Catherine Perry's Blog
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Success! and a few not-successes
On Apr 04, 2012
Just completed my final weigh-in for the end of Transformation Nation: Million Dollar You and I feel like about $200,000. I'm down a total of 5.8 pounds, which is pretty dang good for 6 weeks! More importantly, though, the transformation that has happened around food choices, binge eating, and stuffing...Full Post -
Climbing out of the pit
On Mar 21, 2012
So this has been a pivotal week. I am disappointed and angry that the excitement and enthusiasm seems to have vanished, and all that is left is the drudgery of slogging through the days, from meal to meal, trying to avoid temptation and ward off the resentment aimed at those who can eat whatever...Full Post -
Ideas on the Ides
On Mar 15, 2012
OK, the Ides is here, and that group of friends milling around me better not be carrying knives! Which brings me to friends and support. How often have I focused on that _one_ person who doesn't like me, or the _one_ pimple on my face, or the _one_ thing about my butt I don't like (OK, that could be...Full Post -
Turning a deaf ear to the siren call of chocolate
On Mar 13, 2012
So, seems like when there is an official day celebrated by the presence of candy (like Halloween (or as I like to call it: National Candy Day) or Valentine's Day), I am able to rustle up some resistance to the sweeties. But when I'm just passing by in the office, or when some "kind" person brings...Full Post -
Coming back after vacation
On Mar 12, 2012
I always think I will be able to jump back in right where I left off before I went on vacation. Although we did some intense exercise and made some great food choices, there were a couple of meals at the "fancy" restaurants that I just didn't want to say no to desserts. Yes, that's with an "s" at...Full Post -
How to stay on purpose while you're busy!
On Feb 29, 2012
You probably noticed the post I _didn't_ make on my blog last night. I remembered at ~2am, but my fingers were too sleepy to type! I'm taking a few minutes at lunch to add some thoughts about the phenomenon of busy-ness. Our culture rewards the busy, the Type A, go-getter, high-energy personalities....Full Post -
Moving past the plodding
On Feb 28, 2012
I'm thrilled that transformation is happening. I find I am interested in doing more and being around friends. I ate enough fruits and vegetables today to fill in every slot in the healthy-eating guidelines entry on eTools. Yay! I am also on day 5 of junk-sugar freedom! What is junk-sugar, you ask?...Full Post -
How it was
On Feb 27, 2012
I should go back and talk about how I was before. It will mean admitting some unsavory truths about myself. But I really want to change, and I believe that's part of changing. Over the past two years, I have been getting more and more lax about taking care of myself. I don't shower, sometimes for
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How to stay with it when you just want to quit
On Feb 26, 2012
So often, I have such great energy and motivation at the beginning of a challenge, only to watch it wither and fall away as time passes. One of the obstacles I face is the amount of weight I have to lose. About 100 pounds. that seems totally impossible. I have heard every argument (don't look at it all
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Keep at it!
On Feb 23, 2012
I read this quote from Melodie Beattie every other day. Thought some of you might find it helpful... "Keep on taking care of yourself, no matter what. Keep on plugging away at recovery behaviors, one day at a time. Keep on loving yourself, even when it doesn't feel natural. Act as if for as long
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