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Post by pnoopiepnats on Apr 9, 2006 5:09:05 GMT -5
At work I look at heaps of health surveys and looking at them gets me thinking. I plan on making some positive changes in my life and if I write them down somewhere in public as well as put them in Outlook, then I am more likely to follow through with them. Not in any order this is what Imma gonna do. - Eat a healthier diet with regular meals and more fruits and veggies. Right now I eat almost nothing and eat maybe one time a day of fast food.
- Get serious about my exercise. Weight training and aerobic training doing something every day. Stretching every day. Dance class starts back up Tuesday and I am going to force myself to go. I am extra nervous as she teaches in a different place and I am not sure where it is.
- Meditation This is the hardest to keep up with but I will start with 5 minutes a day
- Work on my career goals such as learning new software and getting a certification or two
- Start playing the guitar again
I know most positive threads go over like a turd in the punch bowl as people like to wallow in their misery but that is ok. I don't care. Most of the women at my work are bone thin. Almost scary really. The ribs sticking out hollow eye bone thin ick. Most people have health or exercise degrees. I guess I sorta fit with my nursing background and my knowledge of that has helped me immensely so far.
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Post by iroseiroared3 on Apr 9, 2006 5:20:14 GMT -5
It's ok to be positive too. God knows I need more positivity going on in my brain, lol I always feel down about something. I also want to start eating more healthy foods. When I'm out at the store, instead of buying sweets, I try to replace that with something healthy.. like the one day I bought a box of oatmeal instead of candy. I also bought carrot juice and I have another bottle of vegetable juice (no not V-8, ick lol) waiting for me. I wouldn't want to be a rail either. Maybe just down to 125-130. People tell me I don't look overweight but I know I am. And the stress I feel everyday doesn't help either. I don't want to suffer from high blood pressure at my age. I also want to start playing guitar too. You should put some clips up of you playing (sorry if you have before) if you are confident enough. I can play okay sometimes, but other times I realize it comes out sounding horrendous lol. Most of all, I'd like to do what I dreamed of doing a year ago.. just quitting work, getting a bunch of different odd jobs that I can throw away in a few months' time and live my life as freely as possible.. I still have the idea in my head to hop on a bus and see where it takes me in a few months' time.. I don't know if I'll ever do this or not. Sure it may sound crazy, but sometimes you have to go do something extreme to be able to accept normalcy into your life, right? ;D
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Apr 9, 2006 6:21:37 GMT -5
It's ok to be positive too. God knows I need more positivity going on in my brain, lol I always feel down about something. I also want to start eating more healthy foods. When I'm out at the store, instead of buying sweets, I try to replace that with something healthy.. like the one day I bought a box of oatmeal instead of candy. I also bought carrot juice and I have another bottle of vegetable juice (no not V-8, ick lol) waiting for me. I wouldn't want to be a rail either. Maybe just down to 125-130. People tell me I don't look overweight but I know I am. And the stress I feel everyday doesn't help either. I don't want to suffer from high blood pressure at my age. I also want to start playing guitar too. You should put some clips up of you playing (sorry if you have before) if you are confident enough. I can play okay sometimes, but other times I realize it comes out sounding horrendous lol. Most of all, I'd like to do what I dreamed of doing a year ago.. just quitting work, getting a bunch of different odd jobs that I can throw away in a few months' time and live my life as freely as possible.. I still have the idea in my head to hop on a bus and see where it takes me in a few months' time.. I don't know if I'll ever do this or not. Sure it may sound crazy, but sometimes you have to go do something extreme to be able to accept normalcy into your life, right? ;D Thanks. It just seems like many of the positive posts here get overlooked for some reason. Maybe you should do this! I mean why not? If you don't have kids or other pressing obligations then why not? I lived a very mundane safe life for years. I think I have done more in the past 2 years than I have in the past 20 years. I do set my work up so I can leave in whatever months I need to leave. I am fortunate to be able to do this in my life of work and still make a good living working only 9 months or so of the year. Yeah I have no desire to be bone thin. I think 125 would be good for me too. I like how I look now. I wear an American size 9/10. I think a 5/6 would be good too. Funny I was a size 0 for years and years and was unhappy as I couldn't gain weight. I have an old clip somewhere of me playing the guitar. Guess if I can find it I'll post it. My guitar is in storage right now with all my other belongings. lol Yeah Im an anxious person anyway. I want to do something about that.
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Post by zaab on Apr 9, 2006 20:03:40 GMT -5
Mine aren't really changes. I'm simply trying to build on what I've already established to some extent.
I'm biking to work again as a de-stressor/way to save money/way to get more exercise/way to be less dependent on my car.
I'm hiking and climbing and mountain biking and taking photos to get my body and spirit back to where they should be.
I'm trying to keep a regular blog in order to have an outlet for my writing and to keep focused on my goals.
I'm planning and saving money for travel, something I want to get more serious about.
I'm reading alot more.
I'm making a conscious effort not to be negative about people or life as much anymore. It does me no good to think or talk this way.
I'm eating a little healthier.
And that's plenty, for now...
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Apr 9, 2006 20:57:21 GMT -5
zaab, how far away is your work?
Biking to work sounds like a good idea.
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Post by zaab on Apr 9, 2006 21:41:02 GMT -5
zaab, how far away is your work? Biking to work sounds like a good idea. Its only a couple of miles away, but down a big hill.
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Post by Bodhi on Apr 9, 2006 22:34:31 GMT -5
I love this post, I've been trying to think positively lately. I realize I have many times in the past gotten stuck in a negative, safe groove where I was reluctant to change anything in my life. I was so afraid of facing anxiety that I isolated myself and didn't go after the things I truly wanted, such as finding a girlfriend or getting a job or being more social. Doing those things scared me so much it just seemed easier not to pursue them. But I realized that when you put yourself out there and face the fear, you feel more alive. It's incredibly scary and difficult, but after you do something you feared you just have a more content feeling than if you had given into the fear and not done it. I'm going to try and do that and hopefully get into a new groove of facing fears instead of running away from them. It's like the old phrase, fight or flight. My whole life I have fled from fear, now I want to fight.
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Apr 10, 2006 6:38:12 GMT -5
So far so good. Got up early today and yesterday and did my weight training. I noticed my abs are coming back! wheee! Ate vegetables yesterday. Fruit and cheese for breakfast today.
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Post by feyish on Apr 10, 2006 18:37:35 GMT -5
isn’t it great when you start to actually see the physical changes (for the better, that is)? I know I’ve probably posted this at least six times, but I used to be very shrimpy and weak (I’m still pretty shrimpy, but a lot stronger now). I keep an exercise diary of what exercise I do, how many repetitions and what size weight I used. I look back in my diary and look at my own improvement; it’s a way I can compare my accomplishments to my own abilities instead of comparing myself to other people. I was getting kind of down because I realized I had not read a book for pleasure since October, when I used to constantly read. now I just read college textbooks (boring!). so last week, I checked out a book from the college library about how computers and binary codes work. I chose the book because I know next to nothing about computers and how they work. I like learning new things, I’m really glad I checked the book out (I’ll actually have time to read it too, since I’m on spring break!)
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Apr 10, 2006 19:05:55 GMT -5
isn’t it great when you start to actually see the physical changes (for the better, that is)? I know I’ve probably posted this at least six times, but I used to be very shrimpy and weak (I’m still pretty shrimpy, but a lot stronger now). I keep an exercise diary of what exercise I do, how many repetitions and what size weight I used. I look back in my diary and look at my own improvement; it’s a way I can compare my accomplishments to my own abilities instead of comparing myself to other people. I was getting kind of down because I realized I had not read a book for pleasure since October, when I used to constantly read. now I just read college textbooks (boring!). so last week, I checked out a book from the college library about how computers and binary codes work. I chose the book because I know next to nothing about computers and how they work. I like learning new things, I’m really glad I checked the book out (I’ll actually have time to read it too, since I’m on spring break!) How long have you been working out? An exercise diary is a good idea. I haven't read a fiction book in years. I am always afraid to buy one at the bookstore, afraid I will hate it.
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Post by nats on Apr 10, 2006 19:11:39 GMT -5
reading a fiction book is so good, you get to escape into another world, especially romances i'm a bit of a dreamer anyway though.
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Post by pnoopiepnats on Apr 10, 2006 19:21:43 GMT -5
reading a fiction book is so good, you get to escape into another world, especially romances i'm a bit of a dreamer anyway though. I liked Olivia Goldsmith's books but she is dead now so she won't be writing anymore.
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Post by feyish on Apr 10, 2006 19:26:57 GMT -5
I've been working out seriously for about a year and a half now. i try different forms of exercise just to keep from getting bored, but i try to use my free weights at least once a week, preferably twice a week though.
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Post by GreenFerret on Apr 10, 2006 19:30:19 GMT -5
I know most positive threads go over like a turd in the punch bowl as people like to wallow in their misery but that is ok. I don't care. To say that people don't usually respond to positive threads because they like to wallow in misery is to jump--leap, even--to conclusions. Most positive threads just aren't that interesting. There's nothing to discuss. Once everyone posts their New Year's resolutions from the past decade, they usually just kind of fizzle out. Nothing against positive threads--I just don't think the reason a lot of people avoid them is that we like to revel in misery.
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Post by Paulinus on Apr 11, 2006 3:37:50 GMT -5
reading a fiction book is so good, you get to escape into another world, especially romances i'm a bit of a dreamer anyway though. I liked Olivia Goldsmith's books but she is dead now so she won't be writing anymore. why not? she could be a ghost writer
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