Thursday Thoughts XVI
January 22, 2009
With all my real estate worries in my head I’m surprised I actually have other thoughts to share. But I did jot a few things down this week…
- Let me step back on my soap box about Diet Soda. Remember a couple of weeks ago I said it was my personal mission to spread the joys of water drinking. That means ditching the diet soda for some of you. I know, I know, you can’t give it up. But listen, I’m not asking you to. I’m just trying to get you to replace a few cans with some good old fashion water. Just one maybe two a day? You can handle that right? Ok, I’ll make a deal with ya. Next time you’re sipping your fav diet soft drink just read this. Just read it. That’s all I ask. It’s step one of my reduce your Diet Soda mission. :~)
- Speaking of missions, another one of mine is spreading self-love. Sounds corny, I know but I truly believe my food disfunction and weight problems all stemmed from a poor body image. It wasn’t until I was able to accept myself that I could move past the "diet mentality". This is what I talk about in my 3 Steps to A Healthier YOU series. I see posts like this from a seventeen year old and shudder. We worry SO much the number on the scale and how others will accept us that we start that unhealthy realtionship with food. We just need to eat consciously, stacy active and live life! And we need to set goals that are internally driven not influence by what we thing others think. You know what I mean, right? I love this article by Debbie Mandel talking about New Years Resolutions this year. Debbie has a site and I found this video about "turning on your inner light." Again… sounds cheesy but she gives some great advice. She mentions body confidence towards the end.
- On the funnier side of the body image things, These cartoons cracked me up!
- I also found myself cracking up at MommyMcButterpants post this week about sharing food. Am I showing my age by saying I miss Friends? :~P
- With all the running I’ve been doing in preparation for my marathon aspirations Elaine’s post was appreciated. I will cross that finish line. I WILL!
- This week’s guest post is up in DietsInReview. I talk about the 3 reasons why I think Weight Watchers worked for me.
- I also pitched 3 ideas for the BlogHer Conference in July. My geekish like ideas are What is CSS and how do I use it with Wordpress? and Dissecting a WP Theme and Customizing Self-Hosted Wordpress. I also thought it would be fun to do a session on Blogging to Lose where we could have a discussion about blogging to achieve healthy goals. If you are interested in attending any of these session click on the "I would attend this session" on top the page. This will let the BlogHer people know there is interest so I can offer them.
- On GreenLiteBites this week I actually posted 2 videos (only because I was late last week). First I made a quick creamy dressing with avocado and then the toddler and I made burgers in the oven. I also made a whole grain banana bread in a bundt pan. It’s my new favorite. :)
Other quick news bites….
- Every morning I have a mini heart attack about the possible move. Our house will official be on the market tomorrow morning.
- This weekend I’m heading out with a friend of mind to relax. We are going have a few drinks and go dancing. I need it. I just need a day where I think of NOTHING but having a good time. I can NOT WAIT!
- Training is going well. I can’t believe I’m doing all this running! I thought I liked it before now I KNOW i do. I don’t even mind going out in the cold anymore. Click here to see my training updates.
- Things in the works… 2 food reviews, a food scale contest and, ummmm, oh yea, a book review for new moms. :)
ok, I now need to go and touch up the paint on my walls. I can’t believe how many scuffs there are!
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On January 22nd, 2009 at 2:19 pm Brandi said:
Girl, you are so busy it amazes me that you stick so well to your bloggin schedule :)
Thanks for providing all the amazing information, inspiration and funny thoughts that you do!
On January 22nd, 2009 at 2:20 pm Rachel said:
Thanks for the awesome links! I’m trying to cut down on soda… oh, I’m trying. I know some people get to the point where they give it up and then have a sip of diet Coke like six months later and realize how gross it tastes. But to me it’s still nectar of the gods! Geesh. Someday, someday. *sips on water*
On January 22nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm Tricia said:
Roni,
You will have to share exactly how much work building a home is. My husband and I have been throwing the idea around, but I don’t feel like I have the energy to make all those decisions right now.
On January 22nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm Kath said:
Great BlogHer ideas Roni! I’m going again this year and would love to hear your tech talks :)
On January 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm Sabrina said:
So I guess with the move there’s no cookbook in our near future ;) LOL Just kidding gal, I know how stressful selling a house and building a house is!!! Oh an before I forget 3 MGD’s are 4 points!
On January 22nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm Elaine said:
I can not believe that I got a mention in your Thursday Thoughts! I feel like super special. Make sure that as you are showing your house to potential buyers, you tell them that a celebrity has once lived in that house (you!!)…..
On January 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 pm Jac said:
thanks for the diet soda link. That is one of my biggest weakness’.
Good luck selling your house. We are starting to think about it and that scares me.
On January 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 am Laura Jane said:
Wow, the diet soda – I definitely struggle with that. Today I had 3 or 4 cans. I found it interesting that the article pointed out that drinking the diet sodas can increase your preference for sweets and cause you to consume more calories that way – I had not thought about that, and I definitely have a sweet tooth. I will definitely consider giving it up.
On January 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 am Sabrina said:
That should be 3 MGD 64’s ;)
On January 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 am Mary Jo said:
I think a good replacement for that “need” for pop would be sparkling water. A little lemon to it and it’s like pop. bubbly goodness but water! The best of both worlds.
On January 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am Shannon in MS said:
We’ve lived in our new house for 1 1/2 yrs and I still have rooms that are not decorated (shame!) So excited for you on the new home!
I have not had soda at all this year!
I’m so proud of myself – I used to at least have one first thing in the morning. Now, I have the Light Tropicana OJ with a ‘real’ breakfast, which was previously chips or crackers at my desk. I have water to drink(sometimes with the diet flavored packets) for the rest of the day. I haven’t even missed it!
On January 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 am jamie said:
Hey Roni
I am very excited about the new geek/tech blog you have mentioned a few times. And I am very interested in the ideas you pitched for the BlogHer conference and am hoping you would be covering these ideas in your tech blog too. I’ve been reading your sites for a while. I’m a designer and currently run two wordpress blogs – one is just personal/family and the other is private for a weight loss group I set up. 11 friends and I started a weight loss group last Jan 1. We are still going strong and have lost 301.5 lbs! I love tracking all our data and progress in excel (number geek) and the group support is helping me lose my last 30lbs (previously lost 80) before my Oct wedding. Anyways, I like the wordpress install and hosting my own content but I would love to know more about customizing the themes. I’ve dabbled in it here there but don’t have a lot of time to devote to learning all the scripting to build my own template. I love your blogs b/c of all our similar goals and interests. I especially loved that part about you and your husband sitting with your own laptops at home. We do that all the time!
On January 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am Emily (MommyMcButterpants) said:
*blush* I too am honored to be mentioned in the Thursday Thoughts; I wish friends was still on too- I miss it. Certain episodes always stick out- and the Joey doesn’t share food clip was always one of those- but I never applied it to myself until that day. I’m glad others found humor in it the way I did. It’s kind of the extreme explanation of my feelings at that time—but it illustrated the point beautifully!
On January 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm fitforfree said:
love your thursday thoughts posts, roni :-) and I’m happy to hear you reiterate the “self acceptance = successful weight loss” idea, because I TOTALLY didn’t get it when I first found your site a couple years ago (I thought self loathing = weight loss!) and now I’m starting to get it!! it makes me smile :-)
On January 23rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm Angie (Losing It and Loving It) said:
I’ll most likely be at BlogHer and would be interested in the Blogging to Lose but there there is no where on the page that says I would attend. Not sure what else to do. Thanks
Looking forward to meeting up with you again.
On January 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 pm roni said:
Hi Angie! It would be great to catch up again! There should be 2 text links at the top of the page. One says… “I’m interested in attending” If you can’t find it you can leave a comment. I think they may have been having trouble.
On January 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm Lauren said:
I’m SO with ya on the diet soda! ACK! I know that people who don’t already drink water have a hard time readjusting their taste buds to it.
An idea…
Try making “spa water” by taking a pitcher of water and adding in a thinly sliced lemon (or other citrus), sliced cucumber, and grated ginger. YUM!
my other teensy bit of wisdom is to swap out your SWEET tea for UNsweet tea. I know sometimes we think tea is a lesser evil, but boy that sweetened kind packs on a WHOLE lotta sugar!
thanks as always roni for being SUCH an inspiration!
xo
On January 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 pm Ashley said:
Roni, I love your blog and think you give great advice and information. However, I have to comment because I am on a personal crusade to also spread the “truth” about diet soda. As a chemist, it really aggravates me when people don’t evaluate scientific findings using the scientific method and just cherry pick the highlights that support their viewpoint. I do agree with the link you posted in that diet soda is pretty much a nutritional void in your diet, but it’s not really harmful either. People really need to stop spreading the rumor that diet coke could cause cancer. The relative dosage of aspartame that caused tumors in the animal studies would be virtually impossible for humans to consume (I mean, pounds and pounds a day) and the scientific evidence that links the aspartame consumption to cancer is not even statistically compelling. Moreover, there are other things which have much, much more research documenting their carcinogenic effects that most people encounter every day. Two that come immediately to mind are car exhaust and cigarette smoke. If you really care about cancer prevention in your community, support local bans on smoking and carpool more to reduce car emissions. This improves the entire community’s health. (And for the record, let me reveal my bias and say that yes, I drink 2-3 cans of diet soda per day, plus several shots of espresso and almost no water. I also have almost the exact same weight loss history as you, in that we had the same highest and same goal weight! Oh and good luck on the half! I did my first one last November. Ok, this is a long enough parenthetical comment and I’ll quit now.)
On January 25th, 2009 at 6:13 pm roni said:
Ashley – Thanks so much for your comment!
I just want to add that I’m just trying to inspire more people to drink water. As in my “opinion” it’s the best choice.
I know most people who read choose diet soda because they are trying to lose weight and that’s why it’s “under attack”. :) But as I stated above I am trying to inspire people to stop making it their “go to” drink. I never said it caused cancer or other diseases. Not being a chemist or a doctor I would never claim to “know” anything. I just like getting people to think by sharing resources I find online.
BUT, again, in my opinion, I think people can save money and chose a more natural drink by replacing a few cans a day with good old fashion water. I’m not on any crusades to ban it from store shelves. :) I even just enjoyed a glass at a movie this weekend!
Congrats on your weight loss and thanks again!!
-Roni
On January 26th, 2009 at 4:08 pm Sassy Girl said:
Love the cartoons, thanks for sharing!