March 16th, 2019 What I Do
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
What's helped the most recently has been being open and willing to discuss the puzzling topic of depression. I've quickly discovered it's common. I kind of instinctively knew that, but one of the natural traits for me is to isolate with it and get self-involved like I'm the only one. Clearly, I'm not. Talking about it and getting proactive in the direction of real help with it, has been a response making a difference for me right now.
One thing that continues to be paramount to my daily practice is remembering how human I am. I'm not immune to anything. There can be a self-imposed measure of expectation set super-high because of what I do and what this more than ten-year experience has become to me and others. I do my best each day to release that nonsense by reminding myself of the truth: It doesn't matter what I do, what I write, how I mentor and share with others--none of it sets me apart in any way, shape, or form from anyone else. I'm just as human and vulnerable as the next person.
My continued wellness doesn't depend on what I say or write, it always depends on what I do in this daily practice.
Take away the blog, the social media, the support groups I facilitate, the one on one clients---and I'm still in need of this daily practice that helps keep me. It is the most important thing I do each day. Holding myself to some kind of higher standard where I try to turn a blind eye to my own vulnerabilities is a recipe for an epic meltdown. I'm not doing that. And that's a good thing because staying aligned with reality is key for effectively moving forward in positive ways.
Yesterday was my oldest granddaughter, Raegan's first birthday. Phoebe is next to turn one in two weeks! We're having a big birthday party this afternoon. I'll be picking up mom soon for this wonderful occasion. One of the greatest blessings for me has been witnessing my daughters become incredible parents. They're both incredibly loving, attentive, and nurturing--and it's just beautiful to see.
My morning foundation routine is complete, I'm about to prepare a good meal, and I'm set for a good Saturday.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
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My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
March 15th, 2019 Minimum Musts
March 15th, 2019 Minimum Musts
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
I've scaled back my practice into a temporary "minimum musts" type plan this week and I'm glad I did. It's given me the opportunity and the mental space/energy to evaluate some things. A string of 4-star days shows this approach. Allowing the time and space for this without a barrage of negative head chatter, in my opinion, is key. The positive take away for me is found in creating and practicing a plan that can weather difficult times while creating enough mental space to remember: This too shall pass.
Gratitude, positive affirmations, prayer, and positive visualizations have all been front and center in my morning foundation routine. Sometimes, looking at pics from the past couple of years helps me get in touch with perspectives and mindsets that were once stronger.
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| NYC-2016 "Determined" |
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| Yesterday's Food Plan |
My morning foundation routine is complete, my food is packed and planned for breakfast and lunch, and I'm set for a good day.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
March 14th, 2019 The Middle
March 14th, 2019 The Middle
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
When I'm feeling my best, a four-star day is below my personal expectation. When I'm not feeling my best, a four-star day is a miracle. The benefit of experience is a great reminder of how things can go in a not so desirable direction during challenging times. It's also a reminder of what I must do to stay "in the middle." I will not do well if I gravitate toward the extremes; the all or nothing type of mentality where everything is perfect or else it's all trashed. The middle is where I find the good stuff. The middle is where I find a balance even when certain things or circumstances seem way off-balance.
I stayed connected in exceptional ways with good support friends yesterday. I took exceptional care of my food plan. I was proactive in regards to setting some appointments for my personal care. And I feel like I helped a few others yesterday. It's a very natural thing for me to turn inward, isolate, get completely self-involved, and basically shut down when things get difficult. That reaction is found in auto-pilot mode. Turbulence is not a time for auto-pilot. In order to be well and get better, I must take it out of auto-pilot mode, put my hands on the stick and choose intentional actions. I know I'm not alone, this is a very common, deeply ingrained type of thing for many of us. Making the time to step out of that funk, listen to and offer a helpful ear to someone else, does amazing things. It changes things in a positive way. It takes me/us to a better mental space when we do this. Getting outside of ourselves helps us see things we couldn't, like hope and light at the end of the tunnel type stuff.
My morning foundation routine is complete. My plan for good support contacts is in place. My food plan is packed and ready for today. I'm ready to make this a good Thursday.
Is it Thursday? Of course, it is! Throwback time:
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
When I'm feeling my best, a four-star day is below my personal expectation. When I'm not feeling my best, a four-star day is a miracle. The benefit of experience is a great reminder of how things can go in a not so desirable direction during challenging times. It's also a reminder of what I must do to stay "in the middle." I will not do well if I gravitate toward the extremes; the all or nothing type of mentality where everything is perfect or else it's all trashed. The middle is where I find the good stuff. The middle is where I find a balance even when certain things or circumstances seem way off-balance.
I stayed connected in exceptional ways with good support friends yesterday. I took exceptional care of my food plan. I was proactive in regards to setting some appointments for my personal care. And I feel like I helped a few others yesterday. It's a very natural thing for me to turn inward, isolate, get completely self-involved, and basically shut down when things get difficult. That reaction is found in auto-pilot mode. Turbulence is not a time for auto-pilot. In order to be well and get better, I must take it out of auto-pilot mode, put my hands on the stick and choose intentional actions. I know I'm not alone, this is a very common, deeply ingrained type of thing for many of us. Making the time to step out of that funk, listen to and offer a helpful ear to someone else, does amazing things. It changes things in a positive way. It takes me/us to a better mental space when we do this. Getting outside of ourselves helps us see things we couldn't, like hope and light at the end of the tunnel type stuff.
My morning foundation routine is complete. My plan for good support contacts is in place. My food plan is packed and ready for today. I'm ready to make this a good Thursday.
Is it Thursday? Of course, it is! Throwback time:
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| One of my favorite side by side comparison photos |
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| Yesterday's Food Plan |
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
March 13th, 2019 Different Storms
March 13th, 2019 Different Storms
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Mom and I enjoyed a really good visit Monday evening with three of my four grandkids. My goodness, they're growing! I'll say this, when things get challenging and I'm feeling down, spending more time with them helps reframe things.
Things have been challenging lately. Enough so, that I'm making an appointment with my doctor today and I'll be checking with my insurance to see what's available in the way of coverage for therapy sessions.
This isn't new, really. I've had occasional bouts with this type of thing over the years. It's important for me to write about it--in some way--to express how, this is part of it all. I mustn't sacrifice the daily practice helping keep me well. Instead, I must keep some structure to that area--and fortify other areas, hence the doctor visit and finding some therapy. If I don't fortify those other areas, keeping structure within my daily practice could become increasingly difficult.
This is an important time because it's life. What we do, if it's to be sustainable long-term, must be flexible enough to weather different storms along the way. It can bend but I pray it doesn't break.
My food plan has been enjoyable lately...
I'm back at work today. Wednesday is one of my favorite days. I have some one on one mentoring sessions and two support group conference calls tonight. Doing my best to help others helps me, a lot. I'm blessed and immensely grateful.
Featured Instagram:
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Mom and I enjoyed a really good visit Monday evening with three of my four grandkids. My goodness, they're growing! I'll say this, when things get challenging and I'm feeling down, spending more time with them helps reframe things.
Things have been challenging lately. Enough so, that I'm making an appointment with my doctor today and I'll be checking with my insurance to see what's available in the way of coverage for therapy sessions.
This isn't new, really. I've had occasional bouts with this type of thing over the years. It's important for me to write about it--in some way--to express how, this is part of it all. I mustn't sacrifice the daily practice helping keep me well. Instead, I must keep some structure to that area--and fortify other areas, hence the doctor visit and finding some therapy. If I don't fortify those other areas, keeping structure within my daily practice could become increasingly difficult.
This is an important time because it's life. What we do, if it's to be sustainable long-term, must be flexible enough to weather different storms along the way. It can bend but I pray it doesn't break.
My food plan has been enjoyable lately...
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| Monday Dinner |
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| Yesterday's Food Plan |
I'm back at work today. Wednesday is one of my favorite days. I have some one on one mentoring sessions and two support group conference calls tonight. Doing my best to help others helps me, a lot. I'm blessed and immensely grateful.
Featured Instagram:
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
March 12th, 2019 A Break
March 12th, 2019 A Break
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
I took a personal day today. Taking a break. Perfect day for a republishing of one of my favorite perspectives:
The Parallel Streams
The "Life Stream" is everything happening in our day to day lives. The Life Stream includes the ups and downs, the challenges, the victories, the disappointments, The hectic schedules, the family dynamics, the workplace dynamics, the bills, the stress, the joys, the blessings, the expected and the unexpected, the good, the bad...It's life.
The "Fundamental Elements Stream" contain the daily actions of my personal plan. I say "my" because our plans might be very different. Mine is customized to fit my personality, likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, and sensitivities.
My fundamental elements stream includes my personal/spiritual morning "me time," the most peaceful five minutes of my entire day. My fundamental elements stream also includes maintaining the integrity of my calorie budget, remaining abstinent from refined sugar, logging everything in MyFitnessPal, photographing every meal, getting regular workouts and staying connected with one on one and group support interactions and of course, writing and publishing this blog, daily.
I've also referred to my fundamental elements as my "rails of support." I've set my accountability and support measures on high. When someone makes a comment in the direction of, "you're so strong" or "you must have amazing will power," I typically thank them and smile, but I know, truly, I'm not that strong and I don't have giant amounts of will power. What I have are solid rails of accountability and support--and I'm holding onto those rails, each day. They guide me, step by step.
The fundamental elements stream runs parallel, just below the lifestream. The lifestream is running in the foreground and the fundamental elements stream is running in the background--like a computer's anti-virus program.
I've written countless paragraphs within the archives of this blog all about the "lifestream" and the "fundamental elements stream" and how they must run parallel to one another without crossing.
If we allow life and all of the energy it takes to maneuver, to negatively affect our ability to maintain consistency in the daily elements of our extraordinary care, then it always will. The frustration of inconsistency will be a common theme if the lifestream is allowed to dip down into the fundamental elements stream on a regular basis.
And if we get too carried away, making the fundamental elements all-consuming, then we run the risk of it crossing up into our lifestream. And that's when it isn't any fun and we dread what we're doing every day.
I've had several challenges of late where I really had to remember the power of this "parallel streams" philosophy. I've discovered, when life demands more attention, we don't have to let go of the elements giving us our success, but we can scale back the amount of energy it uses to operate.
We don't sacrifice the integrity of the elements, we just do what we can do. For me--on super busy days or on emotionally/mentally challenging days, I have three non-negotiable requirements: 1. Stay within my calorie budget 2. Hold my abstinence from sugar sacred 3. Stay connected with support contacts.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
I took a personal day today. Taking a break. Perfect day for a republishing of one of my favorite perspectives:
The Parallel Streams
The "Life Stream" is everything happening in our day to day lives. The Life Stream includes the ups and downs, the challenges, the victories, the disappointments, The hectic schedules, the family dynamics, the workplace dynamics, the bills, the stress, the joys, the blessings, the expected and the unexpected, the good, the bad...It's life.
The "Fundamental Elements Stream" contain the daily actions of my personal plan. I say "my" because our plans might be very different. Mine is customized to fit my personality, likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, and sensitivities.
My fundamental elements stream includes my personal/spiritual morning "me time," the most peaceful five minutes of my entire day. My fundamental elements stream also includes maintaining the integrity of my calorie budget, remaining abstinent from refined sugar, logging everything in MyFitnessPal, photographing every meal, getting regular workouts and staying connected with one on one and group support interactions and of course, writing and publishing this blog, daily.
I've also referred to my fundamental elements as my "rails of support." I've set my accountability and support measures on high. When someone makes a comment in the direction of, "you're so strong" or "you must have amazing will power," I typically thank them and smile, but I know, truly, I'm not that strong and I don't have giant amounts of will power. What I have are solid rails of accountability and support--and I'm holding onto those rails, each day. They guide me, step by step.
The fundamental elements stream runs parallel, just below the lifestream. The lifestream is running in the foreground and the fundamental elements stream is running in the background--like a computer's anti-virus program.
I've written countless paragraphs within the archives of this blog all about the "lifestream" and the "fundamental elements stream" and how they must run parallel to one another without crossing.
If we allow life and all of the energy it takes to maneuver, to negatively affect our ability to maintain consistency in the daily elements of our extraordinary care, then it always will. The frustration of inconsistency will be a common theme if the lifestream is allowed to dip down into the fundamental elements stream on a regular basis.
And if we get too carried away, making the fundamental elements all-consuming, then we run the risk of it crossing up into our lifestream. And that's when it isn't any fun and we dread what we're doing every day.
I've had several challenges of late where I really had to remember the power of this "parallel streams" philosophy. I've discovered, when life demands more attention, we don't have to let go of the elements giving us our success, but we can scale back the amount of energy it uses to operate.
We don't sacrifice the integrity of the elements, we just do what we can do. For me--on super busy days or on emotionally/mentally challenging days, I have three non-negotiable requirements: 1. Stay within my calorie budget 2. Hold my abstinence from sugar sacred 3. Stay connected with support contacts.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Monday, March 11, 2019
March 11th, 2019 Too Routine
March 11th, 2019 Too Routine
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Sunday was a good one. Mom and I had an outing yesterday; dinner out, a store trip, plus a good drive and conversation. She seems to be doing really well lately and that's a real blessing.
One of the things I've really had to focus on of late is making sure I'm giving my morning routine the time and energy it deserves. A routine practice of prayer, meditation, visualizations, and positive affirmations each morning sets a foundation for the day. It's an extremely important piece. Books have been written on this topic alone. It really makes a significant difference when it's given the time and attention; the place and reverence it deserves. The risk for me is making it "too routine." When I hurry this daily practice, I'm going through the motions--and I can tell the difference.
Any day where I post this blog later in the day instead of before 6am, I've rushed my routine. The thing is, it can quickly become a habit, and I mean alarmingly fast. In the last two weeks alone, I've done that very thing half a dozen times. That's simply not acceptable for my best interests. Something responsible for laying a solid foundation for the day cannot be routinely compromised. It's too important.
This morning, I gave my morning foundation routine the time, space, and place it requires for my continued wellness. I feel better.
My food is planned and packed for breakfast and lunch--and a good dinner will be chosen from my food plan options, later. I'm ready to stay connected with support and stay connected with the elements of my daily practice that always make the biggest difference.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Sunday was a good one. Mom and I had an outing yesterday; dinner out, a store trip, plus a good drive and conversation. She seems to be doing really well lately and that's a real blessing.
One of the things I've really had to focus on of late is making sure I'm giving my morning routine the time and energy it deserves. A routine practice of prayer, meditation, visualizations, and positive affirmations each morning sets a foundation for the day. It's an extremely important piece. Books have been written on this topic alone. It really makes a significant difference when it's given the time and attention; the place and reverence it deserves. The risk for me is making it "too routine." When I hurry this daily practice, I'm going through the motions--and I can tell the difference.
Any day where I post this blog later in the day instead of before 6am, I've rushed my routine. The thing is, it can quickly become a habit, and I mean alarmingly fast. In the last two weeks alone, I've done that very thing half a dozen times. That's simply not acceptable for my best interests. Something responsible for laying a solid foundation for the day cannot be routinely compromised. It's too important.
This morning, I gave my morning foundation routine the time, space, and place it requires for my continued wellness. I feel better.
My food is planned and packed for breakfast and lunch--and a good dinner will be chosen from my food plan options, later. I'm ready to stay connected with support and stay connected with the elements of my daily practice that always make the biggest difference.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
March 10th, 2019 What I Needed
March 10th, 2019 What I Needed
Yesterday was a 6-star day: I exceeded my calorie budget by 92 (forgot to post my coffee!!), I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, I had a good elliptical workout (4 exercise session goal for the week, met), and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
I must have been in a hurry. I most usually log my things in MyFitnessPal beforehand but forgot to log my half & half calories for my morning coffee yesterday. I noticed the discrepancy last night after logging my dinner ingredients. Ninety-two calories over budget! That's fine. It isn't a big deal--but it does serve as a reminder for me to be more mindful, even when I'm in a hurry to get into my day.
Last night's dinner plans changed and I ended up preparing a simple dinner for me before hitting the pillow early. I was exceptionally tired for whatever reason. Instead of powering through in the name of, "it's Saturday night," I did what I needed to do and got a good rest.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 6-star day: I exceeded my calorie budget by 92 (forgot to post my coffee!!), I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, I had a good elliptical workout (4 exercise session goal for the week, met), and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
I must have been in a hurry. I most usually log my things in MyFitnessPal beforehand but forgot to log my half & half calories for my morning coffee yesterday. I noticed the discrepancy last night after logging my dinner ingredients. Ninety-two calories over budget! That's fine. It isn't a big deal--but it does serve as a reminder for me to be more mindful, even when I'm in a hurry to get into my day.
Last night's dinner plans changed and I ended up preparing a simple dinner for me before hitting the pillow early. I was exceptionally tired for whatever reason. Instead of powering through in the name of, "it's Saturday night," I did what I needed to do and got a good rest.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
March 9th, 2019 You Be You
March 9th, 2019 You Be You
Yesterday was a 7-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I exceeded my daily water goal, I had a good elliptical workout, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Question from a reader: "I'm just starting. What should I eat? How did you develop your food plan?"
I can't tell you what to eat. I believe we must create that list based on our own list of personal trigger foods, food substances that bring about a "must have more" reaction and I believe it must also be based on our individual preferences.
I have a very long list of trigger foods. I don't eat refined sugar because when I do, the addictive part of my brain lights up like a pinball machine. Still, I eat what I like as long as it isn't on my trigger list and doesn't contain refined sugar, and nothing I don't. And the choices I'm making are made because it's where I am, now.
Key, in my opinion--is finding what works for you. Discovering what you can do, what you like and how you like it, is imperative. Finding complete self-honesty about trigger foods is most important.
But to start...
I don't like labeling anything "right or wrong/good or bad." Food is food. Eat what you like, but set a budget and consistently stay within the budget. If you're having difficulty maintaining the integrity of your budget, don't kick yourself--instead, look at the support structure for your plan. Have you created a list of support contacts? Creating accountability and support measures is key. Do you have a personal spiritual routine of prayer, meditation, visualizations, and positive affirmations? Giving your daily food plan practice an important place in that routine can make a dramatic difference. If you have this structure, or "pillars" or "rails of support," as I like to call them, established, and you're still finding it difficult to honor your plan boundaries each day, maybe there's some food in there that needs to be on your personal trigger list. Also, trust that your choices will evolve over time.
If you've ever been handed a pre-set food plan and told to follow it to the letter--and you didn't like everything on the list, but you choked it down anyway--that's a means to an end.
The experts creating the perfect food plans are not wrong, necessarily, they're just not taking into account the human element, in my humble opinion.
If whatever we're doing isn't something we can do forever--if it isn't sustainable, then it's temporary. We can white knuckle it and adhere to a food plan in the name of "I can do anything for a short time," and we'll see those results, but as soon as it's over--it's back to what we prefer, and that's why, in my opinion--we should just start with what we prefer in the first place, allowing our plan to evolve as we maneuver our budget and boundaries.
If you've been a regular reader of this blog for the last ten years-plus, you might remember the early days when an occasional Snickers Bar, Ice cream, cake, fast food cheeseburgers and Taco Bell all made their way into my budget. I don't look back on that time and think, wow--I didn't eat very well. I look back and think, that's where I was at that time. I'm not saying it's a good idea to rush out and stock up on these things. I'm just saying... and this is important:
Having been 500 pounds for so long, I instinctively knew that I wasn't going to change a lifetime of habits overnight. And I felt like if I tried, it would end up another failed attempt. In my opinion, the "nothing is off limits" philosophy is still valid and important, because it allows us to be where we are, be ourselves--growing and developing in a natural, organic way. If we maintain the integrity of the boundaries we're setting, the food plan will evolve in a positive direction. If we casually, frequently, and intentionally violate the boundaries of our food plan, the evolution stops and we run the risk of falling into a pattern of intense struggle where we feel completely stuck.
We learn about ourselves along the way. I've learned that I can't do refined sugar. My almost five years of abstinence so far has made a profound difference in many different areas of my life. It's by far the single most important recovery decision I've made along the way. It took a 164-pound relapse/regain to arrive at that conclusion, once and for all, then replacing my denial with acceptance. Some things, for me, are harder to learn. And that's ok.
Had I not crashed and burned over and over, maybe I wouldn't have found a place of acceptance for my condition.
But not everybody is a food addict and compulsive overeater like me; addicted to refined sugar with four decades of experience in stuffing emotions and stress with food. Abstaining from certain food substances may not be what's right for you.
The main reason why I've always been a proponent of simplicity when it comes to food is that this road is about so much more than food and exercise. The mental/emotional/spiritual elements in play are all bigger and more challenging than "what should I eat?" How do we feel about ourselves? Do we constantly play a tape of negative head chatter about ourselves? Changing the inner dialogue is a daily practice. In my experience, it doesn't just happen--and like magic, it's fixed. It takes daily awareness and intentionally breaking those thought patterns--challenging the old by creating the new. It's really hard to hit the eject button on those old tapes. It's something I must work at each and every day.
In my opinion, if the greater focus is placed on the food and exercise instead of the mental/emotional/spiritual dynamics--then we end up facing the biggest elements unprepared. It becomes "diet mentality."
A focus on a simplistic food plan backed up with solid accountability and support has a really good chance of working well for the long haul. Recovery programs and support groups are great ideas. We don't do this alone.
There are no right or wrong foods. Eat what you like and allow yourself a natural evolution of good choices along the way. As mentioned above, the practice of maintaining the integrity of a calorie budget can have a powerful impact on this evolution because we're trying to get the most value for our calories. The evolution only occurs with a sacred level of self-honesty and a willingness to reach out for support when we recognize a breach coming on, otherwise, there isn't a reason to navigate the calorie budget for the best calorie values if we're constantly violating the budget. If we enable the food behaviors that have brought us to where we are, they will keep us here.
And please, never compare what you're eating to someone else's food. Remember, we're all different. Comparing ourselves to others is common, right? But...
Sometimes, the biggest mental hurdles come when we compare what we're eating to our own expectations or what we perceive to be what we should be eating or what we've heard is best or the healthier choice. Take what fits you and leave the rest. Don't harshly judge your well-fitting food plan.
My best advice is to let it go. Just be you and give yourself room to grow and develop. You be you.
Ultimately, we're wanting a measure of peace and stability and as a "side effect," to arrive at our healthiest weight--and if we arrive at a healthy weight range for our body--and along the way our health improves dramatically--and we do it in a way that fits us, individually--then we've successfully shifted the focus away from the old diet mentality--we've accepted and embraced the plan we've created specifically for us--and now, how does it all compare to the pre-planned diets of old?? The ones that were nutritionally sound but lacked a human consideration--the ones difficult to sustain--the ones challenging our addictions, compulsive food behaviors, and ultimately, our ability to remain consistent?? Please remember:
Simplicity encourages consistency and consistency beats intensity, every single time.
I'm not a nutritionist or a dietician. I'm not an expert. I just have my experience and opinion.
I will say this-- our food plans don't mean a thing if we're not willing to do the deeper work. It doesn't matter how many years I've been at this, I humbly admit-- I don't "got it." It takes a daily practice and a willingness to be open to recovery based perspectives in order to break the diet mentality.
I've got a long way to go with my recovery. But I'm going. I assure you, I'm going one day at a time.
I'm about to hit the door, headed out for a location broadcast from a grocery store. I love these broadcasts because I can work and shop at the same time. Actually, I'll be doing live breaks on two different stations, so that might be challenging during the broadcast--but certainly I'll pick up a few things after it's over.
I'm looking forward to another trip to the RecPlex for a workout late this afternoon, a couple of one on one mentoring sessions later, and Kristin is making her way over later for dinner! It'll be a good Saturday. I hope yours is fantastic, too!
Featured Instagram:
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 7-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I exceeded my daily water goal, I had a good elliptical workout, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Question from a reader: "I'm just starting. What should I eat? How did you develop your food plan?"
I can't tell you what to eat. I believe we must create that list based on our own list of personal trigger foods, food substances that bring about a "must have more" reaction and I believe it must also be based on our individual preferences.
I have a very long list of trigger foods. I don't eat refined sugar because when I do, the addictive part of my brain lights up like a pinball machine. Still, I eat what I like as long as it isn't on my trigger list and doesn't contain refined sugar, and nothing I don't. And the choices I'm making are made because it's where I am, now.
Key, in my opinion--is finding what works for you. Discovering what you can do, what you like and how you like it, is imperative. Finding complete self-honesty about trigger foods is most important.
But to start...
I don't like labeling anything "right or wrong/good or bad." Food is food. Eat what you like, but set a budget and consistently stay within the budget. If you're having difficulty maintaining the integrity of your budget, don't kick yourself--instead, look at the support structure for your plan. Have you created a list of support contacts? Creating accountability and support measures is key. Do you have a personal spiritual routine of prayer, meditation, visualizations, and positive affirmations? Giving your daily food plan practice an important place in that routine can make a dramatic difference. If you have this structure, or "pillars" or "rails of support," as I like to call them, established, and you're still finding it difficult to honor your plan boundaries each day, maybe there's some food in there that needs to be on your personal trigger list. Also, trust that your choices will evolve over time.
If you've ever been handed a pre-set food plan and told to follow it to the letter--and you didn't like everything on the list, but you choked it down anyway--that's a means to an end.
The experts creating the perfect food plans are not wrong, necessarily, they're just not taking into account the human element, in my humble opinion.
If whatever we're doing isn't something we can do forever--if it isn't sustainable, then it's temporary. We can white knuckle it and adhere to a food plan in the name of "I can do anything for a short time," and we'll see those results, but as soon as it's over--it's back to what we prefer, and that's why, in my opinion--we should just start with what we prefer in the first place, allowing our plan to evolve as we maneuver our budget and boundaries.
If you've been a regular reader of this blog for the last ten years-plus, you might remember the early days when an occasional Snickers Bar, Ice cream, cake, fast food cheeseburgers and Taco Bell all made their way into my budget. I don't look back on that time and think, wow--I didn't eat very well. I look back and think, that's where I was at that time. I'm not saying it's a good idea to rush out and stock up on these things. I'm just saying... and this is important:
Having been 500 pounds for so long, I instinctively knew that I wasn't going to change a lifetime of habits overnight. And I felt like if I tried, it would end up another failed attempt. In my opinion, the "nothing is off limits" philosophy is still valid and important, because it allows us to be where we are, be ourselves--growing and developing in a natural, organic way. If we maintain the integrity of the boundaries we're setting, the food plan will evolve in a positive direction. If we casually, frequently, and intentionally violate the boundaries of our food plan, the evolution stops and we run the risk of falling into a pattern of intense struggle where we feel completely stuck.
We learn about ourselves along the way. I've learned that I can't do refined sugar. My almost five years of abstinence so far has made a profound difference in many different areas of my life. It's by far the single most important recovery decision I've made along the way. It took a 164-pound relapse/regain to arrive at that conclusion, once and for all, then replacing my denial with acceptance. Some things, for me, are harder to learn. And that's ok.
Had I not crashed and burned over and over, maybe I wouldn't have found a place of acceptance for my condition.
But not everybody is a food addict and compulsive overeater like me; addicted to refined sugar with four decades of experience in stuffing emotions and stress with food. Abstaining from certain food substances may not be what's right for you.
The main reason why I've always been a proponent of simplicity when it comes to food is that this road is about so much more than food and exercise. The mental/emotional/spiritual elements in play are all bigger and more challenging than "what should I eat?" How do we feel about ourselves? Do we constantly play a tape of negative head chatter about ourselves? Changing the inner dialogue is a daily practice. In my experience, it doesn't just happen--and like magic, it's fixed. It takes daily awareness and intentionally breaking those thought patterns--challenging the old by creating the new. It's really hard to hit the eject button on those old tapes. It's something I must work at each and every day.
In my opinion, if the greater focus is placed on the food and exercise instead of the mental/emotional/spiritual dynamics--then we end up facing the biggest elements unprepared. It becomes "diet mentality."
A focus on a simplistic food plan backed up with solid accountability and support has a really good chance of working well for the long haul. Recovery programs and support groups are great ideas. We don't do this alone.
There are no right or wrong foods. Eat what you like and allow yourself a natural evolution of good choices along the way. As mentioned above, the practice of maintaining the integrity of a calorie budget can have a powerful impact on this evolution because we're trying to get the most value for our calories. The evolution only occurs with a sacred level of self-honesty and a willingness to reach out for support when we recognize a breach coming on, otherwise, there isn't a reason to navigate the calorie budget for the best calorie values if we're constantly violating the budget. If we enable the food behaviors that have brought us to where we are, they will keep us here.
And please, never compare what you're eating to someone else's food. Remember, we're all different. Comparing ourselves to others is common, right? But...
Sometimes, the biggest mental hurdles come when we compare what we're eating to our own expectations or what we perceive to be what we should be eating or what we've heard is best or the healthier choice. Take what fits you and leave the rest. Don't harshly judge your well-fitting food plan.
My best advice is to let it go. Just be you and give yourself room to grow and develop. You be you.
Ultimately, we're wanting a measure of peace and stability and as a "side effect," to arrive at our healthiest weight--and if we arrive at a healthy weight range for our body--and along the way our health improves dramatically--and we do it in a way that fits us, individually--then we've successfully shifted the focus away from the old diet mentality--we've accepted and embraced the plan we've created specifically for us--and now, how does it all compare to the pre-planned diets of old?? The ones that were nutritionally sound but lacked a human consideration--the ones difficult to sustain--the ones challenging our addictions, compulsive food behaviors, and ultimately, our ability to remain consistent?? Please remember:
Simplicity encourages consistency and consistency beats intensity, every single time.
I'm not a nutritionist or a dietician. I'm not an expert. I just have my experience and opinion.
I will say this-- our food plans don't mean a thing if we're not willing to do the deeper work. It doesn't matter how many years I've been at this, I humbly admit-- I don't "got it." It takes a daily practice and a willingness to be open to recovery based perspectives in order to break the diet mentality.
I've got a long way to go with my recovery. But I'm going. I assure you, I'm going one day at a time.
I'm about to hit the door, headed out for a location broadcast from a grocery store. I love these broadcasts because I can work and shop at the same time. Actually, I'll be doing live breaks on two different stations, so that might be challenging during the broadcast--but certainly I'll pick up a few things after it's over.
I'm looking forward to another trip to the RecPlex for a workout late this afternoon, a couple of one on one mentoring sessions later, and Kristin is making her way over later for dinner! It'll be a good Saturday. I hope yours is fantastic, too!
Featured Instagram:
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Friday, March 8, 2019
March 8th, 2019 Fairly Solid
March 8th, 2019 Fairly Solid
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I exceeded my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Yesterday was a fairly solid day for me. It wasn't as busy as Wednesday and not near as stressful.
It was a really good food plan day, too. I had a couple of good options for dinner last night. I keep breakfast and lunch routine with just minor changes here and there. Dinner time is where I create the most variety.
I'm keeping this edition super-short. I'm way behind today!! I'm looking forward to a productive weekend ahead. I'm also planning a good workout for this evening and tomorrow.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I exceeded my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Yesterday was a fairly solid day for me. It wasn't as busy as Wednesday and not near as stressful.
It was a really good food plan day, too. I had a couple of good options for dinner last night. I keep breakfast and lunch routine with just minor changes here and there. Dinner time is where I create the most variety.
I'm keeping this edition super-short. I'm way behind today!! I'm looking forward to a productive weekend ahead. I'm also planning a good workout for this evening and tomorrow.
Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
March 7th, 2019 The Most Critical
March 7th, 2019 The Most Critical
Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Yesterday was challenging in a few different ways. I had a lot to get done at work--so I just zeroed in and focused on one thing at a time. The things I couldn't complete are waiting for me today. I enjoyed some good support communications and a couple of fantastic group support teleconference hours last night. I didn't manage my time in the best way I could have in the late afternoon, so that meant a late dinner--but, I can do better next time.
My morning routine is complete. I have my food planned and packed for breakfast and lunch--and a plan for dinner, later. I'm ready to make this a good Thursday. Before I get going, I'll share an archived excerpt...
November 2017:
I've been trying to identify and best articulate the most critical element transforming extreme struggle into harmonious consistency. Having experienced both, it's a fascinating study. Sure, it's a combination of elements, but what is the one, that without, all the others become ineffective? Is it acceptance where suddenly we embrace instead of reject?
That's fine, but how do we get to a place of acceptance? I keep coming back to perspective. The late Dr. Wayne Dyer said it so perfectly: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
The perspective we choose is paramount to our success, of course. Sometimes, finding the perspective that engages the gear you're looking for isn't as easy as someone saying, “change your perspective.”
In my opinion, we first must identify, one by one—the mind noise and clutter that keeps our current perspective in a locked position. It's mental work that's worth the effort. Because if we can get past these things and truly shift our perspective, suddenly what once seemed impossible becomes not only possible, it becomes our new everyday reality, a non-physical transformation where we can finally experience the seemingly elusive, harmonious consistency.
A good friend of mine (with nearly 30 years in recovery) added this:
Want. Want is first. If we don't want to change, nothing happens. Belief is second. If we don't believe we can change, nothing happens. Self-awareness comes third. If we don't become aware of the inner self, the baggage of the past, the self-conscious "facts" we already have in place that are working to defeat us and keep us locked into our old behavior, they will, eventually and assuredly derail any attempt to change and again, nothing happens.
Change, you see is a process and there is ALWAYS a most important element. We move from one most important to the next, and sometimes we must move back to the previous most important element, which brings me to one more "most important" element: Faith. If we don't have faith, we are sure to fail. Faith that I CAN change. Faith that the mistake I just made doesn't doom me. Faith that if I get on track, or get back on track, change will come. If we lose faith, none of the other elements will matter, because we won't believe they can work.
We, of course, could debate the order of these elements or which is the MOST important, but after years of struggle, growth, setbacks, and triumphs, I believe that is a pretty good BASE list of the "most critical elements" of transformation.
Oh, and let me add one more, lest I forget it and lose all of my progress: HUMILITY.
If I ever think "I've got this figured out" I will surely fail.
I must remain teachable, and the first element of being teachable is a realization that I do NOT already know all that I need to know.
So the list I have shared with you here is Want, Belief, Self-Awareness, Faith, and Humility.
Odd that I should have almost forgotten humility, and then placed it last on the list. As I sit here typing, the thought occurs to me that perhaps HUMILITY should be FIRST. Perhaps that I almost didn't even think of it is the real root of my problem?
Without humility, NONE of the other elements could exist.
I guess I don't know which is first. All I know is there are a LOT of elements to change and they are ALL the most critical.
Featured Tweets:
Practice, peace, and calm,
Sean
If you're interested in connecting via social media:
I accept friend requests on MyFitnessPal. My daily food logging diary is set to public.
MFP Username: SeanAAnderson
My Twitter: SeanAAnderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/seananderson505
Instagram: SeanAAnderson
Also--I'd love you to subscribe to my podcast Transformation Planet! You can find it in Apple Podcasts, in the Google Play store for Android, and listed wherever you find your favorite podcasts! If you haven't listened before, you'll find 20 episodes waiting for you!
Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
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Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.
Yesterday was challenging in a few different ways. I had a lot to get done at work--so I just zeroed in and focused on one thing at a time. The things I couldn't complete are waiting for me today. I enjoyed some good support communications and a couple of fantastic group support teleconference hours last night. I didn't manage my time in the best way I could have in the late afternoon, so that meant a late dinner--but, I can do better next time.
My morning routine is complete. I have my food planned and packed for breakfast and lunch--and a plan for dinner, later. I'm ready to make this a good Thursday. Before I get going, I'll share an archived excerpt...
November 2017:
I've been trying to identify and best articulate the most critical element transforming extreme struggle into harmonious consistency. Having experienced both, it's a fascinating study. Sure, it's a combination of elements, but what is the one, that without, all the others become ineffective? Is it acceptance where suddenly we embrace instead of reject?
That's fine, but how do we get to a place of acceptance? I keep coming back to perspective. The late Dr. Wayne Dyer said it so perfectly: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
The perspective we choose is paramount to our success, of course. Sometimes, finding the perspective that engages the gear you're looking for isn't as easy as someone saying, “change your perspective.”
In my opinion, we first must identify, one by one—the mind noise and clutter that keeps our current perspective in a locked position. It's mental work that's worth the effort. Because if we can get past these things and truly shift our perspective, suddenly what once seemed impossible becomes not only possible, it becomes our new everyday reality, a non-physical transformation where we can finally experience the seemingly elusive, harmonious consistency.
A good friend of mine (with nearly 30 years in recovery) added this:
Want. Want is first. If we don't want to change, nothing happens. Belief is second. If we don't believe we can change, nothing happens. Self-awareness comes third. If we don't become aware of the inner self, the baggage of the past, the self-conscious "facts" we already have in place that are working to defeat us and keep us locked into our old behavior, they will, eventually and assuredly derail any attempt to change and again, nothing happens.
Change, you see is a process and there is ALWAYS a most important element. We move from one most important to the next, and sometimes we must move back to the previous most important element, which brings me to one more "most important" element: Faith. If we don't have faith, we are sure to fail. Faith that I CAN change. Faith that the mistake I just made doesn't doom me. Faith that if I get on track, or get back on track, change will come. If we lose faith, none of the other elements will matter, because we won't believe they can work.
We, of course, could debate the order of these elements or which is the MOST important, but after years of struggle, growth, setbacks, and triumphs, I believe that is a pretty good BASE list of the "most critical elements" of transformation.
Oh, and let me add one more, lest I forget it and lose all of my progress: HUMILITY.
If I ever think "I've got this figured out" I will surely fail.
I must remain teachable, and the first element of being teachable is a realization that I do NOT already know all that I need to know.
So the list I have shared with you here is Want, Belief, Self-Awareness, Faith, and Humility.
Odd that I should have almost forgotten humility, and then placed it last on the list. As I sit here typing, the thought occurs to me that perhaps HUMILITY should be FIRST. Perhaps that I almost didn't even think of it is the real root of my problem?
Without humility, NONE of the other elements could exist.
I guess I don't know which is first. All I know is there are a LOT of elements to change and they are ALL the most critical.
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Time to make the tostadas. #whatsforlunch #simple #consistency #foodplan #dailypractice #whatilike pic.twitter.com/1sqwZvFEYY— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) March 6, 2019
And... viola! Two tostada flat shells with 164g fat free refined sugar-free refried beans, 2 tbs refined sugar-free salsa, 28g shredded cheddar-jack, 30g sour cream, and 48g lettuce. 108g red seedless grapes. 483 cal. #delicious #foodplan #dailypractice pic.twitter.com/9dg3qwOjtl— Sean Anderson (@SeanAAnderson) March 6, 2019
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Sean
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Have you listened to the unabridged audio version of my book? Get yours today!
With a donation of $20 or more to The Daily Diary of A Winning Loser, You'll receive the entire unabridged audio version of my book, Transformation Road-My Trip To Over 500 Pounds and Back-narrated by me on mp3 disc!! This includes shipping. Increased donation increments of at least $20 will include an additional mp3 disc of the unabridged audio version, perfect to give as a gift!
Also, the two-hour recorded YouPlan Workshop is available for a minimum $25 donation.
To donate, send an email request to transformation.road@gmail.com, and I'll send you a secure invoice.
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