Tag: fighting negativity
member name: Linda B.
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February 22, 2009 05:58 PM EST --
Me, Myself and I
Me: I'm really liking the changes I'm experiencing over the last few weeks. My body feels lighter and I am starting to enjoy being kind to myself; I don't feel . . .
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November 02, 2008 01:03 PM EST --
I am completely out of my comfort zone, in almost every area of my life. Hopefully some of this will resolve within a week, but I'm not holding my breath.
I am staying with my parents while . . .
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January 17, 2009 01:44 PM EST --
George W. Bush seems determined to defend his Presidency; I don't recall any other President holding a press conference to say good-bye to the press. Looked to me like a last chance to have the last . . .
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August 19, 2008 12:13 PM EDT --
I've been back in the hotel room for about 45 minutes now and finally managed to stop crying. My son and I got over to the dorm at 8:00 this morning; he walked in and started filling out paperwork . . .
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December 13, 2008 06:34 PM EST --
...how to look up area codes online?
I keep getting calls from collection agencies on accounts for my ex-husband. I'm in the phone book and he is non-published; therefore . . .
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June 27, 2009 03:07 PM EDT --
A bed of fresh baby spinach, sprinkled with fresh mint, on which is placed roasted whole tomatoes and then shavings of Pecorino cheese.
...or....
Cold slices of potatoes layered over a platter with . . .
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October 22, 2008 09:10 PM EDT --
I told this story in a comment I posted a couple of days ago. Once I went back and re-read it, I realized it was a post in itself...so here's my own personal ghost story, just in time for Halloween........... . . .
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December 11, 2008 08:36 PM EST --
My son is away at college and as freshmen often do, he has become somewhat absentminded about those things that Mom usually reminds her offspring about in person. (Get up and go to class, you need to . . .
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June 03, 2009 01:26 PM EDT --
I've been experimenting with natural skin care, with a focus on making my own for home use. I'm middle-aged and diabetic and dry skin is the bane of my existence-constantly itching, constantly . . .
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November 26, 2008 03:51 PM EST --
Over the last several months, my life has been changing at a deeper level than I think I realized it would. My son left for college and I now live alone. For a couple of weeks after I delivered him . . .
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January 19, 2008 06:59 PM EST --
Christopher Cole (Gather member) recently wrote about the imagery of choking the demon of addiction and my heart broke open when I read his words. I admitted that I had known of my food addiction but . . .
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September 15, 2008 08:42 PM EDT --
Dear Claire
How much ice cream does it take to make you feel 'normal' and in control when the world starts falling apart?
When was the last time you were able to tie your shoes? . . .
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February 01, 2009 12:13 PM EST --
I'm finally 'off' cheese. I've been 'weaning' for the last couple of days--eating less of it. I'm substituting homemade yogurt, made with low-fat milk, extra non-fat dry milk . . .
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February 01, 2009 10:36 PM EST --
I've cooked and packed breakfast and lunch for tomorrow: chicken breasts with alfalfa sprouts on whole grain wraps with a little chili pepper 'chutney' (really just a green sauce of peppers, . . .
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March 10, 2009 01:33 PM EDT --
Just a brief update: I am down from 252.0 to 239.2 as of this morning. Letting go of emotional burdens lightens more than just our spirits....I let go of a big one in my Step Eight this last weekend. . . .
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June 07, 2008 07:06 PM EDT --
The U.S. economy has been dependent on cheap oil since we first started buying it from foreign sources. We have become accustomed to a standard of living made possible by cheap and plentiful oil--a standard . . .
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January 01, 2009 06:58 PM EST --
Thoughts of Food Addiction, Part 3
I gained some profound insights into the roots and triggers of my food addiction and family dynamics during the holiday season just past.
My first . . .
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February 10, 2009 09:56 PM EST --
Progress? Oh yes. Genine has informed me at regular intervals that my weight has fluctuated. Starting weight was 252; today it was 246.6. I've faced a sushi bar and indulged; I've stared . . .
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February 09, 2009 09:35 PM EST --
She walks with a long quiet stride, her lithe body moving easily, spine erect and smiling with genuine pleasure at those she encounters. She is confident and self-assured, and each person . . .
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February 21, 2009 02:09 PM EST --
I'm late with this; but then I was late joining the Group....
Halfway there. I've lost 7 to 9 pounds; for the last couple of days Genine has told me different things. This morning, I'm . . .
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