No more butt pain!!

On a day that has lost too much of its true significance I bring to you some suggestions for success. All of us have given away too much of our lives whether young or old. Please do not regret that, it is not worth the aggravation. But now is the time, today, right now, to find the burning embers of passion in our hearts. Motivation will ignite them. Keep those dreams constantly fueled with positive thoughts. Keep moving and doing something about where you are going. Face the sun. Keep your feet moving. Don't worry so much about talking, do the listening and learn as much as you can. Be willing to take beneficial risks. Get as far away as you can from the behaviors that have caused you problems in the past. If you do not know them, meet them, but rid those behaviors from your life. They are the enemy. Seek balance and moderation, so you do not burn out Look especially hard for the ones that are connected to your health and weight loss (mind, body, & spirit). The surgeries are tools that can get the ball rolling. They offer some assistance, but since surgeons don't make it to our brains, the biggest part of the equation is left untouched. Which is not so bad either. You get to design your success trail. Dream it, PUT IT IN WRITING, set your goals and then do it, repeat the process over and over. Be willing to adjust as you find things you change that do not bring benefit. Hold yourself accountable. Do not be a saboteur of your chance to succeed in changing your life. Take the time to plan your success. It will not just happen. This is going to require work. Every day you need to be doing something. You say I cannot do it every day. Can you afford to loose again? My guess is you can't. Again, these are positives. So what did you do right today? Reward yourself appropriately. Enlist help from 3rd party supporters who have no interest in seeing you one way or the other. Selfish though it seems, this is for you and for those who gain benefit from and through you. As for no butt pain, the reason it does not hurt is because you are not sitting down. You will know and feel that you have more energy than ever before. Use it and you will have more and more. It is unending. Yes truly a miracle of all of this. Succeed with great vigor. May you all get to where it is you have decided that you want to go! Rocky Mountain Looser 3/8/04 272/152/165 Past goal for weight and working on the rest

Your words are very inspiring and thought provoking. I appreciate them, and I thank you. All the best wishes for you in the coming year! Hugs, Susan 267/159/135

Excellent Rocky! I will do my part on keeping busy moving forward. I'm thankful for the holidays, but also thankful that they are over. We celebrate everything with food, and it has been a challenge this past couple of months. Thanks for your words of inspiration! Best of luck to you in the new year! Miranda