Comments on: Prepare Mentally http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/ inspiring weight loss sucess day by day Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hanlie http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6262 Hanlie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:03:28 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6262 Absolutely! This is a very insightful post, Diane. .-= Hanlie´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.fertilehealthy.com/blog/2009/11/25/get-together/" rel="nofollow">Get together</a> =-. Absolutely! This is a very insightful post, Diane.
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]]> By: Sally http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6228 Sally Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:53:48 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6228 Weight loss is as much a mental issue as a physical issue. You cannot lose weight unless you tackle the issues that caused you to become over weight in the past. It isn't just holiday times when you need to deal with emotional times. I know this Christmas is going to be difficult because it will be the first Christmas without my son's grandmother (my ex mother-in-law) And although she wasn't the typical cuddly and easy to love gradnparent she was important in our lives - and her absence will leave a gap.(I am in the UK so no thanksgiving) But as you say Diane mental preparation is the key - and learning how to deal appropraiely with emotion is important. That does NOT mean suppress the emotion - it means acknowledging it and dealing with it appropriately. The emotion is a signal that is trying to tell you something. Even in the middle of a festival sometiems tears are the best response. .-= Sally´s last blog ..<a href="http://changinglifeandtimess.blogspot.com/2009/11/step-aerobics.html" rel="nofollow">Step Aerobics</a> =-. Weight loss is as much a mental issue as a physical issue. You cannot lose weight unless you tackle the issues that caused you to become over weight in the past. It isn’t just holiday times when you need to deal with emotional times.

I know this Christmas is going to be difficult because it will be the first Christmas without my son’s grandmother (my ex mother-in-law) And although she wasn’t the typical cuddly and easy to love gradnparent she was important in our lives – and her absence will leave a gap.(I am in the UK so no thanksgiving) But as you say Diane mental preparation is the key – and learning how to deal appropraiely with emotion is important. That does NOT mean suppress the emotion – it means acknowledging it and dealing with it appropriately. The emotion is a signal that is trying to tell you something. Even in the middle of a festival sometiems tears are the best response.
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]]> By: Lola http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6227 Lola Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:41:18 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6227 I love that you always give us something good to think about. Thank you so much for your thoughtful posts (and wonderful comments). This year, one of the things I'm thankful for is you. :o) I'm going to write on my to-do list to make a plan for Thursday for food and for mental preparedness. .-= Lola´s last blog ..<a href="http://lolafierce.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/hi-im-ok-o/" rel="nofollow">Hi…I’m ok :o)</a> =-. I love that you always give us something good to think about. Thank you so much for your thoughtful posts (and wonderful comments). This year, one of the things I’m thankful for is you. :o )

I’m going to write on my to-do list to make a plan for Thursday for food and for mental preparedness.
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]]> By: Mary :: A Merry Life http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6226 Mary :: A Merry Life Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:57:36 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6226 I love this and totally agree. As an emotional eater I never realized that if I just took the time to prepare and think about things that would come up before a stressful situation, I could deal with it more appropriately. A good thing to learn and do, for sure! .-= Mary :: A Merry Life´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amerrylife/EBQq/~3/lVGkqVVuNI0/" rel="nofollow">Bad and Good News + I Want To Do Things!</a> =-. I love this and totally agree. As an emotional eater I never realized that if I just took the time to prepare and think about things that would come up before a stressful situation, I could deal with it more appropriately. A good thing to learn and do, for sure!
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]]> By: MackAttack http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6224 MackAttack Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:29:42 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6224 I have no idea if I'm prepared. I am such an emotional eater that if all goes well I will be fine. I need to make sure that my emotions don't get the best of me. Getting rid of leftovers is my main goal! .-= MackAttack´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FatBuster/~3/I96urdqYN0U/food-experiments.html" rel="nofollow">Food experiments</a> =-. I have no idea if I’m prepared. I am such an emotional eater that if all goes well I will be fine. I need to make sure that my emotions don’t get the best of me. Getting rid of leftovers is my main goal!
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]]> By: Dr. J http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 Dr. J Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6222 I've had holidays from hell and from heaven! It took me a while to learn to be prepared for the voyage. Can't do any harm. I'm reminded of a line from a TV sitcom, where the man was asking why his parents pushed his buttons. Because they installed them was his brilliant spouse's answer :-) .-= Dr. J´s last blog ..<a href="http://calorielab.com/news/2009/11/24/obamas-not-slimming-pelosi-eats-ice-cream-and-sexy-jamie-oliver/" rel="nofollow">Obama’s not slimming, Pelosi eats ice cream and sexy Jamie Oliver</a> =-. I’ve had holidays from hell and from heaven! It took me a while to learn to be prepared for the voyage. Can’t do any harm. I’m reminded of a line from a TV sitcom, where the man was asking why his parents pushed his buttons. Because they installed them was his brilliant spouse’s answer :-)
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]]> By: NewMe http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6221 NewMe Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6221 Excellent post, Diane. Emotions are so much a part of weight gain/loss. I really don't think we spend enough time on the "mental" part of the equation. .-= NewMe´s last blog ..<a href="http://newme-freshstart.blogspot.com/2009/11/pants-update-wheres-iliac-crest-and.html" rel="nofollow">Pants Update, Where's the Iliac Crest? and Katharine Hepburn's Pants</a> =-. Excellent post, Diane. Emotions are so much a part of weight gain/loss. I really don’t think we spend enough time on the “mental” part of the equation.
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]]> By: Jake | Revive Your Life http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6220 Jake | Revive Your Life Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:50:53 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6220 Oh yes, I agree that emotions are an extremely important piece of the puzzle and planning ahead can be great advice. Understanding that you may not feel joyful, yet being able to manage eating habits accordingly is challenging. I think this is better than letting the emotions sneak up on you and coping in a negative way. .-= Jake | Revive Your Life´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reviveyourlife/~3/TLudqhLjAlI/" rel="nofollow">4 Healthy, Quick and Easy Breakfast Recipes</a> =-. Oh yes, I agree that emotions are an extremely important piece of the puzzle and planning ahead can be great advice. Understanding that you may not feel joyful, yet being able to manage eating habits accordingly is challenging. I think this is better than letting the emotions sneak up on you and coping in a negative way.
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]]> By: Taryl http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6219 Taryl Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:19 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6219 The holidays are generally not emotionally difficult for me, not too happy OR too sad, so I can't really relate to this one, but my heart goes out to all the other commenters who might struggle with this. Emotions are tricky to manage, and planning ahead mentally is sound advice! .-= Taryl´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.giessel.org/~taryl/weightloss/index.php/blog/show/Im-calling-it.html" rel="nofollow">I'm calling it.</a> =-. The holidays are generally not emotionally difficult for me, not too happy OR too sad, so I can’t really relate to this one, but my heart goes out to all the other commenters who might struggle with this. Emotions are tricky to manage, and planning ahead mentally is sound advice!
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]]> By: 266 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/2009/11/prepare-mentally/comment-page-1/#comment-6218 266 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:03 +0000 http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/?p=1671#comment-6218 I definitely agree with your words here! I was just saying in one of my last posts that I allowed the expectations I put on myself regarding Christmas to begin driving me to a few more carbs than I normally would have had in a day. It is so important to recognize the emotions of the holidays and ensure that they do not result in overindulgences! .-= 266´s last blog ..<a href="http://266-twosixtysix.blogspot.com/2009/11/internet-down.html" rel="nofollow">Internet Down</a> =-. I definitely agree with your words here! I was just saying in one of my last posts that I allowed the expectations I put on myself regarding Christmas to begin driving me to a few more carbs than I normally would have had in a day. It is so important to recognize the emotions of the holidays and ensure that they do not result in overindulgences!
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