Trans Siberian Orchestra

I went to see Trans Siberian Orchestra for my first time.

They promote the show as a visual display of lights and boy did they deliver. It was as great show. I heard the guy introduce the band saying some had been together for 30 years! Wow. Impressive.

I wasn't sure if you could take photos or not. You aren't allowed at Cirque shows and after I got yelled at by security for taking photos of Carrot Top in Vegas I am a little shy about pulling out my cell phone. However, lots of people were taking photos so I got a brave towards the end of the show. I also knew the fireworks were coming!

 A couple of times during the show the stage moved and platforms came out into the audience.

 There was a small square stage right below where I was sitting. A few times they would get on it, play the guitar and violin, and levitate. There was also fire coming out of it!

 There was a really neat backdrop of a basic building and then lights were used to change the look of it. We saw a church, toy store, hospital, hotel, and castle.

I had good seats for $39, plus taxes and fees. I know the tickets went up into the $100 range if you wanted to sit on the floor. I was really excited to be able to go this year. I loved the show. The fake smoke and the lights do get overwhelming but all and all a lot of fun. I have the CD but never knew the story that goes with the songs.

It really gets you into the Christmas spirit!

Are You Listening To Your Body?

“The body knows what it wants; we just stop listening to it.”

                                                                                Scott Abel

 

I got this great quote from Heather’s recent podcast interview with Scott Abel, a former body builder who has been a personal trainer for thirty years and is now also a fitness coach.  He talks a lot about the mental aspect of weight loss, maintenance, and body image and how it affects men and women differently.  His approach to fitness and healthy eating is refreshing.

To listen to Scott’s full interview, click here ß

 

I don’t think I will get on the scale today, neither my scale at home nor the WW scale if I can get to a meeting later.  Since I work the graveyard shift I won’t know for sure until I wake up later today how I will feel about getting on my scale at home.  I don’t want that number to have such an affect and the only way I can think to give it less power is to not acknowledge it at all.

I know I need the scale in my life so I can’t avoid it forever.  I also know it is one measurement that I need to continue to stay on track.  However, I have no intention of letting my eating get out of control because I simply don’t want to step on the scale.

Maybe it is time to listen to what my body wants.  Maybe my body wants to be at this higher weight right now.  Maybe it will come down.  Maybe it won’t.

I had the weirdest thought last week.  I saw an elderly plump woman while I was out and about somewhere.  I thought to myself, “I can’t wait until I am old so I can be fat again and nobody will care.”

Wow.  Where the heck did that come from?

When I am old is when I will need to care about my health the most!  Why would I wish to be fat again?  I think part of that thought is just the pressure I feel from time to time to keep my weight off.

What if the scale not only doesn’t come back down and then in a few years goes up again?  What scares me most right now is that if I can’t get my weight back down before vacation, what happens to the vacation weight on top of that?  Will I be able to lose that at least?  Honestly, I don’t know. 

Can I go on vacation without gaining weight?  No, probably not. 

 

“The body knows what it wants; we just stop listening to it.” 

I Did Something I Don't Normally Do

I had a beer.

On a weeknight.

Alone in my own home.

It was good.

I am a social drinker. I love wine mostly but since Kenyon doesn't drink I can't really finish a bottle on my own (okay, really I can finish one but never think that is a good idea). So I rarely drink at home.

While prepping/cooking meals for the week I thought beer sounded good. I had a few on hand that I bought in October and cracked one open. I was right...not only did it sound good but it WAS good.

While I am a social drinker I don't drink as much as I did pre-WW. While anything is doable on the program (planning and tracking) the PPVs can add up quick for alcohol. I can also get careless with my calories after drinking. So for the most part I only stick to social drinking and really only about once or twice a month. Sometimes I go several months without a drink.

I am an eating-out-a-holic but not an alcho-holic.

Oh yes, this beer was consumed on the same night as frozen yogurt.

Hey, sometimes you just gotta live a little.