What’s your biggest remaining challenge?
There I was, face-first into a batch of blueberry blintzes this morning, rationalizing that I was really making them for my dear husband (being the kind caring selfless wife that I am, you know) and well, they were fairly low cal (90) and low fat (11%) and, of course, I deserved them having had a [...]
Tue, September 2 2008 » Persistence, Strategy, Stress eating » 5 Comments
I don’t think I’m going to keep Morale-O-Meter up — because there are only so many places I can maintain info and still have a life — but it’s interesting. I think I will keep this type of info up informally in my planner.
I felt great today. Got a lot done. Didn’t start my walking/running [...]
Sat, August 30 2008 » Persistence, Useful tools » No Comments
As a start:
Develop a training plan that will get me ready for all three legs of a sprint-distance triathlon.
Do a 5k run/walk (I’ll be walking). Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis in Raleigh, NC is on Dec 6, 2008. And I get to wear bells (though after 5k of bells jingling, that might be like water [...]
Sat, August 30 2008 » Strategy » 2 Comments
OK, I’m much more relaxed since refocusing on a goal other than weight loss. Remind of this. Often. I get REALLY freaked out about the number on the scale, but I’m great with non-scale victories when weight loss just happens as a side effect.
My action plan for today was to post my goals here, take [...]
Sat, August 30 2008 » Motivation, Strategy » 1 Comment
I have good habits and I have bad habits. And changing the bad habits to good ones is hard! Or perhaps I’ve made it harder than it has to be.
I found a number of good links today about habits and routines, most from Zen Habits:
7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, and How to [...]
Fri, August 29 2008 » Persistence, Strategy » No Comments
Find the big things not getting done because you are caught up in daily trivia?
Ask this simple question: Will it matter in five years?
Thu, August 28 2008 » Motivation, Useful tools » 1 Comment
Want To Improve Your Life? Tell A Whopper! | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
Interesting article:
What’s even stranger is that, upon follow up, researchers found that students who had exaggerated their grades later improved those grades – often by exactly the amount they had exaggerated them in the study.
So what’s going on? According to [...]
Wed, August 27 2008 » Motivation » No Comments
I have blogged about how I love watching marathons (and triathlons). The women and men who compete are so focused and determined. Positively inspiring. Then, recently, I read a post about a woman of size who completed a triathlon. And my dream began! (Oh, that I would have kept that post in my favorites. Sigh. [...]
Wed, August 27 2008 » Motivation, Strategy » 6 Comments
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