Hermes Cafe Bon Temps~Good Times Cafe

[cremel]

Ah, if I can only curb my craving for chips and chocolate, I suspect I would have less trouble with my weight. I was doing really well with my daily kefir making/drink but my routine got shot.

I don't think my neighbors would like me chasing after their toddlers.

LOL!! Please don't "curb your enthusiasm" on chocolates too much. Rumor says dark chocolate could help the heart. Last week four out of six of my secretly stored dark chocolates bars disappeared. I knew immediately who was guilty. The explanation was " I got hungry in the middle of the night and thought I would like to eat something benefiting my heart."

Genie you look perfectly fine to me in all those beautiful dresses and fitted jackets, not to mention the shoe collection. [emoji39][emoji7]

 

[Genie27]

PbP, You will be surprised how quickly it goes. Try to lay the background fabric flat - folds and creases don't help.

I was lazy and left the hangers on and deleted them in editing

 

[Genie27]

cremel, thank you for the compliment. My face and midsection show my weight and like you, I'm petite, so a few pounds can make a huge difference overall.

Yes dark chocolate in moderation is good as I can stop after eating one or two pieces. The other milk chocolate stuff is hard to stop after a couple of pieces even when I think it's too sweet.

 

[eagle1002us]

Thank you. I know what you mean about weight fluctuations in hours. About a week ago, I woke up about 3am because I was hungry. Made a little trip to the bathroom and then weighed myself. The number was not exciting. Went back to bed. Woke up 3 hours later. Made another little trip to the bathroom and weighed myself again. 2 pounds lighter in 3 hours. If that is not the definition of water weight, I don't know what is. And as far as the doctors office, I don't even pay any attention. The result is more a measure of what time of day the appointment is.

I know what I used to weigh. But I don't know if I would be the same size at that weight again. I suspect that with the loss of muscle mass, that I would be fluffier and larger at that weight. But I don't focus on the long goal. I try the 12 step attitude of one day at a time.

I'm sure that, I too, would be fluffier and larger even if I return to my former "small" size. (Cordy, you have a marvelous turn of phrase in the term, "fluffier and larger").
I know what you mean about the weight fluctuations over a period of hours, especially at night. It's a mysterious and rather annoying process. And, you are quite right to disregard weigh-in results at the doc's office. These techs just want to get the weigh-in over and done with and you, the patient, stashed away in exam room and out of their hair.

I keep looking at measurement charts for smaller sizes to see if I'm coming close. Not so far. I really need clothes to be styled a bit oversized so that I can fit into something that I'm really not supposed to.

 

[Pirula]

@Pirula - Look! We already have work!!

Sweet!

 

[Cordeliere]

Thank you! LOL!! You always have your fun way of constructing words which I admire. [emoji7]baby is a 1.5 yr old toddler now... I ran out of execuses.

As a food lover it's super difficult. I had to be firm on lots of occasions...

My previous office mate was born heavy and remained that way till she was 33. She joined weight watcher that year and guess what? She is now a size 2/S, total of 40 lbs reduced. She once told me that since the success of her weight loss she started taking lots of selfies and shared with her family and friends while she wouldn't do so at all in the past.

Actually your post from a couple months ago really helped me. You said that "you ran out of excuses". Obviously you just said it again, but it was a few months ago that the wisdom of your words hit me. For me, losing weight always came in second. Current work is always a priority and i was using food to fuel that priority. I realized losing weight had to be first. And if I wasn't able to work as hard, so be it.

 

[eagle1002us]

I will have to watch it. I like Gillian Anderson. I read the novel years ago...was super into smelly old books (and still am!)
Actually! To bring it full circle, wasn't Winona Ryder in the move version of the Age of Innocence? Of course Daniel Day Lewis as well...
I would love to binge watch a few of these movie adaptations of classic/romantic novels again.

Yes, you're absolutely right, Winona and Daniel Day were in the Age of Innocence. I like the House of Mirth tho b/c it's about this beautiful woman who buys too many clothes in her efforts to attract someone. (Who does that??????). And she doesn't marry the rich guy that could afford her, no, she wants the "confirmed bachelor" for a soul mate. It's all self-defeating and I want to throttle her: "Don't do that. Don't go on a cruise in potentially compromising situations." And she does it anyway. She is absolutely uncalculating in the way she goes about life when everyone else, friends, enemies, etc. know how to pursue their goals and how to take risks. [Spoiler Alert here] I wonder if the book ended the way it did b/c it was too hard for the author to figure out how to "rescue" a self-defeating person from the mess they'd got themselves into.
Also, Lily Bart, the heroine, has absolutely no luck. It looks like things might turn around for her but then they don't.

 

[eagle1002us]

Some dear dear TPFer sent a PM to me. Thanks for thinking of me. [emoji173]️[emoji173]️I haven't been hanging out in the cafe much lately but I have been missing the cafe a lot. Lots of stuff to do at work and some deliverables are due too.

And I am going to the hottest city possible in a few weeks for business. That's the sin city in the dessert. [emoji28][emoji28]thinking about the 120F[emoji28]...

Phoenix? Vegas?

 

[Cordeliere]

Yes dark chocolate in moderation is good as I can stop after eating one or two pieces. The other milk chocolate stuff is hard to stop after a couple of pieces even when I think it's too sweet.

I am trying to avoid carbs so I stepped away from the chocolate. But I do remember a few times (pre diet) that I had amazing experiences savoring the chocolate. Imagine a piece of chocolate crumbled into the little itty bitty pieces. Then I would savor each little piece, alternating with a sip of tea. At that rate, it took my half an hour to consume what I would typically inhale in about 30 seconds. You actually get to the point that you are chocolated out. You might try that as a way to stop after one or two pieces.

I am with Cremel. You look really hot just as you are.

 

[Cordeliere]

Phoenix? Vegas?

Sin city in the dessert sounds like Vegas to me.

Cremel, we expect a comparative shopping report from all three boutiques.

 

[eagle1002us]

Congrats to you Cordy for your weight loss! Eagle good job too!

I am now about 1-2 lbs to my goal! I can fit in my old jeans from before the kids were born.

The weight loss brought me lots of confidence. It's a wonderful feeling. People at work and my friends circle started noticing the difference too. [emoji1]

Oh, Cremel, how wonderful! Congratulations. Be sure and take some nice selfies and put the on the frig. I have a slightly better time managing the chocolates and cakes if I envision how I might look as a thinner self.

 

[eagle1002us]

Too funny. [emoji23]

I just came back from the craft store. I ruined a silk blouse with the laundress soap. It took the dye out. So I'm trying to dye over it in navy. If not the blouse is trashed anyway. Worth a try. But I saw the fabric remnants and bought a bright red one to use as a backdrop to film my clothes. I'm working up the nerve to get started.

I pre-shrunk some dark mauve linen by washing it in machine in hot water then machine drying. For some crazy reason the fabric got some blue splotches on it from the detergent. These were not horribly noticeable b/c the linen was fairly dark, however, I never saw this sort of thing happen before.

I had about half-a-yard more fabric than I need for my project so I could cut around the splotches. How can detergent or soap do this sort of thing?

Interestingly, the linen was starched by the manufacturer and seemed maybe a tad thinly woven. After washing and drying, the weave of the linen tightened up, so that the fabric looked substantial, not flimsy.

 

[eagle1002us]

LOL!! Please don't "curb your enthusiasm" on chocolates too much. Rumor says dark chocolate could help the heart. Last week four out of six of my secretly stored dark chocolates bars disappeared. I knew immediately who was guilty. The explanation was " I got hungry in the middle of the night and thought I would like to eat something benefiting my heart."

Genie you look perfectly fine to me in all those beautiful dresses and fitted jackets, not to mention the shoe collection. [emoji39][emoji7]

Genie, ITA with Cremel on both points: the value of chocolate and your enviable shape.

 

[eagle1002us]

Thank you! LOL!! You always have your fun way of constructing words which I admire. [emoji7]baby is a 1.5 yr old toddler now... I ran out of execuses.

As a food lover it's super difficult. I had to be firm on lots of occasions...

My previous office mate was born heavy and remained that way till she was 33. She joined weight watcher that year and guess what? She is now a size 2/S, total of 40 lbs reduced. She once told me that since the success of her weight loss she started taking lots of selfies and shared with her family and friends while she wouldn't do so at all in the past.

It was really motivating to take all those selfies once she was losing weight. That's a brilliant idea. If I ever get to where I want to be ("just" 10 lb. less than now) I am really going to document it so I don't forget what I looked like when I was thinner.

 

[eagle1002us]

Please hire me!! I would be a very punctual employee. Except I kill all plants so maybe I can coil the hoses or something useful.

I kill plants too. Once someone gave me a cactus/succulent arrangement. I said, "I wonder what the inside of a cactus looks like." Picked up scissors and clipped the big cactus in half. Office mate was aghast, "What'd you do that for?" (He was laughing, too).
BTW, the inside of a cactus is a lot like a cucumber.