Comments on: Question of the Week

By: Darice

Darice — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:03:54 +0000

When I'm successful at taking care of myself, my strongest asset is my desire to keep going. Each new success, whether it's a pound lost or a new recipe found or a way to work a favorite food into my week's points allotment or a pair of formerly tight shorts that now hang low, is an incentive to keep going, and I actively want to keep going.

(The ugly flip side is that I have had to learn to greet "failures" -- an off week, pounds gained, etc.) with the same "keep going!" optimism, and that's been harder... but I've done that, too.)

By: Rebecca Myers

Rebecca Myers — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:49:29 +0000

I believe my strongest asset when I am eating right and am feeling successful in taking care of myself is "confidence." I stand a little straighter and hold my head up a little higher because I know I am able to do what I know I should be doing. If I binge or over indulge I feel defeated and it takes a little while to get that confidence back. Being confident is very important because if you don't have it, you will fail. Every little success builds confidence and after a while, even if you slip you can still feel confident that you will get back on track.

By: You Can Do It !

You Can Do It ! — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:18:35 +0000

“MEDITATION” is my most strongest asset. I do it as if my doctor has said “Take this four times a day”. Morning, noon, evening and before bed. I consider my “goal” and work out a plan. Break it down into parts, post it where I can see it upon rising and meditate on the step of the day. My meditation takes no longer than 3 minutes. For example: I went to the movies yesterday to watch “16 Blocks”. My goal was to take care of myself by not bingeing on snacks but allow myself 800 calories in junk food. I thought on what I wanted to eat and purchased it before the movies. Chocolate Mini Pretzels 2oz/260 calories, Whoppers 2.75 oz/350 calories and a diet drink which totaled 610 calories. It was not easy especially after viewing the movie because I wanted to continue eating chocolate once home. I went to bed that night feeling depressed and short changed because I really wanted more junk food. However, in the morning, I felt great and was very proud of myself for taking care of myself.

By: Marc Mason

Marc Mason — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:45:31 +0000

I feel good when my body is firm and I feel light and energetic. My best asset is the ability to appreciate when I am in good shape.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:40:58 +0000

I think that my strongest asset is looking and feeling proud and strong that I have taken time to take care of myself. I haven't been doing that lately. I find that I over eat alot. I am trying to lose weight but I can't seem to do that.