tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post6086217060955649972..comments2024-03-28T16:58:03.030-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Be your own teacherAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-35479427166160577132011-08-22T19:32:55.696-04:002011-08-22T19:32:55.696-04:00Seriously awesome post! I have as many failed atte...Seriously awesome post! I have as many failed attempts at journaling as I have at weight loss! But it appears that both are on track now...and it's no surprise to me that they seem to go hand-in-hand for me! :-)<br /><br />Again - awesome post! Sorry it's taken me so long to read it! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-50742647596618934742011-08-03T10:05:30.371-04:002011-08-03T10:05:30.371-04:00I have started and stopped journalling many times....I have started and stopped journalling many times. You are right though, when I have journaled and gone back years later to read them, I have always learned something about myself. Probably time to start up again!Kimberly Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035168471351870760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-91656543945269606472011-08-02T23:41:08.992-04:002011-08-02T23:41:08.992-04:00I'm definitely going to take your "commen...I'm definitely going to take your "comment hint" (remember to always read the comments!)...on the way up I had no idea what the greatest hits were. I'd venture to guess there were real spikes in my weight when it came to my Dad dying, my first dog dying, my grandpa dying, terrible work environment, etc. etc., you know all that stuff that makes food....comfort. I also have found (when I did journal) that they can transport me back to that exact place in time...powerful perspective and lessons to be learned from those journals. As always, thanks for your valued insight.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732454480996492992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-27669044355768949892011-08-02T21:51:40.545-04:002011-08-02T21:51:40.545-04:00Thanks so much everyone! If you're not a regu...Thanks so much everyone! If you're not a regular journal, consider just jotting down stats about where you are in your weight loss and your plan at the time. Even that can provide great insight to "future you!"Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-58059191904123614182011-08-02T17:20:27.385-04:002011-08-02T17:20:27.385-04:00I have been bad about journaling and have nothing,...I have been bad about journaling and have nothing, other than your journals, to look back on. It's amazing, and scary, what you tend to forget about over the years but when you read them again in your journal there is no hiding from it and that truly is a lesson you can learn from yourself.The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-73777288155125664362011-08-02T16:24:52.409-04:002011-08-02T16:24:52.409-04:00I'm a very infrequent journalist (sort of like...I'm a very infrequent journalist (sort of like my blogging!). I've never been consistent although it used to be that I did my big 'journal' around New Years. I'd recap the previous 12 months and go over my goals for the next 12. Now I've read back over those and they say pretty much the same things - I'll do less of this and more of that. Unfortunately, I grew up with parents that believed in surprise room searches and even private journal/letter stuff was read. I might have understood it better if I'd been a kid that was into drugs or criminal behavior - I wasn't. So even though I am LONG past living at home with my parents there is still a real reluctance to put stuff down on paper. The baggage we bring with us...Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179203856158040224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-36683132643588789412011-08-02T14:13:27.485-04:002011-08-02T14:13:27.485-04:00I already commented in the other place about journ...I already commented in the other place about journaling but something here that you said was a real eye opener for me today: did eating make "fill in the blank" better? I might think it made me 'feel' better for a moment (emotional eating) but if I'm being honest, it never did make ANYTHING better. What a concept! :)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717758915060629723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-75074684185537883102011-08-02T13:43:58.316-04:002011-08-02T13:43:58.316-04:00I am not consistent in journaling but I do it a lo...I am not consistent in journaling but I do it a lot more often now than ever before. It really is a healthy and helpful thing to do.MissyEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908854239406213971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-61991526398215950802011-08-02T12:52:36.855-04:002011-08-02T12:52:36.855-04:00I never seem to keep up with any kind of journal. ...I never seem to keep up with any kind of journal. I've started a few times, but honestly I'm pretty boring. The journal of my life reads "worked, ate, cleaned, did chores" or "slept, ran errands, did laundry". It's not that I never do anything interesting, just that most days are exactly the same and I get bored writing the same thing.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-62478277887761074452011-08-02T12:08:03.640-04:002011-08-02T12:08:03.640-04:00Very, very true! You can learn a lot by just docum...Very, very true! You can learn a lot by just documenting and examining your life like this, either in a journal/diary or blog.<br /><br />And you can't deny, years later, that you were "that" person, either. It can be quite revealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-13565224962584868342011-08-02T09:43:40.243-04:002011-08-02T09:43:40.243-04:00What an awesome post! I've never thought of my...What an awesome post! I've never thought of myself as a teacher to myself. I mean I try and teach my kids but I've never thought of the other. It is a journey and some either learn and succeed or become that rat on the wheel just spinning!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641655714977442146noreply@blogger.com