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Getting Real About Hate

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Thursday, August 09, 2012


So going forward we are going to celebrate ourselves and all our curves.




We are going to live life to the fullest NOW and not put it off. We are going to stop talking negative about the parts of our bodies that we don't like because we love our curves. We are going to break out of our comfort zones and experience new things. We are going to take care of ourselves and our bodies. Yes, that means that we WILL be eating healthy. If we don't know exactly what that entails, we are going to do some research.

We WILL be exercising on a regular basis. Even if regular basis is 10 minutes a day, that is great! If we don't understand how fitness affects our bodies. We WILL do the research to find out.

Oh and if we purchased skin care for ourselves, we will use it NOW and not wait until we lose a little more weight!

We WILL emoticontalking negatively about ourselves. We WILL emoticoncomparing ourselves to others.




**Some side notes - I had a few questions in my last few blogs and I thought I would answer them here.

1. What are freggies? Freggies are fruits and veggies. I picked up this work in some of my Spark teams and it stuck. I love made up words! lol

2. What is hummus? Oh this is an amazingly tasty food. It is made from chickpeas. It is like a thick dip in my opinion. You can find many recipes online for making it (as I found out from some Spark friends). You can use it as a dip or some people use it as a spread on sandwiches. It is just a yummy food. If you haven't tried it yet...get on it! lol I have been buying it instead of making it. It can be found in the cold section of the deli at Walmart for one.

3. What do I think about SparkCoach? Well, first of all, you can sign up for SparkCoach for FREE (free 2 week trial). When you sign up for the trial, you earn 500 Sparkpoints! That is fantastical in my book! You do NOT need a credit card to sign up for the trial. Another plus! The cost is $7.99/month but I think they are going to offer 3 months for $14 or something like that. I love it. You go to it daily and it takes you through step of your program. There is visualization, it encourages tracking your food and fitness. If you do all the steps each day, you earn 25 Sparkpoints a day! Plus Plus! There is a daily video - sort of a little training. Today I watched a video on how to read food labels. I thought I knew how to read a label but I learned something new today. You also have the ability to email a coach. That part is not currently available during the trial but if you opt to pay for the program, that is part of the features. I see benefit for myself in this program. There is also a private Sparkteam that goes along with the SparkCoach. I encourage you to check it out. Let me know what you think.

4. For those of you who are pinners (on Pinterest) I had a request for my name so they could follow me there. My name is Susan Rodriguez on Pinterest. Look me up!
I am contemplating on doing a Facebook page dedicated to a healthy lifestyle. Hmm look at me spreading my wings!!

Okay, I think I covered all the questions. If you have any other questions, let me know and I will try to address them. We are in this together! Let's work together and succeed!!!




Much love!


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JOANNHUNT 12/17/2012 11:21AM

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ALIA0911 9/3/2012 10:58PM

  Thank you for sharing such an awe inspiring blog... :)

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GIGI4AUSTIN 8/17/2012 10:00AM

    All I can say is, emoticon . Thanks for coming out of your shell and sharing your heart with us. You've got great courage! Blessings to you!

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BOBCATGIRL76 8/16/2012 8:09PM

    This video blog was so honest but so hilarious too. Thank you for making my day :)

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JODIMV 8/16/2012 9:15AM

  Thanks for the encouragement!

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VISUALLYRICS 8/15/2012 6:16PM

    I love Rockin blue turquoise colors too!

emoticon for being courageous!!!

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CICELY360 8/15/2012 2:11PM

  Good blog

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NEWCHINELO 8/15/2012 1:49PM

    Thanks for enlightening me on the SPARKCOACH,didnt quite understand it a few days ago i saw it but now i m going to give it a TRY!

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NEWCHINELO 8/15/2012 1:46PM

    thanks for enlightening me on SPARKCOACH,I didnt quite understand it few days ago when i saw it but now am going to give it a TRY!

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NEWCHINELO 8/15/2012 1:44PM

    thanks for enlightening me on SPARKCOACH,I am going to give it a TRY!

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DOTTY7267 8/15/2012 12:10PM

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LOVE2BTHINNER 8/14/2012 4:33PM

    Great blog. You are so honest & truthfull and you are so funny. I had tears running down my legs.

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FATHINSN 8/13/2012 9:40PM

    Yay, love our curves, definitely agree!
If we still can breath and move, there's no excuse!

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GLEORIA 8/13/2012 9:07PM

    Good words.

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STOPPLAYING2011 8/13/2012 6:54PM

    I am inspired by reading your vblog message and happy to hear you are spreading your wings and venturing out to explore your surroundings. emoticon emoticon emoticon

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WARRIOR177 8/13/2012 6:34PM

  Wow!! You are a beautiful and amazing woman!!!! Thank you so very much for your courage, honesty and heartfelt affirmations. You have really inspired me, I have always been a "waiter" I'm waiting till this to do that, etc.

Thank you for giving me the push I needed to love myself 1st and to love myself just the way I am today.

God Bless You and keep up the great work. Amy emoticon

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CHELSEAWEAVER1 8/13/2012 6:29PM

    GREAT STUFF!!

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ILUVTHE80S 8/13/2012 5:43PM

    What a wonderful blog! Thank you for being so honest. I relate to everything that you are saying. emoticon

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SOON2BSMALL1313 8/13/2012 12:31PM

    AMAZING!!!!

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HANDYV 8/13/2012 12:04PM

    Good stuff. Thanks.

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ZZZKATZZZZ 8/13/2012 11:41AM

    Thanks for the inspiration!!!

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MRSCLAUS46 8/13/2012 11:07AM

    Thank you so much for sharing--very inspirational especially about the "not waiting until........" It was something I really needed to hear....... emoticon

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ANDREAG89 8/13/2012 10:45AM

    Great affirmations - and thanks for the extra info about SparkCoach. I haven't signed up...yet! :-)

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PACHELLY 8/13/2012 10:06AM

    Thanks for sharing info about Spark Coach; I've been wondering if I should join and your blog has helped me make my decision! Good luck to you on your healthful journey :)

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ARIMIETTA 8/13/2012 5:23AM

    You've managed to strike a nerve and light a fire under this heap of me. I'm simultaneously proud of and thankful for you. Thank you so much for this post. emoticon

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BLOOMING52 8/13/2012 3:35AM

    Awesome.

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JINLYNN 8/13/2012 2:22AM

    what a powerful blog - this is a great message on accepting and loving yourself where you are right this minute. Thanks so much for sharing so honestly from your heart. I needed to hear this message.
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SHARPISTOL 8/13/2012 12:45AM

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CUBBYMAMMA 8/12/2012 11:16PM

    The first thing I noticed was your orange nails match the accent colors in your top, and I figured you probably do it all the time. Thank you for your great words & your honest video, and for saying things that need to be said! It's hard to be the person we need to be to ourselves that we try to be for others.
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SAMI199 8/12/2012 11:01PM

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LUVTOBOWL 8/12/2012 9:21PM

    Really a great blog. Good advice on liking yourself "now", I need to work on that. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm adding you to my friends list too. emoticon emoticon

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SJKENT1 8/12/2012 8:38PM

    great post!

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GOLFGMA 8/12/2012 8:21PM

    Good work. emoticon

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CHERIONE 8/12/2012 7:56PM

    Great blog, thanks for answering questions I hadn't even asked yet about Sparkcoach. And I will put the skin care stuff to good use! Spark on! emoticon

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BHONORE 8/12/2012 4:06PM

  This is a wonderful post! Looking at articles that say "you need to be positive and love yourself" isn't the same as watching and hearing an actual person saying it. I admire you coming out of your comfort zones and deciding you don't care what the world thinks! Everyone should do it! I heard a psychologist once say, "If you want to feel beautiful, look beautiful. Do your make up, take a shower, wear nice clothing, and you will feel beautiful when you leave the house." I was thinking that throughout your whole video. Thank you for this post.

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CUDDLYPOLARBEAR 8/12/2012 2:14PM

    Great post

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    Freggies? okay, why not? emoticon emoticon

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AJAYZCHAOS 8/12/2012 12:54PM

    Great post!

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CTUPTON 8/12/2012 11:35AM

    I love the photo of the joyous woman in the pink top, I'd like to copy that. Is it OK with you? Chris emoticon

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YORKIE_GIRL 8/12/2012 10:37AM

    Ok, I understand your hate of globulous and flying squirrels (you're working on melting that off, woo hoo for you), but please don't hate your eyes. Your eyes are absolutely just fine and beautiful. I think you got a complex about that somewhere along the line. That happened to me too about my nose all because a junior high school boy made fun of my nose back in the 6th grade. My nose is fine. It is really not that big and your eyes are fine too. Rethink that because I am telling you, YOUR EYES ARE BEAUTIFUL. Praise the Lord for having functioning eyes that see great! Keep making your videos, I love them, and you! Keep going strong!

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SHIELDA1 8/12/2012 10:07AM

    you sound great

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OFGREENGABLES 8/12/2012 7:41AM

    thanks and all the best to you

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KIPPER15 8/12/2012 7:40AM

    Loved the blog. I love hummus and freggies.

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FAT2GAINHEALTH 8/12/2012 7:13AM

    JUST VIEWED YOUR BVLOG AND ENJOYED IT. I TOO HAVE THE ISSUES WITH THE FLYING SQUIRELS AND STOMACH GLOBBULOUS. I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO IF I WAITED FOR MY PERFECT SIZE TO COME BEFORE I WORE MY SWIMSUIT AND TOOK A DIP I WOULD BE WAITING ALL MY LIFE. I ENJOY SWIMMING EVERY SUMMER AND HAVE GONE SNORKELLING TOO. WE MUST LEARN TO TAKE OURSELVES ON THE JOURNEY AND NOT THE DESTINATION. TO KNOW ME IS TO LOVE ME. SO GO FOR IT , I ENJOY YOUR WORDS OF WISDOM. I THINK OUR ATTITUDES ARE OUR WEIGHT PROBLEMS NOT THE ACTUAL WEIGHT ITSELF. emoticon

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