Saturday, August 11, 2018

Ann, once again your thinking is coinciding with mine on a personal level. The sentence you shared from your journal is exactly what I have been thinking of this week. I have also been focusing on positive active intentions, rather than negative passive intentions ("I will go to the gym at 4:30pm and workout" vs. "I need to get stop sitting around being lazy" OR "I will eat 4 servings of fruit today" vs. "I need to stop eating sugar")

By focusing on the positives and what I want to do, I am making slow progress. The steps are smaller, the "results" less dramatic, but the HABIT is maintainable. I find for me that I tend to do better with adding a new positive behavior that will hopefully replace a less desirable habit than when I try to eliminate a "bad" habit, such as sugar consumption. Focusing on eating healthy whole fruits is so much easier for me than saying to myself, "DON'T EAT THAT!"

One of my action goals this week was to up my workout schedule. I have become fairly complacent the past 6 months and have been working out only once or twice per week. Starting with the new trainer has really given me the incentive I needed to get motivated once again. I am just sore enough that it is a pleasant type of soreness. The kind that says, "Good workout. Repair, building and strengthening are in progress!" I don't mind that type of soreness one bit. I also am appreciating that Maryann (new trainer) is in her 50s. Her approach to working out is very much focused on what works for the middle aged and elderly. She is keen on flexibility, balance, and strengthening. She understands the specific joint issues those of us over 50 may face and trains accordingly.

I worked on awareness of satiety yesterday. My physical level of satiety and my emotional level of satiety have not been in sync since VSG. Even early out I wanted to "taste" more than I could eat. Looking back, that probably wasn't such a great sign of things to come, but what did I know? LOL! Anyhow, it doesn't really matter. Can't change the past. I'm about today. The physical vs emotional satiety issue is going to be tough to reconcile. I had a win yesterday, so I'm going to work on building on that win!

Procrastination is an issue for me, too! I wonder if procrastination is a trait of many obese people. Let's do a straw poll. We could all weigh in on this one and see if we have a trend among us to be procrastinators. (Somehow, I don't think BB is a procrastinator, though!) Oh, and procrastinating on starting weight loss or eating ha*****anges does not count for this poll!

Busy day with some of my favorite people coming to visit puppies! 4 men are already hard at work digging up an 18' x 30 foot lawn in the back yard. By tomorrow, I should have a "gopher proof" lawn. Fingers crossed!!!!!

Time to get on my broomstick!

World Class Procrastinator here!

I giggled when I saw Ann bring up the zenhabits guy. I came across him about 2015/16, One of his procrastination posts was at the top of my "to read later" links for YEARS! I eventually deleted it because I couldn't stand the daily whipping of "why don't I read that?"

That said, I love that blog and was thrilled that Ann reminded me of him. His thoughts on anger and relationships was so helpful at the time.

Back to procrastination.....I've got it. But, many people do....look at all the self-help books! Of course, most Americans are at least overweight if not obese. No doubt a lot of overlap.

I do feel like if I am organized in food then I am organized in other areas of life, too. Maybe a reflection of how over scheduled we are all.

Procrastinating results in a "daily whipping". That's it- exactly! Well put!

Ron sent this to me via Facebook this morning. Just had to share it! Cracked me up!

Weight?

I'm rockin' a summer cold, which somehow seems more insulting than a winter cold when you would be resigned to catching one. Things are otherwise good here in MI. Beautiful weather, beautiful place, time with the family I like. Tonight we are going to see Steve Martin and Martin Short at Interlochen, which is cool in itself as it's a world famous school for the arts in the woods of MI. Norah Jones and Josh Groban went there among a ton of other famous people.

I've been trying to address my clothing issues and ordered some new jeans from a brand I like. I was wearing size 10s before surgery. I bought 8s and thought they fit, but after wearing them last night and feeling them slide down my backside every time I bent over, I ordered the 6s this morning. I know it's vanity sizing, because there is no way I'd fit in a 6 in most things, but it does make you feel sort of "wow" which I'm sure is their goal - to have you associate that "wow" feeling with their jeans. I haven't been in a single digit size since I was probably 10 years old? I was a 14 at 14 I remember that.

Aside from ordering jeans, it was a paperwork and bill paying morning. I got a bill from the ambulance company that drove me two whole blocks to the hospital from the radiology center with my PE - $1065. Gulp. Oh well. At least they and the firemen were gorgeous to look at...

Hope you all have a great day!

Interlochen- the Midwest answer to Juilliard. l would be telling a lie if I ever said I studied there, but I did have daydreams in the way back that I would be discovered as being talented enough to be scholarshiped there. Enjoy!

Greetings My Peeps, Peps, Pets and Pretties

149 today. Not making much progress in removal of regain but as Ann says, its really all about the habits and not results. Well I need work in the habit department but I do prefer to think about that rather than the scale number or pants size.

Good to discuss advil. Part of the reason I won my vsg appeal was my stated need to use it for my pain in my hands and this was mentioned in the appeal opinion. At that time the use of advil by vsg people was considered ok. I guess the ASBMS has since changed that view. I recently contacted Dr. Cirangle about it and he still thinks its fine as long as label instructions are followed. I use the stuff about once a month for general body aches. I had a tube of the topical but it got so old and sprung a leak so I tossed it. Always take it with a bit of food. Peps, glad it helps your headaches.

And Peps, how are you getting a gopher proof yard? Paving? My backyard is gopher proof thanks to the patrol of two border terriers. They just don't come back there any more. But they do come in the front yard. The front is patrolled by Snoopy Cat from across the street.

Oh yeah, almost forgot. I too am a procrastinator. Olympic level. Every once in awhile I get on a tear to get all kinds of stuff out of the way but those days are less frequent as I get older. Interesting about whether fat people are all procrastinators. I certainly know some overweight people who are movers and shakers but none of them are MO.

Gallery duty today. I will at least do squats and stretching when no one is in there. And dust and sweep. Its a sunny lovely day so there ought to be visitors.

Cecily size 6. How cool is that?! Hope this means you are feeling healed and pretty well recovered. Steve Martin and Martin Short! How fun.

So I am using these new gadgets called the TouchPoints Solution. Little wris****ch sized things that you put on opposite sides of your body. They vibrate alternatively and the idea is to reduce anxiety and stress and sleeplessness. I am not sure how much they work for this but DH found these and wanted my to try them. I put them on at bedtime in my socks and its pleasant. But I still do all my other stuff like watching tv with headphones and taking a half ambien so I cant say it works. Makes DH happy though.

I have a couple of hours until gallery duty. I resolve to toss some more papers and stuff out of my exploding desk drawers. But first, more caffeinated bean juice. Peace and hope to all. Especially Paula. Diane S

Control. Procastination. NSAID. Caffeinated bean juice. Behavior. Results. Focus.

My focus today has been on breathing deeply to keep things in perspective and to stop eating when I feel the FIRST feeling of restriction\fullness. My tendency is to go to negative. And, right now my emotions are over the place. I eat to the point that I am al last overfull...still in the clean your plate club. It tastes so good; just one more bite. That one bite can make me uncomfortable.

I take Meloxican for arthritis pain...knees, hip, back, hands. I do shots every few months. I ice and heat daily. Bio Freeze is my friend. I wish there was a medication that was safe that would relieve pain. There are always side effects.

Andy and I have dinner plans tonight with friends. We've watched a movie and had some yoga time. It's been a good day.

Taking another step...

If I were you I would use the meloxicam, too! Hope you had a good rest of the day.