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The name of this thread is New Normal...a lifetime journey. It's about changing the way we think about eating and exercising for the rest of our lives. The way we're learning to eat and exercise now by following this plan, has got to be our new normal in order for us to be able to keep the weight off. It's a lifetime journey. As Bonnie (a.k.a. BonnieLu) puts it, "This is not a destination.. this is a process... this is a mentallity... Those that are starting the process, those that are already in process and those that are working to maintain their NEW NORMAL lifestyle.
The journey is ongoing.. it doesn't have an end... It is a way of life and we have to come to terms with that in our heads and hearts first....We all read the statistics about how few people keep their weight loss... We all know people who have lost tons of weight, only to regain it... We are all searching and trying to finds ways to make this journey one that lasts forever.... The concern is that people view this as another diet... not all... but some... We all know Diets Don't Work!
We have to once and for-all abolish the diet mentality...... There is no going back to being "normal" certainly, the operativre word is back.. this is all about embracing a new way of thinking, feeling, moving and of course eating... It truly is a lifestyle transformation. We must, if we ever hope to really change.. embrace a different way of thinking and live our NEW NORMAL lifestyle. I can't have the "diet" mentality... Diet for me has become a four letter word.... I know I keep harping about semantics.. but language (words) are so powerful and help create who we are and what we believe and ultimately how we behave.. I know that for me, Elaine, (a.k.a. ie909ca) personally, I found myself saying "I just want to be able to live like a normal person," so often during my own weight loss journey. Well, guess what? I changed my mind. Now, honestly, after I heard Bonnie talking about the "New Normal" idea it finally clicked for me. Society normal isn't all it's cracked up to be.
I've come to the conclusion that I missed that "normal" boat all together, and that's okay with me. LOL. You see, when I was fat, it seemed like the norm was to be thin. But, now that I am nearing my goal weight, it seems like the norm has changed. We live in a very fat society now, and frankly, if that's the norm, if that's the way things are going to be with everyone else, I don't want to be society "normal" anymore. When Bonnie and I met for the first time after knowing eachother for about a year online here, we talked about how wonderful it would be to live in a "new normal" kind of city. A place where we could talk openly about really liking to eat healthy. A place where ordering healthy on plan foods at a restaurant wasn't such a big deal. A place where people understood how wonderful it is to be able to enjoy exercising. Eating and exercising the way we have learned how to do with this plan, is now a choice we both make everyday. A good choice. Our preferred choice. We know there are lots of others here who feel the same way we do. Life doesn't start or stop once we get to Living Lean. Life is now! Today!
Everyone is welcome here no matter how much weight you have to lose or already have lost. Starting this thread is our way of moving forward, but also giving back. We have learned a lot here, and we know others have too. We welcome you to join us in a quest to create a community thread that focuses on helping eachother learn how to truly feel confident to continue to live and feel comfortable about living your New Normal lifestyle. The foundation has already been built for us. This wonderful 6WBMO plan is the foundation for this community. WELCOME TO THE "New Normal...a lifetime journey" SUPPORT COMMUNITY!  PLEASE NOTE: When posting, please DO NOT CHANGE the subject line of your post. The subject line for this thread is: New Normal...a lifetime journey. Thank You. Elaine & Bonnie 
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8/3/2006 10:21:10 AM
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Wow, Elaine and Bonnie! What a grand idea! I do feel exactly the same about society catching up to OUR way of living and eating. We eat to live, not live to eat. Our food is as simple or as gourmet as we choose to make it. But it's always healthy and what our bodies crave. Eating super sized meals makes you super sized people. There is an irony in all of this. Trillions are spent on marketing unhealthy meals. Trillions are spent on weight loss products. Trillions are spent on studies to see why the majority of the population is growing even though healthy lifestyles are promoted. Last but not least trillions are spent getting treatment for all the related illnesses associated with obesity. We all know what they are: diabetis, heart disease, strokes, gall bladders, fibroids ect., ad nauseum!
This lifestyle should be everyone's normal. Really, our bodies don't need the junk that comes with processing it. If you truley think of your body as your temple, then you don't want to put any junk in your body. If you want your body to work at it's peak performance, you must use the highest quality fuel there is. I think of ourselves as high performance sports cars that require high octane fuel. We work with the lower grade, but not nearly as well.
Another irony about living like this, our food, which takes less effort to produce costs so much more than the junk. Supply and demand! Oh and our food will spoil a heck of a lot faster than a box of oreos. I'm just greatful that the truth about transfats has been so widely talked about and the pressure is on to get that out of the food.
Elaine, watching you transform mentally, physically and spiritually has been an awesome experience for me. I remember you torturing yourself about eating out at resturants and not wanting to stick out by ordering a special meal. Now look at you! You only want what is best for you and you can pick out the best choices on any menu or a buffet.
I must admit that I have taken this journey several times. This is my last time. Period. For me, knowing what I should do and what I do do are not always in sinc. When I put the weight back on last time, the majority of it came on after I had baby 3. Depression, life's unexpected punches, and frankly, me coping the only way I've ever coped...eatting. Food and gaining weight made everything I was going through more difficult to get through. Besides the mental torture, I was in extreme pain. I'm 5'3" and my frame cannot support all the excess weight I put on it. Some of the damage I did is permanent. For the most part I am pain free now and am stronger than I've ever been.
My biggest lesson this time and why I believe I was able to take the weight off again was goal setting and support. So my "new normal" includes setting goals everyday and coming to the boards for support.
Thank you, thank you, Elaine and Bonnie for starting this thread!
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8/3/2006 10:55:54 AM
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A few weeks ago my step-mom told me that she had been diagnosed with diabetes. Frankly, it was no surprise to me and I'd been expecting that outcome for some time. By society's standards she eats in a healthy way. She never eats breakfast or lunch and then when she does finally eat, she eats tons of fruit and drinks fruit juice by the gallon. She is vegetarian and her only source of protein is beans and dairy. It's no wonder her blood sugar is completely out of whack and that she's borderline obese. She, like most of society, had no clue about food chemistry and how it affects the body.
After she was diagnosed she started taking classes on nutrition and food chemistry and learned the magic of eating small meals throughout the day, combining lean protein with complex carbs, avoiding fruit juice and other high-sugar foods. Sounds great, right? It would be if she took it to heart. We sat there on my front porch for a couple of hours talking about all the things she had learned. Then.... an ice cream truck came by and she decided she "had to have" a popsicle since it was so hot out. I was shocked and dumbfounded.
Because of her unwillingness to change her habits and way of life, she will continue to suffer from diabetes and all of its ravaging effects. It's so sad because it doesn't have to be that way.
This will never happen to me. I am dedicated to taking whatever action is needed to keep myself in top form for life. My husband is likewise dedicated and together we are working hard to live our best life. I went in for a physical last week and the results came in the mail yesterday. My resting heart rate is 50, far below the average of 72. Marathon runners can go as low as 40, but that's extremely rare. My cholesterol came back at 153, far below the "healthy" level of 200. My bad cholesterol was extremely low and my good cholesterol was high. All excellent results. Tests for diabetes, anemia, kidney and liver problems, thyroid problems all came back great too. So, I may still have some baggy skin and soft spots of fat that I may never be able to fully get rid of, but all in all, I am in spectacular health. I'm gonna keep it that way.
Now, does that mean I'll never have a piece of chocolate or a glass of wine or never go out to a restaurant? Of course not! Those are the stuff of life. However, it will be done in a thoughtul way and in extreme moderation and will be fully savored and enjoyed. The grand majority of the time I will eat my rabbit chow (as those around me call it) and exercise my heart out. It's my "normal". I'm used to it and it sure has served me well. I only wish those in my life that I love so much like my step-mother would take heed and make this way of life their "normal". I want them to be in my life for a very long time.
I love the idea of a thread dedicated to a healthy way of life as the "normal". Thank you so much for starting this thread.
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I am thrilled that you have started this thread.
I have hesitated to say anything on the other threads, but I have come to believe that we need to concentrate on wholesome less processed & natural foods. I believe that processors are adulterating the "normal" food offered out there with additives that are designed to foster people feeling hungary, eating more and becoming obese, thus perpetuating the cycle. All of this is being done in the name of profits for the food industry. That said, I will climb down off my soapbox and and say, "yes" I fully expect to establish a "New Normal" and welcome the chance to explore with you what that normal will turn out to be.
I may not be able to be here daily for a while, but welcome the opportunity to be able to come and go as life permits.
You all are such daily inspirations to me, though I may never quite come to enjoy the exercise side of normal, as much as you do. LOL Walking, and getting out in nature, I love. The rest, well hopefully I will come to appreciate it more.
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Hi Elaine, and Bonnie! Elaine, Thank you for inviting me to visit this new thread. I was absolutely impressed at our recent luncheon when you ordered the healthiest choice at the table! I know you are serious about this and I believe you will hit goal and maintain it too. How wonderful that you have a thread dedicated to healthy eating as a lifestyle, not just to get the weight off. I do believe you have TRANSFORMED! It really takes time to make the transformation from thinking diet vs lifestyle and for those who take the time to make this transformation the rewards are endless.
By the time I reached goal I knew that I would not add certain foods/drinks back into my daily diet or if I did they would be VERY infrequently or in VERY small doses. For the most part that is exactly what I have done for over two years now. It's so much easier to say NO to them after working the plan for a while and after seeing success. I talk a lot about neuropaths in the brain, how our thinking follows memory along those paths and how through discipline and repetitive actions we can and do change those memories, break those paths are build new ones (healthy ones that cause us to make healthy choices). It is only when we consciously CHOOSE to deviate from the NEW path that we reconnect the old memory and start craving bad choices again...it only takes one "discipline fart" to blow it! Rationalization then sets in and it's downhill. BUT on the positive side, it's really easy not to have that fart at all because we've by now moved away from the old brain connections...you have to willfully break that discipline and we all know we can control that. Even if stress sets in...because we learned new ways to cope with stress too. Life wasn't on hold throughout our transformation, we dealt with it real time and we learned not to turn to chocolate or pizza or booze to cope! For most of us we actually learned we DO have choices!
I see your new thread as FREEDOM, a setting free from the old, the dysfunction, what did not work and isn't working for the masses. BRAVO!
I will visit you as often as I can. And, once the weather is cooler let's go hiking!!!
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Boy Bonnie and Elaine.... I am sure glad I got friends like yous guys!!!!!! Thankyou for starting this much needed thread!!! Now I have a third home, if you'll have me!!!! You girls are the best ever!!!!!![sm=kiss.gif] Changing mind patterns is not an easy task but, with all the like minded people that this thread will draw, I think anythings possible.  
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Bonnie and Elaine ~ thank you for your inspiration and support! I get so much from connecting to like-minded people such as yourselves, those who are willing to find a way no matter what. I look forward to sharing and learning on this thread!
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Great idea Elaine & Bonnie! We all need to realize the "New Normal" our lives must achieve. I would love if the world would adapt so I wouldn't get grossed out looks/comments from my co-workers when I whip out a couple hard boiled eggs and some strawberries as my snack... but I know they aren't going to change - I have to change how *I* react/feel when they do that. No one looks at them strangely when they have a snack of microwave popcorn *every* afternoon, so why all the looks towards me? It seems silly that just the choice in what I eat for my snack can attract so much negative attention!  But even if it does, I can't let it bother me anymore. This is my life, my choice and for my health. I don't mind hb eggs and I find them really convenient and quick to eat - especially at work. Do I plan on having hb egg whites the rest of my life for a snack? No, not entirely. Later I might switch to some chicken breast or discover some other convenient protein, but for now because I'm trying to keep things simple and convenient while I'm still in the "reduction phase", I'm sticking to them. They'll just have to get over it!!!  I know I have a lot of work to do on my body and in my head for establishing a new normal. I have to *really* figure out what it is to have something - anything in "moderation". Even when I lost the weight before, I never really started LL. I still wanted to lose more and changed my goal, but ended up gaining instead (totally lost my head and didn't make it a life change). So I really have NO idea what it is like to LL. I can't wait until I am LL so I can see what it is like to maintain the *right* weight!  I really am inspired by anyone that shares their stories of good choices in restaurants (like you Elaine) - that's something I already know I have to work on for my LL portion (I just avoid eating out at all right now). Hopefully there can be lots more things I can learn about how to be a success in a new normal. I am definitely willing to learn and create those new healthy pathways in my head.
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Hope you don't mind if I lurk in here. As a family we have started looking at the food labels on food we already have and normally eat or used to eat. My kids are now grossed out by the words "high fructose corn syrup" we actually found it in our dill pickles. Why are we killing ourselfs and our kids with all this crap. I have always fed my kids differently from their friends and I am proud of that, organic milk and meats, lots of fruits and veggies and whole grains, very little ICK...I finally have my sister off of processed foods and I was so glad because I now have someone to tell when I find something great and healthy to eat. Now I'm trying to treat myself as well as I treat my kids.
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Hi Friends! I'm so glad I stumbled across this wonderful thread tonight.
I've read many of your posts Elaine and I've chatted once by PM with you Bonnie.
I'm excited to be able to be a part of this lifetime journey with you all.
Have a wonderful evening.
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I cant say much else but to say I agree completely with the previous posts. This has to be our new normal... if we want to get to goal and stay there!!!!
Both of you have made amazing progress on this plan and your pictures are nothing short of awesome!!!!! I think the mental part of changing how we think and react to food is absolutely the most important thing!!! If we can change how we use and think of food, without a doubt weight loss will follow! It is people like both of you, JC & Lisa that are so inspiring to me. By that I mean you both have lost the weight and are as commited to maintaining your loss as you were when you were losing it. That is such an inspiration!!!!!!
Congratulations to both of you!!!!
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Wow!!!!!! When Elaine and I started talking about our new thread... we were questioning whether we would have any other people really interested and willing to join us in this "New Normal Community"... I was away at a tradeshow all day and couldn't wait to get home and see our Introduction posted.. I am so delighted to see so many friends already joining in... It really warms my heart and makes me feel we are doing something that will contribute to all of our long term success! Don't get me wrong, there are many wonderful threads up and running which have made important strides in helping each of us continue to grow in our quest for health. Thank you all for your kind words, support and encouragement. What a dynamic group of thoughtful and commited people this is. I started my journey 15 months ago.... Truthfully, I was motivated by FEAR... I was told that I couldn't have elective surgery because it was too risky.. that I could die... I was floored.. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.. What if I really needed surgery and it wasn't elective.. what if there was an emergency or I needed a lifesaving operation and I died on the table because I was fat. This finally got my attention! This was something I had control over.. I could change the outcome by my own (and only my own) actions. As things turned out... 7 months into my program... I did have to have surgery... I had a pancreatic tumor which had to be removed... I had lost 98 lbs and the doctors said It would be safe to proceed... I came through the surgery with flying colors... I owe my life to this program... I owe my mental health to this program, I owe my new healthier body to this program... The first day I logged onto this site... I somehow found Elaine...it was on my birthday... April 29th, 2005 which was the day Elaine lost 100 lbs... 11 months into her program.. She also started at the same weight I was at that very day...I read as much about her and asked if I could join her group... A group of women who had been together for about a year.. They graciously accepted me with open arms and I proceeded to lose 100 lbs in 8 months... Elaine and I struck up a friendship which has grown over the past 15 months.. I am so grateful to Elaine and so many other wonderful caring people I have met here.. What a gift this past year has been. I truly never thought I would never lose the weight.. I thought at 54 years old I had to come to terms with accepting myself at almost 300 lbs...I had tried so many "diets" before and would lose 50 lbs only to regain it. I was never a person who really was comfortable about being fat... I was very successful in my career... Had tons of friends, loving family but in side... I felt I had failed myself... that on the outside... my behavior and attitude tried to portray a happy, well adjusted woman but boy was that far from the truth...I felt so ashamed... I didn't want people to see me at my top weight... I couldn't "act as if" it didn't bother me very well anymore.. Somehow... something clickedin my head with this program... I remember seeing the infomerical and thinking.. these are real people... these are people like me... this is not a gimmick... they seem to be eating real food ... Sure, I had my doubts.. but I felt this was really something I could live with.... and so my journey began... So... I will end my story here for now.... just know that I need the support of like minded people.. people who have also made the mental and emotional change... people who realize that there is NO going Back... that this is an ongoing journey with no final destination... Thanks for listening.... Kirsten, Julie, Nancy, JC, Lauren, Gwen, Lola, Cindy & Pam... thank you thank you for joining us.... I am inspired and motivated by each of you... Bonnie Lou  
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I too want to say welcome and also thank you for your support, to Kirsten, Julie, Nancy, JC, Lauren, Peg, Gwen, Lola, Cindy, Pam and of course Bonnie. My hope for this thread is that we share, I mean really share our insights and experiences with eachother so we can learn how to truly come into our own, so to speak, and really embrace this new lifestyle that we are creating.
Most of us belong to other threads where there is a lot of chit chat going on, and that's great. We all need the kudos, enjoy the friendship and want that kind of encouragement. This thread is a little bit different. Instead of spending all your time just replying to other people's posts, we'd like to see you spend your time here reading and yes replying, but don't neglect writing about how YOU are doing in your journey today. In fact, start with YOU first, if your time is limited.
There was a lot of good sharing in today's posts. A LOT!!! I've seen most, if not all, of you on other threads. But, I have to say, I learned so much more about you today after reading what you wrote here. I benefited so much from the things you shared because they were things that matter to you. I often find that when something matters to others, I can't help but also feel how important those things or similar things really are in my life too. We can learn so much from eachother this way.
One thing I would like to share with you first, is something that helped me feel at home and connect with people on the first thread that I was on. Marilyn120 first shared LESSONS FROM THE GEESE with the thread she started, and I would like to pass on that tradition and share it with you.
LESSONS FROM THE GEESE
When we all work together the end result is greater than if each of us acts independently. There is a great deal to be learned from the teamwork shown in "Lessons from the Geese".
As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift; for the bird following. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds 71% more flying range than if each bird flew alone.
Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone, and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as a goose, we will join in formations with those who are headed where we want to go.
When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the point position.
Lesson: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership - with people, as with geese, interdependent with one other.
The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Lesson: We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging - not something less helpful.
When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow their fellow member down to help provide protection. They stay with this member of the flock until he or she is either able to fly again or dies. Then they launch out on their own, with another formation, or catch up with their own flock.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as the geese, we will stand by each other like that.
A Lesson from the Geese appeared in the November 1988 edition of Nebraska Synod (ELCCA) Update, where it was credited to Milton Olson.
A link to the Lessons from the Geese website is located in my signature.
Please feel free to invite others that you know from the Provida website forum so that we may join hands together to help eachother learn to embrace our New Normal.
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I'd also like to lurk here as well.
I don't post much but I think this is a great idea and as soon as Kirsten told me about this thread, I thought I would pop by.
You all have done wonderfully on the plan and I'll be seeing you here on and off.
Sharon
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8/4/2006 4:22:41 AM
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I hope I'm not intruding and I would like to also lurk here. you gals are AWESOME and I want to THANK YOU.
I started the plan with full force and it worked wonderfully the first week, although I know most of it was water loss, I felt great and even got into pants that did not fit me a week before (great feeling of empowerment), week two went by with more weight loss, not as great as the first, but I expected that. This week (week 3) is slower and more discouraging. I have been having doubts and getting bored with the meals, etc and I have been floating around the forums/threads and getting tired of knowing it is peoples TOM, and some of the false conversations....then I tripped into this room.
Bonnie, Elaine, you look great and after I read your posts, it all clicked again as to why I started and why I need to stay focused....I'm even looking forward to my chicken at lunch!! I printed it off so that I can keep it posted on my fridge and read whenever I feel like just skipping a meal or worse, cheating.
I apologize for rambling, but I wanted to chime in and Thank you!!
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Melissa Life doesn't give any gaurantees, only opportunities...what you do with them is up to you.
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RE: New Normal...a lifetime journey
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8/4/2006 4:47:06 AM
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60in06
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Hey gals, just thought I'd pop in and say hey. I'm excited for you and I'm sure you thread will be a great success. Would like to just pop in occasionally to see what's up since I'm already a regular on several other threads. Good luck to ya.
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8/4/2006 5:37:21 AM
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hello all
I, too, want a new lifetime normal. I have only 15 pounds to go and am feeling that every time I lose a pound, keep it off, I gain it back. When I am on my own, I am POP. But, when I am out with friends, family, or co-workers, I always look to the yummies.
I love myself, and want to take care of myself. I am doing just that.
THank you for starting this thread
Patty
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RE: New Normal...a lifetime journey
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8/4/2006 6:00:08 AM
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hi Elaine & Bonnie I originally popped in here to give my support for your new thread...what I found was amazing..Elaine you have been a great inspirtation to me....I started this plan just about a year ago & I really struggled...not with the plan (the plan was easy) but with me...It was me on the inside that made me fat on the outside...this is the 3rd & final time on this plan I WILL reach my goal...& it is more than living lean....what I just read on the previous posts is crucial to my life...so much changes when we lose weight...not just our bodies....there HAS to be a new normal thanks for starting this thread I look forward to checking in have a nice day ...Sue
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Let's get to goal then worry about how we feel about it....iamHeidi
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8/4/2006 6:58:18 AM
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Ahhhh what a joy to be with like minded peole!!! Lessons from the geese are lessons to remember!!! I am honored to be a part of this thread!! Hope you all have a wonderful day!!!!!
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8/4/2006 7:09:42 AM
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This is great! I just realized that I haven't been talking about ME enough. I haven't been giving myself kudos and praising myself enough. I used to always come online and celebrate my success on a daily basis. I prefer to talk about success. If I do falter then I don't feel the need to harp on it or whine, curse, or complain, I just need to continue on and keep my focus. Most of the time as soon as I would post how well I was doing that would be followed by someone posting how bad they were doing or something negative or down. I find myself feeling sorry for everyone else and having to post to lift them up since they were down and not concentrating on ME. Not to be selfish, but I have to remember that it is OK to be SELF-ISH. Thanks for this opportunity to not feel like I'm on the outside looking in.
***Eating away from home has been one of my struggles. I will be away from home tomorrow from about 10:00 a.m. til late afternoon and am going to be POP. I am visualizing myself eating OP while shopping at the mall with my SIL. I am packing a small cooler in my car with all my meals and water for the day. I'm only going to get a plain salad at the food court or a subway to add my own chicken and salad dressing to for my lunch. Tomorrow night we'll be going out dancing with friends. I am only going to drink water and enjoy socializing and dancing with my DH.
Have a wonderful day and weekend! TGIF!
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