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I feel good! I'm wearing a pair of pants that I haven't worn in over a year and the scale is moving downwards!
One of the things I've been thinking about from the workshop last weekend was what Melissa said about choosing to believe the negative thoughts that come to us. I learned all about erroneous beliefs, irrational thoughts, etc. in graduate school. But for the first time I applied it to myself because of how Melissa stated it. It's a choice - that means have we control over negative thoughts; we can either choose to accept them or choose to let them go.
One reoccuring thought I have had is that now I've gone through menopause and I just need to accept this extra weight. The past couple of weeks I have challenged this thought and found out that isn't true, With journaling, planning, and choosing foods I like that are both satisying and healthy, I can start to loose the weight!
Another thought that has turned in to a belief; "I can't run; I have ugly form and I develop plantar fascitis." Hmmm, maybe this is also a false belief taht I can challenge! For now, I will concentrate on training for biking as I start the cycling boot camp next week and ride my bike on the trainer. But when the weather gets nicer and melts the ice, I will challenge the negative thought of NOT being able to run!
I feel much 'lighter' as I start to let go of these negative thoughts that were dragging me down! We have had gray, cloudy, yucky ice and fog for several days but it's not getting me down like it usually does. I'm so excited about getting back to this healthier life style, training for summer bike riding, loving my hobbies of photography, reading, etc., that the weather isn't impacting my mood. Ice and snow predicted for this weekend and I'm looking forward to having the time to ride my trainer and being all tucked into my newly painted bright yellow room where I can spend hours scrapbooking!
LIFE IS GOOD!
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156.0 lb
Lost so far: 3.0 lb.
Still to go: 6.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 21 January 2010:
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1348 kcal
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Fat: 33.34g | Prot: 63.72g | Carb: 162.01g.
Breakfast: Red Table Wine, Walnuts, soy milk, steel cut oatmeal, coffee, raisins. Lunch: pineapple, Light Wheat Hamburger Bun, guacamole, Deli Turkey or Chicken Breast Meat. Dinner: parmesan cheese, beef broth, spinach, Turkey Polska Kielbasa. Snacks/Other: wine, orange, Oatmeal Cookies (with Raisins), Whole Wheat English Muffins, yogurt fiber. more...
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2027 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Bicycling (moderate) - 13/mph - 35 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 25 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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