Motivation Monday

Brought to you by one of my favorite people. Jess. This girl speaks my language. Back in the day she was working for me, she saved my bacon more than once. She is full of sugar lots of spice and everything nice.

Being motivated to do anything related to improving myself had been taking a back seat ever since I had my son. He had become a priority and I had fallen by the way side. I had no energy and was starting to feel sorry for myself, then got slapped with reality when I decided to buy a scale for my hubs who needed to keep better track of his Wt for school. I hated what I seen for myself!
That's when I realized that I hadn't been taking care of myself. I made a promise on my mirror that day to put my health back on the map. Mel's contest was starting soon, so
I broke out my old DVD of Billy Blake's and he has been kicking my butt back into a nice shape.
I love having to be accountable to someone about my wt as weird as that sounds, but it helps me stay on track. My mirror has my daily goals on it and I read it every day to remind myself that I am worth it! I have also been able to strengthen my love of prayer and have been able to have more patients with everyone around me. I have been reminded when I feel down that I am worth it to our Heavenly Father and been able to make better choices for my health.
I hope that we will all be blessed to remember that our Father in Heaven loves us even when we don't like ourselves. And that with that knowledge we will be able to make those changes in our lives to help us love ourselves, whether it be the food we eat, the exercise we do, or the books we read.
Best wishes to all for a Fab and Fit Christmas holiday!!!
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Winner from Week #5 and Week #6 & notes on being dumb

Yes it is the amazing Cowgirl!!
Her points were nearly perfect
Week 5  - 374
Week 6  - 370
I would brag about her now but I'm hoping she will write my Monday motivation and I can brag on her then.

Notes about my being soooo dumb.
The whole point of me doing this little point tracker is that I know, I mean I really KNOW that when my physical body is taken care of.. 1. I am in an emotionally better place. 2. I get more of my to-do list done.
SO WHY WHY WHY have I been a slacker ever since Thanksgiving?
EXCUSES EXCUSES EXCUSES
Just before Thanksgiving I rolled my ankle and it needed a good week to heal
I went on vacation and who wants to eat healthy on vacation?
Hours and hours of sitting in the car and walking all over Disneyland made my SI joints go out BAD, literally it killed to walk after that lovely vacation.  Do I make myself a priority? NO!  I'm over-whelmed at work and running my kids in 10 different directions; so there is NO time to take care of me.  For a good month now my points, have stunk! (sad when you can't win your own contest)  I'm not exercising, then eating more sugar, then feeling like crap then drinking more soda and then feeling more stress at work and the DOWNWARD spiral keeps going!!!  So why, if I know what will fix the problem do I not do it?  Or why does it take so much time to correct my course and get things back on track?  I did, finally, make it to the chiropractor and I ran 3 miles today and I felt SOOOOOO good.

Winner from week #4

Ta-DA!  Even in the midst of Thanksgiving she scored a 315 and beat us all!
Go NOEL!!!

PS...apologies for being so late this week.
MY excuse 8 days of vacation with a laptop and no power-cord
But Mickey Mouse says HI

Never, never, never, give up

I was bugged at myself all night long.  I finish what I start, and I do that which I say I will do.  Disregard that last post.  Game is still on.  I am re-vamping my gotta wanna forward list today.  If you want to stay on the list email me back or leave me a comment.  You can play or not depending on what your given week is like.  You don't need to worry about being the low points for the week, I have some sheer white whitening kits and i-tunes gift cards to use as prizes.  Last week my week started great and then when straight down-hill.  My point total for the week was 207.  And man I felt it Monday and Tuesday....I felt like sludge.  I don't have time to feel like sludge.  I was up and on the spin bike this morning and it felt great.  I already have more energy.
Have a great day!!!

Winner from week #3 and discontinuation...

Shout out to Cowgirl once again with 350 points!!! Woot Woot!

I am typically a big believer in finishing what you've started.  However based on the comments I've been receiving from friends that thought this looked fun at first but are now stressed out of their heads with the holidays; I've decided my brilliant idea was not so brilliant.  I feel like I'm adding to your stress.  That being said I am calling a halt to my 'fun' little contest.  I will still be tracking and blogging and hopefully getting closer to my goal.  I wish you all the best in getting to yours because you Gotta Wan-it Baby!

Fabulous and 50?

Did you catch the finale of Dancing with the stars? I have never seen the show but happened to catch the finale tonight. I want Jennifer Grays abs. And arms. Holy Smokes she looks AWESOME and she is 50!!!!
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Monday Motivation and Thanksgiving wishes:

Today's blurb is brought to you by my fabulous friend and neighbor Sister Ferg.  She is a wife, mother, Grandmother and most recently released from being our RS President.  I want to be like sister Ferg when I grow up because everyone, and I mean everyone loves her.  She is "real" and wise beyond her young Grandma years.  She is constantly "doing good" and sharing the gospel.  I just love her.    She mentioned in her long list of things to do between now and the holidays was to "stay focused on remaining safe emotionally"  I asked her to expand on that thought.

Regarding your wanting a thought for weight loss,  here is a couple: 

 

The things we want the most, we forget in the moment.  And yet a diet coke and 1 Dove "chocoleta" gives emotional comfort  once in a while!

 

Emotionally eating needs to be delt with daily.   Choosing not to love certain people who trigger your eating food that you do not even really enjoy, needs to be delt with. Knowing you can love certain people "from a distance" can be very healing and positive in trying to accomplish weight loss.

Her quote about "from distance" is taken from a talk Elder Holland gave, where he talked about unconditional love.  He said that loving unconditionally does not mean you need to love up close.

Dive into your Thanksgiving feast this week and enjoy!  Then toss the left-overs and get on with being strong and feeling good.  I'll leave you with this poem I picked up from one of my offices:

May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey be plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs.