Weight loss success will be yours when you prepare yourself to be thinnner, listen to positive messages, smile through challenges, care enough about yourself and success to do whatever it takes to make it happen, choose to embrace the changes that are occurring, keep your focus on your Winning Outcomes, believe in yourself, relax and not expect yourself to be perfect, act on challenges that will further your progress, forgive yourself if neccessary, pray for strength to follow through with your goals, trust the Program, realize that change is exciting, persist in the face of obsticales, accept that success doesn't happen overnight, risk becoming thinner, and wait, even when that is the hardest thing to do.
Best Day Yet!
Today is now here. And with it has come the opportunity for you to move in the direction you choose. If you have been knocked off your feet, today is the day to get back up and get going again. If you have made choices that led to disappointing results, today is the day you can change your direction.
If you have been holding a treasured dream in your heart, you can begin today to make that dream happen. If something has been holding you back, today is your chance to start moving beyond it.
All that you've done and all that you are, has now arrived at today, In this day there are opportunities that have been building for a lifetime.
You've learned what works and what does not, experienced pain, joy, sadness and fulfillment. Today you know, better than ever before, just which way to go.
So breathe deeply, feel the fresh air of real meaning and true purpose as it fills your spirit. And make today the best day yet!
Ralph Marston
Each Step
Don't put off joy until the end of the journey. Live it each day in every way. Don't settle for just a fraction of fulfillment. You can choose it all. Each step you take, is not just a means to an end. Each step is a value and a joy all its own. When you assume that the task will be tedious, it will be. A negative attitude makes it that much harder to get the job done.
Instead, find joy and fulfillment in every step you take. And appreciate the life you have, and no matter what the task, you'll find a way to do it with joy.
Find joy in ever step of the journey. And you'll arrive long before you get there.
Ralph Martson
To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember Your ABC'S
A. Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and
B. Belive in yourself.
C. Consider things from every angle.
D. Don't give up, and don't give in.
E. Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
F. Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them for their riches.
G. Give more than you planned to give.
H. Hang on to your dreams.
I. Ignore those who try to discourage you.
J. Just do it.
K. Keep on trying. No matter how hard it seems, it will be worth it in the end.
L. Love yourself first and most.
M. Make it happen.
N. Never lie, cheat or steal. Always strike a fair deal.
O. Open your eyes, and see things as they really are.
P . Practice makes perfect.
Q. Quitters never win and winners never quit.
R. Read, study and learn about everything important in life.
S. Stop procrastinating.
T. Take control of your own destiny.
U. Understand yourself in order to understand others.
V. Visualize it.
W. Want it more than anything.
X. Xcellerate you efforts.
Y. You are unique of all of God's creations. Nothing can take that away from you.
Z. Zero in on your target, go for it.
Wanda Hope
When the road is long
When the road ahead is long, that is no reason to slow down. When there is much work to be done there is no reason to be discouraged. In fact, it is a reason to get going. It is a reason to get started as soon as possible. For when there is much to be done, there is an abundance of positive opportunities. When the road is long, there are countless ways for you to make a difference. The greatest achievements come in response to the greatest challenges. The richest, most fulfilling journeys are the ones who make the effort, those who persist will be able to claim that value. When the road is long, when the challenges are great, that is your chance to truly shine. For when you give it all you have, you end up with the best you can be. Let's walk this road together as FRIENDS.
Encountering Resistance
It can be annoying when bugs are hitting you in the face. And yet, it means you're moving along very fast. It can be frustrating when obstacles keep popping up to block your path. And yet it is a sure sign that you're making progress. It can take a great deal of effort to work through the challenges that arise each day. And yet the more difficult those challenges become, the higher you are climbing. The faster you go, the more resistance you're likely to encounter. Fortunately, though, the faster you go, the more momentum you build. As that momentum grows, you can more and more quickly turn the problems into opportunities. Though the challenges grow intense as you move faster, your ability to handle them grows at an even faster place. Choose to work through the obstacles, to seek out the challenges, and to not let the frustrations get you down. For as you move through them, you are moving toward success, achievement and fulfillment.
Ralph Marston
By changing your thinking, you change your beliefs; When you change your beliefs, you change your expectations; When you change your expectations you change your attitude; When you change your attitude you change your behavior, you change your performance; When you change your performance you change your life.
Just for today, I will make good choices, I can have control of what I put in my mouth.
I am going to be proud of myself at the end of the day.
I am a rich treasure ready to be found!
I AM worth it!
I am capable of achieving my weight goal.
I am responsible for my own feelings.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
The happiest people are not the ones who have the most, but the ones who need the least.
It doesn't matter how hard you fall, what matters is how high you bounce back.
One good wish changes nothing, one good decision changes everything.
What you eat in private you wear in public.
So you've been on Weight Watchers for a while now and your sick to DEATH of counting points, measuring out out portions, and you swear if you have to down one more glass of water your gonna barf. These are normal feelings. Why should you have to count and measure everything and watch what you eat ? When you start thinking this way ask yourself these questions:
Health- What's more annoying, counting points and excersizing or counting out the number of pills you have to take control of your diabetes/ high cholesterol problems?
Physical- What's more annoying, counting points and excersizing or not being able to walk with your husband and children anywhere or struggling to tie your shoes or walk up a flight of stairs?
Emotional- What's more annoying, counting points and excersizing or going yet ANOTHER Summer covering yourself up because you are too self conscious to have your arms out or wear a bathing suit?
What's more annoying, counting points and excersizing or beating yourself up for yet ANOTHER year that went by with you gaining weight when you want so desperately lose it? Today is a new day. Start today, not tomorrow.
Don't Quit
When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down, when you feel like the biggest failure in town. When you want to give up just because you gave in, and forget about being healthy and thin.
So what you ent over in points a bit, it's your next move that counts, so don't you quit!
It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change. It's learning the skills to get back in your range. It's telling yourself you've done great up till now. You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow. It's part of the journey toward reaching your goal. You're still going to make it, just stay in control. To stumble and fall is not a disgrace, if you summon the will and get back in the race. But often the strugglers, when losing their grip, just throw in the towel and continue to slip. And learn too late when the damage is done, that the race wasn't over...they still could have won. Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow, but facing each challenge will help you grow. Success is failure turned inside out, the silver tint in a cloud of doubt. When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit. If you bit it, write it. But don't you quit!
Your Direction
It may take months, years or even decades to get where you want to go. Yet you can begin moving toward that goal in an instant. You are where you are right now, and nothing will change the path you've already traveled. Yet you can most certainly and most completely change where you are going. Choose to follow a positive direction, and whatever your current situation may be, it is instantly and signifigantly improved. Once your focus is on creating a positive reality for your world, that reality begins to take shape. Through the challenges ahead may be many, they are no match for the power of your intention. To activate that power right now, point yourself in a positive direction. The next step you take is yours to decide. And whatever the next step may be, it is the step that will determine your direction. At any time, no matter what the situation, your direction is yours to choose, and becomes real the instant you act on it. Make your direction a positive, fulfilling one, right now, and always.
Penny (On My Way To Goal)
