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I am not dieting this year. I've spent years dieting. And I'm big. And heavy. Dieting has not helped me to lose and then maintain a weight loss. While I appreciate and accept that there are people who succeed, there are many others, like me, for whom dieting ends in a gain. And misery. And self loathing.
And I need to remind myself of this today. Because yesterday the dieting messages were coming thick and fast, and I ended up dreaming about dieting.
"X has lost 30lbs on the 5:2 diet".
I'm pleased for them. I'm glad it's worked for them. I understand and believe that fasting has many benefits, both physically and psychologically. But for me, if I were to start this plan, I would be doing it purely for weight loss and I don't want to be back in that place. It's taken a long time to believe I am more than a number on the scale. Why would I want to go back to a regime that is based on weight loss? The sad thing is, the experiment that Michael Mosley took part in, and that caught the headlines was actually fasting for longevity, to improve overall health, to see how the body reacts and improves with fasting. It wasn't based purely on weight loss. Alas, being societies most important concern, thousands of Brits have jumped onto the bandwagon. It's the next Atkins, or South Beach, or whatever. And it will be working for people, and for them I'm glad. But it's not for me.
I have a good idea of what would happen if I was to fast for two days of a week. Food would reach a whole new level. I'd be dreaming of the food I could eat the day after fast. I'd be snorting plates of deliciousness on the days I did fast. I'd be miserable. I would think of nothing but food. I like food. Why would I want to avoid it for two days a week?
I can not diet. Not this year. It's only February, thought I'd made it safely through January, but whoa, there it is! The diet armies, out in force, pointing out my big old body, and the pounds I need to lose.
I'm not giving in. I'm more than my size.


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Monday, March 17, 2014
finish #5 for March....
In this close up you can see that even though I used a busy print for the binding, it reads as a solid from a distance. If you go back a couple days you can see how I choose bindings.
I baked 2 batches of cookies and finished cleaning up the basement yesterday. I'm expecting the art quilters group today. It is going to be cold but no snow storm.
21 comments:
- Beth said...
It is a bright and cheerful quilt... we got the snow here.... more than we had 2 weeks ago! about 9" in the yard.... not sure about the driveway yet.
- March 17, 2014 at 5:27 AM
- Sewing Junkie said...
We sure have needed bright and cheery lately. Have fun with your friends today. Chris
- March 17, 2014 at 6:01 AM
- Karen H said...
Another lovely quilt! I love the bright colors.
- March 17, 2014 at 6:41 AM
- Linda Swanekamp said...
Great colors! It is so satisfying to see rich, sparkling colors in a quilt. So many different fabrics, yet it reads as a unified whole.
- March 17, 2014 at 6:43 AM
- Mary said...
Another beautiful finish. This one is a gem!
- March 17, 2014 at 6:57 AM
- Quiltdivajulie said...
Your use of fabrics and colors never ceases to amaze and delight . . . what a great quilt!
Enjoy your visitors today . . .
- March 17, 2014 at 7:11 AM
- Teresa Rawson said...
What a cheerful quilt! Congrats on yet another beautiful finish!
- March 17, 2014 at 8:12 AM
- Vicki W said...
I love this quilt. It's so cheery!
- March 17, 2014 at 9:48 AM
- Needled Mom said...
That's a great finish, Wanda.
- March 17, 2014 at 9:53 AM
- Sheila said...
It's beautiful, Wanda. LOVE the fabrics and all the color.
Freezing rain here. Ugh.
- March 17, 2014 at 10:08 AM
- Kevin the Quilter said...
I think this quilt is going to be my muse for my growing collection of Kaffe fabrics. It is absolutely calling my name!
- March 17, 2014 at 10:28 AM
- karen k said...
It is a cheerful looking quilt. I am amazed with how many your produce! Being creative and busy. And more cookies….yum! Have fun with your group.
- March 17, 2014 at 10:44 AM
- JJM said...
I too love this quilt. It looks like a precise basket weave on screen. And as always, a "Wandaful" finish.
- March 17, 2014 at 11:46 AM
- floribunda said...
echoing Kevin's comment... and what a terrific quilt!
- March 17, 2014 at 11:58 AM
- patty a. said...
The quilt is a wonderful riot of color! Love it!
- March 17, 2014 at 12:05 PM
- Linda at Roscoe's Ma said...
I really, really like this quilt. It is exuberantly colored!
- March 17, 2014 at 2:49 PM
- Muddling Through said...
I really like that quilt. It reminds me of slices of layer cakes. Is there a pattern? I don't remember if you said earlier. I guess I could just troll back and see. Anyway, I do like it. A lot!
- March 17, 2014 at 5:57 PM
- dls said...
Very, Very nice…..like your choice for binding and I agree….the blocks remind me of a layer cake.
Thank you for sharing! #5.
- March 18, 2014 at 5:22 PM
- Micki P said...
really like how you can put together all those VERY different prints and make such a great quilt.
- March 18, 2014 at 8:53 PM
- Brown Family said...
You can not tell the binding is busy! It frames the quilt nicely.
- March 20, 2014 at 8:44 PM
- Teacosy said...
This is lovely, how does the Pattern go, or maybe you can Tell me what it is called so i can Look it up. Sorry i am new to the quilting World.
Viele Grüße Sylvia
- April 13, 2014 at 7:08 AM

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Working to Protect Ontario's Headwaters, Natural Heritage, and Watersheds
The OHI describes OHMapping as a superficially meaningful tool. Although simple, it depicts both the state of our existing natural heritage and the extent of human impact upon it, from the relative absence of regional forests and wetlands to where watercourses that have been straightened or put underground.
The project has been developed to date with guidance from GIS expert and OHI board member Rebecca Ma, with most of the hard slogging on data done by students in the GIS program at Sir Sandford Fleming College.
The project currently focuses on three outcomes, although more are on the drawing board. First, the watercourses are colour-coded by stream order, allowing people to better find and follow the flow of the water. Secondly, the combined catchment areas of first and second-order stream are mapped, allowing people to visualize these areas. Finally, some aspects of how a each watershed's headwater areas contribute are provided in a summary box beneath each map.
Readers should be aware that the summary data on headwater catchments, stream length, and wetlands are based only on first and second order streams. While most scientific literature includes third order streams in the definition of headwaters, the OHI has selected a tighter area of focus due to the extent of development, the predominance of private ownership, the lack of current data on the condition of headwaters, and the need for enhanced stewardship for headwater health across southern Ontario.
Readers should also be aware that the images and other information depicted in the data were assembled in the early 2000s, and do not reflect recent changes. In particular, forest and wetland cover may have changed significantly in the intervening years. From our perspective, we believe that Ontario needs to allocate additional resources to in order to have more up-to-date photographs; to adopt mapping protocols to highlight changes (we have been told that one third of the wetlands shown in the Credit photos no longer exist); and to develop indicators that can track key aspects of headwater health in both watershed report cards and assessments of the effectiveness of initiatives such as the Provincial Policy Statement and the Greenbelt Act.
The OHI does not have all the answers, nor do we advocate a blank cheque approach to solving all the problems. We do, however, advocate a robust discussion regarding expanded GIS-based Natural Heritage inventories and assessments, compatible formats for file-sharing between agencies, and easy public access to timely, meaningful data.
Before you begin to explore the maps, please take a moment to look at the image and the types of impacts described below it.
1. A large area of agricultural land. Without any streams visible, this area is probably in drainage tile.
2. Straightened first (green) and second-order streams (blue), also lacking much streamside vegetation. These watercourses offer low ecological value compared to meandering streams, while the absence of riparian plants may result in thermal loading.
3. Example of historic stream mapping on a more recent photo, showing streams running through houses where they have obviously been piped underground. Results include diminished natural habitat and ecological values, reduced exchanges with groundwater, and dank water flowing downstream.


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