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Member Since: 05/21/07
Last Login: 01/30/11
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Program Progress: Day 92
Member Since: 05/21/07
Last Login: 01/30/11
Viewed: 30096
Program in:
Program Progress: Day 92
mbteach57's Challenges:
mbteach57's Participating:
| Do it for YOU! |
mbteach57's Participating:
| No Cell Phone During Dinner |
| PFR Challenge |
Personal Interests:
Music:
I love to listen to Fusion, Jazz, Celtic and Classic Rock. For reflection and relaxation I turn to Classical music.
Books:
Favorite Places:
I Want To See:
Hobbies:
Anything outdoors, Photography, scrap-booking, gardening, reading and crafts, exploring on the computer
Activities:
I love going to live theatre, the symphony, folk or jazz concerts, the movies. Traveling is a passion.
Sports:
Movies:
A Very Long Engagement, The Notebook, The Bucket List, A Beautiful Mind, This Is It! Seven Pounds, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Jane Eyre, Bryan's Song, Rocky, Wall-E, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Alkaban, My Sister's Keeper, Blind Side
TV:
I disconnected my satelite dish for the summer. So much cheaper and I wasn't turning the fool thing on anyway!Now that it's winter I watch news, some sports and Bones
Heroes:
I Want To Meet:
mbteach57's Life List:
| Make healthy eating a lifelong choice and become a comfortable weight for me |
| Exercise daily until it becomes a lifelong habit |
| Drink water instead of diet pop |
| Learn to play a song on the piano |
| learn to kayack |
| buy a mountain bike |
| try camping with someone who knows what they are doing |
| Scuba dive or snorkel in a tropical paradise |
| Create a scrapbook albums of my photographs |
| Learn to crochet something beautiful |
| Paint a picture |
| Photograph something beautiful, well |
| Walk in a marathon |
| Create something beautiful out of pottery |
| Drive a golf ball over 300 yards |
| Complete a bike race |
| Take a hot air balloon ride |
| Travel to Italy |
| Hold my grandchild |
comments
says:
Thank you very much for your comments! I thought of your advice today BigPitt20 as I was out for a 4 mile walk on an unexpectedly cold day. I was about halfway through and really NOT having a good time until I thought of your advice. I powered through it and thought positive thoughts and wow! I was very proud of myself when I was finished.
Maria579, what a great example! I just have to remember that "Its my fault" is not a bad thing but something I can make an action plan for. Thanks!
says:
It's important to understand the difference between beating yourself up over something and recognizing that the something is getting in your way and you need to make an action plan. Low self-esteem blames and ruminates. The Excuse Tool sets a course of confident action.
Example: my kids are home on spring break and stress me out. i eat an entire chocolate cake to cope.
Low Self Esteem says: "This was all my fault. I'm such a loser. I ruined my whole diet. I'm going to eat like this all spring break because I'm so stressed out. It's really my only escape."
The Excuse Tool says: "This was definitely my fault, but it's not going to happen again. I have confidence that if I come up with an action plan to fight that excuse, I can control it. I'm going to have the teenager down the street come over for an hour every afternoon while I take a walk. This will burn off those calories and give me a break from the stress. I'm calling her right now."
says:
Thats my biggie too. Don't worry, lift you head up and power through it.