tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post9031487153164308653..comments2023-09-29T03:52:25.620-07:00Comments on Loretta's Journey : FEB 22nd Just Mulling Stuff OverRettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-40265100755616617462012-03-01T16:58:57.945-08:002012-03-01T16:58:57.945-08:00Dinosaur. Not nice. Not helpful.But, then, you we...Dinosaur. Not nice. Not helpful.But, then, you weren't trying to be either, were you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-14511336567806207672012-02-26T16:05:47.768-08:002012-02-26T16:05:47.768-08:00I really do think of this as a journey down a road...I really do think of this as a journey down a road. And I think our emphasis at different stages of that road can change. I was laser focused in the beginning on food, numbers, tracking, all that, because I HAD to learn it. But I was still, at the same time, looking to the INside stuff, so it would be a permanent change. So I think there's a place for it all, at certain times, as we have needs.<br /><br />I wasn't really thinking of NOT blogging, just wondering if I had the right focus, ya know? So many wonderful comments have given me a lot to think on. See? I would totally miss that precious part of blogging, how we can learn from each other! I guess I thought if I shifted too far from typical "weight loss" posts, I wouldn't "fit in" anymore. Oh well, I'm still a-thinking on all this. In the meantime, trying to DO the stuff that requires doing. Eat right, exercise, control portions, all that same ol', same ol'. :-DRettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-30153440261414431422012-02-26T15:51:56.502-08:002012-02-26T15:51:56.502-08:00I can't tell you how often I have thought abou...I can't tell you how often I have thought about how food and weight run my life. I have quit Weight Watchers in the past because of the constant focus on tracking, weighing, and food! Regardless, this is my life and if blogging and working it through with others is helpful, it can't be all bad. By the way, I am back on Weight Watchers. I am back to tracking, measuring, etc., so I'm focused again on...food! However, if I look at my way of thinking and, even my weight, from years ago compared to today, there has been growth. <br /><br />Like someone said, "Only you know what is right." We WOULD miss you, by the way!Niecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082180872736153090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-42047212443037183962012-02-25T15:52:54.388-08:002012-02-25T15:52:54.388-08:00"From what I can see, you've lost a lot o..."From what I can see, you've lost a lot of weight already. And when that happens, sometimes your head needs time to catch up to your body...plateaus are there for a good reason!"<br /><br />I have to admit I'd never thought of it that way. I've always seen plateaus discussed in a negative light! But you've given me something to think on... it's only been that last few weeks that I can truly say that I LIKE who I am becoming. That self-acceptance that I think you've talked about. I've even let go of being "mad" at myself for not getting this sooner. I do understand why Dinosaur thinks I am just full of excuses. Because sometimes *I* think I am full of excuses, LOL! It's kind of funny that people think they are pointing out our flaws as if we don't know about them. I realize they are trying to help, in their own way. At least, I choose to give most folks the benefit of the doubt that way. <br /><br />Hopefully my head IS catching up, and I'll see those results that can be measured, along with the inside changes. :-)<br />I appreciate your input very much. Thank you, Karen!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-89360772754189684182012-02-25T12:56:45.722-08:002012-02-25T12:56:45.722-08:00Something I have found is that much of the progres...Something I have found is that much of the progress we make is often not tangible. But of course, you can't measure that progress and so we rely on outside sources of measurement. From what I can see, you've lost a lot of weight already. And when that happens, sometimes your head needs time to catch up to your body...plateaus are there for a good reason!~Karen C.L. Anderson~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12079770255834481857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-56657698251136576412012-02-25T07:08:18.881-08:002012-02-25T07:08:18.881-08:00Thanks for your comment on my blog! It sounds like...Thanks for your comment on my blog! It sounds like we've got some things in common :-)<br /><br />I've been blogging for three years and the focus of my blog has both changed and not changed...I revisit old stuff sometimes but there's always something new, too! We're not static, we're dynamic...you don't have to give up your blog just because of what someone wrote in a book! For me the journey has been all about trying on new things and incorporating the parts that work and rejecting the parts that don't. It's grand experiment!~Karen C.L. Anderson~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12079770255834481857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-9192044139686292742012-02-24T13:38:48.120-08:002012-02-24T13:38:48.120-08:00I think I get what she's saying...that it'...I think I get what she's saying...that it's still an obsession with food. There's no getting away from food though. So, we have to learn to deal with our issues. It sounds like an interesting read.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-89838142207410043322012-02-23T14:09:23.077-08:002012-02-23T14:09:23.077-08:00Thanks, Leslie. I plan to continue, and maybe just...Thanks, Leslie. I plan to continue, and maybe just shift focus a bit. <br />Poor DinoSOUR, he really does NOT get it. But at least he knows that! :-D<br /><br />And I know in his mind, he was trying to motivate, even if it comes off as by blunt force trauma, rather than a scalpel. <br />I'm like you, Leslie... if I don't like a blog, I just don't go there. I'm not masochistic, LOL!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-81216362124412989632012-02-23T11:52:27.367-08:002012-02-23T11:52:27.367-08:00Hi Loretta - I can't add much to what has alre...Hi Loretta - I can't add much to what has already been said, other than that I hope you continue blogging if it is fulfilling and a creative outlet for you. I'm kind of dumbfounded by 'Dinasour' who clearly was just wanting an outlet for his/her meanness. I hate hate! It's non-productive and ignorant. If you don't like what someone says, quietly close out and never go back. I'm behind you all the way.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12401609334253676307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-56762147355944282512012-02-23T11:39:49.755-08:002012-02-23T11:39:49.755-08:00Oh, and Anne, I was thinking about your blog. I lo...Oh, and Anne, I was thinking about your blog. I love visiting it, and I just asked myself why? You say you focus on weight loss. But really, you give us such a great peek into your world beyond wt loss. I love all the regional photos, I always look at them. And your life at work, your quirky and loving neighbors, your shopping trips, things you are learning about nutritionally and healthwise. From planks to hairdos, from black eyes to pufas. How you are learning to see your new self... Love it all!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-32571678296111169142012-02-23T10:47:43.149-08:002012-02-23T10:47:43.149-08:00I like that: focus on the weight LOSS part; the su...I like that: focus on the weight LOSS part; the success part, where I want to be. Very much goes along with what I'm thinking, to look forward and not back. :-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-4998342996497626892012-02-23T10:45:43.229-08:002012-02-23T10:45:43.229-08:00I agree, Debby. That's kind of how I'm thi...I agree, Debby. That's kind of how I'm thinking, too. To shift focus a bit, and to expand to the "whole" of this journey. After all, weight loss is only one part of our life. I kind of think it's a natural progression, after awhile, to widen the narrow focus.Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-76297497698333766782012-02-23T10:42:34.242-08:002012-02-23T10:42:34.242-08:00Ahhh... how nice to hear wise words from one who D...Ahhh... how nice to hear wise words from one who DOES get it! And who gets me. :-) <br />Yes, this was never ONLY about weight loss, right from the beginning. Been there, done that, too many times only to fail, and have to re-do it. This time, it's permanent. Slow, yes, but permanent. And the other parts that make up a whole, rich and healthy life... yes, you get that, too.<br /><br />Thank you!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-638563940067830452012-02-23T10:38:44.386-08:002012-02-23T10:38:44.386-08:00Thank you for visiting, Carol. And congrats to bei...Thank you for visiting, Carol. And congrats to being on your way to a healthier you. :-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-82213583683911296422012-02-23T08:10:17.039-08:002012-02-23T08:10:17.039-08:00I love my blog and even though I have worked hard,...I love my blog and even though I have worked hard, it was blogging and you and my other blogging peeps that I credit ALL of my success to.... <br />I think the glass is half full.... weight loss - if I focus on it - if tends to expand. So I focus on weight loss in my blog.<br />I know you will do what you think is right! Hugs!Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-44613736126237491302012-02-23T08:07:55.559-08:002012-02-23T08:07:55.559-08:00p.s. that hamster gadget is hilarious. someone s...p.s. that hamster gadget is hilarious. someone spent a lot of time observing pet hamsters and mice!debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-34044507423262815982012-02-23T08:05:31.643-08:002012-02-23T08:05:31.643-08:00I think that is an interesting theory, and I am th...I think that is an interesting theory, and I am thinking a little along those lines right now. It is sometimes hard to read about people struggling over and over with the same problem. However, I also have friends I enjoy in the blogging world, and I enjoy writing about my life (sometimes) Maybe just changing the focus of our blogs a bit is the solution. We might lose some readers, but we might also gain some new readers.debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-82904033106701956112012-02-23T04:40:00.369-08:002012-02-23T04:40:00.369-08:00Loretta...this is the thing about staying IN the b...Loretta...this is the thing about staying IN the blogging stuff...these ideas...the process..the sharing with like minded and not so like minded people to give us what we need to hear...whether it is from those of us that seem to be in the EXACT same place or those that are like dinosaur that believe the myths of weight loss ONLY focus. <br /><br />I see your blog as an inspiration for the creative life and the side lines that the weight can put into the midst of our paths. You share your real feelings and the real world that is inside so many of us. <br /><br />If we believe that blogging will help us lose weight or we are looking solely for a cheering squad, yes that focus can be detrimental. If we look at blogging as our creative process of our lives and finding an outlet for the weighted flying monkeys than it can be detrimental. Actually, I think I feel a post of my own forming......<br /><br />much love and gratitude for you and YOUR process..it helps me with mine.Jules https://www.blogger.com/profile/13538697780110230554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-90821845367887839302012-02-23T00:40:09.398-08:002012-02-23T00:40:09.398-08:00Why, thank you for sharing your concerns for me, D...Why, thank you for sharing your concerns for me, Dinosaur. You've given me quite the laugh tonite!<br />You must be fun to live with!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-20357850974966499812012-02-23T00:34:51.962-08:002012-02-23T00:34:51.962-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236746893999331016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-38226967216990669322012-02-22T23:13:08.309-08:002012-02-22T23:13:08.309-08:00Thank you for "putting" it out there. I...Thank you for "putting" it out there. I stumble upon your blog and have finally been inspired to journal my own journey. I'm just beginning and wanted to thank you for the inspiration.<br /><br />http://imlosingit-carol.blogspot.com/carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430819107220134039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-44933122521162542592012-02-22T19:04:21.933-08:002012-02-22T19:04:21.933-08:00I kind of think you and I are on the same line of ...I kind of think you and I are on the same line of reasoning, actually. What I said in the post about it being a process, and we have to start out examining our life and issues, and go on to find our solutions... I agree with you. We do have to go through that part of it. You made a good point: if we don't do that, how do we change?? Doesn't the poet, what's-his-face, say something about a life unexamined is not a life worth living?? Okay, oops, that was Socrates. :-D<br /><br />Anyway, I guess there comes a time to move on with what we focus upon, or it CAN become an obsession. Good point.<br />I appreciate your comment, Nanette... very thoughtful, and you gave me more to think on.Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-61028679078111716842012-02-22T18:51:23.299-08:002012-02-22T18:51:23.299-08:00BTW, my sentiments are true for me in regards to m...BTW, my sentiments are true for me in regards to my life in general. :)'Yellow Rose' Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496382898548158316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-39260553519117832972012-02-22T18:45:29.162-08:002012-02-22T18:45:29.162-08:00I have mixed feelings about this concentration-beg...I have mixed feelings about this concentration-begets-reinforcement idea. I definitely think that if we reinforce negative thinking patterns they become harder to fight. But THINKING about weight loss and exercise doesn't have to be negative. Wouldn't it make sense that to create a blog/journal where you discuss your thought processes or write to change those processes would HELP build new neural pathways for information? <br /><br />In a way I think I get what the author is getting at, but I also have not actually read the information. Sometimes when we write, we become observers and less participatory in our own lives. When we obsess and turn the same thought patterns in our hands and heads it can and will definitely reinforce the obsession. <br /><br />But without allowing yourself to examine and think and process (whether it be through blog or otherwise) how do you change? It sounds a little bit like denial. Maybe I'm not at the point to get what they're saying? something. <br /><br />I like to read your blog. But do what you've got to! :)Nanette N. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624649291231202060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-66409663907205351902012-02-22T18:41:48.325-08:002012-02-22T18:41:48.325-08:00Aww, not selfish at all. I'd miss you too!!
An...Aww, not selfish at all. I'd miss you too!!<br />And I'm very much like you... I read certain kinds of things with caution, too. This book has a lot of insight and truths, and I can learn from those parts. At the very least, it has given me a fresh perspective.<br /><br />I liked your blog title "Growing Older Gracefully". <br /><br />If I start another blog, I think I'll call it "Nope... I Decided NOT to Grow Old!" <br />At least on the INside, LOL! <br /><br />Yesterday I was buzzing around, all excited about the art project I'm involved in, feeling spunky and spiffy. Then, I happened to catch a view of myself in the mirror... I stopped dead in my tracks (er, in my wheelchair tracks, but you know what I mean). What I saw, that ol' lady looking back at me in the mirror, was NOT how I felt on the inside!!! So I quit looking.. ha ha ha. I just don't feel 61 on the inside!! I think I'll stick with the inside, thank you very much. ;-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.com