PERSISTENCE AND DETERMINATION NEEDED FOR THE PATH FORWARD

WOW...TRYING TO GET MY DETERMINATION GOING...I AM GOOD, THEN CHEAT, THEN GOOD AGAIN. I KEEP LOSING THE SAME 2 POUNDS...LOSE ONE, GAIN IT BACK, LOSE IT, GAIN IT BACK...OVERALL DOWN 8 POUNDS...BUT NEED A FEW GOOD DAYS TO STAY ON THE PATH FORWARD AND NOT BACKWARDS...

DISCOURAGED

SOME GOOD ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THOMAS EDISON:
"I AM NOT DISCOURAGED, BECAUSE EVERY WRONG ATTEMPT DISCARDED IS ANOTHER STEP FORWARD"

"EDISON FAILED 10,000 TIMES BEFORE HE MADE THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED IF YOU FAIL A FEW TIMES" - HILL

"NEARLY EVERY MAN WHO DEVELOPS AN IDEA WORKS AT IT UP TO THE POINT WHERE IT LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE, AND THEN GETS DISCOURAGED, THAT'S NOT THE PLACE TO BECOME DISCOURAGED"

AT LAST...A PERFECT DAY..YES!!!

FINALLY A DAY OF NOT CHEATING...I HAD A COUPLE OF WEAK MOMENTS...BUT STAYED STRONG, DRIVING HOME SEEING ALL THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND GOING TO THE STORE..BUT I KEPT THINKING, I NEED A PERFECT DAY TO BOOST MY CONFIDENCE!! I FEEL GOOD, TOOK A DETOX BATH..TOMORROW MORNING I HOPE UNDO THE DAMAGE OF THE LAST FEW DAYS.

BACK ON THE WAGON..

BACK ON THE WAGON, I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT GIVING UP...WANTED TO GIVE UP..BUT I FEEL I NEED TO KEEP GOING. I HAVE A WEAKNESS, I KEEP THINKING EACH TIME I RESIST NOT TO FAIL, I WILL GET STRONGER AND NOT FAIL THE NEXT TIME. HAD A 2 POUND WEIGHT GAIN, SO I AM DISCOURAGED, BUT I NEED TO KEEP TRYING. YESTERDAY WAS BAD AGAIN, HAD SOME CHOC. COVERED PRETZLES AND MORE BAD STUFF...
TODAY IS A NEW DAY...A NEW CHANCE TO STAY THE COURSE

Falling down...

OUR GREATEST GLORY IS NOT IN NEVER FALLING, BUT IN RISING EVERY TIME WE FALL

Renewed Strength ....then weakness

I HAD LOST 1 POUND AFTER A PERFECT DAY, I HAD RENEWED STRENGTH, AT WORK I, SO GOOD AT KEEPING TO THE PROGRAM....THEN I CAME HOME..STILL GOOD. I OPENED THE CUPBOARD AND THERE WAS SMALL CAN NUT TOPPING FOR ICE CREAM...I WAS LIKE AN ADDICT THAT JUST FOUND CRACK ON THE SIDEWALK...I TOOK A HANDFUL OF NUTS AND DOWNED THEM SO FAST, THEN DIDNT STOP AT THAT, GO OUT THE ICE CREAM, POURED ON SOME CHOC. SYRUP, MORE NUTS...I JUST DIDNT EAT NUTS, I AM NUTS!!! I STAYED THE SAME WEIGHT THIS MORNING..ALL MY HARD WORK WASTED ON MY POOR IMPULSE CONTROL...TODAY, I WANT MY STRENGTH BACK!! I WILL HAVE A PERFECT DAY OF KEEPING ON THE PROGRAM!!

STRUGGLING BUT STILL CLIMBING.

OK..SO AFTER YESTERDAY'S CHEAT..READY TO GET BACK TO ACTION..BAD NEWS, I GAINED 2 POUNDS..GOOD NEWS..STILL LOST TOTAL OF 8 POUNDS. PLAN WAS FOR AN APPLE DAY TO GET BACK ON TRACK. CAME INTO WORK THIS MORNING, A 2 POUND BOX OF SEE'S CANDY IS SITTING THERE!! EVEN THOUGH FELLOW STAFFERS TOLD ME IT WAS ALMOST GONE, DIDNT HELP, LOCKED THE BOX IN THE CUPBOARD OUT OF VIEW..REST OF THE DAY APPLES AND LOTS OF WATER..FINALLY COULDNT TAKE IT ANYMORE AND ATE A PIECE! PUT A SECOND PIECE IN MY MOUTH, I HAD TO BE STRONG. SPIT IT IN THE TRASH!!! CAME HOME WENT ON A 2 HOUR BIKE RIDE WITH THE FAMILY..THEN MY HUSBAND GOES AND PICKS UP HONEY WALNUT SHRIMP FROM PANDA EXPRESS!! BESIDES SEE'S CANDY MY FAVORITE!! I ALMOST GAVE IN, BUT TOOK A BATH AND HERE I AM NOW...WHAT A STRUGGLING DAY!! WHY MUST FOOD BE MY ADDICTION!!

CHEATED ON DIET TODAY..NO WEIGHT LOSS THIS MORNING

I COULDNT FIGHT THE FIGHT TODAY...I KEPT WANTING SOMETHING, I TRIED ALL I KNEW TO TRY TO NOT SURRENDER, NO MIGHTY WARRIOR TODAY... I DIDNT LOSE ANY AGAIN THIS MORNING, EVEN AFTER A GOOD DAY YESTERDAY. I ATE A MCGRIDDLE FROM MCDOANLDS AND SOME SWEET, SPICY CHICKEN..POPCORN. I KNOW THAT DOESNT SOUND BAD..BUT IT IS ON THIS DIET.. TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY..A NEW START

DIDNT LOSE ANY WEIGHT THIS MORNING...

I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS PICTURE...IT IS MY FACE, PASTED ON AN AWESOME BODY.. I KNEW I DIDNT DRINK ENOUGH WATER YESTERDAY AND I DIDNT GO TO THE GYM.
TODAY..I DRANK LOTS OF WATER AND WORKED OUT..HOPE TOMORROW BRINGS ME A NICE SURPISE!!

TAMING THE HUNGER TIGER

WOW..I AM STILL DOING WELL...LOST 9 POUNDS ON VLCD SO FAR IN 4 DAYS..BUT DURING THE DAY, I GET THIS HUGE HUNGER BUT STILL STAYING STRONG. I DID GET SOME SUGAR FREE HARD CANDY, IT HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER IN THOSE HUNGRY TIGER MOMENTS.. MY SNUG PANTS ARE FITTING A LITTLE BETTER. I DIDNT HAVE TO UNBUTTON THEM TO BREATHE ON THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK TODAY..LOL

YUMMY BAKED APPLE!!

WOW, JUST HAD A BAKED APPLE...SOOO GOOD, SOME SWEETENER, SOME CINNAMON, COOK FOR 3 MINUTES IN MICROWAVE...VERY YUMMY.. I AM WANTING MORE BUT WILL WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW..
THE DAY IS GOING WELL..DIDNT DRINK ENOUGH WATER, VERY BUSY AT WORK, I HAVE TO MAKE THE TIME..WENT TO THE GYM..I STILL THINK OF FOOD CONSTANTLY..BUT STAYING THE COURSE

MIGHTY WARRIOR

"THE ONE WHO CONQUERS SELF, IS THE MIGHEST OF WARRIORS"

SHOPPING NOT GOOD...VERY HUNGRY DAY

HAD A ROUGH DAY...HAD TO GO FOOD SHOPPING..VERY HUNGRY!! TRIED TO TAKE SOME
EXTRA DROPS, BUT STILL HUNGRY..FINALLY ATE A FEW CRACKERS..STILL HUNGRY..
THEN FINALLY SOME STAWBERRIES..HAD ABOUT 15 OF THOSE..FINALLY CALMED DOWN,
ATE MY DINNER AND THEN SOME GREEN TEA..WENT BIKE RIDING..
BUT GOOD NEWS I DID LOSE 3 POUNDS AGAIN..DOWN 7 POUNDS NOW!!
IT WAS TOUGH...BUT A NEW DAY AND KEEPING UP THE ATTITUDE OF SUCESS!!

SUGAR FREE HOT CHOC.??

I DRANK SOME SUGAR FREE HOT CHOC. YESTERDAY...IT WAS SOOO GOOD...BUT I KNOW I AM PLAYING GAMES IF I THINK I CAN HAVE IT..I LOST 3 POUNDS SINCE YESTERDAY..SO IF I KEEP LOSING SO GOOD...MAYBE I WILL KEEP IT FOR AT LEAST ONCE A DAY...

rough waters, but keeping strong

TODAY WENT OUT TO A BBQ ON A HOUSEBOAT, HAD CHICKEN AND STRAWBERRIES..BUT TORTURE WAS THE BREAD AND PASTA SALAD I PASSED UP, I JUST KEEP DRINKING WATER AND STAYING STRONG...I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER BUT MAYBE TOO SOON TO BE SO TEMPTED..

DID I MELT OVERNIGHT...LOST 5 POUNDS!!

DID I MELT OVERNIGHT?? I LOST 5 POUNDS OVERNIGHT!!! I WAS SO BLOATED FROM EATING ALL THAT FAT FROM MY LOADING. I WENT BIKE RIDING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IN THE AFTERNOON. I DID FEEL HUNGRY FOR A BIT BUT IT DIDNT LAST LONG..I AM EXCITIED AND HOPE I CAN CONTINUE KEEPING ON TRACK...GOING TO A BBQ ON A BOAT THIS EVENING..BRINGING MY FOOD WITH ME!!

MIDDLE OF DAY 1

IT'S 3PM AND THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST DAY OF LOW CAL DIET....I DONT FEEL HUNGRY, BUT IS THAT BECAUSE I ATE SO MUCH THE LAST FEW DAYS? FIXING BREAKFAST FOR THE FAMILY WAS TRICKY BECAUSE I KEPT ALMOST TASTING EVERYTHING...HAVE BEEN LAZY TODAY, BUT GETTING READY TO TAKE A BIKE RIDE WITH MY HUSBAND...ATE LETTUCE,CHICKEN,AND APPLE FOR LUNCH..ALSO A RYE KRISP..IT HAS THE SAME NOTHING AS MELBA TOAST..SO I HOPE THAT IS OK..GOING TO THE BATHROOM ALOT..FAT MELTING OFF? LOL

START WEIGHT WEIGH IN,,,UGH!!

OK..THAT WAS REALITY!!! I DIDNT WEIGH IN THE FIRST LOAD DAY,,,COULD I REALLY BE THAT FAT??? CALM DOWN, A JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP... I HAD MY CUP OF GREEN TEA, NOW I MUST GO MAKE BREAKFAST FOR THE FAMILY,,,BISCUIT AND GRAY FOR THEM AND ANOTHER CUP OF GREEN TEA FOR ME,,,

END OF LOAD DAY 2- WHEW!! I'M FULL

OK...I AM FULL!!! I ATE AND ATE...I HEARD IF YOU DONT LOAD UP ENOUGH, THEN YOU WILL FEEL HUNGRY LATER....I AM GOING FOR 40 DAYS!!! I NEED TO GO FOR IT!! I ATE BROWNIES, COOKIES, CHEESE, SAUSAGE, CRACKERS, MORE BROWNIES, CHOC. COVERED PRETZELS, MORE COOKIES, OLIVE GARDEN PIZZA, BREAD STICKS, ALFEDO SAUCE...MORE CHOCOLATE AND LEFTOVER PIZZA...WHEW...I HOPE THAT IS ENOUGH!! NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO WEIGHING TOMORROW MORNING..I DIDNT WEIGH BEFORE THE LOAD, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE GAIN FROM THE LOADING UP...OK..TOMORROW IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE LOW CAL DIET....A LITTLE SCARED!!!! AND HUMBLED..

DAY 1 - LOAD THE FAT DAY!!!

I DECIDED NOT TO WEIGH MYSELF UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE LOW CAL DIET, SINCE
WHAT IS THE POINT ANYWAY? I AM GOING TO GAIN WEIGHT ON THESE DAYS....I
AM THINKING WHAT I WANT MY LAST BIG MEAL TO BE? RIGHT NOW..I WILL EAT LOTS
OF CHOCOLATE AND SWEETS...MY WEAKNESS!!! HCG METHOD I CHOSE WAS THE SPRAY,
I THOUGHT MORE CONVENIENT THAN THE DROPS...IT KIND OF MADE MY LIPS BURN
A LITTLE BIT...BUT OTHER THAN THAT...OK...
IT'S ONLY AROUND 8:30AM AND I HAVE HAD: HALF OF A BACON SANDWICH AND A
CEREAL BAR, SO I WILL GO FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO EAT IN A FEW MINUTES...
EAT, EAT, AND MORE EAT TODAY...

YODA KNOWS ALL...

DO OR DO NOT...THERE IS NO TRY!!

discipline

SOME PEOPLE REGARD DISCIPLINE AS A CHORE. FOR ME, IT IS A KIND OF ORDER THAT SETS
ME FREE TO FLY...JULIE ANDREWS

your grade is 100%

I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT WELL ON DIETS OR REALLY STUCK TO ONE FOR THAT LONG,
I GET BORED AND DON'T LIKE TO WAIT FOR THE RESULTS!! I RECENTLY TOOK
A CPR CLASS, WHICH I DREAD EVERY YEAR, VERY LONG AND BORING! I DECIDED
TO PAY ATTENTION, DO WANT EVER IT TOOK AND GET 100% ON THE TEST! IT WORKED!
THE CLASS WENT BY FAST AND I SCORED 100% ON THE TEST...SO THIS DIET WILL
BE MY TEST, I WILL NOT CHEAT, GIVE UP, FOLLOW ALL THE DIRECTIONS...40 DAYS
AND 40 POUNDS!! I WANT AN A+!!!

WHAT IS YOUR DEGREE OF FATNESS?

I HAVE BEEN AT DIFFERENT DEGREES OF FATNESS IN MY LIFE...I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER AT AN AMUSEMENT PARK, STANDING IN THIS LONG LINE TO GET ON A ROLLER COASTER, A COUPLE, THE GUY LONG AND LEAN, THE GIRL SHORT AND FAT. WHEN THEY GOT SEATED ON THE ROLLER COASTER, SHE WAS TOO FAT FOR THE LAP LEVER TO FIT, THE GUY WAS A JERK AND WENT ON THE RIDE WITHOUT HER AS SHE STOOD ON THE SIDE, LOOKING SAD AND EMBARRASSED WAITING FOR HIM. MY HEART SANK AND I VOWED NEVER TO GET THAT FAT!! I WAS ONCE AT 325 POUNDS AND STAYED AT THAT WEIGHT FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS, RECALLING THAT GIRL AT THE ROLLER COASTER, I NEVER PUT MYSELF IN A SITUATION WHERE MY FATNESS WOULD PUBLIC EMBARRASS ME. A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS ON A PLANE, THE SEAT BELT WOULDNT FIT, BUT I PULLED IT AS CLOSE AS I COULD THEN HID IT WITH MY ARMS.
I AM NOT 325 POUNDS NOW, BUT STILL OVER THE 200 MARK, RECENTLY WENT TO A GO-CART PARK WITH MY HUSBAND AND THE SEAT BELT FIT, BUT SNUG AND THE CREEPY KID ATTENANT ASKED IF I WANTED AN EXSTENTION!! THE SAD GIRL AT THE ROLLER COASTER POPPED UP IN MY MIND AGAIN!
I LIKE THAT THIS DIET IS CALLED THE WEIGHT LOSS CURE!!! I AM SOOO TIRED OF BEING THE FAT PERSON!! SHARE MY JOURNEY!!! START DATE IS STILL ON FOR APRIL 21ST

HCG DIET PATH...MY JOURNEY BEGINS SOON

I AM WRITING THIS OUT OF FRUSTRATION OF NOT FINDING ANYONE SHARING THE JOURNEY...JUST SITES SELLING IT...I WILL START THE DIET ABOUT APRIL 21ST 2010 JOIN MY JOURNEY