Determination

Mark Twain: Inspirational Quotes on Determination
The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.

Richard Devos: Inspirational Quotes: Determination
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and faith to believe it is possible.

Cecil B. De Mille: Inspirational Quotes: Determination
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.

Vince Lombardi: Inspirational Quotes: DeterminationThe price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Helen Keller: Motivational Determination Quotations
While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.

Aslan: Motivational Determination Quotations
Why? Why Not? Why Not You? Why Not Now?

Zig Ziglar: Motivational Determination Quotations
Will you look back on life and say, "I wish I had," or "I'm glad I did"?

HELP!!!!!!

I need some encouragement! I am stayin strong on my weight loss but I haven't been continuing to lose. I am having a hard time getting back on the wagon per say. I have worked out enough to stay even but I can't get back in the grove to lose more. I have alot more to lose to put me in a healthy range. I need some help!
I know some of you think I might be vein but I want to be healthy not skinny! I am looking at the big picture here. I want to be in the healthy picture here. So far my blood work says I am not as healthy as I could be. So I am hoping this blog might be what I need to get me there.
I talked to my doc last week and he says I am doing good. But He wants me to do better so I am trying to do better.
I would love to be a super skinny model but I am human and I know it is not going to happen but I would love if I can keep myself alive as long as I can so I can experience life to the fullest.
I guess what I am trying to say is I need some support right now.

Home...

Finally a weekend home. I Know I started this thing but i have to thank all of you for keeping it up! We have been going to my parents every weekend for that last month. the days home were spent getting organized for the next weekend away. I have been keeping more busy here and I am noticing a difference in how pliable my skin is. I like that. It how ever has been in the 100's here and a bit unbearable. My legs and feet swelled. It is the first time I have ever had that happen and I am sure it is because of my size!

We have been looking into elliptical with the tax rebate coming and I am a little weary of buying one. I am afraid at my size that I will be over whelmed by it! I am trying to figure out if a treadmill is the better option at this point! how ever on a rather disturbing note as we have been shopping for this objects of weight loss...I notice that allot have a weight limit of 350....so if you are fatter than that you are SOL and have no options! Isn't life a dandy???

any way, any hints, or any thoughts on the elliptical versus the treadmill dilemma???

seriously????

Ok so as hectic as life is I swear I should be skinny! I chase a very busy one and a half yr old along with his sister every where...but yet i still grow out while they grow up!

any way life has taken a Tasmanian whirl lately. I started up working with A.von and I want to give it a really go go so I have been talking to as many people as I can about it and I am glad I did. it has gotten me out of the house more and that means I am more active. Also we have been going down to my parents house to help them fix up there house in hopes of renting it. so I have been out lifting things and digging raking and all that good jazz while running after the sly little one yr old! I thin that should have made me loose 10 lbs alone I tell ya! LOL it has been busy!

so what we have been doing at our house to start the weight loss is to start being aware of what we are eating. We aren't cutting anything out per say but we are eating realistically. smaller portions. we have cute meal sizes in half or more. I my self have been trying to not skip meals that is my biggest down falls. I was eating once or twice a day and they would be these huge meals and them my body thinks I am starving. so I am try smaller meals with healthy protein filled snacks in between. Josh after doing this switched to diet drinks at work (he had to have his caffeine). that and a little more busy at work and he has shed some where between 65-70 lbs.

We haven't cut out all sweets I have noticed that when I feel that I am on a diet and there is something you cant have I feel trapped. So eating healthier and not oinking on foods like "junk food" is the key! I eat it slow and enjoy it and then be done with it! I had it and just a little! it seems to be working! I noticed that sense doing these we tend to eat less "junk food" then we use to!

we are also trying to listen to our bodies. and as soon as we feel content while we are eating we stop. We have noticed that when we listen to our bodies we eat far less and feel a million times better after eating. none of that bloated I can't move after you eat feeling. We have the energy to keep moving.

As for my kids in this equation I started picking up the hundred calorie packs. Not that I am trying to put my kids on a diet...they are growing. I just want them to learn good portion sizes and learn now to eat only what they need and not to pig out. To only eat when they are hungry and until they are full.

So far that is what we are doing. I stepped on the scale the other day...it was scary. I know where I was weighing the floor was not even but I thought I would try it any way...bad idea...it said I weighed 370. but that cant be right because all my clothes for 345 still fit the same way. I know that 30 more lbs would change that. But was a scary realization of what is to come if you don't change your lifestyle. I feel all I have left to do is add a lot more exercise into this routine. I have already noticed that the fat in my stomach is more ply able. That gives me hope. I take it was a good sign. I know that it is starting to break up I am feeling a lot more energy.

I Also have to apologise for starting this thing and then being MIA for a while. Life seems so crazy right now and I have been a bit busy. I do come on here and listen to what you all say and start to try to work your good advise into my life. thanks for being a great support system and I hope you all continue to come here and help give hints and tips!

Possitive Affirmations

1. I am a winner
2. I am the best friend that I have
3. I have accomplished harder challenges
4. I have the ability to reach my goals
5. I am a capable human being
6. I deserve to be fit
7. I am responsible only for my own feelings
8. I am a deserving human being
9. I love myself for who I am
10. I am able to handle any problem I face
11. I will be free of guilt today
12. Change is a blessing I am working toward
13. My goal is desirable and worth it to me
14. I am a rich treasure ready to be found
15. I have the right to feel the way that I do
16. My possibilities are endless
17. Belief in self is a step toward personal growth
18. There is nothing that I cannot handle
19. I am capable of achieving my weight goals
20. My family will benefit from my health changes

how's everyone doing?

Hey I haven't heard too much from anyone. I am still having a hard time getting over my hump. I am still maintaining but I want to be loosing. For the first time since January I had a horrible emotional eating day. I couldn't stop eating. I was so worried that I would gain but I didn't.

Adam had to have a tooth pulled and I made Rick go with him because I don't handle things like that very well. Anyway the whole time they were gone I was sick and nervous. Then when they got home I was feeling a little better until I decided to change the gauze from his mouth. I took the gauze out and I turned my back from him to throw it away and next thing you know adam passed out and was out for what seemed like forever his whole body looked like he was seizing. He bumped his head on something on his way down so he was not in good shape when he came to. I was so scared. He was miserable for hours. I felt horrible. Eventually by late afternoon he was perking up. Now you would never know that he had such a horrible day.

The whole day was so off for me. I still get sick when I think about him passing out. The thing that bothers me though is I went back to my old habits when the going got rough. I was hoping I was over the emotional eating thing. So I am feeling a little (okay alot) disappointed in myself. I don't want to be an emotional eater and I haven't been since I decided to make some changes to my lifestyle. I hope next time something emotional happens I don't do it again.