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AN Community => AN Community => Topic started by: 4cm in Pacific Northwest on January 01, 2010, 11:34:43 am
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OK I “think†I plan to reduce my coffee consumption… (That should please ole Pearly Whites ;D ;))
How about you “Scotty†(AKA Jim Scott) are you going to keep up the java jive… or become an herbal tea nut?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pULXnVTRynY
HMMM…I don’t know, the guy in the yellow jacket 8) here (aka Jim Scott ;) ) may not be as affective if he was drinking chamomile tea...
What about the rest of you? What will you resolve?
DHM
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I think Jim Scott will be effective no matter what he drinks :)
My resolutions are pretty much the norm - get my finances into shape, lose weight, exercise, stop working such long hours @ my day job, etc.
I've also decided to try something I read in a magazine last night. The suggestion was to write down 3 things each day that you are thankful for - it's supposed to help you focus on the positives in your life and keep a good attitude.
I started the list today with the ANA Forum, my BAHA, and my children - who sometimes aggravate me, but bring a lot of wonderful things to my life ;D
I also plan to do a random act of kindness daily; started that one yesterday afternoon.
Jan
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I make the same resolution every time: to write 2010 on the first check of the year. :)
Steve
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My resolution for 2010 is to NOT START SMOKING - since I have never been a smoker, I feel fairly confident that this is one resolution I can keep (& that will be a new concept!!)!! ;)
K ;D *...wishes I could be serious and have GREAT ones like Jan...*
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My resolution is to find a cure, or darn near one, for my post-op headaches. And get back to doing what I love, which is painting. I am tired of being a couch potato!!
Capt Deb(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee60/Captdeb_photos/emoticon___pirate_by_anya1916.gif)
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I make the same resolution every time: to write 2010 on the first check of the year. :)
Steve
Even when it was 2009? :D
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Steve may be ahead of our time and has been writing 2010 on checks for years in anticipation :D
I'm with Capt Deb with a little twist
cure my headaches with something that doesn't cause me other probelms ... I have enough problems without part of a cure being a new issue
Lose some weight .. couch potatoism has lead to excess poundage...and this my doctor is blaming on rise in colesterol and triglycerides ...one thing I have not had in past.. mom and dad both have colesterol problems and heart disease
get my girls bathroom finished ... was in middle of tiling when I had surgery so we have a bathroom with tile under antique clawfoot tub and tile .on lower half of wall behind and at ends of tub... toilet and two vanities still in boxes ...hubby not into tiling and for long time I just couldn't get on floor to finish...wall from top of tile to ceiling stucco look like I did our bath and it kills shoulders and neck so is still kinda scary to think about .. and then the whole thing became easy to ignore ... but one bathroom for 4 people is for the birds ...especially when 2 of the people are 10 and 12 year old girls who "need their space" ::) ...
probaly top priority and most doable is the bathroom ... so setting goals ...bathroom by Feb 15th , 15 pounds off by March 15 ....and headaches, who knows ? ...
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Yeah, lose weight, eat healthy, and I like the never start to smoke thing, because I, too, have never smoke and I resolve never to do it in the future. That's a great resolution!
Sue in Vancouver, USA
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I went into Peet's coffee this morning for my newly reduced quota (you-all did not expect me to go cold turkey- did you now ???... ;) I need to reduce the caffeine slowly... otherwise I will get a whopper headache like the one I had when I woke up from surgery.)
This afternoon I additionally went into a Starbucks in Portland, Oregon (Pearly Whites I ordered a DECAF... so you can lower your eyebrows now... ;) ) Ok Ok so I like going to coffee shops…I admit it.
There before me was a poster, on the door, that said "Now Hiring" ... with a photo of a barista named "Mike"... (Only gave his first name and not one mention of his book)
Yes there smiling at me at Starbucks, today, was a poster of our ANA buddy Michael Gates Gill... (I think he was smiling AT ME because in the afternoon I ordered a DECAF latte ;) instead of a regular ... trying to hold my resolution and all…)
Anyone one else see this poster of Mike up, this week, in your Starbucks?
I asked the young barista, who served me,
"Do you know who the guy in the picture is?"
... and she said she never heard of him... SO I enlightened her.
She replied,
"Wow :o there is a barista that is famous... and Tom Hanks wants to play him. WAY Cool!'
I was crammed in there with a bunch of afterschool teenagers (carpool parent driver of the day) and I was feeling like THE lone old fogy :-\ amidst all those pimply kids. It was kind of a comfort to me to start the first day back at school, in the New Year, and have Mike (a fellow AN’er) there smiling at me (even if only in a photo.)
Anyway that’s my reflection for today. I may be able to reduce my coffee consumption but I probably I will still go to coffee shops… just don’t think I can give that "experience" part up. Something nice about getting out of the cold rain for a break and having a warm bevy… I guess I just have to try ones that don’t have caffeine.
Any suggestions?
DHM
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This afternoon I additionally went into a Starbucks in Portland, Oregon (Pearly Whites I ordered a DECAF... so you can lower your eyebrows now... ;) ) Ok Ok so I like going to coffee shops…I admit it.
You must resist.... you must resist.... you are strong.... you must resist...... ;) :-* :-* :-*
xoxoxo
Pearly Whites ;D
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But coffee smells so good, and it has such positive social connections!! I have to limit myself to one cup of high octane a day, but just walking by a coffee shop makes me want another. Guess that makes me understand addiction a little better because I always want more, especially now that the weather is cold and dreary.
Priscilla
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But coffee smells so good, and it has such positive social connections!! I have to limit myself to one cup of high octane a day, but just walking by a coffee shop makes me want another. Guess that makes me understand addiction a little better because I always want more, especially now that the weather is cold and dreary.
Priscilla
Happy Belated Birfday, Priscilla! :)
I'm with you on this... I fresh grind my own beans at home. Guilty as well! :)
Phyl
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I love the smell of coffee, but can't stand the taste. Just as well since I can't have caffeine anyway. No coffee or tea except decaf or herbal, no No-Doz, no Red Bull . . . no chocolate.
Sara
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No chocolate? No coffee? That wouldn't be a New Years resolution for me - that would be a death sentence!
Lori
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Me too Lori. Love my coffee and chocolate.
Anne Marie
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. . . no chocolate.
Sara
NO chocolate?! :o GASP!
Cheers with my new lowered quota of Java ... and ... "Hey! Who ate all the holiday chocolates?"... (and apparently NO chocolate -double GASP!)
DHM
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ditto what Lori and AnnMarie and my DazyHazyMazy said....
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My New Year's resolution:
Stay active, do my WII fit balance games more -feeling a little dizzy lately. Maybe it's the dark, dreary northwest weather. Try not to whine so much! (but will continue the wine- just one glass/day)
Cut down on the crap food.
Get my eye tweeked (canthoplasty? and eye brow lift (next Sept?)-oculoplastic surgeon at Madigan. I hate basically seeing out of one eye!
Do SOMETHING surgically about my face- (okay this is a WISH)......Folllow up AGAIN in February at UW in Seattle. Will see what he says.....
Oh yea and practice random acts of kindness!
I think we ALL do that on this forum, don't ya think? ;)
Maureen
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My resolution is to quit having acoustic neuromas, two is enough thank you very much....
seriuosly, after surgery, then recoery, mine is to if possible, get back to being the active person I once was b4 AN #1
patti ut
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Patti,
Yep that is a good resolution- keep pluggn along.
I forgot to add one:
Do something for myself DAILY!
Maureen
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lose 70 pounds,
and a gram or two of myelin
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lose 70 pounds,
If you've got any concrete ideas on how to do that, don't hesitate to PM them to me ;D
Jan
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I think weight loss is an extra challenge for us ANers since we don't seem to be able to be as active as we used to be. My activity used to kept my weight stable. I laid on an extra 25lbs over the first 2-3 yrs after surgery, then last spring I got sick of being heavier, and knew I couldn't get if off with exercise since I can't stay consistant with anything, either feeling too crummy or I take a fall and hurt myself, so I tried Herbal life protein shakes every morning and really watched my intake for Lunch and dinner. I dropped 16lbs. But then when the diagnosis of AN #2 came, I seemd to quit caring. Now I have put 1/2 that back on, go in for surgery again next week and know I'll be sitting on my but for the next long while. And all the well wishers bring lots and lots of food. We are doomed to lay on the extra LB's....LOL I lost 9lbs with the first surgery, but quickly put it back on, so maybe I can be strong and after the surgery loss, keep it off...................one can dream can't they :-\
patti ut
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OK, new New Years Resolution, I plan to try to quit saying Whaaaat? when my family and close friends speak to me from across the room or behind me. It is annoying to them and to me, and it's high time they learn that I cannot hear and so they need to make sure I know they are speaking to me in order to get a response. I plan to just ignore them when they start to talk to me from across the room, I normally pick up on part of it but don't catch enough to know what they said, so instead of acknowleding they spoke to me but requireing them to repeat, if I don't repsond, they will have to walk up to me and know that I am hearing them.............Time to get these people trained LOL
patti ut
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Patti, I think I will do the same thing! It is about time they learned!
Lori
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I just read this post after concluding this morning that there is no such thing as having TOO much coffee in the morning...my drug of choice..but yes, I know it is not good for us and may follow suit and try to wean myself a bit...it just smells so good and helps me wake up and face the day! Rather ritualistic about my morning coffee.... ;D
My one resolution is BALANCE both literally and figuratively -
now that I am back at work, I can see that this is my challenge for 2010...I already have skipped exercise all week...which is a no! no! ::)
Maybe posting here in writing will give me incentive or guilt me into keeping it!
Cheryl
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i avoid NY resolutions because i set way too many detailed goals, then get all defeated when i can't do it all.
so i'll try to keep it simple. i'm a committed runner (i'm slow, just so you won't think i'm one of these super fast running types) and i do alright at saturday morning long runs. but when it comes to during the week, i put it off all day then right around the time i should be thinking of cooking dinner i think 'gee - i need to go for a run before it gets dark!' i work from home some of the time, so have a flexible schedule. i need to become more of a morning runner (would rather drink coffee and read the paper then start working).
like cheryl just said, if we post it on here, we may just start or keep doing it, so i think i'll start a separate thread for those who need to get motivated to run or walk or exercise.
keri