• Mr_Box said on Jan 12, 2008....

  I think you're doing pretty good. Changes don't happen overnight.

  At least you're taking the time to actually remember what it is you want to accomplish instead of just forgetting it.

  I quit smoking just as I planned. I didn't stick with it completely. I don't know if you read my post about the day from hell or not. But I caved in. I smoked.

  But I stopped again. So it's still progress. I'm sure I'll probably cave in again too. I figure that even if I do it's still better than smoking a pack a day.

  Cheaper too...

  Keep working on it. You're doing great.

   

• wakingharmony said on Jan 12, 2008....

  Nurse You are doing great..... I havent been able to keep up with the post here as I planned but Iam working on it hehe
  Mr Box ~ Keep up kiddo I will have 1 year feb11,2008
  

• destinydiva said on Jan 12, 2008....

  I think your doing really well!!  even the buying but not using yet...at least your a step closer!!  keep it up!!
  :-) xx
  

• Mamie said on Jan 12, 2008....

  you are doing great! I am keeping tabs on mine too becasue I picked some really fun things...I have been out visiting and having lunch with 3 people already and it was so good for my soul to catch up!
  I made some new desserts and one new dinner..but I am not so motivated about the cooking thing either. I am going to try to cook tomorrow night...a few things for the week...that I can freeze. It is supposed to snow here then so i t might be fun as the snow piles up outside.
  I have written three letters to people and it was fun! I snuck little gifts with them and they are sure to delight my friends!
  I bought a yoga dvd and it is okay but not great, I wish you could borrow them before buying...i might try the library? Ummmm, was taking naps one of my resolutions coz that is what I am going to do right now...nighty night! Mamie

• evil_twin said on Jan 12, 2008....

  I think you're doing a wonderful job :-) It's not easy to change lots of things all at once. But you're making a good effort. And that's more than most of us can say. But I never really felt like you had anything that needed changing anyway. I think you're great just the way you are.....I like eating out too.
  
  -Kyle
  

• travelr712 said on Jan 12, 2008....

  cudos to you nat. you've accomplished more in 12 days than most people i've heard accomplish in a year! keep up the good work, and if you don't complete any more than just one, you've still accomplished something, right? :-)

• nursecutie said on Jan 12, 2008....

  Jack, thank you :) I hope I'm doing a good job b/c normally I never do anything I set out to do! LOL I missed your story about the hell day......I will have to go look! But I am happy you are mostly smoke free :) yay!
   
  waking, thanks! We have a whole year to make progress so there is still time! :)
   
  destiny, yes I'm a step closer than I was before! That's something :) Thanks!
   
  mamie, you are doing wonderful! Yay you! Cooking isn't as much fun when you are tired and hungry is it? I think tomorrow I will make something good......maybe.....LOL!
   
  Kyle, aww, thank you :) I know you don't think I need to change stuff, but some of it will be good though! I think you are great the way you are too......and I REALLY mean that.
   
  traveler, hopefully I can accomplish more than just one thing, but one thing is better than none! Thanks :)

• travelr712 said on Jan 12, 2008....

  oh, i think you can accomplish them all nat, i have no doubt about that! :-)

• nursecutie said on Jan 12, 2008....

  traveler, thank you! :)

• Eilan said on Jan 12, 2008....

  I don't really have specific goals, just things that I kinda wanted to do.  When we had some bad weather and my girls didn't go back to school on January 2nd like they were supposed to, I told myself I'd wait until the following week so that I would get into a routine after things got back to "normal" around here.  Yeah, that happened.  *rolls eyes*
  
  Best of luck to you.  :)
  

• nursecutie said on Jan 12, 2008....

  eilan, thank you! I understand about putting things off and then suddenly the ideas just disappear........LOL That is what I'm usually like too! Life gets in the way of changes sometimes.

• GracefullyGrowing said on Jan 12, 2008....

  Nat - you're doing just fine.  =)
   
  ~Grace~

• crybabylu said on Jan 12, 2008....

  I think you are doing good.

• lalalalalala said on Jan 12, 2008....

  you're doing splendid! it is i that is failing miserably! i don't even know if i made any resolutions! HaHA!

• lfbno7 said on Jan 13, 2008....

  Now I'm curious under what circumstances you don't think you are standing up for yourself enough, but I think I'd need specifics in order to understand, cause I'm not good with generalities. Like who said what, and how did you feel, and what do you wish you said, and why didn't you say it, and do you think you could say it now, and did you just not think of saying it at the time, that sort of thing. That seems to be the path of self understanding that enables you to make changes in your actions. I don't recommend you losing five pounds though. I think you oughta forget about that one. Girls often don't know how beautiful they are, and think they are imperfect when they are so perfect.

• Twylarants said on Jan 13, 2008....

  I'm just impressed about the chocolate...
  you took a few bites and didn't scarf the whole thing?
  You're a better man than I NattyNurse!
  

• fearing said on Jan 13, 2008....

  Nat - I think you are doing just fine.  I realize the point of resolutions is to keep them but I try to see them more as goals.  If you better yourself and your life with them, it is a win win situation.  Make sense?
  
  I was thinking about the parts where you said you needed to stand up for yourself and not keep your feelings locked up.  I have those issues too.  I HATE confrontation so I wait until something has completely eaten away at me before I will talk about it.   I get stress headaches several times a week from this.  We can work on it together okay?
  
  And chocolate as a meal?  I don't understand the problem with that one. 
  

• lfbno7 said on Jan 13, 2008....

  I'll do a post on standing up for yourself and not being a doormat, from personal experience.

• gingersoul said on Jan 13, 2008....

  Nat.....remember this: "Roma has not been built in one night".....:-)

  So dont be too harsh on yourself as well as not being too indulgent.....

  I think you are right in the middle....balance is all it takes...you will reach your goal as long as you understand you need the right time to do so.

  But on one thing i have to drop my jaws... i agree with Twyla....you actually didn't eat chocolate as a meal anymore????

  Now....that's impressive! ....:-D

   

• nursecutie said on Jan 13, 2008....

  grace, thank you!

  crybaby, thanks!

  lala, aww....well it's never too late to make some goals! Good luck!

  lfbno, you're very sweet :) I won't worry so much about the 5 pounds. Maybe I should just make it so I don't gain any more instead of losing it?? When I am talking about not standing up for myself.....in the past I usually just let people push me around or if they do something I don't like, I never say anything. I just smile and keep going. It is not so much a problem in my personal life now as it was, but it used to be pretty bad :(

  twyla, well.....the other day it was just a few bites. I stopped myself! But last week I might have eaten the whole thing.....but not as a meal! It was dessert.....LOL

  fearing, you are right that having goals is good. And we can both work on needing to stand up and not keep things bottled up! Maybe chocolate for a meal is ok sometimes.......LOL

  ginger, I guess I am doing pretty good so far! But it's only been two weeks......so maybe in a month I'll forget everything if I don't keep writing it down? LOL Chocolate can still be dessert, but I have to eat something else first......unless it's an emergency....LOL!

• travelr712 said on Jan 13, 2008....

  about those 5 pounds nat... you know, most guys like their women to be just a little squishy, they don't like the total hard body except possibly in fantasy. so don't worry about an extra 5. just try to keep it around the 10 level, and i'd think you'll be fine. of course, you should run that one by kyle, he's really the one you're trying to please after all, right?

• nursecutie said on Jan 13, 2008....

  traveler, yes I know a few pounds doesn't really matter. Kyle doesn't care! It's not really noticeable to anyone but me b/c my pants feel tighter. It's chocolates fault! I think the only reason I put this as my goal is b/c I know how easy it is to just stop caring and suddenly 5 pounds is 15 and then I'll be sad!

• lalalalalala said on Jan 13, 2008....

  thanks cutie! maybe i will... ;-)

• uniquely-ironic said on Jan 14, 2008....

  Baby steps is the way to go.  I was actually impressed that you were keeping track this early on.
   
  I'm not doing so hot with my resolution to make myself first priority more often.  In fact, I'd say I'm on a steady backslide at the moment.  Not sure what needs adjusting, but I'll get there ........ eventually.

• nursecutie said on Jan 14, 2008....

  lala, good luck!

  uniquely, it will be much more impressive if I am still keeping track a few months from now.......LOL! Right now I'm still very motivated. We'll see if it lasts. I wouldn't mind a chocolate meal right now........LOL

• queenparanoia said on Jan 15, 2008....

  nursecutie: well i dont worry about losing the 5 pounds yet... it's still 12 days. dont worry about keeping your resolution... you can do it!!! =) 

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