wholefoodnut's Journal, 17 September 2014

Maybe it's crazy thinking. I've been posting about working on my house. You guys are probably tired of me but it's in my journal, so public notes to me. It's in my opinion part of my journey to a healthier, fitter, happier me.

I couldn't have tackled projects 2 years ago. My arthritis, asthma, and general physical condition would have stopped me. I'm able to do things now. It makes me happy, it also makes me happy that I can do it myself. The confidence in myself wasn't there either.

So 8 hours of pulling staples and sanding stair treads is a good day. Grins...

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This has nothing to do with your journal entry. I noticed that you were experimenting with making your own dog treats. I've been making some for my little Wiener/Cocker mix now for a few years. Have you tried dehydrating sweet potatoes? He likes them raw as well, but I can keep them pretty long by dehydrating them and putting them in a ziplock bag. He loves them. He loves carrots too. Come to think of it; he could be a vegetarian. :) 
17 Sep 14 by member: DairyKing
I don't think it's crazy to post about what you're up to. It's part of who we are. Today I posted my TO DO: list. It's not that I think everyone wants to know what I'm doing every day. It's more a way of holding myself accountable, a reminder to myself that I actually accomplish something worthwhile, and I've just always been a list-maker and this is just a new way of making lists ;o)...so you go girl...journal away on any topic that suits you!  
17 Sep 14 by member: Hipaagrammy
I don't think it is crazy this is your life and it is a part of what is making you a healthier you... So keep going for goodness sake..  
17 Sep 14 by member: Rains120
I love your journal entries. It has to be hard but rewarding work to be able to remodel your home. Keep up the good work! 
17 Sep 14 by member: gingin40
I thought of it as a testimony to your high energy level... Sounds like you've made a lot of progress in two years. 
17 Sep 14 by member: ChrisComedy
Your so right. I'm still a newbie on here and I've thought about changing some of my journal entries too...than I thought oh well hockey sticks this is my journal entry and actually gives me something to look back at to read about myself. I don't do personal journal entries like a diary so hey I'm with ya and I love to read about your house too! 
17 Sep 14 by member: francy_247
i so agree----i sat behind a desk for 30 years--buying and selling stocks to fullfill my clients financial dreams...hard long exhausting work---or so i thought--now 8-10 hrs a day out in the sun working at a garden/landscape center---i didnt have the patience to do this when i was young--i also thought i was too smart for manual labor---but now i thrive in it--i want to be pushed to the limit physically o a daily basis---i smile when im one-i see gods beauty in all plants, flora and trees on earth....timing is everything and life and theres something about a satisfied soul as u age that allows us to do such things--i applaud the courage u show by working as such now whole!!!!! 
17 Sep 14 by member: ED BO
Now that is a true testimony of how much we all need to get healthier so we can do things that excessive weight has stopped us from. Excellent blog. 
17 Sep 14 by member: C67241
Oooo never thought about dehydrating sweet potatoes.. will have to try that soon. The dogs would go crazy... Honestly also for me. I've always loved baked sweet potatoes. I figured out yesterday why I'm not getting any peppers on my plants. My pup is stealing them and eating them..she loves veggies.  
17 Sep 14 by member: wholefoodnut
Wow!! Glad everyone fells the same re: posting what is going on, diet related or not. It's all part of what we do in our busy, sometimes crazy lives. Just checking here, giving my hands a rest from pulling staples. Getting closer to the end of them ..  
17 Sep 14 by member: wholefoodnut
You're doing great, keep up the wonderful work :) 
17 Sep 14 by member: LadyBea40
I thought I was the only one that had a dog that stole peppers from the garden. LOL! Yeah, I even snack on the dehydrated sweet potatoes. Not too sweet, but not bad. 
17 Sep 14 by member: DairyKing
we don't have a garden, but our Dachshund, Rocky, eats the plums and apples that fall off our trees...just glad that hubby picked 17 pounds of the plums that I made into Jam, and am saving till the day I can actually have some on a piece of toast lol - of course, hubby is enjoying the jam, so all is good - waiting for the apples to ripen up a little more, so I can put up some applesauce :) 
17 Sep 14 by member: kmkjmomma
I'm jealous plum and apple tree!! Eating all those that fall could make a pup sick !! had a lab mix when the kids were growing up. He would patiently wait for the kids to finish apples so he could have the core. Jazzy loves veggies and fruit, I already knew she was stealing tomatoes. Dairy King I will try dehydrating sweet potatoes, bout time for them to start going on sale around here.  
17 Sep 14 by member: wholefoodnut
I occasionally write about my efforts to declutter as I feel that's a "part of my journey to a healthier, fitter, happier me." I'm sure there are people who think that's off-topic. I occasionally refer to other aspects of my life because I feel that it personalizes and humanizes journal entries. You are what you eat, but that's just one dimension of people. I know I find glimpses into aspects of other peoples' lives interesting.  
17 Sep 14 by member: ChrisComedy
i so agree chris and look with delight on ur insights of total life. 
17 Sep 14 by member: ED BO
I think if you're the one writing, the topic is what you say it is.  
17 Sep 14 by member: pericat
Chris, you and I have talked about our declutter challenges. Mine still continues, right now tools everywhere. I've just found that dealing with changes in my life to get healthier it flows into everything mentally and physically. I have found putting things no matter what it my journal helps me, see those changes.  
17 Sep 14 by member: wholefoodnut
"The emotional and mental health benefits of journaling almost seem like common sense and those benefits are well documented. But there is empirical scientific evidence for improved physical health as well. In one study (Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2009) , injured elite athletes spent 20 minutes a day for only 3 days writing in journals about their negative experiences related to their injuries and treatment. Four weeks later, as you might expect, their psychological stress levels and mood disturbances were significantly lower than the control group's outcomes. And that isn't all! Writing in a journal also also produced measurable health benefits in a physical way, including enhanced immune systems! The process of journal writing (with or without journal writing prompts) is a key strategy we use to to help clients be mindful of where they are and to help them move from where they are to where they want to be... Pennebaker and colleagues demonstrated that healthy college students who write about traumatic events have stronger immune functioning, visit university health clinics less frequently, and experience greater subjective well-being compared with control subjects. Another study cited on the same site speaks about the benefits of journaling for people with asthma and arthritis. Interestingly, the patients in this study wrote in their journals 20 minutes a day for only 3 days, the same amount of time as the elite athletes mentioned earlier. A sample of 61 patients with asthma and 51 with rheumatoid arthritis wrote about either highly stressful or emotionally neutral events for 20 minutes a day on 3 consecutive days. Four months after the intervention, those in both disease categories who wrote about traumatic events were significantly improved compared with those writing about neutral events. The asthma patients showed improved lung function as measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second, and rheumatoid arthritis patients showed improved disease function as rated blindly by an examining physician. In total, 47.1% of patients who wrote about stressful events achieved clinically significant gains" - Positive Changes Coaching 
17 Sep 14 by member: ChrisComedy
I think it's not just writing things out it's the feedback if others that make you evaluate yourself.  
17 Sep 14 by member: wholefoodnut

     
 

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