Incentive for me...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Good morning to ALL!

I am feeling much better and am losing ever so slightly, but I am hopeful. What I don't like, is that I keep losing and gaining the same few lbs. I get "kudos" on my losses which is yoyoing recently, SO, guess I better change my notifications.

I have also decided to make a change on my wallpaper image on my laptop. I have a pic of myself that is very flattering after losing 50+ lbs. I got a FB comment on it just yesterday, so why not? I will set it. I am certainly not self centered, so this will definately be an incentive to get back down there. No cruddy hips holding me back and no excuses!! Here I go...again!

DETERMINED!! My word of the day!

  

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MOMMA_BEAR_69 1/10/2012 11:59PM

DETERMINED is AWESOME!!! Although success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out..."Success is doing your best." How simple that is!! Your best may be different each day but you can continue to do your best. Report Inappropriate Comment

JILL313 1/10/2012 11:02PM

Mary, I'm so happy you're feeling better and lost some pounds--WTG!! To motivate myself all I have to do is look at a recent picture of myself and say WOW you're fat--LOL! I'd better go dig up a couple of them as I could use a boost in my motivation. So glad you're doing well! Take Care Dear Friend. Love, Jill Report Inappropriate Comment

DOTTIEJANE1 1/10/2012 5:53PM

Mary whatever helps to keep us going , I also know because you are I like you background . Report Inappropriate Comment

TRYINGHARD1948 1/10/2012 5:33PM

Use anything that keeps you motivated Mary. Determination, consistent and constant attention are not always easy to maintain. We all need lovely incentives, Report Inappropriate Comment

DARCI_1 1/10/2012 3:33PM

Good day to you! May it be blessed! Report Inappropriate Comment

DEBBYFROMMT 1/10/2012 1:04PM

You can do it! Report Inappropriate Comment

Slow going...another cold

Friday, January 06, 2012

I still have good intentions and will go outside for awhile today, but I feel like crap. DH and I both have a cold. Mine is mostly sinus where I can't taste a thing and have a dull headache. Trouble is, I've had this on and off since I was getting ready to go to CA in Oct. Can't seem to shake it.

Oh well, I'll just be glad it's not the flu and that I have a warm house with plenty of food so nothing to worry about. This too shall pass. I just hope it doesn't take til Spring. ughhh!

I have lost a couple pounds and WILL continue to lose, even if it is slow going.

  

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COOP9002 1/7/2012 2:34PM

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Hopefully, the cold will leave you real soon. Report Inappropriate Comment

JILL313 1/7/2012 12:33AM

That sure must be miserable having a sinus cold for so long. What does your Dr. say about getting rid of it for good. Too bad G is suffering but it's because you're a twosome. I am glad about your losing weight--slow of not I'll take it. I've been off track since December and still haven't recovered or had much repair work done. Take good care of yourself. Love, Jill Report Inappropriate Comment

DOTTIEJANE1 1/6/2012 9:24PM

I wish you a seepedy and complete recovery . Have a blessed weekend. Report Inappropriate Comment

DARCI_1 1/6/2012 3:23PM

Congrats on the pounds lost and prayers for a full recovery and a quick recovery from this cold. Have a blessed one! Report Inappropriate Comment

2012 is GOAL year!

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

I'm glad to start a new year and was blessed to get to start it with family. My son, dil and grandkids came from Chicago and stopped by the St Louis airport to bring my CA dd that flew in to surprise me, but slipped and told me before hand. We had a wonderful time, good food and not so good and made time for some walks. Family is everything.

They have all gone home. I have been busy doing laundry, went to town to get some more fruit and veggies in the house, and I've done the dishes. Tomorrow will actually be my "new start". My new calendar for keeping track of my weight has been hung and I will correct my weight on my page. I am going to be serious and MUST decide that this loss is for ME, for my health and for the rest of my life. I have gained 32 lbs from my lowest last March. I'm so tired of the yoyo.

G-O-A-L here I come!!!!

  

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DEBBYFROMMT 1/4/2012 8:48PM

I like what Darci said, this is a year of success! Report Inappropriate Comment

COOP9002 1/4/2012 12:09PM

I hope this year sees you shattering goals that you had only dreamed possible. Report Inappropriate Comment

DARCI_1 1/3/2012 11:50PM

I am with you! I have put back everything I had taken off and have decided I'm done. I am declaring this a year of success for all of us! No matter if we lose 1 lb or our goal weight. Have a blessed one! Report Inappropriate Comment

ANNIE924 1/3/2012 9:43PM

You will do it. Glad you had a great Christmas season. Take care. Report Inappropriate Comment

MACILINN 1/3/2012 9:11PM

I thought I was the worst gainer last yr! You win. teehee. I was 142 in Nov 2010, and 167 Nov 2011. ouch! I had a yr of anger & frustations. I finally just started calling it the yr of changes. Nov when I re-weighed in I decided the yr of change isn't working in my favor. Since than I have gone down to 161. and my new motto changed to "I am to blessed to be stressed and to rich to bitch" 2012 is goal yr for me too! Report Inappropriate Comment

ML4230 1/3/2012 9:06PM

I do the same and gained back 11 pounds during the holidays. I cannot just take a bite and be happy. I will eat the whole thing if it is left over in my house. I think I am a carbohydrate addict but as long as I don't have any I don't overeat. Just let me get homemade bread , candy , or sweets and I am off on a binge , gaining back some of what I worked so hard to lose. Let 2012 be a year of victory over yoyoing, for all of us . Report Inappropriate Comment

Daily blessing post...

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Well, guess I really got side tracked. I had no idea that I had missed 2 days.

Writing down my blessings has shown me that they all revolve from and around my God, my family and my friends, as they should.

I am blessed waking for each new day, with every glass of clean water to drink, and with every warm shower, with plenty of healthy food (and the not so healthy that brought me to SP), with kids that keep in touch and love me, with a dh that loves me and puts up with me, with friends that go out of their way to help when needed, with good health and good insurance and so many things I could just go on and on.

I wish for all those that read this, a very Happy and Healthy New Year filled with an abundance of blessings, too!

  

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CEILIE2 1/3/2012 6:43PM

Thank you for sharing your blessings.I do enjoy reading them and they remind me on how blessed I am as well. Happy New Year. Report Inappropriate Comment

DEBBYFROMMT 12/31/2011 1:52PM

We are indeed blessed. Happy New Year, may you have a wonderful 2012! Report Inappropriate Comment

ANNIE924 12/31/2011 10:17AM

I like reading your daily blessings posts. They remind me of all I have to be grateful for also. Have a blessed and happy new year. Report Inappropriate Comment

Daily blessing post...

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

I am blessed to have moved to these Ozarks.

I am 8.5 hours south of Chicago in the Ozark hills. Our weather is usually very mild. Today was sunny and 50 degrees with a breeze that dried my quilts pretty fast. We do get cold, snow and ice but it doesn't last long.

Life is at a MUCH slower pace with many of the old values still being carried out. Almost ALL businesses close by 1pm on Sat and are NOT open on Sunday. People still keep an eye on their kids and the neighbors' kids. If there is a disaster or some kind of tragedy many are right there to help. It's not a perfect world here but it's nice.

It is such a blessing to live in this quaint area, also known as The Bible Belt, where for the most part, they believe in the Golden Rule and live it.

  

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IDLETYME 12/30/2011 8:55AM

You are lucky to live in a place that suits you so well! Report Inappropriate Comment

TRYINGHARD1948 12/29/2011 2:55PM

You are blessed. Report Inappropriate Comment

JAMER123 12/29/2011 12:21AM

Enjoy the peace and quiet. We know the area and it IS peaceful with good values. Report Inappropriate Comment

ANNIE924 12/28/2011 5:40PM

Your location does seem to be a real blessing. Good for you for valuing it. Report Inappropriate Comment