Comments on: Getting No Where Really Really Fast http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/ savoring life in small bits Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: skerrib http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-312 skerrib Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:37:10 +0000 http://www.anitasblog.com/?p=840#comment-312 Fantastic idea about the podcasts!! My husband's been bugging me to get my iPod up & running, and what a way to keep up on sermons at our home church in AZ. I just might do it... Fantastic idea about the podcasts!! My husband’s been bugging me to get my iPod up & running, and what a way to keep up on sermons at our home church in AZ. I just might do it…

]]> By: Susie L http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Susie L Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:42:43 +0000 http://www.anitasblog.com/?p=840#comment-287 Hi Anita, I finally got around to checking out your blog (bad me) and you are a rock star! You just inspired me to stop reading the Slow Trav forums and vacuum the entire house! So true, just keep moving and one can reap the benefits in many different ways. So I will reward myself by reading some more of your blog. Then I will go outside on this glorious day, fill the birdfeeders and baths, do some weeding, etc. Hi Anita,

I finally got around to checking out your blog (bad me) and you are a rock star!

You just inspired me to stop reading the Slow Trav forums and vacuum the entire house! So true, just keep moving and one can reap the benefits in many different ways.

So I will reward myself by reading some more of your blog. Then I will go outside on this glorious day, fill the birdfeeders and baths, do some weeding, etc.

]]> By: Anita http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Anita Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:32:11 +0000 http://www.anitasblog.com/?p=840#comment-280 Kevin--> Sounds like you're making an incredible shift in your thinking and that's awesome! You've been working this for a long while yourself (Hey, I read your blog too!) and it's great to see the progress your making, one change in thought and one pound at a time. You rock! Kevin–> Sounds like you’re making an incredible shift in your thinking and that’s awesome! You’ve been working this for a long while yourself (Hey, I read your blog too!) and it’s great to see the progress your making, one change in thought and one pound at a time. You rock!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Kevin Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:00:25 +0000 http://www.anitasblog.com/?p=840#comment-279 You know you're right about how much attitude matters in this process. Most of my life the idea of going to the gym, or going for a walk, or well, pretty much anything that would make me sweat was completely unappealing. I've learned to not detest it in these last few months of being a gym goer. I don't know that I'm to the point of "liking" it just yet, but I certainly don't mind so much. This week-end I tried Yoga at my gym for the first time, expecting it to be horrible, but knowing I needed the stretching... I actually really enjoyed it. I'm trying to work my way up to a spin class but the sore derriere is definitely an issue! The main thing is, my attitude has shifted and now, rather than concentrating on how much going to the gym sucks and how much sweating sucks, I focus on how productive it is and how much benefit I'm getting from it. It doesn't hurt that there are nice things to look at while there either. ;) Anyway, I'm glad you're feeling better - or at least well enough to get back into the swing of things. You know you’re right about how much attitude matters in this process. Most of my life the idea of going to the gym, or going for a walk, or well, pretty much anything that would make me sweat was completely unappealing.

I’ve learned to not detest it in these last few months of being a gym goer. I don’t know that I’m to the point of “liking” it just yet, but I certainly don’t mind so much.

This week-end I tried Yoga at my gym for the first time, expecting it to be horrible, but knowing I needed the stretching… I actually really enjoyed it. I’m trying to work my way up to a spin class but the sore derriere is definitely an issue!

The main thing is, my attitude has shifted and now, rather than concentrating on how much going to the gym sucks and how much sweating sucks, I focus on how productive it is and how much benefit I’m getting from it. It doesn’t hurt that there are nice things to look at while there either. ;)

Anyway, I’m glad you’re feeling better – or at least well enough to get back into the swing of things.

]]> By: Anita http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Anita Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:10:46 +0000 http://www.anitasblog.com/?p=840#comment-276 Sandi--> You ROCK! That's awesome! It's really just about getting more active while we're doing the things we normally do rather than thinking we have to commit dedicated hours to working out. I tend to be a real couch potato but I'm committed to the goal of watching TV a little more actively than my default suggests. I actually have a gym step and hand weights right in front of the TV....now I just need to use them! Sandi–> You ROCK! That’s awesome! It’s really just about getting more active while we’re doing the things we normally do rather than thinking we have to commit dedicated hours to working out. I tend to be a real couch potato but I’m committed to the goal of watching TV a little more actively than my default suggests. I actually have a gym step and hand weights right in front of the TV….now I just need to use them!

]]> By: Sandi Martin http://www.anitasblog.com/getting-nowhere-really-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Sandi Martin Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:19:09 +0000 http://www.anitasblog.com/?p=840#comment-275 You're brilliant, Anita! Yesterday, I so wanted to watch the two hours of Lost that I had DVR'd, but I knew that would mean lots of sitting, so instead I spent the entire recap episode jogging or skipping or boucing (gently) in place. Instead of fast-forwarding through the commercials, I jogged all around inside my house until the show started again. I did all sorts of arm exercises at the same time. At the end of one long, sweaty hour, I rewarded myself with being able to sit down and enjoy the first episode of the new season. What really helped is the recap episode had a countdown clock running, so I knew just how many minutes were left until my big payoff. By the end of the day, I was just short of 10,000 steps, so I didn't feel bad about spending time in front of the television. You’re brilliant, Anita! Yesterday, I so wanted to watch the two hours of Lost that I had DVR’d, but I knew that would mean lots of sitting, so instead I spent the entire recap episode jogging or skipping or boucing (gently) in place. Instead of fast-forwarding through the commercials, I jogged all around inside my house until the show started again. I did all sorts of arm exercises at the same time. At the end of one long, sweaty hour, I rewarded myself with being able to sit down and enjoy the first episode of the new season. What really helped is the recap episode had a countdown clock running, so I knew just how many minutes were left until my big payoff. By the end of the day, I was just short of 10,000 steps, so I didn’t feel bad about spending time in front of the television.

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