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Post by cathygeha on Apr 2, 2024 6:43:22 GMT
This round runs from March 31 through April 21
Challengers:
Cherry — Do some form of exercise most days
Cathy — Honestly track everything
Judy — Move more
Holly — Maintain Lifetime at Goal Status
Bev — More cautious of what I'm eating
Jan — Adding more fruits and veggies into my meals, no after-work snacking
Hosts:
March 25 through March 31- Cherry
April 1 through April 7- Cathy
April 8 through April 14- Judy
April 15 through April 21- Holly
April 22 through April 28- Jan
April 28 through May 5- Bev
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Post by cathygeha on Apr 2, 2024 6:53:07 GMT
In keeping with the change articles shared April 1 that talked about the FIVE SECOND COUNTDOWN, FIVE garments to purchase in a year, and a FIVE item daily to-do list...I found another article that might tie into the others:
"In putting my book The Miracle of Change together, I (Dennis Wholey - TV host, producer, author) compiled a list of some of the most important principles, the common denominators, of change.
1. Change creates fear (but the fear can be overcome). That’s true. It’s the nature of the beast — of us human beings. It’s the way the good Lord designed us. Fear is a normal human reaction when our security is threatened. The greater the change, the greater the fear — but the fear doesn’t have to be paralyzing.
2. Change is hard (but it’s doable). A lot of change is about giving up or losing something or somebody you like (or love). Accepting loss is difficult. Making a change is difficult. Life is hard, but whatever the challenge, it’s not the end of the world. In fact, change leads to a new beginning, and something wonderful will come of it.
3. Expect change (and enjoy it). Life is packed with joy; it’s also full of disappointment. We often don’t get what we want or whom we want. Events overtake plans; so plan the action, don’t plan the results. Change makes life exciting and fun.
4. The only person you can change is you (and nobody else). Keep trying if you want to, but people will prove to you over and over again that they will do exactly what they think is best for them. No offense, but change is not about fixing them; it’s about changing you.
5. Courage is action (in the face of fear). No fear, no courage. Action and fear must coexist to qualify. Courage is moving forward despite the fear — and you can do it.
6. Change is really exchange (so go for it). Only with hindsight do we come to realize that what we gain through change is usually much better than what we lost or gave up.
7. Change is possible (even if it doesn’t feel like it). Life isn’t fair and change often hurts like hell; but people have handled the loss of a loved one, being fired, tragic illness — even quitting cigarettes. Others have survived even benefitted from these changes. You can too.
8. Don’t attempt major change alone (do it with an ally). If you are going to change, the first step is to get the support of someone you trust. It’s probably going to be three steps forward and two backward; so get the help you need to get through major transitions.
9. The answer may be acceptance (and not action). You may have to bite the bullet and accept some things exactly as they are — unchangeable. If that’s the case, take a deep breath, yell, and start changing your attitude.
10. Change is a process (not an event). Change is about the getting, the going, the moving from here to there. Change is even the turmoil, the upsetness, the middle part. The goal is not even the big payoff; it’s what you experience and learn getting to it.
QUESTIONS:
1. Any comments on the above?
2. What is on your to-do list to be accomplished today?
3. FUN: What elementary school recess games do you remember playing?
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Post by cathygeha on Apr 2, 2024 6:56:36 GMT
1. Any comments on the above? * I liked the idea that CHANGE is really an EXCHANGE and with weight loss I am exchanging less healthy overeating for moderation and lower calorie intake
2. What is on your to-do list to be accomplished today? * Tracking food * Walking 30 minutes * Buying ingredients for the potluck dish * Writing another review * Writing to my sister
3. FUN: What elementary school recess games do you remember playing? * I remember marbles, jacks, jump rope, tag, four-square, tether ball, dodge ball, and in winter something with fox and geese in the name of the game
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Post by Holly Gail on Apr 2, 2024 12:49:13 GMT
1. I have accepted change in my life as something that keeps happening. I don't remember ever really fearing it to any extent. And it's always been doable, even when I didn't want the change in the first place. I wish I had known that "the only person I can change is myself" earlier in life, but I did learn it later, and live with it. I make adjustments when I can. Sometimes it's much harder, but I know I can't change anyone else. I think I learned about having at least one ally from attending WW meetings, and I realized having an ally wasn't only for weight loss almost immediately. As for changing my attitude, I find that the hardest, especially when DH gets more cranky more often...
2. Today's to do list? I don't actually have a "to do" list. There are lots of things I need to get done, but somehow, even when I say I'm going to straighten out my desk (probably the easiest of the things that need to get done) it doesn't always happen... Maybe I just found the next thing to learn (I spend a lot of my time learning...). I started writing my next lesson plan for Sunday School, in hopes of getting to the following one (when I'll be out of town and have to hand the plan over to a sub) so I suppose those two things are higher on my "to do" list than I realized... Thanks for making me think about to-dos!
3. I remember jumping rope during recess, but I also remember spending more time watching the boys play softball. I'm not sure that I preferred playing ball over jumping rope, or that I was conscious of the ridiculous difference between what the girls did (or maybe were supposed to do) compared with what the boys did (or were supposed to be doing)... Maybe that realization came later than that early in childhood. I'm very conscious now when I watch the kids I teach during their "break" time. The facility we use for Sunday School is on a campus where they recently built a "neighborhood" playing ground (open to the public almost every day all year long). The ground is covered with some sort of spongy material and the kids run all over the place. I see my boy students and my girl students on the same structures together which was so very not my own childhood experience...
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Post by bmazzo on Apr 2, 2024 17:46:47 GMT
I think that change happens, whether we want it or not. Sometimes, things just happen that are out of our control. Change is inevitable, kids grow up & move away, our health changes, we age, these things are just a few of the things that are just going to change now matter what we do. We can be in control of changing the way that we treat our bodies.
Today, I had planned on getting my laundry done. I do DH's laundry every day,sometimes 2 loads per day, but I tend to leave my personal laundry until my hamper is full. Today it is stormy & the lights have flickered a bit. So far, no real power outage & no damage that I can see. Anyway, I was able to get the laundry done. I may not get DH's load done, but I may leave that until tomorrow. That was really the only chore on my "to do" list for today.
I remember swinging on the really tall swings at school. Sometimes, myself & some of the other girls would play hop scotch.
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Post by cherryt38 on Apr 2, 2024 19:34:32 GMT
I guess I make my changes without really thinking about them nor analyzing them. If I would, I think I would find that I was really doing them as described.
I'm going to be gone for a week. I'll maybe check in a few times while I'm gone but probably not regularly.
I remember playing quite a few games at elementary country school. We played jacks and marbles, jumping rope and jumping rope with one or two long ropes operated by two classmates. For a few years we had some playground equipment, a merry-go-round without any horses or animals that we ran around to get it going by ourselves and would jump on and off. Also we had a teeter-totter for awhile, and a giant stride where we could grab a handle and run around to get it going and swing around in circles until it slowed down, and repeat the swing. We also had regular type swings that were fastened into the ground. At home I had a swing that my dad made with a long rope tied to a tree limb with a wooden seat.
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Post by jasimons on Apr 2, 2024 21:36:24 GMT
In yesterday's questions, I'd mentioned that I'd planned to update my clothes after I retired, that's a change I'd planned, but never happened. I don't think I have a single way of looking at change, it would depend on the situation, how big of a change, if it involves anyone else, etc. I do like the statement that it can be a process, not just a single event.
Elementary school - playground equipment I remember were climbing type things - metal pipe structures, a tall slide, swings, wood teeter-totter...I'm sure there was more, but that's all I recall. Generally, just running around and enjoying the free time...also, picking dandelions in springtime.
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