Posted in exercise, hunger, intuitive eating, positive self-talk on 31 July 2007 | 1 Comment »
The new pool I found isn’t one in which I can swim. It’s the local lake and it has a lovely park around it. I swam over the weekend, but this week I found that I prefer to take a walk with DH instead of swimming. Next week on Tuesday DD and I fly to [...]
Posted in affirmations, positive self-talk on 28 July 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you can see it in your mind, lrc, it’s real. And if you can consistently hold onto that image, if only when you visualize each day, the hard part is done.
All that remains is merging the two worlds together, the present and the one you’ve imagined, which is my part. And you can best [...]
Posted in positive self-talk on 25 July 2007 | No Comments »
I’m clean. My skin is moisturized. My hair is conditioned. I slept like a log.
Tonight I go out with the girls straight from work
The good changes in my body are visible, and I can even see them myself
Snapping my fingers is my way of reminding myself to get focused back on the task at hand [...]
Posted in goals on 24 July 2007 | No Comments »
Today I’m actively reducing the amount I eat and increasing the amount I move and refocusing the way I think. A dozen times I’ve asked myself, “What will it take to keep me on my goal?” then I follow the question with an answer and an action.
Here are some of the things I’ve told myself [...]
Posted in Pathway to Normal Eating, goals, portion control, positive self-talk, weight loss and diets on 24 July 2007 | No Comments »
Whatever it takes? How can you define that?
For me, whatever it takes is whatever it takes, short of violating my primary values. For example, I won’t kill to be thin and free of the ED.
Doing whatever it takes means the following:
Doing what you think you need to be doing
Assess the efficacy of your choices and [...]
Posted in goals, intuitive eating, positive self-talk on 23 July 2007 | No Comments »
Gradually I’m noticing that I don’t want to eat rich foods as often anymore. Today at lunch, I was tired and hungry, but the sauce on the potatoes seemed too rich for me. (Ate it anyway)
Then at coffee, DH and I split a cookie bar, a Nestle Snack. Also too rich. Ate it anyway, too. [...]
Posted in goals, weight loss and diets on 23 July 2007 | No Comments »
I noticed that I was spending way too much time obsessing about numbers on the scale, so I gave it up for the moment. Funny how it’s still drawing me, this morning was typical. DH and were in the bathroom, getting ready for work.
There’s a bathtub book rack that DD puts on the scale when [...]
Posted in jon stewart and stephen colbert, weight loss and diets on 22 July 2007 | 2 Comments »
Hairspray the movie just came out, but unfortunately I haven’t seen it yet. Any takes on whether the size issues are presented in a way that is interesting for those of us doing this recovery thing?
Jon Stewart has a nice interview with Christopher Walken on the movie. Very enjoyable. He sees himself as a person [...]
Posted in affirmations on 22 July 2007 | No Comments »
I listen to several different podcasts. In one of them, these two guys are talking about how to improve yourself. They have very “typical man” discussions, with lots of High Fives and externalizing of problems. Example: where a woman might say, “My butt’s too big to fit that skirt,” these guys say, “Stupid pants - [...]
Posted in goals on 22 July 2007 | No Comments »
Goal Period: approximately July 24 - Aug 7
Thinking Goals
Finish the Pathway to Normal Eating posts to solidify my thinking.
Write my positives daily
Activity Goals
Discover at least 1 new pool
Repeat useful affirmations while exercising, at least 2 minutes per session.
Eating Goals
Continue to Quit the Clean Plate Club by throwing away food on my plate at least once a day [...]
