Thurs Check in

[Outback Jess]

Hey STACers, there are so many newbies....I love stac, I remember when someone suggested i come here...It was right after I met Scooter, who welcomed me. I saw his picture, He had made great strides and changes...It was the first SIGN of POSSIBLE...

When you've completed a clean day, of induction or a rung, you are showing signs of what's possible in a day. When you get the water in, you show yourself what's possible...When you go out there and exercise, you show yourself what's possible...

I am after what is possible. I've been reading about an Ultra Marathon Man who runs, and runs and runs to see what's possible...He inspires me, to reach out and do my best.. If you can believe it, you can achieve it! Alot of things are possible...

IN the beginning this all seems almost impossible...especially when it's not like the first time. But you can make it possible today...and I suggest YOU GO FOR IT! I AM, this is my lifestyle now, you can count on me, being here, stirring up motivation...while Scooter sleeps in from his gig...

[Scooterjam]

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oops....we both started one! Sleep in......no way!!! My energy is pumping.....this is really addictive.......I feel like I've drank 4 cups of coffee this morning....I know that means my body is burning!! Woo Hoo.....!

[Scooterjam]

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Good Morning my fellow STACer's,

Scooter here with you!! What a great night I had. I just love it when Cheeseburger In Paradise opens the outside garage doors and lights the Tiki torches. I love playing music there. It's always a fun atmosphere. Last night was really good. I had some friends I haven't seen since last summer, the first thing they said.........."Scooter, dude what happened, your getting skinny"

I love them! Friends are great aren't they.

I got up this morning and haven't measured for awhile (yesssss 1 more inch!). I pulled out those size 38 jeans, almost there.............they weren't uncomfortable, but they weren't just right yet....I say........... 1 more month. May 1st. That will my next attempt. I talk about 'Patience' all the time, let's see if I can put my money where my mouth is so to speak!

Thank you to everybody who signed Outback Jess's 'thinking of you post' yesterday. I knew you guys would rally for her! She's the greatest, ain't she?

Remember your goals today! Goals are definately important on this plan. Write them down. Don't just keep them in your head. Something magical happens when you write a goal down and see it every day. I have my list of goals taped next to my ugly 295 'before' picture on the bathroom mirror and on front of the refrigerator. I'm telling you that really helps. For example....I came home last night about 11:30pm and I was kind of hungry I opened the fridge door, took out the package of sliced cheese...as I was looking at the package, I looked at that picture, then at the cheese, and the 'inner voice' said, do you really need that? Probably a good thing everybody else in the house went to bed, because I answered out loud...'No, you don't need that'. I used to come home from gigs and stuff myself, now I come home and sitdown at the computer and wind down that way. Reading everybodies posts throughout the day. So, that being said, please write down your goals, it doesn't even have to be a WOE goal, it could be as simple as, DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE, DO SOMETHING NICE FOR MY CHILDREN, CALL A FREIND, short term goals are just as import as long term goals. But unless you do more than just visualize it in your head it's just a thought of something you need to accomplish.

And tell me, is there anything better than crossing something off a list! (okay losing inches and losing pounds far outweighs that ....haha....) but....it's a great accomplishment to cross something off a list and be able to say, been there, done that, bring it on, what's next!!! A young lady mentioned in her post the other day that it was easy for me to remain positive because I am still losing (she was having a bad day) and she wasn't and she was thinking about coming off the plan...I tried to make her understand...what's the rush? You have the rest of your life, this is a 'LIFETIME' committment. We can't keep yo-yo'g all the time, it's to terribly hard on our bodies to live that way.
Do you really want to live that way, or die that way, we have let food rule our way of life, it amazes me at the store how almost everything you pick up has sugar in it. One way or another, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, sugar, I've been living without it now, and I love the way this feels. Listen folks, I have bad days just like the next person, but I'm trying really hard not to focus on that, I'm trying to stay as strong as I can to help not only myself but my friends here. I know this is hard, but together we can accomplish our goals!!

Have a wonderful day, I hear the thunder outside again, looks like rain in Indiana again, but at least I had an awesome night....I am trying to remain steadfast in the lesson, THE GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL, AND NOT HALF EMPTY.

Expectations! Goals! Positive Attitude! A Willingness To Want To Succeed! We all have that inside us! YOU CAN DO THIS, YOU WANT TO SUCCEED!
Go out there in the world today and be good to yourselves and others!! Words to live by!

Best of wishes! Life is good!

[lisadallasr]

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Good Morning, Just checking in today, done did my fitday, and have my workout gear on and ready to go to the gym, so today will be a good one.

[speedyturtle]

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Morning. Made a poundage mini goal, won't put a timeframe on it as my internal weigh o meter does not want to give up another pound, until then I am feeling pretty good about me. No intentional sugar since day 1 (there was that little peperoni and pizza sauce incident) I put that on my learning curve. I need to eat more vegies and drink more water. Its all about figuring out what works. Not going to weigh for a week and see what happens (scarey thought) Thanks for the inspiring messages Jess and Scooter will check in after work.