Changes- sorry long post I don't know how to do those cut links......
So there are many things in my life that have really sorted themselves out for me in the past few years. I am really grateful and proud of myself for coming such a long way. All these changes in which I speak of are things like learning to manage my bank account and bills, not stressing over things that need fixing in the house, and living within my means without accumulating debt. Some of these things were really major and difficult and needed to be addressed immediately before I completely self sabotaged my life. I still find I need to exert energy to maintain some of these changes.
Now that I have those particular things (mostly) under control I am working on other things. I have decided that I REALLY need to think outside the box as far as these things I listed below are concerned. Some of these things I had come to terms with and decided that it was who I was and because I needed to limit my stress I was just not going to work on them anymore. I have had a change of heart as of late and these things have come to the forefront now that other things have been worked out.
On my list:
1) I need to learn to take medication on a daily consistent basis. I can't afford my current Birth Control that I take every month so I need to find a way to remember to take meds on a daily basis and go back to using the cheap ass pill. This is also important because an Amino Acid supplement called NAC is supposed to help me not pull my hair along with taking B vitamins.
I have yet to come up with any ideas that have worked. Please if anyone has any suggestions. I have tried putting them on the kitchen counter, putting them on the coffee table next to my laptop, putting them in my lunchbox and in my car. All these things have failed.
2) I am also taking a whole new approach to my weight loss. And I am calling it Intuitive Weight loss...who knows if I succeed maybe I will write a book about it one day...if I only believed I was good enough to write a book.... but that is a whole other issue I have that needs work that I am not ready to tackle.
My approach: Take everything diet related I have learned that hasn't worked and chuck it. Never think about it again. My new rule which I have already started - only eat all natural foods with no chemicals and preservatives including HFCS. I also want to eat animals that have been treated well and if I have to eat mostly vegetarian to do it I will. This is expensive but I have already made sacrifices to spend more money on food. Quality and not Quantity is my new rule.
Also screw 3 meals a day....I am only eating when hungry and not at any specified times. And why should I eat breakfast if I am not hungry. I don't buy it anymore if it really is calories in calories out I can cut some by not eating breakfast.
And another thing.....I am avoiding going to the gym after work so I don't eat late. Screw that I need the exercise.
I am cutting out snacks....screw eating small meals 6 times a day.....I eat too much at one time so I am limiting those times I am going to eat.
I will not say I am not going to eat that food product because it is bad for me. If I like it I am going to eat it. So far cutting out food that may not be good for me hasn't worked either. Fuck that.
So basically I am listening to my body and my intuition and chucking the rest. All these diet rules have caused me major mind turmoil and I have become way too obsessed with food for all the wrong reasons which makes food the center of my thinking...and that is definitely not a good thing.
3) I am still at times discontent over my career choice - it wouldn't be an issue if I made more money. But does that really even matter....jury is still out on this. And I am still undecided about which way to go if I do make a change. Some possibilities include Ultrasound Technician, Registered Nurse, one day Author and Speaker, Biology Teacher......if I weren't so old I would contemplate being a chef and opening a Crepe restaurant, becoming a Talent Scout, or professional dancer.
Anyway...sorry to bore you with my rambling thoughts thanks for reading all this if you got to the end....if anyone can teach me how to post a link to my long posts I would be truly grateful.
That is all people. Much love.
Now that I have those particular things (mostly) under control I am working on other things. I have decided that I REALLY need to think outside the box as far as these things I listed below are concerned. Some of these things I had come to terms with and decided that it was who I was and because I needed to limit my stress I was just not going to work on them anymore. I have had a change of heart as of late and these things have come to the forefront now that other things have been worked out.
On my list:
1) I need to learn to take medication on a daily consistent basis. I can't afford my current Birth Control that I take every month so I need to find a way to remember to take meds on a daily basis and go back to using the cheap ass pill. This is also important because an Amino Acid supplement called NAC is supposed to help me not pull my hair along with taking B vitamins.
I have yet to come up with any ideas that have worked. Please if anyone has any suggestions. I have tried putting them on the kitchen counter, putting them on the coffee table next to my laptop, putting them in my lunchbox and in my car. All these things have failed.
2) I am also taking a whole new approach to my weight loss. And I am calling it Intuitive Weight loss...who knows if I succeed maybe I will write a book about it one day...if I only believed I was good enough to write a book.... but that is a whole other issue I have that needs work that I am not ready to tackle.
My approach: Take everything diet related I have learned that hasn't worked and chuck it. Never think about it again. My new rule which I have already started - only eat all natural foods with no chemicals and preservatives including HFCS. I also want to eat animals that have been treated well and if I have to eat mostly vegetarian to do it I will. This is expensive but I have already made sacrifices to spend more money on food. Quality and not Quantity is my new rule.
Also screw 3 meals a day....I am only eating when hungry and not at any specified times. And why should I eat breakfast if I am not hungry. I don't buy it anymore if it really is calories in calories out I can cut some by not eating breakfast.
And another thing.....I am avoiding going to the gym after work so I don't eat late. Screw that I need the exercise.
I am cutting out snacks....screw eating small meals 6 times a day.....I eat too much at one time so I am limiting those times I am going to eat.
I will not say I am not going to eat that food product because it is bad for me. If I like it I am going to eat it. So far cutting out food that may not be good for me hasn't worked either. Fuck that.
So basically I am listening to my body and my intuition and chucking the rest. All these diet rules have caused me major mind turmoil and I have become way too obsessed with food for all the wrong reasons which makes food the center of my thinking...and that is definitely not a good thing.
3) I am still at times discontent over my career choice - it wouldn't be an issue if I made more money. But does that really even matter....jury is still out on this. And I am still undecided about which way to go if I do make a change. Some possibilities include Ultrasound Technician, Registered Nurse, one day Author and Speaker, Biology Teacher......if I weren't so old I would contemplate being a chef and opening a Crepe restaurant, becoming a Talent Scout, or professional dancer.
Anyway...sorry to bore you with my rambling thoughts thanks for reading all this if you got to the end....if anyone can teach me how to post a link to my long posts I would be truly grateful.
That is all people. Much love.