Looks like we had some good numbers this week for
TEAM DONALD!
I'm popping on the post the QOTD for tomorrow a little early so you east coast folks will have it in the am and I will be back tomorrow for replies.
As you think back on where you are in your journey to good health and where we are in the challenge, it doesn't hurt to think about your past forays in the area.
Here is an article from sparkpeople.com that might interest you:
Do You Suffer from Diet Rage?
Rules of the Road to Help You Reach Your Destination
-- By Mike Kramer, Staff Writer
After slowing down to an unexplained stop for the 147th time in the space of 2 miles, I decided that I hated the world. Surrounding me were an ocean of maddening brake lights, rain pelting the windshield and thousands of tons of steel and fiberglass flung around by a clueless pack of selfish morons who obviously didnt know the first thing about driving!!
It was in serious danger of ruining my whole day.
Is there anything more frustrating than being bogged down in traffic? Most all of us have been there before. That discouraged, fed up feeling that just makes us want to throw up our hands in surrender or lay them on the horn.
Thankfully, I stopped muttering helplessly and started thinking instead. And I realized that I often witness another type of "road rage" the frustration that builds on the road to weight loss: Diet Rage.
Think about your dieting history. Does it give you the same feeling as an exasperating traffic jam? You never quite get where you want to go as fast as you want to get there. You get aggravated, yell (usually at yourself), and see people in other lanes going faster than you (how do they DO that?!), and it usually ends up ruining your day.
Heres the lesson: Getting frustrated with your diet does no more good than getting frustrated in traffic. It just makes you unhappy, unsuccessful and tense.
By the time I got to work (it was a long commute), I noticed a lot of things that we, as weight loss veterans, can learn from traffic jams. Next time you start to feel frustrated with your weight loss progress, keep these "lessons of the road" in mind:
Pay less attention to how much further you have to travel. Stop asking yourself "are we there yet?" Youll get there when you get there. Instead, look at the scenery, think about life, carry on a conversation, sing along with the radio, or simply be thankful for how far youve come.
The journey is always more fun with a passenger. Have you asked anyone along for the ride?
You know the route you need to take to reach your weight loss goals. Its already mapped out. As long as you stay pointed in the right direction, youll get there. Even in the worst traffic jams, you still get to your destination at some point. Its the same way with dieting just a matter of time. It may take longer than you first expected, but you will get there.
There will always be periods of stopping and starting. Its something that you should just anticipate and allow for. No use getting upset or stressed about not making progress. Its a normal part of the journey.
Sometimes, youve just gotta go with the flow of whats going on around you. Life can present some situations that you really cant do anything about. When that happens, staying straight and steady doing the best that you can will keep you on track and sane. In traffic, impatient people stop, change lanes, weave in and out of other cars, driving themselves and everyone else crazy and in the end, usually dont get any farther along than you do by staying put and going with the flow.
Shortcuts never work.
Driving too fast is dangerous. Thats why they call it "crash" dieting.
Slow down, take what life gives you, and make sure you arrive at your destination in good health.
I finally did get to my destination after all. Hands were pried away from the steering wheel, teeth were unclenched, and a few aspirin were popped. Of course, people in the cars around me probably had a good laugh at my arm-waving and soundless yelling. Funny how we can lose our senses when faced with something that frustrates us, whether its traffic or our diets.
Thanks to these insights, my story had a happy ending. Hopefully, remembering these rules will help you reach your destination sooner and more content than you expected.
Here is the link to the article
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=346 Within this link are some good ideas about relaxing, too.
So my QOTD is this:
1/8/11 Saturday QOTD: How would you rate your "diet rage"?
Low- I'm moving slowly, but I'm on my way!
Moderate- Everyone's moving except me
High- I'm screaming but no one can hear me!
All Over The Board- It's stop and go all the way
Have a great evening all!
and 
your way. 
for the snow day dance! 
to our team! I thought I was going to have to go looking for you! 
I am trying to cut out as much of the processed foods, but I was left kind of 
tonight. I did find some hamburger meat and made some Taco Soup.
I would like to know who I talk to to have a law passed that no activity on a Saturday can start before 9am. DD had to be up at the high school at 7:30am for band thing. We are NOT 7:30am on Saturday people! DH is still in bed and I should be but figured I should get some things done instead. I think there is a definitely a nap in my near future.
) Black coffee.... I write it (and I often write down whether it was regular or decaf). 
Not good.
