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My vacation is coming to an end. My husband and I spent the day on the road coming back to GA from MD. I had a beautiful time. I feel like I've been gone so long that I don't want to get back to my life of routine. I feel like I can just continue spending my days free spirited hanging out with my husband ❤. I'm very…

How am I doing?: I am anxious. Instead of relaxing on this trip I am feeling guilty. I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Or am waiting to mess up. And it's truly unwarranted. I pray for peace. Not just for me but for others who also struggle with anxiety. God bless and Amen.

I was apprehensive about sticking to my calorie goal while on this trip because I thought I would be setting myself up for failure. But so far so good. Yesterday I was waaaay under my goal. Today was a pretty good day also. Breakfast at waffle house and a home cooked dinner with my dad, step mom and husband ❤. I went over…

Sunday sharing; I am on a week long road trip with my husband. We took our two boys to my mom's yesterday cause we figured the travel would be easier without the little ones. They don't mind at all. And she asks for them all the time. Grandma is their best friend

Saw it. Loved it. Thought I'd use it for my journal as well. Especially since there are days I want to write but don't have words to say. Figured this would help: GOALS and IDEAS for daily posts 1) Monday - Check In (how am I doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?) 2) Tuesday - Goals (do I have any Goals I…

Good morning. I Thank God for everyone that responds to these posts. I am sharing my life through this journal and in doing so I have gained so much support and encouragement. I pray that our words be a blessing, a lesson and motivation to others. Especially anyone who is in need of an inspiring word. I pray that people…

CBT- cognitive behavior therapy, is about retraining the brain. The basis of this approach is that thoughts precede action. Our decisions are based off of beliefs about our selves and the world around us. We either talk ourselves into or out of an action/ behavior. So as I'm growing into a healthy life style I'm taking…

Soooo. ... The newness has worn off and the excitement has faded. My friend referred to it as "losing the new car smell ". I believe I lost some of the luster at last week's weigh in because I had only lost one pound. And I recognize that I am a little bummed about not seeing progress visually or in a decrease in my…

Progress report: I'm sleeping better! For so long I struggled with insomnia. I would get in the bed and toss and turn for at least an hour. And when I finally fell asleep I wouldn't stay a sleep. I called what I did "napping" . Eventually I started using herbal sleep aids like melatonin, which kind of worked. When I spoke…

"....change your mind about what you want. " During these past two weeks I have focused on improving my eating habits. I also took some time to get in two 30 minute work out sessions each week as well. Fortune for me, I've always had a desire for physical fitness. I love the idea of moving and sweating and pushing the body…

I go back to something I heard once "you can have what you want. You just have to change your mind about what you want ". I am changing my mind about my goal weight. That comes from me changing my mind about dieting. I don't want to diet. I want a lifestyle change. Therefore my goal weight is a reflection of the lifestyle…

220 - bath and body work set (soap, lotion and body spray 210 - flowers 200 - big exercise ball 190 - bring out old clothes that I stored away because I could no longer fit 180 - donate 1x - 3x clothes as a commitment to healthy living 170 - beach body DVD set 160 - shopping spree

Weight loss rewards: 230 - hugs and kisses from hubby

April 13th was my first visit to the Shape Up weight loss center. The doctor set my first month weight loss goal for 12 lbs. I tell you, my nerves were bad when I heard that. It sounded quite impossible. I tried to talk the doctor into lowering his standards but he was having none of that! If anything he recommended more…

BEen thinking about this for a couple days so I thought I'd share. My husband and I recently went on a cruise to the Bahamas. One of the excursions we went on was a 2 mile kayak tour. This was both of our first time and quite an experience. I remember being more than half way through and looking around at all of the water.…

My husband and I recently went on a cruise to the Bahamas. One of the excursions we went on was a 2 mile kayak tour. This was both of our first time and quite an experience. I remember being more than half way through and looking around at all of the water. Water in front of me, behind me, to the left and to the right. And…

This app is awesome. It has developed so much from when I first started using it years ago. I liked it then but I love it now. ❤

I realize I am in my current shape because I wanted to be. No I don't want to be morbidly obese and pre diabetic. But I didn't want to change because I didn't want to "restrict myself". Even with weight gain, pain in my knees and back, insomnia, chronic constant ever lasting constipation and fatigue I still didn't want to…

A couple of years ago I was working with a troubled teen and her family. The young lady was very smart, resourceful, head strong but very rebellious. A lot of her complaint was a fight for independence as she often argued with her parents about what she wanted to do. One day her father said something to her that really…

True story on how I got started this time. I saw ads about the Shape Up weight loss program at my doctor's office ever since I started going to that office three years ago. Never thought anything about it. Matter of fact, I've been researching gastric surgery as my weight loss plan. I'm tired of yo yo dieting and didn't…

Finished! And today was a good day. No fried foods. Ate less than 1300 calories. Grocery shopping today was a little tough though because I wanted to buy everything that I thought would help. Had to slow down and pace myself. I figure I'll learn more about what I want and need as time progresses. Also, I observed that one…

Thanks JeromeBarry1, for your encouraging words. Funny enough, when I put my goals into MFp, daily recommended calories was 1200!

I don't know what I'm doing. I'm just doing it

Here is the plan my doctor gave me: 1) Don't skip meals. (That was easy! ). 2) No eating after 7pm 3) No starches for dinner, just meat and veggies. 4) 1200 calories a day 5) Drink plenty of water 6) Exercise; 10 minutes x 5 days or 30 minutes x 3 days 7) No fried foods I'm certain there was much more but that's about all…