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To old to run or lift weights
Yea right!!! Read these and check these guys out. THEY ROCK!!! Now get out there and move!! After demolishing the records for 100-year-old men in all eight sprinting distances last week, Fauja Singh hopes that on Sunday he will become the oldest person to run the full 26 miles of the Toronto marathon. He already owns a…
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TODAY I....
Greetings all of you wonderful people! I think todays post pretty much says it all. Lets go out today and make our lives just a bit better. YOU are in control! =0) Much love to ya all! Cheers! Today I ... Poet: Unknown Today I smiled, and all at once things didn't look so bad. Today I shared with someone else, a bit of…
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People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Greetings all of my amazing friends on MFP! I do hope this finds you well this day. I hadnt seen this one in a quite a while and stumbled upon it this morning. I have always heard many people say that well its just my luck that this would happen, or this would happen. I am sure you yourself or have heard others say "I am…
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To be so strong
Promise Yourself By Christian D. Larson Greetings everyone!! I felt with so many new people on here this one was a necessary one to repost. It had been quite a few months and of course it is still one of my favorites of all time. This one makes every point I could make myself on how to live a healthy and happy life. Make a…
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Sad to glad
It's a phenomenon of our time. Our brains, evolved over eons to respond to our environment and each other are exponentially being taxed by the growth in information and technology. Everyone and everything is vying for attention. We are hardwired to respond but when it's deluged like that, the brain just "goes blind".…
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The Wisdom of Einstein on life. Great Read!
Hello all of my wonderful friends on here!! I found these short and to the point and wanted to pass them along today. Lets keep this one going today and pass on the wisdom of life to others. Take the time to bump this one after you read it to keep the word going. Hope everyones weekend has been great with love shared with…
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For everyone!
Greetings everyone!! I do hope everyone is having a wonderful start of the day and weekend. So I pass this information along quite a lot to many of my friends on MFP. I want to make sure everyone on here new and old and the ones that just cant seem to get ahead all read this. As this says as well we all put our end goal…
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Hourly Wage
Greetings all of you awesome people!!! I read this one a few weeks ago and never posted it. I felt that it was a necessary one for everyone to read. Many of us do not put a value on our own time outside of work. What is your time worth? Is it worth the same amount at work as it is outside of work? Well to some it may be…
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Stay Hungry/ Stay foolish MUST WATCH
Greetings my friends! We lost an amazing man yesterday and well I had the opportunity to watch this last night before bed. This is the commencement speech he gave to stanford University in 2005. I am not going to write anything about it because if you really want to be inspired and take a step back and look at where you…
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Tired
Greetings all of you beautiful people. =0) So I read this and immediately thought of how it impacts so many people on here. How many diets have you tried or weight loss plans and one after another the plans just dont work. Some of you I have even seen put down MFP about well its just not working for me. Maybe even in your…
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Worried
Greetings all of my wonderful friends!! So I was just gonna send this one to a friend of mine and after reading it. Well it applies to many people on here. We spend to much time worrying about our goal or the end. We sabotage ourselves worrying about what ifs instead of the small accomplishments you made for the day. So…
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Blunders and absurdities....
Greetings all of you amazing people!!! Have a wonderful day today and the rest of this week. Remember one small oops does not consitiute failure at all, and neither does the scale changing the wrong direction. It is simply a small hill to climb with an amazing view from the top so embrace it love it and love the ride…
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MFP friends?
Greetings all of my wonderful MFP friends! =0) So the past has certainly passed and yes we all have made decisions we most certainly regret. I mean how or when did we all let ourselves become this we are today? Seems like yesterday we were healthy kids active and playing outside then bam it hits us we are tired, sick and…
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Gifts
The Gift of Love - May you find love in your family and your friends. And may you share the love you have to give. When you share your love, it comes back to you in many forms. "Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand." Mother Teresa The Gift of Laughter - May laughter fill your home,…
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Mountains out of mole hills
How To Make A Mountain Out Of A Molehill Poet: Alessandra Liverani, Copyright (c) 2005 First you must pick your molehill, now here's a tip The smaller the better, tinier than the tiniest microchip From this speck you can conjure mountainous masses Of soaring peaks dropping into bottomless crevasses Slippery slopes,…
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Mind Health
Health Of The Mind Poet: by Jerry Brundies The body can be a source of wealth Train it right for your health. When the body is ready Your mind will steady. A peace will surround your being and your face will give off a glow as your training has brought the healing your mind and body know.
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Body fat equation...check this out!
So I was curious about this and this equation works awesome!! Takes a calculator and some math skills (basic math skills) but worth the the information to know. So this told me where I will be when I am in shape at the proper weight. Since i figured at the rate I was going I was still gonna be overweight or obese on the…
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Are you playing?
Greetings my wonderful friends!! I dont have time to write much but wanted to say hello to all. Lets go out and play the best game of our lives today and the rest of the week. Light the fire this week so hot that it may burn week after week. Year after year so that we can be healthy and happy and spend many more beautiful…
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Daily Survival Kit
Daily Survival Kit Author Unknown Fill a baggie with a Toothpick, Rubber band, Band aid, Pencil, Eraser, Chewing gum, Mint, Candy kiss, Tea bag Then attach this motivational poem to the bag. 1. Toothpick - to remind you to pick out the good qualities in others 2. Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible: things might not…
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Where to start?
Greetings all of you amazing MFP friends this morning!!! =0) Where do we start on this journey to new horizons of healthy and happiness. The ability to enjoy time with our kids and family, or the ability to go shopping for some new clothes that you may have never dreamed of wearing. How about you start right here!!! Right…
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What is a Workout?
What is a Workout? By George Allen, former Washington Redskins Coach A workout is 25 percent perspiration and 75 percent determination. Stated another way, it is one part physical exertion and three parts self-discipline. Doing it is easy once you get started. A workout makes you better today than you were yesterday. It…
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Don't think you have any chance of being successful?
Greetings all of my wonderful friends!!! I absolutely adore Honest Abe and wanted to post this today. There are many stories like this out there and every one of them are of great successsors that failed miserably and again and again. Yet everytime they stood up again and realized one thing. "Well that didnt work" They…
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Winners vs. Losers
Winners vs. Losers Jeff Janssen. Janssen Sports Leadership Center Winners vs. Losers Winners are always part of the solution; Losers are always part of the problem. Winners truly believe; Losers only hope. Winners have a mission; Losers have excuses. Winners maximize their strengths; Losers dwell on their weaknesses.…
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Add one?
Greetings everyone!!! I found a bunch of these this morning and I will add more a bit later. These are all from ordinary everyday people just like us. These are great statements and quotes and I am sure there is one that will fit your bill. The best part about reading quotes and reading books is that 90% of the book may be…
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Importance of sleep and weight loss
I wanted to write this story for everyone so you all will understand the effects sleep has on weight loss. I was diagnosed narcoleptic 15 years ago now, and had problems long before that time. What most people know about narcolepsy is that you are very sleep and or nod out through out the day. Well the reason isn't that we…
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Are you full?
Greetings all you amazing people!!! =0) I really wanted to revisit this one for the new people and well just for everyone. I know some of you have read this and well some of you have been reading my posts for so long you may remember this one. I think it holds a valuable lesson we all need in our life, and the story is…
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Short and sweet! 4 weight loss tips that work.
Step one and a big one SLEEP! You cant lose weight if you are not sleeping. Step two NO chemicals Yes it may be "one" OREO but an OREO is still an OREO. Step three MOVE! Take a walk at least! Step four SMILE! Attitude is everything! Have a wonderful day all of my MFP friends! Much love to all you beautiful people! =0)
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Quite FUNNY! =0)
New Weight Loss Program A fellow was ordered by his doctor to lose 75 lbs., saying his weight could pose very serious health risks. As he wondered how in the heck he would ever do it, he ran across an ad in the newspaper for GUARANTEED WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM. "Guaranteed like hell," he thought to himself, but desperate, he…
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I have ALWAYS loved these!!! DO THEM!
Self motivation techniques are mostly of the "rah-rah" cheerleader type, but sometimes, all the passion and wisdom we get from the teachers isn't enough. Sometimes it takes a little drama to get our attention, doesn't it? All the motivation techniques we use work, given the right set of circumstances. But if you're feeling…
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Exercise quotes
There's no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things! ~ Oprah Winfrey Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ~ Edward Stanley The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions,…
