No matter where we are in our program... there are always things to be grateful for. Whether your weight is up or down or if you feeling happy or blue - listing your grataitudes is a great thing to do.

Do you have five or so to share? It's a good way to start the day/week.

Mine -

- my winter coat, that I could NOT, snap or zip last year - fits with a little room to spare. WOW - I am so so grateful

- a fun night with friends last night...we went to a different restaurant and then went to a neighborhood with million dollar houses to look at the xmas lights. WOW - they were amazing and beautiful. It's a fun tradition we've had for many years. Each year a different area to look at.

- willingness to try, willingness to get rid of foods in the trash that cause me to eat too much.

- mom's coming over for supper tonight - I am glad she lives near by

- the internet - who knew it would change my life so much

- having a picture of my grandson on the desktop of my computer...LOVE IT.

Great thread, here's mine for this morning:

--I laid in bed and watched Prancer cuddled with my two little ones early this morning, I am so thankful for them.

--My JM book is giving me super hard workouts that I would not be able to do at home otherwise.

--My jeans are fitting very loose, getting saggy in the butt, which is my worst area.

--I am feeling more energetic and happy now that I am off sugar, the hard part is over (I think)

That's all I have time for, eggs are boiling and kids are calling

-Soooo grateful that I made my Christmas goal today and am in onederland!

-Last night DH and I were able to have a romantic date night, since the kiddies were all farmed out. We haven't done that in too long!

-Incredibly grateful for all the help and support I get from 3fc. - and all the great thread ideas people come up with!

-grateful that I am almost done my Christmas shopping.

-grateful that we are going to get the Christmas tree today! Hooray!

YIPPEE!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Schmoodle - wonderful onederland........I am so, so happy for you!!! Congrats...hard work pays off.

Schmoodle: onederland--that's awesome! Not only that but you're halfway to goal basically!!!

As for my 5 gratitudes:
1. It's crisp and beautiful winter weather
2. I've sent the last of the important Christmas packages today.
3. For a brief moment, I actually felt that I was losing weight.
4. I had a lovely tea-time with a good friend.
5. It's final exams, so the semester is almost over (well, barring the marking)

- a wonderful, wonderful storytelling yesterday at a company Christmas party.

- Mom came over for supper last night. She loves home cookin'.

- willingness to try

- one week out from getting my cholesterol numbers checked....I am anxious to see if the numbers reflect my efforts.

- ice and heat to help ease my achin' peices and parts

Beverlyjoy, Thanks for such a wonderful thread!

My gratitudes for this morning:
- The children are off to school and the house is quiet.
- I have no meetings scheduled for today.
- My MIL hasn't had a cigarette for 8 days!
- My animals...three dogs and a parakeet...are great company this morning.
- Hubby and I are back on-plan again.

I am grateful for
1 :my wonderful husband and the fact that he loves me no matter how much I weigh.
2 :3fc and all the wonderful support
3 :the fact that I am now in a size 18. (i started in a 22)
4 :crystal light mix ins
5 :my tredmill (i dont have to go anywhere to exercise. even though I dont use it nearly as much as I should)

I really like this thread....

• grateful for good health, and improving daily! Also that my parents are fit and well
• grateful for GREAT news that a “shadow” on a scan of a friend’s colon was just a computer malfunction and he’s fine! Yayyayayayayaya!!!!!
• So grateful for my DH who seems, incredibly, more in love with me than the day we got married 15 years ago (well, 15 years on Dec 15th yay!). He’ll never know how much he’s meant to me, and how happy he’s made me ( I tell him, but I don’t think he believes it!) He’s made me feel beautiful and sexy at 300 lbs, so he deserves a medal!
• Grateful that we’re financially stable enough to help others this Christmas (giving a Christmas to a family who otherwise would have nothing has to be the BEST feeling ever – I feel kinda selfish! )
• Grateful that, while I have no children of my own, I’ll be surrounded by them over the holidays! I love being the “fun auntie” to Greta, Megan, Matthew, Alexander, Deeya & Rahoul I love you all madly

Here are mine for the day:

I'm grateful for:
- my cat Muffin, because she's the sweetest cat in the world and having her health in question is making me appreciate her more.

- my health and the opportunity to turn it around before something went really wrong.

- my boyfriend Jed who is an amazing support to me in weight loss as well as other things in life

There's more, but I need to save some for later!

Purplefirefly, what's the JM book you're referring to? I might have to go and check it out!

Gratitudes for Tuesday -

- The special seniors in my life - Mom, step mom and Aunt Mackie. They are so wonderful. I continue to learn from them and love them more daily.

- willingness to try. Willingness is huge for me.

- meditation - it's free and so wonderful

- my sweet hubby - he so often has a positive outlook about things

- the internet - who knew, way back when, what a positve thing it would prove to be in my life

My tuesday's:

1. saunas and back scrubs--you can't beat 'em
2. healthy food that tastes good
3. crystal lite (I'm totally with you on this one, dek!)
4. Christmas spirit
5. a great sister!

My gratitudes for this morning:
- Christmas music. They're playing a lot of my favorites this morning.
- The sun shining across my desk.
- Hubby who is a wonderful cook and is preparing on-plan meals again. This makes is sooooo much easier to stay on-plan.
- Wonderful neighbors.
- My brother, sister-in-law and nephews are coming here for Christmas. I'm so excited! They've moved to Asia and I haven't seen them since July.