Lisa Online's Journal, 24 Oct 10

Affirmations and Prayer are helpful:)

Love is my life. Kindess is my life. Peace is my life. With God's Grace I am able to share and love my Life.
Amen.

I concentrate on the pleasure of a job well done
I appreciate my home and take good care of it.

I reach out to others in empathy and understanding
I have the courage to find meaning in even my deepest pain.
I see myself as a vessel for divine energy and find joy in serving others.

I concentrate on the pleasure of being my right weight
I appreciate my body and take good care of it.

BEING THE RIGHT WEIGHT:
-Theole

One of the biggest torments of many people's existence is the pain of weight gain. Our self-esteem can plummet as our weight inches upward and we inch outward. In addition, we know we are healthier, have more energy and feel better about ourselves when we are at our correct healthy weight. Why, then, do we ride the roller coaster of lose-gain over and over again? why do our good intentions about eating properly and losing forever those extra pounds often end in failure?

It is difficult to maintain our best weight partly because doing so feels like deprivation. We reward ourselves with comforting foods such as chocolate and starch, and when those comfort foods are removed we often feel depressed. (I heard from a buddy, depression is anger without enthusiasm).

Perhaps one of the secrets to happily being our optimum weight is to change the pleasure/pain link-up in our minds. Do we link losing and maintaining a healthy weight with the pain of deprivation or the pleasure of being able to admire our reflection in the mirror? Do we concentrate on the pain of giving up some foods or the pleasure of gaining more energy and being able to wear different clothes? Focusing on the pleasure of attaining our goal, and not on the pain of getting and staying there, gives us a much better chance of having the bodies we long for.

Allow yourself to sit quietly, eyes closed, and bring into your mind's eye a realistic and attractive picture of the way you would like to look. Visualize yourself at the perfect weight for your build, age, and lifestyle. Enjoy the picture of yourself at this weight, begin to imagine all the benefits you will have from being this size. Soak in the pleasure that reaching your goal will bring you, and gently encourage yourself toward it. TOWANDA!!!!

TOWANDA

70.1 kg Lost so far: 17.5 kg.    Still to go: 8.8 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

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1975 kcal

Fat: 60.22g | Prot: 89.19g | Carbs: 278.11g.   Breakfast: Coffee cream, Kashi Harvest mini wheats. Lunch: bread, eggs, breakfast sausage links. Dinner: corn tortilla, mexican corn bread, chicken vegetable soup. Snacks/Other: strawberries, cool whip. more...

1876 kcal

Exercise: Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...