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I saw part of the Kennedy Center Honors show the other night. Sidney Portier was honoring Oprah and he was talking about how little she had growing up. He went on to say that what she did have was already within her and it has gotten her to where she is today. All of us are the same. We have within us what we need to get healthy. Does it mean the journey is easy and that every day will be easy? Of course not, or we wouldn't be here. We all have the ability to get rid of excuses, just do it when we don't want to, prioritize our time, and put ourselves on the to do list. I need to follow my own advice and I plan to work hard to do just that in 2011. My wish for all my spark friends is that you commit to a healthy lifestyle in the coming year. It won't look the same for all of us, but we can help each other along the way. 
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KSGROTHE
1/5/2011 6:32PM
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I'm just catching up on your blog here! Thanks for sharing that video! It reminded me of my [former] sister-in-law's guest bathroom. She decorated it with small (mostly about 6") frames with quotes in them in various fonts. The frames are all different (and attractive!) and hung at about eye level, and the quotes are her favorites from Oprah, Lincoln, Twain, and others. I enjoy reading them when we stay with her. I might have to try decorating my bathroom or other room similarly some day! - Karen Report Inappropriate Comment |
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JOHNTJ1
12/31/2010 1:37PM
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I am glad you are my friend. It makes me very happy to have people in my life who challenge me to be more, think more and do more. I am who I hang around with. Thanks for letting me hang with you Much Love John Report Inappropriate Comment |
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DRAGONFLY180
12/31/2010 12:55PM
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great video! happy new year!
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CASILAYNE
12/31/2010 12:54PM
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Thanks for sharing! So good!! :)
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ABETTERJILL
12/31/2010 12:48PM
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Great video - thanks for sharing! Happy New Year :)
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No, not an excuse for not working out or eating right, but an excuse to all those people who ask my why I'm eating the way I am or working out. The positive thing for me about my cholesterol being up is that I can use it as my "reason" for doing what I'm doing when people ask me why. I've found in the past, that when I start to lose weight, I get a lot of questions about how I'm doing it, etc. Then, as more weight comes off people start telling you to "just have one", "it won't hurt you this time", "you can't drink, are you crazy" and the list goes on. It shouldn't bother me, but it does. It sometimes makes me want to give in to the "have just one" mentality. I don't like having to come up with a reason for why I'm trying to get healthy. I know many of you go through the same thing and we all need to do what we want and not feel we have to justify it to others.
I love how people feel they can ask a million questions when we're losing weight, but when I gained a lot of it back, they didn't come up and say anything about that. I did hear several comments about how I got too thin anyway. Having the "I have to get my cholesterol numbers down" is going to help me out until I get into the "I don't have to justify myself" mindset.
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JOHNTJ1
12/31/2010 7:44AM
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Yeah, I feel your pain and know EXACTLY what you are talking about. I sometimes wonder if the world at large (no pun intended) isnt just waiting for us to fail. On a deeper level I believe that when we begin to become successful we pose a thereat to other peoples ways of thinking and they want us to be "just like them." It's a crazy world we live in isnt it? Do what you do because you are worth every moment of that journey and you deserve good health. Much Love John Report Inappropriate Comment |
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KIMBYUT
12/30/2010 11:35PM
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Thanks, first of all, for the compliments/comments on my new pic. Goodness, I'm going to try not to go on a rant here. This is probably one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. I HATE it when people start to make comments about my weight too. First, there are the positive comments (and those poor people, I know they are just being nice BUT...) they make me start to feel comfortable and fall into the "I'm looking good, I got outside validation, I can eat ice cream for dinner just this one night, just this one cookie, just this one beer, just this one slice of cake, just this...uh - oh, where did THOSE ten pounds come from? Ohhh, must be from the "just ones". THEN, there are the negative comments. I get them often, it's so discouraging. Right now, I'm 165 - I should be 135. Now, I will say this, I have no desire to get to 135 and I honestly believe I'd need to be checked into a hospital if I lost 30 more pounds. HOWEVER, I do want to get to 145-150. When I get down to about 160 is when the comments start: "you can stop loosing weight now" "what are you doing to yourself" "would you eat something already" "you're too skinny" "how much more weight do you want to lose" and the best of all, from someone who, at one time used to be like a mother to me. After I lost 80 pounds she told me that the only reason I was able to do so was because I have "an eating disorder and exercise addiction" (mind you, she and her daughters are all severely overweight) I eat ALL day long, I eat healthier than ANYONE I know, I live an active healthy lifestyle, yet...I"M THE ONE WITH DISORDERS AND ADDICTIONS. Right. Ooops, see...I wasn't going to go on like this but it's a hot topic. I know how you feel, I guess it's a little comforting to know that other people experience this? You know, it's not acceptable to tell someone that they are overweight, so why is it acceptable for someone to tell someone else they are too skinny? Ay ay - thank goodness for sparkpeople and sparkfriends - We can all lean on one another and share our experiences, even if that means venting every now and then :) So, about 2011...LET'S OWN IT! Report Inappropriate Comment |
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DEECANDOITAGAIN
12/30/2010 8:29PM
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I know EXACTLY what you're talking about!! YOU do what YOU need to do to accomplish your goals. Ditch people who are not supportive or who sabotage you. It might sound negative, but it took me years to figure out that some people are not happy with others success.
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LIS193
12/30/2010 11:29AM
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People can be so thoughtless.. Good for you standing up for yourself. I have found in the past that if someone is pressuring me to have "just one" or "what difference does it make if you have this or that, you can be good again tomorrow" a simple "no thank you" (repeated over and over is necessary!) will do the trick most of the time. Only with one person I had to be tough and ask her "why do you keep pushing me, I said no. What is it to you" and that finally shut her up... Report Inappropriate Comment |
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DRAGONFLY180
12/30/2010 11:07AM
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i know what you mean. i've heard the "too thin" and even "sickly" comments. it's strange how people think they can be hurtful to "skinny" people while they know better than to say such things to someone they consider "fat." although i haven't gained, i'll go back into work and smile and agree when all the other women complain about gaining some lbs over the holidays. that's easier than them getting pissy when i say i didn't gain. and it's ridiculous that it is that way, but it is what it is.
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BUSYBRE
12/30/2010 10:34AM
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Hi-5 We're all in this together - through thick and thin + over the long haul. I'm ready for another kick at the can again. Just having been reading your posts over the past year or so has me knowing you will do it - it's a spiral upwards and we revisit similar places but often at a different level because we've been persistent in the past! New Year New Start opportunity again. Your honesty and insight is refreshing! Cheers we can do this! Comment edited on: 12/30/2010 10:40:05 AM Report Inappropriate Comment |
This too shall pass.
