A Lot to Be Thankful For

This year, my turkey day will be a lot different. No pie, no stuffing, no bread, no pie, no butter on my mashers, no pie on my plate this year. I am normally the one that is jumping for joy thinking about the food pile I will consume. But this year I’m keeping my eyes on the prize. And although I do not get to enjoy Thanksgiving in the traditional way, I still have so much to be thankful for!

When I wake up in the morning, I have to constantly be thankful. When I start to lose sight of what I have been blessed with (good and bad) I instantly become selfish. I lose my motivation to press on toward the big prize. I become lazy because I forget that my life belongs to the people I surround myself with. That means that when I am self consumed I have forgotten that the world is not about me and my energy and strength is for others and not for myself. At the same time, I can not forget to take time for myself. Taking care of the life I have been given. Investing in myself so I can then invest in the people around me. 

I hope I say this every blog, but seriously I would not be her today with Lana. I have chosen to change my life, but she has been the one pushing and pulling me along. If she was not in the picture, I would not be where I am today. My Doc told me that the best way to invest in myself is to hire a personal trainer. PLEASE consider it a gift to yourself to be trained in a gym atmosphere, even if it’s in a group class like Boot Camp.  You will be so thankful you made the choice for you.

This week what are you thankful for?

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Weight Loss Suicide

I was SO excited after reaching my weight loss goal on Halloween. I mean really, 50 pounds in 6 months is pretty good! It was then Lana was honest saying the next 50 were going to be even harder. I didn’t believe her; in fact I thought she was just saying that to make me work harder. A few days in November death came knocking. Well I didn’t even come close, but I got hit hard with a cold. So a week away from the gym should just be Weight Loss Suicide. Not only did I not work out, but I found my face in the fridge. The type that every three minutes you open the fridge to see if anything has changed and the only thing growing is something on the beans from last week.  

 Life after 50 pounds lost almost sucks. This is way harder than it looks to keep going. I am wondering why the next 50 are going to be the hardest? Someone Help!!

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A Happy Halloween

Monday was a good day. Lana and I celebrated our 6 month anniversary together. That sounds a little ridiculous, but truthfully I would not have gotten this far without her. 

51 pounds Gone For Life

36 inches off my body. 

Lets talk about 51 pounds: 51 boxes of butter. 10 5lb Bag of flower. Over 400 Mini Candy Bars.6 Gallons of Water. Its crazy when its put it into perspective. But now comes the hard part. I have set a goal of 25 more pounds off by New Years Day. January 1, 2012 weighing in 75 pounds less than May 1st. Not gonna lie, this will be hard. The average weight GAIN between Thanksgiving and Christmas is 8 pounds. I do not want to add 8 pounds. Wanna take the challenge with me to LOSE 8 pounds? Help me loose weight this holiday season! It may take a Christmas Miracle but so worth it. 

When I was at the doctors office earlier this month he told me the best way money could be spent is on a Personal Trainer. Maybe on that list you are making for Santa you ask for a session or two from one of the best trainers out there. Lana would love to make your Christmas wishes come true! 

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Seriously?

I like people a lot. I spend lots of time investing in the lives of other. I am so blessed to be in the relationships I'm in, and if I'm honest would be no where without key people. But the world is not made of rainbows and gum drops. (I once thought it was made of Blue Bell ice cream and Chick-Fil-A, that is how I got this way)

Let me tell you about the people group that absolutely grinds my gears. Drum roll please... quitters. Now I know the feeling because I'm a Denver Broncos fan and quite often wanna quit. But that's not what I'm talking about.  I'm talking about the person that starts something life changing, then up and quits causing them to return back to their old habits.  Seriously? You are that easy? I understand that times are tough, things get hard, but quitting? You are better than that! Get off the couch and get back to it. Today is a NEW DAY. Try again today.

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From My Bedroom Floor

I'm sitting on the floor of my room at 8:13 in the morning. I feel hung over with emotion watching the end of game six last night. I'm not that into baseball but if I had a team it would be the Texas Rangers. When I lived in Houston I would attend the Astros games, but let's face it. They play like a minor league most games. So Rangers it is. Any way, twice the pitcher was two strikes away from finishing the game. That's two pitches. His job is baseball and his entire childhood dream would have come true.

Do you realize we have dreams to achieve in life? If you can't dream about tomorrow, today should have no purpose. Who do you dream about being? I can guess that most of you are not the person you really want to be. Think of the Rangers, tonight that are back in St. Lewis but they are still striving hard after a dream.

Don't sit around and allow yourself any more excuses to not getting active. I have dreams and quite frankly, being over weight holds me back. I would never be able to sky dive, drop cliffs on skis, or ride mountain bikes 130 pounds over weight.

Who do you want to be? What's holding you back? It's never to late to start living your dream. Today is a new day. Perfect for a conversation on the floor of my bedroom.

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