- November, Finally! by drpr
18 y
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Blog: Raw Odyssey
Good morning! I've had my honeydew melon and kombucha tea and am raring to go. What a busy, hectic month October was for me. Between time-consuming academic projects and my move, staying raw and getting in gymn workouts fell to the wayside- I mean, there are only so many major issues my brain can deal with at one time. Not having internet access turned out to be a major problem, since you have to log onto the Bootcamp site daily to update everyone and to see how everyone else is doing. Once I had to rely on internet cafes it was amazing how unreliable they actually are. My favorite place lost wireless access for long periods of time, another place had a ridiculously slow connection that made online work useless, and another spot was so cold I couldn't stay there long enough to get anything done! The folks at the Raw Food Bootcamp have been patient, but November is my time to get on track or else I'm really wasting my and everyone else's time there.
I finally broke down and bought some new clothes this week. I don't know about you, but I tend to delay buying clothes when I outgrow my current ones because 1) I hate to acknowlegde the weight gain and 2) I keep telling myself that I'm going to lose weight soon, so why waste the money? Unfortunately, I usually end up not losing weight "soon" and therefore wind up wearing ill-fitting clothes that make me feel fat and which also keep reminding me that I'm gaining weight. Just looking in the closet sets a negative tone for my whole day- EVERY day! So even though I really am back on the raw wagon, I bought several affordable (read: cheap!) items to get me through the next few weeks.
FOOD & FITNESS
Last night I made a salad at a saladbar for today's lunch- it's always a treat to go to a salad bar because they've done all the chopping and slicing for you, but it's hell on your wallet! Tonight, though, I'll be getting parsley and cilantro to make my herb-based salads- time to get used to chopping and slicing again. I will also be buying new gym shoes because I lost mine in the move (they didn't fit well anyway). Nothing like new shoes to get you back in the workout groove! Plus, since my new location is much more walkable than my old area, I'll be putting those shoes to good use going for walks. The best thing about moving is that I have a lot of new places to explore. Since I can't stand walking purely for exercise, having another purpose for walking makes it much more enjoyable.
Here's to a good week!!
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- I feel you on the excercise thing by bootzey
18 y
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| I can't ride my bike, walk or jog without a destination. It makes me crazy. I guess it's the multi-tasker in me!
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- Re: I feel you on the excercise thing by drpr
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| yeah, I'm a multitasker, too. But I also get bored very easily, and walking for exercise is so booooorrrinngg. But walking to a bookstore- definitely! I used to walk 5 miles to work and back and it was bearable only because I had a specific destination and purpose (and an iPod)!
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- my thoughts by ausjulie
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| im going to say what i know is true but i also know is hard to practice - you have to put you first. if this journey is what you want than altimately nothing else should be able to gain priority over it - and im not so niave to think this is easy. i have found in the last few weeks my life has been extrememly busy and im struggling to find the time to do the things i want to. i have had to make some tuff decisions in regards to taking time for me when i really feel liek i should be doign something else (particularly spednign more time with my kids/work/other commitments) but i need to exercise and eat right in order to be a better person. so im saying no to things adn learning to be strong for me. man this is not an easy thing but dpr it is worth it and you are worth it. so please put yourself first.
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- Re: my thoughts by drpr
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This is certainly true, Ausjulie. My problem is that I many selves and its hard to decide which one to prioritize! I am a student, which is a very time- and energy-consuming part of my life, but I'm also a social person who wants to feel better about myself by getting healthier. I have specific deadlines for the school part of me. Even if I have to pull an all-nighter to get a paper done, I know it. But there is no date for getting back on raw or going to the gym or any of that, so it's easy for me to do the pressing stuff with deadlines first. That's why I like Stephen Covey's quadrant, where different tasks go into different boxes depending on their urgency and necessity
(Hmm...somehow I never find time to work on that...) :-/
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