@@@ I have really been trying to follow the Intuitive Eating principles with how we present food to our toddler. We don’t call foods good or bad. We offer her unlimited of pretty much everything but just try to limit the amount of treats in the house generally. I’ve found that she is more obsessed with applesauce than sweets. She’s occasionally asked for a cookie at breakfast. She almost always takes a few bites and then asks for cheese or applesauce. Tonight my H made delicious cookies. She ate half of one for snack and then said she wanted the other half with dinner. We just put it on the table with her dinner. She ate all of her pasta plus an applesauce pouch before even touching her cookie. It’s pretty awesome to see.
I love this so much. A lot of the obstacles that we face with eating stem from how we were raised and our attitudes towards food. If all food is normal then it takes away so much shame/guilt/worry/food thoughts that many of us face later in life.
@@@ I have really been trying to follow the Intuitive Eating principles with how we present food to our toddler. We don’t call foods good or bad. We offer her unlimited of pretty much everything but just try to limit the amount of treats in the house generally. I’ve found that she is more obsessed with applesauce than sweets. She’s occasionally asked for a cookie at breakfast. She almost always takes a few bites and then asks for cheese or applesauce. Tonight my H made delicious cookies. She ate half of one for snack and then said she wanted the other half with dinner. We just put it on the table with her dinner. She ate all of her pasta plus an applesauce pouch before even touching her cookie. It’s pretty awesome to see.
I love this so much. A lot of the obstacles that we face with eating stem from how we were raised and our attitudes towards food. If all food is normal then it takes away so much shame/guilt/worry/food thoughts that many of us face later in life.
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And then this morning she asked for a cookie again after she’d eaten applesauce. I let her eat one. We’ve been leaving the cookies visible on the counter, so I need to just start storing them some place she can’t see because if they’re out of sight, she doesn’t really ask. They won’t be around tonight and she’ll eat her dinner just fine, I’m sure. She gets to have whatever she wants at church coffee hour. There is usually a combo of sweets and stuff like cheese and crackers. I’d say she just wants cheese at least as often as she wants a sweet.
I'm repeating a past NY resolution to do a sun salutation yoga sequence every day. Last time I did this I only made it to about February, and then once I fell off the wagon I didn't get back on. But doing it is a good daily reminder to make my body and its needs a priority along with everything else at work and home.
Also, for me, exercise begets more exercise and better food choices, so just keeping a finger on it in some small way, every day, is important. It also helps with sleep (cc: aurora)
The funny thing is that the best night of sleep I had this week was new year's eve when I didn't exercise, had a coffee at 4pm, had 3 drinks, and started up until midnight. So apparently if I skip exercise and do everything else wrong I'm better off. 🤔
In the last 36 hours, I've only had 6 ounces of soda. I tried to go all day yesterday without any, but I got a headache near the end of the day. I think I need to wean myself off.
One thing I've found is that I'm snacking a lot less and have no desire for sweets. I also am incredibly thirsty and guzzling water like it's going out of style. I really hope I can keep up with it once I go back to work next week.
Yesterday I set a goal to go for a 20-30 minute walk daily. It's only been two days, but I met my goal both days. For so long I was doing great with doing my daily steps and following my nutrition goals. Over the past several months (or longer) I have slacked in everything and I'm really seeing the consequences. I need to pull myself together.
I started a 30 day yoga challenge (Yoga With Adrienne if anyone is interested on youtube). I'm doing it in a bid to get more flexible so my body stops hurting all the time. I need to get exercising again in a bid to put off heart valve surgery for as long as possible.
I’m doing it, too! I just finished day 3. I really love YWA. I exercised in 2019, but not as consistently as I should. I’m using January to focus on just re-establishing exercise as a habit. I’ve come up with a schedule to follow, but I’m not going crazy strenuous just yet so I don’t burn myself out. My plan imclud3s doing some strength training with resistance bands - I started today with just one set of exercise using extra light resistance. I know I can move up in difficulty quickly, but I want to start easy to help eliminate mental barriers while, still in the habit-forming stage. I’ve been obese my whole adult life, but I’ve always felt better when I’ve been exercising consistently.
For those of you dealing with hormonal acne, I have always found this blogger to be one of the best on the topic. Her use of spearmint and the research is especially interesting.
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A wellness goal I have is to do yoga. I had an awful 2019 that spurred me to make some huge life decisions and between the actions I am undertaking and the spiritual toll last year took on me, I need gentleness and peace for my mind and body. I researched different yoga studios and decided on 2. Then I discovered one of them was even on Groupon and fryers was a Groupon code, so I bought 10 classes. I start Thursday. In the meantime, maybe I can do the one you rec’d.
Another wellness goal I have is about saving money. My car will be paid off later this year which will allow more savings, but in general, I just want to... not buy things? If anyone has a more solid and affirmative way of phrasing that to make it effective, please share.
Another wellness goal I have is about saving money. My car will be paid off later this year which will allow more savings, but in general, I just want to... not buy things? If anyone has a more solid and affirmative way of phrasing that to make it effective, please share.
This is one of my goals as well. I don’t know how to articulate it any better. I want to be more mindful about purchases and not buy stuff just to buy things. Stress triggers binge shopping and since I am in a perpetual state of stress these days I’ve been shopping non-stop. I think focusing on my half training aka exercising regularly will help minimize the shopping trigger.
My blog post is up today if anyone wants to read a bit more about my story. I added links to helpful books, podcasts, and instagram accounts at the end. And my IG handle is @slugpug if you want to follow. Shoot me a message though so I can add you to my "close friends" list where I share anti-diet stuff. Unfortunately a few people have made it so sharing that stuff widely become a PITA because they can't handle it and won't stay out of my DMs.
Anyone else get sick after holidays? Like clockwork I get massive cold or sinus infections after Thanksgiving and Christmas (the 2 “big” holidays we celebrate and are a lot of work, stress, etc for me). I should just embrace that it’s my body telling me something like slow down but it totally derails any new year motivation!
pugz, thanks for sharing your story!!! I also added you on insta. I have exactly one post, so I am not interesting. I basically only use instagram to look at plus size fashion and yoga, and now read IE stuff.
Anyone else get sick after holidays? Like clockwork I get massive cold or sinus infections after Thanksgiving and Christmas (the 2 “big” holidays we celebrate and are a lot of work, stress, etc for me). I should just embrace that it’s my body telling me something like slow down but it totally derails any new year motivation!
Bronchitis here. Which I also got right after Thanksgiving this year.
Can I ask for some advice here? I joined a gym this week and went yesterday. I really didn't want to go, but once I got there, I enjoyed my workout and felt good afterward. I'm not putting any pressure on myself with food, so just continuing to eat as I normally do and try to incorporate just this step for now.
My question is around motivating myself to go and not letting myself sink into a familiar pattern of a missed day equaling a reason to stop going entirely. I'm scared to set a goal for going a specific number of days because I'm concerned that if I miss that goal, I'll just stop going because why bother? If you've had this issue, how did you motivate yourself to be intentional about going to the gym regularly and not letting yourself feel defeated for missing a day or a week?
FWIW, this is not at all diet related. It's solely that I haven't been feeling great and I know working out regularly will give me more energy and make me feel better.
I'm late to this, but DH and I are on the Arbonne detox... we got alerted to it last summer when our best friend-family couple went on it. We kept teasing them about how they couldn't drink beer and such, and then when we saw them at the end of the month we were all, "WHOA, what was this thing you did?"
We're both about 20-30 pounds overweight and no normal exercise is working, so time for a reset. We've been on the detox since Monday and frankly my energy level is loads higher now after just 3 days, plus the program gives you shopping lists and recipes which we are really liking and plan to incorporate after the month is over.
Can I ask for some advice here? I joined a gym this week and went yesterday. I really didn't want to go, but once I got there, I enjoyed my workout and felt good afterward. I'm not putting any pressure on myself with food, so just continuing to eat as I normally do and try to incorporate just this step for now.
My question is around motivating myself to go and not letting myself sink into a familiar pattern of a missed day equaling a reason to stop going entirely. I'm scared to set a goal for going a specific number of days because I'm concerned that if I miss that goal, I'll just stop going because why bother? If you've had this issue, how did you motivate yourself to be intentional about going to the gym regularly and not letting yourself feel defeated for missing a day or a week?
FWIW, this is not at all diet related. It's solely that I haven't been feeling great and I know working out regularly will give me more energy and make me feel better.
When are you going to the gym? If after work, don’t do home first. If in the AM try to join a class or meet up with a person or trainer or something that will make you feel accountable to show up and not hit snooze. After a few weeks it will be habit
Can I ask for some advice here? I joined a gym this week and went yesterday. I really didn't want to go, but once I got there, I enjoyed my workout and felt good afterward. I'm not putting any pressure on myself with food, so just continuing to eat as I normally do and try to incorporate just this step for now.
My question is around motivating myself to go and not letting myself sink into a familiar pattern of a missed day equaling a reason to stop going entirely. I'm scared to set a goal for going a specific number of days because I'm concerned that if I miss that goal, I'll just stop going because why bother? If you've had this issue, how did you motivate yourself to be intentional about going to the gym regularly and not letting yourself feel defeated for missing a day or a week?
FWIW, this is not at all diet related. It's solely that I haven't been feeling great and I know working out regularly will give me more energy and make me feel better.
Set a goal that's unrelated to how often you go, but rather what you do while you're there. Running X minutes on the treadmill/lifting X weight on Y machine, trying 3 new classes, whatever you want. That way missing a day doesn't derail you.
Can I ask for some advice here? I joined a gym this week and went yesterday. I really didn't want to go, but once I got there, I enjoyed my workout and felt good afterward. I'm not putting any pressure on myself with food, so just continuing to eat as I normally do and try to incorporate just this step for now.
My question is around motivating myself to go and not letting myself sink into a familiar pattern of a missed day equaling a reason to stop going entirely. I'm scared to set a goal for going a specific number of days because I'm concerned that if I miss that goal, I'll just stop going because why bother? If you've had this issue, how did you motivate yourself to be intentional about going to the gym regularly and not letting yourself feel defeated for missing a day or a week?
FWIW, this is not at all diet related. It's solely that I haven't been feeling great and I know working out regularly will give me more energy and make me feel better.
Same. I'm working out on my lunch break which is not ideal, but otherwise I sit at my desk or nap in my car.
I have a goal of 3 days a week to start, so if I miss a day here I'm still on track.
I always do better when I have a work out buddy. A guy from work goes daily, and he's been asking me as he walks by if he will see me there? That's normally the little bit of a push I need.
terpsfan , generally at lunch. I'm working from home today and plan to leave shortly to head over there. I can't do AM workouts because I'm at work by 6 and I simply won't workout after work, so lunch it is.
meltoine , I LOVE that and it's not something I had thought about. And that way it isn't time based, like meeting the goal by the end of the week or something, which makes it much harder to "fail." I want a new gym bag, but told myself I needed to get back into this enough to justify it. I rejoined so that I could start rowing again, so I think I'll set a goal for rowing a certain number of meters and when I hit that, I'll get my bag. Thank you!
calamity , I'm like that too. It's been helpful seeing a couple of my coworkers leave regularly to go workout (even though they don't go to the same gym as me).
Anyone else get sick after holidays? Like clockwork I get massive cold or sinus infections after Thanksgiving and Christmas (the 2 “big” holidays we celebrate and are a lot of work, stress, etc for me). I should just embrace that it’s my body telling me something like slow down but it totally derails any new year motivation!
Bronchitis here. Which I also got right after Thanksgiving this year.
Yup. Right after NYE antics, I had 4 straight days of work conferences and outings. I planned to start working out more consistently on Monday but I woke up with an awful cold.
Hoping to be back to normal by the weekend! *fingers crossed*
Post by amberlyrose on Jan 8, 2020 14:27:39 GMT -5
Went back to the Dr. on 12/31 for my cholesterol re-test and I brought it down SIGNIFICANTLY from August. So, ended 2019 with better blood panel numbers. Woo!
BUT- I've been having stomach pain and he's pretty sure it's my gallbladder. I have an ultrasound next week to check it out and in the meantime, I have been limiting all the fatty foods, which really has helped. DH's triglycerides came back very high as well, so we're taking this as a sign that we both need to work together on eating food that heals us. We drink pretty heavily, especially with our travel schedule, so we're cutting that down and adding more veggies and fish to our diets. I have to get away from the idea that even if the booze is "free," it's not the best choice for me at the lounge.
We have the peloton app, a spin bike at home, and class pass. Once I kick this cold, I think I am going to set up a goal for each category- bike/walk, yoga, and row. Not sure if I'll do it as a monthly goal or something else.
Other wellness related- go to a derm to get this acne (especially my back!) under control, get my dog exercising more, and make an appointment to get back on ADHD meds.
isabel --another suggestion -- it may help to just physically put it on your calendar and think of it like any other thing you add to your calendar that you like to do, like hanging out with friends or having tickets to an event. You don't blow off friends at the last minute unless you have an excellent reason, treat this the same way, except you are the friend you don't want to disappoint.
Can I ask for some advice here? I joined a gym this week and went yesterday. I really didn't want to go, but once I got there, I enjoyed my workout and felt good afterward. I'm not putting any pressure on myself with food, so just continuing to eat as I normally do and try to incorporate just this step for now.
My question is around motivating myself to go and not letting myself sink into a familiar pattern of a missed day equaling a reason to stop going entirely. I'm scared to set a goal for going a specific number of days because I'm concerned that if I miss that goal, I'll just stop going because why bother? If you've had this issue, how did you motivate yourself to be intentional about going to the gym regularly and not letting yourself feel defeated for missing a day or a week?
FWIW, this is not at all diet related. It's solely that I haven't been feeling great and I know working out regularly will give me more energy and make me feel better.
I reward myself. Hit my workout goal for the month, I get a new gym shirt or sneakers or whatever depending how much motivation I need and what the budget allows. For me it has to be tangible (and not food). I find it particularly helpful when trying out something new, like CrossFit can break the bank, so I made myself "earn" a lifting belt, lifting shoes, wrist wraps, knee sleeves, etc over time because then I knew I'd actually use them.
Right now I'm testing out water aerobics classes. I think my first month's reward will be aqua socks or some type of footwear for in the pool.
I want to reward myself too, but I think I was struggling with putting a defined limit on being able to achieve my goal. Like, if I say I want to go to the gym 3x a week for 4 weeks, but then one week I only hit 2 days, I know I'm the type to get defeated and stop going altogether. So having a goal like, "row 50,000 meters" seems a lot more achievable to me since there isn't a set limit on it. It also feels like I'm chipping away at something, which is helpful.
Post by penguingrrl on Jan 8, 2020 15:25:34 GMT -5
isabel this is a case where you need to focus on not letting perfect be the enemy of good. If you don’t manage your goal this week, but you get to the gym that’s excellent. Next week hopefully you’ll be back on track with 3 times.
I try to do something every day that involves moving. This week I’m having an excellent week because my schedule and time are allowing for it and I’ve done some sort of advanced exercise three days in a row. Come spring, when work is in its busy season, I’ll be lucky to squeeze 2-3 short runs in each week. Instead of letting it demotivate me I’ll take each week as it comes and remember that doing something is always better than doing nothing.
I'm trying to drastically cut down my wine consumption, but now I can't fall asleep or stay asleep. Melatonin isn't helping anymore, my last resort is CBD oil, but it's so expensive.
isabel this is a case where you need to focus on not letting perfect be the enemy of good. If you don’t manage your goal this week, but you get to the gym that’s excellent. Next week hopefully you’ll be back on track with 3 times.
I try to do something every day that involves moving. This week I’m having an excellent week because my schedule and time are allowing for it and I’ve done some sort of advanced exercise three days in a row. Come spring, when work is in its busy season, I’ll be lucky to squeeze 2-3 short runs in each week. Instead of letting it demotivate me I’ll take each week as it comes and remember that doing something is always better than doing nothing.
In the abstract, I totally get that. In practice, I'm terrible at it. I'm a very 'all or nothing' kind of person, so it's tough for me to manage expectations like that.
isabel- I sometimes have to take it to a very micro level. If I'm debating, I ask myself if going that day will make me feel better somehow that day. If I look at things in too big of a context, I think it won't matter or won't make a difference but if my brain or body is feeling sluggish I know I'll feel better by getting my blood pumping.