Well, I'm back.
For the life of me, I can't remember my user name on this board, but I'm fairly certain it had something to do with my thighs...?
At any rate, for the last year, I've been hanging our at another site that's about to implode. The Czar there and his minion are removing good people for all manner of minutia, banning those who offer different solutions, editing well-meaning posts with a too-heavy hand. (Since when did "Catholic" become a bad word?)
The last straw came last night, when my dear friend and fitness mentor Dianne O. was
BANNED. This woman is a CPT, among other acronyms, who GAVE of herself, her time, her knowledge, to whoever asked, no matter how trivial the query. Seems the Czar sees her as a threat somehow, when the truth is, her prescence in his dominion only elevated and expanded his realm.
I think he really blew it this time.
At any rate, I cannot condone or be supportive of such a dictatorship. What nonsense. The guy's a boob.
Enough about that for now.
Like Sheryl Crow and David Bowie might say: A little Change is a good strain!
Quick fitness recap: in 2000 I was fit. In 2003, hubby got very sick, very suddenly, and I comforted myself with food. A lot of food. Got fat. In 2006, I started working out, little by little. I found NRoL4W and this place, then trained for and ran a HM in early 2008. I floundered then for a bit since the changes I desired weren't coming as quickly as I thought they should.
I didn't realize the impact impending menopause was having on my efforts.
So, I went to the other site, met Dianne O., who taught me WHY my body was hanging on to that visceral abdominal fat, and told me what to do about it. I also met some really wonderful people (T2's, VOW's) who held me accountable for the daily actions that are enabling me to reach my goals, for which I am eternally grateful.
I'm hoping some of them will find me here, and join this place. Leave the monarchy and join the Republic! Now that I'm a member again, I plan to find my old friends here, especially Bytsi and Karla, and hope they'll forgive me for straying...?
That's the prologue. Chapter One of this edition of my life has just begun...