https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 03:38:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284629 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:51:05 +0000 Lisa 284629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting article. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284258 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 06:42:19 +0000 Elly 284258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I joined the healthy habits challenge, but not SYC. I don't shop very much, so I never have the problems of overbuying, overspending, having an overstuffed closet, ect. Although, I will admit that I do occasionally suffer from the related "orphans" and "I have nothing to wear" problems. As far as the healthy habits challenge goes, it doesn't tend to be as much of an overindulgence problem either. Actually, I think I suffer from what I think might be the equally common problem of not indulging myself enough. I tend not to take time and or energy or money for myself -- something I think that a lot of women in today's busy world have problems with. I also think there is an associated guilt of nurturing/bettering oneself that is inherent along with the lack of time and energy. </p> <p>What the healthy habits challenge has done for me so far is to encourage me to create a system of accountability for setting aside the time to exercise in an attempt to take better care of my health and hopefully help increase my energy and decrease the guilt and the stress. I have signed up for a course, which means I can counteract the little voice in my head when it argues with me. Since I am enrolled, I am not being selfish or wasting time I don't have, I HAVE to do it. Hopefully the challenge and the first change will help me make some smaller choices and changes to help make the exercising easier (diet, sleep) that will help me get through the day! Of course, I will likely find that the inverse is also true and exercising will probably make sleep easier. </p> <p>I have found that in the past the same type of things work for dressing better. When I have been in situations where I HAD to take the time to buy a handful of good clothes that went together because of environmental standards or events, it was much easier for me to justify the time and money spent. Generally I feel/want to look better and find a piece or two, but then come to a "seemingly" dead end because of fit or some other issues. Then I feel defeated and as though I am wasting a lot of my time and I quit and end up with "orphans." The same thing goes for money. I'll start trying to build outfits and find that the cost is just prohibitive (inside my head!) when it comes to getting all the pieces together for a handful. I return to the headspace that just one or two outfits won't make a difference when I have 5 or 6 other days that the same people see me. Or I start worrying about wearing the same outfit every week once or twice a week and the experiment is over. Goodness-- I make myself sound like someone's grandmother from the great depression!</p> <p>So, while I think that the articles and the underlying themes of replacing fulfillment in one part of your life with "stuff" can definitely be true, I think a totally different mentality can bring people to the same places. Food for thought, I guess! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284129 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:18:23 +0000 Laura 284129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kyle, thanks for posting this. I love this quote:</p> <p>“You can never get enough of what you don’t really need.” That’s one of the reasons why eating and shopping often spiral out of control – we’re trying to fill a void, but going about it in the wrong way. </p> <p>So true! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284126 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:14:54 +0000 Kyle 284126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lynne, I was drawn to the quote, which I had not heard before, and there is some wisdom there, I think. Kim, agree that there may often be emotional issues connected with anyone who overdoes anything in an attempt to avoid other areas of life, or to just feel good. Moderation and accountability would seem to be the goals. I can most certainly relate to wanting to feel in control, which is likely an illusion, but can definitely make me feel much more comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284080 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:43:13 +0000 medusa 284080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. Interesting, but a lot of what I've read recently suggests the opposite - that willpower is a limited resource that can we "worn down", although it can be trained. This suggests that you shouldn't try to get yourself to do multiple difficult things at the same time. For example:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/opinion/02aamodt.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04.....amodt.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284046 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:29:42 +0000 LeahJanes 284046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the article but I always disagree with one piece of advice given on this topic.</p> <p>The "reward yourself" idea is a perilous one. Why would I want to reward myself when what I am doing is supposed to be good for me and make me feel better? That way of thinking automatically turns whatever positive change you are making into a negative thing that you'll always struggle to implement. </p> <p>I find that thinking about the positive things this change is bringing to your life as a much better way to instil willpower than going back to old habits as a "reward". The new habit should be a reward! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284027 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:48:37 +0000 Queen Mum 284027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure I can agree with the premise of the article. While I agree that both managing money and managing weight are disciplines, I think often (not always) the mismanagement of any portion of our lives is caused by deep seeded issues that manifest themselves in "abuse" of certain "substances"... money (either spending or saving), food, work, internet, alcohol, cigarettes....<br /> For me, I tend to choose one area of control at a time. I either jump on the managing my money bandwagon, or count every calorie bandwagon, or organize my house bandwagon.... It all seems to be centered around control for me. I just seem to want to organize and control SOMETHING at any given time.<br /> Just a few thoughts on the subject..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-284004 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:45:13 +0000 Lynne 284004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>thx, Kyle, I can relate to this article - gaining control in one area helps me to exert will power in another. And it is also true for me 'you cannot get enough of what you don't really need'. I always thought it was a Dr Phil or O saying </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-283998 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:39:10 +0000 MsMary 283998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's interesting and I'm sure it applies in many cases. I will say, though, that in my case the two were never related. I conquered my money demons more than a decade ago and never looked back. But I was NEVER able to transfer any of that willpower or any of those skills into lasting weight loss until I had weight loss surgery. I think some of us are really up against very long physiological odds when it comes to permanent weight loss. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/syc-and-healthy-habits#post-283991 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:31:09 +0000 Kyle 283991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An interesting article that touches on both topics, so thought it might be of interest to YLF participants. Food for thought, if you'll pardon the pun.<br /> <a href="http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/lifestyle/article/being-rich-and-thin-go-hand-in-hand-jean-chatzky-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.openforum.com/idea-.....-chatzky-1</a> </p>