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keep it up , Diana, you have my prayers!
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PROMISELAND
2/2/07 12:24 A
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Hi Bonnie thanks, I must admit it feels good to be back...
I am excited, choosing to make the right choices has helped me to loose 10lbs..
Thank you Lord...For your help and strength
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Hi Diana,
sooooo good to see you back!
It is always a "new" beginning with god on our side!!!
PTL,
Bonnie
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PROMISELAND
1/30/07 5:21 P
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| I will make it this time because I have Gods Promise... YEsSSSSSSSSSSS
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PROMISELAND
1/29/07 9:13 A
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| I am learning that choices take a way the wonder will I make it this time...
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PROMISELAND
1/28/07 9:43 P
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| its another day, and I have made it through successfully. By that I mean, I feel good about my eating habits today...I was even able to... have a dessert and still stay under my count.
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PROMISELAND
1/28/07 3:30 P
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| Its been a long time since I have written...but Iam back and doing much better...It touched my heart to see all of you who took time to write, long time after I left....take care...hope to hear from all of you again..
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Hi Promise,
haven't seen or heard from you in a while, so wanted to make sure you are doing okay.
With the Lord and all the Spark people on our side, who can be against us---paraphrasing there!!!
My thoughts and prayers have been with you.
Blessings,
Bonnie
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DENNISBISHOP
4/26/06 11:55 P
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You people are tooo kind, I pale in comparison.
Bonnie - great post! We all fall, only to start again.
Less, and less, as time goes by. That is the beauty of this program! It is human!
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Promise,
You can make it this time, just look at all the support you have. I just visited your sparkpage and saw the picture of your beautiful daughter, she and all of us want you to succeed.
Bonnie, It is wonderful that you are handling your indulgences so well and getting back on track. I know exactly what you mean when you said you would let a poor choice throw you off track. Done it many times myself.
Blessings to all, have a successful day. Deana
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Promise and Dew,
How are you doing?
Have to relate my story for the last two days and maybe the sharing will help.
I had Chinese food for lunch yesterday , but planned a low cal dinner and stayed in my boundaries!! Today the new boss took us ladies and one gent out to lunch for admin asst week. I had a wonderful almost guilt free lunch (high calorie, but only half) and I will do the same thing tonight--- Very low cal and lots o veges!!!!
It is the difference between my life before Spark and after. Before I would have let the "poor" choices affect more than the one meal. Now I can see the path, even tho I stepped into the woods for a while!!!! I know that I can indulge, but then hop back on the path toward my ultimate goal.
I think one of the advantages of the last few weeks is that I can not eat as much at one time as I could before, so stomach shrinkage must be occurring!!!!
Woo Hoo!!!!!!
Blessings to you, and my prayers,
Bonnie
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PERMANENTCHANGE
4/26/06 10:20 A
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| Dew....all the best to you too sweety. There is tons of support here. As I said before, we can do this journey together!
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DENNISBISHOP
4/26/06 10:16 A
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Promise and Dew
Believe me, if you have fallen, if only for a day, you will be stronger because of it. In overcoming our obstacles we learn. Through struggle comes strength. This is all part of a better life. NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER GIVE IN TO DEFEAT. To give up is to abandon any hope - and you all know that with hope, kindness and love, anything is possible. So when you see yourself taking one step back, stop -- and take two steps forward and solve the puzzle of WHY it happened and institute a correction mechanism. The next time you start to slip, you will be able to catch yourself before any harm is done. Finally, ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE!!! Make this YOUR journey, with your own personal reasons for success and adopt a strong and consistent ATTITUDE for achiving your goals. To your health!.... Dennis
And remember always, we, your fellow sparkies, are here to provide support, comments, ideas, and hopefully a great deal of help!
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PERMANENTCHANGE
4/26/06 9:43 A
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Promise ..how are you doing ? Hope all is well ..you can do it. There are so many awesome people here. I'm so lucky to have them as my friends. The Spark coaches are the best! Have a great day Promise and everyone! it's a beautiful day!!! 
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no offense taken, thank you...sincerely.
This is indeed a plan and like most paths worth following there are bumps and turns along the way.
On bad habits, I found that when I keep in mind the fact that I could form bad habits does mean I can also form good ones.
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I don't really feel bad hence the quotation marks around the word. I already had a plan for the rest of my day and it will keep me in my limits. That is the difference with Spark-- before I would have definitely given up for the rest of the day, but I know that I can take a side trip on this journey that I am on, and then just get back on the path.
didn't mean to offend anyone, but i do have bad habits which is why i am in the shape i am in.
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Hi there, hadn't seen our post for a while and my eyes go crossed trying to scroll back through, but I made it.
I was "bad " for lunch but will eat light for dinner and still be in my calorie range and not too bad on the fat count.
The scales were still kind this morning and I've been down 2 lbs since Saturday, hoping it lasts until weigh-in on friday.!!!!!
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re: "I wonder can i commit to myself? I have beaten drugs, alcohol, and nicotine...but food?"
It worked for me to write a contract of all I would do to achieve my goals. (The concept was presented by Oprah and Bob Greene.) The idea is that if you make a contract with someone else you would likely honor it and thus you honor this signed contract with yourself. I utilized my propensity for addictions to remind myself that addictions to clarity and good choices could also be made. Mindful eating, how you eat and savor the blessings of highest quality fuel to nurture yourself are steps to changing to a lifestyle that supports the healthest and best balanced you. You can do this!
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BONNIEBEE
4/24/06 12:08 A
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Hi all,
also copied another post to share here/ we are not alone/**************
welcome every one new. stick with us, all is possible with our great spark friends, and the power of God.
I guess I always thought it was selfish before, but I pray for God to give me strength to get through this journey and get to a healthier me. I"m really good at praying for other people, but fight with that self-worth thing --one of the reasons that i have gotten to this point so many times.
It is hard to explain how different this is, this time. I started because I knew I had to, but the little niggling voice in the back of my head kept telling me I wasn't going to make it, again.
** Lo and behold I go online to find an easy calorie counter so i can journal my food intake and I come across SparkPeople. Wow, talk about the hand of the Lord leading me. This has been the best thing that ever happened to me, short of my children being born!!!
I have met so many wonderful people and all are supportive and sympathetic for my struggles and my joys!!
Thanks everyone, keep on sparking
Blessings,
Bonnie
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PERMANENTCHANGE
4/23/06 10:05 A
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I read a lot of posts today from friends who went off their diets and felt bad. Just like my page says there are no diets,only lifestyle changes on the journey. You are never bad or good. You are never on or off your diet. You have just had a few bumps on your journey. It's like taking the wrong road to a friends home.You just get right back on the road and ask for help. We can do this together with help from friends ,family ,and Spark.
This is your journey,with no beginning and no end. We are all works in progress,step by step. When you take a wrong turn, for a meal, a day, a week just get back on the journey for the next meal and go on the journey to better health.
Dew and Promise....we will succeed in this journey! I've had a few friends here have some upsetting weight loss times. The above entry is something I wrote in my journal today. I hope it helps. God Bless!
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 11:01 P
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HI DEWDROP:
I know what you mean...the beating yourself up...because...I was there this morning...then I started reading these wonderful words of encoragement to others and then the ones to me...You get up...record what you ate...then say u to ur body u may of won this battle but I am going to win the war...and u go back to doing what u set ur self to do...win!!!U'll do it...We'll do it!!!!!Amen?~!
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| Thank you for your help & concern...I hope I can develop some good habits about eating out...I want to make beeter choices...I really do! Bless you all..Mary
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because we are human, and each day is another step in our journey
take care of yourself and start anew, we'll be here to root for you
Blessings, Bonnie
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 I was really off the wagon today & now I feel so terrible...went to a party for my friends Mom..she was 90 & there was 2 rooms of food & I ate like there was NO tomorrow & then was so mad that I have no willpower....I had to come here & read some of the post to set my mind at ease....why oh why....
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MSMITHBRAD
4/22/06 2:57 P
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I read somewhere else on these boards that a study of people who kept their weight off for 10 years or more revealed that most had tried multiple times in the past to lose weight and failed. That gave me hope. At fifty I have been on multiple diets and have actually lost all the weight I needed, even keeping it off for three years one time. But here I am again.
Like you I have faith in God who can do much more than I ever dreamed or imagined. I also have faith in the process-healthy lifestyle changes rather than dieting.
Keep your focus on God and the process rather than the problem and you WILL succeed.
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 1:38 P
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Hello Bonnie:
Thank you for taking time to write...it doesnt matter the repeat of words...they are new everytime I read them...I too feel like the Lord lead me here through a friend...this is great...I cant wait to sit down and look at the messages...to write what I put in my mouth...to keep tract to the water etc...Hope to hear from u again...diana
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Good Morning,
I can only repeat what everyone else has said, take baby steps, educate yourself with all the great resources here on this site and stay checked in with us, cause we'll be here for you.
I too eat for every reason humanly possible. I feel like God led me to this site. I was online looking for a calorie counter cause I was going to start and Voila! there was SparkPeople!
I think that this is the first time that success feels possible because I don't feel alone. It has always seemed like such a battle before. Now it feels like a journey, there will be side trips, but get back on the trail and keep going!!!
Blessings to you,
Bonnie
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 12:43 P
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Hello Nancy
thank you...I look forward to the day that I will naturally do what is right for myself...
thank you for taking the time to write me...
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 12:40 P
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PC
I like ur username...Permanent change...an that truly is what it takes...thank you for ur kind words
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 12:37 P
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thanks patches...
I really appreciate ur words of encouragement and hope..I think the thing I am so encouraged about is the fact I dont feel alone any more in this battle..
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 12:35 P
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chouchi
I want so much to thank you for taking ur time to write...It was such a blessing...to know someone actually read my words and listen...I rec..alot of good tips from u..and will start working on them today...thank u...
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Hi Promise,
I understand how you feel I've been there myself. Eat when I was happy etc...I fed every emotion humanly possible.
We have done this for years and it will take time to change those unhealthy behaviors. The good news is that we can do it and we have the tools to do it with. This site is wonderful I've read many of the articles and there are so many valuable suggestions.
Take one thing at a time and do it for a week so then go for the next change. Get a visual(ie: photo's) sit down and write what things you would like to achieve and set your goals. Maybe it's lose 2 lbs this month. It is very doable and a healthy loss. There is no need to rush because you will be doing it for the rest of your life.
You will meet you weight loss goal by going slowly and makeing the changes necessary-not to many changes at once because that will set you for failure.
Many of us of all age groups want the weight "gone yesterday" and many of us have tried the quick fixes only to be back where we started from this time it was with less muscle mass and more fat.
If you like chocolate and normally have it everyday have a smaller piece daily or every other day until it becomes habit.
The truth of the matter is we only taste that first bite after that we chow down. When having any food that calls your name savor the flavor and really enjoy that taste texture etc..before swallowing.
If you are used to eating large portions try using the lower fat whole grain versions and slowly cut your portions.
If you find that difficult perhaps try eating something nutritious every couple of hours. There is such a wide variety to choose.
1. apples sliced ( takes longer to eat )
2. Banana's sliced in a dish use a fork to pick the pieces up and only one slice at time enjoy the flavor.
3. Low fat yogurt.
4.Munch on high quality sugar free cereal.(Allgrain Cherrios is an excellent choice).
5. Use your food scale and measuring utensils.
6. Choose meat that have the word "loin" in them ie: pork loin chops, sirloin steak, sirloin tip roast. These are all lower in fat.
7. Drink lots of water. If you find you can't tolerate water just yet add a squeeze of fresh lemon,fresh orange, and small amount of sweetner to the water. Add a few ice-cubes place a slice of orange on your glass and a straw enjoy. This is one of my favorite drinks during the hot summer.
8. Don't beat yourself up. God helps us all as you know but he also wants us to help ourselves too. He will help guide us through anything we ask of him.
9. Do you meditate? If not you may want to try it for a few minutes a day. It really helps you feel better and think clearer. Take a Hatha yoga it is a very general form of yoga where you learn to breathe and it is so wonderful for relaxing and stretching all those tense muscle. This yoga can be done by anyone of any age, size, and health issues, it is always wise to check with your family physician before starting any exercise program.
10. Make up veggies trays and have them within reach when you get that urge to munch.
Somethings you can do to help reward yourself is take a clear jug and each day you succeed place a little note inside on how you were feeling after a successful day. For each pound you lose take colorful paper clips and add them as you continue on your weight loss journey. It's amazing when you can see each pound that you lost.
You had mentioned you gave up some bad habits. I applaud you! That is wonderul. The difference with food is we all need it to survive. We don't need alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and although they are unhealthy addictive habits we can rid ourselves of them and we can still lead happy healthy lives.
Sorry this post is so long. I feel the pain in your words and I hope something that I've posted here will help you in some small way.
I wish you all the best on this journey and I know you can succeed. Don't look beyond today and remember to give yourself a non food reward for each goal you reach. Goals should be small and doable. Please don't be hard yourself we all slip up it's what we do after the slip up that counts.
Hugs,
Chouchi
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PATCHES50
4/22/06 11:10 A
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Dear Promise,
Everyone of us has tried and failed, that's why we're human. Don't look at the entire picture, take one piece at a time...like a jig saw puzzle.
Educate yourself to what you CAN eat and pick things you like. This is great site to find out what is good for you.
If you can exercise 10 minutes a day, that's great. Be proud of those 10 minutes. You have to take baby steps before you can run.
Hang in there and take it slow and steady. You came to the right spot. We all give each other such good moral support.
Good luck - think positive!
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PERMANENTCHANGE
4/22/06 10:48 A
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Promise,
The reason it never worked for me before is because I was always on a diet and eventually I got bored with the diet and quit and regained weight. I don't diet anymore. I have changed my eating and exercise habits so now I eat well and don't even have to think twice about it. That is what makes Spark successful. It is not about dieting, it is about changing habits.
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PROMISELAND
4/22/06 10:41 A
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so many times i have thought this time, this time i will do it...40 years later and once again i am trying. I wonder can i commit to myself? I have beaten drugs, alcohol, and nicotine...but food? it has kicked my butt all the way to 360lbs and I am not even 5.4 ft...
I am a pastor...I know the one who can do all things... where have i failed to trust..? Emotional eater is what my little test said...thats true...
I eat no matter the emotion...lol
sad isnt it...
I have been told to accept myself as I am...I have tried...and I get bigger...to much to accept...
have to laugh because if I dont, I will drown in my tears...
will today is a new day at breakfast I ate half of my daily quota and I measured...boy...I hate to think what it would of been had i not measured...
will take care all...
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