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Self Reminders...tommorro
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Ok sparklepie..pull it together!

So, this week you learned some lessons...

number one: you have not yet master how to destress and that's ok. What is not okay is pushing that "to do" till a later date because the stress is gonna kill you.. so get on that..

number two: hair loss is emotional... and while I am fairly positive based on feed back and countless hours of research this (no healthy insurance to see a dr really is the pits!) it appears you may have not been eating enough and that the rapid (while still average only 2 pound per week or less) can cause your body to kinda go into shock..afterall you have lost over 20% of your original weight so that's kinda a big deal on all levels.... it will come back, you will be fine...and stop holding so much stock in how you look since deep down is what counts as deep down you are important and kind... (telling this to myself) no matter if you have thin hair or the vintage locks that you've always made part of your signature stylish self.

number three: THINGS TAKE TIME and not everything is a reason to PANIC! good gosh self... cut your self a little slack...

number four: when you weigh in tommorrow and you maybe see no change since you added calories to try and get the needed item back into your diet..don't flip out, don't stress it will all be ok. I'm telling myself this because I have lost every week since I started and I get the feeling dispite my fitness time being high this week I may not lose and after all the other little battles emotional this week, I fear eventhough I am strong for the most part and pretty good at self motivation... I have a feeling this my crush my esteem a little...

ok.. so there you go, reminders for tommorrow.. now tell you phone to tell you to reread them when if you get a to a point to need it.

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KOSHKALET 6/16/2012 1:29AM

    Great reminders, every single one of them.
Destressing is a learned thing, and given how well you are treating your body, you are helping yourself de-stress in that way, although it may not feel like it.

Hairloss is emotional - even men get emotional about it (if you want to believe stereotypes about men not being emotional...)! I talked to my wife (who is a nurse) and she said, yeah, her body is freaking out because of the relatively rapid weight loss, 2 pounds a week is still quite a bit for a body.

About time - things taking longer is perhaps an invitation to enjoy the journey more and not just the destination?

Last but not least, yes, if the scale doesn't change this week - that is feedback that you have changed something - but it is something to Take Care Of Yourself - which is completely wonderful and awesome.

You are so good to write all this out - I'm hoping just the writing helped. FWIW, I'm happy to remind you - at any time - how awesome you are!

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