This week culminated in a pure crisis of motivation yesterday morning when, around 7:00, I suddenly decided I just wasn’t going to work out. I just couldn’t.
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This came hot on the heels of Wednesday night’s slump (Oh, I’m so tired — I can’t do more than 20 minutes of cardio…) and certainly has psychological and [...]
In the transtheoretical Stages of Change model, the first stage of change is called Precontemplation.
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Precontemplation is the stage before you are even thinking about making a change. Change isn’t on your radar. Maybe you aren’t even aware that a change needs to be made, or not willing to consider options for making [...]
The science of behavior change is alive and well with a myriad of theories and models to help us, theoretically, be able to make positive changes in our lives.
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Unfortunately, we’re human and full of foibles and complications. Models and theories, no matter how well-researched, do not always take into consideration the [...]
I am toying with the idea of writing again, and setting each post to publish a few weeks in the future.
I sometimes get a little too dependent on feedback — immediate gratification — and it can mess with my head. Refresh, refresh, refresh, devour comments, repeat.
I sort of need this to be a more [...]
Day after Thanksgiving. Day before starting my period. End of a long, emotional year and edging back up to my “natural” weight.
This morning: 332.2
This time last year: 279.6
The difference: 52.6
Hi. There are 52 weeks in a year. That’s +1 pound each week this year.
Well, damn.
Here we go again.
Modern update on a very famous child psychology test from the 60’s.
There are times when I feel this way all day long.
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Did you see this story on Friday morning’s Today Show? This guy lost over 400 pounds in 5+ years.
Okay. That’s a good story — although I’m somewhat annoyed by a personality that chooses to call the local TV station in search of weight [...]
Bullet points today. This might be a new trend as my thoughts seem to be coming in chunks.
I was indeed able to maintain my weight under 289 for many months, and then I made the decision to travel to my parents’ house and help my mom sort through her secret, hoarded stash of fabric and [...]
Tomorrow marks the 6-month anniversary of my cataclysmic surgery.
I’m pleased to say that my body has largely regained its health and vigor.
I have decided not to pursue the law suit against the surgeon whose simple error caused such grief.
When I realized how difficult the recovery was, and how emotional, I decided to [...]
Although I’m not Jewish, I’ve always appreciated that the Jewish New Year falls in the autumn, and not in the dead of winter. I’ve always felt energized in autumn, as Mother Nature gently guides us toward her long sleep, and seen it a time of renewal and recommitment for me.
Honestly, a renewal could not be [...]