My nickname is kelly. I'm a 40yr old mom of two beautiful little girls, two guinea pigs and a hamster(Rocky)~ICU nurse~cancer survivor~recovering addict~ex-smoker~living
in Calgary, Alberta.....
.... or...
just another sheep searching for the meaning of life and everlasting
happiness....
bahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
When i find it i'll be sure to let you know though ;)~~~~~~~~
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Currently i don't know if i'm going to maintain
my blog on a daily basis but i am going to blog ACC (cancer) updates - the
original reason for creating my webpage and blog. *Hugs* to my friends and i wish
anyone looking for information about cancer on behalf of themselves or friends
and family all the best on your journey. ~kelly sXe
"With happy
thoughts,
faith and trust and
a sprinkling of fairy dust"
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Saturday, November 30, 2002
Kids and food and exercise
Probably one of the more difficult goals i have with my kids is teaching them how to eat healthy, exercise regularly and getting them to actually do it. It's tough to get the right message across without also making them think i think they are fat or that i think i'm fat and it's made even more difficult because i do think i'm fat... lol.
This article i read recently kinda helps me to keep straight what it is i should be saying to keep the emphasis off what we look like and on health instead.
While teaching your children good nutrition, experts say to make sure, first and foremost, to buttress their self-esteem by assuring them you'll accept them large or small.
In teaching her two daughters healthy habits while she herself dieted toward her ideal weight, psychiatrist and FDA drug reviewer Kelly (not her real name) was careful not to send misguided messages to the kids. "They're girls and I don't want to destroy their self-image so I never say 'I'm fat' or 'I'm trying to be thinner.' Instead I have said things like 'I've decided we need to eat more healthy foods' and 'I'm taking a healthy eating class at work and the healthy eating teacher says we should get exercise and shouldn't drink as much juice.'"
Model Your Behavior The trick, experts say, is to downplay the importance of looking like a model and instead make sure that you are modeling the behaviors you want your youngster to imitate. Set a positive example and then trust that he or she will eat and exercise just like you.
susi
11:44 AM
"I have heard it all my life,
A voice calling a name i recognized as my own.
Sometimes it comes as a soft bellied whisper.
Sometimes it holds an edge of urgency.
But always it says:
Wake up my love.
You are walking asleep.
There's no safety in that."
- -- Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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