:: Free 2 Be :: the Odyssey ::

I’m learning. When I entered Eileen’s Challenge I was thinking it would be almost impossible for me to do well because I need to take a rest day from exercise at least every one day out of three. But, I’m so glad I did join.
First, immediately being in the challenge inspired me to quit taking [...]

Funny, I almost mis-typed that title as “I’ve Learned to be Satisfied with Success.” But that is not it. I really have “learned to be satisfied with progress.”
My DDIL was sharing her own progress the other day and then followed it up with a comment about “but…” and shared how she hadn’t reached her goal [...]

 “ate better, started exercising again, touched base with my friend…”
This comment by our Patty (Sistah Pat) seems to me to be our secret to success here.
We all have differences and try various things over time, but what it boils down to is improving our eating, finding ways to incorporate exercise, and, making time to hook [...]

Weigh in today at 249.2! This marks so many milestones.

Over 30 pounds lost since beginning again, 17 weeks ago.
Over 50 pounds lost since my top weight 4 years, 5 months ago.
Down 2.4 pounds this week.
1/3 of weight loss goal - GONE!
Less than 100 pounds to go to GOAL! WooHoooooo!

It is shocking to me to see [...]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Good advice.
Why? Because we often don’t succeed at first. We often need to work up to success. And, things go wrong.
So, what stance do we take when our best laid plans are blown away?
Go again. Do over. Pick yourself up and start again.
Panic is optional, and [...]

As in: you are doing GREAT!!
How many times have I read posts in diet-blogs bemoaning the lack of weight loss while recounting the many right choices, diligent walks or workouts, or worse, life tragedies successfully navigated.
We need to re-define *great* from seeing the numbers we like to congratulating a job well done: choices made, little [...]