Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

Thanks Deb. But if I'm not perfect then I'm a horrible human being. j/k but I sometimes do fall into that mode that if I stumble or am human, then I'm no good.

I'm switching to a more vegetarian way of eating. My inner voice is telling me to do this. Fortunately ediets has a vegetarian plan so I can find meals that are healthy and within the 1600 calories I'm to eat. I've got lots of meat here to eat. Many of you might remember I was a vegetarian when I joined this site and stopped. I'll probably never be a vegetarian again, but more vegetarian than I am now if that makes sense. :)

You're all doing so well!

Good health is a journey to be sure, but each of us has marked many wins on the scales of emotional and mental health. I think the physical health will follow more naturally.

Deb & Jess :hugs: I understand. My past made me a better person in the long run because I have the power to choose to be as good a person as I can possibly be. Some people in my past chose differently. Instead of thinking about their huge bad effect on me, I strive to have a huge good effect on those around me. My form of "revenge" is not just to live a better life for myself or to be a success for myself, but to promote others to do so any way I can. Even now, every time I go out of my way to help someone, a little kid is inside of there saying, "Hah! Take that, you killjoys, you haters, you bad people of the world. And score another one for the good guys."

I always try to remember how easy it is to destroy, but how difficult and complex it is to build. There is an enormous amount of creative energy that goes into building. I remind myself that I am a builder and not a destroyer.

It helps me to realize, to my surprise, that I am a better person than they were.

Tweety, I imagine you now as limber as a Cirque de Soliel performer, with all that yoga you do. I tried a Tai Chi lesson but it was too much on my knee, so I'll have to work on it some more. It looks so graceful, I had no idea what a disciplined workout it is!

Sarah, Arcie, Renee and everyone else--I enjoy reading your posts every day. You're all such an inspiration to me!

Thanks Deb. But if I'm not perfect then I'm a horrible human being. j/k but I sometimes do fall into that mode that if I stumble or am human, then I'm no good.

I'm switching to a more vegetarian way of eating. My inner voice is telling me to do this. Fortunately ediets has a vegetarian plan so I can find meals that are healthy and within the 1600 calories I'm to eat. I've got lots of meat here to eat. Many of you might remember I was a vegetarian when I joined this site and stopped. I'll probably never be a vegetarian again, but more vegetarian than I am now if that makes sense. :)

Good for you! Let us know how it goes. You are so close to your goal and usually are the last stubborn lbs. to lose.........BUT you will get there soon :)

I will be absent for a couple of days due to studying. I didn't do too well in my exam yesterday........I studied very much but sometimes you can't have what you want I guess. I did pass it, but not with what I was looking for or aimed.

Best wishes to you all, will check in later.

Okay, remembered to bring in the order of service from Sunday. Here are the words of their unison benediction, which I found inspirational for myself...

"Go in peace, speak truth, give thanks each day.

Respect the earth and all creatures for they are alive like you.

Care for your body; it is a wondrous gift. Be gentle with yourself.

Live simply. Be of service. Be guided by your faith and not your fear.

Go lightly on your way. Walk in a sacred manner."

Got my workout in last night... noticing that I wasn't QUITE as tired as usual afterwards, though my thighs were still shaking at the end. Also, it's really helping my flexibility. I notice myself being able to stretch farther. Thinking of adding in mini workouts on the "off" days. The DVDs have "bonus" workouts of 10 mins. or so, so think maybe doing those will help keep the momentum up. Scale's back to where it's been hanging out for the past week or so. Hoping to get it to budge a bit down this week!

Deb, glad to hear that you are feeling good! :balloons:

Tweety, you are abolutely your own worst critic. We so admire your discipline and determination here. Please try to believe us! I know it's tough, though, I tend to get in that mindset myself at times.

Angie, I like your idea of having a good effect on others, not just yourself. I think we can all work to spread more good will and less bitterness.

Jess, sorry to hear about your test, hon. You will get it, though. This is different than anything you've done before (not that I've been through nursing school yet, but so I've heard). We're here to cheer you on! Best of luck.

Hello "healthy ones"! :)

I'll catch up on the thread sometime today. Right now, I just wanted to greet all of you in the spirit of love! :icon_hug:

BBL! :balloons:

Hi there. I just got back from my weigh-in and to my surprise lost some even though I was cooped up in a condo with three teenage boys for 4 days.

Deb, I read what you said about the emotional aspects to health. It's so true. I had a very difficult growing up, and was actually anorexic during my teen years. I was 5'4" and weighed 98 pounds at high school graduation. Once I got married and still had emotional issues haunting me, I started to eat to avoid dealing with those issues.

I'm still tracking down a therapist that I feel in sync with to help me with some of those issues because I know if I don't deal with that, no diet is going to help me obtain my goals of a healthy weight and healthy lifestyle.

Kat, congrats on the 5 lb. weight loss. Best of luck in dealing with those issues.

I didn't work out today because I had meetings at work, but I managed to go to yoga which thoroughly kicked my butt.

I have to go dig out my treadmill this morning and really don't feel like it. It got buried under stuff we were shifting around while painting. But I'll do it because I'm already dressed for it and I really, really want to keep up the momentum.

I pigged out yesterday in celebration of my weight loss. Go figure. Actually it wasn't nearly as bad as I have in the past so now I'm back on track.

howdy peeps! feeding thyself well today? for breakfast, i ate scrambled eggs with cheese and turkey mixed in for a omelette like affect, and two slices of cinnamon bread. haven't used the treadmill today or yesterday. wasn't feeling too good then, but am starting to feel better now. i feel a nap in my afternoon schedule. if i don't fall asleep, i'll lay down and kick back to catch up on reading two books that i've alternated reading.

(((((((jessica))))))) i am so sorry you didn't fair as well as you would've liked to on your exam yesterday, but you did pass. so...there are still more exams to take that will even out your grade, okay? :kiss

bbl!

Had a wellness fair at work today... numbers look good. BP 98/70, cholesterol 148, glucose 69 (hadn't eaten anything yet), BMI within acceptable range and body fat in the "fitness" range. Scale was up a lb. this morning. Dunno why. But I did get a mini workout in last night. Will do a full one tonight.

Kat, congrats on the weight loss! Good luck in finding a therapist. Didja find the treadmill? :chuckle

Tweety, do you not count yoga as a workout? If it kicked your butt... I'd say it was a workout!

Renee, take care of yourself there. Been battling a bit of a cold recently myself. Hasn't hit me with the usual force, but enough to be annoying.

arciedee, those are awesome numbers! Kudos! I definately count the yoga as a workout, it strengthens and makes you flexible. It's also hot yoga, in a room heated to past 100, and makes you sweat, especially when the humidity is high like it is hear in Florida.

Kat, that's so funny that in celebration you pigged out. I liked Jessica's idea of having a meal once a week that is off diet. I think as long as we get back on track immediately it's o.k. My pigout wasn't nearly as long as the days on end binges I've had in the past.

Renee, glad to hear that you're feeling well. I had a nap in my schedule as well. :)

Jessica, you'll do well in school, regardless of one test.

For fun I went to the veggie message board I used to attend. Right before I left a few of us started a group, kind of like this called "The Hamsters" (you know running in one of those circle treadmill thingies) and I was shocked to find a thread "The Hamsters Week 161". How cool is that? I didn't recognize any of the people there though.

As for me, I weighed and am down more than a pound, so I've reached my original goal. But I still think I need to go down a few more pounds so I'm going to try for a couple of more. I stuck to the diet today, went to the gym worked with weights and 40 minutes of areobics.

I finished my paper (one of two, the smaller one which is due first) and am going to reward myself with a trip to the health food store. I need some whole grain pastas, and see what other treats I can get myself.