dictation's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tina, Nags, and Today A quick check of the elephant diaries revealed that Tina spent the entire night outside last night! This is remarkable considering how reluctant she's been to go out at all. She's also become buddies with Winkie. It appears Tina is growing into a REAL elephant. One that enjoys the company of elephants and isn't afraid of nature. Granted she hung close to the barn, but so what? She stayed outside in the dark foraging by herself all night. That's progress. This is really nice for Winkie, too, because Winks had been the aggressive unfriendly elephant for a long time. She alienated the others with her insecurities and took some time to heal all that. Now here she is befriending a reluctant newcomer... neat neat neat. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ok. A beef! A friend has taken it upon herself to nag me every day about making an appt with the bank to negotiate a mortgage. I haven't done it yet and every day she asks me. I've come to dread running into her. Today she blew up at me! I couldn't believe it, but she got really judgemental on my butt today. She said "You're just avoiding making a decision." Ok, that may be true, but what's it to anyone? AM I CAUSING HARM BY DELAYING MY APPT? Not being quite ready for it? This is a woman who is 200 lbs overweight and a serious diabetic. She could die from her diabetes. She says she cannot change her eating habits (gorging on fast food, never eating vegetables). This is a woman who says that she finds herself suddenly buying chocolate without realizing it. And she's nagging me? When she said "I just don't get what's so hard about going to the bank..." I couldn't resist saying "maybe it's hard like dieting is hard for some people?" That got her really pissed but she didn't miss the point. In other words, look bud, we all have our weaknesses. But seriously, what business is it of anyone's if I haven't gone to the bank yet? And how dare anyone nag me about something like this? She's really naggy sometimes and it bugs me. I should have said "Tell you what, when I do call the bank I'll let you know and that way, you won't have to ask every day..." But I was offended. We'll be back on track in a day or two...but I tell you, next time I see her buying ten chocolate bars, I'm letting her have it. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Speaking of weight loss, my diet's going really well. I know it's only day two but I haven't blown it, haven't been tempted. Eating six small meals instead of three large meals is the trick. I'm never hungry, never tired. [And let me blow a raspberry to Dr. Atkins. I'm eating carbs! Complex carbs. Legumes, brown rice, oatmeal, rice macaroni in very small quantities. Vegetables in large quantities.] I also hiked two steep hills twice today. Naturally I expect - after all this hard work - to see the ten pounds completely gone. TODAY. Hmmmph. It just doesn't seem fair that this should take 3-4 weeks. With that in mind, here's the perfect tip from Anne Collins: Tip 15. Don't Obsess About TODAY Many dieters obsess about TODAY. What they weigh TODAY. Perfectly understandable, but not very motivating. THE POINT Weight loss takes time. In other words, it's not a short-term thing. It's a process. So obsessing about TODAY is counter-productive. - It raises expectations to unrealistic levels. Which is why many dieters quit dieting and go back to being overweight. LOOK AHEAD A better approach is to focus on the future. - How you are going to look. This attitude is more in harmony with losing weight. It helps us to maintain realistic expectations, so we don't quit after a bad day. In my experience, dieters who worry too much about TODAY rarely succeed. 7:41 p.m. - 2004-03-08 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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