tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512578127419665221.post2713272855341184630..comments2023-11-05T03:42:30.562-08:00Comments on The First Day of the Rest of My Life: Just the FactsDocSlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14858385264072943975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512578127419665221.post-5578422485208681012010-04-09T23:07:23.688-07:002010-04-09T23:07:23.688-07:00All I can say is it must be catching in blogland a...All I can say is it must be catching in blogland at this time of year!! I feel your pain and have no advice....we just need to "find" it from somewhere and keep plodding on:)Nolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999422801245381422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512578127419665221.post-5764448328875549632010-04-02T05:00:37.143-07:002010-04-02T05:00:37.143-07:00My first thought I was reading your post was that ...My first thought I was reading your post was that I wanted to give you a very big hug and say - paraphrasing Tina - that you're being much too hard on yourself. Blogging silence is usually the sign that we're not doing well and don't want to talk about it either - so the fact that you've written all this is also an "out loud" recognition that "something must be done". <br />I'm in the doldrums myself, still smarting from having been told by the bariatric nurse the other day that maybe the band isn't for me. It was unprofessional of her to say it when I'm only 18 months into this palaver, and left my morale at floor level once again.<br />If I spent a lot of my time driving I too would be snacking too much, plus of course it's such an inactive way to spend the time. Is there nothing you can change there? Do you have a long time to go before you retire when you could change your routines?<br />We pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off and start again - what else can we do? But if each time we tackle the issue again we try to change something, we can break away from 'Groundhog Day', and move down the scale, however slowly.<br />If you develop a 'plan' of any sort, please could you share it, since I have the same problem as you??<br />We're all here for you my friend, just keep blogging.<br />CarolineLonicerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141723287143567146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512578127419665221.post-4950123841173320722010-04-01T22:43:32.544-07:002010-04-01T22:43:32.544-07:00Don't beat yourself up too much..think of it l...Don't beat yourself up too much..think of it like the battle to get your Ph.D. It has helped me attack my weight problem...I got the tools I needed (the band). For the Ph.D. it was books, conference presentations, computer. I Take each challenge one at a time (meal temptations-think and choose, tiredness-work getting in the way instead get up and move even a little and build exercise into work)..For the Ph.D. it was one class, one paper and one exam at a time. <br /><br />During Ph.D. work I learned to work/write within confined argument spaces. There are forms, statistical sampling and analysis procedures that must be followed etc. With the band we have to follow some confined rules but still have the freedom to make our lifestyle our own.<br /><br />You did the PH.D...I know you can do the band. Dont diet-live-it I know you can get to the 160!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965135571189867376noreply@blogger.com