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7/25/2007 11:55:34 AM
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So here I am attempting this program once again. My first go-round a couple of years ago went extremely well with my actually losing 60 pounds. Then, I spiraled out of control...there was a time where I felt like Dorothy during the tornado and my only comfort...only enjoyment...was food. I didn't realize (or...I didn't want to see) how bad things were getting for me. I avoided having my picture taken so I didn't have to face what was going on...or if I had pictures taken, I would stand behind someone or just have them take the upper half of me (actually I preferred head shots). Even when things like walking or getting up from the couch became such a chore I refused to see that I had to do something. The fact that I had limited selection on what to wear did not even do anything. I didn't even want to go shopping because...what's the use? I wouldn't like the way things looked on me anyway.
I've attempted to go back to this program many times only to find excuse after excuse as to why this just won't work for me. Well, I've excused myself all the way back to my original weight and then SOME! After finally looking at pictures of myself taken recently (ones which I didn't know were being taken) I just couldn't look at myself. How did I let myself get to such a state? Isn't there a pill, a wonder program that can help me? Then I realized...it isn't the program...it's me...all me. My mental state has a lot to do with how successful I am with this program (or any program for that matter).
Sorry for rambling...I just had to confess this for me and for no one else. But if anyone else feels the same way, just know that there is someone else who understands. I want to do this. I have to take control of food and not let food control me. I'm the boss of me...food isn't the boss of me. So I've re-started. I pray that what clicked in my mind the last time clicks this time...and stays clicked. So far...so good.
Thanks for letting me rattle on...if you want to comment, great! If you just want to read about my 6WMBO dramas, great! Hope we can have a few laughs, a few good swift kicks in the rear, and great support and motivation for each other.
Take care all!
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RE: Shrinking Angels
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7/25/2007 12:27:35 PM
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Oh! Actually endeavored to go to the gym my first day. Someone told me to just commit to a time...whatever it is and start from there. So I committe to just doing 15 minutes on the treadmill...and I did it. Mentally, I felt like I honored my committment. Didn't go yesterday because detox was really kicking my butt. Today I'm feeling much better and going back to the gym after work.
LOL! I knew I was in trouble when I went to the gym and broke out in a sweat just putting on my gym clothes! Well...it's hard work getting dressed and hiding your body from others at the same time...talk about multi-tasking! I think I reached my target heart-rate just getting dressed.
Today, I'm upping my committment time on the treadmill to 20 minutes...and doing bands. Go me!
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7/25/2007 7:39:37 PM
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Well...3rd day and all I have left is dinner and perhaps a pm snack. I made it to the gym and did my 20 minutes on the treadmill...even took an abs class called "core fusion" a combo of yoga and pilates moves (otherwise known as the torture chamber). I probably looked ridiculous as big as I am trying to complete some of those moves (geez...when did I lose so much flexibility) but I hung in there and finished the class. LOL...haven't decided if I would go back to that one or not. I still have a bit of a headache but I know if will pass. Just gotta keep hanging in there.
I gotta say, it's a great feeling to know you're doing something good for you. I really missed that feeling...
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7/25/2007 9:02:00 PM
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Inspiration for me and for anyone reading this thread:
"Nothing you have done has been a waste of time. Everything you have been through is a
stepping stone to your next level. Don't let boredom, depression, fear or procrastination
steal your joy or success. Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races, one
after another. Patience and tenacity pays off. If you have a goal or task that can take your
life to the next level, don't give up. If for some reason you have slacked off working towards
your goal, forgive yourself and get back on track. Put on your faith walking shoes. Speak your
word. Don't sweat the small stuff. Overcome procrastination. Trust God for your guidance,
strength and provision. Visualize your outcome. Be optimistic. Let go of negative habits and
negative people. Pursue your purpose and passion persistently and prayerfully with patience.
The best is yet to come."
~ Jewel Diamond Taylor
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RE: Shrinking Angels
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7/26/2007 7:50:02 AM
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Good Morning all!
A little motivator for the day:
You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be. ~ David Viscott
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7/26/2007 8:24:56 AM
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My current motivator? In October I have my 25th high school reunion. Wha!?!??!?! 25?!?!?!?! When did that happen? There sure is something about seeing old classmates that makes you want to look your best...LOL! Geez...I think about the people in my youth group now (I'm in charge of a youth group in my church) and I think...OMG...NONE of them were even born when I graduated from high school. What a gross thought!
I was just thinking of things I want to do that I haven't been able to do or was too ashamed to do because of my weight. So I decided when I get to onederland I'm gonna:
1. ride a rollercoaster
2. take an acting class (although my DH says I'm too dramatic as it is...LOL)
3. shop at Victoria's Secret
Today, I'm committing to upping my cardio time another 5 minutes.
I'm down another pound today (I know, I know...don't weigh in daily but what can I tell you...)
I hope you all have a wonderful day! BTW in case you haven't noticed...my thoughts do not flow nicely...I just type whatever comes into my head. I want to jot it down before I forget.
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7/26/2007 12:38:22 PM
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Been perusing the threads and reading the stories of the re-starters. Just wanted to let all those re-starters know...it's not about the fall, it's about the picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, and moving forward. I'm saying a special prayer for all the re-starters out there.
To any newbies who may read this, I'm saying a special prayer for you as well. You've picked an incredible plan to follow. I know you can do this...we all can.
Hang in there all...
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7/26/2007 1:24:06 PM
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Hi angel,
It is the dusting yourself off and doing what's best for you that matters the most. I did wonderful on this plan for about a month and screwed it up. I have been beating myself up and keep thinking "if I had stayed on it like before I would be soooo far along now". Doing that though does not acomplish anything. So I am only moving forward now. For my family and my health and general happiness I think that it is worth the effort.
So we have about the same to lose, and are restarting from about the same point. What body type are you?
-SG
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7/26/2007 1:35:21 PM
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-SG...welcome!
I'm a body type A. You know you're absolutely right. Beating yourself up doesn't accomplish a thing. Before I re-started, I kept saying, I should have stayed on, I should have...I should have...but did nothing about it.
Your health, your family, your sense of well-being, all of it makes the efforts worth it. I'd love to hear how you're progressing...keep in touch?
Take Care.
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7/26/2007 1:55:37 PM
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GOOD LORD!!!! I'm here in the office and I go to the lunch room to heat up my lunch when WHAT should be sitting right on top of the very microwave I was going to use? A big container of one of my favorite ICK snacks! Now, mind you, I have MANY favorite ick snacks but this is one that, lately, had been my particular favorite (you know how sometimes your favorites go in cycles). ANYWAY...as I was heating up my food I turned my back on that container that taunted me and called my name. As soon as the bell rung on the microwave I grabbed my stuff and high-tailed it back to my office before any damage was done. I had to come on and post to type it out of my system...LOL
Thank goodness my lunch was the chili...don't think I'll be returning to the lunch room. Just finish up my stuff and go to the gym, get on the treadmill, and go home. That's the one advantage of owning your own business...you can leave when you want (or when you need to).
Whew...I feel better....don't hear any more taunting...LOL!
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7/26/2007 2:05:17 PM
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OH i know exactly how you feel.
Last night i was sitting on the couch and my friend was eating chocolate chip peanut butter cookies! I almost broke down and grabed the box but i didnt! and im so pround of myself for that.
keep up the good work!
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7/26/2007 5:56:48 PM
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Samanthakay, thanks for visiting! Good for you for hanging tough. It's really hard when the person is eating stuff right within your reach. I would have had to resist the urge to knock the box out of a friend's hand and throw away the box. Come by again and let me know how things are going with you.
Take care
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7/26/2007 11:16:08 PM
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Oh good grief! So I did really well today, even made good with my committment of 25 minutes on the treadmill and Day 2 resistance training. So I'm doing ab work and my stomach the entire region cramps up (like leg cramps). I try stretching and whatever...it takes a while to recover. Later on during dinner for some reason I'm feeling really bloated and then later my stomach starts cramping (different kind this time)...can you believe it? TOM!!!! Darn that TOM anyway...mind you TOM and I have not been together for well over a year now so when I started cramping, I was sure I had done something while I was exercising (which, of course, would have given me the perfect reason not to exercise...LOL). So now I'm thinking the headaches were probably not detox but PMS...well whatever. So now I'm a whiny baby cuz I don't feel so hot and got my DH to grill my chicken for me. Not bad. And how was your day...?
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7/27/2007 7:34:54 AM
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Thought for the day:
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. - Michael Jordan
So no loss today but that's okay still feeling a bit on the yucky side but I'll continue plugging away. Hope everyone's day is blessed!
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7/27/2007 10:50:51 AM
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Hey, just stoping by agian.
I did awfull today i woke up late and then i skiped 2 meals! But i did walk a mile so im hoping the weight will still come off.
I lost 4lbs in 4 days.
keep up the good work!
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7/27/2007 11:01:36 AM
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Hey Samantha...I hate when that happens...good for you for getting that mile in, though. Hang in there. 4 lbs in 4 days? 
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7/27/2007 12:16:16 PM
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Hi all! Just another thought...
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. ~Henry Ford
...whether it is getting through an OP meal, walking a mile today or that 25 minutes on the treadmill, saying no to ick, getting through the day one meal at a time...those are accomplishments to be proud of. There is a certain joy and peace that comes from knowing you're doing something good for you and you are actually one step, one mile, one minute, one meal, one day closer to your goal.
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7/27/2007 12:52:41 PM
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HeadAngel (cute screen name!), congrats on getting back on the plan. We are the same body type, height and started out at almost the same weight. I was on the plan in 2002 for about 2 months, lost 30 pounds and quit because of severe leg cramps which I thought were caused by the plan (NOT!) - taking potassium and calcium did nothing. Changed the way I was laying in bed to sleep so one leg was not on top of the other and voila, no more cramps! But I digress...
For the next four years my weight just climbed higher, I was living on fast food for every meal. I kept seeing the 6WBMO commercials as I surfed the tv and stopped to watch them every time but did nothing. In 2005, I needed to have tests for my heart including an exercise stress test and echocardiogram and found I was heading into coronary artery disease. I was having trouble doing anything because I was always out of breath. Didn't make me change anything though.
In 2006 that round of commercials made me stop and think about what I was doing to myself and how much I hated the way I looked and felt. I was getting older, looking at retirement not too far down the road and not wanting to be stuck in my house because I was too fat to get out of my own way. I ordered a new kit since I had no idea where the old one was and on 8/20/2006, my lifestyle change began. This time it clicked that I could not go back to eating the way I used to, that this had to be permanent. In less than a year, I have lost 112 pounds and that was just following the eating plan. I'm off my prescription meds for BP and cholesterol. I just began cardio and sculpting, I couldn't have done much before then so I decided to hold off until I lost weight. I was where you are and I can relate to the struggle but I KNOW you can do this! YOU know you can do this! Work the plan and it will work for you, take it one day at a time and DON'T GIVE UP!
You have posted some great motivational comments so I thank you for that. Keep up the good work and enjoy the journey as you become a trimmer, healthier you.
POP til you DROP!
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7/27/2007 12:59:24 PM
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Linda: WHAT AN INSPIRATION YOU ARE!!!! Thanks so much for the words of encouragement. Good luck with the cardio and sculpting...those are my other downfalls...just too darn lazy to get up and move my rear, but I am trying to be better about that. I think of you and others like you who have started out at about where I am now and look absolutely amazing now and I just keep telling myself..."I'm gonna be like them". Thanks again for the visit and the words of encouragement
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7/27/2007 6:02:33 PM
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Just got up from a power nap. They're so awesome! Good day, been POP, napped, hope you all have a great evening.
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