COMMITMENT TO MYSELF

 So ... in 2 days it will be 1 month since I made a COMMITMENT TO MYSELF..

I KNOW .. that if I kept on doing what I had always done... that I would be done.. that sooner or later I would be killing myself as a morbidly obese woman... 

IT IS  not an easy commitment.... and in some ways  being OP is  crazy sounding.. who does not eat fruits and  ALL vegggies  when they are trying to be healthy...

BUT TO  me .. the person ( myself) that chooses this route to better health and stronger body is using MF/TSFL as a tool to reach a destination.. and during this journey certain higher carb choices are eliminated and then reintroduced ... by that time I believe I will have mastered portion control... and monitoring myself ... and understanding that while food is FUEL  it can be enjoyed but DOES NOT have to be the focus...

WE ARE  in the food business.. the kind of food that is not so healthy .. Occasionally my hands are  in bread dough and cookie dough..  helping get samples ready for demos and such.. or food show... 

MAKING THIS commitment for me.. was really a task.. and a great choice..   yes.. A choice I made   .. to make a commitment to myself..

Do I think the above is a bunch of fluff and that in a few short months I am going to tune out and turn back to my old ways...  it is something I think about... but when I look at those rolls baking or see and smell the cookies ... I think to myself... 4 seconds....  ( a post I did a while back)   is it really worth those 4 seconds  in my mouth.... to eat a cookie or a roll... is it going to make me feel strong.. proud... no... so... here I am...  having made a commitment to myself.. and praying that I follow this path... and learn this time... and not have to start over ever again...

On a odder note I looked at the BMI chart.. and I am now simply OBESE.. not something to be proud of.. but apparently I graduated recently...

TUESDAY BAM!!

WOW...  so it was suppose to be a simple thing... complicated to reach but simple never the less..
BAM   BAM   BAM!!!!!!  

New ROOF... yes  NEW ROOF on a 9 year old house  ... welcome to Alabama where storms are fierce ... apparently the hail damage on our roof is impressive...  thank heavens for insurance... so no issue there..

Still just really blown away though... much like my roof lol... sigh...   so between the impending storms.. the new roof will commence.. so will the  sheet rock repair and repainting off the Great Room...  things will be nice and sparkly for Thanksgiving...  not looking forward to the mess...  Happy with the contractors though.. upstanding group I think.. not a bunch of schlepers... sigh...
Had a portion of the roof replaced last year ... front part ... and guess what???? nothing but rotted wood now... so that's frustrating..    How on earth would we have known ... I guess I owe a debt of Thanks to the gentleman who came out  yesterday and noticed part of the problem... he did not think it was going to be a big deal at all...  BAM sure enough here we are today waiting for the adjuster to call me back.. and get  the repairs under way .... sigh.....

Otherwise... it is a Tuesday... hope yours is rocking along....

MONDAY TUCKED AWAY...

 Got up .. did the scale dance.. and another 2.4 pounds gone.. grand total 16.2 pounds gone.. that's a very good Month...

SO .. August 8th will be one Month of Medifast/TSFL... I will save my review of that month until the 8th...

Right now I feel accomplished and proud... and I look forward to more progression..
 I have multiple challenges facing me.. but in reality who does not..
So.. we plan... have a good idea of how to battle those challenges.. and we move on...
Hope everyone has a good week... Night Night Monday...

POWER

THOUGHTS

Motivational Quotes...

“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.”

Sven Goran Eriksson

 Never, never, never, never give up. -- Winston Churchill

The first and the best victory is to conquer self. -- Plato

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something. -- Carl Sandburg

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. -- Jim Rohn

“Twenty years from now, you’ll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do, than the ones you did.”

Mark Twain

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”

Ambrose Redmoon

“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.”

Unknown

SIMPLY SAY NOTHING...

          THINGS YOU DO NOT SAY TO ME

WHAT?  ONLY 1/4TH OF A POUND.... ?? IS THAT GOOD ?/ I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO LOSE MORE THAN THAT ... 

ARE YOU STICKING WITH THE PROGRAM?

HOWS YOUR DIET? ARE YOU STICKING WITH THE PROGRAM?

ARE YOU STILL ON MEDIFAST ??

YOU KNOW I KNOW SOMEONE WHO DID THAT PROGRAM AND GAINED HER 20 POUNDS BACK THAT SHE LOST???

YOU KNOW YOU WILL JUST GAIN IT ALL BACK 

ARE YOU STICKING TO THE PROGRAM?? 

CAN YOU EAT THAT??

ARE YOU STICKING TO THE PROGRAM??

HOWS YOUR DIET GOING??? 

ARE YOU STICKING TO THE PROGRAM??

 ( WHETHER YOU MEAN TO HURT MY FEELINGS OR NOT  THIS IS HOW I FEEL)  

COULD YOU POSSBILY  THINK FOR A SECOND.. THAT  MY ATTITUDE MIGHT BE THIS ????:::::   ~NO I AM FUCKING NOT STICKING TO THE PROGRAM BECAUSE I JUST LOVE SPENDING 400.00 A MONTH TO SEE HOW MUCH FUCKING WEIGHT I CAN NOT LOSE ...~

 I HOPE THE ANSWER IS NO......  

REALLLLLY ...

 IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUPPORT ME ... REGARDLESS OF PAST FAILURES.. OR PAST HALF EFFORTS.. OR PAST ANYTHING....

THEN

SAY THESE THINGS TO ME:

WAY TO GO!

GOOD JOB!

IT MIGHT TAKE TIME BUT YOU WILL GET THERE!!

I AM PROUD OF YOU!

KEEP IT GOING!

GOOD LUCK!

I AM HAPPY FOR YOU !

I BET YOU ARE FEELING BETTER EACH DAY! 

YOU LOOK GREAT!

I CAN SEE A DIFFERENCE!

I HOPE YOU ARE PROUD OF YOURSELF

GREAT JOB

AWESOME..

OR SIMPLY SAY 

NOTHING...

THOUGH YOUR PRAISE IS NICE...I DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT...

I HAVE BUILT A GOOD SUPPORT NETWORK..  

IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.. GREAT .. IF NOT..  

SIMPLY SAY

 NOTHING...