I will quote my favourite weigh management book of all times by Tom Venuto (body fat solution)
"Most people are unsatisfied with their bodies. This is perfectly normal. The desire to better one's circumstances is hardwired into every human being. But never confuse the desire for improvement with the belief that you are not good enough the way you are. The problem is - disliking your body can turn into disliking yourself. Disliking yourself can turn to low self worth which means you believe you don’t deserve good things in life, including lean and healthy body. Low self worth easily leads to apathy, depression or self sabotage.
Body Fat is not a person. It’s a temporary condition. The way your body looks today has nothing to do with your capabilities or intrinsic worth as a person. No price tag can ever be placed on your value. The capacity of your brain to learn is virtually infinite; your creative ability is boundless. Your body is capable of astonishing feats. You have more potential then you can dream off. Most of all – you are unique. No one else have all the qualities, talents, and abilities that you possess.
Your gift to yourself, the world and your creator is to discover them, develop them use them and share them.
I don’t think you can feel your best if you are not engaged in the journey of self improvement. Unfulfilled potential inside of you will always call out in form of longing, desire or sense of dissatisfaction. If you are not doing anything, don’t be surprised if you feel unworthy of receiving anything. It’s the process of improvement and creation that makes you feel good about yourself more then the end result.
If you get moving and take some small steps with good action strategy you will immediately feel better about yourself because you will know you are improving yourself. Even if you don’t notice the small body changes that take place from one workout to the next you will feel better, just by taking a step in the right direction. Action cures allot of problems"
Thank you so much for sharing this! It's definitely something important to think about. I struggle a lot with self-confidence and self-worth. I know its wrong, but sometimes I can't help but feel that I'm not good enough. And I know that until I can separate how I look from who I am, I will continue to struggle.
I think having behaviour goals as main goal is good way to shift the confidence from I will feel great when I am x weight to I am doing great - check out this delicious healthy meals I have, my long walk during my lunch or the great workout I did.
Buying clothes that fit well now, meeting people now, getting your make up done, putting yourself out there (here) to build support system and meet new people.
Such an awesome thought - we've all made progress, even if that progress is just starting the process, and it's important to focus on the progress we're making and how well we're doing, not on some abstract future feeling.
Just hit my step goal for today - 12,000! Yay! I was a mile short on daily distance goal but being gimpy still, I'll take 5 miles. And I am so proud when I open my fridge. With the meats and veggies we picked up last night, it's FULL of yumminess. At least right now, I'm excited about this change.
Yay for hitting your step goals! And I love how excited you are about the contents of your fridge!
Baymax says: "You will be all right. There there."
Thanks. I always love a good Baymax encouragement!
My woohoo for the week is running 10k yesterday
WooHoo!! Awesome job!
Thanks
Speaking of my walk on the beach the kids and I went and even played a little beach soccer while we were there .... here is a pic we tried a different beach to our usual one today....
That view looks beautiful!
March is almost done everyone - A BIG THANKYOU to Sarah for being a fabulous host
Thank you for your kind words!
Ok my final report because its already after 8pm on the 31st here - I ended the month of 72.72% for having a healthy low cal breakfast. I aimed to keep it at no more than 330 Calories. Still needs some tweaking but I have been enjoying my breakfasts
Awesome job! Even though you didn't have a great breakfast every day, you're still making awesome progress!
The month is almost over – what is your swan song for the month of March? Is there a song (Disney or otherwise) that you feel sums up your journey this month? Do you have a song that will keep you energized and on track to finish the month strong?
It's going to sound a little corny, but ... "Circle of Life" from The Lion King is such an inspirational song for me. It's a reminder that there's so much going on around us, but you just have to keep going and keep trying until you figure it out.
This has been such an up and down month for me, so it's good to have a reminder that despite the ups and downs, I just have to keep going.
I have been OBSESSING over the musical Hamilton for like a month now and that's what I've been listening to every run because it's an awesome running sound track. So that is going to help me finish the month strong.
Everyone I know has been obsessing about that musical! I really should track down the soundtrack and listen to it.
Have you seen it?
Today I'm traveling from KC to St Louis in our company plane to visit our sister office. I'm terrified that I'm not going to find the plane and it'll leave without me! Haha. It's a long day. The flight leaves at 7a and then my flight back is at 5p.
Have a safe flight, and I hope the day isn't too crazy! Enjoy St. Louis!
Hpping and praying that today starts on the right foot for you!!
Thank you! So far it's been a pretty good day (minus being a drop behind schedule, but I'll survive), so I guess everyone's good thoughts and kind words helped!
And I SECOND your Thank You to Sarah! This was month was AMAZING!!!
Thank you for your kind words!
Hey friends.... I'm on, but with just one minute to say hello! I am kind of hating myself for agreeing to stick with the pre-planned Star Wars theme for next month! While I have seen every movie (most of them several times) and would consider myself a minor fan, I am STRUGGLING to link them to health and exercise and weight loss! I have just a few QOTD written, but that is enough to get us started, right??! I am going to try and get the April challenge posted here right after work today because I have to head back to the high school for a spring sports parents' night for 7 pm.
I do my QOTD 6-7 days in advance, which is much easier for me than doing it all at once. Thinking of these questions can be so hard - and I deifnitely appreciate you working hard to set up the challenge for us!
And thank you for sticking with the Star Wars theme - it will make it feel like
@flvy is still here with us, even though she's not actively participating! Don't worry if things don't match the theme perfectly ... it's definitely hard to make the theme work!
Sorry that you are struggling, sending you a big virtual hug (even if I can't compete with
@courtneybeth's Baymax hug!)!
Thank you!
Yes, thank you
@SarahDisney, you did a fantastic job with March!!!!
Thank you for your kind words!
The weekend will be a challenge as I am in Lisbon for the weekend with my parents. They go on a cruise from Lisbon to Amsterdam and I am helping them to get there without problems as my mother is having quite a bit of issues with memory loss and it is getting stressful for my father to take care of everything, especially since getting to Lisbon includes getting on a plane and staying the night there. I am really looking forward to seeing some of Lisbon as it is supposed to be a beautiful city! But I am always bad with self control when I am travelling! Hopefully for a short trip it will be easier...
Travelling is definitely hard ... try to just focus on spending time with your parents!
However, I am very pleased with myself that I managed to finally get a green bar for my calorie intake in my fitbit app yesterday! That means that I hit my goal! I have been in a calorie deficit for the last week, but below my 750 kcal goal. So, it feels great to finally get it right again! And today is a super warm and sunny day, perfect spring weather and I was able to go out for lunch with colleagues and sit in the sunshine... So wonderful, gave me so much energy!!!!
Awesome - it's always nice to hit your calorie goal!
Well it has been quite a ride this month and for some reason when I read your question - I thought of 'Topsy Turvy' from the Hunchback of Notre Dame - Kind of fitting given that tomorrow is April Fools day and it is about the Feast of Fools celebration and it has certainly been a topsy turvy month for me and others base on our conversations. This also has a link to a small parade I saw in
Disneyland back in the late 90's my first ever visit to DL in my early 20s - The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a small weekday parade then and I just loved this song as part of it. The bigger parade that week was Hercules. I don't have any digital photos of it or I would have shared.
Topsy Turvy is definitely fitting some months.
And I didn't know they had a Hunchback of Notre Dame parade or a Hercules parade ... that's pretty cool!
haha - I joined late! next month better
Winnie The Pooh - Up Down And Touch The Ground
Up, down, up
When I up, down and touch the ground
It puts me in the mood
Up, down and touch the ground
In the mood for food
I am stout, round and I have found
Speaking poundage wise
I improve my appetite
When I exercise
I am short, fat and proud of that
And so, with all my might
I up, down and up and down
To my appetite's delight
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!
I have not really put music and this journey together. I have listened to the Dis podcasts and read the boards while I was on the treadmill. Disney seems to keep me going though. I am really hoping to look better for our next trip. This trip was booked on a bounce back but we were not sure if we were going to go. We have just decided we will go and not cancel it. Now I need to kick into high gear If I could lose just 10-15 pounds by the trip will be happy. However I seem to be stuck at 144. I have not been lower then that since last year. I keep getting to 144 and then I gain a few. I need to get over this hump. I ended this month with losing 3 pounds. I gained a pound maybe a little less over the holiday weekend.
I'm always impressed at people who can listen to the podcasts and read the boards on the treadmill ... I can't do it, I get too distracted.
Yay for deciding to take the Disney trip! I know you can work hard to get over that hump and you can look great on your trip!
@SarahDisney Thank you for the challenges. I had a great time. You did a great job. I am really glad that I found this at the beginning of the month. It has really helped me.
Thank you for your kind words! I'm really glad that you found us and joined us for the month, and I hope you'll be back for the April challenge!
GOOD - we were pre-approved for 100K on a move in ready stick built home (on Monday 4/21) YAY !!!
BAD - nothing in our immediate area or within 25 miles of where we work now.. BOO
GOOD - Found some decent ones in outlying towns further south or north so instead of 20 miles from home it could be up to 35 miles but all highway so timing is only about 10 mins longer of a drive, that will only raise our monthly payments by most of $250 (for our fave one but down to low as only $100 on our third choice ) very doable.. YAY!!!!
BAD - my biggest supporter my Mom - is being a Debbie downer right now.. she thinks I should wait till next year till my bankruptcy falls off and get a bigger loan for newer/nicer/more expensive house which I do NOT want to have a larger house payment because I like the fun stuff my hubs and I can afford to do now so we don't want to be trapped by a large house payment again - I've lost one house that way already in my life and don't plan on letting that happen again! WORSE - I'm a stress eater so because I was do disappointed by my mom's reaction to the very nice houses I sent her that I eat every single bad thing in my house last night (chips, candy, crackers, ice cream cones!!!!!) BOOO BOOOO BOOOOOO
Ugh. So much craziness.
But yay for the good news! It'll be awesome once you find the right home and move in!
here are the pics I sent my mom. this is my 1st choice .. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths this one has had lots of updates new flooring, new paint, new appliances, new window, new insulation
This house looks great! So do the other two houses you posted - I hope you guys can figure out which one is perfect for you!
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Okay, that's all the replies I have time for right now. Hopefully I'll get a chance to stop by again a little later and finish checking in!
I hope you're all having an awesome day!