OTTER's Nov 2009 CalorieKing Blog
I'm not the only one!
Monday, November 16th 2009
Had an argument with husband on Saturday. Had gone over to our house to take care of laundry and get caught up on our combined financial issues. One careless comment led to some name calling. I grew tired, and angry and then stormed out. [I was there against the better judgment of my heart, still not able to let go of using the machines in the house, the comfort of the views from the windows.]Felt pretty righteous in my anger. Until this morning. I was reading my divorce recovery boo...
Turned a corner? . . .
Saturday, November 14th 2009
Funny, I don't feel I have much to say today. But there is a sense that I've turned a corner. I'm ready to leave the neighborhood of "poor me" and move on to the neighborhood of "yay me!"Translation: Sitting around and waiting to feel better about my life won't work much. But choosing to do things that are meaningful (from the mundane [dishwashing] to the sublime [ceramics work]) will make me feel better almost immediately.
Diaries have shown me where I need to g...
Wow, so easy to eat too much! . . .
Thursday, November 12th 2009
First week I've used the diary for more than one day since last October (2008!).Problem places - after dinner eating! And free food anywhere.
Goal: Set meal plans for the day. Learn to stick with them - again.
What a goofy time in my life.
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Good today: no snacking outside planned snacks. Moderate meals & snacks. Said "no" to unplanned free food!
Mindful choices...
Monday, November 9th 2009
Good intentions written about yesterday are hard to enact today.Ain't that often the way with Mondays?! :-)
Still - reminding myself that I can think in terms of ones and halfs instead of twos (I don't need two slices of pizza, I could enjoy two half slices, though).
Also reminding myself that in each choice is a step towards a future of fulfillment or a future of regret. Does that sound too harsh? It feels like what I need.
Okay, back to my grindstone....
Can I start Every Day Again?
Sunday, November 8th 2009
... but I am starting each day anew, trying not to drag along the mistakes of yesterday, trying to find ways to encourage, inspire, and support behaviors that will help me forward into a healthier life.Today: Devotional materials said "Put the truth in your spirit and feed, nurture and allow it to grow. Quit telling yourself 'you're too fat, too old, too late, or too ignorant.' Quit feeding yourself that garbage. That will not nourish [you] . . . Speak life to your own body. Celebra...