Friday Nugget of Encouragement

Okay guys....I did get some great responses to my reality check and as we all enter out 12th month, we are getting frustrated, discouraged, down BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!! WE ARE ALL LOSERS compared to where we were last year. We are not where we want to be but PRAISE GOD we are not where we were....look at the glass half full and KEEP POURING UNTIL IT IS FILLED TO THE RIM!!!! I am going to try my best to post every Friday. I want you guys to know we CAN do this. We are winners, we are Losers, we are FIGHTERS BABY!!!! We are doing this for us, for those we love and for us...did I already say that??? Get it through your heads.....say this with me.....I AM ALMOST THERE, I AM WORTH THE FIGHT and I WILL MAKE MY GOAL!!!! The little engine that could...remember the childhood story? I think I can, I think I can!!! You can!! If you want, we can have a weekly challenge...a pound or two, droping calories to try to kick start our metabolism, increasing exercise, giving up ONE of the bad habits we started back...don't try to give them all up at once, you will sabotage yourself!!! Pick one and I will go there with you...my personal goal for next week is 3 pounds...I want 175 more than life itself at this point....anyone up for the challenge?????? NUGGET FOR FRIDAY March 31st: Did anyone ever tell you how beautiful you look when you are looking for something beautiful in someone else?? Feel better about yourself by finding something good about someone else and tell them....let them know and then pass on my nugget....you will be amazed at how it improves your disposition!!!! You will geel good about yourself and not reach for the chips, cookie, candy bar...whatever you may think you NEED to feel better!!! Honey, it comes from the inside....nothing external can improve the way you feel about you....look inside yourself.... Have a great weekend and I will talk to you soon. If you need me before next Friday....just e-mail me or reply to this post. I am not an inspirational person but I know where WE ALL ARE and I want us all to get to our goals TOGETHER!!! We were down for too long to stop now......I believe in you...now it is time for you to start believing in yourself!!!! Joyfully, Bryna Grant 310/178/145.....33 more to go to goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for posting this today...I'm such a mess lately. I need a little motivationto lose those last 5 pounds. 5 LOUSY POUNDS!!! That's all I have to loe to reach my personal goal. I've already surpassed my surgeon's goal by 20 pounds. But I don't want to give up but I've lost my focus. I find myself reaching for my old comfort foods: chips and pasta. So...I'm up for the challenge. WE CAN DO THIS!!! This has been the most amazing year of my life. I've discovered things about myself that I never knew before and have re-discovered things that I had long forgotten. When I see someone wearing an article of clothing or a pair of shoes I like, I come right out and say it to the person. I an usually learn about a great new place to shop and I give a compliment to someone who might need it. The definition of beauty is different for everyone. For me, it's about feeling good about myself, not about what I wear or what cosmetics I use. For me it goes much deeper than that... Have a great week everyone, we'll meet back herenext Friday for another "nugget"!!! Love, L*

Bryna, Hope you had a good week, i have stayed on track this week and even started back to doing exercise which i had been slacking on , so far as of this morning i am down 3 pounds this week! I am sooo stoked! i had been gaining and gaining and now it looks like i am losing again. I hope it contuines.... Hugs, Danielle 265.172.145 pre.now.goal

Bryna, What a great idea! I know we are all at the same standstill, and need some motivation to get back on track. I have been getting really ****y with my diet. I still have not tried sugar, pasta, rice, bread or tortillas. BUT . . . I have tried beer. I can tolerate beer and it helps with constipation. Good excuse, huh? I have not gained any weight from it, but I know I have to stop. At least I drink Bud Select with only 3 carbs. Please help me get back on track. I want to lose another 5 pounds before my one year follow-up on the 20th. Judy

Hi Bryna, I appreciate your encouragement. After we talked (emailed) I got serious about the water, no carbs, etc. and got back to the gym. In only a few days I am down to 171.5 from 176! Maybe it was gonna move anyway, but I think the water did the trick. I have really appreciated finding this group. Everyone I know thinks I've done just great losing weight, and I AM pleased to have lost almost 113#, but I'd like to get all I can from this and I really think I could stand to drop another 25-30#. I'm starting to hear "your skin and bones!" (I'm not) and "you're just fine the way you are" (I am, but I'd like to be even better!). Bottom line: I need to finish what I've started and I'm beginning to rediscover my motivation, thanks to you all. So I'd love to have a weekly challenge of, say 2# or so? I'm sure it's doable even though we are all losing a bit slower these days. When I first began this journey, I didn't think I could do it. Then the weight started coming off and I began to believe I really could reach my goal. These last few months I've forgotten how hard I've worked to get to this point, but my determination has returned and I WILL finish what I've started! Not quitting so close to the finish line, Darlene

Thats a really good idea, to just change one habit or problem at a time. It was kind of like when I had surgery and I told the dr, dont tell me I cant have coffee, I have given up everything else I love , just not the coffee or you may get hurt. I had to hang on to that, or I would have felt totally totally devoid of my life as I used to know it. Now if I feel really crappy about anything, I know I can still have my coffee. What can I give up now? I dont eat much, so will have to think long and hard. Maybe I need to be more vigilant in my water, I find that very difficult to get in everyday. OK, thats my task for the week. More water. hugs from down under Helen