tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post1506982589057281514..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Resolution Support Week 4: Do LessCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64437132160392528942013-02-03T15:45:43.104-05:002013-02-03T15:45:43.104-05:00That's so cool Sarah that you figured out the ...That's so cool Sarah that you figured out the "getting rid of obligations" part! Interesting that the mental fatigue was setting in even before the busting-your-butt part because the stress of being overcommitted was so exhausting.<br /><br />Hope it continues to go well!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-59932189293389226652013-02-03T15:44:10.020-05:002013-02-03T15:44:10.020-05:00Oh shoot, looks like I missed a couple comments!
...Oh shoot, looks like I missed a couple comments!<br /><br />Me too, I hate that sad feeling when the initial rush of success with a goal inevitably comes to an end.<br /><br />But you are SO SMART to not think of it as any sort "game over"! You are in it for the long haul, right? Coping with the rollercoaster ups and downs of any self-improvement effort takes a lot more guts than being perfect all the time.<br /><br />Go Rachel! Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-19636063052832048442013-02-02T12:07:26.247-05:002013-02-02T12:07:26.247-05:00You totally cracked me up with the white-leotard 1...You totally cracked me up with the white-leotard 100 lb virgins! So that's why my groceries from the natural food stores cost so much!<br /><br />Yeah, I'm a believer in fake it til you make it too.<br /><br />And interesting that the half marathon has caught your eye! Wonder where that might lead?Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-92230526546132591802013-02-01T16:32:40.782-05:002013-02-01T16:32:40.782-05:00Yes he is awesome, and a nice guy. I love in Austr...Yes he is awesome, and a nice guy. I love in Australia, not a big town, so when his book came out it was hard for me to find it. He sent it to me. So I pay it forward by sending my friends his way. It works. The brain changes, it gets easier once you stop getting into old grooves and new pathways appear.<br /><br />I think you are right, I have this what is next feeling and I am pretty self motivated when I want to do something. I got to basecamp, which was my goal and then back down through some of the high passes in the west of Nepal, tough stuff. <br /><br />The ebook is not silly, it is great as it appeals to my sense of humour. One of the things I have found really tough is how out of place I have felt in some fitness and health groups, trying to sell you some cookie made with juice from a fruit in the Amazon squeezed by virgins on a full moon. Dressed in white leotards weighing 100 pounds sopping wet and smiling like they are on drugs all the time.<br /><br />I read on another post - fake it until you make it, I think that hit the spot. I'll flatline keeping on keeping on until said psyche figures it out. I keep thinking of that half marathon. <br /><br />Bianca Velderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519681731754306690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-75494325142072777692013-02-01T10:25:35.594-05:002013-02-01T10:25:35.594-05:00Holy crap Bianca, you climbed 3/4 up Everest??!!
...Holy crap Bianca, you climbed 3/4 up Everest??!!<br /><br />So you are someone clearly not lacking in motivation, self-discipline and follow-through when you are passionate about something. Hmm. So what does it mean that you're stuck now?<br /><br />It does kinda sound like this may be one of those frustrating but growth-producing interim periods where your psyche is gearing up for something new and possibly amazing but it needs a little time to process and figure out what that is. I'm picturing the cliche'd caterpillar all wrapped up in a fuzzy cocoon stage. Which is probably a weird state to be in for a creature used to crawling around everywhere, but you gotta figure SOMETHING pretty incredible is going on.<br /><br />Will be so curious to see what stuff starts to come up for you as you're setting aside the pressure of "doing" a bit and settling in a little more to the "being."<br /><br />And I'm so psyched you found us here! Rick is awesome, isn't he? Hoping you'll find enough of interest to stick around and can't tell you how much I appreciate you buying my silly ebook. Oh and hey, and if you find that gym with the wine and cheese workouts, let me know 'cause I am THERE! Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-8629366817014189862013-02-01T02:19:09.879-05:002013-02-01T02:19:09.879-05:00Halle-freaking-luja. Rick sent me, I like Rick. An...Halle-freaking-luja. Rick sent me, I like Rick. And then I started reading and I got your book cause it sounds like fun (if I could go to the gym with a bottle of wine in one hand an a feta slathered cracker in the other I would) and read this post and I thought finally, someone who gets it. <br /><br />You know last year, I climbed Everest, well 3/4 of the way but that is enough no. I trained all year, laser focus. Lost so much weight, got so fit, even found muscles I thought were lost forever. So here I am, in January, trying to garner up the mental strength to goal orient and objectivise and visualise and I just could not do it. Somethings gotta give. But did I feel bad about it, I scoured the intraweb for guidance how to get over that. yeah, some beating myself up. <br /><br />Maybe it is about making room for a new challenge, and I just have to accept it is a cycle. My goal for January was to keep on going to the gym and keep on hiking and climbing small hills where I live, and yes, I started doing some SHIIT and I like that, it is actually fun. Ah there is the magic word.Fun.<br /><br />Resolution Fail - negatory. But it did not set my world on fire. I like Gaye's half marathon goal, but I am such a dreadful runner. So everything takes time, in the meantime, I will read Buddha's Brain again and take your advice in #2 - Just Being for a while.Bianca Velderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519681731754306690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-88200145376302873502013-01-30T13:39:03.948-05:002013-01-30T13:39:03.948-05:00Hi Theresa! Love that you've grasped that conc...Hi Theresa! Love that you've grasped that concept "everything takes time." I think we all struggle with that! Because while we may get it logically, subconsciously we still sort of expect that we will live forever and have limitless time to do everything we'd ever want to. Confronting tradeoffs and limits and finding appropriate balance is such a tough one, so cool that you're doing that!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-71924146342686083452013-01-30T12:25:58.403-05:002013-01-30T12:25:58.403-05:00I have noticed that a good workout does wonders fo...I have noticed that a good workout does wonders for my mood and mental state. I just need to remember that when I am stressed! It's so easy to forget. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297374611201948795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-21487836217045846452013-01-30T12:15:14.081-05:002013-01-30T12:15:14.081-05:00I am working on this very issue. I love what you s...I am working on this very issue. I love what you said about making room for new challenges. I've struggled in the past by taking on new goals but then resenting or feeling frusterated when I couldn't "do it all". <br /><br />One thing I keep saying to myself is "everything takes time" and then asking myself - "how do you want to spend that time?". If I choose to get on the treadmill in the morning before work, it means less time in my warm bed. If I stay in bed, my health and fitness goals will take longer. Choice. :) I'm learning to find balance. <br /><br />Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297374611201948795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-63950212585412508512013-01-26T21:38:02.518-05:002013-01-26T21:38:02.518-05:00Very sound advice regarding learning to get rid of...Very sound advice regarding learning to get rid of some obligations. This is what I actually learned last year. When I committed to so much work, I tend to get stressed even before I even started working. And it is very unhealthy since I started getting tired even when I haven't even reached half of what I should be doing.Sarah Parkhttp://incometherapy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30056481934314729832013-01-26T21:02:24.090-05:002013-01-26T21:02:24.090-05:00Oy. Okay, Week 4 was not a good one. Work stress...Oy. Okay, Week 4 was not a good one. Work stress, crazy foods, minimal exercise (even my Fitbit steps were down). If any of my MyFitnessPal friends are reading my food diary, they are either laughing or crying.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />So I will remind myself.<br /><br />1) "If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up."<br /><br />and<br /><br />2) I am in charge of deciding when I'm giving up. There's no cosmic rulebook out there that says "game over if you don't achieve a certain number of points." Game is over when I say so, and *that* is the point at which I'm giving up. (And that's not to say that giving up is always bad -- sometimes it's the right thing to do, but it should be a choice. And it usually feels better if it's phrased as "pursuing other options" or (TOPICALITY ALERT) "just saying no.")<br /><br />Forward.<br /><br />(But can I admit that I'm still sad that things fell apart after such a lovely beginning?)Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-32001437852313830702013-01-26T19:59:28.640-05:002013-01-26T19:59:28.640-05:00"When really we sometimes focus our efforts o..."When really we sometimes focus our efforts on things that don't really need to be focused on"<br /><br />Amen to that. There are times that I think about all the things I need to do, and instead of choosing one and making progress in something, I settle down with a video slot machine or cruise the web and get nothing done. But hitting "click" feels like I'm doing something, so part of me is fooled.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-12960064393201432302013-01-26T18:07:54.744-05:002013-01-26T18:07:54.744-05:00greetings from another superslow loser! we ll get ...greetings from another superslow loser! we ll get there, i promise! -and without too much loose skin....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-27095418826492578562013-01-26T18:01:57.796-05:002013-01-26T18:01:57.796-05:00i am really lazy, but sometimes when im very stres...i am really lazy, but sometimes when im very stressed its kinda nice to do physical work. it helps me to stay sane. once i got the chance to work on a farm during a time i was feeling crap. it was amazingly helpful! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-90241418803150650512013-01-26T17:50:07.800-05:002013-01-26T17:50:07.800-05:00DRG, ( love your name btw...!) i do it the same wa...DRG, ( love your name btw...!) i do it the same way and it works well for me. also its cool to just throw in a couple of movements while doing other stuff during the day. <br />training in the morning still makes me ill, so i do it after work before sitting down on the sofa. sometimes motivation strikes even later and i start around 11 at night... still... its been done. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-90025410530336319532013-01-26T17:43:41.766-05:002013-01-26T17:43:41.766-05:00i heard, the oil changes its color after beeing pu...i heard, the oil changes its color after beeing pulled.... gross!!!! i really am into healthy sh!t but this..... never! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20257158840191785712013-01-26T17:40:02.984-05:002013-01-26T17:40:02.984-05:00get better soon!get better soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56934470637238427842013-01-25T20:54:17.757-05:002013-01-25T20:54:17.757-05:00I'll have to start thinking about logistics fo...I'll have to start thinking about logistics for doing that once the weather warms up enough to train outside again. I prefer mornings, but there's just not enough daylight before I have to leave for work. <br /><br />I love the 10-minute rule! It always works like a charm. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996021203087707788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14935836155705775632013-01-25T20:50:46.277-05:002013-01-25T20:50:46.277-05:00"Am I happy right now? If not, could I be, if..."Am I happy right now? If not, could I be, if I focused more on the positives of the present and let the past and future go?"<br /><br />That is BRILLIANT. Thanks for the insight!<br /><br />And DRG, you are fierce. I love it! *fist bump*Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996021203087707788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-57460802645082346132013-01-25T20:31:22.392-05:002013-01-25T20:31:22.392-05:00Hey, Jess, maybe slow loss is a good thing. It wo...Hey, Jess, maybe slow loss is a good thing. It worked for me. The weight crept up after I had kids. By the time they were in college - well, I was finally ready. Through adding exercise and not adding food (I simply cannot tell myself not to eat stuff - it suddenly becomes all I want) I lost 25 pounds over 2 years. That was ten years ago. Since then I have stayed within my chosen 5 pound range. I figure slow loss can reflect an actual change we can live with forever so it can be sustainable.<br /><br />So maybe you are doing exactly what you want to do! I really like the 90-10 idea, too.<br /><br />DRGDeath Ride Grandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85358734632320210462013-01-25T20:08:24.554-05:002013-01-25T20:08:24.554-05:00One of the ways I get evening workouts done is to ...One of the ways I get evening workouts done is to be sure they are done before I get home. Once I get home it is sooo easy to find stuff that just has to be done - then it's too late. A variation: if I need to get a workout done, I have to get dressed for it & start it. I give myself permission to stop after 10 minutes if it really doesn't feel good. I've been using that system for about 10 years now & have yet to quit at 10 minutes. I mean, once you're there, you might as well get it done, right?<br />DRGDeath Ride Grandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-15243616199247903102013-01-25T11:03:15.363-05:002013-01-25T11:03:15.363-05:00Good point MK about the way things have gotten les...Good point MK about the way things have gotten less busy physically, yet even more hectic. Personally, I hate physical chores and the thought of spending 16 hours in the fields or hauling well water to cook everything from scratch is NOT appealing so overall I'm grateful. But it does mean we have clear mental space for quiet time as well as make time for physical activity. I imagine milking cows all day one wouldn't need to work so hard to find time for "mindfulness" etc!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64158490975997613502013-01-25T10:57:47.452-05:002013-01-25T10:57:47.452-05:00Double yay, Kimberly, both for the daily meditatio...Double yay, Kimberly, both for the daily meditation and figuring out blogger's daunting comment process!!! You've almost made it a whole month!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-80408764815753041742013-01-25T10:56:14.244-05:002013-01-25T10:56:14.244-05:00Slow paced weight loss is so frustrating, especial...Slow paced weight loss is so frustrating, especially with the whole Biggest Loser mentality that sneakily messes with our expectations.<br /><br />That being happy in the moment thing is tough! But I'm discovering that building a habit of no-pressure, noncritical checkins with myself helps. Am I happy right now? If not, could I be, if I focused more on the positives of the present and let the past and future go?<br /><br />Pain in the ass to have to keep coming back to it, but it does get a little better over time. Keep it up Jess, it all starts with awareness!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-86019524691955180552013-01-25T10:52:22.362-05:002013-01-25T10:52:22.362-05:00Spreading around is good Dr.J!Spreading around is good Dr.J!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.crankyfitness.comnoreply@blogger.com