Hello.....remember me??

Yes, it has been quite a long time.  And alot has happened.  I don't even know where I left off.
Ok...I left with not losing any more weight.  I have been pondering this lately.  As to why...why do I go up and then lose it and then go up again.  Not only is this hard on my body, but my wallet too.
I was on Weight Watchers a few times now.  It is a very healthy way of eating.  I have no problem with it at all.  But......there is always a but....
It just it not working for me.  I don't know if it is the newer way of counting points. It seems to be a little different than last time and I just can't figure out why.
So since money is always tight around here I have quit Weight Watchers.
I just can't shell out $39.99 just to step on the scale once a week.

So that was around 3 weeks ago.  Now the funny thing is since then I have lost 3 pounds on my own.  I guess since I was not stressing about eating all my points every day, I just settled down and ate less and moved more.

I still have been reading blogs and articles on weight loss and thanks to Roni got so much good stuff you all need to read.

Core hurt eating tries to avoid feeling disregarded, unimportant, guilty, devalued, disrespected, rejected, powerless, inadequate, or unlovable. The connection between core hurts and high-energy, high-sensory food is irresistible. Core hurts cause pain and deplete energy; rapid eating of high sensory, high calorie food numbs pain and restores energy, for a few minutes.

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In contrast, core value eating is an expression of self-value. Instead of focusing on what you cannot have, you focus on building more value in your life. It helps you to stop thinking so much about weight and food and start looking at yourself and others with more compassion. As you value yourself more, you automatically value your health and well being and learn to motivate yourself with “acts of kindness.”

Core hurt eating is always overeating; we know that as soon as we stop, core hurts will get worse and energy will vanish. So we don’t stop, until our bodies make us. If core hurts are severe, and the skill to regulate them is underdeveloped, overeating turns into “attacks on food,” making the food damaging rather than nourishing, an instrument of harm rather than a means of health and well being.

…core value eating is an expression of self-value. Instead of focusing on what you cannot have, you focus on building more value in your life. It helps you to stop thinking so much about weight and food and start looking at yourself and others with more compassion. As you value yourself more, you automatically value your health and well being and learn to motivate yourself with “acts of kindness.”

“You will not lose weight until you value yourself more.”  These excerpt are from  Steven Stosny, Ph.D. 

Read Roni's blog and glean more goodness.  

I also have been reading Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst...see the tag on the right...and also The Beck Solution..totally non Christian but a good read.  She explains alot of what really makes you eat and how a thin person eats.  It is a very good book.

So now you all know why I have been gone so long.....I will post more often now.

Oh, and another thing I have been doing is selling on Ebay.  I have so much in my closet that does not fit anymore....yeah me....and it is good stuff.  A designer brand named Flax and Blue Fish.  I bought most of these on Ebay a few years ago.  I know I probably won't make all my money back but it is better than giving them away or just letting them sit in the box.  I was real scared to get started but now I feel real good about it.  I will make some needed money and that is always a good thing.

Since we downsized our living quarters, I really have no room for these and need to finish up selling before we move again.  It is really pointless to keep moving them all around with me.

So I am busy this summer with that and having fun with my daughter. We took a clay class recently and I made a wind chime.  I will pick it up this week.  She has to "cook" it so I am hoping it made it thru the kiln process and the glaze looks good.  It was my first time.  So fun and we had a good time. I will post a pic if it makes is......talk to you all soon.