October 2004 ~ Issue # 12
October 2004 ~ Issue # 12 |
Motivation to MoveWhat is your motivation to move? What keeps you going on your journey to weight loss?We posed this question to the Newsletter Challengers to get their ideas and suggestions on what helps to keep them motivation to move forward. If you would like to share your motivation to move in the upcoming issues of the WLC Newsletter, please submit these and any other WLC related articles to WLC NEWS. We welcome all WLC related articles, poems, quotes, events, etc to be submitted into the newsletter. Motivated to move! My motivation to move is simple...I remember what it used to be like when I could move without pain or exhaustion. When I was younger, I loved playing sports, exercising, and just plain getting out and doing stuff. And I know that I am older now, but not too old for playing basketball, or throwing a frisbee with my daughter, or walking in the woods. One of the main reasons I started the WLC is because I wanted to be able to move freely and do the things I used to love. I want to be the kind of father who is healthy enough to play basketball with my daughter, not just go to her games. And when I challenged those thoughts, I knew it was possible. Right now, I am able to do more than I used to...I don't have pain in my legs when I climb stairs, I don't have asthma attacks when I walk, and I have more skill and endurance playing basketball with "the guys" at work every week. My next goal is to be able to jog for at least 20 minutes. Right now, if I jog my knees hurt pretty bad, but I am losing weight and exercising my legs, and I know that I will reach this goal...after that, who knows. Maybe I'll start training for a 10k. You can have a more active life too, so get moving! There is no finish line! Your challenger buddy,
Wes
What motivates me to
move.
The Ability to move freely without
limitations and pain in my legs and lower back. The ability to feel better
about myself, and not worry about what other people think about me. I want
to be able to get involved in more activities such as a camp counselor or
getting into boxing or Karate classes. I want to be able to be a
motivational speaker and help others that are struggling with weight issues as
well. I want to be able to shop in normal stores and try things on and not
worry about things not fitting.
Teresa L
MOTIVATED TO MOVE "I have learned with weight loss, even
if I don't see a physical result
right away, I need to remember taking any step in the right direction is an accomplishment I need to celebrate." By Alice of "The Get Real
Girls"
Truer words have never been said. That
is exactly what keeps me getting on
track sooner and sooner when I get off track. It is what keeps me getting happier and happier with myself. It is what makes me so much nicer to be around. It is what keeps me moving in a positive direction. It is what helped me get positive about my personal training and then go back rejuvenated the next day. It is what helps me see how wonderful my son is at 15 instead of how far he has to go! What I did to get moving:
* Posted affirmations that challenged my
faulty thinking and self
talk. * Made a list of benefits I expected of exercise. * Used a daily goal sheet to accomplish an infrastructure to support exercise. * Recorded my daily exercise and compared it against my daily goal sheet. I made goals with associated benefits,
assigned tasks to meet those goals
and tasks to keep myself accountable. This worked for me but only with the backdrop of the attitude above have I been able to carry it out with enthusiasm and success! This is a lifestyle change that I can
live with one day at a time for the
rest of my life! Lanaya Baker
Motivation to move For the past 2 months, 6 days a week I have gotten in my car,
with my 2 small kids, and driven the short drive to the YMCA. Dropped them
in childcare, and walked upstairs to the cardio room. I step onto that
treadmill, one foot in front of the other, walking, slowly at first, then
jogging. Every time I think about stopping, it hurts too much, I'm
sweating too much....I think about those "skinny" jeans....the ones I long to be
in by Christmas, the ones I WILL be in by Christmas. I think about those
two precious daughters of mine, whom I have had tons more energy for during the
last few months. The better shape I'm in, the more I'm able to do with
them. I used to sleep 10-12 hours a night, and be sluggish all day, with
zero energy. Now I can get up and get moving, and have energy to get
things done. My house has never been cleaner, my kids never been played
with more, my husband never been cared for this way. I have not been this
happy with myself, or felt this good physically, in several years. What
could be more motivation to move than that????
Elizabeth 186/179/135
I love moving!
Physically moving my body, that is. When I made
the
commitment to myself to work on key #6, intentional exercise, I felt a relief sweep over my body. I started out walking in the evenings when my husband got home from work. I went ALONE! What an adventure for my mind. Peace. Quiet. Birds chirping. No kids screaming. No preparing food. Just me and the earth. To connect with myself was something I so intensely needed but didn't even realize it until I did it. Having time to myself to reflect on the day and just be me, not a mother, not a wife, not a daughter, not a sister, just a walking me with no other concerns than to walk and possibly even jog a bit, was just what my body had ordered. The motivation to move that I needed was to feel good about putting my needs out on the table and then doing something about it. I wasn't discouraged from asking for a time out, rather, my husband met me with a loving smile and said, "Go." My neighbors motivate me to move as well. I run into different
ones
at the store, or the post office, or what have you, and I hear things like, "you're doing good on your jogging," or "you have lost a ton of weight!" or "how far are you walking? You sure look great!" I also get motivated when I see those same neighbors out walking themselves or working in their yards. My enthusiasm is rubbing off on others and that in return just motivates me to move some more. Don't quit, just keep on keeping on!
Over and Out,
Jill This is my motivation for helping me to get to my Goals! I have set my goals in writing for my accountability as
can
everyone who wants to make their weight loss a reality. Make your journey as pleasant as you can, this will help you to not only get to your "GET REAL" weight, but you will be able to enjoy your time doing it. I have been successful in losing 79 pounds so far and I will meet my next goal of 50 pounds gone within the next few months. 1.Make overcoming the challenges that I face along my journey
a
game! Get creative as to how I can overcome them, what tricks I can use to enable me to move further ahead. Do not look at what needs to be done as drudgery, rather view it as something I get to do! I believe that my unique approach to motivation will help me to create clever ways of overcoming whatever obstacles are in my path. 2.Laugh each day. I rarely laughed before I started this
journey
with Dr Phil and the WLC-Maine group. I resolve to look for the humor in a situation and not look for the negativity! 3.Write down my dreams and goals. I know what it is that I
truly
want out of life and am able to create a plan of going after it! "People never plan to fail, they fail to plan" and "If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?" are two of my favorite quotes in life. 4.Each day I will do something to insure forward progress
towards my
goals, life betterment and change. I will not allow one day to slip by without writing down something to improve my life. 5.Forgive the past and move forward with a renewed sense of who
I
am. Regrets can not exist in a life filled with hope and positive actions. Rid myself of negative thinking and surround myself with positive energy. Realize that if I keep doing what I have always done, I will keep getting the same results that I have always gotten. I want a different life than the one I have been living. It is my decision and change is within my grasp. 6.Take the steps to make my intentional exercise plans a
reality. I
will do whatever it takes in exercising to make the weight gone forever ands till enjoy living. If weight loss is what is holding you back from realizing the
life
you want, then today is the day to change what you have been doing so that you can start getting the results that you want to achieve, just like I am. We can all make this change in our lives, all we have to do is set our minds to it, set our goals, realize that they can be achieved, and get started with our plans. For the past 2 months I have had my ups and downs with going to
the
gym and exercising. One week I would do really good and go 4 days a week for 3 hours a day, then the next I had to really push myself to get there 2 days a week. When I go and get a really good workout I feel so much better. I love to stretch it makes my whole body feel GREAT! I just don't know why I can't get the motivation to stay with it every week like I should. Now that it's starting to cool down I'm walking more and playing outside more with my kids. I'm starting a FULL time job tomorrow so I will get plenty of exercise with walking to work (since it's less than 5 minute walk on base there) and all the walking I will be doing while at work. I want to be down 30 lbs by Christmas and I know I can do it. Tanya
Get Started Today
I have set my goals in writing for my accountability as can everyone who wants to make their weight loss a reality. Make your journey as pleasant as you can, this will help you to not only get to your “GET REAL” weight, but you will be able to enjoy your time doing it. I have been successful in losing 79 pounds so far and I will meet my next goal of 50 pounds gone within the next few months. 1. Make overcoming the challenges
that I face along my journey a game! Get creative as to how I can overcome them,
what tricks I can use to enable me to move further ahead. Do not look at what
needs to be done as drudgery, rather view it as something I get to do! I believe
that my unique approach to motivation will help me to create clever ways of
overcoming whatever obstacles are in my path.
2. Laugh each day. I rarely
laughed before I started this journey with Dr Phil and the WLC-Maine group. I
resolve to look for the humor in a situation and not look for the
negativity!
3. Write down my dreams and goals. I
know what it is that I truly want out of life and am able to create a plan of
going after it! "People never plan to fail, they fail to plan" and "If you don't
know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?" are two of my
favorite quotes in life.
4. Each day I will do something to
insure forward progress towards my goals, life betterment and change. I will not
allow one day to slip by without writing down something to improve my
life.
5. Forgive the past and move
forward with a renewed sense of who I am. Regrets can not exist in a life filled
with hope and positive actions. Rid myself of negative thinking and surround
myself with positive energy. Realize that if I keep doing what I have always
done, I will keep getting the same results that I have always gotten. I want a
different life than the one I have been living. It is my decision and change is
within my grasp.
6. Take the steps to make my
intentional exercise plans a reality. I will do whatever it takes in exercising
to make the weight gone forever and still enjoy living.
If weight loss is what is holding you
back from realizing the life you want, then today is the day to change
what you have been doing so that you can start getting the results that you
would want to achieve, just like I am. We can all make this change in our lives
all we have to do is set our minds to it, set our goals, realize that they can
be achieved, and get started with our plans.
Get started today on making your life dreams and goals a
reality! You can succeed!
Paula Richards
My motivation to move.
Well I do not always feel so motivated to move, so I work
on
changing my thinking. I picked up a little tip from "flylady" a year or so ago which goes something like this "You can do anything for 15 min" which to me totally applies to getting my self started. If I get started, that's all it will take to get me going. After those 15 min, I i'll want to do more, then I continue. Usually by 15 min I am telling myself, I got this far, I can do another 5min and so on till before I know it, 30 min+ are done. Another thing I like to do when I get started is to think.
Exercise
is my quiet thinking time. I start listing off reasons in my head for why I want to lose this weight. I list all the quotes I can remember from the book. I list off my to do list....you get my point. Before you know it, time has flown by and it really makes things go quickly. Most of all, my motivation to move is my family and wanting to
be
around them for a very long time. I want to have more energy for them and be a great example to them. Most of all, I just want to FEEL healthy. When I think about that, motivation to move is priority # 1. Kay
I am so thankful for key 7.
I have been AWOL for a while. I had lost my focus but am
with help regaining steam to continue on my journey. I have been out of touch
but the through the thoughtfulness of my team mates and my will to block
negative self talk haven't totally given up. I am have not totally thrown in the
towel!!
I am going to regain my focus by getting back into reading the UWS book starting with key 2. I have some more work to do there as others have shared that they are working there too. I love the power of the book and the power we have here available to us to work together via computer technology. I encourage everyone to keep on keeping on. Pick yourself up and push forward. Require more from yourself starting right now!! take care all, Laurie Carolyn's motivation to move was to be able to
live.
I guess you would say I got a wake-up call after years of
simply not caring. I lost my mother the day after Christmas. She was 93 and one
of the best mothers anyone could have.I was honored to have the privilege of
caring for her for the last 2 years with the help of my husband and a couple of
sister-in-laws that helped out. However I wasn't able to go to her funeral
because of conditions caused by my weight. Also on the day of calling hours we
almost lost my sister who was having her first chemo for leukemia in the 4th
stage. Then 2 days after the funeral one of my brothers had to be life-flighted
to Riverside for major surgery { replace aorta and new valves }. He had
previously had 2 major heart surgeries. I was helpless to the fact I wasn't able
to go to anyone of them. Us being a close knit family, just about got me. I
decided then things had to change one way or another, that I couldn't continue
on the way I was living.
The first of February was the date I set to start on my new " Life's Journey ". on the 4th I went to a WLC meeting. I was unable to weigh on the scales of 400 lbs. By the 26th of February I could. My attitude was changing and I changed my weigh of thinking, I started eating healthier than ever before and now 50 lbs. lighter I have a new lease on life. I can get out and go now. I can get up and down easier. I can do most things by myself now and feeling I am in charge of my own life. I thank God everyday for giving me the strength to do these things and yes I thankful for Dr. Phil and his books. They are teaching me the 7 keys to my weight loss freedom. Carolyn
Happy October weight loss challengers!
Living up here in the northeast, it is starting to get cold....all the more
important to get some intentional exercise in. Recently I have added
weight lifting to my exercise routine...as if it weren't varied enough! I
have been lifting weights twice a week for 45 minutes at a time for the past
month. And of course, I have been continuing with the weekly game of
basketball. Not only is this fun, but also great exercise and a way to
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Jan:
My "motivation to move" has
been and is that I want to get out of this chair and walk not just a few
feet and not with a walker but to really be able to walk again. To walk in
a store or mall and look at every thing to walk miles and not hurt and be
out of breath. I know if I don't do some exercise everyday I really lose
ground it has been really hard getting back to where I was before I went
in the hospital up to that point I had started to REALLY make great
progress and was starting to move a head faster every day I was able to
ride my stationary bike for longer periods and it was going up by a min.
or two everyday. Then I had three weeks off and my Fibro flared up and set
me back to only ten min. on the bike a day. I felt like giving up but the
thought of walking again motivated me to push on I am back to 15 min twice
a day again and no matter how many set backs there are I will continue on
until I'm walking again without any help. With Gods help I know I will one
day reach this goal. I also want to thank everyone here for all their
support and help.
Jan ~ Captain of The Get Real Girls...
Loretta:
E.X.E.R.C.I.S.E.!! E.......Exuberant health! X.......Xenophobe no longer! ha ha ha ha ha.... E.......Excited--I am getting excited about my life! R.......Renewed hope! C.......Choices--I have the power to choose! I........I can do this--No excuses! S.......Sex! Yep, it's great exercise! E.......Enthusiasm for life! Enjoy the Journey! Loretta The Get Real Girls
Alice:
Sweet
Dreams Are My Motivation to Move
“A dream without a plan is wishful thinking; a plan without a dream is a boring routine. A plan linked to a dream and you have the potential to change not only your life, but those around you.” Brian Willersdorf, Australian motivational speaker. Developing a dream was what started my motor going and gave me the motivation to move towards a healthier lifestyle. As we grow older, it seems that society instructs us to stop dreaming and face reality. Day dreaming is frowned upon and looked at as a waste of time. Emerson said “We become what we think about all day long.” The Wright Brothers who were often considered nuts for their dreams? Abraham Lincoln became President because he had a dream that motivated him through many failures until he achieved his dream. What were they thinking about all day long? I've already proved that if I think about negative things all day long, I become stressed, frustrated, unhappy, unhealthy, idle, stuck in a rut, and not much fun to be around (for me and others). Now I think about my dream of a healthier lifestyle all day long. I don't focus on where I am right now, but where I want to be in the future. I know I will have days when my dream seems to be turning into a nightmare. Failure is part of achieving a dream. I am finding out that if everything I do works, I am not trying hard enough. I look at failure as a learning tool and as stepping stones to achieving my dream. Yes, my dream is my motivation to move, but without action my dream will remain just a dream and not my triumph. I choose to dream, to take action on my dream every day, and to welcome challenges that will test my persistence in achieving my dream. Alice Team B
Kathy:
My motivation
to move is life! I want to live and enjoy it! I am tired of being tired
all the time, the more I move the better I feel. When I started the
challenge, I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs or run down them without
getting winded and have to stop for a few minutes so I could catch my
breath. Now with this challenge, I am able to walk the stairs or even run
them without having to stop. I am not a marathon runner or even a walker
by nature, I have just found ways to move more during the day! I have
taking a job cleaning houses, lots of stairs there! I park farther away
when I go the store, when we need a gallon of milk, I walk to the corner
store instead of drive. And when my dog wants to go outside, I don't just
put him on his leash anymore, I take him for a walk!
My motivation
to move is to see my kids grow up and be healthy for them. To grow old
with my husband so we can enjoy everything we are working towards now. To
see my future grandchildren and be able to play with them the way I was
able to play with my children before I gained the weight!
My motivation
to move is to stop the heart disease that is very prominent in the women
in my family! I don't want to have open heart surgery and have the doctor
tell me "if only you had walked more"!
Hugs,
Kathy
Linda:
Motivation to
move.. let's see there are so many things that work for me. When I am
feeling I do not want to exercise I only have to try on a dress that
does not fit yet to get me motivated thinking if I move this body in a
few weeks I can wear this...or I look at my weight loss scrapbook and
see how far I have come and know I do not want to go back to where I
was. Motivation is so important in any endeavor. I also look at
motivational quotes and that helps me a lot.
My top weight
was 340 pounds and now am at 279.
Linda
Teresa S:
"Motivation
to Move"
My
motivation to move is my team. The form of moving I am talking
about it exercise. From the very first day I began this challenge,
I have been motivated to get off my butt and move by the progress
others have made. My hero when it comes to "moving" is Jan.
She is what makes me know that I can do it! Even when I don't want to,
and most of you know, I rarely "want to" move when it
comes to exercise I am motivated to move by the progress Jan has made.
It has always been a struggle for me. But I see the progress Jan
has made over the last 200+ pounds and know that if she could do it
then there is absolutely no reason or excuse for me to not get moving.
I hear about the health benefits from Alice and how her
"number" have come down so drastically. Laura who fights to
exercise in the midst of all the work and school. Loretta who bids on
hand rowing machines on Ebay to be able to get in any form of exercise
because she can't be as active as the others. Charlene who gets to the
gym 5 days a week (god bless you) and Tammy who just keeps going in
her high heels up the hill with those other people because she is
persistent. Kathy and Linda keep posting to try to stay on track, they
haven't gone away in the midst of turmoil. My Team is my motivation to
move, Jan especially (You ROCK JAN!) and I am hoping that one day it
just becomes second nature to me. Thank you Girls! You are the
best!
Teresa
S
Laura
"Motivation
To Move"
My
motivation to move comes from the very first paragraph in Key 6 of
Dr. Phil's book. " Prioritize exercise in your life. It is just
too powerful a fat fighter for you not to have it on your side.
There is absolutely no way you can control your weight for a
lifetime without it."
WOW!! and
DUH!! At the same time was my feelings when I read this. All the
"diets" I have done before in my life have been centered
just around what I was eating and nothing to do with anything else...
thus.. I am still fat! But of course you hear all the time, to loose
weigh you must diet and exercise, diet and exercise, diet and
exercise... yah, yah... is what I've always thought. My job can be
very laboring when I am working the floor as a cna, I get
plenty of exercise, why would I want to walk or go to the gym or
something.. I am always busy.. I surely don't need exercise! WRONG!!
It's a powerful fat fighter. A powerful FAT fighter!! You bet! I
read that part over and over it just hit me right between the
eyes, right where I needed to see it. Fat is what I am
fighting, on the outside at least, I want it gone, I want to live a
healthy and fulfilling life, what do I need to do that?
LOOSE THE FAT>>> AND GET REAL ABOUT IT!! So, now I definitely
intentionally exercise. I have changed my work schedule around to go
in a half hour later and get out a half hour later so that I can
make it to curves in the mornings before work, and that way I don't
have any excuses not to go after I get out of work, I already have
it done for the day... YEAH!! I also bought a treadmill that I use
on my days off when time allows and I love that too. I feel sooooo
good inside once I have accomplished my daily exercise. I never
would have thought I could enjoy it so much, but I do! Oh sure there
are days when I get up and say, I really don't feel like it today,
but then I remind myself... exercise is too POWERFUL a FAT FIGHTER
not to have it on my side! And, off I go. Since I started the UWS in
May I have lost nearly 50 pounds, and 25.5 inches! 8 inches in my waist
alone! I can feel my body taking on a new shape and size and I feel
so much stronger! I love it!
Laura
350/306/150
Tammy
Motivation to move!
What a timely topic for me. Since returning from the Rally I've been off any kind of regular routine as you all know. During this time I have been able to go to my local gym sometimes, but not on a regular basis. I've maintained my weight and been in a "plateau" that has been self-inflicted, but this week lost 2 pounds because I knew I had to kick it up a notch in other areas. What do you do when you've hurt yourself? You do some First Aid and give yourself some tender loving care! The old me would've translated that to mean a dive into a Ben and Jerry's container, a free for all order at a fast food restaurant, and the bottom of a bag of chips! Not me! Not anymore! I'm not perfect, who is? But that old me is just that...old. I drank more water. I did more housework. I stopped, dropped, and played. I have tried to be a better Mom by spending more time with the kids with activities versus "let's clean your rooms." I've had a few bubble baths complete with music and a glass of ice water at my side next to my new magazines to read. I've laid in the hammock to read. Trying to find balance is a new tactic for me. I am planning on being back on schedule with the gym next week no matter what issues come up because there will always be issues. I have to recognize how much exercise I have done in terms of heavy housework, playing with the kids and the dog, or just running errands. I have done these things in ways the old me would never have done because I would have been exhausted and not attempted. I have to give myself permission to have done my best during this hectic time and not feel guilty about not being perfect. I am motivated to move because I know what happens when I do...a positive ripple effect on my life!
Tammy
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THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME Dr. Phil is the avenue through which our gift has come Achievement is accessible to each and everyone. The secret is working the seven keys in order to receive The power and love to change our life, exactly as we believe. That we can climb a mountain high and watch the river flow And touch the clouds high in the sky and gaze upon a rainbow. To feel the mist of the cool night breeze and bid the day adieu Until the morrow sunrise brings the glisten of the morning dew. With all the appreciation of this wondrous world we know The doors of change are open wide to end the status quo. Like a flower in the early spring our life begins this way By practicing the seven keys each and every day. We step out of our comfort zone and trust his written word To achieve the most astounding things that we have ever heard. Look into the mirror’s reflection now and let go of all your fear And know that this life journey must begin right here. Right thinking is key number one and that’s the place to start To change your automatic thought is to change your heart. The second key is healing feelings and deals with our emotion Although we can’t change circumstance, we can change our notion. We have a choice how we react…to what people say and do We can wear their words as truth or know, “That’s just your point of view.” To work key three and do it well, we “must” toss out the junk food A shopping list and eating right can change our no fail attitude. Key four is mastery over food and planning to patrol The when and where and why we eat and gaining some control. The fifth key teaches us about maintaining good nutrition High-Response Cost, High Yield food is our basic mission. Key six discusses exercise that is quite intentional The type of exercise we need is often most conventional. Key number seven is gathering each family and each friend To support us while we’re on this journey to the very end. And in the end we shall succeed and know that it is true We are and always will be…Dr. Phil fans through and through. For he taught so many people how to better our lifestyle Which brought us hope and confidence to walk that extra mile. Reach out, reach up and dare to dream of things we thought we couldn’t Accomplish all the wonderful things that often we thought we wouldn’t. Because we made each choice, we accomplished what was required We reached for the very best within us and that is to be admired. Thank you so much, Dr. Phil By: Delight Tabesh Orange County, CA Heart Felt Talk Laurie Poulin God and Dr. Phil Work in Mysterious Ways Hello all, My journey over the last few months has been less than focused. I have been up and down on the scale and intentional exercise has been hit or miss for the most part. I have not given up, however. I am reevaluating where I am in my life and doing some soul searching and in so doing, have been realizing exactly how much Dr. Phil and what I am learning from him is impacting my life. I have starting dating my ex-husband! It has been almost seven years since our divorce and I really truly have forgiven him for the choices he made and what affect those choices had on our marriage. I have also thought about the relationship we have had being parents to Rachael. Some of irritations, in fact probably quite a few of them, have stemmed from the differences in how we were raised and the fact that men just don’t think the same way women do. We are talking and having a great time both with each other and with our daughter. The future looks pretty bright. I will be getting myself back on "project status" soon and Michael will be joining me I am pretty sure. He has asked me for help and I am willing to give it to him, one more thing that will bring us even closer together. Keep on keeping, Laurie 
Happy fall to everyone, Once again this is Paula Richards from Windsor, Maine writing and wishing everyone a great Halloween. This is a trying time for a lot of us with small children and trick or treating, but I for one am going to make an extra effort to not get into any of the candy. Although I do not have any little children around my house I will not be home this year, but instead at my sons back in Illinois, and of course there are grandchildren there and will be trick or treating..lol…lots of treating for sure! As a matter of fact I will be taking my grandchildren out for trick or treating this year, getting in my intentional exercising and will probably dress up along with them. But I want to be here for a long long time to see my grandchildren and great grandchildren grow up so the candy is off limits for me! We have a new grandson, Bradley Neal Edwards Jr. (or II not sure which they gave him), he was 6#12 oz. and 19” long with dark hair, born of Oct. 6,2004. Will be spending lots of intentional time with him and doing my fair share of spoiling. A Grammas got to do what she’s got to do…LOL. Also in approximately 5 more weeks we will be having our 1st great grandchild born (girl) and she will be here just in time for the Christmas holiday’s and yes she will get plenty of spoiling too. So you see this is all the motivation I will be needing to keep me focused and headed in the right direction for my weight loss and health. I urge each and everyone of you to take a long close look at yourself in the mirror, go ahead do it now, ok did you take that long close look? What did you see? Did you see a great, loving, tender, caring, faithful, strong, intelligent, beautiful person? That is what I now see each time I look into my full length mirror, not what I used to see, but since doing the Dr Phil UWS I have learned that I am worthy and loving, and all those other things mentioned above plus lots more and I know you are just the same! So stop all that stinking thinking and get your head in the right place. We are all wonderful people and we all deserve to be healthy and happy human beings, which is something that I have not been since as long as I can remember and am sure that most of you have, if not still, think of yourselves as not worthy! Lets get our bodies and minds on the same page!! The ONLY page!! Till next month this is Paula wishing you all a great fall and don’t forget to keep up the intentional exercises and why not add looking in the mirror to your list of things to do each day! YOU ARE ALL WONDERFUL PEOPLE! God Bless and love to all, Paula |