Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 According to Gillian, there are a healthy % of mega-doers in IE ;-) I too am 'relaxed' challenged having ingrained DOing into my 'be-ing' for sooooo long that I can't imagine just BE-ing without immediately thinking " Hmm, what could I be doing right now? " I used to think that anyone who just lazed around in a hammock or sitting out in the sun day dreaming was such a BUM! Now I wonder " How the heck do they 'do' that?!? " Lesson #8569 ... LOL!! Katcha > > Thanks Sigi. > > As I typed out my post, I sort of realized what you are telling me to > realize--if I'm not careful I can turn what is supposed to be a relaxed way > of looking at food into a stressful diety thing. > > I like what you said: Just BE. That is EXACTLY what I need to do. And if > I'm working really hard to do it, I'm probably not doing it. Just BE-ing > should be the easiest thing in the world. Why is it hard? > > Thanks also for the confidence boost. > > Ann > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Katcha, You know I'm in that club with you! Today I decided I'm not going to do my usual " Saturday Clean the Whole House while DH plays Xbox Games and I Get Angry about That For No LOGICAL reason " Thing. > > > > Thanks Sigi. > > > > As I typed out my post, I sort of realized what you are telling me to > > realize--if I'm not careful I can turn what is supposed to be a > relaxed way > > of looking at food into a stressful diety thing. > > > > I like what you said: Just BE. That is EXACTLY what I need to do. > And if > > I'm working really hard to do it, I'm probably not doing it. Just > BE-ing > > should be the easiest thing in the world. Why is it hard? > > > > Thanks also for the confidence boost. > > > > Ann > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Katcha, I must really be a bum because while I'm not lazing in a hammock or the sun, I'm pretty good at just being plain lazy! My motto is "I'll get done what I can get done, what I don't get done,it's not going anywhere and will be there tomorrow" (at least as far as housework goes) --Alana -------------- Original message -------------- According to Gillian, there are a healthy % of mega-doers in IE ;-) Itoo am 'relaxed' challenged having ingrained DOing into my 'be-ing'for sooooo long that I can't imagine just BE-ing without immediatelythinking "Hmm, what could I be doing right now?" I used to think thatanyone who just lazed around in a hammock or sitting out in the sunday dreaming was such a BUM! Now I wonder "How the heck do they 'do'that?!?" Lesson #8569 ... LOL!! Katcha>> Thanks Sigi.> > As I typed out my post, I sort of realized what you are telling me to> realize--if I'm not careful I can turn what is supposed to be arelaxed way> of looking at food into a stressful diety thing.> > I like what you said: Just BE. That is EXACTLY what I need to do. And if> I'm working really hard to do it, I'm probably not doing it. JustBE-ing> should be the easiest thing in the world. Why is it hard?> > Thanks also for the confidence boost.> > Ann> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 > > According to Gillian, there are a healthy % of mega-doers in IE ;-) I > too am 'relaxed' challenged having ingrained DOing into my 'be-ing' > for sooooo long that I can't imagine just BE-ing without immediately > thinking " Hmm, what could I be doing right now? " I used to think that > anyone who just lazed around in a hammock or sitting out in the sun > day dreaming was such a BUM! Now I wonder " How the heck do they 'do' > that?!? " Lesson #8569 ... LOL!! Katcha > Katcha, hon, you'll have to come stay with me a while so I can teach you a thing or two about daydreaming. I swear I could offer a degree course in Lazing 101. Look up " couch potato " in an encyclopaedia, and there's a little picture of me. Seriously. My " problem " is the precise opposite to yours - there are so many things I probably should do, and could use my time constructively on, but I'm too busy being Queen of Procrastination to bother with them right now. An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY help me assemble a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my dining room. Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to do it by myself if left to my own devices. Because? All the little pieces (there were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in the corner of my dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially counted all the bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what lay ahead of me, and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore the thing for a year.) Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done with - if you're doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-) Sigi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 OH wow. I can so definitely relate to this...!! My favorite laziness habit? If people are coming over, get a box, throw stuff into it, hide it in the bedroom. So if anyone has seen our ear thermometer, my Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo DS, and our infamously missing-for-years wedding picture proofs, please let me know. --- sigi_gee wrote: > > An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY > help me assemble > a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my > dining room. > Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to > do it by myself > if left to my own devices. Because? All the little > pieces (there > were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in > the corner of my > dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially > counted all the > bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what > lay ahead of me, > and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore > the thing for a > year.) > > Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done > with - if you're > doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL > > All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-) > > Sigi > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 It is so refreshing to learn that I am not the only lazy person around. I'm in the very fortunate position of being retired, living alone, and living in Mexico where maids and gardeners are very inexpensive. I can lilterally get by with doing almost nothing but reading, watching TV, playing on the computer and with the animals. Major entertainment is going out to eat with friends. I have trouble not feeling guilty about being so lazy, and keep trying to justify it - I worked hard all my life and was not able to afford to hire much help so did everything myself. My IE journey is a very slow one, undoubtedly complicated by my laziness. However, I have overcome bingeing and am much more in tune with what I really want to eat. I know more activity would help with weight loss, but I do not want to change that at the present, so I guess I will focus on learning to eat less. Barbara OH wow. I can so definitely relate to this...!!My favorite laziness habit? If people are comingover, get a box, throw stuff into it, hide it in thebedroom. So if anyone has seen our ear thermometer, my Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo DS, and ourinfamously missing-for-years wedding picture proofs,please let me know. --- sigi_gee < sigi_gee@...> wrote:> > An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY> help me assemble > a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my> dining room. > Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to> do it by myself > if left to my own devices. Because? All the little> pieces (there > were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in > the corner of my > dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially> counted all the > bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what> lay ahead of me, > and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore > the thing for a > year.)> > Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done> with - if you're > doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL> > All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-) > > Sigi> > __________________________________________________________Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Sigi darling, I could be green with envy but maybe we both could 'infect' the other and you could give me some lazy moments while I could supply spurts of energy and drive? What a funny picture that brings to my mind - me 'transforming' into a laid back critter and you turbo-ing into a project (like your drawer kit). Hey, maybe we should get together and make a script out of this as its a really 'twist' from the (totally) 'changing places' that movies usually portray. . . .. . LOL!! > > > > According to Gillian, there are a healthy % of mega-doers in IE ;-) > I > > too am 'relaxed' challenged having ingrained DOing into my 'be-ing' > > for sooooo long that I can't imagine just BE-ing without immediately > > thinking " Hmm, what could I be doing right now? " I used to think > that > > anyone who just lazed around in a hammock or sitting out in the sun > > day dreaming was such a BUM! Now I wonder " How the heck do they 'do' > > that?!? " Lesson #8569 ... LOL!! Katcha > > > > > Katcha, hon, you'll have to come stay with me a while so I can teach > you a thing or two about daydreaming. I swear I could offer a degree > course in Lazing 101. Look up " couch potato " in an encyclopaedia, > and there's a little picture of me. Seriously. My " problem " is the > precise opposite to yours - there are so many things I probably > should do, and could use my time constructively on, but I'm too busy > being Queen of Procrastination to bother with them right now. > > An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY help me assemble > a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my dining room. > Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to do it by myself > if left to my own devices. Because? All the little pieces (there > were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in the corner of my > dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially counted all the > bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what lay ahead of me, > and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore the thing for a > year.) > > Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done with - if you're > doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL > > All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-) > > Sigi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hey Barbara - ever consider opening a 'clinic' for Lazin' 101?!? Just kidding of course, but you sure seem to have the proper setting and attitude too. Besides a clinic would be too much WORK - ha ha. Continue on with easy way of life and let the eating less 'ease' into it too ;-) Bravo for you - Katcha > > It is so refreshing to learn that I am not the only lazy person around. > I'm in the very fortunate position of being retired, living alone, and > living > in Mexico where maids and gardeners are very inexpensive. I can > lilterally get by with doing almost nothing but reading, watching TV, > playing > on the computer and with the animals. Major entertainment is going out > to eat with friends. > > I have trouble not feeling guilty about being so lazy, and keep trying to > justify it - I worked hard all my life and was not able to afford to hire > much > help so did everything myself. > > My IE journey is a very slow one, undoubtedly complicated by my laziness. > However, I have overcome bingeing and am much more in tune with what I > really want to eat. I know more activity would help with weight loss, but I > do not want to change that at the present, so I guess I will focus on > learning > to eat less. > > Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Barbara, I have to disagree here. More activity will increase your body's energy needs, and thus your appetite increases as well. There is nothing wrong with focusing on being content with less food. I haven't exercised for about 6 months. Really, nothing, and I've had a 4 hour per day commute to work. And I'm barely normal weight, maybe underweight. There was a time when I weighed significantly more and was exercising - but I rationalized eating when not hungry because I'd burn it off later.... You're doing an amazing job. Don't let the lack of activity lead you to think you can't be successful. You can be an inactive intuitive eater. Nothing wrong with that. Exercise when you're ready for it, and if you're never ready for it...well, so what? - > I know more activity would help with weight loss, but I > do not want to change that at the present, so I guess I will focus on > learning > to eat less. > > Barbara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I am so THERE with all of you couch potatoes and procrastinators. I feel like it's a major flaw with me and it's very frustrating. I wish I had more " get up and go " . I wonder sometimes if it's partly habit from when I was too tired to do much because of undiagnosed/untreated hypothyroidism, and dysthymia (a type of depression). I also don't get enough sleep. I tend to stay up really late --- I don't know why-- again, maybe habit. I will take a nap at the drop of a hat, but for some reason I can't get myself to go to bed at a reasonable time. Blah! ~Jen S. > Katcha, hon, you'll have to come stay with me a while so I can teach > you a thing or two about daydreaming. I swear I could offer a degree > course in Lazing 101. Look up " couch potato " in an encyclopaedia, > and there's a little picture of me. Seriously. My " problem " is the > precise opposite to yours - there are so many things I probably > should do, and could use my time constructively on, but I'm too busy > being Queen of Procrastination to bother with them right now. > > An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY help me assemble > a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my dining room. > Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to do it by myself > if left to my own devices. Because? All the little pieces (there > were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in the corner of my > dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially counted all the > bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what lay ahead of me, > and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore the thing for a > year.) > > Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done with - if you're > doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL > > All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-) > > Sigi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 LOLOLOLOL Today my husband found a bra, 2 hotwheels, 5 toddler socks, an m & m, and a stick under our couch (which had only been in that spot for a couple of months!) - but he FINALLY found the DVD remote under the toybox ... and the bedroom TV remote stuck between the mattress and headboard! But no wedding pics Mikki -----Original Message-----From: IntuitiveEating_Support [mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ]On Behalf Of PalmerSent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 5:37 AMTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Re: just being OH wow. I can so definitely relate to this...!!My favorite laziness habit? If people are comingover, get a box, throw stuff into it, hide it in thebedroom. So if anyone has seen our ear thermometer,my Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo DS, and ourinfamously missing-for-years wedding picture proofs,please let me know. --- sigi_gee <sigi_gee.au> wrote:> > An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY> help me assemble > a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my> dining room. > Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to> do it by myself > if left to my own devices. Because? All the little> pieces (there > were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in> the corner of my > dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially> counted all the > bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what> lay ahead of me, > and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore> the thing for a > year.)> > Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done> with - if you're > doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL> > All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-)> > Sigi> > __________________________________________________________Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 there is an increasing number of doctors/scientists/studies - whatever - showing that too much exercise can interfere with weight loss efforts - and for your laz-ees out there - not being so hard on your body (while not being a total blob) can be very good for you and a long life > > Barbara, > > I have to disagree here. More activity will increase your body's > energy needs, and thus your appetite increases as well. There is > nothing wrong with focusing on being content with less food. > > I haven't exercised for about 6 months. Really, nothing, and I've had > a 4 hour per day commute to work. And I'm barely normal weight, maybe > underweight. There was a time when I weighed significantly more and > was exercising - but I rationalized eating when not hungry because I'd > burn it off later.... > > You're doing an amazing job. Don't let the lack of activity lead you > to think you can't be successful. You can be an inactive intuitive > eater. Nothing wrong with that. Exercise when you're ready for it, and > if you're never ready for it...well, so what? > > - > > > I know more activity would help with weight loss, but I > > do not want to change that at the present, so I guess I will focus on > > learning > > to eat less. > > > > Barbara > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 That staying up late thing often comes with long term, undiagnosed hypoT. The hypoT stresses adrenals - and you end up sleepy during the day but staying up late or waking at 3-4 am unable to go back to sleep - which stresses the adrenals majorly, which makes starts the whole thing all over again.. No prizes for guessing how I know ;/ > > > Katcha, hon, you'll have to come stay with me a while so I can > teach > > you a thing or two about daydreaming. I swear I could offer a > degree > > course in Lazing 101. Look up " couch potato " in an encyclopaedia, > > and there's a little picture of me. Seriously. My " problem " is > the > > precise opposite to yours - there are so many things I probably > > should do, and could use my time constructively on, but I'm too > busy > > being Queen of Procrastination to bother with them right now. > > > > An example. My sister came around today to FORCIBLY help me > assemble > > a piece of Ikea furniture (chest of drawers) for my dining room. > > Why? Because she realised that I was NEVER going to do it by > myself > > if left to my own devices. Because? All the little pieces (there > > were sooooo many little pieces) had been piled up in the corner of > my > > dining room for TWELVE MONTHS!!! (I had initially counted all the > > bits, promptly felt faint at the prospect of what lay ahead of me, > > and just went into denial and proceeded to ignore the thing for a > > year.) > > > > Maybe I should just buy myself a hammock and be done with - if > you're > > doing to do this bum thing, do it properly ... LOL > > > > All hail the Goddess of Just BEING! ;-) > > > > Sigi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 PS you are just fine the way you are right now too ehugs, Katcha > Some people might say it's like being present in the > moment. But it's more than that, because to me working at being > present in the moment is saying that I'm again, not doing something > right. So, I'm just being. > > Alana > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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