Back from Cleveland
Carol Schmidt
Nov. 24 challenge date.
I thought I would have better control and had planned to stay on program as
much as possible, but it was like being in the middle of a food orgy for six
days, everyone seemed to know exactly my favorite foods.
Once in a while I was able to do something smart--I remember washing garlic
butter and sour cream mashed potatoes down the drain after a few bites when
I could tell I was about to eat all the leftovers (3-4 cups) rather than put
it in the fridge for my hosts. Their fridge was groaning from so much
leftover party food that they were probably glad--I seemed to be the only
one in the house who was enamored with the garlic mashed potatoes anyway. I
just knew it was do or die, wash them down the sink or I would get up late
at night and eat them in the fridge, and they would never know either way,
no one else seemed to even care about that particular plate. Probably
because they were so busy gobbling up éclairs.
But they had millions of little delicacies, I won't even name them all
because I might get somebody's taste buds going. They spared no expense.
It was a wonderful party, we all cried, and their church was great. It's
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ church in downtown Cleveland,
and they've been written up a lot as an example of two things--a mainstream
church that decided to go "open and affirming" for gays and lesbians, and as
a gigantic cathedral historic church that is being restored slowly to great
beauty while other inner city churches are allowed to deteriorate.
Our friends had about 70 people from the congregation, all ages, gay and
straight, kids, all dancing together. The pastor is a woman who recently
adopted a baby girl from China, and the girl is adorable. Very shy, but she
danced with us, too. The pastor's husband is an attorney, and he was
wonderful, too. When the pastor was hired there were 35 members of the
church; today there are 500, about 100 open gays and lesbians.
These two friends met at a small religious college in Ohio and have been
together 40 years, even teaching together in the same school for 30 years
while staying in the closet the whole time. I could never stay in any
closet, I was in trouble back in the '50s when I kept trying to come out.
Their teacher peers showed up for the party too and these friends hadn't
known they were a couple until after they stopped teaching.
Imagine being married to someone for 40 years and working next to them day
after day and never being able to tell anyone you were married or barely
knew each other or you would be fired and lose most of your friends. At
least those days of oppression are ending. At least in big cities.
So I ate far too much and I somehow mixed up my pills when I was packing and
was taking two digitalis and no diuretic and so was light-headed and bloated
all week. But I survived and am back on track today.
Oh, the good part--these friends hadn't seen me since April and they
immediately said, "You've lost so much weight! You're practically skinny!"
They were the first people to notice so far besides my partner. E everybody
around the park all summer has seen me every day, and I still have so much
to lose that I don't really think it's that noticeable, though I do see it
in my clothes and level of activity. It was great to have somebody notice
immediately! When all the snowbirds come back this winter, I expect others
will notice, too, if they haven't seen me since spring when I started.
I had a lot more energy than in the past and was able to dance a lot! I
used to love to dance. Maybe my new exercise will be fast dancing. I was
thinking about that before and looking for videos of "Sweating to the
Oldies" but got sidetracked from the search. Richard Simmons' web site
doesn't have the old ones, he has a new video exercise program. I want the
dancing.
As I gained during the six days I could tell immediately, my ankles started
to hurt again and I had trouble breathing and my energy level went kaput by
the end. What a difference even a few pounds makes. Enough of a difference
that I couldn't wait to get back on the program today! I am absolutely not
going to go anywhere near a scale until Nov. 24!
Sorry I had to erase the 1100 messages that were waiting for me. No way
could I have read that many, but I'm sorry if I missed anything that
somebody wanted to share specifically with me. If you posted something you
wanted me to see in the past six days, please send a copy to me directly by
a-mail. I'm glad to be back!
--
Carol Schmidt, Phoenix, AZ, USA
366 on April 18, 2000
346 for July 24 weigh-in
332.4 now (not really, but I'm not changing this until Nov. 24)
goal for Dec. 24 Christmas challenge: 326.
166 goal for the year 2007
Rocki
going to tell you not to worry about what you've eaten coz I know you will
just straight back on track now.
How lovely for you that people noticed. I'd love to have seen you and Norma
bopping away :o)))
--
~ ~ Rocki ~ ~
S. Devon, UK.
219/161/156
W.W. Target 141 lbs Christmas Goal : 150 lbs
Minutes Exercised Since 21st October : 160 mins
Carol Schmidt <ajc...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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Renee Borden
is great, also, about getting back on program.
--
-Renée
Rhode Island, USA
257.2/207/200(for now)
valerie.copeland
sounds nice. I am a member of Christchurch in Chichester which is United
Reformed/Methodist church, and we have a strong viable link with a partner
church in your country. Members of the congregation pay visits to one another,
in fact a party of them from Chichester flew over earlier this year.
Glad you had a good time, and as to your WOE, well you know what to do, just get
straight back on the program and relish your memories.
--
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<> Val . Sussex . UK
Start weight Sept 17 '00 - 176/171/120
Christmas Goal 162 lbs
minutes exercised since 21 Oct 240 mins
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If through some error yesterday was lost
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Rimmy888
Glad to have you back. You've done the right thing by coming right back here!
(I missed you!) Check out e-bay for old Richard Simmons videos.
You're doing great.
Kim (aka:Ismile)
138/117.5/121(WW goal)
ultimate goal?
dcb
and getting back on track.
Have you tried eBay for the old Richard Simmons tapes? I find a lot
of OOP (out of print) videos there.
Best, Diane
185/160/150
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 11:22:54 -0700, "Carol Schmidt"
<ajc...@mindspring.com> wrote:
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Jana Greene
Welcome Back. We missed you!
Jana
ajc...@mindspring.com (Carol Schmidt) wrote in
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>Six days of heavy duty partying and I'm not going to weigh again
>until the Nov. 24 challenge date.
>
>
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362/324/2nd 10% 293/final goal 175-ish
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Linda
The new weight will come off quickly if you stay on program for awhile.
Good luck. :o)))
--
Linda from Edmonton, Alberta Canada
204.4/192.6/(min goal #3 185) 155
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Carol Schmidt <ajc...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Six days of heavy duty partying and I'm not going to weigh again until the
> Nov. 24 challenge date.
>
Sophie
going, 'cause I've been wondering where you were and if you were OK. Glad
you had a good time and the wonderful experience of compliments and praise
on your loss so far. Hope it's not to hard to shake the holiday spirit and
knuckle down to ordinary life again! Looking forward to reading you again.
:o)
Sophie
204/189/140
minigoal #2 - 189 hee hee hee!
minigoal #3 - 182
Xmas goal - 168 hmmmm
ELIZABETH IRENE WOOD
food you've eaten, it's under the bridge now, just get back on
track. We're all behind you. Those garlic potatoes sound like they would
have beaten me so you did well to bin them!
--
Liz
Aberystwyth, Wales
Joanie
taking two digoxin though... that worries me.. :( Did you get levels drawn
when you got home? Anyways, sounds like you had a ball, and thats what
life's about! :))
--
~~Joanie~~ From Vancouver BC Canada!
minutes exercised since Oct 21: 200 min
water swilled today? 12 glasses!!! YEAH
Christmas goal: stay tuned
Official WW weight : stay tuned
Missy
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~ Missy ~
Alberta , Canada)
223 ( W.W.start) / 194.2 / 190 -Mini-goal #7...
Ultimate Goal : 130...
Total gone : 28.8 lbs...... :o)
MM
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Marilyn
Yorkshire UK
225/201/200 for now
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Carol Schmidt wrote in message <8t785f$qam$1...@slb7.atl.mindspring.net>...
Enarra
Erin
Dallas, Texas
Started 4/11/2000 at 269
Currently - 216.2
MiniGoal - 214
3rd 10% goal - 198
Christmas goal - under 200!
Ultimate goal - 135 maybe? ask me later!
Minutes Exercised this Month - 175
Nessa
about your trip. Garlic Mashed potatoes sound yummy.
I never think in terms of gays and lesbians being different or odd.
Thankfully neither to my kids.
Cute story:
One thanksgiving my mom was having the family for dinner. It was the Friday
after Thanksgiving and my dad had gone to work. I was sitting in a chair in
the family room with my kids laying on the floor watching TV. On one corner
of the couch is my aunt and her partner. On the other corner of the couch
is my brother and his partner (they have since split up). Both couples are
cuddled up... and we are all just kibbitzing around.
My mother walks into the doorways wiping her hands on a dishtowel and says:
"Oh this is a lovely picture, but when Arthur gets home (my dad) we have to
go back to the 50's".
I always wonder why people refuse to see humor in their lives in all things
because it's there.
again I am so glad you had a good time.
nessa
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 14:29:41 -0400, Rocki wrote
(in message <8t78u6$s2b$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>):
> Welcome back Carol - you sound as if you had a super time. I'm not even
> going to tell you not to worry about what you've eaten coz I know you will
> just straight back on track now.
> How lovely for you that people noticed. I'd love to have seen you and Norma
> bopping away :o)))
>
> --
>> because they were so busy gobbling up Èclairs.
--
nessa
--
life is a four way stop sign
and nobody knows when it's their turn.
Nessa
(in message <8t95vh$6jb4$1...@central.aber.ac.uk>):
Bin them! must be the same as trash them and it sounds so much nicer!!
Gotta love international friendships.