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[fuchs]

• So I had an internet identity crisis. Now I have four major accounts for four different layers: lovelife (lowest), private (lower), public (upper) and official (uppermost).
  My LJ is my private internet identity. If you find me on either facebook (official) or blogspot (public), please be aware that I want to avoid the people who only know upper layers to find the lower ones. :D
  I promise to link upwards whenever I'm done with building those layers up.
• We lost the fight for our rent deposit. The other side lost their fight for the 4 months rent we didn't pay and the damage a broken pipe did after we had moved out, so it's either a win-win or a loss-loss I guess... Like with all true compromises: Both sides leave the courtroom grumpy but resigned.
• Summer in the shared flat proves to be awesome again. Icecream, summer air and smells, flatmates who find perfect swimming spots and drive there by car, another one who paints with oils... I just love this.
  Since I sorted through all the photographs of my childhood, I remember even more of the summers of my childhood. And now only one aspect seems to be missing: The kids of a new generation, who could grow up in perfect summers like this one. It's not yet a biological clock ticking, more of a logical one. I would love there to be children who could enjoy all this in ways we can't.
• Jobwise everything goes so well that I wish I could apply all I learned for this to my own private projects. I don't let anything stress me. I plan realistically and communicate a tad more than would be strictly necessary, which in this environment is so much nicer and more polite. The "new" coworker changes a lot, too. P. and I share a small, tidy, bright office, a lot of views about gender and society, work and art, and we can sit side by side and work silently and dilligently, which is so much more fun than the other office was! Good times. 
• My health improved drastically since I changed my view of food and exercise.
  The reason I can use the tag for "realisation of the day" is the simple recognition of the fact that my body does not send me any signal for "satt", which is the German word for "not hungry". Which is kind of funny, because that is the problem. Instead of searching for "satt" I need to check for "still hungry?". If I wait for "satt" I only stop eating when I'm really full. If I check for "hungry", I stop eating at about a third of the amount of food I would eat for fullness. I don't remember that all the time yet, but it still makes a big difference.
  Sadly I still walk into the same old traps. Simply banning something turns into frenzied consumption of the banned food. As in: "Don't eat white sugar." becomes "Sweeeeeeeets! More sweets! Mooooore!" ... *eyeroll*
  "Eat food" works far better. "Food" you ask? Oh, we all know the difference between food and foodlike edible substances. :D
  
  
  (from Sheldon)
  
  I also managed to start liking moving naturally whenever it's convenient anyway, like cycling to work or not using the horribly slow elevator at work.
• Staying aware of what I do is a draining task, though. So trying to eat consciously, move consciously, create content and stay on top of all the projects I have proves to be too much most of the time, and one or two parts of this program suffer for it. But living consciously is something I can train in, too. Like training a muscle of consciousness. Or something.

And last but not least a small poll! Yay!

[Poll #1580843]

Comments

[damanique.livejournal.com]

Simply banning something turns into frenzied consumption of the banned food. As in: "Don't eat white sugar." becomes "Sweeeeeeeets! More sweets! Mooooore!" ... *eyeroll*

Well, yeah.

Try not thinking about purple elephants for the next hour. Don't. If you think about one you lose.

Doesn't work, does it? ;)

Trying to *not* think about something, including "don't be hungry for food X" doesn't work for your brain because in order to know what not to think of, your brain needs to think about it first. Banning a certain food will only make you crave it more. The best you can do is focus on something else that beats the sweets. Focus on what you want that's more aligned with your food/health goals. But focusing on what you shouldn't want is pretty ineffective. XD

[nimielle.livejournal.com]

Das wäre dann auch "uh, whatever floats your boat!" :)

Finde ich super, dass es dir so gut geht! So muss das auch! <3

Wann hast du mal wieder Zeit, damit wir den Lavazza Laden oder ähnliches beglücken können?

Ganz liebe Grüße und einen schönen Sonntag noch :) ich muss gleich erstmal zur Arbeit XD

[gerdimaus.livejournal.com]

Schön, von dir zu lesen, und vor allem dass es dir momentan doch recht gut geht! :) Rückschläge gibt es immer, oder schlechte Tage, wie man weitermacht, das ist entscheidend. Jeden Tag hat man einen kleinen Kampf vor sich, wenn man dabei ist, alte Gewohnheiten abzulegen bzw. sich zu verändern, aber man kann es schaffen.

[al-pha.livejournal.com]

Glad that you are doing good/ improving/ getting happier and happier...

Would love to be able to spend a little piece of summer with you. We'll see...

[wulfila.livejournal.com]

Schön, mal wieder von dir zu lesen (egal ob auf Englisch oder auf Deutsch) - und auch schön, dass es in mehrfacher Hinsicht gut bei dir auszusehen scheint! Ich freue mich immer, auf deine philosophischen Einträge zu stoßen, ganz gleich in welcher Sprache (aber da ich dich nicht mit "du Nuss" anreden würde, klicke ich nicht die Option "Uh...whatever" an).

[vout.livejournal.com]

Mir ist egal, welche Farbe deine Einträge haben.

[abiku.livejournal.com]

I've ticked all the boxes because I can't resist. I apologize for skewing your results. ^.^

I don't really speak German anymore, but I can understand enough to muddle my way through entries...sort of. When all else fails, to The Googles!

It's a shame about the rent deposit lost, but nice to hear that everything else seems to be going well for you.

I'm currently struggling with the last two bullet points, myself. Although my problem is that I don't eat enough, mainly because I'm too lazy to properly cook/acquire food and end up going for whatever is convenient -- which is usually exactly what I shouldn't be eating for an actual meal.

Anyhow, good to hear from you!