New years...

3 weeks it will be a new year. Doesn't seem possible! What new years resolutions will you be making? I can honestly say that this year for the first time I won't be making a new years resolutions to lose weight. I'm pretty excited about that. Mainly for the fact that it won't be my main focus. Maybe for the first time I can focus on something of more importance...not that weight is not. Please don't get me wrong. But what I'm trying to say is that for years that's all I've been focused on and for the first time I might be able to think of something else. I'm very thankful to be putting this part of my life behind me and moving onto other things. It feels great!

So I wonder what things will I want to make better, improve in 2011. I believe that this year for a lot of us will be a year of trials. The economy has tanked and all of us are just one step away from a major catastrophe. Each day I am thankful for that day, I no longer plan for the "future" because we are only given today. I would encourage, challenge each of you to find something in your life that you've been putting off...for whatever reason and make a decision to take care of it this year, finish it, start it, whatever "it" is...don't wait.

I'll think about this and in the next few days I will let you know what my "it" is and together we'll make this a successful, meaning 2011~

Enjoy the weather...love the snow!

Weight loss: +1 pound

Total Weight loss: -128 pounds. *Maybe I'll lose those 2 pounds I need to put a 1 infront of my weight!

Weather like this...

Boy oh Boy...weather like this makes me want to stay in and eat. What gives? Not sure if it's the cold outside or just the fact that when the weather gets like this, you can't just go out and do things...so yesterday I found myself starting to graze and I am paying for it this morning. I feel ugh! I don't want to get into that habit nor do I want to have this be the norm this holiday season. So I am going to find something to keep me busy....

Thankful for yesterday, had the chance to have lunch with two very special people in my life. It was good to catch up, know how to pray for one another and be encouraged by our lives. GOD is good all the time!


Weight loss: 0

Total weight loss: -129 pounds.

9 months

So I've been at this journey for 9 months. Sometimes it doesn't seem possible, other dys it just seems like yesterday. But so thankful and so glad that I continue to move forward with it.

** This was from yesterday:

Today I took a break from cold calling and stopped at a Starbucks to check my email and grab a venti hot chocolate. I had stopped at this Starbucks about 2-3 months ago while I was in the area. Today I went to order and the very nice barista says to me, “you’re the venti hot chocolate, extra hot right, no whip and skim milk girl?” You could have pushed me over with a feather! Really, how in the world did he know that? I mean he talks to hundreds of people and makes hundreds of differnet drinks and combinations...so how? I had only been here once before but that was months ago. Once I closed my mouth and said yes, I asked how in the world did you know that? His response, it’s my job to know my customers. That’s just it, we are on this earth to get to know people, how the click, what they do and how they work. That’s our job. He’s just really good at it. I stepped away with my perfect drink and thought to myself if I could just remember where I put my keys that would be a success. But in all seriousness, we are made to care for one another; we are made to remember each other. We’re made to make each other smile. So get to know those around you and take nothing for granted!

Weight loss: 0

Total Weight loss: -129 pounds

Another pant size!

Nothing like waking up this morning and putting on a smaller pant size! Love it! I feel great and I am so thankful to be in this size again. I've been here before but it was years and years ago. SO good to be back. :) Of course I look forward to trying out the other smaller sizes too!

Small things like this make up for when we feel ugh or just down right frustrated. It's the small things that we need to cling too and embrace. Today I will embrace my new size pants and make this a good day!

Weight loss: -1 pound

Total Weidth loss: -129 pounds.

Few little words

Today is one of those very busy days, so here's the update. Hope everyone is having a great day!

Weight loss: 0

Total Weight loss: -128 pounds.

Changing the habit

I'm wrestling right now with an old habit. It was a habit that I thought I had gotten rid of or moved past it. But it's the habit that isn't visible to anyone else, it's the habit of "talking down" to myself. The self defeating talk. Why did it come back, why didn't it go away for good when I started all this. I thought I had worked really hard to get rid of it, but it's been for a few days. I caught myself looking at myself in the mirror today saying to myself why haven't I reached my goal, I won't get there...all negative talk. But then I stopped myself and thought this is crazy, look where I've come, where I'm headed. That's to be remembered and embraced. I think a lot of times this time of year and just life in general makes us think those things....I don't need the habit back! Then I stepped on the scales and lost another pound...that's when I tell the negative part to go bye bye!

Weight loss: -1 pound

Total Weight loss: -128 pounds.

One step at a time

This time of year is a great reminder that when we're dealing with snow, clod and ice that we have to watch our steps, walk slowly and carefully. Just like in life, we take things slowly, carefully and walk with ease. Sometimes though doing all that doesn't stop us from falling down. Sometimes it just happens even thought we're doing everything right. It just happens, we fall down, we slip but we get up. Maybe a little bruised, maybe a little hurt, but we always get back up. The point is that we might do everything we can to take it easy, to be careful but sometimes we lose our footing.

I feel like that today, I feel like I've been "careful and walking slowly" though all this over the last 9 months but in the last few weeks I have fallen, slipped on the ice but I've gotten back up. I continue to move forward, to stay focused and no matter how much snow, ice or whatever falls I will recover.

Enjoy this weather...no matter where you are!

Weight loss: 0

Total Weight loss: -127 pounds.