another new year !

I started this happy little bluebirds blog last year about this time.

Since then I've lost 30 pounds :) 

and regained 15 :(.

Well, today is a new day and this is a new year,

and I am pleased to say that I am trying to look at my life

with

renewed optimism

and

hope.

My daughter  posted a quote on her blog that said

simply...become who you are.

I like that.

All I really want is to be the best me I can be...

Well, I'm   a little   closer than I was last year...

Care to join me in the pursuit?

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

-Margaret Thatcher

not giving up!

The woman who can

drive

herself

f u  r   t    h     e      r

once
the effort
gets

<   painful   >

is the woman

who

will

win!

It's been a struggle lately...

but I don't want to give up. 

I could use some

inspiration

and a few

prayers! 

~Thanks!

accountability and moderation are key

Last week

at my Weight Watcher's meeting,
I volunteered to take home the class journal.

You see, I need accountability.

I don't know if anyone will really even look at it,

but it helped to commit to keeping track of everything

I put in my mouth.

The week before I'd lost .6 and the week before 1 lb.

After choosing to be really acountable,

I lost 3 lbs. for a total of 33.6.

YIPPEE!

I've also found myself thinking a lot

about the quote in my last post.

Instant gratification

has become such an expectation in our world today,

and I see entitlement as a

c u l t u r a l

way of life.

Well...I'm finding that living a life of

moderation:
{living within reasonable limits and never to excess &
with self-restraint in the face of temptation or desire}

is what I really want.

I know that when I wake up in the morning

after staying within the limits I set for myself

I feel

so

much

better!

It's not easy!

{And I still give into temptation more often than I care to admit}.

But I wore a dress to a wedding this weekend that was

3

sizes

smaller

than the last dress I wore!

Yeah...that feels

a

lot

better!

what do I really want?

~*~

The chief cause of

failure
and

unhappiness

is trading what you want

most

for what you want

now.

~Zig Ziglar

~*~

beginning to feel momentum

START.SOMETHING.POSITIVE

Momentum can be difficult to establish.

And that's what makes it so valuable.
Because once you have it going in your favor,

momentum can be hard to stop.

With momentum on your side,

small efforts can bring

big results, and those

big results

can lead to even

bigger

ones.

Yes, momentum takes some effort and commitment to put into motion.

And it is very much worth the trouble.

Take the time and make the effort to start something positive.

Even though, in the short term,

it would be easier and more comfortable to just do nothing,

look past those immediate concerns.

Look ahead to that point where momentum kicks in,

and consider the value of putting it to work in your favor.

Then

get up,

get going,

and get to work

on

building that m o m e n t u m.

Start something positive, and create some valuable m o m e n t u m .
You'll be able to ride that momentum
as
far
as
you
can
imagine.
~ Ralph Marston

I'm beginning to feel the momentum...

down 26.6 lbs.

I think I can ...

I think I can...

I think I can...