http://www.judithrich.com/part-7/ Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.judithrich.com/part-7/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Judith Rich Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:45:10 +0000 http://www.judithrich.com/?p=642#comment-217 Hi Lillie, Thanks for your comment. It's easy to get overwhelmed and give up when the mind gets into past or future. There's plenty of evidence from the past to suggest (fill in the blank) isn't going to work yet one more time, and we end up convincing ourselves this is true and it becomes the truth. As hard as it is to stay in the moment, that is the only place we can make conscious choices. So just for today, can you stay on track? Don't look ahead or behind, just stay right here in today. Can you get out and walk for 20-30 minutes today or if the weather is bad, can you find an exercise channel on TV or put in a DVD and just move for 20 minutes? Or try stretching or yoga? Count the small victories, today no sugar, etc. They do add up. And I'm right there with you in the challenge! Let me know how it's going...... Blessings, Judith Hi Lillie,
Thanks for your comment. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and give up when the mind gets into past or future. There’s plenty of evidence from the past to suggest (fill in the blank) isn’t going to work yet one more time, and we end up convincing ourselves this is true and it becomes the truth.
As hard as it is to stay in the moment, that is the only place we can make conscious choices. So just for today, can you stay on track? Don’t look ahead or behind, just stay right here in today. Can you get out and walk for 20–30 minutes today or if the weather is bad, can you find an exercise channel on TV or put in a DVD and just move for 20 minutes? Or try stretching or yoga?
Count the small victories, today no sugar, etc. They do add up.
And I’m right there with you in the challenge!
Let me know how it’s going.…..
Blessings,
Judith

]]> http://www.judithrich.com/part-7/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Lillie Gander Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:12:03 +0000 http://www.judithrich.com/?p=642#comment-216 I'll consider writing this comment a step back on the path. My husband and I are both trying to work through Dr. Weil's 8 weeks to Optimum Health. We made it through READING chapter 1, I did reduce my coffee and diet soda intake, incorporated more salmon, ate less red meat and did buy flowers for the house ;-) like he said to do to bring beauty into the house (I JUMPED on that one). Which are all good things, but the sweets haven't stopped. As for exercise, it snowed and got icy before the walks started. . . . but those streets have been clear awhile now. . . We aren't joining a gym, we decided to gut this one out on the streets or on trails for walking. So I'm rereading Chapter One today - reviewing once again how far we have gotten. Isn't this all so incredibly typical? What I am proud of is that we are concerned about Optimum Health and reading Dr. Weil instead of fooling ourselves with some 'latest diet craze'. I think that sounds mature, but the follow through is incredibly familiar with so many other attempts - I wonder if we have grown at all. I’ll consider writing this comment a step back on the path. My husband and I are both trying to work through Dr. Weil’s 8 weeks to Optimum Health. We made it through READING chapter 1, I did reduce my coffee and diet soda intake, incorporated more salmon, ate less red meat and did buy flowers for the house like he said to do to bring beauty into the house (I JUMPED on that one). Which are all good things, but the sweets haven’t stopped.
As for exercise, it snowed and got icy before the walks started.… but those streets have been clear awhile now. . .
We aren’t joining a gym, we decided to gut this one out on the streets or on trails for walking. So I’m rereading Chapter One today — reviewing once again how far we have gotten.
Isn’t this all so incredibly typical? What I am proud of is that we are concerned about Optimum Health and reading Dr. Weil instead of fooling ourselves with some ‘latest diet craze’. I think that sounds mature, but the follow through is incredibly familiar with so many other attempts — I wonder if we have grown at all.

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