Steampunk Sunday: Eggs!

Happy Easter! 

I hope everybody has a great day and enjoys the following Steampunk eggs. 

Polymer Clay Steampunk Egg

Clockwork bird on an egg

Paper egg with a compass inside

Steampunk Egg and Bird - egg detail

Paper mache egg w/ metal foil

Steampunk Egg

The Health Journey: Week 7

I've started and changed this post at least 5 times and, honestly, I don't want to get into how I feel about this weeks weigh-in or about anything that's going to be happening this weekend.

This weeks numbers"

Starting weight: 316.8
This weeks weight: 302

Steampunk Midweek Motivation

Ok, not a motivational as such but definitely cute and seasonally appropriate:

The Health Journey: Week 6

This week was so much better! I'm still having trouble getting back into the routine I was in before I got sick but I've made progress and that is always a good thing.

Having support from people who care about me helps a lot. :-)

I am, of course, still super busy so not a lot of introspection this week, just numbers.

So, this weeks numbers:

Starting weight: 316.8 lbs
Week 6 weight: 300 lbs

total weight lost: 16.8 lbs

Yep, I lost the weight I gained and added a pound to it. I'm setting a goal for this week to break the 20 lbs lost barrier.

Let's do this!

Flash Fiction Friday: Bumming a Cigarette

She sat at the bar drinking faster than she wanted to and cursing the busybodies who had banned smoking in bars and restaurants. She could feel herself getting drunker and she was almost ready to step out into the cold for the nicotine fix she craved.

            Finishing her drink, she turned to find the pack of cigarettes and lighter in her purse. As she turned, a steely hand gripped her face and a strong set of lips set about plundering hers. His skill and her inebriation convinced her to return the increasingly heated kiss.

            When the kiss ended and the hand left her face, she opened her eyes to see the man on the barstool next to her; though not unattractive he wasn’t her usual type. That kiss, though, had taken the edge off her cigarette craving.

            “You looked like you needed something on your lips,” he said and touched them gently. “Wanna go outside and get a smoke?”

            “Yeah,” she grinned. “I was just thinking that.”

            He held the door for her as they stepped outside and cupped the end of the cigarette to keep the flame from going out.

            Inhaling a large drag, she turned to look up at the stars. The sky was clear, the air was cold and her senses were clouded with too much alcohol. When he first bit her, she thought somebody had punched her in the neck. By the time it occurred to her to struggle, darkness was crawling across her vision.

            As her bloodless body fell to the sidewalk, he took a drag from the cigarette he’d rescued from her nerveless fingers and contemplated the night sky through a pleasant buzz.

Steampunk Midweek Motivation

Well, do ya? 

The Health Journey: Week 5

Ah, week 5, you are so not my friend! If I was going to give myself a week off or a week of "fudging" it, it would have been this last week. I spent most of it bloated and icky feeling and craving chocolate. A craving I indulged way too much . . . and it showed.

D'oh!

I could blame the people around me for giving me the chocolate but the honest truth is that it's my fault. I know better and I'm a grown adult who can make her own decisions. And I tried to make it harder to get to. Instead of being on the table, I put it in a cookie jar next to the refrigerator. That actually sort of worked because there's some left lol.

The chocolate wasn't the only cause, either. I spent most of 3 days curled up with a heating pad and did nothing physical if I could help it. While that allowed me to make some pretty big strides in my editing job, it did not help with the weight loss goal I'm working towards.

So, this week, I'm sticking to my shakes for breakfast and lunch and I'm watching my calories for dinner. I don't really count calories, I couldn't tell you exactly how many calories I ate today, but I have a calorie range that I'm shooting for and I'm going to try and stay near the bottom of it this week to see if I can't make up for the monthly curse.

So, the numbers:

Starting weight:   316.8 pounds
Week 5 weight:  303 pounds

total weight lost: 13.8 pounds (yes, I did in fact gain 2 pounds this week)

pant size: 24