The Big Year

The title of this post is sort of a pun...there's a new movie comng out...about three birdwatchers who spend the year competing to identify as many birds as possible.

And of course, the three birdwatchers are men.

Are there every any movies in which women get to do fun stuff like that??? No relationship drama, just three women competing against each other in a good natured fashion to find birds, or compete in an air race - or any kind of a race, or just go out and have adventures?

No! It's always guys who are the heroes/stars of those kinds of films.

So annoying.

I will go to see it...although I think it's sad that Steve Martin has apparently gotten his face either botoxed or plastic surgeried into almost unrecognizability! But I wish I was watching a buddette movie rather than a buddy movie.

Anyway, the other pun of the title of "The big year" is that you were perhaps big at the start of the year, or whenever you began my weight loss and maintenance program.

So, how are you doing now?

If you are losing weight..slowly but surely...then you are on the downward trend and you need to keep going.

And at all times while you are working hard to lose weight, you need to keep a journal - as detailed as you can possibly make it, on your exercising, your eating, and your emotional state at any given time.

Why emotional state? Well, certain foods can cause depression, and should be avoided. Certain other foods or drinks are addictive, and you can get depresse dor irritable if you start cutting back on them in any significan amount - anythign with caffeine like coffee or soda pop, for example.

It's important that you know yourself, and know your body, and know why you're irritable at any given moment.

(One thing I've never really discussed is a woman's time of the month - I haven't had to worry about that for a few years!) But during your period you can gain water weight - it's important to realize that that's what that weight gain is and not to get stressed out about it!