Wednesday Check-in
Hey Goody, where is the post? I like these daily check ins and I was hoping that they would catch on. Don't stop.
All is well here. Tooth is okay. Can't say I am looking forward to the root canal but it is better than pain.
Other than stocking stuffers, I am pretty well set for Christmas. Son will be coming home for Christmas this Friday. Could have been sooner but he is an RA and needs to stay until the end. I wish you all the best for the holiday season. Stay healthy and eat well.
All is well here. Tooth is okay. Can't say I am looking forward to the root canal but it is better than pain.
Other than stocking stuffers, I am pretty well set for Christmas. Son will be coming home for Christmas this Friday. Could have been sooner but he is an RA and needs to stay until the end. I wish you all the best for the holiday season. Stay healthy and eat well.
My body does not define who I am but I am trying to define my body. It gets easier with every pound I drop.
Sandy
Sandy
Hi Sandy, so glad you decided to post in my absence. I really want this thread to be about everyone and their day to day activities. It also helps me see where I want to be in that day and reflect at the end of my day and see where I can make improvements or changes.
I have been so very busy and stressed out with work and the holiday festivities, so sleep hasn't come before 3 am since this weekend. When you finally sleep that early then 6 am is just a wink away and time to put the roller skated back on to slide through another day!
I am on a "lunch" break right now and decided to check out OH.
I noticed that since I have tried to cut down on my coffee intake (or transfer addiction) I have been unable to feel full/satisfied again about food. Yesterday was a day that made me really stand back and think, do I really want to eat this? I wasn't hungry or should not have been. I actually got really angry because I had 4 company reps visit and each brought a Christmas goody. The nerve! NOT. I ended up with 3 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts and a big basket of wine, champagne and candy! At the end of the day I was begging the staff to take home with them then. I did not want it here today. So in reflection, maybe the coffee is a lesser evil in my world and since I like decaf too, just maybe I can make substitutions.
I have also tried to figure out why I am so "bothered/stressed" this season vs any other season and find that I have a battle brewing within myself. I have always tried to do what others expected from me (I think I actually have myself convinced that I expected also), when I need to start being true to myself. I have always felt so selfish when I chose me over what someone else needs/wants.
I will give a petty example: I have a friend that was at one time, approximately 25 years ago, I spent almost everyday with. She is my mothers age and a very caring lady. We live less than 3 miles apart. Over the years I have kept in contact with her less and less. But the contact has always been initiated by me. For the last 10 years or so it has been a Christmas visit only and Birthday cards from both of us. During the last few years I have actually dreaded by annual visit because my friend is so negative about her marriage and life in general. Last year
called to see if I could take her to dinner for Christmas and she said she was not feeling well and please give her a call after the holidays and we would go out. Well I never called back, but my phone rings too. I work. She is retired. I decided this morning if I was going to visit this friend I should plan for this evening as the rest of the time til Christmas is packed full. Now I am wondering, why do I need to force myself to go? I am wrong to decide not to go? I have sent a Christmas card. Is this enough? Why do I feel so guilty?
So now you see, I have move on from guilt by coffee to guilt of ____________?
I am really going to work on Carrie's mind for the rest of 2009 and 2010. Then maybe, just maybe I will be able to shed these last few pounds. I think my mind wants me to hold on the armor of fat for protection. Does that make sense?
Well break time is over....need to put those roller skates back on.
Have a GREAT day everyone.
I have been so very busy and stressed out with work and the holiday festivities, so sleep hasn't come before 3 am since this weekend. When you finally sleep that early then 6 am is just a wink away and time to put the roller skated back on to slide through another day!
I am on a "lunch" break right now and decided to check out OH.
I noticed that since I have tried to cut down on my coffee intake (or transfer addiction) I have been unable to feel full/satisfied again about food. Yesterday was a day that made me really stand back and think, do I really want to eat this? I wasn't hungry or should not have been. I actually got really angry because I had 4 company reps visit and each brought a Christmas goody. The nerve! NOT. I ended up with 3 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts and a big basket of wine, champagne and candy! At the end of the day I was begging the staff to take home with them then. I did not want it here today. So in reflection, maybe the coffee is a lesser evil in my world and since I like decaf too, just maybe I can make substitutions.
I have also tried to figure out why I am so "bothered/stressed" this season vs any other season and find that I have a battle brewing within myself. I have always tried to do what others expected from me (I think I actually have myself convinced that I expected also), when I need to start being true to myself. I have always felt so selfish when I chose me over what someone else needs/wants.
I will give a petty example: I have a friend that was at one time, approximately 25 years ago, I spent almost everyday with. She is my mothers age and a very caring lady. We live less than 3 miles apart. Over the years I have kept in contact with her less and less. But the contact has always been initiated by me. For the last 10 years or so it has been a Christmas visit only and Birthday cards from both of us. During the last few years I have actually dreaded by annual visit because my friend is so negative about her marriage and life in general. Last year
called to see if I could take her to dinner for Christmas and she said she was not feeling well and please give her a call after the holidays and we would go out. Well I never called back, but my phone rings too. I work. She is retired. I decided this morning if I was going to visit this friend I should plan for this evening as the rest of the time til Christmas is packed full. Now I am wondering, why do I need to force myself to go? I am wrong to decide not to go? I have sent a Christmas card. Is this enough? Why do I feel so guilty?
So now you see, I have move on from guilt by coffee to guilt of ____________?
I am really going to work on Carrie's mind for the rest of 2009 and 2010. Then maybe, just maybe I will be able to shed these last few pounds. I think my mind wants me to hold on the armor of fat for protection. Does that make sense?
Well break time is over....need to put those roller skates back on.
Have a GREAT day everyone.
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