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Will post my usual morning post sometime later, but wanted to make sure I got our
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY done early in the morning, so here's my contribution for MM, there's 2 of them to read today:
A LITTLE PATIENCE
A little patience can save you a lot of frustration and regret. Have patience with others, with yourself, with the way your life moves forward, and reap the benefits that patience can bring.
Many times, it can be far more effective to practice patience than to react in anger. Many times, patience will move you forward when frenzied effort will not. When you lash out at every turn of events, you spiral downward into a victim of your own circumstances. Yet when you make patience a part of your response, it keeps you in positive control.
Patience is not complicated or difficult to achieve. Simply step back, and take a few deep, relaxing breaths. Calmly know that you're far better off being patiently in control than you are if you're excitedly out of control. Reason, rather than scream. Think, investigate and consider, rather than jump to conclusions.
Have a little patience, and see that it can make all the difference in the world.
-- Ralph Marston
******************* Persevere
The greatest accomplishments happen when you get just a little way beyond the point where others would have quit. The difference between someone who enjoys magnificent success, and someone who just managed to get by, is the willingness to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to reach the goal.
How far away are you, from reaching your destination? If you quit before you get there you are infinitely far away. Make the commitment to keep going, and suddenly you are almost there.
Go beyond where others are willing to go. Put in the extra effort. The time will pass anyway, whether you use it or now. It just makes sense to make the most out of every moment. Give a little more than others are willing to give, be a little more patient, have a little more curiosity, take a little more responsibility, learn a few more things, and it will make all the difference in the world.-- Ralph Marston
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Have a wonderful day, and a fabulous week!!!!!
Debbie
194/1??/129
SB since 3/22/00
Reached goal 6/10/01
Well I am at work. I got here at 6 am. I am doing more overtime. We had a super busy weekend. Went to the inlaws overnight Saturday, FIL is not well. Then we got home yesterday at 11 am and did tons outside. Weeding edging, cleaned the pool, hubby finally got the veggie garden in. We managed to get the meat off of the barby just before the huge storm hit us. Tons of rain, thunder and lightening. My little dd had her last music recital yesterday. I am so glad no more music homework til September. Yippppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, but she did very well.. My yard looks awesome. Now we need some nice warm weather. I ate pretty well on the weekend. Saturday was not perfect but I was pleased. Yesterday was right on. I am going to Curves at lunch today so that is good.
We got home from the reunion. It was so much fun. Those people are all crazy and love to laugh and eat. The food was great. Don't ask for the details.
Mom is getting better every day. It was kind of shakey there for the first couple of days. But she's looking better. They had her up and in a chair less than 24 hours after the surgery. Whew! But that's the right way to do it. Get them moving. Now she has to get up to use the potty chair. So she'll gradually be getting up more and more. They will probably transport her back home tomorrow to a rehab center in the hospital in their town. I know Dad will be glad to get back with her. He has been at the hospital this whole time. The nurses love him and let him take showers there and everything else. He knows everyone from the cafeteria people to the security guards. He's quite a guy. Thanks for all your prayers and kind words. Please keep them up as Mom has a long way to go to get back on her feet.
Hello everyone!!! Welcome to the beginning of a new week!! I am very excited. I usually forbid myself to step on the scale all week until WIW. Yesterday Selah was looking so big that I just had to know how much she weighed. so I decided I would get on the scale without her and then with her and count the difference. Can you immagine how excited I was to step on that thing and see that I have lost 6 pounds since last Wed!!!!! I almost died! That puts me at 179!! I never thought I would see the 170's before the wedding!! I am sooo excited. I am now only 3 lbs heavier than when we got married 2 1/2 years ago, and I could pull out some of my old size 14s and the fit great!!! I'm wearing them now. After 2 weeks of staying the same, I guess those lgs toke the hint and took a hike. Only 19 more to goal1.
BTW Selah still is only 13-14 lbs. She was 13lbs 4 oz at 4mos and she is now 5 1/2 mos. She just looks so big sitting up and starting to scoot. I could have sworn she had to be 15!!!
This week is going to be just as crazy as the last, so I am going to really have to focus to stay OP. I did it all last week, and I know I can do it again.Today and Wed I am babysitting from 11 to 7. I watch 3 boys (7,9,11 years old) on a pretty regular basis. For the summer I will be watching them every mon and wed. The 9 year old, Kyle is hearing impaired, and I know ASL so they pay me $11 an hour and I get to take Selah with. PRetty good deal, huh? They even have a pool in the back yard, so I can get some rays while they swim. Oh yeah, I even got into my old bathingsuit, which I loved and will never find one I like so much again! Tuesday I'm watching the boys all AM and have a Dr appt in the afternoon (my DH picked up some foot fungus somewhere and passed it on to me. I am soooo embarassed!!) Then tomorrow PM Trav's sister is graduating from college. Thurs through SUn we are camping in Nashville with my whole family. ANYONE seen 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'? That's us. Everyone who knows my family thinks so. It will be a fun trip. I organize it every year, and we meet in Nashville be cause it's in the middle for us all. I am going to go to Sam's club this AM to get all of the food, and I am going to stah as SB legal as I can.
Let's just hope I can resist the Smore's this time!!!!!
Monet - You are so awesome!!! Thank you so much for all of the info on the thyroid issue. That's one more thing that makes me think we should get together so I can glean some of your wisdom! I am due for a check upon my Thyroid next month, so I think I will take you up on that refferal! I am crazy this week, and broke since I'm getting food for 23 people! Can we go to lunch next week, and go shopping? Your toe sounds so painful. I hope you are doing ok at work. Get some rest this afternoon!
Cathlaur - you are doing so great on this WOE with working so much overtime. It really encourages me to see how you fit in the eating and the exercise with working so much OT.
Talitha
Congrats on the 6 pounds!! That is so exciting!
cathlaur
I certainly hope you like your job with all the overtime your packing in!
This week I am going to only have starchy carbs for breakfast. I NEED to get under 200 pounds. I've been trying to do this for months and have been hovering at 203. I did do an amazing thing, I had spagetti and meatballs for supper yesterday and had no bread with it! For me thats a feat because I love to dip bread in the sauce. But I realised I was double carbing so I didn't do it.
I was a little pig all weekend long. Not sure what got into me. I can't even blame circumstances or others...I just plain dug into the trough and barely came up to breath. Good food ...no no's...all of it. I am back on track this morning and deteremined to start working toward goal again. It seems like it will never get here. I get close...mess up...vicious circle.
WTG Talitha!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 pounds outta there!
Cherylco...praying you get under that 200 mark soon. If will happend before you know it. I remember waiting for 199...it was one of my first major goals.
I need to get these kids back to their lesson. Catch ya'll later.
Hi All: Last night Serene came over and cooked burgers on the grill, I had cooked brocolli and whole wheat organic mac & cheese, and made the sf dessert - we ate and watched some of the Tonys - I was feeling a bit better - I think it is a Summer Cold for sure....
Meanwhile, I started reading my Shape magazine last night and I will try to scan an article to post on our board - it was very interesting about stress eating... and how to battle it... if you have the magazine, it is definitely a good article to read!!! I forgot to bring it in my rush to get to work, so tomorrow I will try and scan it and post it.... As well as this article, there were lots of packing lunch meal recipes that were totally SB legal....
Quilter - Glad to hear your mom is on the mend!!!! YAHOOO!!!!!
A good sigh of relief for you, though I know it will be just the beginning of physical therapy and all, but like you said it is great they got her up and moving....
Bob- I had gotten rid of AOL - it seems when I deleted the program I did something, some kind of boo boo - so I reinstalled AOL, and ta da - I could post again....strange...wonder what file it was it shared?
Talitha - Congrats on the loss, I bet you did a Happy Dance with the baby!!!!! hahaha - that is wonderful, I know how happy you must feel - keep up the good work - before you know it you will be one slinky fit gal!!!!
Country - Glad to hear you are back on track....hope you are doing well!!!
Cheryl - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck with the getting under the Zero Mark - you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great B'day present to yourself!!!!!!
After starting out so good with the Power 90 workouts, I didn't do them for almost a week, so I started my 90 days over last Monday. I now have a full week under my belt! My eating hasn't been the greatest, but at least I'm working out. We even went for a family bike ride last night after dinner. I haven't been on my bike in 10 years No wonder my fanny is sore today!
I think I lost about 5 lbs yesterday. I got my hair all chopped off! It was below my shoulders and is now just below my ears! But I was really excited yesterday when I tried on a skort that was OH SO TIGHT about 10 days ago and yesterday I could do up the zipper quite easily and I didn't feel I was being cut in half. So something's working.
TRANQUIL--Sorry you aren't feeling well. Summer colds are the worst. What issue of Shape are the lunch ideas in?
COUNTRY--C'mon, give us your hand and we'll help you back on the wagon. The good thing is you keep trying to get back on track and not giving up.
CHERYLCO--Congrats on not having the bread. It's difficult to change bad habits. Keep working on it and soon you'll be below 200!
TALITHA--WTG on 6lbs lost! That is great motivation to keep going!
QUILTER--So glad you had a great time at the reunion, but I'm also sorry to hear about your mom! Sounds like she's doing great. Sending good thoughts her way.
It looks like everyone had a busy weekend. I am really tired here but then I have already been at work for 4 hours. In another hour or so I will head to Curves. That should wake me up.
Talitha congrats on 6 pounds wow. I would love that to happen to me. That is very exciting. Keep up the good work. I had to laugh about your babies weight. When my oldest dd was a baby she was soooooooooooooooooo fat. I mean it. Thank goodness she has slimmed down now ( she is 9) she weighed 24 pounds at 6 months Yes I know that is huge. She cannot beleive her baby pictures. I thought she was so cute.
Cheryl I am sure you will get out of the 200's soon. You are so close. I do like my job. It is never dull. I work in a Maximum Security Male Prison We are short staffed right now and have a sick co-worker ( breast cancer) so lots to do in my department. It is nice to get the extra money or time.
I had a good weekend away with dd and 2 gs's. One gs was in the soccer tournament. He had four games and his team won two of them. The kids had a good time. All the team stayed in the same hotel so they had fun with a pizza party and swimming. I ate lots of good stuff but unfortunately not all op. I didn't have any pizza though as we went to the hotel buffet with some of the other parents Saturday night while the kids had their pizza party with a couple of the parents. Sunday I ate bread and french fries and chicken parmesan. I was a little afraid to get on the scale this morning but surprisingly I was down another pound. I'm keeping my fingers crosssed that it doesn't jump up tomorrow - hoping there is not a delayed reaction.
Kim - So sorry to hear about your Mom but glad the surgery went well and that she is recuperating well.
Talitha - Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's great that you are down six pounds since last week. WTG.
Cherylco - Hope you break that 200 pound barrier soon. I know the frustration. I was stuck at 200 for over 18 months just fluctuating up and down a couple of pounds. It is only just this past month that I have started to lose again and that is because I have cut down drastically on starchy carbs. but have been taking in lots of other carbs, mainly the low gi ones.
Well have to go take the laundry out of the drier and get showered. Have badminton at noon to-day and lawn bowling this evening if the weather stays fine.
Sugar Busters Weekly Support Board 6/10-6/16
No wonder my fanny is sore today!
