Comments on: Resolutionary http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: fourlittlebirds :: a new year :: January :: 2008 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32990 fourlittlebirds :: a new year :: January :: 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:20:55 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32990 [...] comment from fillyjonk at Shapely Prose that I can relate [...] [...] comment from fillyjonk at Shapely Prose that I can relate [...]

]]> By: ginag http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32902 ginag Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:18:21 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32902 so I went back and read my Fantasy of Being Thin, and basically it comes down to thinking I'm kinda hot. (which, incidentally, I didn't when I *was* thin). So I guess my resolution is to think I'm kinda hot. And commit to a master's program. And walk at least once a week. so I went back and read my Fantasy of Being Thin, and basically it comes down to thinking I’m kinda hot. (which, incidentally, I didn’t when I *was* thin). So I guess my resolution is to think I’m kinda hot.

And commit to a master’s program.

And walk at least once a week.

]]> By: Sarah J. http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32837 Sarah J. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:40:41 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32837 My resolutions are many. But most important: 1) Be nicer to people and get a grip on my anger - especially on the internet. I resolve to ignore trolls and engage in friendly and interesting conversations instead. I've blown my top over stupid slights WAY too many times in 2007. My mental health is at stake here! Yeah, it's no surprise that I've suffered from anxiety for several years. 2) Ignore all weight loss gimmicks and focus on making myself healthy through better food choices and exercise I enjoy. The key here is "enjoy." I'm not going to starve myself or work myself into a frenzy at the gym. I'm interested in health, not weight loss. But most important, I am going to stop making excuses based on my weight. Gee, I'll get that new job and go to school when I'm thin! Nope - I'm gonna live now. The Fantasy of Being Thin has "weighed" on me for years. It's not going to be easy, but the fight will be worth it. Happy New Year 2008 to all! My resolutions are many. But most important:

1) Be nicer to people and get a grip on my anger – especially on the internet. I resolve to ignore trolls and engage in friendly and interesting conversations instead. I’ve blown my top over stupid slights WAY too many times in 2007. My mental health is at stake here! Yeah, it’s no surprise that I’ve suffered from anxiety for several years.

2) Ignore all weight loss gimmicks and focus on making myself healthy through better food choices and exercise I enjoy. The key here is “enjoy.” I’m not going to starve myself or work myself into a frenzy at the gym. I’m interested in health, not weight loss. But most important, I am going to stop making excuses based on my weight. Gee, I’ll get that new job and go to school when I’m thin! Nope – I’m gonna live now. The Fantasy of Being Thin has “weighed” on me for years.

It’s not going to be easy, but the fight will be worth it.

Happy New Year 2008 to all!

]]> By: Sniper http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32773 Sniper Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:05:35 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32773 I resent the picture and my house is gleaming. This means that I've completed my 2008 resolution already and can sit on my ass all year. Except for the work thing. And grad school. I resent the picture and my house is gleaming. This means that I’ve completed my 2008 resolution already and can sit on my ass all year. Except for the work thing. And grad school.

]]> By: Elaine http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32735 Elaine Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:08:01 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32735 lol i FINISHED my novel, and it didn't do me one lick of good, in fact i let my family read it, *stupid stupid stupid*, and immediately developed an immovable writer's block and haven't written since.. hey we don't have to be hung up on the whole completion thang :) lol i FINISHED my novel, and it didn’t do me one lick of good, in fact i let my family read it, *stupid stupid stupid*, and immediately developed an immovable writer’s block and haven’t written since.. hey we don’t have to be hung up on the whole completion thang :)

]]> By: kateharding http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32727 kateharding Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:58:36 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32727 <i>BTW, off topic, but Kate, did you get the picture I sent you?</i> No, I don't think I did, Sniper. Resend? <i>Kate — I have seen dates for the Wii Fit from Jan 1 through the end of May . . . so I have no idea. But it’s got yoga and hula-hooping and knocking soccer balls away with your head! <b>Oh my god, don’t make me buy a console! NOOO!</b></i> I KNOW! Kinda happy my birthday's coming up, so maybe I can at least get the Wii, and play Dance Dance Revolution or something until the Wii Fit comes out. I'm curious about how the Fit will do, since it really seems to be all about core strength -- which is exactly why I'm enchanted by the very idea of it, but is not likely to make the average person feel like they're getting a "real workout." And judging from the size of it, there can't be more than a handful of yoga poses you can do on it. But I'm all about the hula hooping, soccer head-butting, and step aerobics/dorky dance combo in their promo videos. BTW, off topic, but Kate, did you get the picture I sent you?

No, I don’t think I did, Sniper. Resend?

Kate — I have seen dates for the Wii Fit from Jan 1 through the end of May . . . so I have no idea. But it’s got yoga and hula-hooping and knocking soccer balls away with your head!

Oh my god, don’t make me buy a console! NOOO!

I KNOW! Kinda happy my birthday’s coming up, so maybe I can at least get the Wii, and play Dance Dance Revolution or something until the Wii Fit comes out.

I’m curious about how the Fit will do, since it really seems to be all about core strength — which is exactly why I’m enchanted by the very idea of it, but is not likely to make the average person feel like they’re getting a “real workout.” And judging from the size of it, there can’t be more than a handful of yoga poses you can do on it. But I’m all about the hula hooping, soccer head-butting, and step aerobics/dorky dance combo in their promo videos.

]]> By: Resolve to Love You « PhotoPhobic http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32724 Resolve to Love You « PhotoPhobic Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:53:47 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32724 [...] of your Sanity Watchers points just by tuning in to say, a cartoon or movie on the tube, go over to this thread here and immerse yourself in other folks resolutions…ones that have nothing to do with weight loss [...] [...] of your Sanity Watchers points just by tuning in to say, a cartoon or movie on the tube, go over to this thread here and immerse yourself in other folks resolutions…ones that have nothing to do with weight loss [...]

]]> By: sweetmachine http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32719 sweetmachine Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:39:41 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32719 I am going to wear cute clothes even if I'm "just" going to class or the library -- given that those are the main places I go on any given day, it's silly to consider it not worth the effort to wear something creative or fun. I am going to wear cute clothes even if I’m “just” going to class or the library — given that those are the main places I go on any given day, it’s silly to consider it not worth the effort to wear something creative or fun.

]]> By: Dorianne http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32710 Dorianne Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:18:11 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32710 Celeste and Krista - I used to do the FlyLady thing, but I had to depart ways with her Flyness when she started in on the food and weight issues ("body clutter")....it was triggering all my old ED shit and I had to unsubscribe. (Weigh yourself every day? Write down everything you eat? Good prescription for someone recovering from an ED. Ugh.) So folks should be warned about that. That being said, I think FlyLady is like AA - take what you like and leave the rest. If you can get past the "body clutter" stuff (and it's not truly awful if you haven't got ED triggers - it's not necessarily "weight loss"-oriented), then it can work. You don't have to "do" the program to take bits you need from it. The "just do 15 minutes at a time" thing is stuck in my brain forever. I used to live in a messy junkyard and now I have a peaceful, lovely, decorated home...it took me three years to get there! Celeste and Krista – I used to do the FlyLady thing, but I had to depart ways with her Flyness when she started in on the food and weight issues (“body clutter”)….it was triggering all my old ED shit and I had to unsubscribe. (Weigh yourself every day? Write down everything you eat? Good prescription for someone recovering from an ED. Ugh.) So folks should be warned about that.

That being said, I think FlyLady is like AA – take what you like and leave the rest. If you can get past the “body clutter” stuff (and it’s not truly awful if you haven’t got ED triggers – it’s not necessarily “weight loss”-oriented), then it can work. You don’t have to “do” the program to take bits you need from it. The “just do 15 minutes at a time” thing is stuck in my brain forever. I used to live in a messy junkyard and now I have a peaceful, lovely, decorated home…it took me three years to get there!

]]> By: fillyjonk http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32691 fillyjonk Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:45:06 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/12/30/resolutionary/#comment-32691 Okay, I'm completely going to have to do a Sims post. I've currently actually crashed the game by making it deal with a custom neighborhood (public library, greengrocer, shops, and a pool -- good eh?) and a house decorated exactly how I like (with a pool in the backyard, which come to think of it was silly because I got a public pool, but it's so pretty with lots of shade trees). Now my system can't handle it and won't actually animate the Sims anymore. So I'm stuck defragging my hard drive. It's definitely a pathology. Okay, I’m completely going to have to do a Sims post. I’ve currently actually crashed the game by making it deal with a custom neighborhood (public library, greengrocer, shops, and a pool — good eh?) and a house decorated exactly how I like (with a pool in the backyard, which come to think of it was silly because I got a public pool, but it’s so pretty with lots of shade trees). Now my system can’t handle it and won’t actually animate the Sims anymore. So I’m stuck defragging my hard drive. It’s definitely a pathology.

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