Guidelines
To my on-line friends and supporters: I appreciate your comments, concern, and support. At some time, maybe soon, I’ll get back to reading and commenting on your blogs. Right now my energy for this is low. Matt’s prognosis is uncertain and he’s in constant and often acute pain
with gout. We have an appointment with the oncologist tomorrow to go over the results of his bone marrow test. We have two appointments today to deal with his gout, one with his podiatrist for a cortisone shot, the other with his internist. With all this going on, it is important for me to take care of myself. I’ve got to start assuming the role of an adult with regard to my eating. Yesterday I went to a Weight Watchers meeting. I intend to use it for support. I told the lecturer, whose meeting I’ve attended in the past, about Matt’s diagnosis. I told her that I wanted to limit my regain. At the rate I’ve been going, I could easily get to 300 pounds in the next several years. Maintaining my current weight would be better than any regain; getting rid of regained weight would be even better. I’m lowering the bar by which to gauge my success. I don’t see myself doing well with counting points and setting strict limitations on myself in the uncertainty and unpredictability of the days and months ahead. I’m hoping for a paradoxical effect here. I’m hoping to strengthen my self discipline by reducing the pressure I’ve been putting on myself to get back to goal weight. I have enumerated a few ways to help myself with this.
1. Take it day by day, episode by episode.
2. Do the BEST I can.
3. Drink water constantly.
4. Be active. Be alive.
5. Avoid the family room except to be with Matt.
6. Use this one affirmation: I, Arlene, consistently make good decisions.
7. Go to Weight Watcher meetings at least once a week. Talk to people when I’m there.
One more thing: Though I know that my fascination with “auspicious” numbers is silly,
today is numerically an auspicious day for me. It is a Tuesday and thus an “odd numbered day”
(I know this makes no sense) and it has a highly attractive sequence of numbers: 9/26/2006.
Onwards now.
with gout. We have an appointment with the oncologist tomorrow to go over the results of his bone marrow test. We have two appointments today to deal with his gout, one with his podiatrist for a cortisone shot, the other with his internist. With all this going on, it is important for me to take care of myself. I’ve got to start assuming the role of an adult with regard to my eating. Yesterday I went to a Weight Watchers meeting. I intend to use it for support. I told the lecturer, whose meeting I’ve attended in the past, about Matt’s diagnosis. I told her that I wanted to limit my regain. At the rate I’ve been going, I could easily get to 300 pounds in the next several years. Maintaining my current weight would be better than any regain; getting rid of regained weight would be even better. I’m lowering the bar by which to gauge my success. I don’t see myself doing well with counting points and setting strict limitations on myself in the uncertainty and unpredictability of the days and months ahead. I’m hoping for a paradoxical effect here. I’m hoping to strengthen my self discipline by reducing the pressure I’ve been putting on myself to get back to goal weight. I have enumerated a few ways to help myself with this.
1. Take it day by day, episode by episode.
2. Do the BEST I can.
3. Drink water constantly.
4. Be active. Be alive.
5. Avoid the family room except to be with Matt.
6. Use this one affirmation: I, Arlene, consistently make good decisions.
7. Go to Weight Watcher meetings at least once a week. Talk to people when I’m there.
One more thing: Though I know that my fascination with “auspicious” numbers is silly,
today is numerically an auspicious day for me. It is a Tuesday and thus an “odd numbered day”
(I know this makes no sense) and it has a highly attractive sequence of numbers: 9/26/2006.
Onwards now.
posted by ArleneWKW at 8:38 AM
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