No change thanks to weekend b-day BBQ, cake and ice cream. I still feel ill :P
Some geeky quotes:
(I've long since forgotten who penned these; so sorry :D)
Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death, but to inspire yourself to life
Where you start is not as important as where you finish
Act as if everything you do makes a difference. It does
Sacrifice is TRADING-UP something good for something better - Me <3
It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't quit
The beginning is always today
It's the mind that makes the body
Don't be average. Be a model citizen
Wherever you do a thing, act as if the world is watching
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do
All great achievements require time
Be unafraid of doing things slowly. Be afraid of standing still
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out
Don't expect results from excuses
Tribulations teach patience. Patience teaches experience. Experience teaches hope. Hope is shameless (that's a Bible verse, but I forget which)
Be strong
Have courage
Don't be afraid
Don't get discouraged
God is with you
God is your life coach
God is your personal trainer
God is your cheer captain
Attitude and outlook are a choice
Fight through the fatigue that stands between you and success
How poor are they that have no patience
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short
This be madness yet there is method in it
(Shakespeare)
Strong reasons make strong actions
The miserable have no other medicine, but only hope
Self-love...is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting
You know what you are, but you know not what you may become
Screw your courage to the sticking-place, and you'll not fail
(Shakespeare)
Don't give up what you want most for what you want at the moment
Minds are like parachutes. They only function properly when open
Observe everything. Judge nothing
Never be afraid to do something now. Remember amateurs built the ark, professionals built the titanic.
Choice, not chance determines destiny
If you focus on results you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results
You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change
We must be the change we wish to see in the world
Stumbling is not falling
A stumble may prevent a fall
Success is a staircase not a doorway
Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together
Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones
A man may walk over the mountain one step at a time
Little by little does the trick
You must act as if it is impossible to fail
Start doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you'll be doing the impossible
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness
Happiness begins on ourselves
There is only one person who could ever MAKE you happy, and that person is you
Insist on yourself. Never imitate
The only journey is the journey within
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's heaven for?
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true
Every artist was first an amateur
Try not to become a success but a person of value
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
We are masters of our fate. We ate captains of our souls
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do
Fortune favors the brave
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds
The best way out is always through
A man's best successes come after his greatest disappointments
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes
The self is continuously forming through choice of action
To accomplish a great thing, we must dream as well as act
Movement and methodical physical exercise save and preserve good human condition
Strength lies solely in tenacity
Action is a key to all success
Success is not spontaneous. You must set yourself afire to it
Success continues, you grow and develop, achieve one thing to step up to the next success
Set the goal YOU want
Keep everything in perspective, ask, "How important is this in the overall picture of my life?"
Success is action. I stumble, but I get up and don't quit
Keep most of your thoughts in the present, don't dwell on the past, don't obsess for the future
Replace old bad habits with healthy new habits
Value yourself to value your time to do something valuable with it
Do the best you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in any place you can, as long ad ever you can
(Sir Winston Churchill)
Behind me is infinite power
Before me is endless possibility
Around me is boundless opportunity
I have no fear
Let go of feeling responsible for others.
(You can only control yourself; so you have enough responsibility as it is, especially if you have children or aged/I'll family depending on you)
Plan Purposefully
Prepare Prayerfully
Proceed Positively
Pursue Persistently
Success is never final
Deal with yesterday's guilty feelings by doing what you can today to like yourself more
Change one behavior at a time
Self-trust is a key to success
Success is measured by the courage with which I maintain the struggle against overwhelming odds
Advice only works when I work
Avoid the self-sabotage of isolation and inactivity
Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm
There is no success without sacrifice
Behavior is learned and can be unlearned
Praise your efforts even if you aren't perfect
Take failure in stride. Each tie you fail, you ate that much closer to succeeding
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not action then, but habit
Decide what you want
Energy ad persistence conquer all things
Things do not change. We change
Energy creates energy. It is by sending oneself that one becomes rich
Victory belongs to the most persevering
That which we persist in doing becomes easier...because our ability to perform it had improved
Nothing is stronger than habit
Concentrate on reaching your goal(s) in a relaxed manner and setting
The highest reward for your work is not what you get for it but what you become by it
Never underestimate your power to change yourself
Do something every day to make your dreams come true
Stay true to you
Refuse to accept limitations and labels... Be daring!
Don't wait. Open your own doors
Don't let what others think decide who you are
(Dennis Rodman)
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than closed by belief
Don't wish for it. Work for it
Don't just dream it. Do it
You only fail if you stop trying
Some of my favourite passages in the Bible:
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance
Proverbs 15:13a
One that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast
Proverbs 15:15b
Cast all your cares upon Him; for He careth for you
Isaiah 49:16a
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine
Proverbs 17:22
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the boned.
Proverbs 16:24
...The lips of knowledge are a precious jewel
Proverbs 20:15b
Better is the poor that walketh in ones integrity...
Proverbs 19:1a
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:1
One that hath hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed...
Proverbs 22:9a
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver
Proverbs 25:11
A wise one is strong, yea, a person of knowledge increaseth strength
Proverbs 24:5
Rejoice in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes
Ecclesiastes 11:9a
Better is the poor that walketh in ones uprightness
Proverbs 28:6a
[Give your tithe, your 10%, in private, so no one knows]
Matthew 6:1-4
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart
Ecclesiastes 11:10a
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, continue to habitually pray, be given to hospitality
Romans 12:12-13b
[Pray in private, alone, so no one sees or hears]
Matthew 5:5-6
Pursue peace, and look for ways to edifying others
Romans 14:19
As much as possible, live in peace with everyone
Romans 13:18
[daily fruits of the spirit:
love, joy, peace, faith, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, and temperance]
Galatians 5:22-23a
Do everything with charity (unconditional love)
1 Corinthians 16:14
There is hope...so eat, drink, and be merry; live joyfully in love, labour with all your might.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
[Anger is okay and natural, but no excuse to sin. Do not go to bed angry]
Ephesians 4:26
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun
Ecclesiastes 11:7
Wisdom is better than strength
Ecclesiastes 9:16a
[Put on:
mercy, kindness,meekness, humbleness of mind, long suffering, forebearance, forgiveness, peace of God, grace of speech, charity-the bond of perfectness]
Colossians 3:12-15a, 4:6a
[Focus and think on:
truth, honesty, justice, purity, loveliness, good reports, virtuosity, praise]
Phillippians 4:8
[Think about what you're about to do then do it with purpose]
Proverbs 4:26
[If you want friends, be a friend, to everyone, out of unconditional love]
Proverbs 18:24, Hebrews 13:1-2
Be meek and ever in a mindset of learning and good conscience
1 Peter 3:15-16a
Have compassion, and make a difference
Jude 1:22
Having food and clothing, be content...be gentle and patient
1 Timothy 6:8, 2 Timothy 2:24b
Sanctify God in your heart.
[Be ready answer why and how you have hope and believe in God]
1 Peter 3:15-16a
with God all things are possible
Matthew 19:26
Blessed is the one that endureth temptation
James 1:12
On that note, these next quotes are easy to take to an unhealthy extreme. So if your still technically a teen, run these by your parent(s) first. Once they've screened them and defined the boundaries, then you can discuss applying them to your weight loss journey. Bright side :D boundaries give you power. They are made to protect you and you get to enforce them when your parents aren't there to stand up for ya. You can control your own actions and thoughts; so once your parents set the parameters, you are free within them. Safe. If anyone tries to breach your walls, your parents can take them down if they don't back down for you when you state your warnings. So, don't let anyone put unrealistic expectations on your appearance. Don't let your supposed "friends" use bully tactics to have you questioning your body image. If they try to, Wham! Have comebacks ready. Chat with your parents and come up with a few phrases to bat back the bully talk. Being prepared for the bully is a kind of power. It's foresight, a kind of knowledge. So, you're smarter than they are because you were ready for them :D As silly as it will feel to role play with your parents, it works. Seriously. Think of it as making a battle strategy. Planning and building and fortifying your defenses. These quotes are to help, not to be taken to a harmful extreme like Ana or Mia ("Mee-uh") aka anorexia and bulimia. If you start thinking along those lines, step back and chat with your parent(s). Maybe you just need a buddy (parents make for a great audience) ;) to cheer you on and cheer you up, not quotes on paper :)
Anyway, here are the zany quotes floating around cyberspace, support groups and so on:
I'm like a sculpture, a perfect piece of art that is not attained until there is nothing left to be taken away
I do not live to eat
I eat to live
Eat in the presence of others
(whenever possible. Imagine them measuring your every bite)
Write IT away
(cravings, anxiety, boredom, discouragement, etc)
I've come too far in life to take orders from food
Sugar is poison!
(really, it serves no nutritional purpose, it damages organs and withdrawal is as bad as that of cocaine)
Junk food is garbage, trash
Do you really consider it a Treat to eat trash?
Calories canNOT make you happy
So why stuff your feelings with trash?
Processed foods extend shelf life and your waist line
Everything looks cute on a healthy figure
I'm losing this fat ninny
To be a winner, brave and skinny
This is forever. I will do whatever...it takes. I want a long healthy life
The thinner is the winner
Because she's a loser :P
My body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what I write down
Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks
What I eat in private will show-up in public
(I had a nightmare that I turned into a carrot-colored woman *shiver* But I eat em anyway :D)
Stressed is desserts spelled backward
You become what you think about
So think thin!
(Try not to think about You-Know-Who 24/7 or you'll switch places and you're not an artist!)
You are what you eat
(so I should eat a gorgeous perfect version of myself??? Where is that chick?...)
An unhealthy body reflects an unhealthy person to potential employers, clients, etc
I'm not healthy yet, but I'm healthier than I was yesterday
Not eating right makes your clothes tight
(like chocolate. It keeps shrinking my blue jeans!) ;)
Every time I say, "No, thank-you" to junk food, I'm really saying, "Yes, please!" to a healthy body
Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels
Taste everything. Eat nothing
(Dinah Shore)
Drink a glass of water before each meal
You'll feel full faster
And hopefully skip dessert aka not get "stressed"
Cleat an exercise space in your bedroom
(15 minutes of stretching when you wake up and before you go to bed is better than no activity)
Craving junk food? Imagine all the disgusting nasty gunk that goes into it.
(the metals, minerals, oils, fats, dyes...)
Make a Look Book of cute clothing styles you hope to wear once you reach your goal, along with photos of celebs your age and height who are within the healthy weight range (BMI) and browse it anytime you need
Food cannot move. As long as I don't touch it, it cannot force itself on me.
Distract! Distract! Distract! Wash dishes, do laundry, vacuum, dust, garden, go for a walk, read, sketch, paint, sing, whatever, just busy yourself
Clothes too big? Take them to the donations box. Not going back there. Ever
Eating at home? Only in the kitchen, sitting down, with no distractions. Focus on eating so it registers. No food outside the kitchen. Period
Craving candy? Suck on a sugar-free vitamin c drop (5 calories Halls and yummy)
Exercise first thing every morning
(you'll think twice before self-sabotaging your hard work, and you'll feel better about yourself throughout the day)
Secretly compete with healthy women your age and height. Clip photos of celebs to motivate yourself. Pretend you're about to be her in a play or you won one of her red carpet gowns and have to model it, whatever...
Take a good multivitamin daily
Make your bed every morning
It burns up to 10 calories
You'll feel better about your space
and it's so comfy to slide between neat sheets ^_^
Choose parking spots farthest from entrances
Use YouTube and Google for pep and motivation
Photos, articles, comedians, videos, etc
Pamper yourself
Who doesn't love a bubble bath with sparkling wine, a mini mani-pedi, a mini facial, deep cleansing and deep conditioning your hair, a full body lotion lather, perfect makeup, killer hairstyle, cute outfit, whitened teeth, treating yourself to lunch at a cafe and look mysterious sitting all alone nibbling at your salad :P Go window shopping and take photos of the clothes you try on so you know what you want to buy in that smaller size...?Whatever! Have fun distracting yourself :D
Don't get bored. Stay cheery and mentally active
Stay away from that kitchen!
Stay hydrated! Sip water constantly throughout the day, not gulps of one or three bottles here and there
A craving is just a feeling. Healthy is a honed skill
Booyakah!
A moment on the lips, forever on the hips
Feel deprived of junk food? Just imagine all those cute clothes you're being deprived of by being unhealthy, and all the other things you're missing out on because you're unhealthy
It's better to exercise 1/2 hour than to be unhealthy 24 hours a day, every day for the rest of a shortened life
This last collection of factoids are tidbits I've gathered in research over these past weeks. Read on if you're either very bored, trying to put yourself to sleep or as obsessive as I am when it comes to perfecting a project to microscopic testing standards :P
Like Dante warned, there's no undoing this trip :P
Never sit still. Fidget so you're in constant activity, burning calories
Focus on upcoming events
(birthday, Halloween and a small costume :D)
Set out, in the next size down, a cute outfit you want to wear
Weigh yourself regularly, at the same time and record it
Shy about explaining yourself when others question your restaurant or snack choices? Use your health as the reason. "I have a health issue and need to avoid certain foods."
They aren't entitled to any more than that. If they push for details, either out of rudeness or concern, "I'd rather not go into detail, it's too personal. But I'll be okay. It's not too serious."
People are nice, or passive or just don't care enough to be honest and, well, lie. The scale, bmi tester and measuring tape do not lie
Never eat a meal larger than your fist
Eat every 2-3 hours (min-max)
Never eat within 3 hours of sleeping
Get 8-9 hours of sleep
Eat until you are no longer hungry, not until you feel full/stuffed - that's a sign you've eaten too much
Brush your teeth when a craving hits. Nothing tastes good after toothpaste
Keep a journal/log of food and beverages consumed, activity, cravings, thoughts of food, temptations and dealing with them, restaurant experiences, eating with others and how you managed, etc
Rid the entire house of junk food. If your family and friends truly care, they'll support you and help you while you transition. They can hide their stash somewhere else
Number your bites. Limit yourself to X amount of bites when you know you need to
Exercise to music. It helps the time pass more quickly
Cut your food into tiny bites
Eat with your non-dominant hand
Put the utensil down while chewing
Cold showers burn calories
Wear as little as possible when exercising. Your clothes will be less forgiving; so you'll want to exercise longer
Read the ENTIRE nutrition label
Friends eating junk food? Opt for sugar-free candy or gum
Keep a stash in your purse or pocket
Do a 10-day detox every year or six months
Wear lip color and gloss
You won't want to smudge it by eating or drinking
These last few are questionable and I only include them because they are given me in advisement, be they wise or nutty who "helped me out"
*insert dramatic eye roll here*
Do this for that little black dress and the strappy heels :)
Do this for that itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini :D
Do it for the traffic-stopping body?
Do it for the wolf whistles, stares, double takes and once overs?
Do it for shorts, tank tops, mini skirts and mini dresses :P
Do it for sleeves that don't pinch :D lol
Do it so your thighs no longer communicate with cicadas :D lol
Do it to make the mean girls jealous
Do it for the surprised looks on "their" faces
Do it for the whispers and gossip about how you did it because they're jealous
Do it to prove "them" wrong
Do it to be so svelte you no longer care what other women think
DO THIS FOR YOURSELF!
Okay, these are food related and, I admit, sound goofy, but they're useful
To an extent
(sure, I got laughed up one side and down the other by my family when I was making my little flash cards, but I endured for the cause! and just stuck my tongue out at them, got haughty and pouted while trying not to laugh at myself too :P)
Your friends are:
Chicken broth
Plain air-popped popcorn
Sugar-free gum
Salsa with chiles
Spinach leaves
Hot chocolate or cappuccino in water
Seaweed (the algitate or whatever it's called)
Sugar-free vitamin c drops
Diet sodas (not dark colas - too much phosphorous is bad for your kidneys)
Coffee with nonfat milk (caffeine is an appetite suppressant too)
Water with lemon
Green tea
Sugar-free hard candy occasionally
Jelly beans occasionally
Eating out? Order a salad with dressing on the side
Avoid sandwiches
(so much bread and sodium in the meat and cheese)
Hate butter!
(really, it has no nutritional value and only harms your body and health)
Okay, these break my heart. I found them, circulating on websites run by teenage girls. I cried as I read their blogs and stories. I do NOT promote these ideas, but I have friends with young daughters and sons who are exposed to this at school.
They promote laxatives and the like
Stomach growling? Imagine fat being gnawed away
Don't eat.
If you want food inside you, just look in the mirror at your gut, thighs and arms
I don't care if it hurts
I have the control
I'll have a pretty body
I'll have a pretty soul
I'm not yet a winner
I could be thinner
I will not eat dinner
Or
I'm not yet a winner
I could be thinner
I must go throw up dinner
You see why I cried. That's just the tip of the iceberg for these kids. Tragic.
Eating one small meal, the size of one's fist, every two to three hours will speed up the metabolism.
Learning your BMR, RMR and what your BMI should be will help you. You can adjust the calories you consume logically, safely to lose the unhealthy weight over a realistic period of time.
Mycaloriecounter.com is a great site that does the math for you
Tata y'all ^_^
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