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day 514...GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!!...Did alot of thinkin yesterday afternoon when i was gettin my second walk in for the day...i do alot of my best thinkin when ive got a set of earplugs from my mp3 player in...an walkin all zoned out an into walkin...wether its walkin around town or around the inside of a gym in a square...was thinkin how far ive came in the amount of time i been workin my weight off..an how ive still got several pounds to work off...and how its gonna take longer then i expected... how hard it is to get the weight off...feeling bad cause some of my buddies have gotten discouraged and gave up on them selves and left fs...and how i wish at times i could say something to them to get them to get them bck on board and to realize it is hard, but anything worth having in life, doesnt just fall into my lap...most everything in my life, ive had to work for...i kno how hard it is to stay positive all the time...but i also kno its something that is needed in this fight to work the weight off...for me i imagine myself at my ideal weight, i actually see myself in all the detail...i believe in myself, i kno i can do this, as long as i do it day in an day out...to take the bad along with the good...as long as i remember this is a lifestyle change and not a diet...how the more toned and firm i get, the less weight i see come off, but its comin off in inches an places i dont think about...an that the weight isnt gonna come off yesterday like i wish and that i didnt put the weight on in one day...that regardless of how hard i work on gettin it off...that its an everyday routine to do to stay on track an work at keepin off the extra so i dont have to reloose the gains i might have along the ways...i set down last year an did what i thougth would be how long it might take me to get the weight off, but i can see now, that the weight comes off when its ready...its all about consistency and determination ...day in an day out...everyone looses weight at different paces...as does everyone exercise differently...ive noticed that my upper body is getting firmer then it was a month ago...even though im not showin a loss on the scales, its not always about what the scales says...i wish i had taken my meausrements bck when i first started fs, im sure they have changed beyond belief....i tried on jeans yesterday and the 42 jeans are so close...even though the scales dont tell it...at times i even wonder if the scales work right...lol...i guess im just tryin to say that its a life long journey...a day in an day out journey...one that is possible for anyone that chooses to keep on tryin ...to do the best you can every meal...and if you mess up..its ok...we all mess up...its all about forgiving yourslf and gettin bck on track at the next meal...its about exercising to burn off the extra calories anyway you can...any exercise is better then no exercise...its about listening to your body...an knowing when your tired an you need a day off from exercising to give your body the rest it needs...shewwww!!!!....guess i need to shorten my walks..so i dont do so much thinkin...lol...HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY!!!...catch you all later im sure...
MINI GOALS TO FOCUS ON DAILY!!!!
1. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF !!!!!
2. YOU ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO !!!!!
3. KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE !!!!!
4. VISUALIZE YOURSELF AT YOUR GOALS WEIGHT, IT HELPS YOU TO GET TO YOUR GOAL EASIER !!!!!
5. I AM FIRST !!!!!
6. FORGIVE YOURSELF WHEN YOU MESS UP AND GET BACK ON TRACK AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE !!!!
7. DRINK 16 oz OF WATER SOON AS YOU GET OUTTA BED !!!!
8. EAT YOUR HIGHEST AMOUNT OF CALORIES AT BREAKFAST !!!!!
9. AT LUNCH FEWER CALORIES !!!!!
10. AT SUPPER EVEN LESS CALORIES !!!
11. WATER!!! ....NEVER ENOUGH WATER THIS TIME OF YEAR !!!!!
12. TAKING DAYS OFF IS NECESSARY !!!!!! FOR RECOVERY !!!
13. DOING HI-INTENSITY WORKOUTS BUILDS UP MY HEART MUSCLES SO THAT I CAN GET MORE OXYGEN IN MY BODY TO BURN OFF MORE CALORIES !!!!!
14. DO THE BEST YOU CAN DO EVERYDAY !!!!!!
Diet Calendar Entries for 31 October 2008:
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757 kcal
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Fat: 27.45g | Prot: 73.93g | Carb: 51.09g.
Breakfast: banquet brown'n serve sausage links, banana, chicken breast, cheerios, water. Lunch: 1/2 kraft mayo, 1/2 water, Chunk Light Tuna in Water (50% Less Sodium), water, lettuce. Dinner: great value brown rice, Chunk Light Tuna in Water (50% Less Sodium), wylwood mixed veggies -- no salt added, water. Snacks/Other: triscuits, Gela Delight gelatin dessert(jello). more...
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4382 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
weight training - 30 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour and 12 minutes, dumbell curls - 20 minutes, afternoon crunches - 20 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 33 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours and 5 minutes. more...
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Great journal today, twin. I'm so glad you shared all that with us. You - and others like you - are the reason I have stayed at FS and stayed in the right mind-set. You help to show the way - with your success and your common sense reminders and advice. Thank you so much! Keep walking and thinking! And sharing!
31 Oct 08 by member: amryk
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Absolutely loved your journal today. How come, whatever I'm thinking or feeling, someone here at FS journals my exact thoughts. Keep working at it,keep motivated and keep journaling my thoughts. Thanks a million.
31 Oct 08 by member: flaxseed
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Wow! That was a good one! WE all need those days/weeks where we don't think we just do BUT we also need the self reflective days to recharge our batteries and refocus. Good thought processes there, Loos! Staying positive I think is the key to most things in life. It's not always easy but it is sooo worth doing! I have seen a demonstration twice now that was simply amazing and proves how powerful our minds really are and how we can contrlo/influence our own minds. So the speaker asks one person from the audience (and I have seen this in an intimate session with all people I know/trust and in a big room with LOTS of people) The speaker has the person hold out there arm and tries to push it down while that person resists. This is sort of calibration o see how strong that person is. The the speaker has the person say I am a weak and pitiful person 10 times. It's interesting I hear in another one the person almost cried all were hesistant to say it and it tending to come out soft and get softer and more miserable sounding. Then the speaker has the person hold out there arm again and pushes on it and usually there is NO resistance at all the arm simply drops. The person is TRYING to resist but literally can't. Nowin both cases the speakers asaid something like"Well of course I cannot LEAVE her this way" SO then the audience member is told to say "I am a strong and powerful person" ten times. And this time the get louder and more confident each time. One of the ladies was almost shouting when she was done; very adamant sounding. And now the speaker could move her arm even LESS than the very first time!! It's really amazing. So those daily affirmations, Loos, are SUPER important. You might even pick a couple that are the most important to you and say them ten times in a row!! :) I do! I have three I say 10 times on the drive in to work and on the way home. Two of which pertain to FS and being healthy: "I am a strong and powerful woman" and "I have a healthy and agile body"
31 Oct 08 by member: Simavision
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Thanks for sharing that. I needed to hear it. The scale isn't moving much for me but. I feel better,move faster,face looks thinner and clothes fit better. How do i get down cause the scale doesnt match up to what everything else shows. I also did not get this way overnight and I know it will take time .Thank you for sharing all of that with us. Made my day. I will feel great today regardless of what the scale reads.
Karen
31 Oct 08 by member: khoyt
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just got home from my refreshing morning walk...46 here this morning..not sure about the wind chill ...walked 72 min..7762 steps..3.6 miles...first walk over...second one after lunch...
31 Oct 08 by member: loosinisfun
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YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TODAY -- Mr. Fun! I also miss my absent Fat Secret companions and I wonder how they are doing. An easy-to-follow parallel is the way we miss someone when he stops attending church. Your observation about TONING and FIRMING acknowledges my original goal when I first STARTED Fat Secret -- which was to just FEEL BETTER ABOUT THIS BODY -- the one that houses my SOUL! If the soul's "dwelling place" is in need of repair and maintenance - the soul FEELS that need! This journey is "SOOOOOOOOO" NOT about the weight; it is about all those OTHER issues that caused the weight GAIN. IT FEELS GOOD TO FEEL GOOD! How MAGICAL it is when we WORK ON TAKING CARE of our bodies -- that we acquire the strength and skills to MANAGE those other stressors in our lives. If you read my journal today you will see that I experienced an encounter last night with a more than abrasive parent. Had that encounter occurred last spring -- when I weighed 172 at a height of 5'2" -- I would have had less strength, confidence, and productive coping ability than I had last night. BOTTOM LINE? HEALTHY LIVING GIVES ONE CONFIDENCE!
31 Oct 08 by member: Cobra Fan
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Your right about it all. It's a journey and a lifestyle. It's forever.
31 Oct 08 by member: bethru
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AMEN brother!! It's all about getting back to it... no one ever said this was going to be easy, did they?? Man, aint that the truth! ;) Keep on rockin' it up!
31 Oct 08 by member: bullytrouble
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thanks for such great words of encouragement, Mike. You don't have to worry about ME quitting FS! you're stuck with me! LOL
31 Oct 08 by member: BadAndee
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Reading your journal tonight speaks to ME! I have been absent from here in more ways than one lately, and your message to me in a nutshell is consistency and determintion, both lacking in me as of late. I have been treating this like a yo-yo. Up until South Beach Diet and Fat Secret I couldn't lose an ounce to speak of; now that I have learned to take off some pounds in a healthy manner, I lack the consistency and determination. . . . . . .I hope to make this a problem of the past, and remembe what you say about determination and consistency!
31 Oct 08 by member: susieq1941
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i had more time to think again today on both my morning an afternoon walk...and somedays when it gets to be time to exercise...i have no desire in exercising...but at the same time i kno i have to...its like when you kno you have to do something...thats got to be done at a certain time...thats how i see my exercise routine..i try an do it at the same time everyday..or close to it...and when that time comes, i kno that unless my body tells me its to tired to do it...then i kno its up to me to get out the door and on the pavement an walkin...this program of gettin the weight off and burning the calories is all up to me...im the only one that can make or break the habit...so if i fail then im responsible..no one else...and yes ther are times i think about quiting...but then i think about how far ive came and all those thoughts leave...ive came so far in 15-16 months...to change back into my old self...im a new person with a new outlook on life, food, and exercise...and its just so awesome!!!!!
31 Oct 08 by member: loosinisfun
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Good post Mike. Keep it up!
01 Nov 08 by member: dheimer
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