Tuesday coffee talk

Good Tuesday morning everyone! MAN! I slept SO GOOD! 7 HOURS! Go figure! For me, that's awesome! I usually sleep 4 to 5 hours. I hope you slept good and you are up, at 'em, and ready to face a wonderful day! Our challenge today is to turn your thinking around. You can do this weight loss! You can be approved! You can get to goal! You can do whatever you set your mind to do. We just have to stay focused and change our way of thinking. Negative thinking is stinking thinking. I've said it before, be positive! You can reach any personal goal you have set. Go for it! So, who's up? What cha sipping on? Me? I'm doing something different this morning. I'm having an ice coffee and it's good. It's a cup of strong cold coffee with some 2% milk and sweet-n-low added. Very good. I'll be hitting the hot stuff in a little bit though. Nothing like that! I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Tuesday! Randall

Good morning Randall i accept your challenge this morning to get the "I can'ts". out of my head and forge onward toward the goal. Part of reaching my goal is to track my calories and exercise and for today " I CAN". What a blessing your message is every morning. Just sippin' my fully leaded Gevalia with Caramel Vanilla sf Coffeemate, YUMMY. Hugs, Sandyd

Good Morning Randall, I used to do those "I can'ts" but that is contrary to what scripture says. Paul said "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." That was one of the first verses I memorized as a believer back in 1975. Talk about positive thinking. Paul was a role model for us. I am sipping on decaf iced tea with splenda. I brew my own. I am off to the hospital to work a few hours. In Him, Trish

Hey Randall - you got my sleep order! I put in for 7 hours and got 4!!! That's becoming more normal these days though. My 15 year old daughter goes to bed at about 3 AM (night owl - always has been) and I hear her go to bed and then I'm up. I accept your challenge. I've praying for that anyway. My work situation is stressful, and I have NOT been a light unto this place! I've been a grump! And - I work around non-Christians - so what kind of witness is that??? At our prayer meeting on Saturday, I confessed and am repenting of my stinking attitude. I'd like to set a goal of being at goal in March of 2007, but I'm afraid to say it out loud. My husband and I might go to Israel then, and I'd love to be at goal. So, I'm gonna pray about that one! I'm sippin' my new fav - decaf coffee, fat free milk, and international coffee/mocha (sugar free decaf). Yum! BEAUTIFUL here! It's been in the low to mid 80's clear and gorgeous! Hope you all have an incredible and abundant day!!! - Carolyn

Good Morning. Well, it's almost noon for me. I am a bit slow today. (missed yesterday altogether) It is gonna be a very hot day here today. heat indes is supposed to be 110! Whew, that's hot. We had temps like that in CA but not the humidity, which really makes a difference. I accept the challenge Randall. It is a good one. I know that too often I get into that negative "I CAN'T" mode. When i catch myself i remember to be transformed with the renewing of my mind in God's word, praises to Him and prayer. It's not easy sometimes when we don't see with our eyes what we are believing for, but God is always faithful and will never leave us. We are currently walking by faith that God will provide my husband with a job. He keeps being told that they either don't have a position, although they would love to hire him, or that they are waiting for a contract to be awarded and then they can hire him. This last one was supposed to happen by last Friday and we were told that now it could be a few more weeks. We are praying for breakthrough. God will provide! I am sipping water. I just don't do anything coffee. So far tea hasn't tasted the same to me since my surgery. But I really need the water. I have had several dizzy spells the past few days and i think it's because I am not drinking enough and maybe getting dehydrated. Been there and don't want to do that again! Have a blessed day. Hugs, Robin

Hi Randall. Is that a new picture of you? I'm still new and getting to know everyone but have not seen it before I don't think. I too will take your challenge to turn my thinking around. It is so easy to let those stinking thinking words slip out of my mouth. I need to work on that. Actually after reading a couple of other post around the board I need to work on a few things but I will work on them with a positive attitude just sipping on water love my diet coke and still trying to have positive attitude in having to give that up. I will have to give that up right??? After have surgery.

Hi Dona - there are so many different opinions on the carbonated drink issue. My doc said - give it up forever. So - I'd check in with your doc. It's pretty funny cuz on this site, I can find someone to contradict my doctor's orders on just about every issue, but for me, I need to follow his directions and course of action. Making up or finding rules to suit me is what got me in this pickle to begin with. I'm still fairly newly post-op - 3 months and a week, and I can tell you that HANDS DOWN I'd rather feel this good than have a diet coke anyday! It's all worth it! Have a great one! - Carolyn 252/177/125

Yes I am sure no diet coke is worth the new life gained. I am like you I want to make sure I listen when I get a doctor ( not sure if I will get one, will depends on insurance) But if I do I will listen to him. At least I pray I will obey! That is my hearts desire.

Amen sister!

Dona, I was a Diet Coke addict before surgery......after surgery I cannot stand anything carbonated. Who knew that would happen but I am grateful. I thought that was going to be my biggest hurdle and it wasn't even a blimp on the hurdle scale. Hugs, Sandyd