~*~*~*Where is everybody*~*~*~

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Tue, 10-19-2004 - 6:40am

Hi All,


I hope that the lack of posts means you all are doing great. Please let me hear from you. Check in with your name (or screen name), how you are feeling, and something you are grateful for. Also, read the devotional below - I get these every day via email:



Today's thought is:


We don't have to expect the worst.


Preparing for the worst that can happen is a way of avoiding disappointment. If we are geared up for disaster, then anything less is a welcome surprise. We put up a strong defense in hopes we won't be caught off guard.


The disadvantage of anticipating disaster is that we expend large amounts of time and energy stewing over what may never come to pass. Like Chicken Little, we go around expecting the sky to collapse on top of our heads at any moment.


Look back over your last few months. How many things that could have gone wrong actually did? How much energy are you using now to worry about the future?


We can save ourselves much needless anxiety by expecting positive outcomes. But how do we give up our dire predictions? The same way we give up obsessions - by relying on the Power that keeps the sky in place to also keep us in place.


I will expect positive outcomes today.


 


You are reading from the book:



Inner Harvest by Elisabeth L.


Copyright 1990 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.

Love & hugs, Kristina


The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.

Love & hugs, Kristina

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Tue, 10-19-2004 - 10:32am

Hi Kristina, thanks for putting this up - I forwarded it to my bible study group

This is my check in:
I am currently in a good place. It is has been 12 days (and counting) since my last b/p episode. I have been seeing my therapist weekly. And I have been reading a book called "Making Peace with Food: the end of the Dieting/Weight Loss Obsession". It is very good - I feel like it is speaking right to me. What I am trying to focus on is coming to terms with my body and accepting it as it is. I still have post-baby areas that I am working on, but for the most part I feel like I have reached my orig. weight loss goals. And though that's good, I know it doesn't solve my real problems, like why I was so obssessed with losing the weight and excersizing so obsessively (I'm still working on that one).

Last week I had a great week in the since that I didn't crave the foods that usually cause me to lose control and b/p. The difference was 2 things. 1. I didn't have many evening cocktails. My DH and I usually unwind with 2-3 cocktails each evening. 2. I ate vegetables like crazy. I had a veggie wrap for lunch and a veggie-full salad with dinner almost every day. I felt so good and in shape. Another thing I am working on is not looking in the mirror all the time. Just trying to concentrate on how I feel as oppposed to how I look.

I still have so far to go, but I feel I am making progress. I still come here often and lurk, but haven't felt like I had much to post. Thanks for all your encouragements, Kristina. You are making a difference in people's lives!

Sherri

Sherri
expecting baby girl#4 on 9/9/09
mom to Savana (8), Trinity (5) and Miranda (3)

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Tue, 10-19-2004 - 11:07am

Hi Sherri,


Thank you for posting and giving us an update. It's always good to here from members, good or bad. It sounds like you are doing great and keeping a positive attitude. It's good to look at your progress and not get stressed out about the road ahead. Keep it up and you will get there. Sometimes it takes baby steps but that's ok.

Love & hugs, Kristina


The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.

Love & hugs, Kristina

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Tue, 10-19-2004 - 7:00pm
Hi Kristina,

I am here but have had a lot on my mind. My boyfriend/roommate of 14 years is moving out, and I have to move elsewhere also.....

I'll check in or drop you an e-mail

Hugs, Michelle

 

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Wed, 10-20-2004 - 6:56am

Hi Michelle,


I am so sorry you are going through this and I can't imagine how hard it must be. Please let me know if I can do anything for you. Check in when you can so we know how you are doing. I will pray for you.

Love & hugs, Kristina


The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.

Love & hugs, Kristina

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Wed, 10-20-2004 - 2:34pm

well this is Joelle... screen name finian :).. i'm hanging in there... all headachy & still a bit stressed... my first post on this board was all about that. hmm something i'm grateful for?? that i finally game to this board... that the stress in my life is finally abating slowly... tho i'd like it to calm down quicker lol. i'm not sure what i think about the inspirational thing... my life in the past months has been so full of negative, without me even having to imagine the worst... of course the headache that wont go away isn't helping my perspective

Love and Light, Joelle

Homeschooling mom to a 11yr old hydrogen molecule.




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