Comments | teaguestoy: Food, fitness and weird stuff....

teaguestoy

Food, fitness and weird stuff....

Jan 05, 2014 15:39

Okay, a confession first. There are parts of the blogging that scare me. I have journaled, for myself, off and on for years and years. Writing matters to me. AND I realize that part of what I have been working through with LJ is moving that into a more public place is scary. When you share your feelings, hopes and fears in your own private journal ( Read more... )

fitness, food

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biggmellon January 5 2014, 23:59:15 UTC

Thank you for being brave and sharing ( ... )

teaguestoy January 6 2014, 18:19:15 UTC

thanks for the myfitnesspal connection - I looked it up and downloaded it. Yeah, I find tracking stuff really makes a difference for me. So, that's great.

I would love a workout partner, so, I'm trying to figure that out as well. I'm thinking that maybe the functional fitness class will help with that at the moment, but I'll see.

As for the perfection thing, yeah, sigh. I think I will put the idea "don't try to be perfect, just try to be better" on my fridge adn phone. I do get stuck sometimes with the - well, I already blew it, so screw it, I FAILED. I like getting away from that framework. Thanks!

nosemovie January 6 2014, 01:50:46 UTC

I, for one, am happy that you're posting more... no matter what you post about.

Sure, there's no way each and every post that everyone makes will strike your fancy. Or, you might be super busy (we all are) and not respond to everything, or answer every questions. I feel like one needs to make allowances for that via the web. It's not like we're sitting there having coffee together and you ask me a question and I don't answer. Right?
In any case, some of my best success at losing weight came from a major shift in my life. I found food to be really not important during that time. Of course, once life settled again, I began to find it much more interesting. Figures!

Best of luck to you. Shifting the way we eat and how we exercise is something that takes a lot of discipline and focus. Or, maybe it doesn't. Maybe it just takes a change in priorities. I don't know. Which I'm sure is why I could be a size 8 a few years back and double digits now. hahahah

teaguestoy January 6 2014, 18:25:58 UTC

I am happy to be posting more too :)

And you're right, of course, I don't expect anyone to read everything and comment. And I WISH we were sitting and having coffee. Though, yeah, if you didn't answer in that context would be disturbing, lol.

Change in priorities, yeah, it is a change in priorities. Putting myself first is a shift. hmmmmm.

Thanks for the luck :) I am sure I can use it.

moodypdx January 6 2014, 02:32:26 UTC

Knowing what needs to be done, knowing what has worked in the past, but finding the motivation, the motivator to do it. It is an age old question for me and I have a post about it somewhere, I'll have to dig it up.

For me I think the biggest thing is to not get mad at yourself, do not say ugly things to yourself, do not beat yourself up and feel horrible for the choices you have made. Think about what you would say to me if I said to you what you wrote above. You would be forgiving and supportive, I know because you have been, you should do the same for yourself. Start screaming AWESOME things inside of your head instead of profanities;)

And yes, I am so happy you are more present here. Even if we do not see each other I feel like we are in touch, even if I do not reply to every post. We all work busy schedules so some days I just can't read them all. Yours though, I will make an effort, don't tell the others;)

teaguestoy January 6 2014, 15:14:26 UTC

Tammy - you do my heart good! Thank you for your support and yeah maybe changing that inner dialogue would be really helpful ;) I'll imagine I'm talking with you, because you are right I have so much more compassion and live and support for you than I usually do for myself. Thanks for that powerful reminder. Hugs to you.

moodypdx January 6 2014, 02:37:01 UTC

It looks like I liked being bossed around;)

http://moodypdx.livejournal.com/393376.html

It takes money to have coaches though. We truly should think about using each other here.

dinahprincedaly January 6 2014, 03:37:42 UTC

Myfitnesspal worked really well for me for a long time and I lost 17 pounds and really got back into shape, felt good, was not beating myself up all the time because myfitnesspal lets you figure in little splurges if you want them and balance them out... and it seemed kind of fun... my daughter was there and also Dawn and even Rosie for a bit, was I imagining that??? Rosie? But then, as of last spring when I lost my brother, my life kind of got out of my control, my sadness made me stop taking care of myself and more recently I tried to start up with the site again but I just wasn't enthused enough to be filling in what i ate and what i did each day... it became dreary. It was just me, I think the site is still really good. But I think its possible an LJ group would be the kind of fun infusion I am needing right now to get going again ( ... )

teaguestoy January 6 2014, 18:41:47 UTC

So another myfitnesspal possibility? I so understand how the huge emotional wallops just take things away. grief is horrific and all consuming - i so get it. I'm excited to start the FF class - now! I am working it into what I'm doing and figuring out the time to make it work.

As for going to a cycling class when we're not in shape - ohhhhh so been there. So, maybe there is a way we can support each other to get where each want to go :)

teaguestoy January 6 2014, 18:35:21 UTC

I remember this post! It was good, and yes, perhaps some of us can engage as coaches, or support, for each other. That is a good idea.. how might we do this? any ideas?

One possible thing - We could have posts that are labeled for the group? Or is there a way to make subgroups of friends? I'm not as LJ savvy as I should be....

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sclmarm January 6 2014, 03:33:28 UTC

Here's what got me on the wagon. At church they had a biggest looser contest and I joined. I never intended to win, but didn't want to be the person at the bottom of the pile that hadn't lost anything :) Tuning into my competitive fire is what got me there, feeling better is what is keeping me there. I have two people as motivators. The first one is the secretary where I work. When I met her two years ago she could walk across the parking lot, now she can't and doing one step literally takes minutes. I could have been her, but I will not be her! The other is the daughter of the farmer I work for. She can jog up the stupid hill that I can now walk up without stopping but am no where near jogging up. Eating is portion control and trying to make good choices, but if I crave something, I let myself have a little of it. Like I really wanted Sweet and sour chicken, veggies and rice. I made that one meal into three ( ... )