Posted on March 28, 2008 by lynnjake
I just reread the last post, and realized that the weight gain was only a little about indulging whims. Actually, the indulgence was only a subset of what really goes on. It has something to do with a deep belief that food is the way to care for myself. When I feel too lonely, or [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by lynnjake
I really don’t know much about physics - I think I just feel smart when I use the word. I’m not sure if physics has any connection to what I have in mind , but here it is: Changing a habit or a way of being is so slow, so hard to do, takes [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by lynnjake
Today in the newspaper of the town in which I work, I saw that the police are looking for two men suspected of murdering three people last week. When the murders happened, I waited with bated breath to see if I knew the victims. It wouldn’t have been the first time, by a [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by lynnjake
1. Begin the day with a Green Drink every day for 30 days. (Began March 10)
2. Plain yogurt every morning for 30 days. (Began March 17.)
3. Track everything I spend. Just watch for three months. (Begin March, 200
4. Walk half an hour a day. (Begin March 20.)
(God, this [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by lynnjake
In choosing categories for this post, I chose both work and spirit. I feel that I have lost the spirit for my work lately, and it is bothering me deeply. Before I was a teacher, I looked around a lot at other people, and I wondered if anyone really liked their job, and [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2008 by lynnjake
Day nine of the green drink saga. Today I learned that I need more than one cup of frozen blackberries if I’m going to use five spinach plants. I also need to blend it a little more - I was picking spinach out of my teeth today, and my drink tasted pretty spinach-ey. [...]
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Posted on March 13, 2008 by lynnjake
Yesterday I discovered that I have in fact lost 10.8 pounds, rather than the 8.6 I thought I had lost. Now this is small beans, I guess, but to me it represents payoff. I just think it is interesting to notice how intricately the mind and emotions are tied in to the whole weight thing. [...]
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