http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com The Body Practice: Discovering who I am through rigorous self-love Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:11:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So recently I started having increased PCOS symptoms.  Swelling in my legs, weight gain, depression.  NO fun! Go in to see my dr.  and have been given some meds to help me get to feeling better.   The meds require pretty healthy eating or they make me sick.  I lost 4 lbs ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/07/11/the-pcos-project/   So the semester end is looming just over the horizon.  I am feeling focused and in control.  I think I have enough time to make everything run smooooothly.  The trick for me is to stay balanced.  What does that mean?  Well, I am big on self-care which sometimes translates into ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/25/the-countdown/    I am going to get hypnotised today.  At the beginning of the year, I started a class at the University to learn about Hypnosis.  Occasionally, our professor will ask for volunteers to demonstrate something.  Today, I am going to go under to address a fear I have of dying in ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/22/life-changing/ So, I did it.  I turned 40 this week.  I did it up right with lots of friends, delicious food, good wine, better chocolate, and a big fat smile on my face.  There were lots of favorite things about my birthday...two of which I wanna share with you.  One is ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/20/good-monday-slimmers/ The countdown has begun on the turning of the wheel.  Today is my last day as a 30 something.  I remember in my twenties watching that show...I couldn't wait to be 30-something.  They were the perfect age.  Things were happening in their lives.  Passion, angst, love, art, conflict.  I loved ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/13/in-between/   A few years ago, I began an inward and downward spiral of not feeling so great about myself, my life, or my body.  I could feel 40 moving forward like an out of control freight train, lifetime dreams passing me by and my perception all out of wack with I-wish-I-coulda's ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/07/when-fat-sticks-around/   A few blogs ago, Melanie shared with me about Paul McKenna and his technique called tapping. You can look up Paul McKenna on-line or  check out this youtube for tapping.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQv1JBZ197Q  Tapping isn't totally foreign to me (play on words, I suppose, since McKenna is fromt he UK and I am from the US). ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/07/tapped-out-on-food-tapped-in-to-self-love/ So I meet with the accountant on Monday...I know no one will want to read this blog...I wouldn't!  I cringe at the thought of paying taxes, talking about them or even thinking of them.  But if you are feeling brave and can lend a buddy an ear...I am venting.   So I ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/04/taxes/ Big THANK YOU to Melanie75 for sharing about Paul McKenna's tools for changing your thinking!  She left a message on my last blog that sent me on a beautiful wild goose chase.  Luckily, I caught the goose and learned a new tool for dealing with unwanted feelings.  The timing was ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/02/105/ So I recently went to a workshop about poetry as a means to healing.  I am going to dive in to using it on my blog now and then.....and now...FOR THE NOW!  My stressor is Anxiety....   I have been eating less and eating uber healthy, exercising, losing weight, transforming my life.  ... http://loveitlite.buddyslim.com/2009/04/01/poetrytherapy-anxiety-part-1/