The Writing Life

I found this book at the library the other day and I decided to take it out, thinking it was a book designed to help you with writing. It turns out, the book's premise really is that you can use writing to help you lose weight. I'm not sure that I buy into it, but I do like the idea of the "morning pages" (aka freewriting). The book recommends that you write three pages in the morning based on your thoughts, no matter how stupid or whatever. It says that these pages can actually help you cut through the crap and change your life based on what you really want, deep down. So of course I thought that was a great idea, as lately I have felt terrible inside. I feel like something is missing, like I'm not doing something I should be. So I thought, why don't I freewrite a bit every day? Even if it isn't in the morning....

So I am going to try that, for a little while, to see how it goes. If I like what is happening in my life, then maybe I can try some of the other tips, too.

Slightly Late Weekly Update

I know, I was supposed to post yesterday but I forgot to weigh myself. So I decided to wait until today. Well, since starting the GI diet a week ago (even if I haven't stuck to it perfectly) I have lost 2lbs!

Well, the GI Diet, in general has seemed rather boring. I find myself looking for something to eat around 10 or 11pm (I don't usually get up until 1pm or later, and I'm up late, so to balance things out I have to eat a larger snack at that time). I'm not entirely sure what I can do about this (especially since I do not want to eat ALL the fruit out of my house, even though I can!)

Exercise has been strange lately...I played some DDR last week, went on a few long walks, and did some biking....but lately I just haven't felt like biking. I don't know why, but it hasn't really done anything to make me feel happy. The more I think about it, I haven't wanted to bike since my bro said we would go and trail ride back in June....then turned around at the last minute saying he didn't want to. (I was so mad that night - he wanted to go for a hike instead, but by the time we waited for his girlfriend and left, it was too late so we couldn't really go on the trail).

Weekly Update

Well, I've been sort of slacking on my weekly updates lately....I've been slacking on exercising and eating healthy as well. Especially the eating healthy part. Exercising hasn't been too bad; I haven't really done any dvds, but then again I haven't wanted to. It's summer, and I want to be outside.


I think my biggest problem with exercising is that I am afraid to. Back in February, I attempted a few more intense activities (snowboarding and skate skiing) and had a lot of problems with my glucose level. Well, the problem has continued somewhat....back about a month ago now, I went biking and ended up having to drink two full cans of regular pop to get me through the ride. These haven't stopped me from going out, but I have been more hesitant to go.


But as well, I haven't been feeling that great lately. Part of it is that I haven't been as active as I have been in the past (ever since about February I haven't been very active at all because school got in the way) and I know that exercise does make you feel better. But I have been rather discontent with my life in general lately. That started back around December, but disappeared when I was busy with school. Lately, these feelings have resurfaced.

I feel as though there is something I should be doing that I am not. But I'm really not sure what it is. I was talking to a friend about it, and he thinks that I may be feeling like this because I don't really have a whole lot to do right now. (Of course, that makes me think I really should be exercising as I don't appear to be doing anything else....but where the heck is all my time going?)

As to the food delimma, my family and I are going to be eating the GI way as of tomorrow supper (I have some leftovers from supper today that I will be eating for lunch first. They're not terribly healthy). The GI diet worked before for us....we were using it not as a diet, but as a lifestyle change. But then Christmas happened, and we never got back to it. That was two Decembers ago. I am hoping that this time it will stick!

So for the next week, I am hoping to get a bit more active than I have been lately. Today I mowed the lawn, then walked for about an hour and a half, so I think that's a good start. Wish me luck!