As posted on BCB today: I’ve been thinking a lot today, and I can’t come up with anything new to do to help me stay the course. That means that the only course of action is to fall back on the remedial mindset. No click, but I gotta do it. No burst of positive energy. [...]
31Jan10
One more time, again, because I can’t just quit, and I’ll never be done if I don’t get started.
3 Comments
Posted in Giving up, Starting Again Again
Tagged attitude adjustment, health issues, remedial mindset
Tagged attitude adjustment, health issues, remedial mindset
Once again, it’s the day traditionally given over to resolutions. I make the same one every year–almost the same one. It started as a weight loss thing. Now, it’s more of a health issue. I’ve always felt younger than my age, physically as well as mentally and emotionally. This year, I feel older physically than [...]
1 Comment
Posted in Giving up, Keeping Going, Starting Again Again
Tagged fight fat after forty, health issues, starting over
Tagged fight fat after forty, health issues, starting over
28Dec09
After the Feasting
Every year I think I’m going to savour the moments but every year Christmas goes by in such a blur that I can barely remember it.
And every year, after two days of feasting I give the “That’s it! NO more food!” speech to myself then reach for the nearest baked goods. So [...]
19Dec09
Back to the Beginning…
I know it–I’ve entered weight-loss hell. I found myself wondering how I could lose 20 pounds by this afternoon. I’m SO unhappy with how I look and feel. I have ALL the tools I need to deal with that, so why am I NOT dealing with it? Ok, let’s be realistic–I CAN’T lose 20 pounds [...]
I wish I could go back. I miss it. I miss the excitement. I miss learning about what’s new. I miss the awesome feeling of starting out fresh and full of motivation. I miss the opportunity to find a new gadget or two just for kicks. I miss that first week of being on WW–the [...]
I unintentionally started an attitude adjustment thread on BCB, and thought I’d share it here too. I’m struggling with having to adjust my budget to include an 80 mile round trip commute daily, that doesn’t fit into my current budget. I’m also struggling with all the previous issues: food, spending, lack of exercise. And when [...]
After years of damaging my health by using food in the wrong ways, and for the wrong reasons, it has finally almost caught up with me. My blood sugar stepped just over the line into “pre-diabetic.” This is a little scary, but not totally unexpected. Not long ago, my dad heard the same word from [...]
19Oct09
The “Gracie Project”
After taking a class at the local university called “Life Makeover” I am looking, once again, at my behaviors and how to change them. This class has helped immensely in getting me started, first by looking at the past and the present, and then by looking to the future (my “future self”) for guidance. As [...]
16Oct09
Enough already
I’ve been on a crash and burn pity party this week. Losing control of my schedule and routine has led me to throw my hands up in the air and relinquish control of my eating. The scale this morning has slapped me back to reality. Some people say that while their life may be hectic [...]
16Oct09
Starting Again Again
So, having established yesterday that I don’t ever want to diet again, I had to think through whether or not I actually want to lose more weight.
The answer is yes I do. I want to push through a very personal wall to lose somewhere around ten pounds. One of the most frustrating things about my [...]