Comments on: The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Litmus Test – the Movies Part 2 Success http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/ Lynne Jordan | Fabulous Diva Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:00:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lynne http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Lynne Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:37:25 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-603 Well, I am not that compulsive. I know what and when I should eat. It's just saying "no!" to the urge to eat.. It's not rocket science. I am gonna try to be cognizant of my choices and urges and make the right ones for the long term. OY! I just have to do it already. Commitment! One day at a time, one urge at a time and exercise. Swimming will be my first foray back into the active realm. I was quite happy in the pool. will keep you posted. Thanks for the comments!! Glad to know someone is reading this! Well, I am not that compulsive. I know what and when I should eat. It’s just saying “no!” to the urge to eat.. It’s not rocket science. I am gonna try to be cognizant of my choices and urges and make the right ones for the long term. OY! I just have to do it already. Commitment! One day at a time, one urge at a time and exercise. Swimming will be my first foray back into the active realm. I was quite happy in the pool. will keep you posted. Thanks for the comments!! Glad to know someone is reading this!

]]> By: rose http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-601 rose Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:41:19 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-601 Smuggle in movie food...and for me, brushing my teeth at 8 prevents me from eating crappy food later.( I am "off" at 4 or 5 ish...) But you are on a different schedule...hmm... schedule no food after 3 hours off work..I dunno.. Smuggle in movie food…and for me, brushing my teeth at 8 prevents me from eating crappy food later.( I am “off” at 4 or 5 ish…) But you are on a different schedule…hmm… schedule no food after 3 hours off work..I dunno..

]]> By: Lynne http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Lynne Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:25:28 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-598 Kaisa: Thanks so much for writing!! I used to bring diet popcorn (as I kindly refer to it) but now I just don't care to be bothered. I have found that I did my biggest movie time food gorging when I was alone... when I am with friends I tend to to tone it down a bit!! haha! Kaisa: Thanks so much for writing!! I used to bring diet popcorn (as I kindly refer to it) but now I just don’t care to be bothered. I have found that I did my biggest movie time food gorging when I was alone… when I am with friends I tend to to tone it down a bit!! haha!

]]> By: Kaisa http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Kaisa Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:44:05 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-597 I can totally relate to your post! I find that when others are eating around me...or if I'm in an environment where people generally eat poorly (like at movie theaters, at sporting events, and on roadtrips)...then I'm far more likely to justify eating poorly as well. Congrats to you for staying strong at the movies!! I find that two things help me... 1. If I just have a rule that I won't eat anything, then I'm okay. If I allow myself one bite or one sip, then I know I typically won't be able to control myselt after that. Just saying "no" right off the bat really works for me. 2. I pop my own healthy popcorn at home on the stove(just add a little bit of salt and no butter) and then smuggle it inside the theater in my big purse in a large ziplock bag :-). This type of popcorn is like 70% healthier and it tastes just as good...if not better. Even when you purchase butter-free popcorn at the movies, they pop the popcorn in super fatty oil, so it's always going to be really unhealthy. Also, I can control my portions if I bring my own. I can't get over how big the "medium" and "small" buckets of popcorn are these days! What you wrote is so relatable and I know tons of us struggle with the exact same thing. Thanks for writing about it! -Kaisa- www.spruceupyourlife.com I can totally relate to your post!

I find that when others are eating around me…or if I’m in an environment where people generally eat poorly (like at movie theaters, at sporting events, and on roadtrips)…then I’m far more likely to justify eating poorly as well. Congrats to you for staying strong at the movies!! I find that two things help me…

1. If I just have a rule that I won’t eat anything, then I’m okay. If I allow myself one bite or one sip, then I know I typically won’t be able to control myselt after that. Just saying “no” right off the bat really works for me.

2. I pop my own healthy popcorn at home on the stove(just add a little bit of salt and no butter) and then smuggle it inside the theater in my big purse in a large ziplock bag :-) . This type of popcorn is like 70% healthier and it tastes just as good…if not better. Even when you purchase butter-free popcorn at the movies, they pop the popcorn in super fatty oil, so it’s always going to be really unhealthy. Also, I can control my portions if I bring my own. I can’t get over how big the “medium” and “small” buckets of popcorn are these days!

What you wrote is so relatable and I know tons of us struggle with the exact same thing. Thanks for writing about it!

-Kaisa-
http://www.spruceupyourlife.com

]]> By: Lynne http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Lynne Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:22:15 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-596 Oh honey, don't even sweat your business ambition. You have the energy of a busload of teenagers!! You just have to focus - or at least that's how it works for me - a light just pops on and you think: "what the heck have I been doing?" and then you get back to work. I just think your ideas are often ahead of their time (truly, I mean this) and you get easily discouraged when they don't catch on like a wildfire. The key is to keep coming up with ideas... and to acknowledge your successes. Sure, I guess you could do more... (Please don't get ME started on what I should be doing) BUT the key is to start... and take it bit by bit. The big picture puzzle is overwhelming... but not when ya piece it together one at a time... or sumtin' like that... LOVE YA! your biggest fan! Oh honey, don’t even sweat your business ambition. You have the energy of a busload of teenagers!! You just have to focus – or at least that’s how it works for me – a light just pops on and you think: “what the heck have I been doing?” and then you get back to work. I just think your ideas are often ahead of their time (truly, I mean this) and you get easily discouraged when they don’t catch on like a wildfire. The key is to keep coming up with ideas… and to acknowledge your successes. Sure, I guess you could do more… (Please don’t get ME started on what I should be doing) BUT the key is to start… and take it bit by bit. The big picture puzzle is overwhelming… but not when ya piece it together one at a time… or sumtin’ like that… LOVE YA! your biggest fan!

]]> By: brenda http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-595 brenda Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:03:45 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-595 I admit my biggest struggle isn't food, it's lack of motivation. There are at least a dozen things I should be doing to increase my business and I'm doing nothing. Age has taken my drive away or maybe I never really had it in the first place. Maybe eating healthy will stir it back up. Day two without meat, sugar and white flour products. Getting off sweets is as hard as quitting smoking. I want chocolate. I admit my biggest struggle isn’t food, it’s lack of motivation. There are at least a dozen things I should be doing to increase my business and I’m doing nothing. Age has taken my drive away or maybe I never really had it in the first place. Maybe eating healthy will stir it back up. Day two without meat, sugar and white flour products. Getting off sweets is as hard as quitting smoking. I want chocolate.

]]> By: Lynne http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Lynne Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:12:10 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-594 I would never bitch you out about wanting to lose weight. Yeah, you are small but you know what is a comfortable weight for you and you maintained it by watching and caring about yourself. Good luck to you! It is a journey, a fight that I have to think of daily every minute cause I got the eating thing and obviously I have not cared for several years. I have been eating with total abandon for ages now. I don't really like the result so much. Oops! Today is another day! I would never bitch you out about wanting to lose weight. Yeah, you are small but you know what is a comfortable weight for you and you maintained it by watching and caring about yourself. Good luck to you! It is a journey, a fight that I have to think of daily every minute cause I got the eating thing and obviously I have not cared for several years. I have been eating with total abandon for ages now. I don’t really like the result so much. Oops! Today is another day!

]]> By: brenda http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-593 brenda Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:41:51 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-593 In an attempt to get my weight under control (don't bitch me out, I would like to drop at least fifteen pounds and my struggle is the same as yours), I bought the book Skinny Bitch. The information in that book is so disturbing you won't want to eat the stuff that gets you salivating and makes you weak in the knees. For me it's anything sugary and sweet, but what they say about meat isn't so good either. I cooked vegetarian last night for the first time in my life and am heading to whole foods today to buy a list of healthy stuff. It's a beginning, where it will end I don't know. In an attempt to get my weight under control (don’t bitch me out, I would like to drop at least fifteen pounds and my struggle is the same as yours), I bought the book Skinny Bitch. The information in that book is so disturbing you won’t want to eat the stuff that gets you salivating and makes you weak in the knees. For me it’s anything sugary and sweet, but what they say about meat isn’t so good either. I cooked vegetarian last night for the first time in my life and am heading to whole foods today to buy a list of healthy stuff. It’s a beginning, where it will end I don’t know.

]]> By: Lynne http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Lynne Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:50:53 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-591 Thanks Rose! I ate a salad tonight and cleaned my house all night. It's not clean yet but it is out of that scary phase that I have been living with. : ) Thanks Rose! I ate a salad tonight and cleaned my house all night. It’s not clean yet but it is out of that scary phase that I have been living with. : )

]]> By: rose http://lynnejordan.com/blog/the-adventures-of-life-change-girl-litmus-test-the-movies-part-2-success/comment-page-1/#comment-590 rose Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:32:27 +0000 http://lynnejordan.com/blog/?p=3441#comment-590 See? You can do it. And reward yourself with something other than food. It IS possible, sweetie. I have faith in you. See? You can do it. And reward yourself with something other than food. It IS possible, sweetie. I have faith in you.

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