MOLLY'S DIET RANTS! (ranting, raving, motivating & more)

RANTING BURNS CALORIES!

This is an open, ongoing, support-encourage-motivational-RANTING thread. Feel free to skip to the end, or spend days reading through all of this ...

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I have decided that "Diet" is a 4-letter word.

I find myself muttering and uttering the word around my house these days with loathing and vehemence previously reserved only for comments directed toward liberal politicians. In fact, I seem to be talking to myself a lot more these days .... sort of a running, sarcastic commentary on all the foods I can't eat, or on various other related topics. I wonder if there is a link between calorie-deprivation and Tourettes Syndrome? Grrrrrrrrr.....

I am now on Day 8 of the dreaded D-word. This is already the longest period of time that I have ever successfully remained on a diet. And I seem to be growing grouchier and feistier each day..... at least when I am alone and no one is around to hear my running rants. (My wonderful DH has heard some of my more memorable rants on the subject of broccolli and reports that I am hysterically funny when I am hungry!) I am counting carbs. I am counting calories. I am counting fat grams. Sheesh ... now my math anxiety is about to kick-in!

Mini Rant #1 .... what masochist decided that the serving size of cereal was anything less than 2 cups? Have you ever measured out 2/3 a cup of cereal? Or even a full cup? And placed it in a bowl? Those few little flakes and pieces just sit forlornly at the bottom of the bowl, shivering and lonely, even when we dribble on a few meager droplets of skim milk! Sheesh. Well, I can tell you that there is simply no way that my oversized body is going to be happy with that tiny amount of cereal ... so I have been eating TWO servings for breakfast. SIGH. And while the side of the box says that I can supplement the cereal with some fruit, they probably don't mean eat 45 cherries with your cereal -- much less 1/2 a watermelon, huh?

Mini Rant #2 .... Things NOT to say to someone who has told you that they have just started on a diet:

1.Good, you sure needed it.
2. It's about time.
3. Really? It doesn't look like it.
4. Again? Haven't we heard this before?
5. Gosh, how much weight do you need to lose?
6. What do you weigh? I've always wondered.
7. I never need to diet, I have a fast metabolism.
8. Really? I can eat all I want and never gain weight.
9. Is THAT why you are so grouchy?
10. I sure hope you plan to exercise a lot more.

AAAUGGH! All of these responses are just the thing to make me even grouchier .... so just smile and say something encouraging and supportive, ok? I will let you know how it is going.

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=^..^=  Molly 

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Today's rant.....

WHY do children's toys hurt so much when applied to parts of the adult body????  Small fry got a Black & Decker workbench, complete with plastic tools, from Santa and when he hit me in the head with the hammer (which is NOW IN MY POSSESSION) it hurt so bad I saw stars!  I promptly hit him back with it and then took it away......

PS - he laughed when hit in the head with it.......

No rants today - so far, so good.  He even ate lunch (because he had no breakast!).  We are so VERY 3.

Looking for something that we can do with small fry tomorrow.  It's his birthday and he is getting old enough to know that.  Want to take him to breakfast - just us two - and then a park or something.  There's a really nice one near here that's got hiking trails.  May try to take him there.  I am looking at Little River State Park for a day excursion with the 3 of us but probably can't do that this weekend.  They are talking about rain again.  ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!  I am molding!!!

Any suggestions on things to do with a 3 yr old are greatly appreciated.

Sorry! Outta' practice, lol... The Park sounds Great... my girls Loved our small local Zoo and playground...

Been away-- felt rough with a bug-I-guess, sorry for the delay...

Why is it that packaged meals look SSOOOOO good in their boxes but not so hot once you take them out of the microwave???  I am having NutriSystem Pasta Primevara with Tofu for lunch and it's so pretty on the box......Not so in the container.  It tastes okay, just not pretty.  I don't think that plating it would help it much, either.  The tofu, carrots and edamame give it such a dingy color and I am reasonably sure that the pasta is whole grain.  Oh well, it makes me want to hurry up and finish it so I don't have to look at it any more!

There is a LAW that refuses to allow package pictures to match the product-- somewhere... Gotta' be-- it is soooo well obeyed by ALL package decorators, lol!!!

Hope the taste made up for it!

Ranting saved you some of the calories, of course!

I pulled a muscle in my lower back right before jiu-jitsu class (striking day) last night.  AAARRGH.  I'd already missed a couple weeks so I went anyway hoping that the activity would loosen it up...nope...had to quit halfway through.  It blows, and still hurts.  Grr.  Looks like I'll just be walking for exercise tonight.  *reaches for more Motrin*

No one has ranted for a few so here goes......

Why is it that the beautiful snow outside my windows, stirring up my child, isn't sticking???  He wants to go and "skate" so bad.  Yes, he's a little confused.  I have told him that you skate on ice and play in snow but.....we're in the South, what do you expect???  And here are today's thoughts......

While sitting here at my desk gazing out at the softly blowing snow (yes, it's snowing at my house right now) I am struck with these thoughts......   1) What if Ron gets snowed in in Huntsville and I am stuck here BY MYSELF with Jonathon????   2) I wonder how long it will take the wet pull up to freeze.....   3) I wonder just how many layers I can put on him to go and play without making him look like the Michlin Man......   4) I wonder just how many layers will end up wet because the frozen pull up won't hold any more and he won't stop to pee.   5) I wonder if I can stuff the kittens down his pants when they freeze to him in order to get him out of them......

I wonder if you used the kittens...!?! Lol!!!!

Hope all went well!!!

Cold here, now-- about 20 this morning... * shivers and grabs hot coffee...! *

Opusanna-- Hope you recovered well!!! THAT musta' have been awful!!!

Good Rant Subject, lol!!!

Why is it that while the 40 somethings huff and puff, turn red and stop breathing while trying out a new exercise DVD the 3 year olds just hop right in - no exercise clothes or shoes - and get right to work???  I tried a new pilates work out and while I have discovered that I need more of a warm up right now because my back is too tight I also discovered that small fry can just plop down next to me at any given time and pick those moves right up.  Disgusting!!!!  DH wants to tape it but I won't let him near me with the digital recorder AND won't tell him how to use it!

DH sounds Diabolically Evil, lol!!!

Kinda' like my own DH, lol!!!!!

Better watch him close!!!!

hhehehe. kudos to you for exercising though!

Why is it that when you are expecting a package it NEVER comes????  I have ordered 2 TBL workouts - Boot Camp and Bob's Yoga for Weight Loss - along with some new shoes to work out in.  I am a little anxious over the shoes.....I have fat feet and have problems getting them to fit right, but I am working towards a goal and need something to work with.  My old shoes are literally coming apart on the bottom and I have no support.  My feet and ankles hurt worse when I wear them and work out than when I do it barefoot!

Got my new Boot Camp workout yesterday and my shoes today.  Did the workout, haven't tried the shoes.  Why is it that when I get a good rythym going I manage to run into the ceiling fan???  I am a short person, only 5', so I don't see how it's possible - but I did it!

On a positive note - working out with Bob is AWESOME!!!!  He explains all the moves and demonstrates them wonderfully.  They work out with weights but I won't start that part yet.  I do good to hold my balance with the creaky knees now as it is.  All the people on the DVD are from the Ranch - Michelle, Vicki, the girl who won (Yes, I have brain farts) and Heba.  AND THEY SWEAT!!!  Good to know.

Sounds GOOD!!! I got the Shredd(?) DVD and like it, too-- maybe I'll get motivated soon!

Sedentary me-- I've been buying their books instead of any other work-out DVD's!!!

Packages NEVER come when you REALLY want them, either!!! Hope the shoes do good!

oh.ů just came back after a nondiet time and see my favourite threads inactive

bump:o)

Sorry, have been gone for awhile and didn't realize that no one rants!  Okay - here you go.

Why is it that most all the movies that you like/want to see are on at really inopportune times???  I have been really lazy today because I've been watching James Bond movies since 7:30. 

Why is it that the race and the baseball game are on at the same time.  You miss something good regardless of how you channel surf.

And my last but a goodie......why is it that the phone rings just as you get to the potty????  Thank goodness small fry has not learned to answer the house phone yet.  Those who call on my cell know that he will pick up given half a chance.

Molly spends most of her time on facebook now.  If you want to contact her there I am sure that she will be glad to hear from you.

If I rant in the forest in front of the trees, does that count?

OK, how many of you have dropped a phone in either (a) the swimming pool; (b) the sink; or (c) the toilet?

C'mon ... 'fess up .... it can't just be ME, can it?