tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36061191.post5647491666666350214..comments2023-10-29T00:59:34.629+10:30Comments on RUNNING FOR MY LIFE: INTERLUDE WITH THE DIGITAL DEVILMagdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514613437508389800noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36061191.post-41468187575989369822008-05-09T21:25:00.000+09:302008-05-09T21:25:00.000+09:30I've found it very hard to put the scales away and...I've found it very hard to put the scales away and trust me and my body CG. Mind you, its probably a good thing to be working towards.<BR/><BR/>Hi Rae,<BR/><BR/>thanks for dropping by when I know you are so busy. I'm taking some new steps to help me conquer my eating issues. Stay tuned.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Em. Yep hanging in there but also ready to take some positive action. Your email was very helpful :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes Liz I think the scales have (wrongly) ruined many a day for me. I'm getting better at handling them but still have a way to go. Not sure if I can give them up completely though so working on managing them better sounds like a better goal for me.<BR/><BR/>Cheers all<BR/><BR/>MagdaMagdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514613437508389800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36061191.post-77278641192531034922008-05-09T11:25:00.000+09:302008-05-09T11:25:00.000+09:30Dear Magda,Scales are just a piece of metal and ha...Dear Magda,<BR/>Scales are just a piece of metal and have no emotion whatsoever and could care less what you think about them or what you do about them. <BR/>Weighing yourself once a week is pointless - you have no idea of the natural wax and wane of things -some days you're up (despite eating well) and some days you're down. Either use them to your advantage or don't use them.<BR/>Ask yourself - did I eat well? Did I train? If you are 90% compliant with eating well, where is the logic in beating yourself up over a natural fluctuation?LizNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959963667267205981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36061191.post-26374598042905548512008-05-09T09:22:00.000+09:302008-05-09T09:22:00.000+09:30Hi Hun,I think scales suck, but they don't tell yo...Hi Hun,<BR/>I think scales suck, but they don't tell you what type of person you and they don't tell you just how well you have done that week!<BR/>Our bodies are made for storing fat something to do with the caveman era, our bodies are reluctant to lose fat just incase we may need it one day. <BR/><BR/>You are doing a great job hun hang in there :)<BR/>Em:)Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956883058763389909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36061191.post-70446281091631408302008-05-09T07:16:00.000+09:302008-05-09T07:16:00.000+09:30Hi sweetheart,I think you are doing great and havi...Hi sweetheart,<BR/><BR/>I think you are doing great and having a day off on Mother's Day won't hurt... <B><I>IF</B></I> it is only Mother's Day. <BR/><BR/>From what you wrote about your pattern, when you spit the dummy and eat whatever you want it's not just for a meal or a day and you reign it back in, but for a much longer period.<BR/><BR/>Eating clean doesn't mean giving up everything, it does mean eating clean most of the time and still being able to have treats. It's the eating with abandon for days at a time that is doing the damage to not only your body, but your mindset and how you feel about yourself.<BR/><BR/>I think you need to get to the root of the problem and try to work out why you don't think you deserve to live the life you want and have the body you crave. From where I sit... you do deserve all the good things you can handle and hope you can also realise this about yourself soon.<BR/><BR/>Have a great Mother's Day hon xxxRaeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308626116618907584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36061191.post-14257207726521455312008-05-08T22:11:00.000+09:302008-05-08T22:11:00.000+09:30I think we all have our own answers to your questi...I think we all have our own answers to your question Magda. First off it depends what your goals are. For the mother who is competing that slice of toast may have to be missed, however, for someone like you and I who are making changes to our lifestyle, then that slice of toast won't be the end of our goals.<BR/><BR/>I think you are doing great. I do have one question to throw at you. How would you feel if you did not weigh yourself for a month and just let the mirror and your clothes tell you how your body is reacting to your new lifestyle?<BR/><BR/>I know that when I used to get all caught up with the scales, (before I understood that there were many factors affecting that one number) I used to put it away for months and just let my body do what It was doing. When i was in control of my mind again i would bring it out and use it periodically. I try not to live by the scales because its only a number. This is proven to me weekly as you well know from my blog.<BR/><BR/>Take care and keep on doing your best daily. That is all you can ask of yourself.Combat Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959625918102056341noreply@blogger.com