Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Zip, Zero, Zilch, Nada, Nil, Nothing!!!

That sums it up!!! The Wednesday Weigh In produced NOTHING!! I suppose I should be somewhat heartened by the fact I didn't gain, but I'm not. I just finished reading "Sixty by Sixty" and Sheilagh is suffering through a gain last week, and swearing that there will be no more negativity!! I really don't know if I'm strong enough to swear off anything.

OMG, I just heard on the television (Dr. Oz Show) that saying you'll "TRY" is a form of not doing anything!!! You must say you are going to "DO", not try. I hadn't thought of it that way....ever. I am always saying I'll try to do something, to get a job done, to finish a project, to start over again, you get the idea. Seldom do I say that I WILL "Get 'er done". Now the question becomes, CAN I change the way I look at this journey? Am I going to try or am I going to do? I truly believe I want to do, but I've been stuck trying for so long, my learning curve might be steeper than I think. I am thinking that this show came on at just the right time to wake me up a bit. Perhaps it was "Divine Intervention", who knows.

I had originally thought this post would be a quick little "Oh poor me" post cuz I didn't lose anything this week. Now, having just heard that quick little snippet on TV, I'm completely rethinking a lot of things. I have lots of work to do, I am quite certain. I must learn to DO things that will be of benefit to my well being. I must DO what is right for myself. I need to learn to be a DOER, not a TRYER. Geez, a whole new project is in the making. And here I thought I'd just complain a little bit, inject a bit of humor, bemoan my lack of progress and be off to read all of my blogger friends' postings. New Day, New Plan, New Philosophy, New Way of Thinking. Gonna take a little time and a lot of work to turn things around, but I'm certainly going to DO it this time.

11 comments:

  1. Welcome to the 0 club, I'm there this week as well.

    When I was a teenager, my mother signed me up for an assertiveness training class. It was me and a bunch of old ladies. (Probably my age now. lol) The instructor went one by one asking us why we were there. I said, "Because my mom signed me up." Everyone laughed. The thing is, I remember a lot from that class, and TRY was one of the things I remember.

    There is no trying, you either do or you don't. That's what she taught us. I think there is a lot of gray area for the word try, but I have always loved the concept.

    Anyway, that's why I don't get *too* down about my slow losses, the few gains, and this week's zero: becuase I know I'm doing. I'm eating healthier and I'm working out. No number on a scale can take my doing away.

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  2. Yoda - do or do not, there is no try. (And I'm not even a Star Wars fanatic but the phrase really stuck with me.) I know what you mean when you're putting your head in the proper frame of mind. Everyone says to just visualize getting healthy and thin but I get a little lost in the weeds. Still working on it though - so take heart - you're not alone.

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  3. I also have to start doing that! Thanks you've given me something to work on this week :)

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  4. It took I'm going to "DO" it for me to finally run my first 5K, but I never have used it in weight loss. It helps to have a cheering group, but I also read this morning that we have to be our own, as she put it "Majorette".

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  5. Oh WoW that is an "O" moment for me, I have always been a "Trier" I have always said "God loves a trier,so He must adore me!" I need to change my thinking even more. Oh boy there are going to be big changes in my life..LOL

    Thank you:)

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  6. I almost always delete when I'm typing that word in my blog. It's a very negative word when you think about it. Yoda came to my mind too and I'm not a Star Wars fan either!

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  7. Yes, young Skywalker, you will do this!!!

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  8. 266....I love it that you said "young". :)

    Older, I am.

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  9. You go girl!!! There's a lot to be said for Divine Intervention...believe it! Sometimes you've just gotta' put your head down, your blinders on, and say I WILL get to my goal!! Take it one week at a time...one day even...but get it done. I know you've got it in you...I know you want it...now go get it. :)

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  10. This journey really is all mental. We have to have our mindset in the right place for it to work. We have to DO it and not think about it or 'try'. We have to THINK thin in order to be thin!

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  11. Sorry you had a zero week. :(

    I'm more a fan of the "try" word, as long as I *honestly* assess the level of trying. :) I'm pretty good at deceiving myself.

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