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SHINEY Happy People, Gettin Skinny as a Beanpole

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HolyGuacamole · 11/09/2009 23:25

Erm......Hi

Welcome to the Shiney weight loss thread. Some of us are trying to lose a little and some of us are trying to lose a lot. Either way, join in the fun! It is a VERY fast moving thread!

Shiney is the boss around here and makes sure everyone is feeling welcome, thread number 18 sure says a lot!

All welcome, its not just diet talk either, mucho chatting and gossip too

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DidEinsteinsMum · 12/09/2009 23:31

...remember a conversation about...

right pjs seem to be needed. i am getting old zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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DidEinsteinsMum · 12/09/2009 23:40

wheres Bof when you need her. i'm sure it was either her or trill int middle that one. I think you were either at work as i remember you as being missed shiney.

oh lordy - i'm not dreaming mneting now am i? which leads to the question where have i bumped into chickenduck before? or am i doing that flash forward thing again. why cant it be the perfect bloke that shows up in the fast forward? I'd could have some fun if that came true

BitOfFun · 12/09/2009 23:44

ABitWrong,can I make a suggestion?

Have you ever heard of the "As If" technique? It's where you act as if you are the person you want to be and change your mood or mindset by adopting the persona of someone you think is dealing well with the situation.

I know you are trying to get through the days until you can access some proper RL support, so it's a good tide-over.

I am qualified as a psychotherapist btw, and it's a technique I've used with clients in crisis on a short-term basis with really good results.

I first realised it might be a good idea as a teenager when i read loads of biographies about Marilyn Monroe. She was the kind of person who coped well when she was acting and focussing outside herself, but seemed to actually get a lot worse when she was being very introspective.

The basic tenet of the approach is what athletes and performers use: you picture what you hope to be, and act "as if".

I think this thread is agood one to do it on, because it is so frivolous and light-hearted. If you try and get involved in the jokes etc, but maybe have a codeword or something to indicate if you need to dig a bit deeper, then maybe we can help on facebook or a MH thread? But you could keep here as a space to keep your mind off things?

I just hope that if you can kind of get swept up in a bit of silliness here, it might help you pass the hours without feeling you have to drink, or just spend less time feeling awful. What do you think?

DidEinsteinsMum · 12/09/2009 23:51

Ok not going mad we did have a conversation about chickens, duck and reindeer for eating and growing purposes, shiney was talking about her veg and Iwant wasnt the trigger to that conversation it was my mistyping. thread 15 page 38-41.

i'm not going mad, i'm not going mad.

ABitWrong · 12/09/2009 23:52

Thankyou BoF,i will try.I might screw it up though. Amjustso ashamed of existing. But i know i shouldntbe gere

SqueezyCheese · 12/09/2009 23:53

BOF, what a GREAT post!

BitOfFun · 12/09/2009 23:55

Hope you're ok ABW, we do want to help

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ABitWrong · 13/09/2009 00:02

just cant doit sorry

DidEinsteinsMum · 13/09/2009 00:02

ABW: I dont know if it will help you but i have a lot of different coat that i put on depending on my mood. I am always DEM but i have my silly mood name dancing naked in the rain, I have DEM if not why not for when im in a strop, Ninja rain when its weird and i need a different coat. I think i have had a longer list of names the a lot of the longer members. its not that i dont want people to know who i am its just i need to put a different coat for a while a been someone else. I also put on a different coat when life is tough and a need to sort things out.

They are very protective here and supportive. This was obvious the other night when trill dp mercy mission was being discussed. no malice just ok, think you should consider, think you have this ok, think that that was good. I love the fact that they can sort me out. I have somewhere else i hide when i need serious help. It keeps this a better place to be and means that part of my life is not what i think about on this thread. The other thread is where the pick apart my worst moments and put me back together again. I love them over there for that. but i love the fact that we can go mad and fling gliter and spiders about to.

you'll get there just hang in and remember the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.

RGPargy · 13/09/2009 00:04

Bloody hell girls!! I cant keep up!!

I'll do my best to post random stuff and join in when i can tho!

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ABitWrong · 13/09/2009 00:10

DEM thanks.I have different names toojust can't get out of my crisis name atm. Will ry.

DreamsInBinary · 13/09/2009 00:12

at the very wise and very lovely women on this thread.

Am going to bed before I decide that another cake is in order.

ABitWrong · 13/09/2009 00:14

i will cpome backif i get out of crisis because I can't see the way right now

DidEinsteinsMum · 13/09/2009 00:14

ABW so dont drop the abw bit, stick something at the end

ABWandthefairysteps
ABWismovingforward
ABWcanandwill

etc.
I have used this type of name plenty and it tweaks rather then changes it. its about little changes in the right direction.
Pick something you like and take a step

RGPargy · 13/09/2009 00:15

Shiney - I would love to stay and chat for longer but normally my cute little 21 month old interrupts me. If it's not her, then it's that pesky thing called work and then "life".

What a nuisance!!

DidEinsteinsMum · 13/09/2009 00:16

alchol induced munchies dib? double whammy. the lord will frown on you tomo. but i wont til if you dont

SqueezyCheese · 13/09/2009 00:20

BOFs idea of a codeword is fab, really fab.

And DEM, that was a brill post too.

ABW - you should let the ladies on here encourage you just a little bit Sometimes people on the outside can see or suggest things and it is all worth trying. It is better to try and fail, than to never even try.

You know the other night we were having a chat and it was really cool. We just talked crap but for that little while it took you away and you were in control, being natural, having a nice chat. That proves that you can do it.

Like DEM says, if you are going to eat an elephant, you can only do it by taking one bite at a time.

Why not come up with a codeword like BOF say's?

SqueezyCheese · 13/09/2009 00:30

Am hitting the sack, am knackered.

Sweet dreams

DidEinsteinsMum · 13/09/2009 00:32

Sounds like a plan. Night SC.

vacaloca · 13/09/2009 00:50

Night night.

And remember... eating is cheating.

Lizzylou · 13/09/2009 07:52

Morning ladies, goodness you can be very wise you lot, even at silly O clock on a Saturday night. Mind you, you can be very daft too, loving the "DoNotBringLulu" rhymes.

DH off to play cricket today, so just me and the stroppy boys, well just stroppy ds2.

I have decided to get a bit more proactive about stuff that has been bothering me (Work, DH, boys, house).