Hi and welcome back!
I read this yesterday and thought the words were perfect for us. It has come from a blog written by an amazingly talented young lady named Rosanna Gordon who also has a passion for health and fitness and who Apple knows personally. I'm sure if you have a look at her blogs you will find more inspiration. The link to her blog is below.
http://wakeuptohealth.co.uk/2010/04/07/let-the-boat-rock/
Let us think carefully about what we are doing here
And what our purpose is.
Are we living our true potential?
Are we the happiest and healthiest we can be?
If not, why not?
What is getting in the way?
We need to take full responsibility for our lives,
For our health and for our well-being
In knowing that we can change at any moment.
We can find strength and take good care of ourselves.
We can feel incredible.
We have choice.
Health is a choice.
Taken from "Let the boat rock" by Rosanna Gordon
FAT-SCRAP APRIL 2010 DAY NINE
FAT-SCRAP APRIL 2010 DAY ELEVEN
8 comments:
Hiya Everyone - thought i'd better drop you a very quick line otherwise you will think i have dropped off face of the earth (lol). Great to be back exercising with Sue last week (did i really say that???) and great to meet Dusty. You did so well at that rowing and boxing - i think you were aiming for 2012 Olympics. Keep goin girl and you will see that weight fly off. Jayne - so glad you had a fantastic holiday - have missed you though. Apple and Pear - you both seem to be doing really too - love reading the blogs. Mandy - can't wait to meet you. Perhaps this week? I understand fully what you are saying. I have leapt off of the station quite a few times over the last few weeks but am back on track this week. Just can't wait to get to my goal and then be able to try all the things i love and see if i still love them. I have to admit i tried some French stick on Saturday - which i haven't had for weeks and it did taste delicious. I know i have to prioritise! I know that but it is really hard for me to resist these yummy foods.....but i will keep persevering.
Sue extremely well done for yesterday......great stuff!!!
See you tomorrow lunchtime - anyone joining me please(lol)........xxxx
Hi Mara, Hope it might help to think of these "delicious, yummy" foods for now as being not so delicious and yummy for your body at the moment. Once we get your body working better for you then you will be able to eat these foods again in moderation. You should also find that because you will have been making other choices whilst you have been cutting down on these foods that will have found more healthy foods that you find delicious and yummy and enjoy including in your diet regularly, giving you a healhtier balance. x
Hi girls!
Yes I have to totally agree with Sue on the 'delicious, yummy' food. I find it does not help me at all to think of cakes and chocolate etc as 'yummy'. When I get into that mentality I find myself thinking healthier foods are 'boring' too and then I'm off down that slippery slope!! What works for me is to look at those cakes, choc etc as big piles of sugar which will turn instantly to fat around my tummy if I eat them!
Also, I always make sure that I have a Nakd bar or something like that in my bag so that if I stop somewhere for a coffee I don't feel like I am missing out on a snack. I can then enjoy something I like, which does not do me harm and have the pleasure in ticking off another day as being cake-free!!
I'm not a saint though and I have stepped off at a station for a piece of cake a few times on my journey! But...the difference is it is always for a reason this time, a birthday or one someone has made etc, and I make a real ceremony of eating it!! I enjoy every moment and try to make sure I do some extra exercise to compensate. That makes me feel so much better about having it!
Oh and Sue, so pleased you like Rosanna's blogs. She's great!!
I love the bit about knowing we can change at any moment. Taking responsibility for our actions and our feelings is very empowering but quite scary sometimes. Realising that it does not matter what anyone else tells us to do - noone else has the power to change our lives.
It is ultimately up to US to choose, to make these changes happen, to take reponsibility. It does not matter what we have done in the past, wrong life decisions we have made, diets that have failed, gym memberships that have gone unused....we can change at ANY moment.
And why not make that moment this week.. today.. now?
Thanks Apple, yes we can change, and as I have heard said, "change is easy" it's making the decision to change that's the difficult bit!
By the way, sorry I didn't mention about the walk. I hadn't really decided I was going to do it until the last minute otherwise I would have made a good job of trying to persuade you all to join me!!
Hello to all. Mara it was good to meet you on Saturday and have company!
Today was a bitty sort of day, we had planned to go on an air balloon flight - but surprise -for the second time it was cancelled! Hubby told me that he knew someone who had booked one as a 50th birthday surprise. The surprise is now that the birthday boy is 56 and has spent as long trying to get a successful flight date (cancelled so many times)!!Hey ho -some things are out of your control, unlike the weight & exercise. I am missing not doing my am swimming - roll on next Monday and I can go back to a 9.15 - 9.45 am swim. Get me into a routine again!
In the absence of a flight, I set about tidying up the spare room, as my Mum is visiting for a couple of days. Going to try and have healthy options on Wednesday when we're out for lunch!
Today: Had a fruity muesili bar (Carmans), which has some honey in it - as it's got an ingredient list free from a whole load of nasty sounding chemicals I am happy with a bit of natural sugar. Didn't get chance to have a snack, but had the remains of yesterday's spag bol for lunch. Again, snack in pm - I forgot as I was sorting out various things (didn't feel I had missed it). Tea: We went out and had a carvery - I had gammon & beef slices, with sweetcorn, peas & carrots (large helping!) and 3 roasties. Saw the pudding menu, all stodgy - didn't fancy any of the options!
Looking forward to arrival of Mum, just a bit nervous (as always) as we are possibly both too sensitive. Two sensitive people and a wrong comment causes a fiery reaction. Need to think that Mum doesn't mean to say things that sometimes come across thoughtless - just need to remember she doesn't always think before she says things (and maybe I'm listening out for a criticism that isn't really there...!??). The weight issue has always been a prickle of friction between us, when I am happier and healthier I might be less sesitive about some comments she makes without thinking (oh! you're that size are you, I am x (always just one size less)!). Grrr! Maybe I'll make her laugh one day by flexing my biceps and saying 'check out these babies, Ma!') - instead of getting sensitive about weight.
I have some things planned to do over the next few days, so we should be busy! Here goes!
From Mandy...
Today was my first day back at work following a weeks holiday. I was quite tired when I arrived at Sue's house but I soon got into exercise mode and Sue was a great help with the negative issues I discussed yesterday. Thank you Sue. I really enjoyed the exercise session as always. Here is my food diary today:
Breakfast: porridge, unsweetened soya milk, hemp seeds, chopped banana
Snack: handful of pistachio nuts
Lunch: spinach, rocket, watercress, beetroot, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, mushrooms, grapes, radishes, balsamic vinegar, tinned sardines (in brine) and oatcakes, fresh raspberries
Snack: cashew nuts
Tea: Boiled white rice and homemade chilli con carne
I really enjoyed my food today but I must get into the routine of planning my meals better now that I have returned to work.
Hi Dusty, looking at your food intake yesterday it seemed quite small but your lunch and dinner sounded substantial so maybe over all it was enough. If it wasn't you may notice you feel hungry tomorrow. Well done for refusing the stodgy puddings, as they say in the Green Giant Sweetcorn advert "you are what you eat"!!
Good to think about you and your mum's relationship and commnication and how her mood might have an influence on yours. You will be better prepared now and be able to respond more positively to her rather than react negatively. x
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