Angel...

Congratulations to Angel...Another 5 pound loss! WOW!

Like the little inch worm

Like the little inch worm...it seems PROGRESS comes ever so slowly...but,also like the little children singing about math in this old song...2 + 2=4 ... 4 +4=8 ...I'd like to think...every little step...every little inch... one POUND at a time...will add up to our FINAL GOAL...

I am finally...seeing more results to my effort...Lost over 4 pounds...much slower than most of you...but, inch by inch...pound by pound...I will eventually get there...(smile)

A Goal Equal Pain

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I never experienced a TRUE goal...that didn't have "pain" involved...OVERCOMING...and SELF-MASTERY often brings that "refining" process...that is often "painful" in nature...

However, once accomplished, the feeling of ACCOMPLISHMENT...self-worth...becomes all too apparent...But, I think the true worth of overcoming is that we become CLOSER to what Heavenly Father had in mind of what we came here to earth to fulfill...To become LIKE HIM, our SPIRIT must be in CONTROL over our PHYSICAL and natural man...

Congratulations to Abraham...in dropping 6.6 lbs. in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!

New Beginnings...Again...

Well...they say...that one does NOT FAIL...unless one QUITS!  It seems...we keep "starting over"...and never quite getting to our goal...However, I have decided...we can still BEAT our odds and can DO IT...because...we haven't "given up"....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So far, Garvin has taken off "10" pounds, doing his "lemonade" cleanse...

I have taken off nearly "3" pounds...nearly eating "raw foods"...

Abe.... don't have his report, but he is doing the "weight-watcher's" diet...and is loving how he feels and the results...

Angel...has made PROGRESS...

Soon, will be getting Holly's report...

Not certain about Mary Jane at this time...

One day...we will "self-master" this challenge, because, if we are praying and doing...Father said he would make our "weakness" our "strength"...How fantastic will that blessing be...Our CHOICE...

Congratulations to all who have made progress...!

Goals - President Thomas S. Monson

“No plan. No objective. No goal. The road to anywhere is the road to nowhere, and the road to nowhere leads to dreams sacrificed, opportunities squandered, and a life unfulfilled” (Thomas S. Monson, in Conference Report, Oct. 1976, p. 73; or Ensign, Nov. 1976, p. 51).

Green Smoothies and Children

I have become a believer in making GREEN SMOOTHIES...I hope to try and have ONE per day...and eat...mostly raw foods the rest of the day...

I have been concerned about CHILDREN...and their diets of today...Here is a video of a mother whose little girl had severe problems as a baby...This mother changed her diet and put her on "green smoothies"...and raw foods...

The "Word of Wisdom" is a perfect TITLE to show us how to make our bodies STRONG AND HEALTHY...

Here is the video I watched this morning:

Time to Pick Myself UP...and Get Going...

It has been awhile...but, when the SUN came out...and the feeling of SPRING, though, it is nearly SUMMER...I just had this DRIVE...to START all over and so SOMETHING about all this weight I have put on...The ONE POUND a WEEK goal...sounded really good to me...

I had no idea...how "LONG WINTERS" would AFFECT and play on my emotions, but, I guess it did...I found myself...wanting to EAT throughout the entire day...while holed up inside...so much of the time...

But, the sun is OUT...GARDENING is finally an option in my daily route...and my inner SPIRIT just wanted to FLY!

I, also, found in LONG WINTERS...that one had to eat differently...I wanted more HEARTIER type foods...MEAT to create FUEL inside my body...HEAVIER cooked foods...seemed to help me stay..."warmer"...Perhaps, the COLD...and lack of SUN SHINE...drove me to eat CHOCOLATE or some kind of sweet cause I found it was a great BOOST to my MORAL...(smile)

Also, my calling...and dealing with so many issues all the time...food seemed to "sooth" my soul, also...

EXCUSES...maybe...but, now... I am PUMPED! And perhaps, once I get going...in losing weight...that if I do really well during these next gorgeous months...that when WINTER arrives...I will find ways...to not get caught in some of the traps...I allowed myself to get into this past WINTER...(smile)

Anyone...wanting to start...again?