The "you know you are going to be on TV" diet.

My eating has been more than super clean this week. Ever since I heard that I was going to be on Oprah, I've thought twice about every single thing passing my lips. I haven't even been remotely tempted to eat anything not on plan.

Plus there is the added, "you are too busy" to eat problem. I had breakfast this morning at 7:15, lunch at 2:15 (which was a few bites of the pasta) and dinner at 7 pm.
On a regular day I would have been STARVING. Today, I was so busy I hardly noticed and still had enough butterflies that I didn't eat much.

I wonder if KD goes through this or if being on TV has become old hat!

hi paula, your favorite pose is a reflection of your true spirit. downward dog, to hold plank. strong , gutsy, determined, open to newness, solid.
i love triangle pose, to half moon pose. it opens my heart and i feel joy.
enjoy your weekend. it sounds like a winner. iz

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Originally posted by GoingSkiing:

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Originally posted by p7eggyc:
I wonder if there is any sort of market for a women's walking group where people paid to have a leader there and who knows what other services I might offer...

I think that there is a market for womens hiking/nature kind of thing.

I remember seeing some kind of group walk thing and some guy was charging $90 per person ( ) to show people how to hike with walking poles and to identify trees and flowers and such.

Or cross country skiing or snow shoe walk guides get paid to exercise.

I know in my area there are lots of loosely organized women's walking groups. They don't really have a trainer, but who knows... perhaps they would!

What?! You are going to be on Oprah? Can someone point me to the thread where I can find out how that came about! Regardless, Brie, this is very exciting. Catch me up!

Lynne

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Originally posted by isabel:
how awesome!!!you are the embodiment of "readiness" meets "opportunity". you found yoga. yoga found you. let me know how it goes. i have tried a few studios and a few teachers. i have liked most of my teachers (except 2). i have 2 teachers i adore (matched my energy, my pace, my rhythm, my humor, my view of the world) and being with those teachers makes a world of difference. i feel like i make the most progress when i am in their classes, so i will be interested to see how your experiences are.
with your insights, i imagine you will have the world's problems figured out while holding downward dog. hee hee hee!

Readiness and opportunity have taken 4.5 years to get to. The journey was worth it though.

*snort* I don't know about my insights and world problems, but I do a mean downward facing dog. Masochist that I am, I love downward facing dog to plank pose asana. They make me feel strong!

how awesome!!!you are the embodiment of "readiness" meets "opportunity". you found yoga. yoga found you. let me know how it goes. i have tried a few studios and a few teachers. i have liked most of my teachers (except 2). i have 2 teachers i adore (matched my energy, my pace, my rhythm, my humor, my view of the world) and being with those teachers makes a world of difference. i feel like i make the most progress when i am in their classes, so i will be interested to see how your experiences are.
with your insights, i imagine you will have the world's problems figured out while holding downward dog. hee hee hee!

Isabel:

I actually decided on the bus ride in to find a Yoga class where I interact with live people instead of a video. The only place that sounded interesting was a Yoga Studio that was about 40 minutes from me, however with a little research this afternoon, I found one that I could actually hit on the way home from work!

paula, your words struck a cord. yoga has done that for me as well. making that connection is like re-programming a lifetime of disconnection for me. some forward steps. some backward ones. difficult but well worth the effort. running and yoga is a winning combo. there are a few yoga teachers in my area who are also marathoners and certified triatholon trainers.thanks for your insight.

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Originally posted by TriGirl:
I think that it speaks to how often we eat out of habit or because we're bored or scared or sad and not because we're hungry. I usually don't eat as much on vacation -- I eat whatever I want, but I don't want as much -- because I'm busy and interested in things other than food. And there have been days where I was busy at work and didn't even notice that lunchtime came and went.

I think you hit on something here...involvement in Life reduces my desire to snack.

Here's something from my blog that I posted the other night after watching a Suzanne Deason interview on DVD I have.

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I was watching an interview with Suzanne Deason on my Yoga DVD and she was talking about the disconnection between the mind and the body in overweight people and I almost started crying from what she was saying. Maybe it was the fact that I’ve had more than my share of dark chocolate covered expresso beans today. Maybe it was the fact that for the first time in about 3 weeks I’ve done a yoga workout. Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve been stressed out for the last week and basically eating things I shouldn’t because I want to soothe the stress. But the lack of a mind & body connection in overweight people makes sense to me.

When I was practicing Yoga consistently I was aware of my body in a way that I wasn’t before. I felt better. I walked taller - head up, stomach in, chest out, and shoulders back. I was aware of all the areas of my body. That awareness showed up in the bedroom as well. It was an unexpected benefit to my Yoga Practice.

There really hasn’t been a good reason for me not to have been doing my Yoga Practice for the majority of the last few weeks. Last week kind of got weird because I was sick and I had a manual due, a web site due, a brochure due, and a script due. I think had I been doing my yoga practice I would have handled the stress much better than reaching for food.

So now the challenge really begins….. integrating yoga and running in such a way that I have a strong awareness of my body so that I make better food choices.

Peg
I've seen plenty of walking workouts were people pay a trainer to take them through their paces. I've also heard of a stroller walker group for women with babies.

I often take my clients outside for a walking workout - we sometimes wear weight vest, bring hand weights, bands, etc... and do all kinds of stuff while we are walking.

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Originally posted by p7eggyc:
I wonder if there is any sort of market for a women's walking group where people paid to have a leader there and who knows what other services I might offer...

I think that there is a market for womens hiking/nature kind of thing.

I remember seeing some kind of group walk thing and some guy was charging $90 per person ( ) to show people how to hike with walking poles and to identify trees and flowers and such.

Or cross country skiing or snow shoe walk guides get paid to exercise.

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I will say though that being a trainer does indeed help. Not because I want to look fit for my clients or anything like that but because it puts me in a gym environment regularly. It's much easier not to skip the gym when you have people paying you to be there!

I've given thought to trying to figure out how to fit some sort of 'paid exercise' into my life somehow. I have little idea where I would start or what I would do, but it is very appealing to me to have that built in accountability because I would NEVER let people down in that situation. Just not in my wiring. But as I was the big lump in the cozy bed this morning because my walking buddy was unavailable, I am reminded again that I just don't do it on my own.

Need to keep thinking about it. Don't think it's something to tackle in the first 1/2 of 2007 but after I get the job change and move accomplished, this will be a candidate for 'what to do next'.

I wonder if there is any sort of market for a women's walking group where people paid to have a leader there and who knows what other services I might offer...

Peg

I think that it speaks to how often we eat out of habit or because we're bored or scared or sad and not because we're hungry. I usually don't eat as much on vacation -- I eat whatever I want, but I don't want as much -- because I'm busy and interested in things other than food. And there have been days where I was busy at work and didn't even notice that lunchtime came and went.

Denise -
I posted pretty tongue and cheek about this so no worries about your posts.

I definitely agree that you need to be internally motivated to maintain a weight loss and that being on TV may do if for the very short term but certainly is not going to be the long term key to success. H*ll, look at Oprah herself, she yo-yo on TV for many years.

I will say though that being a trainer does indeed help. Not because I want to look fit for my clients or anything like that but because it puts me in a gym environment regularly. It's much easier not to skip the gym when you have people paying you to be there!

It also helps to be talking about good nutrition day in and day out because it keeps it in the forefront of your mind (although being active here on the boards can do the same thing).

I think the "big thing" for me yesterday was the being too busy to eat. Wedding day is a great example too. For me, those kinds of super busy days just don't come around too often!

I was in a big hurry and thinking too logically and I need to appologise for my post because it sounds much too harsh. I'm really sorry about that.

And actually, I need to disagree with myself, because I think that, yes, you may be on to something. If a person can always keep a project that they were working towards and are excited about and they want to keep healthy and looking good for the project... it would keep a person motivated long term... that would work.

I'm really happy that you had a fabulous day. You totally deserve it!

This thought had crossed my mind when thinking about this cool opportunity you got. I think it is a well timed, short term boost that will probably really help you stay on the wagon you've worked so hard to get comfortably seated on in the last 6 weeks or so. I bet you have no idea what an inspiration you are to many of us on the board. Now you'll be one for a bunch more folks!

Peg

Just thought of this...

We can all think of really happy exciting days when we weren't hungry... I didn't eat a whole lot on my wedding day...

But after being married for a while... well, I got over that.

I think that it is a good short term motivation thing...

I felt that way about eating clean before I was going to meet KD and everybody... but it isn't something that would work long term... eating clean in case KD comes back to town.

In general, under-eating and going a long time between meals and being "too busy to eat" backfires on people. Might work a few days when you have a good adrenaline rush going, but eventually it backfires, and people overeat.

A lot of people become WW leaders or staff thinking, “It will keep me motivated to stay at my goal weight”. There are also a LOT of people who gain weight after they become WW leaders. I know of people who have gained back 100 lbs, who are WW leaders. (They can’t remain leaders.) The fear of gaining and losing their jobs and leader status didn’t keep them thin. Actually, I think that fear isn’t a very good motivator.

I’m NOT sure that “I need to look good for _______ (cameras, my job, etc. etc. etc)” works for everybody. It works for some people (like maybe professional models or actresses or ____) but for most of us… we got to find motivation from within long term.

Out of curiosity… not trying to be mean or anything… Initially, did you think that becoming a personal trainer and working in a profession that highly values health and fitness and being lean would help to motivate you to stay at your goal weight? I know of people on the WW boards who decide to do that… and motivation to stay at their goal weight is part of their motivation.

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