La Vera and LaMalfa (where my reception was). I remember the food also.
Good luck this week. Keep at it!
Borally ... Landerhaven ... yep.
As soon as I posted I remembered Borally....both Villa and Casa.