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HI DEB!  Thanks for the complement!  I still can't believe I am wearing a size 14 shorts!  I am so excited!! Hope all is well with you!  Enjoy your Weekend! Let me know how you are doing ok..

Renee

Thanks Jennene..yes you did misinterpret my post. NO problemo !  I think because the first thing I said is I am sick.  Meaning I have a very bad cold that won't go away.  Thanks for the pep talk for tomorrow, you are right loved ones sometimes have a way with words, but believe me no one is going to knock me off cloud 9! A size 14 is an incredible feat for me, especially since when I started this I was a size 24! Thanks for thinking of me!  I hope you have a great 4th! 

Deb..forgot to say happy Canada day!  Hope you enjoyed yourself.

Kim  hope your son is resting comfortably and feeling so much better tomorrow!  Also that you were able to calm down a little and get some rest yourself.

Leslie, Lois, LaGene, Sue, Cassia...happy 4th!  If  I forgot anyone forgive me, getting tired from this cold, going to bed..Night everyone!!

Reincarnation hope all is well with you!  YOu have to drop us a line so we know how you are doing!

Renee

Hi ladies… thanks for all the congratulations on my 42^nd.  I was married on Canada’s 100^th birthday so I feel like Canada was celebrating my anniversary along with me. LOL  I unfortunately didn’t get out to see any of the fireworks this year, but I heard them off in the distance… does that count?  LOL  I hope you all have a safe and  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!

Renee… Congrats on getting into your size 14 shorts!!!  I’m so excited for you and know you are on top of the world right now!  You deserve to be there too!!!  I hope you enjoy your bbq and all the festivities at your moms party. Have  a Happy 4^th of July!!!

Kim… I’m so sorry to hear of your son.  I pray he is better now.  I know exactly what you’re going through as I went through the same thing with my grandson.  He too had to be hospitalized for a few days because of dehydration.  I know how much strength it takes to cope with the stress of this type of situation. It’s no wonder you’re so exhausted. You just make sure that you take good care of yourself too and get all the rest you need my dear.  I do hope your son is better and is home with you now.  

 Good Morning!   Well, after a few days off  plan due to my son's illness and getting sick myself ~ I can't wait to start feeling thinner and better again.  

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Independence Day! 

Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers.  My son is all better.   We will get test results later this week which MAY help explain why he gets so sick so fast.  

Congratulations to your size 14 Renee ~ not sure I commented on that before.  And 42 years Lois, that is something amazing in this day and age.  Glad you enjoyed a night out.

Jennene you are so right about turning excuses into positive actions. 

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone, and let's keep sticking to the plan!

Kim

Hello again!  I've been thinking and pondering my top 10 reasons for losing weight.  And here they are.

10) I'll be able to have new clothes that I'm proud to wear.

9) I'll live a longer, healthier life

8) I'll be able to participate in sports with my boys without tiring out

7) I'll be stronger physically

6) I'll have increased energy

5) Increase mental energy and focus

4) I'll have increased self-esteem and image

3) I'll not be the  "old" mom that I fear I'll be.  (I'm 42 with two young boys)

2) I'll hopefully avoid/delay medical conditions that seem to be hereditary: diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis and bad knees

AND MY NUMBER ONE REASON:

1) A greater testimony: I'll grow spiritually in my walk with God as allow HIM to transform my mind and lay down new, healthier thoughts within me.  

It is hard to come up with just one sentence for each reason, as there is so much thought that goes with each of them.  

I'm going to print them up in fancy print and tape them on my kitchen cabinets!

Hi! Ladies,

I hope everyone enjoyed their Holiday weekend, and thanks to everyone who posted and shared. As I took time out this weekend to meditate on the promises of the word of God I was lead to,2 verses which I reflect on from time to time when I need encouragement or when I need to refocus my attention off me and my present circumstances and begin to re-apply my attention towards his will and true purpose for my life, and so I decided to share with you all. In Romans 8:28, And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who've been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:37, No in all these things we are more than CONQUERORS through him who loves us. Ladies by FAITH and STRENGTH in God we can do anything we put our mind to and although we may encounter some real obstacales along the way, we can be assured in knowing that he will cause us to succeed as we trust in him and in him alone and not our selves. And always remember that his plans for each of us are for good always. Most of all we can have what our FAITH, believe as long as we keep believing and keep doing.  

Good Monday Morning!  I apprehensively weighed in this morning, but was quite impressed ~ no weight gain, no weight loss.   I was anticipating some gain due to being off plan while my son was sick and then getting sick myself.

Lois, I read your post a few time and there is  a lot to think about there.  I'm glad it is helping you, and thanks for sharing.  

Jennene, those are good verses to focus on.   Our victory is indeed through Him and He does work all things out for good (even if we don't see it right away).

I gave some more thought to some of the excuses I come up with for eating off plan and not exercising.  I found that often there is a lie behind it.  For example, lets say I gave into that PMS initiated craving for CHOCOLATE.  I then might say "I already blew the plan for the day, so I may as well have more, or eat this other thing".  Well that is not true ~ the day might not be POP, but the plan is still there and obtainable for the remainder of the day.   Also, there is another lie behind eating it in the first place:  emotions, hormones and such don't have to be obeyed! 

As far as exercising:  How do I know the boys will interupt my walking on the treadmil if I don't try, hmmm?  

I have a busy week ahead of me, and I need to take time this morning to plan out my meals and make some ahead for the weekend.  I'll be away with some friends on a girls only camping weekend!  I'm making the dinner Saturday night, so it'll be on plan and then I'm taking up food for the other meals.   

Have great days everyone!

Kim

Hello Ladies!  I see that you all had a good 4th. Kim I am so glad that your son is feeling better and I hope that your brother is doing well also.  Lois I did not realize that Canada Day was based on you and your husband! LOL 

 I wanted to thank all of you ladies for all the compliments and Jennene for the pep talk.

 I enjoyed the day, most of all because everyone was telling me how great I looked and I was really shocked. I haven't seen most of these relatives since Christmas, so I have lost 48 pounds since then.  It was so awesome to hear everyone saying how good I looked.  What is weird and frustrating about myself is how I still look in the mirror and see how far I have to go and not how far I have come! Lois, Jennene and Kim all of you mentioned about seeing the positives. I need to realize and congratulate myself on losing almost 50 pounds! I was huge and that is a huge accomplishment for me.  So, I am going to focus on that! A positive!  Lois you mentioned that you were answering Dr. Phil's questions and that you changed your negative responses to positive ones..like you said you lost 10..20..pounds.  It is so true that we all focus on the negatives.  Even at the BBQ, I had a few drinks and felt guilty afterwards.  I told my husband I can't weigh in on Monday.  He said to me do you realize how much you put yourself down, give credit where credit is do.  So, you had a few drinks and cheated a little..you move on, you always do.

  I guess what I am trying to say to all of you is what you are saying to me. Although, I have not made a list of my top 10 reasons to lose weight, I decided I wanted to make a list of positives instead. The following is based on all of you ladies and so I dedicated this list to all of you, and of course myself! LOL You all mean a great deal to me and I think it is about time that you all realize these things...so without further a do..I present a........ 

A POSITIVE LIST DEDICATED TO 

                                 ALL OF US!!    

* FOCUS ON THE CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE IN YOUR LIVES ALREADY BEING ON THIS PROGRAM!

*ACKNOWLEDGE THE WEIGHT THAT YOU HAVE LOST!

*GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR FOLLOWING THE DIET (LIFESTYLE CHANGE) AND EATING WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO!

*BE PROUD OF YOURSELF FOR THE DETERMINATION AND DRIVE THAT YOU DO HAVE!

*REALIZE THE DIFFERENCE YOU HAVE MADE BY SUPPORTING US ON THIS FORUM!

*MOST IMPORTANTLY ADMIT TO YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE DOING THIS PROGRAM..

*LOOK HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME..YOU ARE NOT TRYING TO DO IT ...YOU ARE DOING IT!!

*BE PROUD OF ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LET IT MOTIVATE YOU TO EVEN MORE SUCCESS!

 Have a wonderful week, my ladies..love you all !!

Renee

Enjoy the rest of the day ladies, and have a GREAT week this week!!

Hello Sista's

Glad to read up and see that everyone is ok and really on a positive path. Hey Renee-- you go with your bad self Im so happy for you receiving those well deserved compliments --I was sitting here reading the thread smiling from ear to ear truly happy for you. Jennene thank you for that word --needed it just then, Kim so happy that your son is better and you are dead on about excuses --I cant begin to make any for the way I ate on the 4th of July. I ate like it was the last supper -- relatives were over and we cooked out had a blast I did not weigh myself but I will when I get home --However I have been POP all day You said it best Lois yesterday is gone Im back where I need to be on this day and I feel good about it, wont feel good when I look at that scale but hey that is a consequense for the way I ate ...said Im all out of excuses right Truly I'am--- and Im making light of it but serously there are no excuses so Im back  on track and feeling good about it! Have to go will touch bases with you all later congrats again Renee --

 Lois and LaGene glad to hear that you two are not beating yourselves up for the partying and eating on the holiday weekend.  Lois glad that you liked my list of positives and sounds like you are off to a great start.  I am very lucky to have such a great husband. Rich has always been very supportive and always been there when I need him.  Have a great week ladies!  Hi Jennene, Leslie, Cassia, Kim, Deb and where is Reincarnation?  If I forgot anyone please forgive me. Hope the rest of you all enjoy the list!!  I am going to Mohegan Sun on Wednesday and I am very excited!  I love playing the slots and last year I won big!  Hoping to have a repeat performance of last year!  Renee

Hey Y'all - Now that the 4th has past, I'm back on plan.  No weight loss for me but no gain either.  I'm sitting her with my refreshing morning smoothie and ready to be POP all day today.

Renee, all those compliments will have you sailing through the next week so I better stay on track  - way to go! 

Thanks for all the inspirational notes posted here.  My thoughts yesterday were on how many more 'Mondays' do I want to dread or feel pressured to lose weight on... the answer - not many more.  We're half way through the year ladies so it's time to make sure that we take advantage of the second half and get to our goals.  We've been at this for a while and for many very important reasons.  Our time has come.  We've put together our emotional well-being, our spiritual inner richness and now our bodies will show the results of that. 

I'm really starting to look forward to seeing what our "after" pictures will look like!

Happy new week and good luck staying POP.

Hi! Ladies,

Hope each of you are doing well and enjoyed your weekend. As for me I feel as though I'm coming along pretty good these past couple of weeks. I lost 2 lb. and about 2 inches over the last week, week in a half ago. My clothes are getting loser and today I put on a pair of pants which I wear from time to time and I noticed they were fallen off, so much so that I felt uncomfortable wearing them. Because  they actually sag in the seat and not long ago they were way to tight. And I'm to the point I don't even focus my attention towards losing pounds, but on losing inches. And that's because sometimes we may not necessarily see a big difference on the scale or a big drop but could very well be losing inches, and may have lost in other places like your waist, hips, bust, legs, arms etc. The scale is not equipped to do everything we need and might not tell all. Don't get me wrong, I don't really care how the weight comes off so long as it comes and goes some where other then my butt and hips, and I certainly don't need any extra on my breast either. The thing is when I gain weight I usually gain all over but mostly on my legs and butt. And right now I'm feeling good and doing a lot better then before and taking it one day at a time. We really didn't do a whole lot for the 4th so I don't have the over indulgence thing going on to much, although I did try my luck at some Friendly's ice-cream and a bag of Cheese Doodles, Oh! yeah! and some Fruit Punch Soda. But still I'm happy with my loss and will continue to move forward. 

Jennene:  You're so close to ONEDERLAND, can you see it?  Keep going.  I lost what I gained plus 1 extra lbs, over the holiday weekend.  Got my new avi, doesn't it look good.  Stay POP everyone, and move it.  Best Wishes.

Pat,  Wonderful new ATVAR!  Your simple post ending in "move it" made me smile. 

I am quite down on myself for totally blowing the plan yesterday.  I gave into the temptations for starchy foods, something I tend to crave when it's "that time" and truly they only drag me down further.   Today, without much of an umph in my spirit, I'm determining to stay POP.   I tend to fall apart at lunch time when making lunch for the boys and then let myself go from there.  I've got to get some music playing and dig into the Word and replace my negative self talk with the TRUTH.

I keep thinking "if I fail to plan, I plan to fail".  I know I've heard/seen that somewhere before but don't know who I'm borrowing it from.   So I'm going to "move it" and get planning and get my room reorganized so I can get the treadmill out and then I can really "move it".  

 And yes, Jennene, very very soon you will be one ONEDERLAND .   Plan now for how you can reward yourself for the hard work.  

Thanks again Pat for the smile.  

 Hi all, where is everyone?

Before freezing some chicken last week, I sprinkled it generously with Mrs. Dash' grilling blend and vacuum-packed it. (love my food-saver)  Cooked it today and it was seasoned quite well.    I will definitely pre-season more meat this way. 

I'm motivating myself by reading the recipes in the forum.  I'm finding some really good ideas!  

I need quick and easy lunch idea's so I can stop my afternoon cheating.   Any ideas?  I'm allergic to MOST fresh veggies and fruits, so salads are often not a choice.  (strange, but true they make my lips, throat and mouth itch more often than not)  Once they are frozen, steamed or cooked, I can have them to my hearts content.  The doctor's and allergists I've asked about this don't seem to understand it either. 

Hope everyone is doing well.  I am pressing on!

Hi! Ladies,

I hope all is well with everyone, it's been so quiet on our thread lately. What's going on with everyone? Are we still on or have we fallen off? For now I want to believe we're still moving forward in this process, but not to sure because it seems as though everyone's MISSING IN ACTION. Nevertheless if at all possible can we all try and set aside some time, not much but some time here and their to show our page some? LOVE- I know we're all busy planning summer vacation's, getting the kids ready for summer camp, setting up family gatherings, bb'q's, amusement parks, etc...

Renee: I hope your enjoying your time at Mohegan Sun, and look forward to hearing from you soon, Happy Birthday.

Lois: What's up? We haven't seen very many motivational messages from you in a while? But I hope your doing well.

 Kim: Thanks for posting and asking about everyone. If you remember Renee, went away for her B'Day, and I don't know about everyone else, but certainly hope their okay.

LaGene: Haven't heard from you since the 4th, how's it going? and how's the BABY?....

Leslie: Same for you...

Patrician: I'm not sure??? If your still with us or not, but it's always good to hear from you.

Deb, Cassia, Susand.....It would be nice to hear from you ladies to, so if your out their try and drop us a dime. 

Patience: the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset.   This is my word for the day.  I must be patient with myself as I plug along seeking to make lasting changes in life-long patterns of eating unhealthy, not exercising and so-on.

Behind on my water intake today: Had lots of errands to do today, doctors for my son, dentist for me, stopped into see my brother (who is doing great), and since I have bladder issues drinking while on the go is a no-no for me.  So tonight, I'll drink and be up all night long.  

I am feeling much more positive, the time of month has passed.  I never really  suffered from PMS until I hit my 40's and now I understand!  

I remember that Renee was celebrating her birthday ~ hope to hear from you soon and that you had a great trip.

LaGene, Deb, Patrician ~ how are you?   

I do appreciate the encouragement from our group, so please lets keep posting.   Even if it's a quick word or two.  Keep on the plan, it works!

Kim