You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.
A quote by David Viscott is the title to my blog today.
YOU MUST BEGIN TO THINK OF YOURSELF AS BECOMING THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE.
WOW...I feel so on top of the world today. Actually I've been feeling this great since yesterday. I believe this is the first week I was actually looking forward to WI. Usually by Wednesday I get myself in a bad mood worrying about the WI on Friday. But after last week's gain of 3 pounds...I guess I figured no other way around this but to dig in my keels and face up to what I knew I had done wrong and immediately replace with positive actions.
Another inspirational quote by an unknown author:
YOU DON'T DROWN BY FALLING IN THE WATER. YOU DROWN BY STAYING THERE.
And I was not about to drown now or ever. I am so much stronger than all my old bad habits combined. I AM SO WORTH EVERY EFFORT! (THANK YOU K-9 FOR THAT QUOTE..WHICH I USE EVERY DAY NOW)!
MY SCALE PROVED ME RIGHT THIS MORNING.... I AM NOW AT 231LBS...OH YEAH....THAT BRINGS ME TO A TOTAL OF 11 POUNDS THE FIRST MONTH OF MY E-FITNESS PLAN. THIS IS FANTASTIC....THIS IS SO COOL...I HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SHARE BUT I NEED TO GET TO WORK...SO LET ME LEAVE YOU WITH A VERY FUNNY QUOTE AND I PROMISE TO SHARE MY OTHER STORIES DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK-
Quote from Ellen Degeneres....(Love her attitude!)
YOU HAVE TO STAY IN SHAPE. MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE STARTED WALKING FIVE MILES A DAY WHEN SHE WAS 60. SHE'S 97 TODAY AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HELL SHE IS!
Hope everyone is sharing with me the Top of the World today...hold on tight guys, cause we all can only go higher if we Stay Strong, Stay Focused and Believe in Ourselves!
Hi guys...very excited and looking forward to my WI tomorrow. I have been so good about eating, eating the right things...and not eating after 7pm. My walking has not been what I would of liked this week...but I've been really busy with work and also the afternoons have looked like rain the past few days. Haven't done my Biggest Loser DVD all week...but nevertheless I am hoping to show the lost of those 3 pounds re-gained. I am so hoping that I get at least 1 additional pound off...really truly hoping for 2...LOL...but will take whatever the scale shows...CAUSE I FEEL GOOD!
SO I LEAVE EVERYONE TODAY WITH A POSITIVE QUOTE:
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - YOUR OWN.
So do I celebrate my first month today on the 28th or tomorrow on March the 1st! I think I will celebrate both because I feel so proud and so excited of this past month. Its not that I've lost an enourmous amount of weight...or that my clothes are falling off me...it is the fact that I know in my heart that this first month has been full of very special lessons, extremely great decisions by me for me...new views on food and life and love. I so love my life...I so love myself and want to improve both to the point where I know it can be. A place of certain health and happiness!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday...a wonderful last day of the month...and I encourage everyone to look just around the corner to the wonderful days ahead in March, the exciting and challenging months ahead in our journey to fitness!
Stay Strong, Stay Focused....together we will continue to learn and challenge ourselves to achieve all our goals!
My beautiful daughter turns 12. Since yesterday we have been eating out. Yesterday at family's and tonight at Outback. Yesterday I did very well with grilled bbq chicken. A little white rice and some red beans, avocado salad. Water and no Margaritas. Ice cream cake, which I only took a spoonful and then passed my plate to eldest son.
Tonight I have it planned. Water, french onion soup, with no cheese and no bread, grilled fish and veggies. We have an ice cream cake here for her, which I intended not to even take a teaspoon of tonight.
I take great pride in the way my mind and body are reacting to those goodies which usually I would fall victim to. But I find myself being so much stronger then food and truly have had no cravings. Hopefully the no cravings will continue as it makes it so much easier to ignore the unhealthy food around me.
I haven't done the excercise dvd..too much going on. But I have walked and eaten regularly every 3 to 4 hours. So that is an improvement to last week. Water can be better, but I am drinking. Even replacing my ice tea with water.
So I am looking forward to weighing in this week. I so hope to make up for the 3 lb gain last week and shooting for at least 1 additional pound lost. That would be amazing.
Hope everyone had a productive Monday. Everyone stay warm and out of those horrible snow storm.
Hi Everyone. Thank you for your comments and emails. Yes it was a trip but not a fall. It was a lesson learned last week and best of all I'm confident I will correct myself and hopefully not fall to the "not-eating" routine of the past.
First, my WI was yesterday and believe it or not I'm back to 235 which means I gained 3 lbs in 1 week. Not eating enough, my metabolism must of shut down. But I am set for a very successful week. Again, lesson learned. My fitness buddy came over last night prepared the most delicious curry chicken dinner, baked sweet potatoe and gorgeous salad...truly with roses made out of tomatoes and everything. My DH who doesnt or hadn't ever liked sweet potatoe or curry chicken stuffed himself and swears this is the best chef dinner yet. I'm telling you I get so motivated when my fitness buddy is around. He creates such dishes, and make food look and taste so unique and wonderful...yet keeps it all very healthy. It is so amazing to see k9 in the kitchen. My boys were both actually cooking and assisting him and learning. I am so happy that they have been exposed to a healthy way of eating and cooking. This is truly a life skill they will use for their families in the future. I feel like with this experience we are all breaking the circle and chains and training I had learned as a child...the bad eating habits are forever gone! Replaced with a healthy lifestyle not only for myself and my DH (who has lost 3 pounds without excercising or dieting...just by enjoying K9 cooking and fitness plan).
Okay...need to put in black and white my goal for this week. I'm excercising just I did last week...Biggest Loser DVD#2 plus my walks. In addition I promise myself that I will drink more water...and I WILL EAT 4 to 6 times a day. ALL BEFORE 7pm. I know I keep saying it and I WILL DO THIS. I need to pack enough healthy items before I leave my house every morning so that I have goodies to eat and keep my metabolism going wheather I'm hungry or not...I WILL EAT. I want to get back to 232 by 2/29/2007. Yes I know that is only 5 days away. But I can do this is I follow the plan.
I feel great...I look great...I'm so enjoying this journey...I just need to keep eating. I also need to learn how to shut down my brain and relax and just "chill". LOL! I want to "chill" to look "hot"...LOL!
Hi guys... I know I'm posting late, but had a lot of thinking to do this morning after yesterday's events. Takes time to analyze oneself some days and until I got it all straight for myself I don't like to put it down on words...so here it goes!
This whole week I have been really up. Which is such a great feeling from the past 2 weeks which usually by Wednesday I am in a bad mood. I think that is because I'm feeling more confident and maybe even got a little cocky. I started thinking ... okay this is great I got this down pat...well yesterday was a wake up call for me.
This whole week I have barely eaten because of not being hungry..seriously. I feel my tummy tight and that keeps me from eating. Which I thought great. Every afternoon I go walking...I'm feeling stronger and confident and not hungry. Again I'm thinking great. So yesterday in all of my wisdom I decide that I would go grocery shopping after my walk. MISTAKE...BIG MISTAKE!
I went from not being at all hungry to wanting to eat everything up and down the aisle. Thankfully I was able to take control over myself and bought what I had intended to buy...no junk food and went home. By the time I got home, my legs were weak, I was starving it was 8pm and I had to prepare myself a half of a pita bread with ham, turkey and cheese. WIth half a cup of low fat milk. Sat down and took 2 bites of my pita sandwich...and felt okay. What a close call. Gave the rest of my sandwich and milk to my son, ate some pieces of watermelon and walked away from the kitchen.
Hurray! But...the night did not end there. Then comes 9:30pm and I'm sitting at the computer and again a sense of weakness comes over me. I think it was a little bit of stress, a little bit of my mind coming into play and working overtime, creating unnecessary stress and anxiety. At any rate, I had to get up take the same 1/2 cup of low fat milk, which I had not drank before, heated it up and stirred in 1/2 env of Swiss Miss Coco Mix. Had a flat cracker with a very thin spread of peanut butter and got so angry with myself that I then went to bed to watch tv. Amazing how fast I fell into old habits.
So here I go...my focus for today. I need to start eating again 4-6 times per day. Start eating my veggies and fruit which I have not done this week. NOTHING after 7pm, except my hot tea! Drink lots of water. And no more grocery shopping after walking! But the lesson I really really learned yesterday was when my brain and heart start working overtime and I start working myself into the "What If" in my mind...I will just go to bed...go to sleep or if it is during the day...excercise...so that anxiety does not take over my mind, body and soul.
Now you see why I took so long to post this morning. I have so many "What If's" running through my mind today and I find myself analyzing every little thing in my heart and soul today that it took me a while to be able to sit down and focus on my blog.
BUT ALL IS GOOD CAUSE I'VE LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE MYSELF AGAIN...RE-FOCUSED AND I'M BACK ON TRACK AS FIRST THING THIS MORNING. LESSON LEARNED SO I'M BETTER FOR IT TODAY!
Everyone have a great day....
Stay Focused, Stay Strong..BECAUSE WE WILL ALL LEARN TOGETHER AND WE WILL ALL ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.
Good morning everyone. Thank you all for your kind and wonderful comments. I so enjoy sharing with each of you. Your kind words about my site and how it motivates you is just awesome.
This is very cool the way we motivate each other without even truly knowing each other. I'm very happy you are all enjoying my blog. I want to help and to be very honest it helps me just as much as it helps you. I find no greater joy in life then helping others. It motivates me and challenges me to do more and create more positives. When I am zoned into my nuturing mode, I feel right at home. These days the zone is mostly for myself as the main focus but yet I do have to care for others so that I will stay true to my own. It is just who I am...who I love to be.
I thrive in loving situations. I'm at my peak when I feel like I can make a difference not only in my life but in the life of others who I love and care for. That is why I volunteer as much as I do. It truly does help me maybe even more then what I do for others.
I did really well yesterday. I was in the most up-beat mood. I worked out with the Greatest Loser DVD 2 before going for my walk. By the time I got back home it was too late for dinner (after 7pm) so I drank a hot tea and believe it or not worked out a little more with the DVD..showing my DH and my son parts of the video. Didn't do it all, just showed off a little..LOL!
I am feeling so confident, so strong and so positive. I want to ride this high and make the most of it. I was looking at new and exciting ways to spurs up my walks. Thinking there must be a thousand places where I can walk and truly enjoy the beautiful weather we are having.
My manicurist even commented that I'm not biting my cuticles the way I used to. I noticed it also. Whenever I start feeling down, depressed, anxious or upset, I get my walking shoes on and get moving. Either taking a walk or any other activity...just replace the negative with a positive which is excercise and movement.
Everyone has a part of their lives they truly cannot control and for me that means major anxiety because I don't like uncertainities. But when my mind and imagination want to work overtime...I put the rest of my body into motion and take control of THAT aspect which I can control.
That is my game plan. Keep busy, keep moving, and make wise choices until I re-train myself to do it automatically. I'm taking steps to ensure that I receive all the love and attention that I know I need and deserve, if not from anyone else but from myself!
THAT I CAN CONTROL. I WILL STAY STRONG, I WILL STAY FOCUSED AND I WILL SUCCEED IN THIS BECAUSE I AM IN CONTROL OF MY LIFE!
Good Morning...Happy Marti Gras everyone! Time to get up, dance, wiggle,and party!
Feeling great this morning. Enjoying my new found life...
Yesterday was an excellent day. Today promises to be even better. I promise myself to stay on track...get more active (including dancing through Marti Gras celebrations..even if I'm no where near New Orleans...LOL!). I promise to drink more water today, make healthy choices and not eat after 7pm.
Life is good...because I choose to live a healthy and happy life! My choice, my life, my body.....Thank you God for giving me the blessings to enjoy every minute of every day with those I love!
Enjoy your Tuesday everyone...will check in later on!
HI GUYS...VERY SHORT NOTE TO ALL. I JUST FINISHED DOING THE BIGGEST LOSER WORKOUT 2 DVD...HAS ANYONE EVER DONE THESE? I AM TOTALLY AMAZED...MY GOODNESS I FEEL SKINNY ALREADY AFTER THIS WORKOUT VIDEO.
ONE OF MY HUSBAND'S CO-WORKERS LENT IT TO ME TO TRY AND I'M IN LOVE WITH IT. THIS DVD GIVES YOU THE OPTION OF CREATING YOUR OWN WORKOUT. YOU CAN PICK A WARM UP ROUTINE...WHETHER FOR WOMAN OR MEN AND WHICH BODY PART, CORE EXCERCISE, CARDIO OR JUST A COOL DOWN. I CREATED A 30 MINUTE ROUTINE BY PICKING AND CHOOSING FROM THE DIFFERENT MENUES AND WOW...THIS IS A TRULY GREAT WORKOUT. I'M NOT ONE TO SWEAT BUT I DID. AND THE OPTIONS IT GIVES YOU..THE CONTROL YOU HAVE AS TO HOW MUCH OR WHICH BODY PART TO WORK OUT, EXCELLENT! I'M STILL GOING WALKING LATER ON, BUT I HAD MY NEW WORKOUT CLOTHES AND WALKING SHOES ON...THE DAY IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL HERE...I'M HOME WITH THE KIDS AND I WAS FEELING RESTLESS. SO INSTEAD OF EATING I DECIDED TO WORK OUT AND I'M SO GLAD I DID.
I'M ALSO DRINKING MORE WATER BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN ACTIVITY TODAY. THAT ONE I OWE TO MY BUDDY WHO REALIZED THAT THE REASON WE WERE NOT HITTING OUR WATER INTAKE REQUIRED WAS BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ACTIVE ENOUGH...WITH ACTIVITY COMES THRIST WITH THRIST COMES THE NECESSARY WATER IN-TAKE. SMARTY POINT GOES TO BUDDY TODAY!
IF ANYONE HAS TRIED THESE LET ME KNOW...IF NOT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY IT OUT...AMAZING! NOT THE JANE FONDA WORKOUT I USED TO DO...I FELT LIKE I WAS WITH MY PRIVATE TRAINER!
Just a quick blog to let everyone know that we have just started the Year of the Pig. I got interested in the Chinese traditions and calendar about 2 years ago and it is fun to follow.
Hoping to enjoy a wonderful walk later on today with my new weights and walking shoes. I went on a "healthy" shopping spree yesterday to reward myself for the 10 pounds lost. Besides my husband kept telling me that my walking outfit looked so big on me...to go get a new one. WHO AM I TO ARGUE WITH A REQUEST LIKE THAT...LOL! So I went and bought me 3 pound weights to use while walking; a gym bag to keep all my new goodies organized in my car; and new walking shoes. Can't wait til later when I try them all out.
Thank you for your comments and emails. Yes it was a trip but not a fall. It was a lesson learned last week and best of all I'm confident I will correct myself and hopefully not fall to the "not-eating" routine of the past.
need to put in black and white my goal for this week. I'm excercising just I did last week...Biggest Loser DVD#2 plus my walks. In addition I promise myself that I will drink more water...and I WILL EAT 4 to 6 times a day. ALL BEFORE 7pm. I know I keep saying it and I WILL DO THIS. I need to pack enough healthy items before I leave my house every morning so that I have goodies to eat and keep my metabolism going wheather I'm hungry or not...I WILL EAT. I want to get back to 232 by 2/29/2007. Yes I know that is only 5 days away. But I can do this is I follow the plan. 
to look "hot"...LOL! 
