What’s your biggest remaining challenge?
Great little podcast (transcript) from Scientific American about a book I mentioned briefly a few weeks ago: Predictably Irrational.
Basic premise: “If people think up front that something might be distasteful, Ariely argues, the odds are high that they’ll experience it negatively, no matter how intrinsically good it is.”
I know this has been so true for [...]
Fri, January 2 2009 » Strategy » 1 Comment
Happy New Year!
I’m not a big resolution person — I make goals through the year and adjust them as needed. But this time of year begs a little retrospective and introspection.
Here are some things I’m thinking about for the year:
Continue reading about endurance events/ultramarathons and other motivating blogs (see blogroll) and books. Live lessons about [...]
Thu, January 1 2009 » Everything else, Strategy » No Comments
Looking back, I certainly learned a bunch about what works and what doesn’t with regard to my getting fit.
In no particular order…
Works: Outrageous distance-based goal with deadline (Lazy Man’s Triathlon, first 5K race, first 5K continuous run, marathon, open water swim, triathlon… what else to come?)
Doesn’t work: Exercising for X minutes Y days a week. [...]
Wed, December 31 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments
eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic Downturn: Scientific American
Most of the useful books I have read this year about understanding why we do what we do (such as Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Influencer, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, Sway: The Irresistible Pull [...]
Thu, December 18 2008 » Strategy » 3 Comments
I’m not going to talk about Oprah.
But I do want to talk about this statement in a blog about Oprah:
“For people with disordered eating or an eating disorder, weight is but a symptom of a larger, often emotional problem.”
(Disclaimer: I’m not suggesting Oprah or fat people have emotional problems.)
The realization that I needed to focus [...]
Wed, December 17 2008 » Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 3 Comments
Different Exercise Affects Appetite Differently: Scientific American Podcast
Listened to an interesting podcast today on exercise and appetite — aerobic exercise like running suppresses appetite better than anaerobic exercise like weightlifting.
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Sun, December 14 2008 » Strategy » 2 Comments
Hmm. OK. I think I’m a freak. (Hey, I hear you asking yourselves, “well, when did she finally figure that out?!”)
I’m relieved because it’s nearly the holidays. I don’t find the holidays stressful, food-wise. I have the same freaky family issues that everyone else seems to have, but holidays aren’t when I do my eating. [...]
Wed, November 26 2008 » Persistence, Strategy, Stress eating » No Comments
I had a moment of clarity last year in which I realized that, until I learned to deal with stress better, I would never stop overeating to deal with stress.
Sounds obvious, right?
So I have experimented and found several things that work for me, not necessarily in this order or in every circumstance:
Support from people (such [...]
Thu, November 13 2008 » Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments
Here’s my favorite quote from one of the Influencer blog posts on how to recover from failure by Maxfield:
Did you know that successful people fail more often than losers do? It makes sense, right? They try more things, riskier things, and set their goals higher. So they fail more often, but they also succeed more [...]
Tue, October 21 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy » 1 Comment
I’m on one. To China. Right now.
I found more articles on how to exercise on planes than I expected. I started searching because I don’t want to break my exercise streak for the latest Elastic Waist fitness challenge. Because I’m just like that. (OK, my bronchitis broke my streak on Friday, but I’m back!)
Seems many [...]
Mon, October 20 2008 » Strategy » 3 Comments
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