Comments on: Week #5 Summary – Turning my slow boat around http://www.grassdirtcorn.com/2009/11/week-5-summary-turning-my-slow-boat-around/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: hollie http://www.grassdirtcorn.com/2009/11/week-5-summary-turning-my-slow-boat-around/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 hollie Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:46:10 +0000 http://www.grassdirtcorn.com/?p=1580#comment-2952 Yeah, tracking in three different places is definitely too much. I'm going to switch to just tracking on the calendar, with spot-tracking of calories when I feel like I might be getting too many and want to check my intake. Going for walks is something I should be doing more of, especially since Oliver The Wonder Corgi could really use the attention. :) Yeah, tracking in three different places is definitely too much. I’m going to switch to just tracking on the calendar, with spot-tracking of calories when I feel like I might be getting too many and want to check my intake.

Going for walks is something I should be doing more of, especially since Oliver The Wonder Corgi could really use the attention. :)

]]> By: Ivana http://www.grassdirtcorn.com/2009/11/week-5-summary-turning-my-slow-boat-around/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Ivana Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:38 +0000 http://www.grassdirtcorn.com/?p=1580#comment-2948 Cool grandpa. Is the Argo still around? The photos you use to illustrate the blog are THE BEST. I love how your exuberance can just barely be constrained! In your quest to turn the boat around, you seem to be doing a good job of self observation...is tracking in three different places a little much? If you suspect it is, than it probably is. Remember, the goal here is moderation, right? :) I hope the behavioral therapist is helping out with the anxiety. It's good to have a reliable professional help to guide you in a better direction. Sometimes, the boat moves slowly, even with professional help. That has been my experience, anyway. Regarding anxiety and wellness, I thought of you the other day while reading the NY Times: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/phys-ed-why-exercise-makes-you-less-anxious/ Although it is generally accepted that exercise reduces anxiety and stress, they are only beginning to understand how, biologically, that works. The one thing they found, though, is that for anxiety to be reduced through exercise, it takes weeks...this is a progressive thing. While I do find often that simply going for a short walk outside clears my mind, there is a progressive element to this. Again, this seems to support an ongoing effort, one that can probably be only reasonably achieved with a moderate approach. Does going for a walk help you at all? I know you may find this naively simplistic*, but it really helps me. (*again, this just highlights how our approaches are very different: I tend to swing extreme on the simple/non-gadget approach of the spectrum. Go ahead, call me a Luddite, I do use a 70 year old dial telephone.) Cool grandpa. Is the Argo still around? The photos you use to illustrate the blog are THE BEST. I love how your exuberance can just barely be constrained!

In your quest to turn the boat around, you seem to be doing a good job of self observation…is tracking in three different places a little much? If you suspect it is, than it probably is. Remember, the goal here is moderation, right? :)

I hope the behavioral therapist is helping out with the anxiety. It’s good to have a reliable professional help to guide you in a better direction. Sometimes, the boat moves slowly, even with professional help. That has been my experience, anyway.

Regarding anxiety and wellness, I thought of you the other day while reading the NY Times:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/phys-ed-why-exercise-makes-you-less-anxious/

Although it is generally accepted that exercise reduces anxiety and stress, they are only beginning to understand how, biologically, that works. The one thing they found, though, is that for anxiety to be reduced through exercise, it takes weeks…this is a progressive thing. While I do find often that simply going for a short walk outside clears my mind, there is a progressive element to this. Again, this seems to support an ongoing effort, one that can probably be only reasonably achieved with a moderate approach. Does going for a walk help you at all? I know you may find this naively simplistic*, but it really helps me.

(*again, this just highlights how our approaches are very different: I tend to swing extreme on the simple/non-gadget approach of the spectrum. Go ahead, call me a Luddite, I do use a 70 year old dial telephone.)

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