Round Five

Wow this week went fast. I have been so busy dealing with outside stress, that work place stress was on the back burner. All three of my daughters were sick and all three of the grandchildren. WHAT a weak! Then of course, I was so run down that I got sick. I am on the mend but this is how stress works.

Love the Librarian by Day article. I think we all feel like pulling our hair out at one time or another. Yes, it does seem that our customers are becoming more stressed and how could they not in today's times. Now we have to deal with them.
I think the first bullet-make your staff feel appreciated is a KEY player. I wonder what the OC staff really feels. Anyone in management want to take a poll?
Do we have an action plan? This challenge might be helping but not to many staff members are in the challenge.

The ErgoLib article was also very helpful. How often we do become so stiff when sitting all day at the comp desk, no matter what we are doing. TAKE a break, strecth and be careful of your posture.

Round 4

STRESS

I know that round four is about stress, but I read a great article deealing with being good to oneshelf. This concept would helps us all feel better about the diet process and might help us deal with the stress that this process is probably causing us.
"Stop the mery go round, I want to off"
Preserve your health-adequate sleep, exercise, and nutrition
Emotional help-laugh, keep us friendships
Find new solutions to old problems
Learn to say NO!
Be carefull about timing in changes in your life when possible.
Kill two birds with one stone=time management.

Another idea to help with stress that dieting might cause is to have an idea of what to do to stop some of the oriblems of how you eat.
Eating at night..try to eat lighter at night
eat every 4 hours so ypou are not stsarving at any point during the day
Set the table and eat at it
Eat what you are really hungry for not what you are bored for or what is hanging around the kitchen
SLOW DOWN
Eat smaller portion
and most important step that we have already taken Start a plan-stop being a procastinator.
taken from an article from fitness May 2009

round 4

Manage yourself/stress
Audit your time by watching your activities, not allowing others to dictate your time. Be honest
Personalize your to do list
Don't waste waiting time:multitask
Stock up as much as possible on paer products, stamps , wrapping paper ect to save extra trips to stores.
Have a system:whether cleaning, cooking, running errands. Enlist the help of family members-you do not have to everthing yourself!
Don't be a perfectionist
AND my favorite LEARN TO SAY NO!!
I think these ideas are very good and will help all who try them. I can feel a difference anyway by trying them.

sugary drinks

This goes along with our quest to eliminate caffeine and sugar. STOP drink the sugary beverages and drop a few pounds quickly.
These drinks soft drinks, fruit drinks, fruit punch and "diet" drinks with artificial sweeteners
One 20-ounce bottle of soda has 250 calories drink one a day for two weeks 3,500 calories-drink this every day 91,250 calories which is equal to more than 26 lbs a year.
Soda can also increase your likely hood of diabetes, damaging kidneys.
So let's all DRINK WATER.

eggs=egg=cellent

Yes, eggs can be good for you. A good thing to remember since Easter is now over and you have those died eggs around.
Eggs add important nutritional contributions like B12 A E and c; plus studies are now showing that egg eaters might actually lower the average cholesterol levels.
NOW four more reasons
Excellent source of low cost, high quality protein
One of the best source of choline-primarily in the yolk that plays an important role in brain health
Good food for those trying to loose weight-making a high protein satisfying breakfast.
EGGS protect eyesight
Still we need to be cautious and not over consume and be sure to handle eggs properly.
found in an article sparkpeople.

slide show

I liked the slide show and as usual I learned a couple of things...Pistachios and almonds very good for you. Oranges of course but I wonder if all citrus is as good. Anyone know? Spinach, I like it raw and cooked. I have been drinking green tea but was not so aware of the black tea. A very good link

I found a good article about effects of stress www.helpguide.or/mental/stress_signs.htm
There is a part that list the signs and symptoms. Very enlightening!!

Let's all keep our stress under control. The alternative is constantly being sick because our immune system is so low. Talk to a friend, breath, read about stress--do whatever it takes and good luck.

Stress round

I haven't been able to eliminate caffeine totally but I have been able to cut down and then I am working on the soda item. I really haven't notice much change either way.

Now sound is very interesting. I like to be surrounded by very little noise, especially at home. I do not have radio or TV on when I am cleaning, reading etc. I think we are surrounded all day by
sounds especially at work. I think the most irritating sound is the crying and whining children we have.
Then again I do enjoy music sometimes and I do watch TV especially when I am doing any kind of handwork.

I find it very interesting that one of the activities is dealing with NEWS. The Dr that I am working with also just mentioned news, late night TV in general. I really didn't think it was having any kind of effect on me, until I have stopped watching the 11 news. I am not a news hound anyway but just wanted to keep up with things. Now I am tending to try and catch early news and then catch up the next day. So far I think it is helping.

De-Stress kit

I found the greatest article called the De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times from a site www.heartmath.org this was from a link on WebMD. I highly recommend this for this session. The kit is printable and you can forward, if you can figure this out. I did not want to clogg up everyone e-mail, so go to website if interested.

Failed quizz

Well now I am really stressed, I did not do well in the stress quiz. I should realize that anyway. My life is so hectic, so this awakening should not surprise me.

I have taken a couple of workshops on stress, so the article on understanding stress was a repeat but one I guess I need to keep repeating.
I found another article from AIS www.stress.org dealing with the effects of stress pointing out the signs and symptoms. I recommend this article.