As we head into the New Year most folks start thinking about the changes they want to make for "a better year next year". For a lot of people after a 4-8 week binge, justified by the holidays, they are ready to clean up their act.
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This year, once again, I have big plans.... Let's see how I do.
What about you? What do you do differently after the holidays? Has something worked for you and you slid off the rails - trying to get back on track?
Toy
I don't make resolutions. I've lived long enough to have the wisdom to no longer make the same mistakes. :biggrin:
Quote from: Solar on December 28, 2019, 08:20:25 AM
I don't make resolutions. I've lived long enough to have the wisdom to no longer make the same mistakes. :biggrin:
I wasn't really talking about the proverbial "New Years Resolution" more of the idea that I need to change and evolve myself. Personal growth each year should be a goal for everyone.
Toy
Quote from: Solars Toy on December 28, 2019, 08:12:03 AM
As we head into the New Year most folks start thinking about the changes they want to make for "a better year next year". For a lot of people after a 4-8 week binge, justified by the holidays, they are ready to clean up their act.
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This year, once again, I have big plans.... Let's see how I do.
What about you? What do you do differently after the holidays? Has something worked for you and you slid off the rails - trying to get back on track?
Toy
It doesnt matter to me how far I get, Im just focused on moving forward and not back. Specifically, Food is my drug and Im quitting this year.
Well, let's see.
Since last Christmas:
I lost 100 lbs.
I reduced my blood pressure and quit 2 of my 3 BP meds.
I reversed my Lymphedema.
I got rid of COPD.
I got control of my Blood Sugar, without meds.
I lessened the arthritic pains in my legs and back.
I built my stamina, and my mobility.
I got healthier.
Can't really say I want to change much, right now. Maybe I could take a few strokes off my Golf Game.
Have a great year, y'all.
Quote from: tiny1 on December 28, 2019, 11:00:04 AM
Well, let's see.
Since last Christmas:
I lost 100 lbs.
I reduced my blood pressure and quit 2 of my 3 BP meds.
I reversed my Lymphedema.
I got rid of COPD.
I got control of my Blood Sugar, without meds.
I lessened the arthritic pains in my legs and back.
I built my stamina, and my mobility.
I got healthier.
Can't really say I want to change much, right now. Maybe I could take a few strokes off my Golf Game.
Have a great year, y'all.
Congratulations!
Quote from: supsalemgr on December 28, 2019, 11:15:35 AM
Congratulations!
Amazing... Congratulations! Toy :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Quit smoking 17 years ago, quit drinking 16 years ago, cut out soft drinks a couple of years ago, cut back on almost all sugar a year ago. Don't know if that makes you live longer, or does it just seem like it. :lol:
Quote from: Solars Toy on December 28, 2019, 08:12:03 AM
As we head into the New Year most folks start thinking about the changes they want to make for "a better year next year". For a lot of people after a 4-8 week binge, justified by the holidays, they are ready to clean up their act.
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This year, once again, I have big plans.... Let's see how I do.
What about you? What do you do differently after the holidays? Has something worked for you and you slid off the rails - trying to get back on track?
Toy
Hmm...
At my age living another year is keeping on track. :thumbsup:
My Doctors say don't eat this don't eat that, don't do this do that. They take all the fun out of life at my age. :lol:
Quote from: walkstall on December 28, 2019, 07:53:18 PM
Hmm...
At my age living another year is keeping on track. :thumbsup:
My Doctors say don't eat this don't eat that, don't do this do that. They take all the fun out of life at my age. :lol:
I remember mu Mom telling me she was going to quit smoking in her mid-eighties. She had been smoking since she was thirteen. I just responded to her by saying, "Why, you won".
Quote from: tiny1 on December 28, 2019, 11:00:04 AM
Well, let's see.
Since last Christmas:
I lost 100 lbs.
I reduced my blood pressure and quit 2 of my 3 BP meds.
I reversed my Lymphedema.
I got rid of COPD.
I got control of my Blood Sugar, without meds.
I lessened the arthritic pains in my legs and back.
I built my stamina, and my mobility.
I got healthier.
Can't really say I want to change much, right now. Maybe I could take a few strokes off my Golf Game.
Have a great year, y'all.
Wow, how did you do it? New workout plan? Better diet?
Some interesting thoughts on change...
Accepting the need to change is often the first step towards success.
Maybe money has been tight and you have been struggling financially. It's easy to get discouraged and have no desire to change. If maintaining healthy habits is difficult for you, then stepping back to reset your mind can seem daunting and unworthy of the effort. Maybe your change is that you need to slow your pace down a bit or on the opposite end of the spectrum, get a grip on the way you are using your time. Perhaps your change needs to come in the form of asking for help. I find it so interesting that the One who molds and shapes us into his image is also the One who helps us make the transitions. Paul provides a beautiful reminder of this fact:
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 ESV
https://www.dayspring.com/articles/sometimes-you-just-need-to-start-over?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNAEN20191229ReceivingWhatGodHasForYouInTheNewYearArticles&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter%20%2B%20Daily%20Devotion%20List
Quote from: Solars Toy on December 29, 2019, 07:20:07 AM
Some interesting thoughts on change...
Accepting the need to change is often the first step towards success.
Maybe money has been tight and you have been struggling financially. It's easy to get discouraged and have no desire to change. If maintaining healthy habits is difficult for you, then stepping back to reset your mind can seem daunting and unworthy of the effort. Maybe your change is that you need to slow your pace down a bit or on the opposite end of the spectrum, get a grip on the way you are using your time. Perhaps your change needs to come in the form of asking for help. I find it so interesting that the One who molds and shapes us into his image is also the One who helps us make the transitions. Paul provides a beautiful reminder of this fact:
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 ESV
https://www.dayspring.com/articles/sometimes-you-just-need-to-start-over?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNAEN20191229ReceivingWhatGodHasForYouInTheNewYearArticles&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter%20%2B%20Daily%20Devotion%20List
Also, asking God for guidance and courage to change is essential. We as humans rarely have the self discipline to make real changes in our lives.
Quote from: supsalemgr on December 29, 2019, 08:50:17 AM
Also, asking God for guidance and courage to change is essential. We as humans rarely have the self discipline to make real changes in our lives.
That's what I did, and I've never regretted one moment. Still talk to God daily...
Quote from: Solar on December 29, 2019, 09:11:12 AM
That's what I did, and I've never regretted one moment. Still talk to God daily...
:thumbup:
Quote from: supsalemgr on December 29, 2019, 05:05:48 AM
I remember mu Mom telling me she was going to quit smoking in her mid-eighties. She had been smoking since she was thirteen. I just responded to her by saying, "Why, you won".
So true. My Doctors keep asking me how I feel. I tell them I don't know as I don't know how I should feel at my age.
But I feel better then most people at my age I am told.
My goal is to stay as active both physically and mentally as I can...
Never to old to learn something new... Toy
Some thoughts from a blog I follow....
The January Trap
Beware of the "must purge my body" mentality that millions adopt every January 1st. If you get up New Year's morning with the resolution to drop a few pounds and get healthier here's what not to do:
•Do not replace your regular breakfast with a green juice that makes you wince while you chug it down.
•Do not give one or two hours of your precious time to the gym exhausting yourself.
•Do not come home from said gym, choke down another juice concoction (that took half an hour to make and another half hour to clean the juicer) then make yourself a "mini me," calorie stripped meal (telling yourself you can do this for life).
If you don't absolutely love what you eat day 1 of the new year, then it WON'T be how you will eat for the rest of your life. And short term diets don't work – we all know that. Not only do they not work – they harm. They mess with your metabolism and they cause a sense of failure when inevitably you give them up because life gets in the way of all your good intentions.
Toy
Quote from: Solars Toy on December 31, 2019, 08:40:00 AM
Some thoughts from a blog I follow....
The January Trap
Beware of the "must purge my body" mentality that millions adopt every January 1st. If you get up New Year's morning with the resolution to drop a few pounds and get healthier here's what not to do:
•Do not replace your regular breakfast with a green juice that makes you wince while you chug it down.
•Do not give one or two hours of your precious time to the gym exhausting yourself.
•Do not come home from said gym, choke down another juice concoction (that took half an hour to make and another half hour to clean the juicer) then make yourself a "mini me," calorie stripped meal (telling yourself you can do this for life).
If you don't absolutely love what you eat day 1 of the new year, then it WON'T be how you will eat for the rest of your life. And short term diets don't work – we all know that. Not only do they not work – they harm. They mess with your metabolism and they cause a sense of failure when inevitably you give them up because life gets in the way of all your good intentions.
Toy
I have learned at my age you eat to live only, you don't live to eat. I find diets don't work as you pound right back up + 2 or 3 more pounds.
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Another thought for 2020...
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Quote from: Solars Toy on January 01, 2020, 06:02:36 AM
Another thought for 2020...
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Quote from: Solars Toy on January 16, 2020, 12:39:14 PM
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ROTFL Sounds like me and the Vacuum cleaner. :lol:
Quote from: Solars Toy on January 16, 2020, 12:39:14 PM
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lol. I was supposed to run a mile today...
Tomorrow will be my day!
I am thankful that my dogs (and cats) will bug me for their daily walk.... Not sure I would make it on the cold, rainy/snowy days.. Toy