tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563901680324969269.post8774924728773647968..comments2023-05-16T20:19:10.110+10:00Comments on cardinal cyn: weight loss in happy-landMeyleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719064107389745761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563901680324969269.post-23045050464201630512011-03-12T08:39:58.568+11:002011-03-12T08:39:58.568+11:00Hi K. Thanks for your comment. I am fully on boar...Hi K. Thanks for your comment. I am fully on board with your description of creating an atmosphere of positivity where it's easier to achieve goals and stick to a plan and is the flipside to self-defeating behaviours which in turn lead to a negative attitude. We can choose to deliberately respond to triggers in a way which ultimately create more positivity. For me, there's nothing like a little bit of success (i.e. weight loss) to boost my positivity, I can tell you! Only makes me eager to do more of whatever it took to get more good results. And I find my willingness to endure discomfort increases in order to get closer to my goal - so an ever-increasing spiral. Thanks for your comment and enjoy weeding your garden.Cardinal Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874387094463005119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563901680324969269.post-55647424046825958622011-03-12T08:29:21.543+11:002011-03-12T08:29:21.543+11:00Hi Leanne, I certainly appreciate the dynamic of c...Hi Leanne, I certainly appreciate the dynamic of coping with stress while maintaining focus on health. It surprised me to find that hard exercise only increased my capacity to cope with stress, although it doesn't eliminate stress unfortunately. I read something about this too, about how exercise increases the speed that oxygen gets into our bloodstream which somehow decreases the physical impacts of stress. Something like that. Anyway, it works for me. Hope this helps.Cardinal Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874387094463005119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563901680324969269.post-30401829681904540392011-03-11T13:07:42.885+11:002011-03-11T13:07:42.885+11:00I think 3 assignments all at the same time has pot...I think 3 assignments all at the same time has potential to be highly stressful! yet it's how we choose to react. My tried and tested approach of panic leading to not thinking very clearly never paid off in the marks department ;-)<br />Over time what I've found works for me puzzles my family tremendously. I read or review what I need to do and then either go for a short walk, or spend some time weeding the garden. this gives my mind time to think without badgering it, if you get what I mean. <br />As we grow older and hopefully wiser, the approach that works for you and me will probably be different yet just as effective.<br />Cyn - your post made me also think of a very weight loss related issue - when we're positive, it is so much easier to comply with the plans and guides we've made for ourselves. but struggling too hard to be happy, often has the flipside result of making us less happy. <br />Going around in circles here!Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8563901680324969269.post-51651583934485778982011-03-11T08:42:44.370+11:002011-03-11T08:42:44.370+11:00Oh Cynthia, I totally agree. But when you have di...Oh Cynthia, I totally agree. But when you have discovered how to be less "stressfull", especially when you have 3 assignments due at the same time, let me knowleanneperry71https://www.blogger.com/profile/00187784504711592539noreply@blogger.com