Good Morning -Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone-

Thank you all for writing and giving me the opportunity to take a few minutes this morning and re-address the issue of my health. 

Things are great, the only consequence of being busy and focusing on all the other wonderful issues in my life right now is that I have regained the weight loss up to 230lb again.  I haven't mastered multi-tasking "Me" yet.  I do want to be healthy, and SKINNIER, but there always seems to be someone or something that needs my immediate attention more so than "Me" and my needs and wants. 

These few minutes and those wonderful emails you all sent me will hopefully help me focus on "Me" and re-direct my thoughts and attention if not forever right now at least for this moment.

Stay well, stay strong, and thank you for allowing me to re-focus

Tulips

MIA........

Hi guys....  How is everyone?  I've been MIA in M.I.A.M.I...LOL!

I've got good news and bad news....Okay good first.  I haven't gained any weight, but the not so positive....I haven't lost any either.  No....I'm not surprised since I'm only eating 2 times a day on the average...not drinking much of any water, truly not putting forth any effort.  No...I haven't given up...just not focused enough to get myself to go grocery shopping and strap myself down in order to re-start.

The eliptical machine came in.  Buddy, DH, and son Chris put it together for me....used it the first 2 mornings and then ....zero...haven't even looked at it and was actually thinking of returning it or putting it in the garage.  But I'm holding to see if I can re-start myself...cause I do want to continue to lose and go back to my original goal. 

Lots of stuff happening...lots of positives.  Kids finished school today.  So my senior, my son Chris, is graduating tomorrow.  May I add 29th out of a graduating class of close to 600 students.  He has won many awards, accompllshed so much and truly has amazed us all.  Officially I guess he is a UF student as of tomorrow.  So go Gators!  Typed like a true Gator Mom...(new title for me!) My baby girl just finished 6th grade today and so no longer will she be last man on totum pole next year....she is excited!  She too has been extraoridinary in her studies winning so many awards....again so many blessings, yet I seem to focus on me these days.  Have lots of projects in my head, have lots of goals I want to reach.  So hopefully next week I will buckle down and get back on track.  Summer is hard cause the kids always want to eat out and lots of stuff in the house to eat...so this will be yet another challenge ahead of me.  But I am strong and I will cope.  I am determined not to go back...that path from yesterday is no longer an option for me.  I am so much better than that...I've learned I can truly accomplish anything I truly want...it is just wanting it bad enough to focus on the golden ring!

PS:  Buddy had a bday this past memorial day ... I posted a pic of us as we exited the restaurant!  DH invited buddy and his wife to join us at a very special restaurant.  It was a wonderful weekend...yeap we celebrated all weekend long...nope I didn't gain any weight....  So if you want to truly appreciate the difference in our weight...look at the picture of my buddy and me taken during my bday in February of this year and then look at the one taken during his bday with past weekend....it is amazing the difference!  I SO LOVE IT!  Everyone notices...everyone comments....you think that would be sufficient to make me get back on the wagon....AHHHHH  SOON ENOUGH!  I have promised myself!

Hope everyone is well. 

Opppps almost forgot....STAY STRONG...STAY FOCUSED AND I PROMISE TO SOON JOIN YOU ALL AGAIN!

EXCITEMENT ON THE ARRIVAL ...

Okay once upon a time, my fitness buddy emailed me some info on elliptical machines.  Knowing we were in this for the long haul I figured it best to go ahead and order...plus he also found one at Costco.com for a great price....so as the story goes I ordered it.  This was back in March.  Fast forward....picked up a message from the freight company today...it is waiting for me to call to set up a date.  One major problem....it is a single piece of equipment, it is on the back of a truck, it weighs 315 pounds and they will only deliver it to the curb...which means I NEED SOMEONE TO BRING THIS INTO MY PROPERTY NOT TO MENTION INTO MY FAMILY ROOM.

So...I just called my DH and asked him to PLEASE...and then proceeded to beg him...to call and set up the delivery when he could be here to bring it in.  HE JUST CALLED ME TOMORROW MORNING IT WILL BE DELIVERED...BEFORE LUNCH TIME!

I AM SO EXCITED AT THE NOTION THAT I WILL FINALLY HAVE THIS MACHINE IN THE HOUSE AND SOON I WILL EXPERIENCE THE "PAIN" AND JOYS OF JUMPING ON IT AND WATCHING THE INCHES FALL OFF!

K9MASTERFL....DO YOU HAVE YOUR SNEAKERS IN THE BACK OF YOUR VEHICLE....ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GET MOTIVATED....AND WE ARE OFF ON THE ROAD TO SLIMMER, HEALTHIER US!

Living in the Moment...and what a Miracle this Moment IS!

I posted my WI yesterday.  I wanted to be sure and weigh in before my fitness buddy and I went off to the Phil Kaplan seminar last night.  I had lost 3 pounds....which brings me to a marvelous grand total to date of 31 pounds.  HURRAY...I DID IT!  I was so wanting to reach 30 pounds by Phil's seminar and I surpassed that by ONE!  That number again....ONE!

I am so loving this journey I began on January 29, 2006 with my fitness buddy.  It appears to be that I'm getting healthy, enriching my soul, learning to live and love the moment in time I am in.  WOW...an all purpose journey.  What a blessing to be living as me, right here and right now.  I feel awaken, I feel like my lungs expand a little more with each new breath I take.  I am becoming healthier, I am becoming the person I always dreamed of being. 

As I explore deeper into my soul, I am amazed by what I see in the mirror.  I am learning to re-analyze or maybe truly realize for the first time all those memories, all those pictures and experiences I have stored in my heart and memory.  It is amazing to turn and be able to re-examine, so be able to view situations and experiences from a different point of view...a clearer view...guess that is why they say "hind sight is 20/20".  When we begin to realize that all those previous journeys taken in our past were only the first steps into leading us into this tremendously exciting journey we are on now...one has to marvel at the possiblities of the future.

I personally invite each and every one of you reading my blog to please take a moment and check out my fitness buddy's blog .... MY TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY!  He found a writing which is just amazing and posted it for all to enjoy. K9masterfl...you did it again .... what an amazing post!

I would also like to suggest for everyone to check out Phil Kaplan's website and fitness ideas.  I went to his seminar in Ft Lauderdale yesterday and was very much impressed not only by his logic when it comes to healthy living...but by the gentleman himself!

Everyone enjoy this moment in your journey.  Stay Strong, Stay Focused and yes....Look at yourself with Loving Eyes as we approach our next step on this journey called "Life".

Enjoy your weekend

ONE....ONE LESS... ONE MORE...ONESELF...

ONE...  the beginning, the start...the number which represents us all (if we are lucky enough to put ourselves first)...1 is the pound I lost this week...1 is the amount that gets me closer to my goal. "One-wonderland" is closer by 1 today...I wished it would of been more, but in all honesty I really didn't try at all this week.  I ate well, but did skip meals, didn't drink the amount of water, no walking or excercise what so ever.. I should of, but didn't...I didn't eat barely any veggie except for salad...really I didn't put forth enough effort to get any better result.  Looking back I truly believe I was setting myself up to stop...thinking it was all over.  If it was ending, why care, why put any effort, why invest any further...and this mentality got me to lose less this week.

But that was the week that past and the week ahead puts forth new and improved outlook on this journey.  After seeing my fitness buddy's total weight loss of 31 pounds...I am challenged to again gear myself into being motivated.  K-9masterfl truly inspires me...he is an amazing coach, teacher, and buddy.  I am so very excited for him and truly bursting with pride to see him succeed.  So I want to reach that finish line at his side....he has proven that this can be done...and I will now prove him right!

YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO HAS TO DECIDE.  WHETHER YOU'LL DO IT OR TOSS IT ASIDE; YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO MAKES UP YOUR MIND, WHETHER YOU'LL LEAD OR WILL LINGER BEHIND.  WHETHER YOU'LL TRY FOR THE GOAL THAT'S AFAR.  OR JUST BE CONTENTED TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.- Edgar A. Guest

Everyone...thank you for commenting, emailing me this week.  Your friendships and comments are so greatly appreciated!  Thank you...thank you...thank you!

Stay Strong, Stay Focused...AND MOTIVATED!

Expectations....Disappointments

So life is filled with our expectations and disappointments.  I'm trying really hard to teach myself how not to expect what I know I deserve, yet the disappointments I feel are so strong that I can't handle the feelings.  So I feel like I'm living in the middle of a very busy highway with non-stop traffic.  I don't know which way to go...I realize the hurt, I feel it as if it was really physically stricking me, but I just don't want to give up and get off.  It is so difficult when reality is one thing, your heart is telling you another, your common sense is trying for you to realize your situation and yet your ying/yang cannot agree.  One day you feel you're on top of the world, only to wake up the next and have reality slap you around with the fact that you are last man on the totum pole.  Your legs and arms cannot withstand the weight of all those above you on the totum pole so your heart kicks in and stands strong....like a brick wall...holding, encouraging, and offering a light at the end of the tunnel. 

WHAT WE SEE DEPENDS MAINLY ON WHAT WE LOOK FOR- John Lubbock

There is no man blinder than that which doesn't want to see-

WHATEVER WE EXPECT WITH CONFIDENCE BECOMES OUR OWN SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY-Brian Tracy

Weigh in is tomorrow.  Although I haven't been eating bad, I do realize that it is not like before.  Nothing is like before, wish I could find it again....I so miss it.

One-derland is just around the corner

I can see it now...I can almost taste it too...."One-derland" is just around the corner!  ONLY 16 POUNDS AND I'M FREE OF THE 200 FOREVER!

WHATEVER GAMES ARE PLAYED WITH US, WE MUST PLAY NO GAMES WITH OURSELVES- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy Wednesday .... from a happy one!

A HAPPY PERSON IS NOT A PERSON IN A CERTAIN SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT RATHER A PERSON WITH A CERTAIN SET OF ATTITUDES. - Hugh Downs

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday to Everyone-

Feeling positive, feeling loved and happy.  Yes, I have stress, worries and situations to deal with (don't we all) but I choose today to focus on my positives while I tackle every situation. I want to live my life in a positive and motivating manner.

ALL THAT WE ARE IS THE RESULT OF WHAT WE HAVE THOUGHT- Buddha

A note to self:  When you find what makes you smile, makes you happy and completes you; enjoy it; cherish it; treasure it, and thank God for allowing you to find it.  God gives you such blessings because you deserve to be loved and happy...that was his intent for us all.

Principal rules....

Good Morning Everyone.  Hoping you had a relaxing and exciting weekend.  The day here is South Florida is absolutely beautiful.  This morning it was in the high 50s, but the sun is so beautiful, not a cloud in the sky, windy...just perfect.  Hope everyone is safe from that terrible Northeastern storm....Stay safe all!

I wonder if any of you saw Victoria Principal (The Dallas actress...remember?) .  Anyway, she was on Good Morning America this morning.  She was talking about how she turned a negative, an allergic reaction to makeup on the set of Dallas into a BILLION dollar makeup business.  She really seems amazing.  She has not had the easy life it appears.  Last year she broke up with her husband of 26 years, says that 2006 was the worst year of her life.  She gave herself time to grief the relationship, and now she can happily say 2007 is the best year ever...and the year is still a new one.  But it was something she said in the interview which most impressed me.....

"All those books about finding yourself, what are you, under some tree?  The fact is you have to look within yourself, who you are, what you like about yourself, what you don't like, and create yourself , " Victoria said. 

That is so right....so many times we all find ourselves being what we think everyone expects us to be.  Wanting to please everyone else, wanting to be the best for everyone except ourselves....  Like the saying says...If you are not happy with yourself then you cannot serve the world. 

So on this beautiful Monday.  I continue My Year Long Celebration of Myself.  I am creating myself, and to be honest with you...I'm loving the results.  Everyday I like more and more who I am becoming... empowering myself by placing myself as a priority is the best feeling.  I still of course care and love my children, my family, my responsibilities...but it is all in how we prioritize.  Yes I can be a mom...but I am going to be a fulfilled, healthy and happy one. 

Yesterday I cleaned out my closet...at my husband persistence that I go clothes shopping (he hates for me to wear baggy clothes, especially pants)....I knew that if a shopping trip was in the near future, I'd better donate all the clothes which I will not be using.  So 3 huge black garbage bags filled with practically  new clothes went to charity.  Boy did that feel good.  I still want to lose more weight before shopping...believe it or not I still have my closet filled with clothes, so I'm in no rush.  I always kept many different size clothes, just in case I go up or down in size.  Not this time, this time I'm not going back....so as they become large on me...out they go! 

Okay guys, that is it for today....  Everyone enjoy your Monday-

Stay Strong, Stay Focused....Today is a new day to create a little more of ourselves.  Have fun!

Big Goal Reached!

Good morning and Happy Lucky 13th to all....

I'VE REACHED MY 10% LOSS....10% = 24 Pounds!

EXCELLENT AND FEELING LIKE A MILLION BUCKS!

I've had a wonderful morning so far.  I knew this week would be a fabulous week...and it has been.  Very hectic at work, but being happy, strong, powerful and loved truly makes my body and my mind work together to accomplish anything I set my mind to doing.  It is truly amazing how one feels, really and truly not only reflects to the world but also internalizes and makes your body react the way you wish it to.  AMAZING!  Note to self....enjoy being loved, treasure moments of happiness, relax and truly believe you deserve the best...and the body and your surroundings will REACT the way you set yourself!

Thank you to BettyBoops for checking in on me.  Appreciated your concern.  I am doing great.  The ups and downs is what makes our lifes challenging...I know I am not alone, I accept the challenges and affirm that this year I will evolve into who I want to be for the rest of my life!  There is no going back, not an option...I am UNIQUE.  I am Proving to MYSELF that I have endless power to make myself into who I dream of being.   

Everyone enjoy your weekend-

Stay Strong, Stay Focused and Grow from the Journey!