tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post1982834451866939127..comments2024-03-29T02:39:48.055-05:00Comments on Welcome to the Mellon Patch: Hopping Back Into ItCole Walter Mellonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14792991151019418800noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-39204433919066246642009-08-18T19:14:44.228-05:002009-08-18T19:14:44.228-05:00hmm I see a kindred spirit!hmm I see a kindred spirit!Honib1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15646622694939641707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-33539442232496775272009-08-17T22:54:33.180-05:002009-08-17T22:54:33.180-05:00It's always hard to stick to your routines whe...It's always hard to stick to your routines when you're in a new place, a new schedule, etc. Realistically, unless you really go nuts, you're unlikely to gain so much in a week or two that you can't turn around and lose it in a week or three. Just keep on keeping on. I don't weigh within a few days of vacation (or in my case, moving). I eat less, but heavier and saltier, and drink more. I need a day or two to drop the bloat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-64524164227515270962009-08-17T18:14:24.381-05:002009-08-17T18:14:24.381-05:00It IS kind of scary how easy it is to ease back in...It IS kind of scary how easy it is to ease back into the "old ways." As you move forward, though, you'll get more confident in your ability to enjoy a few days of indulgence and move right back into your plan. Fwiw, I think that waiting a week to weigh in helps, as it serves as extra motivation for getting back in the game.Cammy@TippyToeDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547787031318303521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-44266158062932879832009-08-17T17:04:52.152-05:002009-08-17T17:04:52.152-05:00I know the feeling, but know it or not the weight ...I know the feeling, but know it or not the weight is still the same. Life is about ups and downs, and so is the same with weightloss...Beth @ Kitchen Minionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016766408943064599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-67767300200074188982009-08-17T15:15:33.097-05:002009-08-17T15:15:33.097-05:00Yeah, I think we all have the boiled frog fear - t...Yeah, I think we all have the boiled frog fear - there are moments when we know deep down that it could all go the other way. Probably because we have been there before.<br /><br />Those diversions away from routine are definitely the hardest. We need to enjoy ourselves for both our own sanity and for those around us, but it takes its toll on the resolve.<br /><br />How we make this time different is a mystery, but make it different we WILL!Fat[free]Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657562694069139967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-82544170978476639022009-08-17T12:51:56.202-05:002009-08-17T12:51:56.202-05:00Great post Jack! Very insightful as always.Great post Jack! Very insightful as always.LAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923312693288043474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-12373650651646260922009-08-17T11:23:18.022-05:002009-08-17T11:23:18.022-05:00Jack - very glad you're back too - i needed th...Jack - very glad you're back too - i needed this post today. <br /><br />I see you as a fellow traveller on this weight loss journey with amazing talent for writing and creativity. <br /><br />I had a weekend of being in the frog-pot, and almost avoided blogging today.. but read this last night, and it kept niggling at me. <br /><br />The best accountability is to ourselves, to write it down. Blogging really does help. Thanks for this very timely post.<br /><br />AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-47430843540467355242009-08-17T08:51:07.323-05:002009-08-17T08:51:07.323-05:00Welcome back! It's so easy to flip the switch ...Welcome back! It's so easy to flip the switch off but it takes a lot of effort to switch it back on. I think Lynn posted about that a while back. I always say after vacation "Re-entry is a bitch" :)Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-9449112248910099442009-08-17T08:45:41.201-05:002009-08-17T08:45:41.201-05:00I've noticed the same thing this weekend. I ha...I've noticed the same thing this weekend. I had one "celebration meal" that turned into a "celebration day" that turned into 2 days off track...way to easy to go back to the old ways.<br />Here's to a good day back on track...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417973646691830257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-18997748278772489592009-08-17T08:13:30.249-05:002009-08-17T08:13:30.249-05:00You write well. Way to get out of the warm water ...You write well. Way to get out of the warm water before your skin started melting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-37146866536569259272009-08-17T07:05:10.646-05:002009-08-17T07:05:10.646-05:00Since I moved back to MS from MA, I've struggl...Since I moved back to MS from MA, I've struggled to find "normal". It's great to read this post and know that someone else understands the perils of change. <br /><br />Thanks for this post!Dani @ PFLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119497328184770870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-43777446235925037742009-08-17T03:30:19.652-05:002009-08-17T03:30:19.652-05:00Hop on the scale, Jack! It'll be far better to...Hop on the scale, Jack! It'll be far better to know what's going on. Besides, I'm pretty dang sure it's what you would tell any of US to do.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140525208481352659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-81895845646930928002009-08-17T00:43:20.343-05:002009-08-17T00:43:20.343-05:00brilliant post and so relevant to so many people f...brilliant post and so relevant to so many people from what the comments list says- and very relevant to me. Keep on keeping on!Lakeland Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263946096580997595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-41528950733045912572009-08-17T00:13:20.083-05:002009-08-17T00:13:20.083-05:00I'm so glad I've found your blog. I just s...I'm so glad I've found your blog. I just started reading it yesterday and you are just too funny. Thank you for making me laugh about the struggle of weight loss.Sonyahttp://eyesonthehourglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-86454370128973351362009-08-16T23:44:09.342-05:002009-08-16T23:44:09.342-05:00You wear skinny jeans? lol
Weigh in is a MUST for...You wear skinny jeans? lol<br /><br />Weigh in is a MUST for me- after vacation or just a dinner out. I dont skip them, ever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009516137159510425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-30870314773104548562009-08-16T23:37:07.186-05:002009-08-16T23:37:07.186-05:00I do not think most people look at you like a funh...I do not think most people look at you like a funhouse mirror, but more like a box of chocolates.<br /><br />You never know what you are going to get, but it is always sweet and from the heart. And that my friend is why you are popular!theantijaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00427483056920162216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-1598459089603661412009-08-16T23:06:59.251-05:002009-08-16T23:06:59.251-05:00Well, I just lost my whole response to you Jack. G...Well, I just lost my whole response to you Jack. Grr.<br /><br />I'm just wrapping up my vacation and looking forward to getting back to my own home, my nice long walks and regular yoga. I'm feeling a bit froggy myself.<br /><br />BTW, those fine folks at the Holiday Inn give all their Priority Club guests (yes, that's me) a nice little bag of 2-bit brownies when they check-in. What the heck are they thinking? The good news for me, is that out of the 4 brownies, three were eaten by hubby and boys. Mine remains, alone, sad and uneaten in the bag.NewMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172571318565002724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-61400101545169567322009-08-16T23:05:28.048-05:002009-08-16T23:05:28.048-05:00Amen Mr. Jack Sh*t. I have felt this way about th...Amen Mr. Jack Sh*t. I have felt this way about the months of July and August. Each day is a little slacker than the last. Thanks for putting words to this. Great Blogs!!!a little R and Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600150288734005803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-15483161333533745422009-08-16T22:45:15.941-05:002009-08-16T22:45:15.941-05:00I'm going through the same thing. Food addict...I'm going through the same thing. Food addicts are the same as drug addicts. If they give just a little the bad rushes in with speed and picks right back up again.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515825574378521846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-73044446632143965612009-08-16T22:42:41.707-05:002009-08-16T22:42:41.707-05:00Hi Jack, I like your posts, and I would say you us...Hi Jack, I like your posts, and I would say you use humor to cover painful crap, and sometimes you use humor because life is funny. I just want to play SPOT THE PATTERN for a second. You are really good at poems and such, I am good at spotting patterns. Look at your weight loss roll. Your two pound gain and your additional bad week followed your 'perfect week'. Psychologically speaking, do you think you could be reacting to the idea that you think to be thin, you are going to have to be perfect. If I remember correctly, your perfect week left you feeling hungry, deprived and tired. You don't want to feel that way, so you have regressed to prior behavior? You don't have to be perfect to be thin, contrary to some opinions. You just have to be op at least 80 percent and you can still have some high calorie days, days where you don't exercise. Don't fall into the perfect trap. I love your blog, I love your progress more. Be honest with yourself. Weigh youtself, the truth is a disinfectant. You don't have to post, just know where you stand and get back on track.<br />Hugs,<br />ChrisChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-81057824331717106672009-08-16T22:34:39.159-05:002009-08-16T22:34:39.159-05:00Right there with you. I had two "off the wag...Right there with you. I had two "off the wagon" days in a row and I was going down that slippery slope.... I snapped out of it...mostly by getting my big bottom to the gym. Sweat seems to be a decent wake up call for me, thankfully. Then, when faced with the "wrong" kind of food I can think...."ok....chickie poo....you jostled your big fat ass for an hour on the treadmill and burned 580 calories...now...you want to eat THAT...and negate that entire HOUR!?!"Greta from www.bigbottomblogger.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387104569574497736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-74139309268548130042009-08-16T22:23:26.460-05:002009-08-16T22:23:26.460-05:00I see you as a hilarious inspiration to all of us ...I see you as a hilarious inspiration to all of us in blog world! Don't ever go!Dana (www.eatsleepgetfit.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12717768921222126571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-84879422919887374612009-08-16T21:38:29.098-05:002009-08-16T21:38:29.098-05:00New habits take practice and then they just become...New habits take practice and then they just become habits. Did you miss them? And the way they make you feel?<br /><br />Concentrate on that. Nosh on it. You'll be fine.antgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292057889814780426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-65846692866829486562009-08-16T21:30:33.471-05:002009-08-16T21:30:33.471-05:00Great analogy. It does have a way of creeping up ...Great analogy. It does have a way of creeping up on us, doesn't it.IdaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626278891772044707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-83599102552202338372009-08-16T20:17:47.628-05:002009-08-16T20:17:47.628-05:00Hey... does this make you "jumping jack sh*t&...Hey... does this make you "jumping jack sh*t" since you hopped out of your pot of water? I really look forward to your postings. Funny or serious. I have enjoyed them all. <br /><br />You know, I felt a little slippage on Saturday when we went to the pizza buffet. I thought to myself, "You're doing so good. You can have one more piece of pizza. What will it hurt compared to what you used to eat. And one more breadstick can't be THAT bad for you..." That's the way of thinking that gets us into trouble. I'm avoiding buffets for a while until I have a little better steal curtain zone, as Sean calls it. <br /><br />Glad to have you back. Keep keeping it real for us.Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892846896673136969noreply@blogger.com