megan's ultimatum

[mamagotcha]

wow, i've gotten a threat from another lj'er! sure, let's give it a

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Katje
2. Katy (to my mom and people who knew me before 1978)
3. Katch (to my sister)
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. SamuraiEarthMama
2. braidlady
3. yaz pistachio
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i can plan events... big ones, like juggling festivals
2. i'm good at helping ladies have babies
3. i'm an intuitive masseuse
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. that it is soooo hard to lose weight
2. i procrastinate too much
3. i am not as patient with my kids as i wish i were
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO IMPROVE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. be on time
2. be more diplomatic
3. either lose this damned weight or come to terms with myself
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. german
2. native american
3. singing
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. that something will happen to one of my kids
2. an idiot will cause a car crash involving me
3. that i will do something idiotic and cause a car crash
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. email
2. newspaper
3. hot tub
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. wooly slippers
2. wool socks (yep, it's cold!)
3. my beautiful new amethyst earrings (a christmas present from bill)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS(/SINGERS):
1. TMBG
2. ben folds
3. the beatles
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. the luckiest (ben folds)
2. kick in the ass (moxy fruvos)
3. istanbul (TMBG)
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. cable knitting
2. road trip with a baby
3. watercolors
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. trust
2. humor
3. pampering
(ain't i lucky! my sweetie is tops in all three!)
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (In no particular order...)
1. i met leonard nimoy
2. i can juggle five balls
3. i have had shingles
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. long, healthy hair
2. intense eyes
3. graceful hands
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. deal with needles
2. smoke cigarettes
3. have my wisdom teeth pulled
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. reading
2. knitting
3. gardening
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. connect better with my husband (hard to do with a new baby)
2. go to sleep (and stay that way for at least four consecutive hours)
3. get a good haircut
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. magazine editor
2. bed and breakfast operator
3. midwife
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Ireland
2. Australia
3. anywhere someone gives me a free ticket to
THREE KID'S NAMES
1. jasper
2. juniper
3. joy
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. fly a plane
2. write a book
3. move back to the west coast
THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR DIE PAINFULLY
i don't know if i even have three people who read this yet. so... if you're reading this, and you haven't done it yet, then you have to do it!

Comments

[mh75.livejournal.com]

yay! Hi Katje,

i'm choosing a random thing to respond to. Its not remotely the most important thing you said, just something that i have a thought about at the moment.

Heidi and i have been discussing losing weight. Its my incredibly strong belief that focussing on losing poundage is WRONG. Heidi has recently chosen to have her body-fat-percentage measured, and will be working on reducing that instead of weight. This is an option for you - if you gain muscle you may not lose weight but may be healthier.

I have weird food issues, so my approach is to choose some physical goals - (like racing in a triathalon) - and pursue those instead of worrying about diet. Making progress on some exercise activity should help you be healthier, and may also help you lose weight. Maybe you could choose something like 'walk for at least 15 minutes outside with Lincoln, every day', or, 'work my way up to 50 situps by the end of the year', or even 'buy a yoga tape and be able to do the whole thing by the end of the year'.

I feel strongly that you can't 'diet', you can only make reasonable changes to your lifestyle. For example, you can't go all atkins and maintain it and be healthy. But you can buy wheat bread instead of white bread. It may be impossible to only eat 3 scant meals per day, but, what if you conciously take half the serving size you normally would all the time.

I can't resist things that are in front of me, so a key to success may be to remove excess snacks from the home, or physically leave the room when you are not eating.

hope something helps.

with connecting with Bill: i've been cooking dinner for Josh while he's all stressed out about work right now. Maybe you could cook a nice meal for Bill some night?

good luck.

oh, and thanks for answering the poll. i'm thrilled to learn more about you. nice to have more friends closer.

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing your thoughts! i know these are hot-button issues for most gals... and i share your feelings about wise food ingestion and exercise, as opposed to numbers on a scale. what is good (or maybe bad, in light of motivation) is that my extra weight hasn't really caught up with me... my pregnancies are very healthy, births are relatively easy, my blood pressure is fine, no signs of diabetes or heart disease or joint problems or anything.

re: connecting with bill. i cook dinner almost every night, but i can't really start until he gets home to watch the baby (that is, until the kids get back), so it's more a case of what can i throw together as fast as possible with what's on hand?

ack. baby yellin. gotta go, but again thanks for sharing and stop by anytime!