Well, I am doing the challenge. Have started work on it as of yesterday. I am going to work through this for the next 10 months as the people are doing on the show.

I have the book so will be able to work on it daily.

Am feeling good about this -- I believe it is going to open the unlocked doors of why I am the way I am and to permanently get rid of all of this weight. As one woman on the show said today "I am worthy -- I need to get this straight and done once and for all."

Anyone else going to come aboard and commit to doing it for the next 10 months?


Marilyn/Sprout
624.75 miles walked as of today!

I am doing this for the rest of my life.

But this is the start of a new era in my life -- so this will be a record of how I have done.

I am going to be getting weighed tomorrow -- hoping for a loss but whatever -- my main aim is to be down something at the end of every month.

Marilyn

Me, too--I've been too complacent on this plateau for too long. Now I'm in for the long haul. Wish me luck, as winter is the hardest time for me b/c I'm craving chili & soup & carbs, oh my!

We can do this!

Love the book so far - I'm in

Well I have redone chapter 1 and set up my goals -- done all the questions / writing he says to do on this, then I did the readiness profile (chapter 3 of book).


Started now on Key #1 -- have taken the Weight Locus of Control audits -- and read about my scores -- really has gotten me thinking!! Really has hit home as I see so much of what he says in me.

Today i will be working on the Internal dialogue audit (page 63 of book) -- the question he has asked here is

'In this next important audit, I'd like you to tune in to your self-talk in order to identiyf exactly what it is that you tell yourself. Write down what you saya to yourself about these topics:
*Your appearance
*Your body shape
*Your ablity to manage your weight
*Your exercise level
*Your self-control
*Your general health

He then continues to say

'Next look back over your writing. How would you describe the overall tone or mood of your self-talk? Is it positive, upbeat? OR is it pessimistic, defeatist, or self-condemning? Underline any writing that you think illustrates either especially positive or especially negative self talk.'

So that is where I am at on this -- my journal is going to get fat fast with all the writing I am doing!!

Marilyn

Just a quick note to make every one aware that there is a new forum on the site....the book club forum. Anyways....Dr. Phil's book is the first featured book. That you would be interested