PROMISES TO MYSELF - from a few posts ago - No Candy from the reception desk jar - Check! No impromptu snacks when Product Development brings over a plate of something yummy - Check*! No yogurt before bed - Check! Tracking - Check**!
*PD Goodies - I cut off a small bite from a plate of samples in [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by jaxie
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$$ Still finding it more challenging to shop on a limited cash budget; can’t stock up the way I used to on fruits and vegetables, have to settle for just a few. I buy them at the Asian market where there’s a reasonable markup, rather than at a supermarket (where there is not).
The benefit is less [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by jaxie
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Plateaus suck and I’m on one.
Things I’m doing right:
Being Mindful-aware of my food choices; this sounds good when it means taking responsibility for what I eat and tending to business so I see results
Balanced - 5 to 10 fruit and vegetable servings, 2-3 protein or dairy servings, 3-5 whole grains, 1 or fewer fat servings; this [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by jaxie
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Credit for what I’m using as my topic goes to http://www.blog-tutorials.com/blog-tutorial/the-dalai-lama-on-blogging/
Here are some things selected from his instructions for life. (In the source blog, the writer applied them to blogging, which is brilliant.)
I can see many of them resonate with our weight loss efforts as well, so I copied them (and renumbered the list.)
1. Take [...]
Posted on February 20th, 2009 by jaxie
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It turns out it’s possible to pay lip service to certain concepts ones entire life without holding them up to reality. I’m finding a lot of bars I jumped really high to clear were pretty unimportant and others I didn’t bother with were pretty important.
My good “occasional” friends, 45 plus years on, have oddly similar life experiences compared to [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2009 by jaxie
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Economy - these are scary times, but not as scary by far as they were when the Republicans were at the helm.
My house is has “lost” probably half its “value” but with an affordable mortgage I’m OK–as long as I have a job. I’m single, dependent on only my income. Since the drop in the stock [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2009 by jaxie
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I adore Martha Beck. She’s smart, and I’ve never read anything she’s written where I didn’t feel a connection, right off the bat! I first read her articles in a “personal coaching” column in Real Simple, now I see her articles and books everywhere, on all sorts of topics.
My serendipity cap firmly on my head, I [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2009 by jaxie
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Saturday and beautiful sunny Valentines day, albeit chilly - in the 20s with gusty winds. Southern Maine and New Hampshire can be soooo nice when it’s like this…
The love of my life is my 2+ yr old Bassett - Shepherd dog, Jackson. I’ve always walked, but believe me, for consistency, get a dog!
Walking Jackson has [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2009 by jaxie
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Yippee! Somehow I stumbled upon the “dashboard” again- clueless, clueless-opening the blog day after day, clicking here and there and nothing happening. No more or apologies, I now have a grip!
One day I will know what a tag is, what a category is, etc. Until then I’ll just keep on and maintain my belief that [...]
Posted on February 13th, 2009 by jaxie
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