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Loosing weight is hard work.... and keeping it off is apparently as hard... so I have been told (never made it myself LOL) .... Nut I still feel beautiful everyday, even with 50 to 60 pounds to loose, I want this for me, to be healthier and of course to look better, but Hey, on day at the time !!!!!

As you may have noticed, I've become a big fan of Caroline Radway (FitBodyFix) & love quoting from her blog... here's an excerpt from her blog entry, "The Not-So Dirty Dozen: The Twelve Steps to Slimming Success"

Quote:

1. Learn to love & accept yourself as you are now!

Most people go into a fitness or diet plan with a feeling of ‘I am not good enough’ and that the fat loss will result in you becoming good enough. It won’t!

You are a wonderful, beautiful and loveable being RIGHT NOW and you need to realise that. As soon as you do, the loving thing to do is to treat yourself with respect, which means healthier eating and incorporating fitness into your daily routine. If you don’t, the inner self sabotage mechanism works on full tilt to stop you!

If you lose weight or get fit without this step you may achieve your goal, but it will not make you feel any better about yourself. This is often where people rebound and yo yo. The self love and acceptance has to come first.

Start right now with some positive, present tense affirmations: I am beautiful, I am strong, I am healthy… Ask your friends and loved ones for help if you can’t think of any – they will see things about you that you choose not to see!

The other 11 steps are just as valuable... read them if you have time...

hugs :hug:

oreilla and Aunt Sheshie: :hug: back to you.

I just want all of you to remember something. I know it seems hard and is stressful at times to be on such a strict diet.
I haven't actually started IP yet. I wont be starting for another few weeks, but I am SO excited. I have this feeling that I know for the first time I WILL lose this weight.
When you feel down, try to remember how you felt right before, or when you first started IP. I bet you all felt the same as I do now...hopeful, excited, happy etc. When you feel like those 2 cups of veggies are the last thing you want think back to those days. We all chose to do this.
You can do it!!