All I Want for Christmas is...

Sundae · 12-02-2007, 06:13 AM

I'd like:
- to lose another 70lbs
- a more positive outlook
- a lover

I believe I will get them between now and next Christmas.

Elspode · 12-02-2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I'd like:
- to lose another 70lbs
- a more positive outlook
- a lover

I believe I will get them between now and next Christmas.

If you can come up with airfare, I can guarantee you #3, which might well result in #2.

Drax · 12-02-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I'd like:
- to lose another 70lbs

http://www.naafa.org/documents/brochures/myths.html

Griff · 12-08-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

- a more positive outlook

Start reading stuff on mindfulness. Be fully engaged and effective in the task at hand and don't burn energy thinking about the last screw-up or the problem on the horizon. The idea is to "wire and fire," to repeatedly use neural pathways that end in positive thoughts. Because of the way the brain appears to work, we can train it to use certain pathways habitually. We can create positive habits to replace our old negative ones. The brain is plastic. Change your mind.

TheMercenary · 12-08-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Start reading stuff on mindfulness. Be fully engaged and effective in the task at hand and don't burn energy thinking about the last screw-up or the problem on the horizon. The idea is to "wire and fire," to repeatedly use neural pathways that end in positive thoughts. Because of the way the brain appears to work, we can train it to use certain pathways habitually. We can create positive habits to replace our old negative ones. The brain is plastic. Change your mind.

Great advice. I enjoy Mindfulness. My fav:

http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Budd...147071&sr=1-10

SteveDallas · 12-08-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

We can create positive habits to replace our old negative ones. The brain is plastic. Change your mind.

"Learned Optimism" by Martin Seligman.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2007, 12:19 AM

The best laid plans of mice and men.... act naturally.

ZenGum · 12-09-2007, 12:30 AM

Whaddaya mean, "act naturally"???

If it's acting it ain't natural, dang it. And t' other way round, too.
[/hillbilly]

PS. No idea where that hillbilly thing came from ... maybe irony about the act natural bit .. maybe something in DSM IV...

12-02-2007, 06:13 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'd like: - to lose another 70lbs - a more positive outlook - a lover I believe I will get them between now and next Christmas. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 12-02-2007 at 06:25 AM.

12-09-2007, 12:19 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The best laid plans of mice and men.... act naturally. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2007, 12:30 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Whaddaya mean, "act naturally"??? If it's acting it ain't natural, dang it. And t' other way round, too. [/hillbilly] PS. No idea where that hillbilly thing came from ... maybe irony about the act natural bit .. maybe something in DSM IV... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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