AlyssinWonderland
Lost in the Looking Glass
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2007
Hello! My friends and I are working hard to lose weight and get healthy this year! We have been posting a blog offsite and I thought people might be interested. I'll post every day or so until I've listed all our updates. I'm SunPorthos in the conversations. Comments are welcome!
What is Yes, Zeus!?*
*********** ~MoonAramis: Yes Zeus! is a health journey of our team littered with humor, fandom and the general fun and weirdness that makes up the chemistry of our trio.
~SunPorthos: That said, to dumb it down, its our workout, eat right, get healthy plan.
~StarAthos: Were blogging about it to make it fun, to keep us motivated and to give us a certain accountability. Loosing weight and getting healthy is hard.
~SunPorthos: Were hoping it might be motivational and entertaining for others as well, being that everything we do ends up weird and with a clear margin of humor. Were nerds after all.***
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A mini introduction of the Musketeers of the Yes Zeus program:*
Greetings, I am MoonAramis, the forerunning artist, writer and founding member of the Three Muses. Id like to think Im like Aramis because of my devotion to the group, you could call me the keeper of the faith. I am usually the one to push for ideas and I often think, think, think too much. Please forgive me if I say too much as I have a tendency to overstate my point of view. I can have a dark and cynical sense of humor which is going to show up in my writing quite often though 80% of it is often directed at me. The Yes Zeus program for me is about healthy not hefty and the reconstruction and recovery of my self image both mental and physical and everything in between. My biggest problem is Im 60 pounds over my ideal weight and I aim to lose just that. However, its not so much about numbers as it is about feeling comfortable in my own skin for the first time in my nearly 30 years of life. I believe doing this will help me overcome my depression, lack of self confidence and my severe self loathing though not all of that is related to weight.*
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Hello. I am StarAthos. Id like to think I am like Athos because I take care of the Musketeers and they have a hard time functioning without me. I wouldnt say I am a leader like him but I shine the brightest with the support of my group just like he did. Ive never blogged before and that makes me kinda nervous so things here might come out a bit awkward. I have joined the Yes Zeus campaign due to my Type Two Diabetes. I was diagnosed about three years ago and at first I was doing really well at managing it, then I fell off the wagon and spiraled into an uncontrollable sugar high were I no longer cared about my numbers. And so with the poking and prodding of my doctors and fellow Musketeers I decided I would like gain control of my diabetes which I have, without affection, dubbed the beties. The beties dont let me do this, the beties dont let me do that, no cake, yes to salad. I have been overweight most of my life and along with shedding my high numbers Id like to shed my high pounds.
Hi there digital world. Im SunPorthos and the third member of the Three Muses/ Three Musketeers. Porthos in the Musketeers was not the brains of the operation but he was strong, dependable and funny and Id like to think I share the same traits. Im not a brilliant writer so Id like to apologize in advance for my future fupas! My goals for our weight loss program, Yes Zeus, are pretty health conscious. I currently weigh much more than I should. My mini goal is to lose at least 2-3 pounds a week and my ultimate goal is to weed away at least 100 pounds of my excess weight. My doctors have been telling me for some time now that I need to lose weight and lower my extremely high cholesterol. Ive also got stage 2 ovarian cancer and I really need to concentrate on getting healthy. Id also really like to move down a pants size instead of up for a change of pace.
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Musketeers? I thought we were pleasing Zeus ?
*********** ~MoonAramis: I know, its confusing, after telling you its called Yes Zeus we throw in what our program names are and they have nothing to do with Greek mythos. It makes sense if you know us. Heh. Weve been this tight knit group of three since Junior High, StarAthos Ive known since third grade.
~StarAthos: Makes the three of us best friends going on seventeen years now!
~MoonAramis: I think it started with my dad calling us the Three Musketeers but probably all our families think of us this way now because the three of us are always together, ALL the time. So while we please Zeus well go by the Musketeer names because were in this all for one and one for all, like everything we do.
~StarAthos: Here here!
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Why is it called Yes, Zeus!?
*********** ~MoonAramis: I want to answer this question and I dont want to answer this question.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Dont make it weird.
*********** ~MoonAramis: Its already a little weird, were nearly thirty and the fandom thats going to come out of this is kind of extreme.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Ah, who cares? We like what we like and if that makes us crazy fangirls with all guy names so be it.
*********** ~StarAthos: Nothing like making it less weird by making it creepy.
*********** ~MoonAramis: Normally I wouldnt care, I know were not as creepy as its going to make us look. But were putting it out there for everyone to see.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Its not creepy, were just devoted. Its not like were stalkers or those weird creepers on Facebook that leave love poems for people they dont know. Thats just weird.
*********** ~StarAthos: And creepy.
*********** ~MoonAramis: True. Anyway, this does launch me into a bit of a complicated explanation, but as youll get to know through this blogging, Im good for it. The title Yes Zeus was inspired by the 2011 film, Immortals, and the character Zeus played by Welsh actor Luke Evens.
*********** ~StarAthos: I know what youre all thinking, No one in there had to diet, Greek Gods they all looked like. Ah, I made a funny.
*********** *nerdy laughter moment*
*********** ~MoonAramis: We went to this film in earnest after seeing the new Musketeers movie, which we loved of course, note the names *wink* that also started Luke Evens as Aramis.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Hopefully you all are starting to notice a theme. Not yet? Keep reading.
*********** ~MoonAramis: Yes, well at that point we had started seriously talking about doing a program in which we could get healthy. The past year had been terrible and we needed a fresh start in 2012 and as my father always says, there is nothing more important than your health. The movie was epic and beautiful and Luke Evans blew all of us away.
*********** ~SunPorthos: In more ways than one!
*********** ~MoonAramis: There was scene in the film where Zeus tells the main character Theseus, I have faith in you. Prove me right! He says it with such intensity that I saw this little cartoon in my head of this powerful Zeus saying his line and a tiny me speaking in a high squeaky voice because of my profound awe of him, Yes, Zeus! and thus an idea was born. I have faith in us; I think theres nothing we cant do together. Were going to prove me right!
~Musketeers: Yes, Zeus!
~SunPorthos: It gets funny and weird from there, but thats for another post.
~MoonAramis: In closing I dont mean any copyright infringement in mentioning, linking, images or anything else from the Immortals film. Obviously I didnt create it and am not profiting by it. It was just an inspiring thing and thats why youll see it in this blog. Go watch the film! Support the artists, actors, crew and anyone else that had anything to do with it.
What is Yes, Zeus!?*
*********** ~MoonAramis: Yes Zeus! is a health journey of our team littered with humor, fandom and the general fun and weirdness that makes up the chemistry of our trio.
~SunPorthos: That said, to dumb it down, its our workout, eat right, get healthy plan.
~StarAthos: Were blogging about it to make it fun, to keep us motivated and to give us a certain accountability. Loosing weight and getting healthy is hard.
~SunPorthos: Were hoping it might be motivational and entertaining for others as well, being that everything we do ends up weird and with a clear margin of humor. Were nerds after all.***
*
*
A mini introduction of the Musketeers of the Yes Zeus program:*
Greetings, I am MoonAramis, the forerunning artist, writer and founding member of the Three Muses. Id like to think Im like Aramis because of my devotion to the group, you could call me the keeper of the faith. I am usually the one to push for ideas and I often think, think, think too much. Please forgive me if I say too much as I have a tendency to overstate my point of view. I can have a dark and cynical sense of humor which is going to show up in my writing quite often though 80% of it is often directed at me. The Yes Zeus program for me is about healthy not hefty and the reconstruction and recovery of my self image both mental and physical and everything in between. My biggest problem is Im 60 pounds over my ideal weight and I aim to lose just that. However, its not so much about numbers as it is about feeling comfortable in my own skin for the first time in my nearly 30 years of life. I believe doing this will help me overcome my depression, lack of self confidence and my severe self loathing though not all of that is related to weight.*
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Hello. I am StarAthos. Id like to think I am like Athos because I take care of the Musketeers and they have a hard time functioning without me. I wouldnt say I am a leader like him but I shine the brightest with the support of my group just like he did. Ive never blogged before and that makes me kinda nervous so things here might come out a bit awkward. I have joined the Yes Zeus campaign due to my Type Two Diabetes. I was diagnosed about three years ago and at first I was doing really well at managing it, then I fell off the wagon and spiraled into an uncontrollable sugar high were I no longer cared about my numbers. And so with the poking and prodding of my doctors and fellow Musketeers I decided I would like gain control of my diabetes which I have, without affection, dubbed the beties. The beties dont let me do this, the beties dont let me do that, no cake, yes to salad. I have been overweight most of my life and along with shedding my high numbers Id like to shed my high pounds.
Hi there digital world. Im SunPorthos and the third member of the Three Muses/ Three Musketeers. Porthos in the Musketeers was not the brains of the operation but he was strong, dependable and funny and Id like to think I share the same traits. Im not a brilliant writer so Id like to apologize in advance for my future fupas! My goals for our weight loss program, Yes Zeus, are pretty health conscious. I currently weigh much more than I should. My mini goal is to lose at least 2-3 pounds a week and my ultimate goal is to weed away at least 100 pounds of my excess weight. My doctors have been telling me for some time now that I need to lose weight and lower my extremely high cholesterol. Ive also got stage 2 ovarian cancer and I really need to concentrate on getting healthy. Id also really like to move down a pants size instead of up for a change of pace.
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Musketeers? I thought we were pleasing Zeus ?
*********** ~MoonAramis: I know, its confusing, after telling you its called Yes Zeus we throw in what our program names are and they have nothing to do with Greek mythos. It makes sense if you know us. Heh. Weve been this tight knit group of three since Junior High, StarAthos Ive known since third grade.
~StarAthos: Makes the three of us best friends going on seventeen years now!
~MoonAramis: I think it started with my dad calling us the Three Musketeers but probably all our families think of us this way now because the three of us are always together, ALL the time. So while we please Zeus well go by the Musketeer names because were in this all for one and one for all, like everything we do.
~StarAthos: Here here!
* *
Why is it called Yes, Zeus!?
*********** ~MoonAramis: I want to answer this question and I dont want to answer this question.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Dont make it weird.
*********** ~MoonAramis: Its already a little weird, were nearly thirty and the fandom thats going to come out of this is kind of extreme.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Ah, who cares? We like what we like and if that makes us crazy fangirls with all guy names so be it.
*********** ~StarAthos: Nothing like making it less weird by making it creepy.
*********** ~MoonAramis: Normally I wouldnt care, I know were not as creepy as its going to make us look. But were putting it out there for everyone to see.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Its not creepy, were just devoted. Its not like were stalkers or those weird creepers on Facebook that leave love poems for people they dont know. Thats just weird.
*********** ~StarAthos: And creepy.
*********** ~MoonAramis: True. Anyway, this does launch me into a bit of a complicated explanation, but as youll get to know through this blogging, Im good for it. The title Yes Zeus was inspired by the 2011 film, Immortals, and the character Zeus played by Welsh actor Luke Evens.
*********** ~StarAthos: I know what youre all thinking, No one in there had to diet, Greek Gods they all looked like. Ah, I made a funny.
*********** *nerdy laughter moment*
*********** ~MoonAramis: We went to this film in earnest after seeing the new Musketeers movie, which we loved of course, note the names *wink* that also started Luke Evens as Aramis.
*********** ~SunPorthos: Hopefully you all are starting to notice a theme. Not yet? Keep reading.
*********** ~MoonAramis: Yes, well at that point we had started seriously talking about doing a program in which we could get healthy. The past year had been terrible and we needed a fresh start in 2012 and as my father always says, there is nothing more important than your health. The movie was epic and beautiful and Luke Evans blew all of us away.
*********** ~SunPorthos: In more ways than one!
*********** ~MoonAramis: There was scene in the film where Zeus tells the main character Theseus, I have faith in you. Prove me right! He says it with such intensity that I saw this little cartoon in my head of this powerful Zeus saying his line and a tiny me speaking in a high squeaky voice because of my profound awe of him, Yes, Zeus! and thus an idea was born. I have faith in us; I think theres nothing we cant do together. Were going to prove me right!
~Musketeers: Yes, Zeus!
~SunPorthos: It gets funny and weird from there, but thats for another post.
~MoonAramis: In closing I dont mean any copyright infringement in mentioning, linking, images or anything else from the Immortals film. Obviously I didnt create it and am not profiting by it. It was just an inspiring thing and thats why youll see it in this blog. Go watch the film! Support the artists, actors, crew and anyone else that had anything to do with it.
