DTF and FMM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4TB4UdDKBM
love me some adore Delano, the girl can SANG!

Friend Makin’ Mondays

Happy Monday everyone and welcome to another Friend Makin’ Mondays. This week’s questions come to you courtesy of Tyra at Random Acts of Snark. Thanks Tyra. If you want to help out with questions fee free to email me at sarah@losingweightandhavingfun.com
If you’ve taken part in FMM before then you are familiar with the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section here so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to read and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s topic!
Random Questions
1.What is your favorite way to waste time at work without getting caught?
I haven't any time to waste I stay busy, when I worked at Waldenbooks I loved to read during slow times.
2. What would be the title of your autobiography?
Becoming Mwah ( a tale of woe and triumph of the human spirit)
3. When you were at school, what did you want to be when you grew up?
a teacher but alas it wasn't meant to be, probably a good thing. I have taught metaphysical classes (reiki, shamanic drumming) and taught hiv prevention classes for the red cross and pre ged classes for adults. it just didn't take the form I imagined. as a gay man teaching small children would be fraught with risk as some people as so damn scared they think we're all pedophiles. (you can teach children anything but you'd have to be a surgeon to remove some folks heads from their ass! )
4. If you could invent a gadget, what would it be and why?
a mat that would shock guys at the urinal when it got wet (drunks have lousy aim!) oh and lest we forget the "ladies" a gun that shoots a 'head to toe shroud to cover up anyone who is wearing skeezy/slutty clothes (of ANY size. NOT picking on heavy girls here) cause I don't wanna be a gynecologist so I shouldn't have to see your ho-ha!
5. What is your favorite quote?
" I MUST NOT FEAR.FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER" from Dune. I love it so much it's tattooed on my left arm.
6. What is the best meal you have every had?
hmmmmm tough one. there was a thai place in florida that had the most amazing teriyaki glazed salmon steak and sweet baby carrots, but there pad thai was also terrific. it would def be thai food!

7. If you could choose your age forever, what age would you choose and why?
25, I was a gym rat and had a bangin body!
8. What TV game show would you like to go on?
ok well I'm gonna age myself here as most have probably never heard of it but Match Game (they do a spoof version called snatch game on rupauls drag race)
9. If you had one day to live over again, what day would it be?
as far as a being happy transformative day my first firewalk, to change something the day my mama died so I could tell her don't get in that car!
10. You are planning the most awesome dinner party of your life. Which 3 celebrities/historical figures (past or present) would you add to you guest list?
Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Nicolas Tesla, David (the model who posed for davinci)

Thanks again Tyra for the great questions. Now it is your turn to go answer them on your blog and don’t forget to come back here and link up in the comments and go and share the FMM love with other readers.

Have a great day

Sarah xxx

FMM on a sunday (only a week late!)

Friend Makin Mondays

First off apologies for not posting last Monday, with it being Memorial Day I completely forgot. However I am back now and this week’s questions come from Stephanie over at Athlete At Heart. I would love to feature more questions from my readers, so feel free to send me a topic or list of questions and I will happily mention you when I post them. You can contact me at sarah@losingweightandhavingfun.com
If you’ve taken part in FMM before then you are familiar with the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section here so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to read and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s topic!
The Next
1. What is the next movie you want to see?
I'm actually going to see driving miss daisy starring angela landsbury and james earl jones. it was an Australian production and they filmed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZvSbqAt9hk&feature=share
2. What is the next book you want to read?
the 16th Dresden files novel skin game came out this month and amazon FINALLY got it here (a week late, what was the point of preordering to get in on the release date if they didn't ship it till a week later???)

3. What is the next trip/vacation you are going to take?
I have nay a clue probably down south to visit my family in bama or my bestie who's in atlanta
4. What is the next restaurant you want to try?
well it's slim pickins here in dover mainly chains and such , the next one I'm eating at will be cheddars as I'm having lunch with a fried tomorrow

5. What is the next workout you are going to do?
I am bound and determined to get to my gym tonight after tarot group so that's the goal, a full circuit.
6. What is the next task you are going to complete?
working on creating my own tarotish deck. I have the blank cards so I need to make prototypes
7.What is the next hobby you want to try?
I've read tarot and such for 20 years but I want to delve into astrology, I have several LARGE books and some astro dice so now I just need time/motivation! lol
8. What is the next big event you will attend?
the annual Nanticoke powwow here in del or pagan pride not sure which comes first off the top of my head. I'd LOVE to go to the twin peaks festival or the teen wolf one but alas I'm all outta vaca time and funds! lol
9. What type of animal do you want as your next pet?
I grew up with dogs so I have always had dogs unfortunately I developed an allergy last year and had to get rid of my Divonna (Chihuahua) I'm not really a cat person right now I have a spider, scorpion, and a fish (a feeder fish that survived the crab that craoked) mayhaps a turtle but I'm not sure.

10. What is the next topic you would like to see on Friend Makin Mondays?
dealing with daily 'fat" issues, like mayhaps clothes, resturants, etc etc
I am excited to see you answers for this one
Now it is your turn to answer the questions, don’t forget to come back here and link your answers in the comments below, and also go and check out other peoples answers on their blogs too.
Have a great day
Sarah xxx

steps/food

12,213 steps and my poor tootsies are feelin every one! lol
BUSY BUSY BUSY night at work but we made it and thats' all that matters.
I ate:
chicken tenders (5)
potato wedges (3 tiny ones, I HATE the big ones)
garlic chips
ham biscuit
chili no beans
saltines
payday
boston cream donut
high in carbs today and I can tell I'm fading fast!

back to work

heigh ho heigh ho ....................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCJjJJRHA48
back to work OH NO! lol
I don't need a degree in dream interpretation to understand the one I had tonight!................
I was at work but it was covered in dust/vines the others took off and left me with a HUGE line of people before I even counted in my register the people were angry and rushing me. I was having to pull vines away from the register to even get to it and the counter and the till was full of dust/grime so I was having to dig the money out to even count it.........................yep it's the 1st night back from vaca and murphy has targeted my ass I'm pretty sure! LMAO that's ok buddy I'm ready for you bring it on!!!
it was bad but I was all geared up so I dealt with it fine and I work tonight and sat and then I'm off for 2 days so not too shabby!
food wise ok..............
garlic cheesy bread chips
pigs in a blanket (a BIG weakness LOVE em!)
chicken tenders (5 small)
2 sausage biscuits
unfrosted blueberry pop tart (1)
I got 10, 066 steps so I did my daily (barely) lol
went and saw a million ways to die in the west and I enjoyed it. definitely a guy movie, unless you're a bawdy broad (think jenny macarthy on mtv) it's so dumb it's funny. I took Xavier and johnny (his best friend) who are 16 and 18 so perfect F'd up flick for them!

vaca over

well the vaca is over so it's back to the "real" world. so I gassed up the car, laundry is in the dryer, alarm clock is set. BIG sigh, this week went so fast! lolol don't they always! I actually had a great time and for those not keeping up here's the cliff note version...........went to 3 movies 1. maleficent (magnificent) 2. Godzilla (he's back!) , 3. a million ways to die in the west (lmao)
had a cook out for my bday (burgers, chicken breast, hot dogs)
watched the 1st 2 seasons of the love boat (LOVE this show) as a side note I have to contract amazon and return it one episode stuck and the 1st disc of season 2 wouldn't load.
went to cheddars for dinner
the only thing I didn't accomplish was reading the latest Dresden book amazon is apparently having issues as their deliver time sucks as of late. you'd think that raising the price of free delivery to $35 they'd be on top of it. I pre-ordered the book so It'd get it LAST Tuesday and according to them it'll be delivered today................my review of this transaction will be SCATHING! lol

sometimes genetics mean I have to work twice as hard as everyone else, so I decided on twice the inspiration!

Godzilla!

well so much for belly dancing yesterday. I fell asleep and woke up just in time to take Damien to see Godzilla as promised (there are 3 kids in my house and I take great pains to show NO favoritism at all!) I took Sabrina to cheddars , so Damien to Godzilla, and tonight I'm taking Xavier to see a million ways to die in the west.
today is the last (SOB) day of my vaca so yesterday I was kinda boke (check dropped at midnight tues) so I snuck soda/snacks in in my bag. lol
well gets to the food portion now:
oatmeal pie
soft taco (beef, cheese, sour cream ) 3
hamburger on English muffin  4 (two in morning and 2 last night)
handful (literally) bbq chips
I haven't been getting many steps since I'm not working but I did park at the very far end of the mall and walk to the theatre to get some extra in...............ok it was an accident but damn it I took the steps so I'm taking credit BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

shedding the fat suit one pound at a time!

1 pound at a time

one pound at a time seems so slow and frustrating but one pound IS one pound so hang on and hang in! I know I'm gonna get there eventually even though I wanna be thin the day before yesterday as I have no natural patience. but ya know what ...I didn't get fat overnight and I'm not gonna get healthy that quickly either. that being said the goal is to be healthier today than I was yesterday. to make good choices in the now without mourning the past and letting those I already fucked up I might as well just go whole hog feelings take control.
emotions are a tricky thing and in the weight loss wars emotional eating is a subject fraught with danger and pittfalls. we all recognize it cause we've all been there done that multiple times............but it's something no one wants to hear from well meaning thin friends (or heavy ones) taking yourself out of that emotion is difficult, who am I kidding it's well neigh impossible when your in it's grip. it's afterward when we're dealing with the tummyache, swollen joints, diahreah, brain fog, etc etc that we moan why did I do this to myself? for me subconsciously I used to make my body feel as bad as my soul. I thought I needed to suffer and man oh man did I cause myself to suffer. I don't do that as much now. but on occasion my eyes are much larger than my stomach and I end up paying. like yesterday I didn't think I ate too much, slightly more than normal but I woke up with the worst heartburn it took 2 hours of burping/farting to get rid of all that gas. apparently some spices don't agree with me anymore because I don't eat them often since I strive to eat natural healthy foods within my screwed up palate of course! LMAO
I ate:
sm slice of chocolate cake with coconut icing
5 soft beef tacos with cheese and sour cream (tiny amounts of both and these were the tiny saucer size shells)
chicken breast
2 tomato slices
sm bag bbq chips
chocolate chip cookies (2 deli size)
then I went out to cheddars........Caesar salad (1/2 I shared), 1/2 croissant with honey butter, 5 French fries and a dinner portion of cornmeal crusted fried catfish.
even though I ate the tacos earlier it was them I was tasting/feeling later! I simply cant eat this much anymore so I'm gonna have to be aware of that. apparently like a cows stomach everything ferments in me and turns to gas! NOT fun or funny!
I have pulled out my Goddess Workout and am going to shimmy this new day into existence!

my eat anything days.................

well I continue to surprise myself while I'm allowed to eat anything and everything I want..............
handful of Cheetos
bacon cheeseburger (with bun)
chicken breast
donut
payday (king size)
toffee cookies
soft tacos (beef, cheese, sour cream ...3)
that's it for the day I just totally wasn't hungry I ate till I was full and then stopped. now I know I need to start focusing on the quality of what I eat but hey I actually am at 208 this week so my body is FINALLY letting me know when it's satiated and that's a wonderful thing (I NEVER thought would happen)
I am on vaca this week and I'm eating less because I don't eat so much overnight. apparently whilst working I stress eat lmao  so I need to shield myself better energetically at work and start packing healthy lunches again.
the plan was to work out extra this week but that hasn't happened I've been stationary for days now! of course it was race weekend (I live in dover de so if you saw the dover 500 that's right down the street) and there are gazillions of nassholes converged on us . locals leave or stay home as I did!
they should be all gone this morning then it will be safe to venture forth again (my gym is on the other side of the track from me)
it's been a lovely few days relaxing that seldom happens for me so I feel no guilt at all...........
I really need to decide what weight I want to be cause I've got a 20 pound window from chart to chart
if I go down to their recommended sizei'll look like I'm starving, I'd rather look healthy. here's a great meme of Christian bale for comparison, myself I vote for his reign of fire size it looks PERFECTly yummy! at my recommended I'd look like his machinist size!

cook out

the 2nd day of my bday celebraton continued with a BIG cookout. it was great lots of food and friends too.
I ate:
pork steak
chicken breast
cheeseburger with bacon and bbq sauce
donut (1)
handful of popcorn
ramen noodles with parm.
tiny slice of chocolate cake with coconut frosting (not even th size of a post-it)

maleficent=magnificent

MALEFICENT = MAGNIFICENT!  totally one of my all time fave fantasy movies it was pure joy! liked this story WAAAAAAAY better than the sleeping beauty fable of olden days.





probably gonna see this one again on the BIG screen!
as for the rest I gave myself permission to have whatever I wanted for my birthday best I could come up with! lolol
hamburger helper lasagna
garlic bread
peanut M & Ms (theatre box)
chicken alfredo and garlic bites from dominos
that's it all I ate all day, apparently my food dreams are kinda simple nope no lobster theadore for me no filet minone, for me a feast is hamburger helper! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I LOVE what a total and unapologetic dork I am! I got almost no steps as I walked from house to car to theatre and back, other than that I barely moved...............I did do an all day Love Boat-a-thon which I thouroughly enjoyed. I knew that several guest stars repeated but wow Michelle Lee (knots landing) was on 3 times so far and I'm still on season 1, Robert urich twice, Maureen mccormic twice.........and to my shock Kathy bates was on and she was young and thin!
gotta say as far as days go my B-day was pretty gosh darn GREAT!  there were 10 of my family of friends who went and that in its-self is wonderful that that many people would go just because I wanted to , several of whom actively dislike the fantasy genre. I will say however ALL were won over and agree that Angelina was BORN to play this role in the way Lynda Carter IS Wonder Woman and Hugh Jackman IS Wolverine.....................

happy birthday to ME!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRqkTVOovPQ




it's my birthday so I thought I'd help everyone out who is searching for that perfect last minute gift idea................TIMMY is a greedy boy the kind who wants to have his cake and eat it too! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

something is missing.............

something is missing in my journey and that's a partner, no not a romantic partner just someone I can talk to about progress, failures and the lot. this blog is fine as a vent and a record and don't get me wrong I love the comments but I just want people I can work out with, go for walks, swap recipes, etc etc IN PERSON in that moment and I know that's why I keep going back to weight watchers. for the meetings their plan doesn't work for me at all, it's too carb loaded and has too many veggies/fruits which I don't like and wont eat (NEVER BLEECH)
so basically I paid $40 just to feel human connection, thats' expensive and kinda sad.
I'm gonna have to look around and see if I can find somewhere to host a weightloss group, my place is out too many kids not enough room. lol mayhaps a bookstore we'll see, but I HAVE to de something because I'm sick and tired of walking this road all by my lonesome...........the cyber world is wonderful but sometimes you just need to "FEEL" a person!
on the eating front I had....
glazed donut
chicken tenders (5)
2 doriotos , yes 2 of the new blue jacked YUCKY! lol
gardettos bacon/cheddar crackers
chicken breast
 scrambled egg with cheese
ham
2 coconut dream cookies chocolate covered (ICKY)
accidentaly erased my steps but was a BUSY night so probably a few more than usual.


on the world front I was so saddened by maya angelo's passing, she was an angel among us and will be missed.............................(here's a fave poem)
"Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise."

once upon a dream

once upon a dream..............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrD_l3juoU





getting pretty gosh darn jazzed for Friday besides bein my bday a bunch of us are gonna see maleficent! WOO HOO!
 as far as today it was okey dokey, busy but not too too bad.
I ate:
chicken tenders
ramen
chicken breast
pork chop
ritz crackers
hamburger
hot dogs
bbq chips
steak and gravy biscuit from hardees (2)
lemon muffin
I also got 8390 steps, below my 10,000 but my knee is acting up so I didn't want to push it. I know the difference in an I need aleve twinge and an UH-OH twinge and this was the latter. gonna take some aleve anyway, elevate, and wear a brace today and see where that takes me.

fmm: animals

Friend Makin Mondays: Animals

Posted on May 19, 2014 by SarahLou1976
Happy Monday everyone, I was sat here cuddling with my dogs after we spent the morning at a fundraising event and thought animals would be a good topic for this week (and a good excuse for photos!)
If you’ve taken part in FMM before then you are familiar with the rules. If you’re new, please take a moment to answer this week’s question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section here so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to read and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it’s time for this week’s topic!
Animals
1. What is your favorite domestic animal?
MAN! lmao
2. What is your favorite farm animal?
bison, alas they really don't exist in the wild anymore
3. What is your favorite wild animal?
the mustang I love their free spirit and speed
4. Which animal describes you the best?
bear, solitary likes to be left alone and perfectly happy hibernating lol
5. If you were able to come back as an animal which one would it be?
I have a tiger totem and I love the fierceness and strength of it so that's what I'd be.
6. What do you think about zoos?
the good ones have done a lot to save animals that would otherwise have gone extinct and I enjoy a good zoo.
7. What do you think about animals in circuses?
as long as they're treated well I have no issue with it, gone are the days when there was enough open spaces to return all critters to their natural habitat. zoos and circuses have kept some animals from going the way of the dodo much sooner than they would have..........animal testing worries me far more! of course I grew up on a farm and we had cows, pigs, goats, horses, dogs, cats,etc etc
8. Do you have a favorite animal charity you like to support?
no I support local animal shelters or rehabbers once they get into the "charity" aspect they are simply money making ventures with no heart or soul. like peta which wants all of us to return our pets to the wild and be vegans but kill 97% of the animals taken in by their shelters.
9. Do you have a favorite ‘animal movie?
toss up between black beauty and the black stallion


Have a great day and I look forward to reading your answers, hopefully with lots of photos.
Now it is your turn to answer the questions, don’t forget to come back here and link your answers in the comments below.
Sarah xxx

happy memorial day!

remember those warriors who have given their all and remember those who have survived even though their lives have forever changed. the sacrifice does not end with the tour of duty!

intuition

intuition indeed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ilh1ewceco
so this going by "instinct" thing has worked out pretty well to show me where I'm at and what I need to do to get to the next level and it applies well to all aspects of my life. I's gonna continue this until sometime on my vaca still mayhaps june 1st but I need to look at a calendar, and of course don't have one handy! LMAO
I ate:
chicken tenders
Cheetos (handful)
peanut butter on ritz crackers
scrambled eggs
zero bar (kingsize)
sausage
pork skins
1 potato wedge
I got 8675 steps I was tied to the register most of the night! lolol so why are the dogs barking?
saw this and facebook and by the by...................."I may have said it with a drawl slower than a crawl but I still did way better than the rest of y'all!

90% Of People Can't Pronounce This Whole Poem. You Have To Try It.

kylegetsgayer

http://www.tickld.com/funny/t/824613

2 days ago

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.

After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labor to reading six lines aloud.

silly happy

the silliest things make me happy, like I got the 1st two seasons of the love boat. I'm mr cynical and I enjoy non happy endings to books and movies but occasionally I like silly fluff and the love boat is like tv cotton candy a sweet confection with no substance that is exceedingly sappy yet makes me have the warm fuzzies! so YEAH BABY.............the love boat!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbO2hlNb6w8&feature=player_embedded


as for the rest it's been ok lol
I ate:
spaghetti
garlic bread
Italian sausage (2)
oreo (4)
2 sausage biscuits (hardees)
country fried steak biscuit with gravy (hardees)
bbq Vienna sausage
ritz garlic butter crackers
I got 14392 steps
I also got some fun new "toys" lol the Lenormand deck which is a fortune telling deck of 36 cards and really has nothing to do with tarot. I simply want to see how gifted I am. a book on said deck and some blank tarot cards so I can prototype my new deck to see how it actually works (I have one card completed and three more in the figuring it out stage. I also got some astrodice because I need to bone up on my astrology and this seems like a cool way to do it. I also got new bags for all my decks so I can dispose of those pesky boxes and house them in style!
it's time I ponied up in all aspects of my life, mental, physical, and spiritual so that's the plan..........no more stalling and half-assing time to put it in gear. shoot long past time truth be told. so the game plan is simply JUST DO EVERYTHING!





lmao

real food YES!

so I ate real food yesterday with no ill affects and I am THRILLED and FILLED! lol
I ate 2 homemade hamburgers (I cook em in water in a skillet until they're done then empty pan and   brown them so WAY less grease)
a pecan pie (small one in tin from wally)
sm bag bbq chips
this morning I'm eating a plate of left over spaghetti I crumbled my left over hamburger and cut up an Italian sausage to put in the sauce then sprinkled with romano cheese
garlic bread
that's all so not overdone but VERY satisfied.
did I mention how much I HATE ginger-ale lmao it taste like you boiled tree roots and dirt to me (so does licorice)
gonna do some yoga to see where I'm at physically then mayhaps some belly dancing too!

ick pooey

my tummy has been ick pooey but I finally managed to keep down some ritz crackers and a couple of chicken tenders after LOTS of ginger ale and pepto. I have been farting like crazy all day everything went to gas. I felt like I was stiffler in American pie trying to gross people out! lmao
every time I moved I tooted and goodness gracious if I bent over for anything it released a POOTicane that I'm surprised didn't leave a hole in my britches! TMI? lolol
but that's easing off too thank goodness. and the cramps have lessened too.
I ate
ritz crackers
chicken tenders
ginger ale
rolaids!
forgot to set my pedo so no clue probably over 10,000 though I still did my work!

A DAY WITHOUT YOU..........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAf8oe6NwE


A DAY WITHOUT YOU WOULD BE A DAY WITH ME, and I'm GOOD with that! lmao


havin some tummy issues, everything turned to gas/bloat and I was having cramps so I left work an hour early and took some pepto and ginger ale. hopefully it's just something I ate and not the start of something!
speaking of food I ate:
chicken tenders
spicy chicken sandwich with bacon and swiss (mayhaps the culprit)
I also ate 2 of the yellow mystery flavor doritos (YUK!) it was VERY citrus in a ugh way
that's it I was in bed by 11am yesterday and slept til almost 9pm.