I went back on my word

and stepped into a mall, as I said I would not do until after the holidays were over.

But I did it purely in order to see Beowulf in 3D this afternoon -- my husband's pick, I hasten to add, not mine.  All in all, it was somewhat better than I'd anticipated. I confess I neither know nor care much about animation and related issues (Disney's Snow White [1937] is still my preferred standard) and capture-motion is a controversial issue among animators, I know.

Still, it was a pleasant surprise to find the 3D aspect of the film relatively unobtrusive, as such effects go (based on past experience, I half-expected to feel nauseous or to be jumping all the time as blood and/or guts appeared to shoot into my lap, and such was not the case). It was also a plus to find that there is, indeed, a narrative arc to the whole thing, however much not part of the original epic it may be. 

All in all, I didn't hate the time I spent in front of the screen, and I didn't expect to be able to say as much afterward.  If that's damning with faint praise, so be it.

Thanksgiving at my friend's house was a friendly, convivial gathering. Well, okay, for the most part. I did get into a vociferous dispute about whether one's ethical obligation to live a useful life (however defined) is directly proportionate to the gifts one has (again, defined however) -- yes, was my position; no, was the position of the person whom I was debating. (Note to self: sometimes I can be a really self-righteous prig. I probably didn't need to argue as if I were verbally arm-wrestling the guy to the mat, particularly on a social occasion with multiple guests.) Aside from that contretemps, however, all went well.

And yesterday's jaunt on my own to the local Harvest Festival was nice in its own way, in that I got in multiple miles of walking and picked up a few items for others.  Its location inside a convention center rather took away from the hills-and-haystack harvest feel, but oh well.

Food has been ... okay.  I've consumed too many refined carbs (e.g., alcohol on Thanksgiving, a few pieces of fudge yesterday and today), which I need to watch -- but other than that, protein is high, no other unplanned carbs have crept in, and compared to past patterns of consumption, or even to the patterns of regular weight folks around me, I'm doing reasonably well.  Weigh-in on Monday will provide a reality check. During this food intensive week, my goal is to have maintained at 158.8 (with 159 being the uppermost range of  my defined goal weight).

Comments

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Good for you for keeping your word to yourself on food this weekend. I'm down nearly 5 lbs, which has nothing to do with restraint, and everything to do with DH and my period. Learned that dressing (which you may call "stuffing") gives me major and ugly gas. Not pretty at all. Good luck with your obs and have a good week!

TK

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Good for you for keeping your word to yourself on food this weekend. I'm down nearly 5 lbs, which has nothing to do with restraint, and everything to do with DH and my period. Learned that dressing (which you may call "stuffing") gives me major and ugly gas. Not pretty at all. Good luck with your obs and have a good week!

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