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25 September 2017
It's so easy for me to get out of balance when things don't go the way I'd like. Stupid stuff!
It's time to turn my lease car in, and someone dented my rear bumper in a parking lot (nobody leaves little notes to say "I'm sorry I hit your car, here's my phone number...") -- It used to be that way, just because it was the right thing to do. Yesterday the TV died. I'm retired; I like my TV 😱. If I "could" squeak $ out for a TV - I can't because it's got to go toward the dent in the bumper 😡...and so on. Stupid stuff that I can't do anything about right now. It's no life or death emergency- it's just distracting me from the enthusiasm I would rather channel into health, right eating and peaceful endeavors. I hate feeling boxed into a corner. The best thing I can do about this right now is haul the TV out to the dumpster, and do the next right thing. (Whatever that is). Okay, done whining, just sulking a little. I'm over it.
Weigh-in:
280.8 lb
lost so far:
0.2 lb
still to go:
44.8 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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gaining 0.4 lb a week
24 September 2017
🎃🍁🍃🍂🌾🌻 I love this time of year but it does not love me. Like a lot of people in this part of the country I have seasonal affective disorder. 🎃🍁🍃🍂🌾🌻 As the light changes and the days grow shorter, it messes with one's mood, perceptions of self and others, and really kicks a person's self-esteem In the butt! I can feel it creeping up on me with feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy. My head knows these thoughts are irrational and triggered by season, memory and low mood, 🎃🍁🍃🍂🌾🌻 ... but the brain chemistry is out of whack! So comes a period of "acting as if." What does this mean? It means an expanse of time during which I have to take extra good care of myself. I need to do the things that nourish my soul, as if my thoughts and feelings were not running amok. I also need to let my doctor know, just in case I need some medication until the seasonal blah-blah-blah of my negative thinking passes by into a sweeter, calmer me.🎃🍁🍃🍂🌾🌻 Oh by the way I use emogis to give others a smile, and cheer myself up along the way. Why am I writing about my old, crappy autumnal nemesis? Because I know I am not alone. Before I retired, I was in the counseling business -- for a lot of years -- a lot of people going through the same thing and feeling alone, unable to put into word what's going on inside. Therefore, I'm sayiing it for them, and for me: hang in there. This too shall pass and above all you are not alone. PS: At times like this it may be hard to focus on sticking to a food plan. All we can do is do the best we can, and save the "beating ourselves up" for a time when we are not so vulnerable. God bless and be with you 🎃🍁🍃🍂🌾🌻😎
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21 September 2017
Dang! It is so annoying to get up, get on the scale and be up 1.4 #. Okay, I admit, I'm just whining; I'll be over it shortly. Yes, I know that life has its "ups and downs", but rats! I can't seem to slide by my indiscretions like I used to (or maybe that was just denial). Reality is good after all. I have this inner world where every indiscretion should turn out all right (but it doesn't). The other side of it is that I also have a lot of determination. I say to myself, "well, I'm just not going to worry about it", but eventually I see that I do care and I need to try; because the alternative is feeling crappy, medical bills, and/or meeting my maker way before my time. No, I don't think so. Giving up is not an option. I'm just whining this morning. This too shall pass and today I will try a little more self-discipline. You go girl❣️
Weigh-in:
280.6 lb
lost so far:
0.4 lb
still to go:
44.6 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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gaining 4.9 lb a week
19 September 2017
I just responded to someone else who asked for feedback and realized that I need to record the same principles here for myself. Sometimes I need a reminder when I lose my way.
Sending you some love:
1. Don't beat yourself up
2. Never stop trying to do just a little better
3. Make a plan that includes the foods that you really like
4. Remember if you don't get that donut today, you can always get it tomorrow
5. Eat slowly
6. Drink lots of water and other non-carbonated beverages
7. Try splitting what you eat for a meal into 2 or 3 servings to eat every couple hours instead of all at once
8. Remember you are totally awesome just the way you are
9. Stop using the word "fat" to describe yourself or anyone else. (We are just curvy)
10. You are never alone
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19 September 2017
Wow, God is so good! Traditionally birthdays and holidays can do me in, even with the BEST of intentions! Also, a couple days before payday is a pesky time because I have run out of some of the foods that are important to my success. Like the lining up of the planets or a solar eclipse--now and then the end of my pay period converges with a special occasion for food indiscretions & oh-oh, I am on shaky ground. So, I adequately indulged myself over my birthday weekend and yes, I went up a pound or so, but voilá! The occasion has past and today my weight is back on a downward trend❣️🎉
Weigh-in:
279.2 lb
lost so far:
1.8 lb
still to go:
43.2 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 16.8 lb a week
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