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good morning friends! well, i am "back". not back to atkins as i never left, but back to the board after being AWOL for the wedding and honeymoon. as such, i have been thinking a lot and thought i might share some of that with all of you.
as many of you know, i had my wedding as a goal to work toward. that being said, i KNEW the wedding date was not the end. i learned along the way that this had to become a lifestyle for me. i need goals. i need focus. i know that in order to CONTINUE feeling healthy and energetic, i need to STAY ON THE PLAN. that includes eating right, drinking lots (water that is!) and the ever necessary EXERCISE. our friend apple said today (pardon the misquote)..."trying to do atkins without exercise is like trying to drive a car without fuel." isn't she so smart? another lifestyle girl for sure! so i ask you.......do you have a plan? do you have goals? are you in it for a quick fix or are YOU planning to be a lifestyler?
in talking to jess after the wedding, i told her that even tho i had lost 40 pounds, i had reached my goal (now i have set a new one!)....in looking at my wedding photos i still saw a little bit of that "fat girl." WHY!?!?!?!?! in the back of my head i sometimes hear, VERY faintly, my dad's "fat girl jokes." that voice gets fainter and fainter all the time. heck, i might even hear it when i get to 140! WHY do we let those things haunt us? will i ever look in the mirror EVERY DAY and say "dang girl, you look good" without that nagging voice behind it? YES I WILL. i truly believe that i will get to that place where i am truly satisfied with me. and it will NOT be because i get to a certain number on the scale! it WILL be because i have developed a total lifestyle for myself in which i feel in control, i have goals, i am achieving them, and i feel so good that i no longer pay any attention to those voices. what about you? do you have nagging thoughts that might keep you from achieving? if so, DON"T LISTEN! you have to believe that you are worth the effort and you have to believe that you CAN achieve. don't let anyone or anything get in your way.
i also mentioned to a friend lately that i used to be a runner....the old betsy. the betsy i knew before the evil ex. i have found her again and she is better than ever...better, older, wiser, the old me even improved. when i think of all the things i gave up when i was with him.... i gave up so much of me to keep the peace. but in truth, i can not blame him...i blame MYSELF for allowing him to control me. i gave that up. NOW....no looking back except to learn from the past. NOW i won't allow anyone to take me away from me. i DO plan to run again. thanks adena for the "couch to 5K" program to read. i am not sure when but i WILL. another goal. so to all of you i ask...did you ever allow someone to control you in such a way that you lost yourself? what took you to that place? how did/does it feel? what can you do to get back to being you again? don't lose yourself for any reason....we as women really have a hard time with that since our lives focus so much around others. as difficult as it may seem, try to make yourself as much of a priority as you do others. no one is going to do it for you.
and finally....i have only been here since march. i am not one of the pros 'round town. but even in that short amount of time i have seen so many people come aboard. they are excited, they are enthusiastic, they WANT to lose weight and be healthy........they are around for a short while....and then i never see them again. i wonder why. did they feel scared? were they discouraged? was it too much work? did we not support enough? i don't know. what i do know is this...this board WAS and IS key to my success. all the info and knowledge and advice and sounding off and FUN is what has kept me afloat to my goal and will help drive me to my new one. if you are a newbie....please stick with us! it is not always going to be easy but i am telling you , it is much easier than a life of being overweight and miserable. if you need, ASK! there is always someone here to help you. don't be shy, don't be scared....just don't GO AWAY! if you have been around a while, keep your eyes and ears open. check in with the new folks (and the old ones too). don't let'em get away. we are all in this together. celebrate the successes you see and support those who need a boost. when one of us succeeds, we ALL succeed.
sorry for the ramblings....now they are out of my head and on the board and i can now move on to other thoughts and ideas!
REMEMBER....BELIEVE..JUST BELIEVE!
as many of you know, i had my wedding as a goal to work toward. that being said, i KNEW the wedding date was not the end. i learned along the way that this had to become a lifestyle for me. i need goals. i need focus. i know that in order to CONTINUE feeling healthy and energetic, i need to STAY ON THE PLAN. that includes eating right, drinking lots (water that is!) and the ever necessary EXERCISE. our friend apple said today (pardon the misquote)..."trying to do atkins without exercise is like trying to drive a car without fuel." isn't she so smart? another lifestyle girl for sure! so i ask you.......do you have a plan? do you have goals? are you in it for a quick fix or are YOU planning to be a lifestyler?
in talking to jess after the wedding, i told her that even tho i had lost 40 pounds, i had reached my goal (now i have set a new one!)....in looking at my wedding photos i still saw a little bit of that "fat girl." WHY!?!?!?!?! in the back of my head i sometimes hear, VERY faintly, my dad's "fat girl jokes." that voice gets fainter and fainter all the time. heck, i might even hear it when i get to 140! WHY do we let those things haunt us? will i ever look in the mirror EVERY DAY and say "dang girl, you look good" without that nagging voice behind it? YES I WILL. i truly believe that i will get to that place where i am truly satisfied with me. and it will NOT be because i get to a certain number on the scale! it WILL be because i have developed a total lifestyle for myself in which i feel in control, i have goals, i am achieving them, and i feel so good that i no longer pay any attention to those voices. what about you? do you have nagging thoughts that might keep you from achieving? if so, DON"T LISTEN! you have to believe that you are worth the effort and you have to believe that you CAN achieve. don't let anyone or anything get in your way.
i also mentioned to a friend lately that i used to be a runner....the old betsy. the betsy i knew before the evil ex. i have found her again and she is better than ever...better, older, wiser, the old me even improved. when i think of all the things i gave up when i was with him.... i gave up so much of me to keep the peace. but in truth, i can not blame him...i blame MYSELF for allowing him to control me. i gave that up. NOW....no looking back except to learn from the past. NOW i won't allow anyone to take me away from me. i DO plan to run again. thanks adena for the "couch to 5K" program to read. i am not sure when but i WILL. another goal. so to all of you i ask...did you ever allow someone to control you in such a way that you lost yourself? what took you to that place? how did/does it feel? what can you do to get back to being you again? don't lose yourself for any reason....we as women really have a hard time with that since our lives focus so much around others. as difficult as it may seem, try to make yourself as much of a priority as you do others. no one is going to do it for you.
and finally....i have only been here since march. i am not one of the pros 'round town. but even in that short amount of time i have seen so many people come aboard. they are excited, they are enthusiastic, they WANT to lose weight and be healthy........they are around for a short while....and then i never see them again. i wonder why. did they feel scared? were they discouraged? was it too much work? did we not support enough? i don't know. what i do know is this...this board WAS and IS key to my success. all the info and knowledge and advice and sounding off and FUN is what has kept me afloat to my goal and will help drive me to my new one. if you are a newbie....please stick with us! it is not always going to be easy but i am telling you , it is much easier than a life of being overweight and miserable. if you need, ASK! there is always someone here to help you. don't be shy, don't be scared....just don't GO AWAY! if you have been around a while, keep your eyes and ears open. check in with the new folks (and the old ones too). don't let'em get away. we are all in this together. celebrate the successes you see and support those who need a boost. when one of us succeeds, we ALL succeed.
sorry for the ramblings....now they are out of my head and on the board and i can now move on to other thoughts and ideas!
REMEMBER....BELIEVE..JUST BELIEVE!
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