Re: One More Month ...

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I hear ya Sapphy, I hear ya!

Good luck and best wishes for the new job prospects in 2011. I know you have been pretty miserable for a long time where you are at, but sometimes "a job" is better than "no job" so I understand sticking it out.

I too am looking forward to 2011 and how I can tweak "my program" to make more progress.

I know in 2009 I had a net gain of pounds and I could have a small net gain for 2010 with the needing surgery set back, but I am not letting it get me down. I am doing my best for damage control (LOL) as possible now that I can exercise a little bit more and more each day.

I thought falling the other day would knock me backwards a bit, but I actually did ok with my workout DVD yesterday and of course I am doing my best to stay on top of all of this )@)#$@_ shoveling now

:-/

I can only take about 20 minutes at a time, so really try to hold to that and do many sessions, ya know??

Hope everyone else is starting to assess how they have done this year and how they can make changes for the new year.

One More Month ...

Coming into the last month of 2010 I think about all the changes I can make to make 2011 a better year. I'll probably be in a new job, if I can find one, the one I have is about to be ended, I don't know how soon. I'm looking forward to a new beginning.

I'm doing all I can to stay positive and motivated, to get up and move and keep moving. It's so easy to say "this is too hard I don't want to do this anymore" but I just can't make myself give up. I've made real progress this month and I'm so proud of myself. I just want to continue and get better and better. I look forward to being less tired, in less pain, and feeling lighter and healthier next year. We can all do more to make ourselves well, to make ourselves healthier and live life more comfortably. What can you do to make 2011 twice as good as this year?

*~*~*~*

"If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre

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Yes, I guess it is that time of year to review it and make changes if needed. I don’t do resolutions, but I do think about what I want to accomplish. I hope you find that better job and that alone should help you find peace of mind and a better mindset.

This past year had taught me a great deal about myself, my body and what I can do when I put my mind to work. I also learned that old habits never die and can resurface when the conditions are ripe for it. I became very aware of my tendency to play mind games to justify eating what I know does not benefit anything but my gluttony. I think this past year, I “grew up†about seeing this tendency and accepting what I need to do to make it all the way to goal instead of playing the games over and over again.

Next year will certainly have many challenges. I will be leaving my husband behind and living with my daughter for a year. I will be missing my husband, missing having my own “space’ and learning to live with five others, when solitude and quiet is what I need most. It will also be during a time when I am at my last leg of my weight loss journey, as I hope to be at goal by the end of next year. It will be like adding stress to that end time...and could prove very trying.

I am currently studying mindfulness and living in the moment rather that emphasizing the past or the future, so I am not creating any guidelines just yet. Right now I am focused on getting to 225 and then after that, getting under 200lbs. I will work out what I need to do to get to 157lbs after that. The one thing I do know is that I will get there. A year ago, I would never have believed it, not in a million years did I think I could ever do it again.

From: Sapphyre

Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 3:11 PM

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Subject: One More Month ...

Coming into the last month of 2010 I think about all the changes I can make to make 2011 a better year. I'll probably be in a new job, if I can find one, the one I have is about to be ended, I don't know how soon. I'm looking forward to a new beginning.

I'm doing all I can to stay positive and motivated, to get up and move and keep moving. It's so easy to say "this is too hard I don't want to do this anymore" but I just can't make myself give up. I've made real progress this month and I'm so proud of myself. I just want to continue and get better and better. I look forward to being less tired, in less pain, and feeling lighter and healthier next year. We can all do more to make ourselves well, to make ourselves healthier and live life more comfortably. What can you do to make 2011 twice as good as this year?

*~*~*~*

"If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre

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On 11/27/2010 8:42 AM, i Mouse wrote:

You threw me at first with the new name (again). The last time you

warned us when you changed. LOL

>Next year will certainly have many challenges.  I

will be leaving my husband behind and living with my

daughter for a year.

At least you'll be doing it in beautiful Hawaii. Think of all the

sarongs you can make for your dolls with that beautiful fabric!

 

>I am currently studying mindfulness and living in the

moment rather that emphasizing the past or the future, so I

am not creating any guidelines just yet.

The library finally got Savor in for me during last week, and

because it *was* vacation I didn't get too far into it, but so far

it's the same old, same old that the other mindful/intuitive eating

books say - pay attention to what you're eating, eat when hungry,

stop when you're not. Simple, but NOT easy, by any means. I got up

to the apple meditation and said "Not again!?" for I had read that

so many times in the past and got frustrated by it. The first time I

tried doing it over 20 years ago I wound up saying "The heck with

it! I'm hungry NOW" and tossed the apple aside for a candy bar, or

something else I could just grab and eat without thinking about. I

was never one who wanted to wait for her food. LOL

 > Right now I am focused on getting to 225 and then

after that, getting under 200lbs.

My immediate goal is to get back under 250 before the doctor's

appointment in January. At least that'll bring me back to where I

was in the Spring, before he played with my thyroid med again and

this year's round of exercise-induced injuries.

Sue in NJ

[Guest guest]

I know I keep saying everything is shifting...it seems different now....but it is true.

I did the mindful and IE approach before, some of it was really beneficial and lots wasn’t. Being mindful when eating feels unnatural and can get weird. Legalizing food is a slippery slope. Honestly, I feel that I can be mindful to a certain extent, but I will never be able to eat intuitively exclusively. I have too much baggage when it comes to eating.

The difference is that I am learning to flow with it, stay aware and not get too bogged down by should’s and musts. I know that I can combine a whole lot of methods and find that middle path I seek. I never could get into more than 3 meals a day, it’s just not a comfort for me. I never was a grazer. I always plopped down and ate three times a day....the binge being prompted by a meal. So I will always eat three meals a day, not go by hunger alone. Of course, it is ironic that I get hungry at meal times! lol. I stop eating when I have eaten what is in my bowl. I do not wish to constantly check in with my body as to when the STOP occurs, although if it happens before I am done eating my allotted amount, I will stop.

The point, is that I embrace mindful eating, but just like in dieting, I cannot stay in one realm only. IE and Dieting are at opposite spectrums, I’ll settled in the middle between the two.

Fingers crossed for you to get back to where you want to be and that those tests come out good!

From: Sue in NJ

Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 4:44 AM

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Subject: Re: One More Month ...

On 11/27/2010 8:42 AM, i Mouse wrote:You threw me at first with the new name (again). The last time you warned us when you changed. LOL

>Next year will certainly have many challenges. I will be leaving my husband behind and living with my daughter for a year. At least you'll be doing it in beautiful Hawaii. Think of all the sarongs you can make for your dolls with that beautiful fabric!

>I am currently studying mindfulness and living in the moment rather that emphasizing the past or the future, so I am not creating any guidelines just yet.The library finally got Savor in for me during last week, and because it *was* vacation I didn't get too far into it, but so far it's the same old, same old that the other mindful/intuitive eating books say - pay attention to what you're eating, eat when hungry, stop when you're not. Simple, but NOT easy, by any means. I got up to the apple meditation and said "Not again!?" for I had read that so many times in the past and got frustrated by it. The first time I tried doing it over 20 years ago I wound up saying "The heck with it! I'm hungry NOW" and tossed the apple aside for a candy bar, or something else I could just grab and eat without thinking about. I was never one who wanted to wait for her food. LOL

> Right now I am focused on getting to 225 and then after that, getting under 200lbs.

My immediate goal is to get back under 250 before the doctor's appointment in January. At least that'll bring me back to where I was in the Spring, before he played with my thyroid med again and this year's round of exercise-induced injuries.Sue in NJ