Wed Roll Call 9/12

[Outback Jess]

I have a friend who contacted me yesterday. She lives out of state, she is desperate for help. She has lost control with her eating, exercise and is gaining weight, at a time when she needs to press forward with confidence and a job. She has no confidence, and feels like a blimp.

She called me and asked for help...
Somewhere, get control of something and build from there. We can't fix everything when we are out of control, but we can do something powerful and make a move to stop or start one small thing. Then we feel empowered, just enough to take the next step!

Start small, it's what I told her. She wanted everything fixed in one day, EVERYTHING! But fixing anything take time, and one step at a time.
Consistently making small choices turn into life style...Keeping small promises until you can handle the bigger ones.
A small walk before a jog, or a marathon. Induction before the rungs before premaint, before Maint!

Starting is the first step, starting small and then making that consistent...keeping your promise to yourself, that's where the power is.

[OzLover]

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Excellent post Jess! I love starting my day here as it always gives me something to think about. I'm finding that I'm able to be more productive in my life now that I'm taking care of me!! Baby steps are turning into bigger steps. Also one day at a time!!

Have a wonderful day everyone!
Glenda

[Outback Jess]

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yep, the smaller steps empower us to then begin to make big steps in our lives again!
This friend has walked in big shoes, making big steps in her life. She is an executive, and yet right now, she is reduced to an out of control frenzied friend.....nothing big or executive about her....but she can turn that around!

[OzLover]

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We can all turn it around but we need to believe that we can. I finally realized that I can do just this but I needed to just get started. Each day this WOE/WOL gets easier, my confidence builds with my success & my confidence is overflowing into other aspects of my life. My commitment also increases each day as my success/confidence increases. I like place much better than the place I was at in my life back in July!!

LIVE IS GOOD!!!

Glenda

[ShiningStarr]

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Good morning all!!

Yesterday was a good atkins day (Despite arguing with my husband all evening) and today will be the same. I made some Jicama chips and Oh my goodness!! Yum Yum Yum! I am feeling stressed today but I will get through this. I think I need a change! I'll have to work on that!

[hrgillespie]

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Good Morning Everyone .............. Jess for me baby steps is what it's all about ........ Taking little steps , sometimes wobbly steps, sometimes even falling but oh so determined to get right back up and wobble some more ....... baby steps lead to walking upright successfully and eventually to running like the wind ........ and this support board is like the mommy at the end of the room holding out her arms saying come one baby you can do it!!!!!! Oh the Joy when you reach those arms and feel the embrace of success!!!!!!!


Thanks for your post this morning Jess it was just the pep talk I've needed today!

[chicamarun]

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Morning everyone!

Well next week is my b-day and I'm turning 35. I want to see a 15* as my weight and I know I can get there - it's just a mental thing at this point. I mean I'm at 160 now so that 1lb shouldn't be THAT difficult to shove away.... but I would like it to be in the solid 150's.

Woke with a good feeling about myself this morning - especially when the jeans I planned on using for the love handle challenge didn't produce the love handles they had in the past! LOL so I'm in search for another pair of jeans.

Off to start my day

[bivium6]

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Morning all

Nice normal day for me, I've been going up on how long I'm on the treadmill for the past week and I still feel great. Baby steps on the treadmill is what I've always done. Started at like 1.7 for 30 minutes now I'm up to 2.2 for 49.

Have a great day everyone!

[jimmyolsenblues]

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morning all, when all hope is lost , i go for a long walk, it clears up things for me.
Baby steps are important, we all sometimes need to hit our own rock bottom before we have a "come to atkins moment".
Happy birthday chica.

[Grniidgrl]

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Good Morning everone!

Baby steps .. isnt that how we all got to our start points to being with? We didnt all gain the extra pounds over night. It was 1 pound at a time .. one meal... one choice .. one lazy day without exercising...

It only makes sense to change things in the opposite direction in the same fashion. One pound lost .. one meal.. one trip to the gym.. bottle of water .. yoga class and so on

Have a happy and healthy day everyone :O)



Daily goals today:
30 mins strength training
120 oz water
Add my photos for the "Lose the Love Handles" Challenge

[Esteliana]

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Goodmorning everyone! =)

I'm so happy right now. I finally had my weekly weigh in this morning, and I lost 8 pounds in the last 7 days! I'm finally under 210, something that I haven't seen in a really really long time, let me tell ya! So, a total of 12 pounds lost so far. I'm even more motivated to do this way of life and see what happens the next week, the week after that, and so on and so forth. Thank you guys for being such great inspiration!

-Bekka

[hopejoy]

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Good Morning!
I had a similar experience yesterday with someone asking me for help... someone I respect and admire and put up on a pedistal for many many reasons. You are so right it is all about baby steps... the beginning is all about making changes and getting into the habit of a new way of life...

jimmieolsonblues... rofl... 'come to Atkins moment' good one!

Just finished a three day stretch of work... but I am getting ready to go away for a few days and I have a birthday party for work buddies at Mimi's Cafe today. It should be easy as I'm having a salad and am not tempted to cheat. Kinda want to have a stay in my jammies all day kind of day and stay home, but can't. I'm off to walk now.
liz

[ang2576]

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Good Morning everyone!

Woke up this morning and was able to get in 25 min. of pilates before getting ready for work. I absolutely love doing pilates and the stretching is a great way to start the day. Did good on atkins yesterday and was able to resist my son's leftover birthday cake and icecream! I am trying so hard to get over my addiction to coffee right now....headaches are tormenting me. I have cut back to one cup of coffee a day but know that my weight loss will increase if I can cut it out completely. This forum has been so inspirational for me and I know that it was keeping me motivated this time around!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Ang


SW 158 11/12/07
CW 152 11/27/07
Christmas challenge...145 by 12/25/07
Total goal weight 125.

[AlaskaGirl]

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Good Morning STAC'ers

Baby steps & falling down but not staying down.... It is so true. I am an Atkins soldier and I am fighting the war slowly but steady. I am by nature a fighter- yes sometimes I get injured in the battle but the trick is to recover quickly and move on- one day at a time or one step at a time.

Everyday I feel stronger and more in control. Hopefully with time it will be second nature. Re-programing didn't seem possible but it is happening... The other day I went back and read some of my first posts since joining and re-starting in August (it has been a few months) and it was shocking that I felt so out of control. I didn't even remember feeling that way. It was like I was reading some one elses posts.

Congrats to the loosers today. I haven't weighed today- Yesterday I was 202. My goal of 199 for tomorrow may not be met but I don't care- it is coming shortly.

Have a great day!

Julie

[Woofy]

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Had a tough day today, volunteered to deliver a program called Economics of Staying in School to 8th graders... Was assigned a class with a few troubled teens, and lots of rowdy teens... Actually lost my temper... Don't know how teachers do it...

Wanted so much to pig out on poutine after the schoolday... Still am craving for it now... =(