ACCOUNTABILITY

   A message from one of  our group members ..


"We're here to support you and offer advice and act as a place where you can totally come and vent and seek guidance during the rough patches. That being said -- for those who are new to WW or feeling nervous to commit to the program, posts saying that WW "doesn't work" aren't very fair; the program has been shown to work as long as the person in question works the plan and plans the work. I know it must be very frustrating to not be getting the results you want -- but that just means this is the most important time to focus on your goals, make sure you remain accountable, and plow forward! An adage I was once told: "The times when you're feeling the most discouraged are the times you need yourself the most -- don't let yourself down."  ~KEM




ACCOUNTABILITY !  


Do you have the  COURAGE to be ACCOUNTABLE for your actions... ??...  are  YOU  tough enough to wade through the goofiness of your life and be honest with yourself ..???


see honesty can hurt...


HOWEVER, it can also be constructive.


 are you BOLD enough...???


 Do you want IT bad enough to be  ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR EATING ACTIONS!!... ??? 

 Its easy to whine about things... its easy to say .. this program does not work... I can't do this... this is too hard...  I don't have the time to track my food....  wah wah wah wah... really... ???  not very accountable in my opinion..


ACCOUNTABILITY  is probably one of the most cliché and overused terms out there.. but .. for us there is no other term that fits.. 


You have to be real with yourself to accomplish what you want.. 


ASK yourself this:


Why on earth did you join WW if you are not willing to  do the job that goes with it.. ??


Fact:  The only person you  do good for  or harm .. is yourself


Fact:  WW works   if you eat with in the parameters of the programs offered.


Fact:  THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE


Fact:  If you want it bad enough .. do it...   how much simpler  can it get than that.


Fact:  You are not the sum of your pounds


Fact  YOU ARE THE CONTENT OF  YOUR CHARACTER ( as MLK would say)  How you are measured should only show value via how you treat others   and... how you treat yourself.


FACT:   YOU REALLY HAVE TIME TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE


FACT:   HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT???    hmmmm well okay.... that's not really a fact.. but a question........................................


 HOW                    BAD                          DO               YOU                    WANT            IT?


 So dust  off... brush off and get busy....  This is the one life you have got..  your one shot ...
live it by making healthier choices...   live it by following a livable program..   track your food.. get your water in.. exercise... laugh ... play.... enjoy life..  create your universe to better health... ask questions  ......educate yourself...  .find support groups  .. there are tons on FB with great people... who are on the same journey as you ... Find us...   join in...   Laugh... Learn ... Live..   and finally be the person you are meant to be...  Healthy .. Alive  .. and finding a new way to enjoy a fuller life..


Do me one small  favor please.... Do not blame any program you are on...  It is not the programs fault... it is your responsibility to yourself  that needs adjusting.... Be honest... even over estimate what you have ingested...  I would rather over estimate than underestimate..


 BE REAL......
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BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS... 


BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR CHOICES...


 BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR VOICE IN HOW YOU WILL LIVE YOUR LIFE..

GOOD VS.BAD Or WHY MUST WE DEFINE FOOD

  Dusting off soap box...adjusting microphone... Stepping up :::

" ohhh I had cake today. I am soooo bad"   "Ohhhhh I had pizza on a stick today. ( is that even possible ?.. lol...)..I am damned for all eternity "    "Ohhhh I had ice cream instead of string beans"  " what a failure I am". " ohhhh I had 3 jelly beans.. I never can stick to a diet"

The list goes on and on ... People classify everything. You are either good or bad... Or you are good or bad based on your food consumption... Or if you drop 3 pounds then life is amazing but if you gain a quarter of a ounce then  DAMNIT!! You are one mighty loser !!   

BOY !! I have been guilty of some of that... WAY TOO MUCH...

Measuring myself by the sum of my pounds rather than the whole human I am... 

Our worth is not what the scale says nor is it based on the food we consume...

Food is a choice...We can eat what we want..much like anything though.. There are good or bad consequences based on those choices... 

If you are following a program such asWeight Watchers..like me... You are given choices.. You keep track of those choices with in the parameters of the program. SOME FOOD CHOICES ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS... But to label food or yourself GOOD VS. BAD ..to me gives way to much power to it.. Don't you think...?? I mean ..why can't food be food... So you CHOSE TO HAVE HALF A DANISH WITH YOUR COFFEE???  If you are on WW   Did you log it??  My point is?? As the saying goes..if you bite it..write it!! ( or scan it.. Or take a photo of it to log later..) . A food diary  is simply a tool to help you know what you are consuming and how to modify things to help you shed poundage if that is your intended goal.. 

We are fortunate to live in a time where we can easily keep track of our food consumption ..I PERSONALLY LOVE WW ONLINE.. Some folks prefer the meetings... Whatever works for you is my thinking.

  I love the support I get via the WW  FB pages I have joined. And via my FB page I created as well   ( you can click on this link ) .ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  .. The WW FB pages I have joined are closed groups.. You have to ask to join... I love the ideas and new products that are shared .. I love the help offered...

You have to create your universe to achieve what works for you....  I am constantly creating and changing...

To me releasing the demons from eating is a good place to start... No one is really ~that not right in the head ~ to think a candy bar is better for you than say an apple. RIGHT???!!!

 CHOICES. ... remember that word.

.MAKE YOUR CHOICES  and BASE YOUR SELF WORTH ON THE CONTENT OF THE PERSON  YOU ARE AND THE WAY YOU TREAT OTHERS...not on the scale and not on your food consumption...
STEPPING OFF SOAP BOX ...and moving on into this beautiful New day!!!

IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY

Fibromyalgia an really be a frustrating syndrome to live with... FMS.. can sometimes totally dominate your life... It is as if you have to plan things.. in a way to see what you will have strength to do.. and inevitabily you have to give up something because your body just simply says FUCK YOU... I am done...  I can't do anymore... and then you have to change your course of action to finish the day .. even though you totally wanted to do other things...  SOMETIMES I JUST GET TIRED OF BEING SO TIRED. AND HURTING... THE HURTING CAN DRIVE ME BONKERS SOMETIMES...  I just sometimes desperately want some relief... and the reality is... there are good days and bad days and when I do a lot in one day ... I wear myself out... 

 Today we rode 200+ miles on the motorcycle.. walked  rocky hills through the Collinsville Flea Market.. had lunch at a BBQ joint..   then came home and washed the Miata and CX9... I wanted to make Stuffed portabellos for dinner tonight... Number  1 I am just not that hungry... and Number two I do not have the energy... I want to go walk tonight to try and get my 10,000 steps in..  Right now I am over  6000...  I can feel my body just straining to continue on... tonight I chose walking over cooking.. ... Steve made some fresh whole wheat bread so for tonight I am going to have apple salad and  a piece of his toast with a ltitle sugar free strawberry jam ... .. I had a pulled pork sandwhich for lunch .. left  half the bun  and ate a good bit of the meat and a few bites of slaw.. still did good... WW wise .. 25 out of my 26 points.. by tonight.. so thats good..  

Will do the Stuffed Portabellos tommorow night...and manage my day a bit better too..

THE TIME IS NOW!!!! DAY ONE DONE

AS Many of you know now I started Weight Watchers online today...  I have been whining about maintaining my weight loss from Medifast for over 2 months and while I have done great doing that.... The time is NOW to finish what I started.. 20 MORE POUNDS..  

 I feel good and confident... and am ready to give it a go.. 
Day one done... 26 points     a day  and 49  bonus points....  
19 used today.. just the way the day panned out..  I am comfortably satisified.. and Happy that I am moving once again to realize my goal.... 
Never giving up is the Key !.. it is the Truth... 
One of my dear young friends.. who has been on the journey much longer than me with a a far greater struggle than me... Is once again getting back on the train of good health... he has overcome so much.. and I am beyond proud of him... STEPHEN VINSON YOU ROCK BUDDY.. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.. AND SO EXCITED ABOUT YOUR FORTH COMING MARRIAGE AND NEW LIFE..  I know you can achieve it all.. I believe in you no matter what...    You can visit him here.. !!!    WHO ATE MY BLOG..     Sweetness we all struggle and you can win.. and you will have this wonderful life with your gorgeous soon to be wife.. I just wish you the most happiness there is.. We can conquer whatever we have to to  get to the places we want ...  One step at a time.. One foot in front of the other... Conquer and WIN!!!!!    

THE TIME IS NOW! 

FUNNY STORY...
 My husband tonight finally explained to me that no matter how much weight I lose I will never grow taller... that I will always be pint sized..  all 4ft 11 inches of me..  I will never achieve my dream of wearing a Maxi Dress and looking like I belong in it...   perhaps a high low skirt is in my future who knows...  sigh... I was  downhearted   because of this  stark realization... I coveted those dresses over the last 8 months... but the reality is.. I look like I am wearing someone elses dress.. .... sigh....

Have a great night... and remember...

THE TIME IS NOW!!..

I SLIDE AROUND NOW

I think one of the oddest  things about this weight loss adventure.. is the FACT  that now when I ride with Steve on the Motorcycle I have to hold on.. before I was just planted in one place ... I could sleep, I could read.. I could take photos... Now I hold on for dear life.. because my center of gravity has changed due to my weight loss... 


 It is a totally new riding experience.. as  a smaller person.. I really have to pay attention and hold on.. otherwise I will slide off.. I have to remind Steve not to polish the seat before I get on.. seriously I slide around now... I think it is kinda cool now the gap that is between he and I when we ride... before we were up against each other... See Steve has lost about 30 pounds  and I am at about 55... so that's 85 pounds less on the bike... Steve does not notice it as much as I do because he is in control of the ride.. being the passenger it is totally different experience now... 


Is it good or bad you ask??


Just different is all..


Noticing these things are amazing to me... and a reminder of the Non Scale victories in my life...


The scale has not moved much in recent weeks... and that's okay... as I have said many times maintaining my weight feels good... and the desire to lose more is still there... I am eating great .. moving more... just waiting for my body to kick in... which I am sure it will soon...  over all I do feel good...  minus the lack of sleep etc... the usual pain etc... 


 The new life incorporates lots of different things... lots of new feelings too.. the rest of the road still waits to be paved by me... and it will be... but I am enjoying the ride right now...
Have a great week..
NYC bound Friday .. YAY!!!

YOU ARE KIDDING ME .. RIGHT .,.???

Ohh my goodness, I waited for weeks to try the LEAN 25 protein shake and all I can say is I am so thankful this was a sample packet.. Let's say 99 % of it ended up down the drain... It was horrible.. The first thing that stuck me was the artificial smell ..of the powder ..and once mixed with sweetened almond milk and ice it went down hill from there.....worst shake of all I tried.. Also tried the Reset chocolate one.. Ech,.. The smell of the powder alone was a turn off.. I don't care how good something is suppose to be for you.. If it smells artificial
 Chances are it is...

The winner for me is : THE NEXT STEP FIT AND FULL PROTEIN POWDER ... FOUND AT THE. VITAMIN SHOPPE..THE TASTE IS  GREAT , IT MIXES WELL.. 140 calories plus 30 for a cup of unsweetened almond milk.. 5-6 grams fiber and 14 grams of protein.. I also like Tera's whey dark chocolate protein powder...110 calories..21 grams protein .. I love the rich cocoa smell and flavor too..
between my quest bars and 2 shake blends.. I have come with some good meal replacement  choices and snacks...

Now on we go!!!

I LIKE A PLAN

 I saw that in 8 months I lost 54.8 pounds.. because I had a plan.... In mid February I had to back off of Medifast because I was having stomach issues... and not feeling well.... Since then I have maintained my weight with in 4 .4 pounds... 

 I want to reach the goal I set for myself... i do not feel it is unrealistic... I feel its healthy... and smart... and its a goal... to me there is no feeling greater than reaching a goal... and accomplishing something no matter what that goal may be.... in whatever facet of your life... 

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE YOU CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A PLAN..

I believe that... 

that is why I am on this shake kick and posting a lot about it on my

ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE  facebook page.. 

 I am working on my plan ... sometimes you have to revamp things and find a different way and that okay as long as you do not give up..

I saw the dietician yesterday and she basically said I need to breath... monitor my food like I have been ... relax... and let things fall into place... increase my exercise to my level  and what I can do with out injuring myself .. and be patient and work towards my goal..  

I need to also reflect on my accomplishments thus far.. and that is something I have a huge issue with ... 
I never see how far I have come only how far I still have to go... 
like a mountain it looms before... telling me to start climbing... 

sometimes I just simply get tired of climbing so many mountains...  but I guess thats a normal feeling...    

 I really like the me I have become over these last 8 months... and I look forward to reaching my goal and being where I want to be and being satisfied with that accomplishment.. and maintaining that weight as well... 

Finding what works  and implimenting those skills  for a healthy life is what is important to me now...
Maybe it is simply a constant quest  to reevaluate and shape what works ... 

I do know one thing I like a plan......