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I’m not normally a person who likes big groups of people but I’ve decided I’ve got to make some changes. Both of my hips need to be replaced and i’d like to get into shape first. So I started going to our Wellness Center last week. I’m allowed to use a machine called the “rex” and I can lift weights.

Last Wednesday I did 20 Minutes at a 7.1 2 miles

Same on Monday

Tuesday I did a 7.1 and did 2 1/2 miles.

Last night I was tired and it took me 5 extra minutes to get through my 2 miles.

Not giving up though. I’m hoping to add weights tonight!

All of these years trying to lose weight there has been this number that just interferes. I’ve never been able to get past it. Well this morning. Finally after all this time i hit 221. I know it’s not much but I”M SO EXCITED!!!

You know I’ve been trying to lose weight since 2007. 242 is my Highest weight to date. I weighed that in 2007 and when I started trying again in October of 2010 I was back @ 242…… I’m guessing my mind doesn’t want to be above 242 so I always start over.

I’m a fighter. In October 2010 we started a little challenge at work. During that challenge I lost 12lbs… It’s now Feb 24th and I’m finally @ 225. I’m excited!!! That was my first mini goal on here in 2007 and it’s taken me till now to finally accomplish that..

I don’t like giving up food so I’m not. What I do is fill my plate as always and then I only eat half of what’s on there. I love to squeeze in fruit and string cheese.

I’m trying to get more walking in. I have a walker coon dog and I’ve been taking her for walks. I need her because she forces me to move faster just to keep up with her…

I’m NEVER EVER Giving up!

I haven’t been here in quite some time and I know it! I haven’t made ANY Progress in the weight loss area. My job requires 8 hours of basically sitting on my tush, so once I leave I’m even more tired because I haven’t been physical which makes me want to come home and be even less physical! It’s a never ending cycle which needs to end!

Last night my husband and son decided to challenge each other to see who could lose more. So it got me remotivated. I’m going to use my breaks at work to walk the 3 flights of stairs at work and i’m going to start parking farther from work and walk. It’s a start!

A  POEM  ABOUT  OUR  GIRLFRIENDS

Someone will always be prettier.
Some will always be smarter.
Some of their houses will be bigger.
Some will drive a better car, their children will do better in school
and their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go and love you and your circumstances.
Think about it, the prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart
And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children
And the richest woman you know has the car, the house, the clothes ~

but might be lonely. . .

and the word says, ‘If I have not Love, I am nothing.’
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say,
‘I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed, to be disappointed!’
‘Winners make things happen~ Losers let things happen.’

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Morning everyone. I’ve just started a new challenge in the buddy-up forum for the month of October. It’s all about you!

It’s about each of us doing things for ourselves. Be it little or small taking care of ourselves add up in the long run.

Everyone feel free to participate. To do so just keep a list of things in October tht you’ve done for yourself. Be sure to go to the forum and keep your list updated.

My outlook on this is if our list grows then we are finding it easier to squeeze in time for ourselves, which means we are loving ourselves more, which means we’ll find getting fit a whole lot easier to accomplish!

Good luck and have fun with it!

I haven’t posted in ages and I’m not sure why I am at this moment.

It’s really sad when the one person holding you back from attaining your goals is you!

I’ve been heavy now since 1993. I have the knowledge and the tools and the desire to change this. I have health issues that Demand that I do this, yet time and time again I fail.

I make excuses even though I’m contradicting those in the back of my mind. I skip the gym using excuses such as, I need to get home and make the kids dinner. ( they are almost 16 and 17 they can do this themselves). I say oh I can’t get to the gym because I need to get home because the kids have church.( they drive themselves). I seem to be using my kids against me!

I’ve realized that this is true in my whole life not just this area. I’ve been offered better jobs and things of this nature but I don’t take them because I find reasons not to. Normally my kids. I don’t want to miss out on their lives by being gone all the time.

I have somehow taken myself out of the game. The question is why am I so afraid to live. By living I mean living with my whole self. Not just part. Why am I afaid of actually accomplishing what I’ve set out to accomplish? What is there to be afraid of? Most people set goals reach them and they are then proud and set new goals. I set goals, go into self-sabatoge mode then wonder why I can’t do it! GO FIGURE!!!

I guess it’s time to set some small goals and learn to allow myself the joy of accomplishing them.

“You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?” - Robert Louis Stevenson

I haven’t posted in a while and I haven’t been putting forth the effort needed to lose weight. Grant you I’m still not drinking soda’s. Life’s been full of stress and I just allowed myself to fall into it instead of standing up and doing something about it or in this case stepping back and allowing the one’s who should deal with this to handle it.

Anyways I’m using my Wii and loving it and i’m back to the gym as of this morning. Enjoyed it!

Going to start logging all my food intake again and get back on track!

Oh let me tell you, if you don’t own a Wii, it’s probably an investment you might want to save up and go for it!

Cons- Expensive, Games are expensive, You need a bit of room to play, You have to buy a second controler and a Num chuk, you want to invest in a charger.

Pros- 5 games come with the Wii! These games alone lead to hours and hours of fun. Great for getting your kids up and moving, Fantastic for getting us up and moving! Oh and now you can buy actual exercise tapes for the Wii!

Over all I am absolutely feeling like I got my ass kicked sore today! My body aches and its a good ache. 

I decided that since I didn’t make it to the gym I still needed to get in some form of exercise. So I took my sons Walker Coon hound for a walk. Annie (the dog) has the power of a horse! She’s so strong that instead of a walk you are being pulled around. I’ve decided to call it resistance walking. She’s a beautiful dog and has such spirit. I’d love to have even a quarter of her energy! Amazing dog I must say. We have two other dogs Buster the 8-year-old Mutt! He doesn’t use a leash because he likes being around us! Then we have Wheezie, she’s a basset hound and Oh is she a mess. She’s 5 years old and well if you let her out of a fenced area her nose hits the ground and she’s gone. Problem is normally her nose leads her to the nearest road! So we only take her out on a leash. For a Basset though she’s spunky. She can walk our entire 10 acres and still keep going!

So I’m guessing as long as I’m doing something it’s better than nothing. I’ll be hitting the gym after work today.

I am keeping each one of you in my prayers and I hope you are each finding your way…..