tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post910994782624064170..comments2023-04-10T02:17:54.006-05:00Comments on cronology: Shut the hell up on pain of bitch slap!Chicago Cyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220175345196996606noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-63038417609632690492007-01-20T15:13:00.000-06:002007-01-20T15:13:00.000-06:00i know this is a very late comment but i just came...i know this is a very late comment but i just came across ur blog yesterday after wandering in from april's site. just wanted to say this was an awesome post and has motivated me to stop punishing myself for the mistakes ive made food-wise and start making changes. u helped me realize that everyone makes mistakes but the important thing is learning from them and using them as fuel to further ur success in the long run. thanks again!<br /><br />p.s. -erm. i would post this as anonymous since we do not know one another but i didnt want to get deleted. so instead ill leave u with a rather old blogger account from a random college kid.ahh_diddumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741713031827980909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-79143909778857882932007-01-14T10:52:00.000-06:002007-01-14T10:52:00.000-06:00Oh, and Carolyn--not spying (lol)!
But I'm so com...Oh, and Carolyn--not spying (lol)!<br /><br />But I'm so comforted to know that several of us newbies are experiencing exactly the same growing pains. It suggests that all of this is actually going to work the way we want it to. We're not statistical outliers!<br /><br />--ChrisChicago Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220175345196996606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-72588627787758773092007-01-14T10:50:00.000-06:002007-01-14T10:50:00.000-06:00Thanks for the positive feedback. It means a lot ...Thanks for the positive feedback. It means a lot to me to know that others can derive some benefit from my gratuitous musings.<br /><br />Ali--it was Godiva chocolate, and my only disappointment was that it was only 72% cacao. I actually had some chocolate once that was like more than 90%, very very little sugar, and I loved it. I have a fondness for bitter flavors.<br /><br />Emily--you are right on about food=sin. I think the solution to this pesky inner voice problem is simply to look for results: does listening to that self-critical garbage produce results? Does it motivate us to change? No? Then let's try something else that might work better. Let's stick with techniques that produce the results we are looking for, and let go of techniques that have proven to be ineffective.<br /><br />Thanks all yous!<br />--ChrisChicago Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220175345196996606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-56425318300022711732007-01-14T10:37:00.000-06:002007-01-14T10:37:00.000-06:00OH MY GOD! I needed to read everything you wrote!...OH MY GOD! I needed to read everything you wrote!! Did someone tell you about my weekend? Are you spying on me? Or are we just pretty similar newbies?<br /><br />Thanks so much! I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!Calybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350533187578885333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-79078411629036312402007-01-14T09:00:00.000-06:002007-01-14T09:00:00.000-06:00I hope that your 72% cacao chocolate came in the f...I hope that your 72% cacao chocolate came in the form of a Ghirardelli bar. Can you say amazing? Do not feel down at all when you goof. When I first started a few months ago there were days I would skip my COM entries because I didn't even want to record such eating disasters, but now I just bite the bullet and record everything the best I can. The only way to change habits is to be honest and next time you are facing a pizza or whatever, just remember that you are going to have to record the damage. That alone stops me in my tracks a lot of the time. aliAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149242773901589400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-58725283512524477202007-01-14T08:24:00.000-06:002007-01-14T08:24:00.000-06:00Your whole post really resonated with me - especia...Your whole post really resonated with me - especially the two dialogues. As I actually just posted a day or so ago, my new year's resolution is to be kind to myself, to try and train my inner voice to speak to me as I speak to others - and especially in regards to food.<br /><br />Western culture is increasingly treating eating like something sinful, and people who overindulge as sinners, and this just leads to more secretive eating and accompanying feelings of guilt, which makes it so hard to let go of less than ideal choices and move on.<br /><br />I wrote something like this as a comment on another blog, but it really helped me get over my guilt about overeating to think of what I would do if I went to bed way too late before an important day, and consequently was tired all day. I would realize that staying up was a bad decision, but it would never even cross my mind to tell myself I was a bad PERSON for not allowing myself enough sleep. Yet I constantly berate myself for being a bad person - weak, greedy, or whatnot - when I make a less than optimal food choice.<br /><br />Best of luck getting back on track - I know you will. Make yourself something nutritious and delicious with love, and savor it.Emi at Project Swatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684031816667739733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-46916307794342553602007-01-13T20:14:00.000-06:002007-01-13T20:14:00.000-06:00I'm not sure who "anonymous" is that said "Cool, t...I'm not sure who "anonymous" is that said "Cool, thanks." but moving forward, I will generally delete posts from "anonymous," and maybe I should change the settings to prohibit it. I'd like to know who's commenting on my blog.<br /><br />--ChrisChicago Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220175345196996606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-9817516614257987442007-01-13T16:14:00.000-06:002007-01-13T16:14:00.000-06:00Cool, thanks. :-)Cool, thanks. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37865432.post-2875111128434556212007-01-13T13:39:00.000-06:002007-01-13T13:39:00.000-06:00Hi Chris,
Can I say how much I love your blog? I ...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Can I say how much I love your blog? I especially love your "gratuitous musings." Today's entry was especially honest, insightful and funny. I laughed out loud when I got to the part where you offered yourself a pound of butter as a snack. It made me remember some of my own inner dialogs from the not-so-distant past, only my nasty voice had a particular fondness for M&M's.<br /><br />Don't worry about 2 bad days. Just focus on the choice in front of you right now. And if that "little troll" tries to get you down again, you just let us CR folks know about it. We'll take care of him for you.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198930135149227434noreply@blogger.com