The Obesity Code and Radical Acceptance
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I LOVE YOGA!!!! Seeing how powerful a blood sugar regulator activity is....I added 10 minutes to my walk today and took an hour gentle yoga class. Now granted, it was VERY gentle, and a better intervention for stress management than strength building, but I LOVED IT! It was so relaxing, and I walked out of there feeling really grounded in my body, a good feeling.
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Yoga is awesome! If you'd like to try some Yoga exercises at home look for "Yoga for the rest of us" by Peggy Cappy. It's nice and gentle. I'll use it when my sciatica is back talking me and it helps a lot.0
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Thanks for the tip about "yoga for the rest of us" @Catawampous .0
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Yes, thanks for the tip, @Catawampous! I was thinking walking home from the studio that I would like to feel this way every day.
Tomorrow: big leap---two laps around the neighborhood, a 50 min. walk.3 -
Glad you're finding something you enjoy @Roseygirl1. Youtube has oodles of yoga and stretch videos if you get an urge to do something at home.0
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dasher602014 wrote: »Thanks for the tip about "yoga for the rest of us" @Catawampous .
@dasher602014 I found a copy on clearance at Half Price Books on DVD for $1.0 -
I'm a big fan of yoga too.
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As someone who works at a school, I can tell you that kids, for the most part, will not eat fruit or veggies and many don't even know what to call them. If the meat option looks processed, like chicken nuggets, they will eat that over a piece of baked chicken. Kids don't know what real food is anymore. We have a free breakfast and lunch program and it's incredible to see the wasted food!1
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Hmmmm ... has anyone heard from Rosey?0
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Catawampous wrote: »Hmmmm ... has anyone heard from Rosey?
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That makes 3. @Roseygirl1 we're missing you.0
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Here I am!
I fell off the LCHF wagon. Feh. Here's what happened: I came across a cookbook called the HUNGRY GIRL CLEAN AND HUNGRY cookbook. The photos----oh, man, the food porn! First thing I made? Hungry Girl brownies. They didn't even pass the "why, bother" test but they were BROWNIES! I suddenly decided that my prediabetes would reverse itself if I lost weight and it didn't matter how I did it. So I set out to eat within my calorie limit (1600 cal/day not terrible) and forget macros. This worked for about 3 days, when little by little, my ability to control myself eroded, and finally, night before last I about 3 Skinny Cow ice cream treats, going well beyond my calorie limit. Also, my blood sugars, which had been going in the RIGHT direction....WAIT FOR IT.....went UP with all the carbs. (Duh.)
Yesterday, I finally understood why that cookbook author calls herself HUNGRY GIRL. It's because you are #$%$ hungry all the time eating that way! Insulin, baby!
I feel sheepish but enlightened, and I hope to do better resisting the seductive voice of the imp on my shoulder whispering, "Skinny Cow ice cream...." I mean, REALLY.....when have you actually seen a SKINNY cow????????
One day at a time. And the biggest mental thing is to remind myself that I deserve the exquisite care and feeding of ME. I am not done with life, and it is not done with me and I want to YOWL and DANCE and SING and do good in this world yet.
So there ya have it. This day, I choose love.
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OMG welcome back! I missed your posts! I am glad it was just you trying a different way of eating. I can see the appeal of doing that and trying. Very glad you are back though and with a valuable lesson and a bit of enlightenment on how important you are!0
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Catawampous wrote: »OMG welcome back! I missed your posts! I am glad it was just you trying a different way of eating. I can see the appeal of doing that and trying. Very glad you are back though and with a valuable lesson and a bit of enlightenment on how important you are!
Awwwwww, thank you*
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Nope. @Roseygirl1 , I have looked. No skinny cows in my neck of the woods! Glad to hear from you again. I did a similar silliness.
You have to understand (or at least hear my excuse), I was away from home for a week, then home for one night and now away from home, babysitting animals for friends, for another week. Tired, needless to say. So...... we came early to get used to the routine and Chinese food was chosen for the first night. My DH (diabetic) was involved in the choosing of dishes so there were a number of 'plain' meat dishes and veggie dishes (I know, I know). He managed quite well but me?
Well, I am the one trying to understand that I am gluten intolerant not lactose intolerance. I avoided all the breading stuff and ate veggies. But 2 -36 hours later, I have never felt so awful for so long. Terrible evening of pain and no sleep. Still unsettled. I am convinced. NO CHINESE FOOD EVERY AGAIN! A difficult lesson of another kind but the same lesson really. Stick to good, wholesome, home cooked meals. Pizza would have been better but I was lactose intolerant last time they saw me (and for years before that) so they were trying to choose with me in mind.
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Roseygirl1 wrote: »
I need to think every morning about the things *I* need to keep my equilibrium and equanimity so that I can nurture a healthier internal state for my precious body. Things I KNOW help me: outdoor walks, dance classes, massage (heavenly!) and meditation.
Me too. Walks in nature and dancing are two kinds of exercise that have as much to do with peace and satisfaction as they do with fitness.
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Yay! Glad you're back and back stronger with valuable lessons.
I've done my share of "testing" on my chosen path of keto. I have a bag of coconut flour sitting in the back of my refrigerator. It is even Keto, so good, yes? NO. It only took me one use of it in making a 1 minute mug cake to find out keto sweets can be just as "addictive" as non keto sweets...for me.
High 5 to lessons, choices, health and love.
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We're glad you're back!
Thanks for sharing the experience too. It's all part of the journey. Sometimes we just need to test the water I guess.
It was a good learning opportunity, therefore an important part of your low carb life.0 -
Glad you're back! And thank you for sharing your experience...I've had a few glum days of bemoaning my limitations and really wanting sweet things.0
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I just want to say I ate a delicious dinner. Zoodles cooked in butter and garlic, and Garlic Knot Chicken Wings. Totally yummy.3
