Diet Coaches/Buddies – Walked, CREDIT moi, to two events enjoying brisk air and not wearing boots. I passed a micro-library at the corner of a yard along the way and picked up
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie because it went on my to-read list when Oprah recommended it a few years ago. I'm not really short of reading material right now, but this book kinda jumped into my hands and there isn't a looming return date.
Food was on plan, CREDIT moi, including flounder for dinner that was served with a side of guilt because it's not as clearly sustainable as tilapia. One benefit of such a thin fish is that a modest portion covers a lot of plate. The only snack for the day was half a grapefruit that appeared to have dawdled in the fridge much too long, but had survived and was still tasty. I entertained the Sabotaging Thought,
Since it's a bit old, a California Navel Orange would wash it down. The stark dishonesty of the thought struck me before I even had time to conjure up a decent Helpful Response. So, snacks-on-plan streaks to 98. Thanks for all the encouragement as that number approaches 100. I'm struggling to stop beating up on myself that the only reason I'm counting this is because I'd wandered off plan with extra 'healthy' snacks.
onebyone – Yay for a movie
"well-earned!" Well earned, indeed. I'm impressed at your diligence pursuing neat exhibitions.
Joy (gardenerjoy) –
"It's all good" brings a smile.
Debbie (Lexxiss) – Yay for
"Mindfulness." Kudos and admiration for being able to put in several hours on your project before a full day at work.
Cheryl (seadwaters) – Ouch for falling into fries; Yay for adding nightshade into their contents to help remember why to avoid them. I'm motivated by your
"nonagenarian lady of Japanese origin" to remember that I can make my contribution to getting to that state.
FutureFitChick – Yay for extending
"NO CHOICE" to work. Your physical therapy exercise of catching your trampoline-returned throw sounds fun - it should improve your aim as you endeavor to do less work with your healing knee.
maryann - Kudos that
"neither of us leaves as we work through the tough stuff" and Kudos again that you recognize and are grateful for that.
ladym0208 – Glad to hear that your mum and aunt are moving forward. Good luck with your plan to leave food on the plate - one of the most challenging strategies for me.
nationalparker – I join you in being ready for spring. Kudos for compensating for a heavy lunch with a lighter dinner. Sharing your eating and exercise plan with your DH will be mutually reinforcing.
Rosebud170 – Kudos for doing yoga despite not feeling flexible - instead of using that as an excuse.
ForMyGirls - Super Kudos for staying on plan when that busy.
Tricia (AZtricia) - Continue to send supportive thoughts as you grieve that dear little boy lost to an unfenced pool. Smart plan to avoid getting seduced into eating back the calories expended by exercise. [I'm not so fond of the
talking feature of these alarms; a buzz suffices - I've got to figure out the real reason anyway, just as you did with dust.]
Readers - Diverting from our normal quotes from Dr. Judith Beck because the world’s favorite Nobel-winning neuroscientist offers a cogent summary of the world’s favorite psychologist, whose work is the basis for what we're doing here.
Quote:
PLACING PSYCHOTHERAPY ON A SCIENTIFIC BASIS: FIVE EASY LESSONS
In the 1960's, Aaron Beck changed all that by introducing several major obvious but nevertheless elegant and beautiful innovations:
...First, he introduced instruments for measuring mental illness. Until Beck's work, psychiatric research was hampered by a dearth of techniques for operationalizing the various disorders and measuring their severity. Beck developed a number of instruments, beginning with a depression invention, a hopelessness scale, and a suicide-intent scale. These scales helped objectify research in psychopathology and establish better clinical-outcome trials.
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Eric R. Kandel in This Explains Everything, Edited by John Brockman, pg 292