Re: Doing some cleansing...

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In a message dated 1/2/2004 3:45:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,

SnipSnip@... writes:

> I have a fear/phobia of exercise.

Gee, I wish I did. I just go around feeling guilty all the time.

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you could also try kohlrabi, they are milder..

Emmi

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I'll keep looking for it. I haven't seen it in this area.

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> you could also try kohlrabi, they are milder..

> Emmi

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Emmi, How do you cook your kohlrabi?

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Coryn - we all knew that you were an O. :-)

Getting panic attacks while exercising is very interesting. Never heard

of that one before.

50% of how you feel depends on exercise. (as per ).

Do your best.

http://www.foodforyourblood.com

Doing some cleansing...

Hi. I am O+. I eat a large romaine salad every day and I put tuna in it

and usually a roma tomato and some carrots. Once or twice a week I

crumble feta cheese in it. I keep sweet potatoes cooked all the time and

have those daily. I eat cooked spinach (I don't like it raw) and French

green beans and broccoli. I tried turnips and discovered that I don't

like them (bleckth). I did buy some parsnips, collard green and kale to

try but I haven't cooked those yet. For daily fruit, I eat a banana and

pineapple juice. Some days I make a smoothie with Trader Joe's frozen

mango and pineapple chunks with blueberries and/or a banana and seltzer

and ice. I have one egg a day ( I used to have 2 but want 6...lol) and I

eat homemade spelt bread or some brown rice a day. I don't use a lot of

seasoning but I cook my rice in chicken broth. Bland is no big deal to

me but my family likes flavor so I am working on buying some spices. I

will eat a chicken breast and some type of beef. That is a normal day

for me. **Warning: personal, girly stuff ahead** I have noticed that the

week before my " cycle " , I crave protein....lots of protein. That is

usually when I will eat more eggs. That goes away though as soon as I

start. (Did I just type that?!?!? Eeeesh...) **Girly stuff over**

Being a hairstylist who is booked solid 6 weeks in advance makes it hard

to do the meal thing during work days. Since I only work part-time

,18-24 hours a week, there is no " booking out for lunch " . I graze those

days. My customers have gotten used to me eating between the front desk

and my station!! Dr. D's " chew your food " and " don't talk with your

mouth full " fly right out the window!!

I feel as if I am doing the right thing with the exception of the

protein thing...and...**sigh**...I have a slight problem. I have a

fear/phobia of exercise. Every time I type that I think " what a stupid

thing to be afraid of " but I can't help it. I guess it is like someone

being afraid of spiders or water or bridges, etc...mine is exercise.

There have been times in my life where I have gotten over the fear and I

work out faithfully 4-5 times per week. My body loves it and I can lose

30-40 pounds in 3 months just by walking on a treadmill alone. My body

loves exercise and results are swift...but my brain does not. And all it

takes is for me to have an anxiety attack during a workout to make me

not want to do it again. I quit Kung Fu a few months ago because I kept

having panic attacks during class and I couldn't concentrate so I

quit...and I LOVE Kung Fu. I have signed back up and I start next week

so I am just going to have to hyperventilate through it and get tough.

It's weird to love something and dread it all at the same time. I put

those headphones on and get on my treadmill and I can go for days and I

feel so good afterwards...but then the fear creeps in and I can't even

get near it. The last time I worked out for any length of time was 6

years ago. I was dating a man who bought me a one year membership to a

club and I felt obligated to go. I never told him of my fear and I just

went and walked on the treadmill. In the first 4 weeks, I went from

28.3% body fat to 21.7% (which stunned the staff) and I lost 10 pounds.

By 12 weeks I had lost 36 pounds and I was at 17% body fat and I looked

the best I ever have in my life...just by walking on a treadmill. I

kept that up for a year and then the membership was over and I was

starting over in life, single with a son, so I had no money to continue

so I quit. I have worked out for 1 or 2 months off and on since then and

have been in Kung Fu once a week for 1-1/2 years and that is at least 2

hours of intense work out. I guess I justified not working out by

thinking that I am getting 3 days of work out in one day! HA!! Of course

I beat myself up regularly for quitting because all the weight came back

on plus about 15 pounds (22 of which I lost doing ER4YT) but I am still

too heavy. So as I sit, it looks like nothing but work to me and I hate

that I put myself back in this position. But...I am going to try

focusing less on the fear and focus on what I want and see if that

works.

Phew, and now do I dare blast this off into ER4YT-ville? Awww...what the

hell. I have nothing to lose and I feel cleansed somehow. For those of

you who have read through this whole thing...thanks.

Coryn

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Coryn,

As Captain Jack Sparrow might say: " that's intresting " ...exercise phobias

and panic attacks in the gym!

I too have had " panic attacks " in the past and know how uncomfortable and absurd

they can be. I wish I could conjure up some magic potion or spell to help you

there, but alas, I drank all the potion I had, and have forgotten the exact

words of the spell (don't want to turn you into a toad). But one thing I did

learn, even if you cannot understand why or how it happens, " it will

pass " ...although it may still come to visit from time to time. I was fortunate

enough to get guidance and skilled " treatment " with a couple that was

knowledgeable in helping " wackos " like myself....and experienced great

improvement over time. Apparently, these " phobias " are often deeply rooted in

some past trauma or fear...sometimes there may be partial or no memory of the

actual event. Much better to let it out than to hold it in...no matter if it is

emotion or gas or silly ideas. You are right about breathing through it...always

helped me at least a little. Way to get back on that horse...good luck!

, O-nonnie

Doing some cleansing...

I have a slight problem. I have a fear/phobia of exercise. Every time I type

that I think " what a stupid thing to be afraid of " but I can't help it. I guess

it is like someone being afraid of spiders or water or bridges, etc...mine is

exercise. There have been times in my life where I have gotten over the fear and

I work out faithfully 4-5 times per week. My body loves it and I can lose 30-40

pounds in 3 months just by walking on a treadmill alone. My body loves exercise

and results are swift...but my brain does not. And all it takes is for me to

have an anxiety attack during a workout to make me not want to do it again. I

quit Kung Fu a few months ago because I kept having panic attacks during class

and I couldn't concentrate so I quit...and I LOVE Kung Fu. I have signed back up

and I start next week so I am just going to have to hyperventilate through it

and get tough. It's weird to love something and dread it all at the same time. I

put those headphones on and get on my treadmill and I can go for days and I feel

so good afterwards...but then the fear creeps in and I can't even get near it.

The last time I worked out for any length of time was 6 years ago. I was dating

a man who bought me a one year membership to a club and I felt obligated to go.

I never told him of my fear and I just went and walked on the treadmill. In the

first 4 weeks, I went from 28.3% body fat to 21.7% (which stunned the staff) and

I lost 10 pounds. By 12 weeks I had lost 36 pounds and I was at 17% body fat and

I looked the best I ever have in my life...just by walking on a treadmill. I

kept that up for a year and then the membership was over and I was starting over

in life, single with a son, so I had no money to continue so I quit. I have

worked out for 1 or 2 months off and on since then and have been in Kung Fu once

a week for 1-1/2 years and that is at least 2 hours of intense work out. I guess

I justified not working out by thinking that I am getting 3 days of work out in

one day! HA!! Of course I beat myself up regularly for quitting because all the

weight came back on plus about 15 pounds (22 of which I lost doing ER4YT) but I

am still too heavy. So as I sit, it looks like nothing but work to me and I hate

that I put myself back in this position. But...I am going to try focusing less

on the fear and focus on what I want and see if that works.

Phew, and now do I dare blast this off into ER4YT-ville? Awww...what the hell.

I have nothing to lose and I feel cleansed somehow. For those of you who have

read through this whole thing...thanks.

Coryn