[Eleni]

We have another beautiful Florida day starting here. Low of 65 and high will be around 84. I know some of you are freezing you hinnies off.But it is great here. Still wearing shorts and air conditioner still comes on. Unfortunately the pool is too cool for me. I have not been doing good in losing weight. I am doing better on eating fast and taking smaller bites.
But it's the eating less part that I can't seem to get a handle on. I keep telling my husband that I am getting tired off exercising everyday for nothing. "He tells me No No You would be even heavier if you did not exercise." But it does seem like I am spinning my wheels.
I am Very Very Very happy for those of you that are doing so good.
But also wanted those that are not doing so good to know they are not alone. It is such a struggle. I have 2 ladies in my group that had THE surgery and I will be honest it momentarily crosses my mine that it would make things so much easier. But for me it would be like admiting failure and that would not be me. It is a viable obtion for some but not for me. It has been a lifesaving for many people.
But I know it can be done without doing it. We see it in our TOPS magazine and at SRD. So I will keep on truding alone. It does bother me that I am not setting a good example as leader but no one else seems to mind.
I don't mean to post such a downer but all of us are not on cloud nine. Just as I tell my ladies they need to come to meetings even if they do gain anyone should feel comfortable coming here when they are struggling also.
Have a great day and I am going in the back and have some private time with Richard Simmons.
Be sweet and hang in there

[FLgal]

Good Morning Everyone,

It IS a beautiful day here in FL. The temp. is just right for me. I'm tired of hot, muggy weather.

Eleni...I agree with you that we should come here when we are struggling. I have not been doing well at all. I was checking my weight papers and I have stayed within 4# all year. I gain a couple of pounds or lose a couple, but have stayed about the same since Jan. I really want to lose, but can't stay with it long enough to do any good. I have got to make some changes.

Summer....I hope your knee is getting better. I have never had what you have, but have had other knee problems and know how painful it can be. Take care of yourself.

Our area captain came to our chapter to speak, yesterday. It was a real treat to have her there. She spoke on having a positive attitude. The FL state queen has agreed to come to our Open House in January. We are thinking about having a hawaiian theme. It would be easy for everyone to dress for it. They could wear their muu-muus or hawaiian shirts. We could have leis for the guests. I think it would be a good theme.

DH is up and I must go and cook breakfast. Hope you all have a good weekend.

Nita

[lady06498]

Eleni,

Your hubby is right about the exercise. You are doing great with it and it is for a Great Cause YOU. It is helping to tone you. Most of the time toning doesn't show up on the scale. But you can notice it in your clothes. Don't give up the exercise it is building up your heart and your muscles. It is a GOOD thing to be doing. You are getting rewards from it but it just isn't in the scales like you would want. But think about all the stamina you have since you have been exercising. You are doing more exercise now then you have before. Before you couldn't even do that. Now you are so it is paying off for you.
Your eating will come around. You will kick the habit that is keeping you eating. Then you will be at goal.
Don't worry about others. It isn't worrying them so you just keep doing what you are doing.

You don't bring us down. We are happy to hear from you. It is great I have missed you posting. When we are struggling that is when we need to get here like you said. Then we can help to support you lady.

Love you lots and you keep your chin up. I am very proud of you for all your efforts in exercise it is making a difference in you.

Nita,

You will get back on track. Just think about what you were doing before and try to stick to that. I know I have changed plans so many times that it was hard to know what worked. But then when the plan I was doing worked I gave it up because it wasn't working fast enough for me.

I still believe now that food is not our problem. I am finding that a lot of successful people that have reached their goals ended up finding that out also. That is why they met their goals and are keeping them off.

Like eleni said it is a lifestyle change. Which means we have to start living our lives differently then we were and make the changes to our whole life not just the food part. Then we will meet our goals.

I got in my 25 min toning tape and then curves this morning. So I am done with my exercise today. I took yesterday off for exercising but I cleaned out a closet at work alone and did a lot of lifting and moving of things. So I got my workout there.LOL

I am ready for the day today. It is my dad's birthday today. So we will celebrate tonight for that.

Have a great day all.

Sherri

[shortstack]

It all takes one day at a time. Small changes, redirecting your mind. We have all formed bad habits, and that is what our subconscience knows, we have to reprogram that for the good, and it takes a lot of work, determination, and consistancey. The old saying it takes 30 days to make a habit, and 60 days to break a habit. The quit smoking slogan, DON'T STOP, QUITTING. We are creatures of habits, it's comfortable, and we don't like change. Our horses want the old way, but we have to talk to them, and redirect them. Even if it is outloud. I learned another thing in the seminar, We care and think, and dwell way too much on what everyone else thinks. I also had a moment yesterday at work, i was so worried about what life being fair, and just. It doesn't always happen like that, should we let things like that control our emotions, if we do we are out of control, and someone else has control. Understanding why we are eating is a big thing. I'm learning I eat when I bored. I eat out of control, when i don't have anything to do, i eat when i'm stressed. I'm also learning I can do so many other things. I stop and think about the situation, is it going to kill me, more than likely no, it's an event. Someting I can live through. Everyone in this Forum has had ups and downs, that's why we come here, for the support. It took me 11.75 week (probably if i looked at the tops record, it would be 12) to lose back the 3 pounds that I had gained at the beginning of Aug. Ok, this was an event (I feel pretty mad about it), cuz thats 12 weeks, i could have been closer to my goal, but I couldn't get focused. I kept thinking i gotta lose weight, and then sabotaging (sp) myself to get to it. Why don't I want to be thin, because what comes with that is change. We have to want the change, and work at it. Nancy, Eleni, summer, sherri, nita, coco, christian, wild rose, penny, and me. We all are doing great. Think of those hard times events. Breath deep, and try and focus. Think of one thing non food related that you would like to change and work on that. I just thank each of you for the support, and encouragement that you have given me. Make a change.