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Have to leave early for a dr appt, so won’t be on much today. Have a great day buddies! I will have to read blogs tomorrow!

Enjoy!

Begin with the possible, begin with one step.  There is always a limit.  you cannot do more than you can.  If you try to do too much, you will do nothing.  (pd ouspensky & gi gurdjieff)

peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others, but by simply accepting them as they are.  True acceptance is always without demands and expectations. (gerald g jampolsky)

everyone and everything around you is your teacher  (ken keyes jr)

see every difficulty as a challenge, a stepping stone, and never be defeated by anything or anyone.  (eileen caddy)

the secret of making something work in your lives is, first of all the deep desire to make it work:  then the faith and belief that it can work:  then to hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief. 

Happy Tuesday!!  Had my date with Billy bright and early this morning! I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning, but I did it! Would have been too easy to stay in bed, but I reminded myself of how I hate to work out in the evenings and that got me moving. And guess what? I do feel better now that I did it, and very proud of myself.

Ok, I need you all’s opinion on something; I’m not at 148 pounds, 13 away from my goal of 135. Some people I know say I should not lose anymore, but I want to get to goal. But I was also thinking of changing my focus a bit. I’m now going to focus more on my exercise and weight lifting, and more on being healthy than focusing on the scale  alone. I’m not going to start slipping on my eating, but my main focus is optimum health, and not just weight loss.

With that being said, I have to get to work. Will be back to read blogs at lunch, love ya!

Weight loss challenge team needs more members.  The Wild Cats are looking for new members!!  We are competing against the Hot Rods.  We weigh in every Sunday with a 10 am cutoff time in your own time zone.   We then declare a winning team (whichever loses the most weight) and start all over again!We have an awesome group of people on our team who are always ready to offer encouragement and motivation.  We have a lot of fun but are also very serious about our goals and have a separate forum just for serious talk.  Our team also offers optional exercise challenges. You do not have to do them but we have a lot of fun with them.  If you complete one or more of the challenges, you can email us and we will brag about you. But, it is not required. You can find us by looking at the Buddy Slim menu bar and clicking Forum and then click Weight Loss Challenges and then click Wild Cat Serious Talk or Cheer section.

We’re looking for people who are serious about weight loss. You need to be willing to workout at least 5 days per week (trying for 6) and eating healthy on a regular basis.  If you’re interested, email us your current weight and we’ll introduce you to the team. 

Thanks, Kama and Molly 

        JUST FOR NOW

I will aim for progress, not perfection. I will remember that my progress will be in direct proportion to my honest efforts to become the best me I can be. I can chose who I will become.

I will remember that each of us is different and in order for me to LIVE I must LET LIVE. I do not have to like everyone and everything. By learning to like myself better, I will find I like others better. I often resent or dislike in others the things I see in myself. I can change these things in me, but not in them.

I will use my talents and gifts. I will not deny these beautiful things in me. I will develop them and therefore me.

I will apologize and make amends if I have harmed myself or someone else. I will not apologize for doing my best, even if I don’t always succeed. I will not allow myself to be crippled by fear, guilt or shame.

I will be more honest about what I can or cannot do. I will be willing to say “No” or “I don’t know” and stick by it. I will not let the opinions of others, real or imagined, trap me into going against my better judgement.

I will take time to THINK. I do not have to react to pressure, real or imagined. I will test my actions by ” How important is it to me?” If it is important to me, then I will act.

I will remember that I always have a choice. I can choose my attitude. My thoughts and feelings are not right or wrong. They are simply a part of me. It is what I choose that counts.

I will remember that the journey is its own reward, and therefore I will be patient, but not complacent.

I just found this and wanted to pass it on! :mrgreen: 

Good morning! How are we this morning? Did my Leslie Sansone walk and kick this morning! Will do my team challenges this afternoon and my crunches and bridges, too.

Went to a meeting last nite, was good. My friend Anthony celebrated 6 years clean last nite! So our meeting lasted 2 hours but everybody shared and it was great! I am so proud of him! Then it was home and rush, rush to get everything done.

Going to relax tonite, been real busy all week. I find I need some down time every few days, and I do better when I respect it.

Well, I hope you all have a great day, let’s get it going! Angela and Jackie, I gave Billy a rest today, but will be back at him tomorrow! lol

Hugs, you all!

Wanted to share these quotes with all of you!

Eleanor Roosevelt
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

George Bernard Shaw
You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?”

Ralph Marston
Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

George S. Patton
You’re never beaten until you admit it.

Lee Iacocca
You’ve got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it.

LOL!!! This is so me without my coffee!!

I had a great time with Billy this morning! Did the bootcamp cardio!! Will do the rest of my exercises today, too!

Hope you are all having a great morning. I got my microwave exchanged ok and got the new one home. Then we got a huge rain storm, so after getting the groceries, we decided to have dinner delivered instead of going out. I had gotten soaked from the rain!! But dinner was nice, will have to go out in my dress some other time, oh well.

Well time to get busy, will come back at lunch, love you all, have a great day!

How are we today? Well I do have a loss, but since you can’t record it on the tracker, I will tell you it was only half a pound. Was hoping for more. I think the closer I get to goal the more it creeps. Wish I could think of a way to kick it up, but with my work schedule and all, is hard to make any more time for workouts. I may try cutting my calories a bit. I know some days, I get lazy on that.

Well, I did get my closet and drawers all done! Got rid of 6 big bags of clothes!! Now all the stuff I have fits! Even some outfits I had saved! Woo hoo! Will be like having all new clothes! Yay!!

Going out to dinner with Ted today, at our favorite little Chinese place. We went there went we first dated, and haven’t been in awhile. Gonna wear my black dress, too. Then after that, we have to exchange the microwave and then get groceries, so busy day!

Good luck to all the weight loss teams! GO WILDCATS!

I hope you all have an awesome Sunday, and thanks so much for all the supportive comments to my last blog, love of of you! Hugs, Kama

First of all, Good Morning!

Feeling kind of retrospective today. Want to take time to collect my thoughts. Seems like I never have enough time during the week to say what is really on my heart. So, I have decided at least once a week to really do some serious sharing, so please bear with me.

First thing, this is my plan for the day: to stay op all day, and work out with my man Billy doing the long Basic Bootcamp dvd, and then the last 4 of my team challenges, then I’m gonna go thru all my clothes and get rid of the big stuff. Then hopefully will have some time to work on my hobbies. Tomorrow after weigh in and food shopping, I’m hoping Ted and I can go out for dinner some where nice, so I can wear my new black dress!

Well, I was thinking back to this whole last year. I’m amazed at where I am, and how much I have changed, truly mind blowing! I really love and support all of you and very grateful for all yourlove and supprt! You listen and love me even when I rant and rave! LOL

But, I am a work in progress and always will be sure not perfect, but I’m always trying to improve. You know the old saying “please be patient, God isn’t finished with me yet” That is for sure me. But I am growing and learning each day. This is truly an incredible journey isn’t it?

I think back to where I have been and come from and I’m amazed I’m still here. I don’t even recognize the person I used to be, and the choices I made. Thank God I don’t have to make those same choices today, nor do I want to. It is not always easy, I am only human, and sometimes I want to revert back to my old ways, but I’m thankful I now know where to turn for help.

Went to a meeting last nite. Stress was really getting me down. The one thing about looking and feeling so good is it makes you not so content to just sit at home! That didn’t used to bother me, but I do kinda miss the nite life! That is a dangerous way for me to feel. Good thing I don’t want the calories of even a beer! No, no, no, that would be opening the door wide to my past, and I won’t go there. So, instead of going to a bar, I went with my good friend Kevin to a meeting and then home and talked it out withTed. So, I’m in a much better frame of mind this morning. Been doing alot more praying too, and have been turning my efforts inward to work on my self image and what Dr. Phil call “my authentic self” it is fascinating! But, I have along ways to go. But like weight loss, it is one step, one day at a time. Slow and steady, but I will get there.

Mom and dad are holding steady, learning to deal with aging parents is new to me, hard to see people who have been so strong and self reliant all my life start to fail. But again I do what I can, and have to leave the rest in God’s hands, He can handle it so much better than me.

Well, I guess that is it for now, you all have a great day, and GOOD LUCK to all the weight loss teams!! GO WILDCATS!!!

Love you all, thanks for listening, Big Hugs, Kama