Thursday 9 February 2012

A Half Thankful Thursday

Linking up with Kate I am half thankful today - so I will start off for what I am thankful for and then move to what I am absolutely not thankful for.


Alfie

Rosie

Let me start by saying I am not an animal person.  I have never been an animal person.  I am the person that, when we visit people who have animals, their animals gravitate towards me like a pin to a magnet even though A and K would love to play with them, absolutely no go - they stay around me.  It drives me nuts.   There were a number of reasons we got Alfie and, I have to be honest, I was the instigator.  But, he accomplished what I wanted him to and that was the main thing.  The only trouble was that he made our garden look like we had a resident mole as we were forever coming home and finding piles of sand where he had been digging.  Everyone said he was lonely - get him a friend.  And I said - what's the difference between one or two dogs (famous last words !!!!!).  So we got Rosie and she did what she was meant to to (to a large extent anyway) - the digging mostly stopped and we had two happy animals.

These are photos of them.  Alfie will be 3 in March and Rosie will be 3 in October.  What I have noticed is that when I get home from work, they are both extremely happy to see me - it is like they haven't seen me in forever !  Sometimes they are more happy to see me that my 19yo !!!!!  I have realised that even though I am not the one who feeds them or gives them water or really does much for them at all apart from buying their food (and they don't know that anyway), they love me, unconditionally.  Even when I have had to shout at them, they will still come to me inside and say "Please give me a pat".  When I go to the bedroom from the loungeroom, Alfie invarably follows me, sits outside the bathroom and then comes back with me to the loungeroom.  If I am sitting in the single chair in the lounge, Alfie will come and sit at my feet and wait for me to pat him.  And I do - much to my surprise. I play with his soft silky ears and I pat him.  Rosie gets very jealous and will push her way in for a pat as well - her ears aren't as soft and silky !

While I never thought I would say this, I am thankful for what they have taught my about unconditional love and putting what has happened in the past away - they don't carry grudges, they don't snarl at me when I shout at them for whatever reason, they just come to my feet when I sit down and ask me to pat them - because they love me.  Why ? I have absolutely no idea !

Now to the bit where I am not so thankful.  I am really struggling to stay motivated with my weight loss.  I am doing L&E Monday to Friday and then being really careful over the weekend with what I eat.  On top of this I am exercising between 45-60mins, at least 5 times per week and walking for between 1-2hrs on the other two days of the week.  Now if I was losing cms, I would be happy but the bloody cms aren't really moving and the weight is certainly not bloody going down and I am getting frustrated and angry.  I am staying strong enough to say "No thank you" to the ice-cream and chocolates and chips and muffins and biscuits that are being offered around but honestly, if I am going to say no thank you I would at least like to see some sort of reward at the end of the week.  I know that I need to stick with this and I will see the results but in the meantime I am really battling to try to stay focused.  A is away for work until Saturday then home until Sunday afternoon or Monday when he will be away for another week and then home for the weekend and then, depending on what work is available up here, he may stay at home or be on his way back down to Coffs.  Between K and I hopefully I can stay strong enough to not eat while he is away - when he is not there it is like I have lost an arm or a leg - I feel lost without him - I feel like a part of me is missing.  Travel safe Love !

I promise myself to do the best that I can over the next few days and to try to hold it together until I can see the results that I am working so hard for.

Have the best Thursday ever !

TFTD : When you learn to say yes to yourself, you will be able to say no to others, with love.

27 comments:

  1. Lots of hugs for you Linda. It is really hard when you don't see any results to stay motivated. I hear ya!

    We have had cats and a dog in the past, but are enjoying out pet-free time at the moment. I'm sure once we can afford to move into a house and Nick is a bit older we'll get him a dog. he loves them, and I think they teach kids (and adults!) a lot about life, responsibility and as you said, unconditional love!

    Happy Thursday! hope you're having a good week! xo

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    1. Thanks Aroha. I know I just need to be patient but it is so hard when I am not seeing any results for the work I have been putting in. Will try to keep at it anyway.

      I have to be honest, I did love our pet free time - I HATE having dog hair on the carpet so they have a blanket that they lie on in the loungeroom but it still seems to get everywhere. We won't be getting any more when these two are gone - that is for sure !!!

      Al is supposed to be off to Byron today but I just called and he hasn't left yet so that means he probably won't be home until at least Saturday afternoon. Will hold onto the thought of the overtime money for our holiday !!!!

      Thanks again for popping by.
      Me

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  2. oh your doglets are soooo gorgeous, love!!

    hang in there with the weightloss, you are doing EVERYTHING you can and it is incredible to see how diligent you are being - ESPECIALLY when its so hard and you aren't seeing any results - YET.

    Keep going, keep going, keep going.. one step at a time lovely xx

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    1. Thanks Lyndal - I am going to try really hard to just keep on doing what I have been doing because it has to show at some point - I cannot eat so few calories and do so much exercise without it eventually showing on the scale and the reduction in cms - at least I hope not !!!

      Have a great rest of your day !
      Me

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  3. Aw your puppies are just so cute!!! Unconditional lOve from our pets are priceless! It's a very special bond to have! I'm not an expert on weight loss but KEEP GOING!!!! You are putting in such a great effort the light at the end of the tunnel will shine soon I promise!!! Maybe you aren't loosing numbers because you are building muscle???? Just a guess but keep at it girl!!! You can do it!!!!

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    1. Thanks SKK - if you talk to my daughter she will completely agree with you about how cute the dogs are !

      I am trying so hard to stay motivated and just keep on doing the good eating and the extra exercises because JUST NOW it has to show on the scales and on the tape measure.

      Thanks for popping over to visit my blog.

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  4. Don't give up!!!! I found the same thing..for me, there seems to be a delay period with the weight loss. I would sort of reach a plateau for a couple of weeks and then it would start to come right off (even if I wasn't being as careful about what I ate!) I noticed my cycle had a bit to do with it as well.

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    1. Thanks Nicole - you might be right about he cycle thing - I am having a lot of difficulty with that at the moment. I am going to try to be really strong and wait for the results to appear (or disappear rather !)

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  5. I am exactly the same with my little dog! They drive you nuts at times, but they are such good company too. Keep plugging away at the weight loss- it sucks, but I'm sure eventually you will see results!

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  6. Alfie is just divine! I miss having a dog but my husband conveniently won't fix our gates ;)

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    1. LOL - I might be like that when we don't have them any more to make sure we don't get any others !!!

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  7. Good luck with the weight loss, wise words up there ;)

    I'm really not an animal person but sometimes I wish I was, purely because of that affection and unconditional love <3

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    1. Hi Kate - it is good to hear that there is someone else who isn't an animal person - I used to think that there was something wrong with me because I really wasn't into animals at all. I was never nasty or horrible to them - I just didn't like them!
      Have a great evening - love, hugs and positive energy.
      Me

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  8. Oh the puppies are gorgeous.

    I'm working on our landlords to let us have a small dog.

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    1. Hope you are successful !
      Love, hugs and positive energy.
      Me

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  9. Weight loss can be the most discouraging, and the most encouraging thing depending on how it's going. I'm sure you will see the results you want eventually.

    I'm half an animal person. But it's a sad day to talk of them today because one of our guinea pigs died. :(

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    1. I am going to try my hardest to stay on track so that I do see the results some time in the future - I just hope it is the near future !!

      Sorry to hear about your guinea pig.

      Have a great evening !
      Love, hugs and positive energy.
      Me

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  10. Hi Linda, I love how you have 2 dogs. I have two as well - Ruby and Rosie. I think dogs make a family complete! When mine are digging things up I know it's time to buy them more things to chew. When they're not chewing, that's when they get bored and start the mischief. Your weight loss program sounds really frustrating. I had a similar thing last year and it turned out it was because my thyroid had totally packed it in. I was hypo so my metabolism had turned right down making me tired etc but once I got it sorted the kilos fell off without me lifting a finger. It might be worth your while to get a blood test because apparently, thyroid conditions are more common than you would realise and they symptoms are so subtle, most issues go unnoticed for years. Good luck with getting it sorted!

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    1. Thanks Charlie - I had my thyroid checked just before Christmas because the naturopath wanted to rule it out of why my weight loss is so slow. I am thinking it may be the pill so am going to look at that next.
      Have a great evening - love, hugs and positive energy.
      Me

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  11. Hey lovely, hang in there, I know myself I went through a period where I just plateued and it seemed like forever until I started losing weight again. Some times your body just needs to adjust itself. I LOve hearing about your two dogs and I can so relate to how Alfie follows you everywhere, my maxi is the same and Milly gets jealous and begs for some attention too.
    I hope A is safely home soon with you. BIG HUGS xxx

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    1. Thanks Sonia - I am trying really hard not to blow it !!! Luckily A came home last night - they didn't get down as far as Byron. He should be home either tonight or tomorrow and then is off to Coffs on Monday for the week.

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  12. Awww, your dogs are so cute! While I love animal pictures and the whole IDEA of pets, I'm not really an animal person either. Maybe one day I'll come around, the whole unconditional love thing is a pretty lovely.
    Good luck on the weight loss. You'll get there.. you are doing all the right things. Keep going!

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    1. Thanks Tracy - I have to be honest that the dogs are a huge commitment. We are looking at going on holiday Dec/Jan or Jan/Feb and add to the cost of the holiday is the cost of putting them in kennels for the time we are away. They are lovely but they do need a lot of time given to them for walking and playing and can't just be left to amuse themselves the whole time. I don't think I would do it again to be honest !!!
      Have a great Friday !
      Love, hugs and positive energy.

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  13. awwww Rosie has the cutest face!

    Hang in there with the weight...plateau's are just horrible, keep trying and it will move...it gets all too hard sometimes!!

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    1. Thanks Jen - yes, when she sits in front of you with that pathetic waif look on her face it is hard to deny her anything !!!!!

      I am really trying so hard not to blow the hard work I have put in but every day it is getting harder and harder because I just can't see the results. We got some awful news yesterday and all I want to do is eat chocolate but I daren't have even a little piece because once I start I don't think I will be able to stop.

      Have a great Frida - love, hugs and positive energy !

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