Love it Susan!!!! :flowerforyou:

:Like March (and spring here) I'm a little late getting back in the game.... but me and my mojo have found each other and I'm on my way to a current goal of losing 7 pounds. This never ending winter has sucked the life outta me; and there's no end in sight for a while so I either have to change my attitude, or change the weather... so attitude it is!!!

Love the topic for March; we are often our own worst enemies in our thoughts about ourselves... and what we think is what we believe. I can't do pictures... but I'm in for this month focusing on my goals and KNOWING I AM AWESOME!!




I AM. Two of the most powerful words. For what you put after them shapes your reality.


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Good Morning, Hatters....looks like we need to start our own little group....looks like it's gotten down to only 5 or 6 of us...lol

I am hoping that March will show some loss for me. With all the bike rides, I have lost some inches in my legs!!! which is great,
I
finally got my big heifers(calves for a normal sized gal) to fit into a pair of black leather boots , YEAH!!! ....but I can't walk in them ,

so I will have to put them on at the couch and sit there jut looking good!....Hahahaaa... With this weight , I have been in flat shoes

for so long, I don't think my ankles remember how to carry it all...

ROAR!!!!
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Hey there Snoozie,

HAHAHAHAHAHA LOVE IT!!!!!! I AMMMMM AWESOME!!! I AM going to reach my goal, and I AM healthier right now than I was this time a year ago!! I AM!!!

Susan, Gail... let's hear YOUR " I AM's " !!!!

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Go Gail Go.... "these boots were made for walking"....

Snoozie... HAHAHAHAHAHA LOVE IT!!!!!! I AMMMMM AWESOME!!! I AM going to reach my goal, and I AM healthier right now than I was this time a year ago!! I AM!!!

Susan... love the pic...

I am.... strong, beautiful, confident... and btw a Leo....

And you....???

I AM glad to be part of the fantastic group of women. I AM so very fortunate to call you "friends". Thanks for sharing your time with me and helping me to become the healthiest I can be! xoxoxo to all of you

I took the clothes that are nicer and don't fit to consignment... and brought home a check for $52 - from the last visit....

I was also able to buy a Ralph Lauren sweater - retail value $ 66 - for $11 - and new with tags!

I've been really lucky lately at the consignment shop - bought 2 new sweaters NWT for $10-$15 each, 1 pair of pants (Jones New York).... retail value was $70 - for $11....

As my husband would say.... "We're going broke with all the money you're saving....".... giggles...

Carol

I have a March Mantra thing going. Join me and repeat. I WILL NOT QUIT!!!!

Oh, by the way, I am awesome too :-). heeheehee

Morning all!

I AM loving the positive thinking topic for March (thanks Susan!) - it has helped me remember how important it is to stay mentally positive and cheer myself on from the thoughts in my head, not rip myself apart for mistakes along the way.... and that every thing I do positively takes me one step closer to achieving my goals!

Cheapness paid off in some extra cals burned this morning; had to go for the good old mamo and I refus to pay the astroniomical parking rates at the hospital so I parked at a mall about 10 min away and walked there and back lol. I'm hoping to get another walk in this aft as its nice and sunny and above freezing, but we are getting walloped with another storm tomorrow with about 2 feet of snow predicted.... so I know I won't be walking tomorrow lol.. I'm just grateful I finally happen to be on a day off for one of these storms and can stay put since I've had to go to work in every other one!

I made my first GREEN smoothie this morning... I have decided to try to incorporate a green one a few times a week if I can... I'm not a fan of smoothies of any kind... but the green ones seem to be a good way to get more greens into me - and they have little fruit which is good because of the diabetes... anyway I found a site from reading the MFP posts about green smoothies for beginners which is great for info like mixing up the greens and tips to add protein etc... I don't plan to use mine as a meal repolacement just to add some greens to my diet... I used my blender on liquify and it worked great (don't have a vitamix nor will I ever spend $400 on one lol) Anyway... just curious as to if anyone has ever tried one or thought about it?? I did mine with a cup of spinach, a cup of water, a couple of cubes of watermelon i had left over and a cup of frozen 4 berry blend (altho i'd prolly use 1/2 cup next time) and it wasn't bad.. easy enough to down a glass anyway.

Gotta go read up on your posts and come back for a few replies....

My positive thought for the day: A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, beause her trust is not on the branch, but on her own wings. Always believe in yourself.

I AM...giving myself permission to let go of this extra" weighted" safety blanket .

I AM...beginning to be the me, I know is hidden underneath.

I AM...loving me, inspite of all my imperfections!

I AM...loving the support of all my Hatter Friends!

I AM...UNAFRAID to look Damn GOOD!!

:drinker: GAIL...

Snoozie

they hit close to home for me... I always knew a part of me was "afraid" to lose weight because it was my safety blanket.. whatever was bad or wrong in my life or if someone didn't like me, i convinced myself it was only because I was fat. If I didn't have that... gulp.... it also provided me with an excuse for anything and I think deep down I simply didn't want to let go of my "blankie" or I was too insecure or too scared to let it go. or I didn't like myself enough to feel I deserved to be healthy and slender. It was one of the scariest things I've done to step out of my comfort zone and decide I was indeed deserving of anything I wanted!

Thanks, and everything you said above, could have been quoted from me...We are ALL so alike , just in different wrappers!!
I copied mine down so I can read them everyday at work...I've been telling myself verbally lately, that's it's ok to lose this weight..I have new smaller clothes waiting to get into...If I want something new I buy it a size smaller....we'll see if it works...lol


Oops!! I'll have to pull up another page to reply to other posts...I can't see them and the memory is too short...

I decided I'm going to make my daily positive thinking quote my screensaver on my phone every day... so I will be reminded of itall through the day!

Today I erase the slate in my head from anything I have believed because of what other people told me I am or was. Gone. Erased and replaced with who I KNOW I am and can be. :flowerforyou:



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"I forgive myself for having believed for so long that I was never good enough to have, get, and be what I wanted"