I don't really want the entire world to know it, but I am in a total funk today. Lucky for me, the whole world doesn't read this.
There is so much I could do. I just can't make myself do any of it, so I'm about to go out of my ever-revving mind.
One more TV program and I'll go nuts.
Another sound from the radio (music, talk show, news, WHATEVER) and I might hurt somebody.
I could grade papers. I could clean my office, rearrange my closet, or, heaven forbid, I could even do laundry! Now there's a novel idea.
There is an entire boatload of messy drawers that need attention. I could even take down my Christmas tree.
I know, I know. It's freaking February 14 and my Christmas tree is still up. But it looks good in there, so it may stay up until Independence Day. So there.
Normally when I'm in a funk, I'd go eat something. But I'm doing The Biggest Loser at my school, and I need to lose 15 pounds by the end of May by eating healthier and exercising. If I don't make my goal, I'll lose my $25 "deposit."
I know, $25 isn't that much, and I told my colleagues at work that I could probably just walk away from $25 if a cookie or a capuccino Heath Bar blizzard tempted me. Or both. They suggested that I put in $100. But I'm not. So I can't even go eat something.
Besides, the two valentine cookies I ate yesterday were probably what put me in this funk in the first place. One small one and one big one. Cookies, not funks. Did you know that 1/4 of one of those Grandmother's valentine sugar cookies with frosting is 1 serving? ONE FOURTH!? That's just wrong. And did you know that 1 serving = 110 calories? Yeah, I ate all 4 servings, which equals 1 valentine cookie. Because I don't do wrong things. So go ahead and do the rest of the math.
I already exercised this morning. Twice. Well, not two separate times, but twice as long as usual. According to my calorie counter, I burned off a whole 2 servings of that cookie.
I guess I need to ramp it up a bit.
Don't even remind me about the second, but smaller, cookie.
I thought endorphines were supposed to raise your spirits. Oh, yeah. That was a long time ago. This morning. Before the funk.
So, maybe I should go do something nice for someone.
Yeah.
Probably.
I should.
I wonder what's on HGTV right now.
Solstice for Equinox: Spring 2016
8 years ago
16 comments:
Neesh, are you doing the Slim in Six videos? I ask because you said ramp it up, which is the title of one. If you are, yeah!, as I love them. If you aren't, you should look into them, they are fantabulous. And if you are ever funked again, call and we will bring Lyza over, she can de-funkify anybody :)
That's a pretty good offer from Megan, to have Elyza come over. But I know how funks feel. Funks feel fatal. And by fatal I mean they kill the desire and willingness to do anything good or anything that you know might be good for you. Such a bummer. Sorry you're feeling bad. Wish I lived in the neighborhood so I could attempt to get you out of it. My attempt would probably include eating something though. And if you lose a bunch of weight by the end of May that means you will again look better than me at my child's wedding. There, maybe that will bring you out of your funk. And by the way, Spice Up My Kitchen is on HGTV right now.
Megara: How sweet of you to offer to bring Lyza over. I just went to look at her pictures and I'm thinking that a live dose of her would be euphoria because just looking at the pictures alone was enough to make a girl get outside herself for awhile. Yea for children!
Tell me about the Slim in Six videos because I'm really into videos. And DVD's. And movies.
Oh, wait. Did you mean exercise videos? Oh-h-h-h-h. Well, I want to know about those, too. Really. But I've never heard of them. Talk to me. Can someone with bad knees do them?
Shawn: I'm not actually trying to lose weight, just eat healthier and exercise more. Okay, exercise. At all. But I thought that if I lost some weight in the process, no harm done, right?
Thanks for the de-funk call. You da bomb, sista. And I's da sista of da bomb.
I feel like I am in a funk too, and it's probably from eating too much of those types of wrong things (or the right things--like the whole cookie--cause who can eat 1/4-it's wrong). I told James that I look about 6 months pregnant, and I am not. I too would like to start eating healthier and exercising more, okay exercising at all, period. You know, I have a sister's wedding to go to in June, and of course I will be the old fat sister. I'm going to love that one! We were looking at tredmills online and are thinking of getting one with our tax returns.
I say leave the tree up! My mom did that a lot. Who really cares anyway about it? I bet it DOES look good in there. And I'm sure the drawers, closets, desk, and laundry can all wait!
Hope that your week is not funky, and you can just be grateful that your belly doesn't look like mine.
Jananana-Thank you for the words of encouragement. I'm sorry you're feeling funky too! Here's my take on eliminating funks. Or at least blasting 'em outa here when they have the gall to show up uninvited. (Wait, didn't we both just say we ate too much junk right before our funk? I think you're right. We DID invite them. Oh, my.)
Junk = Funk
And my belly DOES look six months pregnant. But you're kind not to say so.
Here's the deal. Get your treadmill and we can do it together! I'm walking on mine while I watch TV and I've only lost a pound and a half so far, but a pound or a pound and a half per week is pretty good. How many weeks do we have till Andrea's wedding?
i was in a funk on saturday, too. not cause of valentine's day, but because i did nothing. didn't go to the studio, didn't go running, didn't do laundry, grocery shop, random errands, clean, didn't get out of my jammies till 5pm...didn't do anything. except watch john tucker must die. twice.
Oh, Annie. You and me and Jana. I wasn't in a funk because of Valentine's Day either. Just like you, it was all about doing nothing and not liking the feeling. I don't really think it was guilt I felt either. More a feeling of utter wastefulness and sloth. However, neither you nor I are sloths or wasteful very often. We work very hard almost all the time, so I have to keep telling myself that an occasional funk is not a mortal sin. I just don't like the way I feel when I'm in 'em.
I hope you're feeling better today.
P.S. to Jana: Are you feeling better today, too? I hope so.
Just hoping our taxes are deposited soon, so we can go ahead and get that treadmill! We filed last week, and a guy James works with said he got his in about 4 days after filing. We also want bunk beds for the girls. We'll see how much everything costs. Any ideas where to find cute/inexpensive bunkbeds? We've looked online and found some that are about $550 or so. I don't know if that's good or not.
Funks just go in and out for me. I guess I'll feel a little better if I can actually lose some lbs. I always blame it on my hypothyroidism. I guess we have until June 6th to look better for Annie's wedding. Course you already look good!
Jana: Bunkbeds. How fun! Sometimes Costco has good deals on furniture. Also, there are unfinished furniture places that might have good prices. Compare the prices you're finding online with a high-priced place like Ethan Allan or Thomasville and you'll get a sense of what kind of price $550 is. Also, check out RC Willey. They have lots of children's sets and they're always reasonably priced.
Let's go shopping! I like spending other people's money. (I'm very careful.)
Jana - Also, I wanted to tell you that "I give myself very good advice but I very seldom follow it." (Name that song. Or the movie it came from. Because I can't remember it right now.)
Five dollars to the first person who can help me remember it! (Doesn't that sound just like Grandpa Stimpson?) Ha. Isn't this getting fun again?
Anyway, this time I'm really going to pay attention to the conventional wisdom and not even think about losing weight. (I was actually surprised about the 1.5 pounds I lost at my first weigh-in and that's why I mentioned it. Besides, you can usually gain or lose 1.5 pounds just by drinking a glass of water--or not.)
I was surprised by the 1.5 pounds, though, beacause the only things I had done differently that week were to eat no desserts or candy because of the empty calories, drink no Diet Coke because the carbonation hurts arthritic joints (yes, I have some), and walk 30 minutes on the treadmill with the TV up so loud I couldn't hear the doorbell or phone. The volume is essential. I need a headset.
So, this time around I'm just exercising to feel good about that part of my life, weight loss or none. At least I can say I'm exercising.
Besides, when I kill myself exercising and don't lose weight--which happens oh so often--well, now, there's a funk just waiting around for the opportunity to happen.
Thank you for this dialog. It's helping to keep me motivated and I appreciate that your interested.
One more thing: with the exception of the the ASSAULT OF THE EVIL VALENTINE COOKIES last Friday, I haven't been tempted by sweets. No kidding. (It does help that Fred isn't here bringing home Ben and Jerry's or baking cookies. He's the resident cookie baker since Amanda and Annie moved out.) If I do get a craving for cookies, it quickly goes away when I think of the work involved to bake some for myself. :D
I tend to proofread. It's anal, I know. But my comment to Jana should read 'I'm glad you're interested' not 'your interested.'
Oy. Can you tell I've been grading junior high journals all day?
So true about the killing yourself with diet and exercise, and it hardly does any good (for me anyway). I also would like to just get to exercising to feel better about myself. We have always felt better when we have. We just make all the excuses in the world not to, like everyone else does, like, I'm too busy. But the truth is, there are times when I know I can.
That's great that you could give up sweets and dc. I have been munching on carrots and drinking water today. I hope to do better and better every day. I think I have about the smallest willpower that anybody ever had in their body, but I gotta do something. I wonder what miss kitty's plan is. I read on her blog she is trying to shed some lbs too. Hmmm?
As far as the beds, we have check online at costco and rc willey, but I didn't think to check the high end places to give myself a good comparison price. I didn't think that 550 was too much, but I think James did. He wants the treadmill and I want the beds. Can you tell. I guess we are going to be able to get both, so that's a plus.
Anyway, I'll have to call you up if I end up going out to look for beds. I was in orem today spending a gift card at toys r us that mom gave Autumn for her b-day, and I should have looked at rc willey while I was right there. I guess I am just waiting to get the $ in the bank. Which wouldn't have happened today, it being Presidents day and all.
Jana, don't be too hard on yourself. I've basically done nothing for the past [many] years and have felt lazy, bad, willpowerless--you name it. But finally, the stars are aligned for me and I guess it's just my time to start paying better attention to my health.
It could be just you, me and Annie involved, though. Oh, well. We could be quite a trio!!!
exercise releases endorphins. endorphins make you happy. happy people don't just kill their husbands (legally blond)
:)
even if its just us three, i'm in.
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