Still spinning the cotton and why diets suck.

Nobody ever wakes up one day and says "I think I'll start a diet today, just for FUN!!" There is always a reason for them, either good or bad there is always some kind of reason for them. Now you're probably wondering what does diets have to do with spinning & knitting. Everything. If I was at a smaller size right now spinning fiber up wouldn't take as long to make or to knit up. But I could be at a size 1 and still be spinning the cotton fiber for the rest of my life. Cotton fiber spinning is taking it's sweet time in producing any yarn to knit. I've been at it for a while now and I almost have the second bobbin done. Now, maybe I picked the wrong time of the season for spinning the cotton fiber because of my dry hands which have cause some issues. But again, I think even with the ideal location, perfect time of the year and all the planets lined up, I would still be working on the first ounce from the 2 pounds of fiber that I have located next to the couch. With all the whining done for now I will say that whenever I do get this yarn done and knitted up, it will look GORGEOUS! So far I've been trying to spin it on the thick side, I'm wanting a heavy worsted weight yarn for my sweater (bigger yarn+big needles=less time knitting for my fat ass) but cotton has a very nasty habit of spinning up thin. So this yarn will consist of thick, thin, thick, really thin, really thick and back whatever I get it at before it breaks weight. Still it will look GORGEOUS cause the dye job on the fiber is just awesome and should be really interesting when knitted up.

So what's with all the weight issues and dieting?? Well I've started one (again) and I've set some goals up for myself. Now like I said earlier, diets don't start up without a reason and I do have my reasons. Now I'll admit to be lazy at times but when it's a hobby and one that you enjoy well my fat ass isn't the real reason for starting a diet up again. Like I said, I have my reasons and I've got a prize set up for whenever I do loose the amount I've set up for myself. Yes, it's an insanely expensive item (No Carey, it's not another spinning wheel) but for now I'll keep that bit of info to myself. To start off this whole diet thing I download an phone app for my iPhone to help me count my calories and so far I've stuck with it. I'm on week 3 and I've been keeping track of what I eat, how much I've eaten and cutting out snacks. So far I've stuck to my daily allowance of calories and I'm driving James crazy with the whole counting thing but let's be honest, it's probably not a far drive for him. The next obstacle to tackle is buying something that I said I would NEVER own.


A bathroom scale. They are PURE EVIL but in order for me to do this diet thing right, I'm going to have to bring this horrible, horrible thing into my house. The next step after the bathroom scale is exercise which I'm not opposed too doing but until it warms up a bit and I'm able to find a spare minute this next step might take a while in meeting it's goal.