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hello friends!i am here, definitely readsing along.
i also got some gorgeous presents.
but the thing for me was the chocolates and the coconut ice my mum made. oh, god! to DIE for, i'm telling you. NO WAY can i give them away! i had to hide the rest from DH in case he eats them all and i don't have any more for myself! too much. i mean i ate too much. ice cream (at keast it was low-fat, and i only had 1 scoop). and i sti;; ;ost weight this week! i can't believe it!
i have steadily lot ½ to 1 kilo each week since i have been on optifast. yesterday i got back on my dreadmill too. and did 5 minutes. my foot is excrutiating.
fi, tell me how you do the collage. why do you put fixative over collage? i'm making ATC's atm to swap with OS swappers.
bfn
love to you all, happy new year if i don't get back (i am so busy)
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This day for me has been a lesson in how I push exercise so far to the back burner of my activities, it falls right off the back of the stove.
I started out this morning with the thought, "I want to walk again today, because I walked for the first time (in a long time) two days ago, then allowed a day of rest for my body to recover from the shock. It's a nice clear day, so let's do it!" So far so good, I thought. Actually, though, my plan was too vague: I didn't set a definite time to take my walk, not even a time of day. Nor did I have walking at the top of my priority list.
And it's ironic, because I started out the day by re-reading the section on exercise in Brooke Castillo's If I Am So Smart, Why Can't I Lose Weight? Castillo is a "weight loss coach," and she was talking about all her clients, the women that is, who are in the mode of give-give-give to everyone in their family, but can't find the time to give to themselves the exercise their bodies need. She describes a woman who, thanks to Castillo's coaching, actually made her husband and children delay their departure on a planned family outing by half an hour, while she got in her exercise for the day. The woman said to Castillo, "I felt so selfish—it was terrible!" Castillo has a good reply to that: "Empty pitchers can't pour out any love."
So I thought to myself, "Well I don't have that excuse, because I don't have a family to take care of. If I don't walk today, it will be because I resisted it for some other reason." Sure enough, though, I've been busy-busy-busy all day long with things I'm doing for other people online. So while I think of myself as not having anyone depending on me—except a husband with treatment-resistant depression, of course (!)—in fact I often get into situations in my work life online, where I'm giving to others. And sure enough, by the time I got my head above water from all the writing I did today, the sun had set, and I'd missed my chance to walk.
With my daily leg exercises, by contrast, I have a definite time slot in which I do them. I eat dinner, then some time around 7 PM, turn on the satellite radio to my favorite rock-n-roll station. I lie on the couch listening for a while, then kick off the quilt and do my leg lifts. They started out because I was rehabbing an injured knee, then continued because I like how much easier it is to climb the stairs, compared to before I started the exercises. I don't even have to consciously think, "I need to do my leg exercises," because the time of day and the music just cue me.
So how can I get my walks in? Do I set up a definite time, either the night before or that morning? Castillo says you should write it out as an appointment in your daily planner, and keep that appointment with the same "I must do this" attitude as for an appointment with someone you absolutely will not let down. I don't know....being retired, I'm leery of making appointments. I'm in a creative mode—go with the flow, see what happens. But that can so easily turn into passivity.
Do any of y'all have similar issues with making yourself exercise? What do you notice about your thought process? Do you have any tips for how to make it happen?
saraphin— All my collages are oversized postcards, usually 6" x 9": I make them on sturdy cardboard, and they need fixative (a clear acrylic spray) because they need to survive the rigors of the postal system. I always write on and decorate the backs, and adorn them with vintage postage stamps plus an artistamp or three. It's called "mail art"! =smile= As for how I make them, I'm not sure I know how to tell you. I have a lot of books bought specifically for the purpose of cutting up for collages—everything from human anatomy to dinosaurs to old-timey pictures of men & women—plus I also clip magazines and junk mail, organizing my clippings in large flat boxes. I usually dream them up in my head before I start cutting out the pieces, but I'm always open to serendipidty, incorporating things that just happen to be there on my work table. Being a collage artist takes a lot of bookshelves, plus a big table, plus space to store all the decorative papers I use for backgrounds. Does that answer your question, or did you have something more specific in mind, like what kind of glue do I use...
fiona
thanx for sharing…i'm making ATC's and i've never before done any art projects, so collage is new, even though i'm doing it! sort of. i'm doing doctor who-themed ones atm. cuttings are a great idea for collage. i have only used coloured card so far, and a little glitter, also one print-out from the net. but i am going to grab some books and mags, actually, i have been looking through one of my DH's new mags to cut out a doctor, but luckily for my DH, that particular doctor wasn't in their! so i'll have a look for others.
Hello Friends! Today, I slept in very late, but did get exercise in by late afternoon. I have been doing most of my recent walking on the treadmill without holding on, which is major progress for me. I can tell my whole core and body works harder when I am not holding on. My trainer said it is better to go slower and not hold on than faster while holding on, so that has been my goal lately. We have been eating not-so-healthy foods (and too much of it) for at least one meal at my S-I-L's house most days for the past week. I am actually looking forward to getting back to regular, more healthy eating now that the holidays are over.
Trish: So sorry that you are dreading new year's eve/day because you will be alone. Is there anyone who you can at least call and talk to that can keep you company? Do you have any animals? Is there a friend or family member who would spend the day or evening with you? If not, rent a good movie to watch or watch a show on the Hallmark channel to keep you company. Be creative! If nothing else, write in a journal. It will help.
saraphin: Great to hear from you! That is encouraging that you have steadily lost weight on Optifast. Slow and steady is the way to go! Keep up the good work! Sorry to hear that your foot is excruciating! Hope it feels better soon!
Fi: At least you recognize that when you push exercise to the back burner, it doesn't get done. That is the first step. I often do the same thing. I aim to get everything else done BEFORE I exercise. I am working on just hopping on that treadmill and getting it done! It is a constant battle for me to keep exercise a priority. I, too, really need to schedule a certain time in my day, but I prefer to do it when the mood strikes, which is often never. So I either do it late in the day or it doesn't get done. I am working on getting consistent with my exercise, and since I started with the trainer, I am doing much better. I hope to keep it up! No, I WILL keep it up!!! Do you have a treadmill or other exercise equipment to use when the weather is bad outside? Whenever you can, try to get outside and walk. That is supposedly the best exercise and the fresh air can also do wonders for your mood! You need to find out what works best FOR YOU regarding making it a priority.
Waving hello to everyone else! Please post when you can! And remember to look for our new thread Ups & Downs Support Group: January 2014 once the New Year begins!
Hello! I didn't exercise today and didn't eat that great. Glad that tomorrow is a NEW DAY and a new chance to get things right! How are the rest of you doing?!?
Hello! i am sorry I haven't been saying hey lately, i have to go to work an hour earlier each day and stay late, and wokring 6 days this week. ugh! i will say hi in more depth sometime. Keep taking one's meds, try to get some fresh air and light everyone
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I'm reading a great book on...well, it's hard to describe what it's about. I would say that so far it's about how to co-exist peacefully with one's thought patterns—thought patterns about eating, about exercise, about losing weight, about housework, about everything. Instead of being a self-help book, it seems like a book on not needing self-help books anymore. It's Amy Johnson's Being Human. It's already helping me feel more at peace, and I've only read a few dozen pages. It's the kind of book you want to stop reading frequently, just to absorb what the author is saying. It induces a state of mindfulness, a state of relaxed meditation.
My diet is going well, and I'm still binge-free. I just realized today that while going on the Atkins diet and sticking to it carefully was the cause of my binge behavior—my "storm eating," to use Brooke Castillo's phrase—that's actually not a bad thing. It's like I got all my self-sabotaging eating under one roof—cookie binges—which made it easier to deal with. Once Kathryn Hansen's Brain Over Binge showed me how to get rid of my urges to binge, and I did so, now I feel at peace with the diet. I'm still eating a half-cup of muesli once a day, to keep me from getting depressed, but that seems OK for the time being. I may cut back on that and only eat a quarter of a cup: I'm playing it by ear.
Meanwhile, I have a goal to get my piles of books & papers in the living room tidied up before the new year comes in. Wish me luck!
ha. great reading, friends!. fi, good luck! he he. everyone else, happy new year!. it's new year's eve here now, 6 o'clock pm. when i was young, i would be getting ready for a big night out but now we just stay home and watch the telly and go to bed, i'm not staying up. no way. i sleep too much to miss out on sleep if you get my meaning. i love my sleep is all. haha lol
happy new year again to all my online friends and good luck for all there is on offer!.
fi, i like the sound of your collages. i just stsarted to make some 'inchies' so much fun. my first set were doctor who- themed ones of course, but i think i'll do some valentine inchies for my son next to tell him how much i love him.
even though he gets drunk and blames me for everything that is wrong with his life…
oh well, you get that on the big jobs, so we say! lol
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Oh boy! I just weighed myself, and I've lost 6 pounds in the past ten days! I don't see how that is even possible, given that I had chocolate on The Winter Solstice, but my digital scale doesn't lie. I'm so excited!
Well, this will be my last post of the year here. The day started off really well, as I worked out with my trainer and then I did 30 minutes on the treadmill while my daughter worked out! It feels great to have my workout behind me this early in the day! Now, all that is on my agenda is to RELAX and bring in the New Year with my hubby, kids, and a bottle of champagne! We are just staying home tonight, but I always enjoy watching the big "ball" fall at midnight on tv. Then, I plan to start our NEW THREAD, Ups & Downs Support Group: January 2014!!! I hope everyone will find us there!
Fi: Wow!!! Congratulations on your 6 pound weight loss!!! That is fantastic!!! You should be excited about it!!! I am very happy for you!!! And you have taken a huge step toward your next mini goal! Good for you!!! Good luck getting your piles of books and papers tidied in your living room! I hope you will also take some time to just breathe, smile, and celebrate yourself as we bring in the new year!
saraphin: I guess I can already wish YOU a Happy New Year!!! It is probably the start of the next day already for you. Did you make any New Year's resolutions? I am determined to make this the year that I get healthy again! I am already off to a great start, since I've begun working out with a trainer and exercising consistently! Now I need to improve my food choices and exercise healthy portion control. It is a constant challenge to pull it all together..... but WE CAN DO IT!!!
Holly: Thanks for popping in to say hello and give us a quick update. Sounds like you are extremely busy with work. Hope YOU will take some time to get some fresh air and light, too, and to just RELAX and BREATHE!
EVERYONE: PLEASE REMEMBER TO LOOK FOR US AT OUR NEW THREAD, UPS & DOWNS SUPPORT GROUP: JANUARY 2014, STARTING TOMORROW, JANUARY 1ST!!! Please take a moment to post to let us know you found us! Have a safe and Happy New Year!!!
i'm looking for us! haha sounds funny, doesn't it? no., no n y resolutions here. i'll just ask my DH. nope. none from him either. boring, aren't we? lol
i am busy thinking about today and my dreadmill. i have to get dressed first ot's only early yet for me. 11.15. sometimes i don't get dressed until lunch time! no reason to, really! lol
i do my hobbies in my nighty and dressing gown! haha. i'm still recovering from very serious illness i had 2 years ago you see. lots of left over symptoms. brain surgery, 2 dioses, lucky me. i'm left with severe nerve pain, ataxia, heaps of med's to control it all. also i have bad arthritis, bp, hypo-thyroidism, anxiety (who wouldn't?) , i don't remember what else. oh, poor memory! haha. lol.
i've lost 16 kilo's though, which has helped, i'm sure!
and i have dicovered some very cool hobbies too!. creative things that amuse me for hours! and i sleep during the day too!
and i have a house-cleaner thanks to my wonderful, hard-working DH.
love to you all my friends…
i hope this year brings you happiness, bfn,
saraphin xxx
Hellosaraphin! Please look for us at our new thread, Ups & Downs Support Group: January 2014!!! We have moved there for January 2014. We are starting a new thread each new month, so that the thread doesn't get too long. When you find us, please post there and let us know you are with us! Thanks! Happy New Year to you!
Hello!
Sorry to hear that your foot is excruciating! 
Hope it feels better soon! 
Do you have a treadmill or other exercise equipment to use when the weather is bad outside? Whenever you can, try to get outside and walk. That is supposedly the best exercise and the fresh air can also do wonders for your mood! You need to find out what works best FOR YOU regarding making it a priority. 
to everyone else! Please post when you can! And remember to look for our new thread 
That is fantastic!!! You should be excited about it!!! 
saraphin!!!
