Re: Todays' exercies:washing walls and floors

[Guest guest]

WAY TO GO!!!!!

you are doing sooooooooooooooo wonderful!!

> So I just spent two hours or so washing stairs and walls, the front

> porch and sidewalk, mostly on my hands and knees, so that is my

major

> exercise for the day. I am ok on food, and dispicable with my

water,

> so I will have to smarten up here.

> I have also spent some time musing on my eating. I rather like

Kates'

> ideas. I am now eating when I need to, and choosing food I like. I

> threw out a whole bunch of old clothes and along with them some old

> attitudes. And I have made some decisions:

> I WILL NO LONGER EAT FOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS THERE.

> I WILL EAT FOOD THIS BODY WANTS, NOT THIS MIND.

> I AM GOING TO PUT ME FIRST FOOD WISE. THAT MEANS I WILL COOK

> FOODS THAT I ENJOY THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR ME WHEN I AM HUNGRY.

> THERE ARE NO FOOD POLICE!

> I WILL NOT BE ARRESTED FOR MAKING MYSELF FISH FOR BREAKFAST AND

> PORRIDGE FOR SUPPER, AND SCREW 'EM IF THEY GOT NO SENSE OF HUMOUR.

> I CANNOT CONTROL ANYONE ELSE'S FOOD DECISIONS OR SHOPPING CHOICES,

> I WILL CONTROL MINE.

> NO EXCUSES.

> I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL AND EXERCISING MY PERSONAL POWER!

> THE PURPLE HAIR LADY HAS BEEN BOOTED OUT BY THE AUTUMN HAIRED LADY!

> I did good today. I am proud of myself. I set out to get something

> done and I did it very well. And I don't need no friggin' killer

food

> treat to tell me I excell! This is for me.

> Eleanora

[Guest guest]

Thank you Kate, even on your not so great days you are a great

inspiration!

Eleanora

[Guest guest]

Alright Elenora!!

> I WILL NO LONGER EAT FOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS THERE.

Oops. I did that today.

> THERE ARE NO FOOD POLICE!

Only us.

> I WILL NOT BE ARRESTED FOR MAKING MYSELF FISH FOR BREAKFAST AND

I prefer cold pizza, myself.

> AND SCREW 'EM IF THEY GOT NO SENSE OF HUMOUR.

Amen!

> NO EXCUSES.

Aw, you just took away my whole reaon for living!

> THE PURPLE HAIR LADY HAS BEEN BOOTED OUT BY THE AUTUMN HAIRED LADY!

Watch out!!!

> I did good today. I am proud of myself. I set out to get something

> done and I did it very well.

Scrubbing a porch on your hands and knees in mud country is good for a few

years off purgatory, too.

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

Hey there girlfriend...

I've come to the realization during the last couple of weeks that I don't know

when I'm hungry and when I'm not. I eat no matter if

I'm full, not hungry, famished, or whatever..... I have never learned to read

the signals my body sends me.... If I'm receiving them

at all.

Where could I go to get help with something like that? Any ideas?

Hmmmm? Interesting....

Joan

[down to 306 a week ago,

but then Halloween hit...OMG....

I hate to get on the scale now....]

[Guest guest]

Hi Joan! good to see you again.

this is a hard one to relearn. it will take me thinking about how I

got these habits this way.

first i started to eat for the baby, then because i had to take meds,

then because i had my fifth ulcer, then because i had to stay awake

on duty, then because i was awake.

so, I am trying to rewind that tape in my head. back up my thinking

into something a little healthier.

it means stay out of the kitchen,

it means trying to see food as a product, not an answer to anything.

It is food, fuel. visualization will help. would a person stop every

time they see a gas station and mindlessly keep filling their tank,

till the fuel is spilling out all over the car? of course not. would

a person put garbage in their tank? load their fuel lines with greasy

crap? so why would a person treat themselves with less respect than a

car?

a car is a car, I have lived without one quite nicely for 23 years,

guess how long I can live without this body?

maybe I need to spend some more time sorting this all out and writing

things down.

Instead of a fork, I will pick up a pencil, and write a paragraph

about what I just ate, or what I would like to eat and why, before I

reach for food. Lordy, it's a good thing paper was on sale at

walmart.I know shorthand so it isn't like I'll starve while taking

that time! glad you're back Joan! you gave me some more things to

think about.

love eleanora

> Hey there girlfriend...

>

[Guest guest]

WOW!!! What an incredible attitude!!!!

Gretchen

> > attitudes. And I have made some decisions:

> I WILL NO LONGER EAT FOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS THERE.

> I WILL EAT FOOD THIS BODY WANTS, NOT THIS MIND.

> I AM GOING TO PUT ME FIRST FOOD WISE. THAT MEANS I WILL COOK

> FOODS THAT I ENJOY THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR ME WHEN I AM HUNGRY.

> THERE ARE NO FOOD POLICE!

> I WILL NOT BE ARRESTED FOR MAKING MYSELF FISH FOR BREAKFAST AND

> PORRIDGE FOR SUPPER, AND SCREW 'EM IF THEY GOT NO SENSE OF HUMOUR.

> I CANNOT CONTROL ANYONE ELSE'S FOOD DECISIONS OR SHOPPING CHOICES,

> I WILL CONTROL MINE.

> NO EXCUSES.

> I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL AND EXERCISING MY PERSONAL POWER!

> THE PURPLE HAIR LADY HAS BEEN BOOTED OUT BY THE AUTUMN HAIRED LADY!

> I did good today. I am proud of myself. I set out to get something

> done and I did it very well. And I don't need no friggin' killer

food

> treat to tell me I excell! This is for me.

> Eleanora

[Guest guest]

>Hi Joan I'm new around here but I read a book once can the The

weigh down something or other. In any event it taught you how learn

about your body signals. It is scripturally based. The one thing I

really came away is fi you dont know when your hungry to wait for

it. And really wait for it. I did that and although a couple of

times I thought I felt hunger it was 36 hours before I knew for

sure, and trust me I let out one monster growl!!!

Gretchen

>

> Where could I go to get help with something like that? Any ideas?

>

> Hmmmm? Interesting....

>

> Joan

> [down to 306 a week ago,

> but then Halloween hit...OMG....

> I hate to get on the scale now....]

[Guest guest]

> Hey Eleanora.. I must have missed the first time around. This is great.

>

>

> > > attitudes. And I have made some decisions:

> > I WILL NO LONGER EAT FOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS THERE.

> > I WILL EAT FOOD THIS BODY WANTS, NOT THIS MIND.

> > I AM GOING TO PUT ME FIRST FOOD WISE. THAT MEANS I WILL COOK

> > FOODS THAT I ENJOY THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR ME WHEN I AM HUNGRY.

> > THERE ARE NO FOOD POLICE!

> > I WILL NOT BE ARRESTED FOR MAKING MYSELF FISH FOR BREAKFAST AND

> > PORRIDGE FOR SUPPER, AND SCREW 'EM IF THEY GOT NO SENSE OF HUMOUR.

> > I CANNOT CONTROL ANYONE ELSE'S FOOD DECISIONS OR SHOPPING CHOICES,

> > I WILL CONTROL MINE.

> > NO EXCUSES.

> > I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL AND EXERCISING MY PERSONAL POWER!

> > THE PURPLE HAIR LADY HAS BEEN BOOTED OUT BY THE AUTUMN HAIRED LADY!

> > I did good today. I am proud of myself. I set out to get something

> > done and I did it very well. And I don't need no friggin' killer

> food

> > treat to tell me I excell! This is for me.

> > Eleanora

>

>

[Guest guest]

Eleanora WTG You are doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All of your decisions sound really good Keep up the Good Work

Kim

-- Todays' exercies:washing walls and floors

So I just spent two hours or so washing stairs and walls, the front porch and sidewalk, mostly on my hands and knees, so that is my major exercise for the day. I am ok on food, and dispicable with my water, so I will have to smarten up here. I have also spent some time musing on my eating. I rather like Kates' ideas. I am now eating when I need to, and choosing food I like. I threw out a whole bunch of old clothes and along with them some old attitudes. And I have made some decisions:I WILL NO LONGER EAT FOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS THERE.I WILL EAT FOOD THIS BODY WANTS, NOT THIS MIND.I AM GOING TO PUT ME FIRST FOOD WISE. THAT MEANS I WILL COOKFOODS THAT I ENJOY THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR ME WHEN I AM HUNGRY.THERE ARE NO FOOD POLICE!I WILL NOT BE ARRESTED FOR MAKING MYSELF FISH FOR BREAKFAST AND PORRIDGE FOR SUPPER, AND SCREW 'EM IF THEY GOT NO SENSE OF HUMOUR.I CANNOT CONTROL ANYONE ELSE'S FOOD DECISIONS OR SHOPPING CHOICES,I WILL CONTROL MINE. NO EXCUSES.I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL AND EXERCISING MY PERSONAL POWER!THE PURPLE HAIR LADY HAS BEEN BOOTED OUT BY THE AUTUMN HAIRED LADY!I did good today. I am proud of myself. I set out to get something done and I did it very well. And I don't need no friggin' killer food treat to tell me I excell! This is for me.Eleanora

[Guest guest]

Eleanora this is so good and really makes me think. Thank you so much for sharing all your thoughts with us. I need to do some rewinding too. I was the same way, I started eating because I was pregnant and felt I needed to eat more for the baby. I really didn't need to. I just needed to make sure I ate healthy. But now 4 children later I am 124 pounds over what I was when I first got pregnant with . The sad thing is I still have a hard time thinking of myself as an overweight person. I was always so skinny. Now I look in the mirror and I just can't believe that is me And I really believe I HAVE to think of myself as the FAT person. Because then it will be easier for me to get this weight off. I don't know if this makes any sense to any of you. I am not very good with words. But I have to get my mind to think of myself as I really am. I need to accept who I am and then figure out how I am going to get back to who I am in my mind.

Kim

-- Re: Todays' exercies:washing walls and floors

Hi Joan! good to see you again.this is a hard one to relearn. it will take me thinking about how I got these habits this way. first i started to eat for the baby, then because i had to take meds, then because i had my fifth ulcer, then because i had to stay awake on duty, then because i was awake.so, I am trying to rewind that tape in my head. back up my thinking into something a little healthier. it means stay out of the kitchen, it means trying to see food as a product, not an answer to anything. It is food, fuel. visualization will help. would a person stop every time they see a gas station and mindlessly keep filling their tank, till the fuel is spilling out all over the car? of course not. would a person put garbage in their tank? load their fuel lines with greasy crap? so why would a person treat themselves with less respect than a car? a car is a car, I have lived without one quite nicely for 23 years, guess how long I can live without this body? maybe I need to spend some more time sorting this all out and writing things down. Instead of a fork, I will pick up a pencil, and write a paragraph about what I just ate, or what I would like to eat and why, before I reach for food. Lordy, it's a good thing paper was on sale at walmart.I know shorthand so it isn't like I'll starve while taking that time! glad you're back Joan! you gave me some more things to think about.love eleanora> Hey there girlfriend...>