It is so powerful!

If one person a day was touched by this video, it would be a new beginning for them~

If one person a day said, NO MORE and then shared the link How powerful would that be?

If one person says, “Oh my gosh!  I can’t watch this!  Why would someone share this with anyone?”

Then you have MISSED the POINT!

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I do hope this blog finds you and your family, well~

 I take life one day at a time~

 It’s the only way for me~

 If I skip ahead, I miss out~

  If I rush the day, I have lost a day~

  I stop to look at the little things~

I enjoy the laughter in my home~

Have A Great Day!

Each day I abuse
this body, I go through new emotions.

First it’s ok, you can kinda hide it. Then as
you get bigger it feels as if there’s no turning back.
I crawl deeper into my soul. Why is it so hard to fight my

While doing some shopping, I stop to look at the myself in the window,
Sadness falls upon me. I tell myself I’ll stop eating bad.
There  are days when I’ll eat healthy then the next day, eat
everything in sight.  I’m at the point where I’ll just
shovel it in. I don’t even taste or enjoy it. It makes
me feel good for a while. Then the reality sets in and I
get angry at myself. This promotes more eating. Why?
I don’t know

I fall victim to my own excuses.
So I’m going to put them all out on the
table.

Excuse #1

I had two children and it’s hard to
lose the weight.

Answer:

HELLO! One is Eighteen, the other is
Fourteen. They aren’t babies anymore!

Excuse #2

If I had a gym membership I could do it.

Answer:

Had one didn’t go! Oh yeah and didn’t
stretch right and pulled your groin.

Oh, that’s a good one for Excuse # 8, I’ll have to add
that…..

Excuse #3

As soon as I have the money, I’ll buy healthy foods.

Answer:

Oh, and fast food money isn’t good enough for
a salad instead of the cheeseburger, fries and a
chocolate shake with some chocolate chip cookies?

Excuse #4

I don’t feel good today, I’ll eat better tomorrow.

Answer:

WAKE UP! You might feel better if you
ate better.

Excuse #5

I’m so tired, I’ll get to bed earlier tonight.

Answer:

With the food you eat, you are tired
regardless of how much sleep you get.
Bad food choices and no exercise,
make you sick and tired.

Excuse #6

I’ll try out for Jillian’s new show, then I’ll lose
the weight.

Answer:

Hello, what makes me think I would get
picked for the show?

If I can’t fix it what makes me think she can?

Excuse # 7

It’s so easy, cheap and convenient to just get
fast food Answer:

Answer:

SAME AS EXCUSE # 3.

Excuse # 8

I’ll post it as soon as I can think of another good
one.

Ok, excuses are out and I can’t pretend
anymore. The past 12 weeks have been very
unhealthy for me. It’s time to kick it in gear.

NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!!

Having an addictive personality is very
hard to break. I’ve been battling this addiction
my entire life.

As far as having an addicitve personality,
well, Started smoking at age 10, started drinking
alcohol when I was 11, Bing and purged from
age 13 -15. Drugs from age 13-17. Over eating
Age 25-43.

It’s hard to actually look at
that in writing. I haven’t pondered this thought for
some time.

I’m not proud of the way I handled myself,
I won’t blame anyone, we are all accountable for our own actions.

I’m so blessed to be alive and to have everything
God has given me.

Try to break the addiction, don’t let it break you~

I was always dieting, binging, purging, anything to be thinner.
Anything to look better, Then I just stopped.

I got so sick and knew I had to do something about it. Alanon and AA, really
helped me overcome some huge battles. While I was fixing those problems,
I was developing others. Yes, we tend to find another way to escape, escape
from whatever it may be, that makes us unhappy. Broken homes, boyfriends, girlfriends,
abusive parents or siblings. Whatever it may be, we have to find peace somewhere.

My peace was in food. I have such a hard time leaving it alone. I want it all the time. Especially sweets. They make me feel the best. When I’m down, a nice piece of chocolate cake can really make me happy. This is not how our bodies are meant to be though. We need to eat healthy foods and exercise.

If I am really going to live, I’ll need to eat healthy.

Just because I don’t look like the fashion model in a magazine or a movie star on TV. Geez, Have you seen the mess a lot of them are in? They are people too. Leave them alone. We all have our own faults. This is part of the way we are. No one is perfect. People may try to show that perfect image. It’s a front. NO ONE IS COMPLETELY FLAWless!

Working in the medical field has really opened my eyes.
Wow! Some of you are in for a big suprise.

We are born, live the life our parents choose for us, until we are able to make our own decisions, then as young adults we start our own lives. Some make it, others fall but the same results always lie ahead.

You are alone, old, unable to care for yourself. Some of us will have family come by and visit. Most of us will not. That’s just a fact. I’ve seen it many times. While looking in the face of someone who’s lived a long hard life, I wonder, who this person has been, where they had gone, why wasn’t anyone there? They seemed nice enough. Why did they die alone?

The fact is, when we get older, it is up to us to take care of ourselves.

Live a healthy, active lifestyle. If we don’t, we get fragile. Unable to care for ourselves. It isn’t up to our children to take care of us. They have their own lives they are dealing with. We want them to be around us when we get old.  The fact is, it’s a burden on a loved one. Not all can handle it. Handle losing their parent, brother, sister.  KEEP FIT! EAT RIGHT! IT IS ESSENTIAL TO LIVE!

We work to make the best of things, we try to do what’s right for our children,
we work hard at our jobs. To be honest, a lot of people forget to take care of themselves. Our children grow up, only to leave and have their own families.  We are left, once again, to start over. This is a sad but true fact.

The longer you stay healthy and fit, the more time you get with your
children and grandchildren. I hope I can live by these words, I just
adore my children.

Who will I be, when they are gone? All I’ve known for the past 18 years, is being their mother and wife. Oh, What a pleasure it has been. But somehow, I lost myself along the way. Lost the person I once was. As I look in the mirror today, I see a tired middle aged woman. Overweight, unhealthy, still trying to be a good mother and wife. I look deep into the eyes, that stare back at me, in the mirror. I do not see myself. Has it been that long? I didn’t take care of myself, I put everyone else before me, as it should be, when you have children. Or is that the way it’s suppose to be? I can’t take the years off my body, nor would I want to take those precious years away. But I’d like to be that healthy, happy woman I once was.

So, I’ll need to pull myself together, and try to reach deep down to find her again.

I’m so full of sadness. Along the way, I’ve gained and lost a few friends. Said a lot of things, I regret, and let myself and others down. Can I overcome these things?

Life isn’t perfect, there are many obsticles to go through. As an abused child, I’ve learned to hide feelings, and say things to other’s to make them feel better. This has hurt me and others. I wish I could take it back, but I can’t. This is where I need to make peace with my soul, and try to move on. There’s much healing that needs to be done, on the inside and the outside. These are hard lessons to learn.

I want to be happy, I’d like to have something good come out of all this.

Like I said, when I look in the mirror, The person inside this huge, unhealthy body, isn’t me. I’m taking it one day at a time. Working on the mind and soul.

I want to get healthy and lose weight. This, I know I can do.
I still find myself falling into the same pattern, and blaming it on something other, than myself.
Like I did in the beginning of this blog.

Getting healthy is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
It’s really hard to do, when you have junk food around all the time.

I need to get this junk out of the house. Well, I thought I would
get healthy and then work on my family. I can do it, it’s just really hard.

I want to eat the Chocolate cake and cookies.
It is like I can’t control myself. This is really a nightmare!

I’ll try hard to Make it a small portion. Maybe even eat a
piece of fruit when they are enjoying the ice-cream.
It isn’t fair to make them skip a treat, just because I can’t
control the portion. Oh, goodness……..

Yes, I feel like crud after a weekend of binging on junk food :>(((((

Due to all the smoke in the valley, I’ve put outside exercise aside. I’ve been stretching and doing some Yoga instead. Yoga is great! I just prefer running outside. Hopefully we’ll get some relief soon.

Thank you, to all our firefighters :>)

Every day I wake up, I feel better and better. Before this program
I was tired, grouchy and felt bad. Now I wake up excited,
energized and ready to start my day. I’m so happy to be alive
on this beautiful earth. What a blessing, Loving this journey!