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Day job is full of day jobbery. We are wrapping up the semester and I am registering new students, plus starting to plan out next semester's curriculum, and there really hasn't been day or night time. Alas, I have become the "here are my excuses" journal writer.

HOWEVER, the Disney vacation was grand. And the insanity of orientation, registration, and holding a writing workshop and being treasurer at the same time, well, let's say that was handled better than it might have been in the past. Not perfectly. I've had some stress drama and attacks, but David is pleased with my plans and approaches for getting better. A work in progress. The motto over break: Did you treat yourself with the respect you deserve? We think one more appointment and things will be well in hand.

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Disney over Thanksgiving? Would I do it again? My motive for going was Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, which they stop early in December. Guess what? They stop it over Thanksgiving too, so we will have to wait until retirement to see it. It was very much like our Christmas trip a few years back, perhaps a little less crowded. We won't do this again. Our next trip to Disney parks will be summer, or, if we're lucky, an overlapping spring break.

Particular highlights this time:

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Mirrored from Writer Tamago.

Getting in Shape: End of Week 6

Wow. So, there was this week where we came off the Con, and I only exercised for 6 points. That was kind of pathetic. I was colding, so there you go.

And then there was the week of Thanksgiving, where I maxed out at an incredible 41 points, walking around airports and Disney and the like. And yes, I was pretty honest about it, neither exaggerated or low key.

This week we're more or less back at a normal pace.

How's about the weight then? At the end of Week 5, there was no meeting, because of the holiday. That brings us to this Tuesday, the end of Week 6.

Beginning Wii Weight: 223.8 (My heaviest ever after this summer.)
Wii Weight on 11-20-13: 215.4
Total: 8.4 pounds LOST

Weight Watchers on Initial Weigh In: 224
Weight Watchers on 11-19-13: 217.4
Total: 6.6 pounds LOST

The Weight Watcher's scale picks up a tiny loss, but the home scale a tiny gain.

What happened: Disney was a food orgy, but I counted all the food and exercise. I did attempt some moderation and parsimony, but I also failed (Cuban food, ice cream, etc). The coolest thing, though, is that when I stepped on the scale at the first available opportunity, Monday, I HAD NOT GAINED ANY WEIGHT ON THE DISNEY VACATION. So that's the advantage of maintaining 215 pounds, as to, say 165. That's not great news, but it doesn't suck either.

Now that I am back in the land of real people eating real food on a real budget, I am much more optimistic about next week.

It's important to note two things here:

As far as Weight Watchers is concerned, my only movement is down.

Today on the Wii, I weight 213.2 pounds, which bodes well for my weigh in next week, as I have no plans to return to Cuban Food Paradise (Bongo's), Be Our Guest, or even T-Rex (an extinction every dinner!) for quite some time.

Gods, I love theme dining. Dinner under a glacier or in the Beast's torn to shreds study. Yeah. Home just doesn't have atmosphere.

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Okay. So, next week, an earlier report.

Mirrored from Writer Tamago.