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A Bit of Encouragement for those Tough Days

We all have moments when this “Lifestyle Transition Journey” seems hard.  It seems like what is required of us is just too much to ask and required us to give up so much.  For those moments you need some help to continue to dream your dreams, here is a song that sums up some parts of the emotional struggle with overeating, weight loss, and weight gain pretty well.  

DON’T GIVE UP.  

YOUR CELEBRATION AND NEW DANCE IS ON THE HORIZON.

Until the next time remember this …… https://youtu.be/TPJ5kqjEQlc

 

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Eleventh Day of Thankfulness

Sunday was peaceful and left me with a heart of Thanksgiving.

  • I am thankful for a peaceful morning. 
  • I am thankful for sending out Resurrection Day wishes to my family and friends.
  • I am thankful for a fantastic dinner with my dear friends and their grandchildren. 
  • I am thankful for meeting a 20 year-old man who is leaving for boot camp in a few weeks.  ( My prayers are with you D.) 
  • I am thankful for the beautiful moonlit night on the way home.

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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Tenth Day of Thankfulness

Saturday was great, peaceful, worshipful, magnificent.

  • I am thankful for waking up to a beautiful sunrise. 
  • I am thankful for spending time with a dear friend.
  • I am thankful for seeing the movie “Do You Believe”.  It challenged me. 
  • I am thankful for my 90 minute stationary bike ride. 
  • I am thankful for the Seder dinner I was blessed to be a part of.

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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Ninth Day of Thankfulness

Friday was good.

  • I am thankful for accomplishing most of my planned tasks at work. 
  • I am thankful for 5PM and the gorgeous weather for my drive home.
  • I am thankful the start of the week-end. 
  • I am thankful for the Bo, the cat who met me when I got home.  He has an owner but is completely spoiled by the owner and 3 other families 
  • I am thankful for the richness of my life that comes from family and friends.  I feel like I have a treasure that is much more precious than gold.

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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Eighth Day of Thankfulness

Thursday was good.

  • I am thankful for having a good day at work in spite of a very long day yesterday. 
  • I am thankful for mom whose daughter got baptized last night.  She is my weight loss accountability partner.  We got to share and talk and have a great time on the phone.
  • I am thankful for dad whose daughter who got baptized last night.  My friendship with the family is at least 15 years strong. I got updated on all of the kids, talked about Christ while he was doing some work at the house. 
  • I am thankful that I found some additional information to enhance a previous presentation for the office.  
  • I am thankful for that I do not have to trust in my own abilities for these presentations but can pray and walk into them knowing that God has got me.  God has got the situation.  God has got it all!!!

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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Seventh Day of Thankfulness

Wednesday was good.

  • I am thankful for a good day at work in spite of my challenges. 
  • I am thankful for a friend’s daughter who was baptized this evening.  I’ve known her since the beginning.
  • I am thankful for the opportunity successful completion of a presentation for my office on Wednesday evening.
  • I am thankful for completing the initial draft of my presentation.  It will be tweaked.
  • I am thankful for meeting members of a Handcrafters group that have done some incredible work. 

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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Sixth Day of Thankfulness

Tuesday was good.

  • I am thankful for my a dear close family I got to hang out with last evening after work.  We go back a ways.  I got to spend time with the grandchildren who are growing into incredible people.
  • I am thankful for my job.
  • I am thankful for the opportunity to pray for others with or without their knowledge.
  • I am thankful for my boss who allows me the freedom to do my job with independence and trust.
  • I am thankful for those in my Weight Watchers group.  We encourage, laugh, share, celebrate and learn together. 

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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Fifth Day of Thankfulness

Monday was good.

  • I am thankful for my colleagues in collaborating agencies in my field of work. They are great to work with. 
  • I am thankful for my accountability and prayer partners for the blogs I write. They are invaluable & firmly grounded in the Word of God.
  • I am thankful for my neighbors. We keep an eye out for each other and get along famously.
  • I am thankful for a the incredible mix of blue skies and foliage here in Florida.
  • I am thankful to start training for my next walking half-marathon. Due to an injury my doctor to suspended any power walking & cardiovascular exercise as of last September.  He released me back to walking last week. 

What are you thankful for?  Until the next time…

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I Got This…I Think

The biggest danger in this “Lifestyle Transition Journey” is thinking that I have arrived or I’ve got this.  As I start to think about the future and some of the many changes that are happening to my body and my mindset, it is easy for me to think I am too wise to fall for the old traps.  That’s right! Isn’t it?

When I look at the reality of the situation, I realize that I have spent many more years being out of control of my eating that I have spent being in control of my eating.  Many of the lessons I am learning through this “Lifestyle Transition Journey” have been learnt as a result of many mistakes, failures, re-alignment, and blatant honesty with myself and my true motives.  I understand that I can deceive myself to have my own way.

The best protection for me and my future success is to realize that I must be on guard against the triggers and traps that will lead me down the path of mindless eating, binges, overeating, bad food choices, emotional eating etc., etc., etc.  I must put aside my pride and accept that this is a daily journey.  This journey  may seem easier as my “Lifestyle Decisions” become more the rule than the exception but I must still evaluate and think through my choices.  I must also accept and work out new techniques to  guard against pride and the intrusion of old habits. 

I choose to accept that with my “Lifestyle Transition Journey” success comes with great responsibility. I choose to accept that responsibility including the responsibility for my choices and the consequences to my health and my family as a result of those choices.

Until the next time – Pause and think calmly on this!

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Disappointments and Change

Today has been a taxing day.  I had some disappointments that left me sad and feeling somewhat overwhelmed.  In the past, I would have turned to spending or overeating.  On the way home I decided that the progress I made so far was so important that I would make a “Lifestyle Decision” to handle my evening differently.  

I had my planned meal and then instead of eating more I got up and took a virtual ride in New England on my stationary bike.  The cats chilled as usual.  Smokey did not want to be held but sat contentedly at my feet.  As I rode I focused on the scenery displayed before me of plush leaves, changing colors, the a river on both sides of the path.  Instead of focusing on my feelings, I thought of many things to give thanks for.  These things far outweighed my disappointment.  At the end of the ride, I found that I was no longer overwhelmed by my feelings and actually a little tired and refreshed from the exercise.  

As I write this entry, and listen to my music, I ponder the fact that life is full of disappointments.  I don’t have to eat through them but can do other healthy things instead.  I also know that instead of focusing on the disappointments I can focus on thankfulness.  It does not change the circumstances it just changes me.  

I leave you with wishes for a good night.

Until the next time – Pause and think calmly on this!

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