Orchid Invasion

I'm sitting in my office at home (What a treat!  It seems like I usually blog from work), thinking about nothing in particular.  I just got home from my Optifast meeting.  It seems my total weight loss for the week was not quite as generous as I thought (more like 3 pounds, not 5), but that's ok.  I'm feeling better, I'm looking better...  and that's what it's about, not numbers.  Best of all, I'm learning skills from the literature that is part of the class.  Tonight we discussed cues--  overeating can be caused by three main types of cues: social, internal, and external.  External might be something like a restaurant commercial, social is self explanatory (the breakroom at work being the biggie for me!).  It's the internal cues that are more interesting-- things like fatigue (my other biggie!!!!), loneliness, boredom.  I've mentioned before that I think much of what I'm learning is relevant to E, but tonight I made another realization-  much of what I'm learning applies to a lot of the other bad habits that I've picked up, which have nothing to do with food.

Some people eat when they're tired, bored, lonely...  I suppose I do on occasion, but a much more attractive outlet for me has always been the computer (and so here I sit!).  I'm an information fiend, so it's quite the temptation.  I think in 2010 I will cut back.  It's been a goal of mine for a while, but it's not a super pressing one so it's easy to overlook.  I realize now that while it's an activity that I enjoy, it's probably time to find a substitute that has a physical component.  I was thrilled when I came across this awesome desk on Amazon.com: http://www.trekdesk.com/.  It would be a start to a healthier lifestyle, but just a start.  Why not make a clean break and pick up some new hobbies that take me out of the office entirely?

I don't have to look far.  At the moment, there are approximately 25 orchids in the house, and many more in our greenhouse outdoors!  It is mainly R's hobby, but  I enjoy it, too.  My grandmother grew cymbidiums, and I know she would be thrilled that we still have a few from her yard.  Maybe over the coming months I'll devote more energy to our orchids and ever expanding collection of succulents.  Blogging is therapeutic, but facebook and endless web searches are becoming increasingly tedious.  It's time to get my hands dirty!