Sunday~!

Wow! Yesterday was the first in a long time I have actually did over 10 thousand steps! I know right, and that was a tough one. It meant that I literally could not stop for the whole day.  I did my morning walk, then did my in house aerobics, and then when to the store and store and store!  By the time I got home, I was literally tired and ready for some down time. 

Today, I am body resting my muscles, but that does not mean I do not stop from moving as I have noticed with age, that when you sit to long the muscles are tired and it gets harder to wake up and move! SO keep moving as this helps the muscles to not get stiff and tight!  Sometimes we feel like our age is a deterrent on what we can or cannot do! I SAY THIS ALL IN YOUR MIND! If you want to fall into the trap of constantly saying "I  cannot do this or do that" then of course you will continue to stay "UNMOTIVATED"   so let me ask what do you want to do? All our choices are not easy ones, however; we are the ones driving the bus and steering the directions of our life and goals! 

Everyone has to find what works for him/her and then look inside of yourself for the strength can courage to push past the pain, the fear and anxiety of change to which everyone is afraid! YOU MUST STAND UP AND FIGHT AGAINST THE INJUSTICE OF WEIGHT LOSS! Only you control the speed to which you must endure the courage to move and fight! 

Today is my day should be your mantra for beginning the fight! Go with god and fight! 

God Speed!

Cheryl 

Saturday~

Well another fews have passed and I am starting to get the hang of this "FITBIT" thing! LOL, I love it has improved my mobility and mental functions, and is helping me to sleep better.  If you look at exercise then it becomes a chore? How many of you feel this way!  On the flip side if you look at exercise as a way to improve your sleep habits, eating habits, and for some "Love-life", and overall health it then becomes fun.  So when my fitbit throws a fit and says time to move and groove, I go to my boss's office and tell him time to step! AND we start stepping in place, one day we did the SALSA in the office that was way to funny!  BUT it is working not only for me but for others as well! 

I currently have my steps low, so I can get my body used to motion, and I believe it or not I have met this goal a few times and one of those times being TODAY!  All I can say is WOW! GO ME! How about you? Did you meet a goal today, and if not what is your challenge in meeting this goal?  Life is hard and sometimes we make it harder than it has to be, for example, to exercise or not to exercise, choosing a nutritious meal vs. fast food, which of course is the easiest food method, but at the same time the worst choice we can make.....me included!  

Each person has choice he/she can make, and ultimately you are your own worst enemy! I know first hand!  I lost over 50 lbs, and gained that plus back, due to lack of self control, and allowing my situation to control my habits!  SO we must learn to control our situations and not allow them to control us! 

Being BRAVE is hard, but not BELIEVING IN YOU IS THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO! 

God Speed! 

Cheryl 

 

Saturday~!

Well today is Saturday, and I do hope you all had a good day, will have a good evening and are able to enjoy the day with your family and friends!  My day started out like most days, I woke up with a slight headache, took some medicine ran my husband to work, and came home. I had all kinds of things I wanted to do. First go and cut my hair that did not happen, then walk on the treadmill, and that did happen later in the day.!  I did clean up my desk area to make easier to work, and I rearranged my knick knacks,  and shredded all the loose mail that clusters up the house LOL!  All this counted for steps and exercise on my new fitbit which I totally love!

My food today consisted of my atkins chocolate bar, and some pepperoni slices, and three crackers and tsp of  peanut butter!  OH YEAH I am working the calories and the carbs....hardly any! GO ME!

So this FITBIT is now keeping me motivated to hit my steps goals everyday, and thus alas I have not hit them as yet, but I am determined to hit them!  So last night for the first time in along time, took stroll around the neighborhood, and doing so met some nice folks who offered me words of encouragement on my stroll! I was able to get in over 6,000 steps which equates to about 2.4miles give or take, and put me at 44 minutes of active exercise! OH YEAH GO ME!  So today I have hit my active exercise of 347 minutes walking on the treadmill for 32 minutes at a 2 hill incline. Boy does that put the strain on your "butt" muscles, but a good way to decrease the thump thump LOL!


I have learned to engage with people and not to be afraid to bring my heaviness into the conversation. Why you ask, well they are looking at me and saying oh she is so "FAT" and yes, that I am....and this helps to break the ice.  Yes, it is hard for me to do certain things and sit at certain tables, but I do manage to adjust to these situations. AT the same time I only have myself to blame for the lack of accountability and lack of motivation! HOPEFULLY this is all on the upswing now with my new FITBIT, and the motion to move groove set!

So what has been your new found motivation and do you find it hard to continue down this path?

God Speed!
Cheryl

Life~!

Good Morning Friends and Family!  I do know it has been quite awhile since I have written anything, and to this I am truly sorry, I am not able to write daily.

Today is my birthday , and OMG "I am going to be 60 in one year."  Life has been a struggle everyday since I have moved back to Wilmington with home, life and work, and each of us faces this daily. The question becomes how do you deal with daily struggles you are facing?  Do you feel it easier to succumb to the thoughts swirling around in your head, or you find it important to find a creative way to overcome the thoughts swirling around in your head?  It is perplexing to find your struggling day in and day out.  One thing to help you is find an outlet to destress.

Each person has an avenue they like to use for destressing, what types of tricks do you use to help you at the end of the day, week, and or sometimes hour?  I feel that, sometimes laughter, and song are the best way to handle stressful days.  I find something that makes me laugh and makes other laugh at the same time and this helps to alleviate the stress related cause.  For me I love to tell stories about my bubbies, and one thing I have learned over the years and not be afraid to talk about my size! This helps others to get know me as me and not some image of the world! How many are afraid to talk about their size and let others dictate on how  you feel about yourself!

Yelling at yourself does not help this only breaks down you self-esteem, and we are about building up your self-esteem!! So remember to not let that person tear you down....."YES YOU, I AM TALKING TO YOU"! It is okay, to fall down, and then pick yourself up and start over!  YES, changes are hard, and they are challenging everyday, however; REMEMBER YOU ARE STRONGER THAN  YOU THINK!  I know because I am stronger than I think as well!

Well I am taking one day at time and working to get myself back to where I need to be and this is the biggest challenge ever! However:  I am up to the challenge and will survive and move on! Let me know what challenges you are facing today, and lets formulate a game plan to overcome this challenge!

God Speed!
Cheryl

Daily Challenges!

I do hope you all enjoyed last week, and the weekend, and you were able to find strength in the challenges were facing during the week.  I for one, did have some tough decision to make and challenges to face, and as always....but my faith in hand of the lord for the best possible solution.  As for my food challenges, well that is totally a different story, as  you all know!

So for me this week, I had a few setbacks with some food choices, however; I did not allow those choices to bring me down and beat myself up! I accepted the choices and moved forward with better choices for the remainder of the week. When one is doing a low carb food intake diet, it does seem like "bread, ice cream, cookies, and such are always lurking around the corner" haha! You all know what I am talking about! LOL!

The strength to walk away is the hardest strength in the world, however; once you do the cravings will subside and you become the winner, and alas you have lost a pound or two! So GO YOU!  It can be tough when you see your friends, co-workers eating this type of food and wonder how are they so damn "FIT", but at the same time you ask yourself are they healthy?, and only they know the answer to this question! SO we must learn to not compare ourself to others, and as this will only defeat us and then WE give up the fight!  Remember you are a winner in everything you do and thus the weight and food choices will become easier with time! I KNOW!

Trust and faith is the biggest factor you have in winning over the injustice of weight loss!
 I have read so many articles on FB this past week, on how others are perceived by the world, and how they perceive themselves, and once they learned acceptance, the world began to accept them as well.  SO my question to you is how do you perceive yourself, and how are you going to overcome this perception?  Yes, you what are going to do to make the change?  I know you can and I believe in you! Just believe in yourself, and all things will happen!

God Speed!

Cheryl

Life~

Good Morning to all my fellow readers! I know it has been awhile since I have been stopped by and scribed a topic! Life has been very challenging to say the least, with many ups and downs, and turns. However; that should not stop us from taking control over the challenges we all face daily. I know that sometimes I allow my thoughts to take the helm and this can be disastrous to one's self esteem, and daily thought process!


With that being said I look back on life's journey and see all that I have accomplished and goals that I have met and hurdles I have jumped through! I know that each of us have to take control over the items that matter to each of us and we cannot allow others to control our happiness, and thought process, cause when we do then everything falls apart! I know first hand how that affects our emotional stability, which then causes us to make choices that are not in our best interest.

I know some of you are reading and going "yeah right" what does she know, unfortunately I do know from personal experiences how the choices we make affect our life's and those we love! For example I love food and this is my weakness, and when I am having a bad day or tough day the first thing I go for is "food", and this unfortunately is my weakness and my addiction! I know, I have the fatness to prove this!

Cause, if I did not eat those good cookies, chocolate bars and such, I would not be back the beginning of this journey!  I had stuck to my plan and stayed true to me I would have met my goal! But alas, I cannot cry over spilt milk, and I am my own worst enemy at this point and time in my life! How many of you feel the same way, and are you beating yourself up over this dilemma! Well you need to stop! the madness and find the strength to move past it! Remember  you are the driver and you have the power to change the direction of path you are stumbling down!

We all make excuses of I am to tired, I work way to much, and I just do not have enough time in the day!  WELL YOU NEED TO MAKE TIME! Life is way to short to keep living on the same self destructive path and then expecting to find results!  Find a friend a buddy that you can speak with on what your goals are and then reach for them!  Know I am here for those who are willing to take the challenge and find the peace they so deserve!

God Speed!
Cheryl