tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post5283201945345116617..comments2023-09-29T03:52:25.620-07:00Comments on Loretta's Journey : MAR 23rd Just Doing ItRettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-35582250967445204362012-03-27T01:01:31.053-07:002012-03-27T01:01:31.053-07:00It's all good, I am glad your are doing someth...It's all good, I am glad your are doing something for you, but I will miss your frequent posts! Do what you need to do, I will definitely be thinking about you. :)Scarlet Simplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691018589978990577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-45981059609401853812012-03-26T15:02:02.107-07:002012-03-26T15:02:02.107-07:00I know what you mean. When you're mind is on o...I know what you mean. When you're mind is on other things, it's all the easier. Are you launching your art soon? I'm looking forward to that.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-25339211775550285932012-03-26T09:29:44.359-07:002012-03-26T09:29:44.359-07:00I know you will do what you need to do! God Speed ...I know you will do what you need to do! God Speed doing it!Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-51517666069493137502012-03-25T23:15:59.076-07:002012-03-25T23:15:59.076-07:00Sounds good. Do what you need to do and it will a...Sounds good. Do what you need to do and it will all work out for the best.'Yellow Rose' Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496382898548158316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-73389545911050461542012-03-25T01:50:47.713-07:002012-03-25T01:50:47.713-07:00:-D
I'd love to have a cook and a housekeeper...:-D<br /><br />I'd love to have a cook and a housekeeper, Jules!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-89558185065791939522012-03-24T21:47:41.420-07:002012-03-24T21:47:41.420-07:00You amaze me sometimes...its like your inside my h...You amaze me sometimes...its like your inside my head or at least a fly on the wall. I de-activated my blog related facebook just tonight and my postings have been cut back. My current book is the Power of Now...and older book recommended for me to read while I work on mindfulness and getting connected. All of this has lead to healthier eating, walked three times this week, reading a book rather than surfing and playing on the Wii with my daughter on a rainy day of spring break...<br /><br />and I am happier....now if I could find someone to grocery shop and cook for me...<br /><br />xoxoJules https://www.blogger.com/profile/13538697780110230554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-80889803282114286752012-03-23T18:45:37.433-07:002012-03-23T18:45:37.433-07:00Your recent posts helped me to make the decision t...Your recent posts helped me to make the decision to push forward with this, Chris. So thanks for that. :-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-15698396909179704622012-03-23T18:30:58.406-07:002012-03-23T18:30:58.406-07:00well, we have to create priorities so we are doing...well, we have to create priorities so we are doing what God created us to do...I get this post because I am in the same place...love this!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-65539792672964074102012-03-23T16:17:40.477-07:002012-03-23T16:17:40.477-07:00Thanks, Sharon. I don't plan to disappear, jus...Thanks, Sharon. I don't plan to disappear, just cut back. Maybe once a week for sure, and after that only if I have something "worth" saying. :-DRettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-79867101158121476842012-03-23T16:15:28.169-07:002012-03-23T16:15:28.169-07:00I'm only into chapter 2 so far, so haven't...I'm only into chapter 2 so far, so haven't come across that quote yet, Leila. But wow, it's a fascinating read! It's been decades (literally) since my medical studies, so this is great refresher course, plus all the latest brain research included. I'm appalled at what I've been doing to myself by allowing myself to be overwhelmed with feelings of impatience or frustration... yikes! There's LOTS of incentives to changing that response to an ongoing situation!!<br /><br />Unless the book takes a sudden nose-dive, I tend to think I'll be highly recommending it in the future. :-DRettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-77103403291249625322012-03-23T15:52:37.465-07:002012-03-23T15:52:37.465-07:00You've been blogging much longer than I have a...You've been blogging much longer than I have and I've already had to do just this more than once. I read as many travel/hiking blogs as I do healthy eating blogs and I was simply overwhelmed. I've so enjoyed your more settled state of mind lately. It's evident through your words and across the miles. Just don't go away completely - I'd surely miss you!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408463925646609263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-40397085418751778042012-03-23T15:23:57.759-07:002012-03-23T15:23:57.759-07:00I love Dr. Caroline Leaf- a quote from hers, prob...I love Dr. Caroline Leaf- a quote from hers, probably from the book, 'Be on guard against the pit of self-pity – this is a trap and a great danger to your mental, physical and spiritual health.' I will look into the book-<br />Well done to you and your determination!<br />><> LeilaLeilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480015365909441310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-9720456798712372072012-03-23T15:12:51.596-07:002012-03-23T15:12:51.596-07:00Thank you for sharing your "tv" experien...Thank you for sharing your "tv" experience, Judy, that's so encouraging to me! <br /><br />I've made a rule that I'm finding to be working great: I do NOT turn it on during the day. I do NOT just sit and watch it in the evening, without doing my paperwork, bills, that kind of thing. Evenings I can't have uninterrupted studio time anyway, so I save that kind of work for then.<br /><br />I never just sit and watch, unless it's a special day when we've rented a movie to watch together (even then, I find that hard to do). And I've cut my favorite shows down to the bone, and rarely add any new ones. And I usually record what I do watch, and ALWAYS fast forward thru the commercials. Yes, those food commercials were poison to me, too! All in all, I'm watching way less and don't miss it. :-) <br /><br />Oh, and I STOPPED watching any cooking shows, and even stopped watching all the weight loss shows, including Biggest Loser. There are so many wt loss shows, and I used to watch them, I think I was looking for "the" answer. And looking to be motivated or inspired. And sometimes it did help. But... I've finally reached that stage where I MUST get my motivation from within, for it to be permanent. Also, for whatever weird psychological reason, those weight loss shows made me want to EAT EAT EAT! So, I'm much better without them now.<br /><br />I with you.. I have the knowledge I need now. So it's DOING time. :-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-15170051340602496252012-03-23T14:56:11.968-07:002012-03-23T14:56:11.968-07:00Me too, the exact same take-away from the Brain Ov...Me too, the exact same take-away from the Brain Over Binge book. I didn't even finish it. I think I got what I needed from that book, and then let "it" go. ;-)<br /><br />You know, the hardest part of writing this post was knowing, without a doubt, that some would misunderstand. They would miss the part where I explained that this was where *I* was on a long journey. It was time to make a shift, for ME. At the beginning, all those things I did were necessary, and I really benefited. But now I need to shift focus. <br /><br />It almost seems counterintuitive, and that's exactly why I fought it for the last several weeks. I still have a boatload of pounds to lose, so why focus LESS on weight loss?? Yet, it seems that I have the "how" finally figured out, and I just need Action. Consistently. And when I've experimented and shifted my focus to my "why", and less on "weight loss", well... it goes better. :-)<br /><br />We'll see soon enough. The scale won't lie. :-}Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-47009802803473620912012-03-23T14:45:24.952-07:002012-03-23T14:45:24.952-07:00Excellent deductions my dear! It's been a long...Excellent deductions my dear! It's been a long, slow journey for me and I too had to stop watching all the cooking shows, depressing news, commercials all day long containing food ...and for me...getting rid of my tv was a real breakthrough in my journey. BIG. I mean, it literally changed my life. I am an artist too so I spent long hours painting when I turned that thing off. My focus was always food prior....always what's for the next meal...or WOW...that looks soooo good. I had to chop it off. I used to cruise the internet for hours daily looking for recipes....even tho I was looking for healthier recipes...my focus was still food. I am so thankful that I got past that phase. <br /><br />How much more do I need to learn about weight loss, eating right and motivation before I get up off my rotund butt and do it?? Well honey...you just helped me see the light!! Thank you. Going to walk on the tread mill now. Learning is essential...doing is even more so. <br />♥Judy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678902989024323088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-78882633190165617872012-03-23T14:12:09.001-07:002012-03-23T14:12:09.001-07:00:)
This post made me think of "Brain over Bi...:)<br /><br />This post made me think of "Brain over Binge" book. That was the main point I got from that book, anyway. Just let it go. Decide that bingeing is just so much neurological junk and quit focusing on good/eating/all things diet..and move on. <br /><br />Beyond that, your musings and conclusions in this post have been drifting around in my head, too. I just haven't quite decided how to post it. :} I've cut my reading list down to about a dozen blogs...and don't read all of them! <br /><br />It's so funny, I just thought today that I was probably not going to post much, but would still keep on reading my favorites. lol as I read this post and realized that I may be reading less than i thought!<br /><br />God seems to have us on thet same page.<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-66384301363636788302012-03-23T14:07:33.572-07:002012-03-23T14:07:33.572-07:00I've enjoyed watching a young man named Peter ...I've enjoyed watching a young man named Peter on Youtube doing doodles. Here's a fav: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPa3lMR1MFU&feature=channelRettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-34736188888968326432012-03-23T13:57:26.918-07:002012-03-23T13:57:26.918-07:00Thanks Nanette, for understanding.
I dusted off m...Thanks Nanette, for understanding.<br /><br />I dusted off my rebounder, and am doing the gentle "health bounce". That's where your feet don't leave the mat, but I sure felt it in all my leg muscles, which are weak right now. I hold on to a bar, and am going to do it several times a day. I can only do it for 30 seconds right now, but I know that will increase in time. <br /><br />The other thing I'm doing is called T-Tapp. They make a DVD with sitting exercises, for people in wheelchairs. It's quite the upper body workout! And I have a set of resistance bands that I enjoyed, but kept re-injuring my shoulder. So they are on hold for now. But between the rebounder and the T-Tapp, I'm thinking I'll make good progress. :-)Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-72310734100010505192012-03-23T13:51:48.033-07:002012-03-23T13:51:48.033-07:00You know how we all make complaints about not havi...You know how we all make complaints about not having enough time!<br /> <br />I wonder what our day would look like if we logged our activities by the hour, in much the same way some of us log food and exercise. I'm not going to do it!!!! Shock/Horror.<br /><br />Right now I've got my regular walk to get started on again, my afternoon resting time listening to suitable Christian music and now I'm going to add in a creative time called doodle art. I was looking at a web-site a few days ago and realised that this is missing. I'm no flash artist, I have no handle on perspective but I love to doodle. A few years ago I practised my form of art by keeping a kind of diary but it was structured and I hated the daily instructions. Doodle Art is far more satisfying and I'm sure what the original course really meant to inspire. I just didn't really get it at the time. <br /><br />Time to be stirring up the gift within.<br /><br />Thank-you so much for being open to the prayer nudges. Some times I am such a mess. Last night though .... I woke up wanting to laugh ..... laugh therapy, in fact. My mouth and eye are really bothering me. I think laughter would be good exercise too. I did giggle a bit and almost went out of control when I realised how much the bed was shaking. Unbeknowns to him, John experienced a vibrator bed for a while. *Haha*<br /><br />BlessingsMargieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591436464085450834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-75195355526305457242012-03-23T13:26:19.919-07:002012-03-23T13:26:19.919-07:00It's all good! I'm glad you're getting...It's all good! I'm glad you're getting to the JUST DO IT point! :) Nike would be happy. heh. But do let us know how things are going every once in a while. What kind of work outs do you do?Nanette N. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624649291231202060noreply@blogger.com