NATIVECOURAGE's SparkPeople Blog

Passed on the Cookies

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:13:23 EST

Yes indeed I did it, I said no to the very chocolate cookies that I grew up on, I am starting to do things that I have never done before, subtle things, things that I didn't know would be so impactful. It is pretty amazing, I am very pleased.

Hey, Hey, Hey

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:00:03 EST

Despite having my favorite chocolate chip cookies in the house all day, I only had two and I realize that they aren't even that good anymore, ;)

I feel like I am making a very good go of my interests to take care of my health and change my food behavior, it is really powerful and inspiring! I am so grateful.

The Timing May be Off...

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:48:10 EST

Yet the commitment is still here. I am really growing and changing. It often doesn't feel like it but I am really glad that I have been creating the change within that I have been wanting. Going to the gym regularly and eating well is really taking shape. I am a success and it shows!

Good For Me

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:06:21 EST

The main thing about dieting is that I can choose to remind myself. I can choose to say no to the instant gratification, I can allow myself to grow and heal. I am ready to move towards these new places in my life and create a more enjoyable picture of myself for myself.

Thank you.

Great Day on most fronts.

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:23:28 EST

So today we had a family get together with my sisters, my parents and my brother in law. It was very good to see everyone and I am very proud of the way I handled myself. I think that I communicated well with my sisters and parents during a very difficult conversation about moving forward with trying to renovate the house and getting ready to approach my parents last years. It was very powerful to be in command of the situation at times and to make sure that my parents were not coerced int...

Okay so it's been a bit challenging getting here of late...

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:15:59 EST

Yet the difference is that I know I will get here. It's no longer such a major setback. I can really just enjoy the process of being here on the page and get my thoughts out when I want to. I am also very much on the other side of concern about what I do and don't share here. I am almost completely free of care about the care I have for who reads my blog, I think this in itself is huge because I can now write with a more authentic tone. Now that I know I am really just writing for myself...

Better Late than Never?

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:52 EST

OMG, has it gotten to the point where I have to use cliche's to title my blog entries, lol. It's okay, I get the point, I have hit a boundary this week, somehow I have been remiss in posting my blog entry more than once. I choose to see this as information, as opposed to choosing failure. I am gratified by the power that this kind of simple distinction provides me. I am glad that I have the resolve to complete this entry and acknowledge my challenge. Yes this week has been great on some ...

I did indeed miss a day...

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:45:10 EST

Yet I am back on the horse today, early at that, I am feeling gratitude from having worked today with a new client and having had a good deal of success with her and the "getting to know you phase" I think that I understand the process very well now and that I have what it takes to be really successful. That in itself is a very gratifying place for me to be. I am looking forward to moving forward!

Here I am timing is back to normal and...

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:12:25 EST

The consistentcy and commitment continues. I had a relatively hard day today and I am ready to let it be mostly a success. Maybe I didn't get everything done that I wanted to but I was serious about what I showed up for. I was very glad to be present for my men's group, I did a very strong piece of work and that really helped me to progress. I am really glad that I had a powerful brunch meeting with my sister, I feel like it was a triumph. I am really satisfied with myself.

Mo...

Yes, I Missed Last Night

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:16:36 EST

I have a semi-good reason though, I have been upgrading my computer all weekend and I didn't have my power adapter...
In any event, I am really lonely out here in blogland, I think i need to figure out how to get people to come back to my page. I know that I have been writing regularly but I need to learn what makes people want to follow my blog. Ah well, a project for another day...

My Computer is being fixed...

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:52:18 EST

So I just wanted to check in here. Otherwise I am too tired to use my iPhone to create a longer post.

Just Had Some Sensational Chocolate Cake

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:53:52 EST

What if I look at it that way, it tasted really good, I really would have preferred to have only eaten healthy but I didn't really take good care of my eating timing. I came home from working out two hours later without having had dinner and not having proper food in my folks fridge, there I said home, I mean the home of my origin. I am staying with my folks for a couple of weeks while I have a guest in my apartment.

Really sloppy entry today but nonetheless here I am.

Just in Time Entry

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 20:58:36 EST

So today was interesting. I have been working with my diet coach for about four plus weeks now and adopting new habits around my food, but the wheel fell of the cart about an hour ago.

I have been told to have fruit for breakfast and nothing until lunch and then I can eat what I want, soon that is going to change to a large salad with a predominantly kale base. Today I had lobster ravioli with a little salsa as sauce and potato soup as an app with a tiny bit of salad and a quar...

Hello, Hello, Hello

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:43:40 EST

Light night tonight. Everything is well, I am doing great with my commitments and glad to be here!

A bit late...

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:22:59 EST

Today was a good day except for the two chocolate chip cookies, I want to learn to overcome cravings, the Beck book is good for that but I haven't leveraged it as of yet, I am going to improve and learn how to say no to my cravings.

Today was...

Sun, 6 Mar 2011 23:46:11 EST

A rainy Sunday. Wow it was a hard one, emotionally I was very sapped I really wish I had a sense of what it is that takes me out like that, I know that I have been eating much better lately, but I still think that I get food comas from the carbs. I wonder what other people have to say about this, I guess I should start to do some research in people's blogs about how they experience the dull-drums. It isn't easy but I now know that it isn't who I am, it is just a passing mood. An important...

My First VLOG entry in many months..

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 23:52:54 EST

Today was an Off Day Food-wise

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:08:43 EST

I think it was the backlash of the whole success situation. Today though it was really two slices of pizza and four Lindt chocolates, it was the way that I had them. They were cravings that I gave into, I didn't feel good when I choose to do it and I felt really solemn about having caved, but in all honesty I am not ashamed or upset with myself, not at all. I am very clear that today was just a step back, I have full faith that I am ready to start up again tomorrow. No questions asked. I...

Okay I can Really See the Value of Getting Here Early

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 07:06:35 EST

I don't know what it is about habits, but sometimes it seems as if there is the "by tooth and nail" kind of fight. When you think of that phrase clearly it is a very graphic and visceral image. It is truly speaking of our animal nature. Couple both ideas together and it becomes vivid how the challenge of being an adult seeking change can really bring the best and the worst out of us. Spending this time each day with these words focused on my health, nutrition and whatever else comes to mi...

A Hard Day in Some Ways, but...

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 23:53:01 EST

In other ways I did really good. I am really starting to get the whole concept of making healthy food choices, and I did exercise of some sort for three days in a row. That is awesome. Not since P90X had I created such momentum. I am really psyched and grateful for this progress and success. Thank you for reading my blog, whomever you are!

Jeremy

Unstoppable Momentum?

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 22:02:04 EST

I don't know. But. Today is March 1, 2011 !!

Yes I have been coming here every day for more than a month, not preoccupied with what I write or if I write enough, just coming here and doing it. I have since hired a diet coach and began taking the suggestions. I suppose at this point I should go back to the trainer that took my measurements last year so that I have some sense of before and after, but I believe I look pretty much similar to what I looked like then, I will see if I...

Here I am Meeting my Commitment

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:21:53 EST

To get here earlier. Yes I am here on the page at 10:00PM instead of having this be the last thing that I do at the end of the day, I am here writing. I can actually write more. It would be really great if I could articulate what is happening for me right now. For starters I have a lot of energy within me these days, because I am meeting my dream of getting my food in order my mind is clearing and I am much more spiritually inclined. I am feeling like I am making progress on my goal of b...

Full Day

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:58:47 EST

Short entry today to keep it simple and acknowledge that I could have written this earlier. I want to get more focused and organized about my blogging. I commit to enter my entries earlier in the day.

Live from Whole Foods

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:04:48 EST

Man, I am so grateful for this site, for this blog, for my desire to get it all down on paper here. The truth is that I am really making great progress and I am very happy about it. Thank you for you continued presence in my life. Even if no one reads these or comments, it really fuels my process. Knowing that I am not only eating better, changing my relationship to food and most importantly I am improving my blogging skills so that I can re-frame my self perceptions and be a positive con...

Pretty Consistent on the Blogging Front

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:01:33 EST

Well, here I am. I am really clear that I have been steady with this blog. I am very pleased about that. The facts are here. I have been following the Eat to Live book to the degree that I can and using the Beck Diet Solution along with a diet coach. On some level I feel like I need to up my commitment though. I would love to get some perspective from folks, it would be really great to start connecting with people who can really see me and give me feedback about my perspective. I have ...

Two Slices of Pizza and a Snapple

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:47:15 EST

Wow, I am getting really clear that it has got to stop, I feel like I have been living on pizza for my whole life and oblivious to the fact. Yet now I am working on my eating habits and that is the biggest sign of my weakness, my inability to overcome my addiction to pizza. Poor eating in general is really hard on my psyche, I really think poorly of myself when I eat poorly and mostly I shut down and don't realize the impact. Tonight I do. Tonight my mood is low, tonight I lost my IPhone...

Ate Well Today

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:54:59 EST

Again. Yes it is momentum, I am really doing the work that the books are suggesting. Sitting down while eating, thinking more about my bites and chewing... well that is next, but I am more convinced that I can do this than I have been in the past. I really can see my progress. It's so huge, the progress and the awareness, I am sooo excited. I am really proud of myself as well. It is powerful. Powerful stuff. Yes I am clear. I love myself, I love my process. I am ready to open up mor...

Kick Ess!

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:43:37 EST

Sounds a bit like Cartman, right? We that is about as far as I can go with South Park, don't know it all that well.

In any event, I did it, it went awesome, I gave my 2.5 hour workshop project for Toastmasters called "How to Listen Effectively" It was great, such great feedback, such happy participants, it was so valuable to all and I was so glad to be a conduit for great service.

I ate really well today and paced out my day really strongly!

Wow, how cool is that!

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:38:30 EST

I forgot that I already entered a blog entry for the day!

Getting it in Early

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:32:30 EST

Hello Family,

I wanted to kill two birds with one stone, write here in my daily blog as one of my daily commitments and going over my Advantage Response Card entries from the "Beck Diet Solution" here so that I can say that I spent some quality time with them.

Staying committed to my Health Eating Planning and Goals will provide the following benefits:

Better cooking skills
Better digestion
Better Sleep
Chewing my food more thoroughly
Cle...

Glad to be Here

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:04:03 EST

Really effective day of preparation for my Toastmasters module presentation, the final thing I need to do for my Advanced Communicator Gold! Also spent some really nice quality time with my mom and dad today. Ate really well too!!

The Thought of Gratitude

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:41:52 EST

I am so glad that I have a body today. I am so clear that I have a very lucky star to thank. I am really blessed with the knowingness that I have so many gifts. I am present and I am honored to be alive. Yes that much sentiment does start to get a bit challenging all in one place but it is just truth. I am not going to censor myself, quite the contrary, I want to sound the horn for people to toot their own. I was working with one of my coaching clients today and we spent some time recog...

Okay, so where did everyone go...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:05:33 EST

I am blogging away here in obscurity. Oh well. Bottom line is that I am blogging for me. Some day I will no longer care who sees me or what they think. I am indeed getting stronger every day and my food relationships are changing for the better in so many ways. I am looking forward to spending more time here talking about this process and writing more exciting and meaningful entries. Not that I think the ones that I have put here are anything less, but the truth is...
I am really s...

Wow, what a day.

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:44:16 EST

I spent most of my day practicing my speech for a TM contest, it was the most important speech I have ever given it was the story of my brother and the impact that he had on me. I am clear that he was a major part of the way that I am but it was great to finally tell a story that reflects my history and the events that shaped me.

Very Grateful

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:24:16 EST

Today was a good day. Second conversation with my Healthy Nutrition Planning, not diet anymore I am not using the word diet from now on. My coach is helping me to help myself to learn how to make Healthy Nutrition Planning a part of my life. We are creating rapport and she is leading me through the books,

Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman

The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck

These are great books and I recommend them. Let me know what you think if you have re...

Hello, Hello, Hello

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:34:48 EST

I have actually logged on here earlier than usual today so I expect I can write a bit more than usual. Today I had a good conversation with my mentor about Narcissism. On some level I have had some sense that I might be a bit narcissistic because I have sensed my need for attention, approval and or acceptance might be slightly in this category, yet today I believe I have gotten clarity that I am actually somewhere on the opposite end of that spectrum. I think I could use a bit more self es...

My First Day with my Nutritional Coach

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:56:54 EST

I felt supported even though I only spoke with her for 15 minutes. I already feel a great sense of momentum growing in me. It is really clear that I have been making great progress. I am so very grateful. I am also so glad that I keep coming here and checking in!

Getting Started

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:59:20 EST

Okay folks, so for those of you that are curious about the process I am about to undertake. It is based upon the focus outlined in these two books:

Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman

The Beck Diet Solution by Judith Beck

They are both awesome and I have already started reading them both. I am very excited and inspired to be able to be checking in here with such great news and progress, I will keep you all posted.

Darn it, I meant to blog earlier today...

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:07:48 EST

Well it's okay it's only 12:07AM EST...

Here is a copy of the list I provided to my new food/diet coach for reason why I want to change my diet...

Day 1 Write a long list of Advantages of Losing Weight

Here are 25ish…
Ability to connect with others and help them understand nutrition
Better Cooking Skills
Better Digestion
Better Sleep
Better/Higher Self-Esteem
Chewing
Clear Mind/Stronger Imagination
Clearer Skin Tone/Comp...

Wow.

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:20:06 EST

What a great week, I did three speeches, won three contests and I am basically walking on air. I am starting with a food coach today and I am looking forward to sharing the process with you all so that I can continue this discussion with some further connection to what we're all doing here. It is going to be exciting to create the relationship to eating that I have always wanted to have.

I am also very grateful to have created a very productive, eventful and successful week. T...

Hey There

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:39:11 EST

Well here I am back in NYC! What a big week I have had! It has really gone great, three speeches and a win tonight for the Area Contest as a Speech Evaluator. I am so grateful. It was a great night. Tomorrow I am going to begin working with a dietary coach who works with the Eat to Live model by Joel Fuhrman.

Good stuff, thanks for checking in!

Wednesday

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:01:09 EST

Did my third speech in three days. It went great, I am psyched. My manuals are done and I am free to move forward with my goal of Advanced Communicator Gold. On February 22nd, I will give my 2&1/2 hour workshop and that will seal my ACG.

More later today...

Here I am...

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 10:43:44 EST

In Vegas. Yesterday went awesome, I did a great job training my class and I believe they are very pleased. I went to my Toastmasters meeting and gave a great speech and even met a worldwide known Toastmasters celebrity! It was great. I was really glad to have such a great jam packed day. I ate my own food and even though I had some wings at the event after the meeting I still used all of the opportunities to grab from the refrigerator in my room, it was awesome. Thank ya people! :)

Just under deadline

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:02:32 EST

I just got into Las Vegas and bought $101.00 of groceries for my 4 day stay. I don't know about the amount but buying food for my business trip is huge self care!! Go me!!

Just missed the 12:00AM. LOL

Okay, a bit more...

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 06:38:51 EST

Late yesterday, I got one in under the wire, from the progress not perfection school of thought, yesterday was a win. I have connected here on this blog for seven days in a row. Here at SP, at least from what I remember, that is a significant achievement that can be appreciated from a variety of perspectives. Most importantly the fact is that I have created a pattern. I have done what I set out to do, no matter how small I may tell myself this feat is. The fact is that any great discipli...

Credit for the day...

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 23:58:28 EST

Oh wow, so close to the border, I am happy to be here, I made it again. I will write more tomorrow, big changes in my willingness to look at my food. More in store to share! Have a great night all.

Oh Yeah!

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 23:37:44 EST

Consistency feels good, yes indeedy. I am glad to be here, I am partially inspired to get here earlier tomorrow to create something meaningful. For now I am going to keep it simple. It's like a new relationship. Start simple, keep it light. Just have fun. Get to know little bits about each other, nothing heavy, just looking for the laughs, smiles and things shared in common...

Oh Yeah!

Showing a little love, and getting it in early...

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:53:48 EST

:) Let me start by saying it is niiiiice to be back! MezzoAngel, KIMS76, FOXXYGRL82 and BRENDY_28...
sooo good to be in touch. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
LISAOKC, good to meet you! Hope to see you around again!

In the meantime, gals. I am starting my day strong by writing here an making sure of it. I am really glad to have a streak going here. That is exciting! Have a great day and if I don't decide to write a second time today :) See y'all tomorrow!

I had this vision today...

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 23:54:11 EST

It was a vision of getting on here, regular like, and talking to you about everything, not worrying about anything and just putting out for you.

Okay, go ahead call me a whore... ;)

Well I just said it, I haven't done anything yet, but I have been here for four days in a row, that means something to me....

Oh God, I want to eat better...

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:36:20 EST

Okay so I know I need to be here, it is three days in a row and I am keeping it simple. I spoke with a woman who has a six week program where you learn how to eat properly. I want to do it, I want to stay with SP I want to create the motivation, I want to manifest the desire. One foot, one day, one choice... in fronta de odder, mon!