10-9-13 WOO HOO! I reached my goal! Hard to believe I would ever get here---it's been a long time coming. But OH so worth it! 7-13-13 Feel so great as a result of all my hard work and support from family and SP! I can sure feel it when I walk up the hill to my house. So worth it. 5-6-13 Ready for the next challenge! I'm going to rock this thing. Yep I'm losing the weight. I certainly need to do it and it feels great. I feel confident I can do this. Keep going! 3-28-13 Feel like I need to update this story. For the first time in a long time I'm making it happen. I feel like my head is in the right place to make the necessary changes in my life. Moving forward! Stay tuned. 2-20-13 Still here. No great successes yet but thinking about making this next challenge great. Getting my head in gear. Have discovered some sure-fire hunger curbs. (grains and protein) more later. 10-28-2012 Since this will be a long haul, I thought I'd post more often. This will provide perspective over time. Here we are on the Fall Challenge. Boy--hunger seems to be evident every day! I can usually curb it with protein. If you read this and have any great ideas pass 'm on. Thanks. Ok. So I haven't won the lottery. (Actually I don't buy tickets.) But I can lose weight, get fit and feel great! Unlike the lottery it's an ongoing process. I can keep winning! As long as I keep moving in the right direction that's all I need to do. Look at each challenge and figure out how to handle it better going forward. Keep a positive attitude. That's what I'm going to do.

Daily food monitor 13,000 steps daily Daily exercise: don't skip a day--just vary it! 1300-1700 daily calories Strength Training 2x week Interval Training Pool workout 2x week Weekly Meal planning and limited food shopping.

New goals: Add beans and whole grains combo into food plan. done! Get back into the pool. Yep I'm back! Jan 2013 Need to get in there every week!



Motivational books: The Beck Diet Solution: Train your brain to think like a thin person-Judith Beck The 9 truths of weight loss-Daniel Kirschenbaum Full Catastrophe Living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness. Jon Kabat-Zinn Wherever you go there you are-Jon Kabat-Zinn

Add a Link Mountain Time 2 hours earlier than EST "You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own and you know what you know. And you are the one who'll decide where to go. " Dr. Seuss
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