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i love this face...

i got to spend HOURS with Noah today while his mommy did some laundry and online stuff.i am "getting it" on how COOL bein a grandma really is! maybe its the years...maybe its the lack of postpartum hormones...maybe its the full 7 hours of sleep i get...but this baby is a breeze to care for!he is a sweetie pie...and very very alert.i don't remember a 3 week old raising his head and lookin around... i had an awesome day of meals...

January 5, 2009 | comments (3) | just for fun

i'm so excited...jittery too!

really...i know the power of this Transformation stuff and i can tell you, it really works.   it is with great excitement......and actually some level of trepidation and jittery nerves that i celebrate.......my Transformation Challenge #2 Jan. 5 to May 10, 2009  (i have that feeling that WAY too much caffeine gives, i am like a kid on Christmas Eve!!)i am electric with possiblities and potential....i have my  lists of goa...

January 4, 2009 | comments (2) | just for fun

overjoyed

really...so many pieces to my puzzle are fallin into placespiritually speaking so many lights are comin on its actually BLINDING!so many fears are confronted and LOVE is takin their placedifferent theologies and point of view are being thought about and TRUTH is emerging and some of the AHA moments of the past couple weeks are truly wonderful treasures that need to be shared.I find myself, as a child, sitting and staring at the sky in wonder and ...

January 4, 2009 | comments (4) | spiritual transformation

finally...my goals

i have been contemplating my new goals for weeks now.nothing seemed to be workin for me...i finally got them! GOAL #1 To the best of my ability, I will fully participate in my Transformation by completing all the assignments, the workouts 6 days a week and following the EFL eating lifestyle for the next 18 weeks....and have the final packet sent to Bill at the end. By completing the workouts and eating plans I will reduce my bodyfat to my...

January 3, 2009 | comments (3) | Transformation Goals

og mandino...where have i been?

reading Og Mandino's books now....got the trilogy....greatest salesman of the world , greatest secret of the world and greatest miracle of the world the feeling of "uhm...so where have i been?" crossed my mind as i read the intro and he talks about how much of a best seller and influence-maker the books have been....and he wrote THAT the year i graduated from High School...geez...better late than never i supposevery interesting indeed!...

January 3, 2009 | comments (1) | just for fun

committed to it now

alrighty then...committment is keyCFL cruise Sept 27 to Oct 4 BOOKED for hubby and me-- balcony room  (www.bodyforlifecruise.com)i am excited to meet people and help spread the Transformation message to the committed BFL cruisers....and to have my husband with me is a huge and wonderful blessing...7 days of fun.  Denver Half Marathon ....still waiting for hubby's decision on whether he will run with me or simply attend and cheer me on ...

January 3, 2009 | comments (3) | just for fun

happy new year

so many things have happened over the last two weeks....wow.i think the little escape to the beach we have planned for tonite is necessary to regroup and gear up for Monday's NEW BEGINNING.kitchen has been cleared of all that white flour/white sugar poison that invaded by the POUND with the family visiting.was not 100% successful in avoidance.isolate and move forward.i know how to do that. GOAL settingthis time its a little more tricky cuz i...

January 2, 2009 | comments (2) | mental transformation

impersonal/personal

just read clarissa's post again on Letting go of the Desire to Controlread it...sent it to my hubby...put it into practice and had a summer of relative success with it...HOWEVER...now that the grandbaby is here...we are being revisited by this....weighty matter ....weighs us down and causes discord... i have to believe that we are hitting some of the walls again so that we can learn how to do this....control what you can control and stop trying t...

December 28, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

of course i waited

of course i waited until today to finish up the buying spree.every year we do this...intend to go "small" and "simple" as we give generously to all of our friends and family all year long....and then comes the days before the DAY and panic ensues...our LOVE is greater and we must go in search of something for those people ANYWAY...we love.we give.we give...love.we all know it is not something that can be packaged or wrapped or...

December 24, 2008 | comments (3) | just for fun

cruise...half marathon...who knows what

i have the best husband. he is so supportive...he has cheered me on during this transformation and is impressed with the results...askin more questions about the board..the people...the process... the momentum is still building here....the energy is increasing...life is good. i mentioned about the Denver half marathon....being the seasoned runner that i am..(HEY!! I DID RUN a 5K today with him!!)  and his big smile lit up the room and...

December 21, 2008 | comments (4) | just for fun

believing...working..results>>some of my essay

      ·    ·         How would you describe your overall transformation - body, mind, heart and soul? In one word, it would have to be: Connection! Overall there was just a settling Peace that worked its way through me on all levels. One day it would be the facts becoming Truth in my head and the next it would filter into my soul and spirit and become &...

December 21, 2008 | comments (2) | transformation essay

i love lovin' on people..

i greet so many people on here..and i remember little facts about them....and then...as i am doing things in my 3D life i remember these little things and i pray for them...for their success...for their joy to come...problem is...i am forgetting WHO goes to WHAT fact now...and i cant go back and see ...uh...was it hat woman from Iowa who raises Pomeranians that has bad knees? or was it the woman from Colorado that has the bad knees?  GOD? yo...

December 20, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

the addiction deepens...

the new CHAT feature that Bill and Team presented to us is AMAZING!!i am so blessed...i could just starjump and cry at the same time!!this is going to really cause me to have to discipline myself to take more control of my life.to be able to use my timer to not spend my workout time there...my sleeping time there...not have my meals there...i LOVE these fabulous people i am journeying with and dont want to miss a single one of them!! i love cheer...

December 20, 2008 | comments (3) | just for fun

Radio show tonite!!

glad i checked the time...i was all set and ready to listen....i had 7 pm in my head all day...got the housework done.ran...did the LBWO...laundry... blah...i have 3 more hours to wait  well...i GET TO get MORE stuff done and some journalling and planning!!GO HERE FOR INFO  ok...so after all the excitement and blog reminders....hubby was talkin about moving furniture when the show was starting and i am like..."speak fast i have a d...

December 18, 2008 | comments (1) | just for fun

14 days...

i have 14 days to go in my personal challenge for my 23rd anniversary.i am getting close to my goals for the in-between formal Challenges.i am so excited.i have never ever had this kind of body...with this amount of energy and PEACE.oh..i have been thin before...most of my first 39 to 40 years i was thin......but it was a SOFT thin....this body has muscle. this body has energy. this body has some get up and GO!i am gonna be soooo very ready for J...

December 18, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

HEY...tomorrow's THURSDAY!! Radio show

last week was a BLAST!!go here early, follow the link and register your name so you can chat with all of us...i am preparing NOW so i have the time available to visit with all my Tcom friends and listen to BillFUN FUN... ...

December 17, 2008 | comments (2) | just for fun

a day like no other

celebrate and rejoice!today is here!there has never been a greater day than today.there has never been a day like this ever before.today holds so many wonderful surprises and opportunities.look for them...report back if you can...what were the hidden gems in today?1. had a phone call from my father...he ran some errands today and got to his 3rd or 4th stop and realized he no longer had his wallet. went to the car, got his quarters and paid for hi...

December 17, 2008 | comments (2) | just for fun

peace-filled days

a quiet day for reflecting on the seasons blessings in my life. ok...it started out kinda rough and in a crazy mood but i am gaining control of this day and making it joy-filled and peaceful! new carpet being installed in the guest bedroom upstairs today and this morning early i was left alone, wrestling with removing furniture and "stuff" from that room that i was supposed to have had help with all week...grrr!!! and at the same time ...

December 16, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

focus! i got it back now!

ok...earlier post this morning was negative cry for help...sigh.thanks to Denise i have decided to breathe in and out and live in victory.i have decided to focus on positives.i cannot enable.i cannot have expectations that tie MY ideals to others decisions...it all works for the Good...thanks...just took a hug from a friend and a kick to refocus THE FOUR AGREEMENTS... i will stick to my word and make it impeccable. i will speak in the positive an...

December 15, 2008 | comments (0) | mental transformation

warning...BLAH post...(happy ending later tho)

sometimes transforming isnt fun.sometimes the wrestling with ego is tiring and consuming.and...it tends to hit and the most inconvienent times hoping that you will dismiss it because of other issues going on and thus it wins and gets to stay.i am wrestling.its not fun.i keep tellin myself that it is "low grade anxiety" as i woke up today with heart beating wildly and the churning already in process i heard "who are you kidding...

December 15, 2008 | comments (7) | mental transformation

half marathon? am i crazy?

i am excited.  right now life is very good. last nite, right before lights out, i announced that i might be considering joining the Transformation team in the Denver halfmarathon in October.my husband was surprised...going from a confirmed NON runner a few months ago to possible half marathon??with a smile across his face..."could you have picked a harder city to try it in? MILE HIGH?"i said...i will go a few days early and adapt.....

December 14, 2008 | comments (5) | mental transformation

Noah's homecoming tomorrow...i'm in love

i am so in love.i am fascinated.i want to do nothing but hold him and be alone to wonder at his beautifulness.too bad the hospital room was always full of so many friends and people and bells and tubes and noise....BAH! (haha)i am going to go to their apartment this week and order everyone to leave me ALONE with the boy! guess i should show up with a nice dinner to give them all something to do, eh? i know the mommy is going to be happy to NOT an...

December 12, 2008 | comments (4) | family stuff

FINALLY...we have BABY NOAH

finally...at 5:44 pm Noah James arrived on the scene via C-Sectionas labor was not being very productive and mother was spending most of her time sleeping and being bored...YAY for a perfect Epidural!!...upon an afternoon exam doc decided that...this baby is probably too big for her anyway...lets do the CSection thing...and they didthey were right.he was 8 pounds 1 ounce and 20.5 inches long he was too big!!beautiful and strong....what a set of l...

December 10, 2008 | comments (7) | family stuff

still no grand baby...hmmm

she is fine...baby is fine...everyone is tired and bored.contractions are being induced by pitocin drip but i dont think he is all that excited to come out yet...doc thinks he might be too big anyway....at 5 ish they will be discussing Csection possibilityshe is ready...the epidural has been fabulous...she has had much pain...but now she is just getting tired and hungry....goin on 24 hours with nothin but crushed ice.i ran home to get a shower, s...

December 10, 2008 | comments (3) | family stuff

grandbaby alert...

daughter and hubby just left here to go get checked out at the hospital...feelin "uncomfortable"it could be tonite... obviously....more to follow...  and yes...i am feeling a bit antsy right now...i am all jittery...oh my ...

December 9, 2008 | comments (2) | family stuff

wooohooo...its in the mail!!

JUST LIKE THAT>>>>ITS GONE....ready for the next step....are you? ...

December 9, 2008 | comments (6) | just for fun

good example of a strong older woman

 ok...45 isnt "old"...but i dont want to end up soft and fat and sickly so i am lookin for women who are elderly that "still have it goin on" and investigating what they do to keep it happening.there is a woman in my town who is well into her upper 80's and has shelves of marathon trophies in her house...still runs miles daily for fun, perhaps the marathon days are over...she still works as a book-keeper this morning i ra...

December 9, 2008 | comments (4) | just for fun

i am a new creation...transformed

yup...its true.the computer ate my essays.i would have cried.given up.been defeated.oh....but not the NEW ME!!snicker...snort...how can you tell i am a new person? ...i didnt dissolve into tears!  i didnt throw in the towel...oh no!! i took the CHILL PILL...laughed...made another cup of coffee and set to work.it was a way that i had to prove that i was better than that...bigger than a computer error.I am transformed...and thankfull...

December 8, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

gah! my computer swallowed my essays!

i have worked very hard on my Challenge essays.writing...revising...re-revising....finally had them in a form that was sendable!  Printed a copy of them to look at, in print, for a day or two and make any last changes and saved the document and then i shut down for the nite. didnt look at them for a day or two...today i  try to open that file to print and send them.can't.my computer will not allow me access to that file that was somehow...

December 8, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

takin lessons...

i just found out...i will be taking violin lessons soon.another gift from my husband.see my previous blog post here  my new teacher is SEVENTEEN years old.how FUN IS THAT Gonna be??!!!way cool.  ...

December 7, 2008 | comments (3) | just for fun

another run sans music

i did it.alone.really.... alone...no ipod...nothing.two and a half miles.silence....just my heart and lungs keepin rhythm with my feet.proud of me.i really thought i couldnt run.I beat that lie!! then i thought i couldnt run without the music playing in my ears.I beat that lie!! there is such a calm thing inside me now...i am no longer enduring or escaping...its me...and the road...and the trees...and neighborhood people..note to self: take ...

December 7, 2008 | comments (5) | workouts

no rain today? my gift from God

well..suns up and out and i must be before it rains...i had yard work on the agenda yesterday but i ran out of day...weather report said it was supposed to rain today starting last nite it was supposed to have rained all nite and day.right before i went to sleep i put an order in..."no rain, please"so...if HE held to His side...obligates me to get out there and take advantage of this blessing to get my yard clean again. feeling really f...

December 5, 2008 | comments (2) | just for fun

the waiting game...

waiting for our grandbaby...i guess he was one of the reasons this grandma-to-be got motivated to get herself in better condition.my kids really havent had a grandma.my biological mother died at age 39, when i was 18 months old. (sudden, unknown cause...in her sleep)my step mother had a stroke while i was in college and that is who they remember as Grammy, but she passed away when the kids were about 7 or 8 years old.my mother in law is the only ...

December 4, 2008 | comments (5) | family stuff

another big heart pounding step for me

ok folks...this transformation thing is kinda startling me a bit.for years i have had an online presence...sometimes several blogs and things. no big deal.i had my real life in 3D and my internet life.no...i am not gonna tell you i had some seedy thing goin on...hhaahabut it was as though i kept part of my life portioned off from the rest.if you met me in real life you would probably only see PART of me.if you met me online you would probably kno...

December 3, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

so....you are actually TALKING to each other?

wow...i have read recently on here where several have actually spent time talking on the phone.*why didnt I think of that?*THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!just have not given my number out to too many people online before...i just don't want to post it here though...cyber stuff can sometimes be..tricky.. so.........if you would LIKE my number ...send me a message...i would LOVE to talk and get to know you all  the old song....CALL ME, by Blondie is n...

December 3, 2008 | comments (2) | just for fun

finalizing my answers

i am writing my essays and finalizing the answers. making sure they sound like me...with the exact words i really want to convey.in going through THIS process there has been a great measure of healing and AHA moments so...if you have done the 18 weeks and finished but havent done the questions yet...DO THEM!even if you are not going to send them in...do the questions and dig for the answers.it is truly there that i got some of the pieces of AHA! ...

December 1, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

learning to TRUST THE PROCESS

i love MichelleT   she is amazing.she is one of the champions that let nothing get in the way of her transformation....she just kept going. she just kept doing what she knew to do....and it worked.on one of her photo pages that shows her incredible before/after pics the title is "Trust the Process...." i know she was meaning the process of transforming and just being disciplined to work out, eat clean and do the inner sea...

November 29, 2008 | comments (1) | spiritual transformation

finally got the pics up

finally got the pics edited and cropped etc.amazing.i am definitely NOT the same person i was in July. my only regret with the pics is...the quality of the before pics was so bad...it was just taken by cellphone camera...one time..too closeoh well...i am NOT going back to reshoot that! ...

November 29, 2008 | comments (2) | workouts

its a great day

first time ever i went shopping on BLACK FRIDAY...wasnt so bad!i even went to Walmart!there were lots of people but everyone was happy...or maybe they just seemed happy because i kept walkin around with a HUGE smile plastered across my face...like i was so happy to be there. i guess it worked!then off to the MALL...got some bargains and didnt stand in the long lines at the clothing checkouts at Penneys...went to the sheets and towels register and...

November 28, 2008 | comments (1) | just for fun

34 days

i have 34 days til my anniversary...Jan 2.gonna give it all i got now that i know what it is i have to GIVE.and that will be the start of the NEXT challenge. 4 weeks.yah...keep me accountable!! ...

November 27, 2008 | comments (2) | just for fun

don't quit

that is what is goin thru my head now...just keep swimmin'...just like Dory said! no matter what!one foot in front of the other....no distractions...no listening to the wrong voices...just keep eyes on the Coach and keep walkin.nothing much happenin here today...the hubby had his friends over for the deepfrying of the birds...their birds...we already had our big family meal on Saturday.we were going to go on a hike today but after the friends too...

November 27, 2008 | comments (2) | workouts

inspirational quotes

i am chewing on THESE today whilst the rest of the nation is chewing turkey and pie and more more more...haha  Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of compl...

November 27, 2008 | comments (2) | spiritual transformation

today's big brown truck delivery...

since i have taken up the practice and discipline of running i have heard lots of people talking about this book.  CHI RUNNING  a revolutionary approach to effortless, injury free runningmy  husband saw the subtitle....EFFORTLESS?"the only way to run effortlessly is to lay in bed and dream about it"..haha  we shall see...one thing i do know is...the UPS delivery guy must have read this. this time of year they have 2 ...

November 26, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

i ran with my husband!

seriously...this is the first time in 23 years that i have run with him. (run with ANYONE, actually!) He has taken up running on and off over the years and has always dreamed of me running with him.i hid in my excuses...bad knee...bad ankles...cant keep up...cant go your distance...as i am learning to face the "excuse-maker" in my mind and call it a liar and prove it wrong during my Transformation Process........TODAY I ran.and...this i...

November 25, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

very interesting find today

i have been working on my Transformation Challenge #1 packet. the answers that i have been digging deep for are coming up in differing emotions. its very interesting.healing and some are uncovering more to be healed. i decided this morning to go back over family photos that journaled the last 3 years of my life as it was the last 3 years that completely burned me out emotionally and physically...and although there was alot of spiritual growt...

November 25, 2008 | comments (0) | mental transformation

its a big deal

it might just seem "ordinary" to you...but for me to actually be able to post my avatar such as i have for the holiday of Thanksgiving...its a big deal. for so long my image that i portrayed in pictures had to be a certain way.over the last year some of that freedom has been occurring...i dont have to be perfect, sexy...whatever...i can be me.i can just have fun with me.my husband was a bit surprised when i showed him my newly created a...

November 24, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

i get to...change my thinking and make disciples

in my last blog, Denise commented that she has noticed me using the I GET TO phrase alot. it makes her happy and proud and...that Jonnae would give me an A+ (that made me smile big)in life, there are always going to be things that seem like they are going wrong ...pain...suffering...injustice...its part of the fallen world we live in...but i am a citizen of the Kingdom of God....not just the ticket for someday bye and byeits now.....Scripture als...

November 22, 2008 | comments (4) | spiritual transformation

be transformed...change your mind's way of thinking

the world will tell you "this is as good as it gets"...."this is your lot in life"..."its all downhill from here"...."its all falling apart"..."there is no hope"The writer of this Scripture points us to NOT conform to THAT way of thinking but renew our minds...CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK...and discern...what is GOOD...ACCEPTABLE...PERFECT.Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be tr...

November 22, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

ok...enough tears....now i'm sobbing...joy

feel like i have been crying all day...up/JOY!...down/sad...up/JOY!....wow! i have promised my friends that i would send the dvd of what i have been part of for the last 18 weeks..and i missed taping the Transformation show this morning..couldnt get the machine to work in time....but hey!! the show is HERE  CLICK HERE  or go to the upper right part of this website and click on the WATCH NOW! boxi just watched it on my computer right now...

November 21, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

and tears again

i am learning to choose words wisely. almost frightened someone off because of something i wrote being read wrong. i know that most people would read what i wrote and understand it...but this particular sweetheart was here testin it out to see if this really was all it sounded like on the TV Show this morning.  Is this really a safe place to grow and be all that she can be? is it a place to be vulnerable and broken and gain healing and ...

November 21, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

i'm in tears...really

i just took some preliminary photos of "after" with my cellphone and did a few panorama shot comparisons to my "before" picsi am in tears.tears of JOY...overwhelming JOY and GRATITUDEi had just about given up on lookin good again....i mean...geez...i am 45! and my firstborn is about to have her firstborn! (i took HER pics yesterday and the hugeness of her belly :) I LOVE IT!) i can hardly believe the changes i have made to my ...

November 21, 2008 | comments (4) | workouts

i like this place...

no matter what time of day i get on here i always check Members Online to see who i am sitting next to.  you know, greatness rubs off ..and i will take all i can get...and give it away freely! sometimes its a small group of 2 or 3 of us...sometimes the page is full of smiling energetic faces. In 18 weeks i have only been ALONE on here one time...and it was at some ridiculously late/early hour that everyone should be sleeping, but it wasnt lo...

November 20, 2008 | comments (6) | just for fun

the Universe delivered....

got home from our date last nite and THIS was sitting on the tire of our car in the driveway.she is ADORABLE and INTENSELY loving.  did the neighborly phone calls...no one missing her...hopin and praying that Gideon (our current cat) will take a fancy to her...she is a keeper. this is Gideon...otherwise known as "Bub" and now...i have a vet appt in an hour to test her for Feline Leukemia and whatnot...but...i think its al...

November 18, 2008 | comments (1) | family stuff

if life gets any better...

if life gets any better than it is right now.......LOOK OUT!i just might explode from sheer joy and gratitude.    hubby asked me out on a DATE!! added later:someone on the forums mentioned the same "combustible joy" feelings the day after i wrote this and Bill coined the term  and called him a "Weapon of Mass Elation"that describes it...Joy exploding everywhere and getting on everyone around me...bwaha...

November 17, 2008 | comments (5) | mental transformation

feeling....

alot like this:  emerged....emerging more....but my spirit within me feels like this beautiful butterfly.blue is the color of revelation and green is the color of life ...

November 17, 2008 | comments (4) | spiritual transformation

so much going on ...

when i signed on for this challenge i had NO IDEA how much was gonna be challenged.it has been a while in coming...but during the past 17 weeks i feel that just about everything i thought i knew was like a deck of cards that got tossed, with a bit of force, into the air.   seriously.i think that is one reason i couldnt focus on the physical transformation as well as i could have...and will now in the weeks upcoming.  i was spending...

November 16, 2008 | comments (2) | spiritual transformation

my blog just blew me away!!!

i was reading my old posts here to get that "feel" that i had growing thru this past 18 weeks and SOMETHING popped out.AUGUST 2 i was listing out all the things that i wanted to do...learn Italian...play violin... ok...so i didnt revisit that...and me and musical instruments havent really ever gone well together.i wasnt being all that serious about it either..i was just reaching out for exploring more passionate expressions of who ...

November 15, 2008 | comments (3) | just for fun

I won this Challenge!! really!!

the last post was all pics of the weight area in my "barn"i have another room in my house that i have a treadmill and a Pilates machineand another area that i can do floor/mat work to DVDsi live in the outskirts of town so i have lovely neighborhoods to run in for any length of distance or time that i care to. the reason this is important to me is because although i have had all these resources at my disposal for years i have done ...

November 15, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

November 15, 2008 | comments (3) | just for fun

i am learning....

making time today to add to my list...so it is being added to all day long...but...here is what i have on first try...in celebrating my birthday...   At 45 years of age….I AM LEARNING….  To say “no” gracefully. To pass on making judgments about situations or people’s intentions To play violin To understand the Greek and Hebrew meanings of the Scriptures in context of the culture in which they were spo...

November 12, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

funny animal story

i put this shirt on today as it is in my "yard working" pile of stuff and right after i pulled it over my head my cat looked at me, looked at the dog on my chest and then looked back up at my face with a look that kinda read like "WHAT? a DOG shirt? seriously??WHY?" he kept lookin up at me and back down at the dog...like 5 times...he was incredulous that i would be such a traitor? i never saw my cat e...

November 6, 2008 | comments (5) | just for fun

18 more days...

as i joined the official CHALLENGE on the last days...i have 18 more to go.i am pleased with the changes goin on in my life.i am not the same person....i have expanded my borders of love and peace...i have expanded beyond the usual fear that limited me beforei have faced my own sets of challenges and cliff-dives in my emotional/personal life and i have to believe that i am better for it all and i am still here, moving forward.new president-elect....

November 5, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

my soul within me

psalm 131...

November 2, 2008 | comments (0) | spiritual transformation

on pause ...again

things were going so well. 10 pounds scale weight change. a new love of running and lifting weights.it was all going ok but now...hmmm i feel a certain sense of PAUSE in my life on many levels.in all areas.like i have stepped into a room and i am not sure how i got here...and i dont know if i need to stay or leave.not good. not bad. here.  in between. paused.spending the day, evening, nite and morning tomorrow alone at the beach listening to...

October 31, 2008 | comments (5) | mental transformation

HOORAY...goal almost met!!

Comparison: Challenge #1, Week #0 vs. Challenge #1, Week #15 Starting weight: 139.0 lbs Ending weight: 129.0 lbs Weight Change: - 10.0 lbs (- 7.2%) Starting lean bodyweight: 96.2 lbs Starting bodyfat: 42.8 lbs Ending lean bodyweight: 99.9 lbs Ending bodyfat: 29.1 lbs Muscle gain: 3.7 lbs Fat weight lost: 13.7 lbs bodyfat i wanted to lose 15 pounds of bodyfat...i am getting very very close!! ...

October 26, 2008 | comments (4) | workouts

still here

spent a week at a conference in the Presence of God.  Worshipping and feeling His Presence and Power.it was absolutely the best week in a long long time... craving more, like an addict.will be posting and visiting some but it has been made apparent by my time spent in worship that i have been short changing the One relationship that i Love the most. Me and Jesus...yah...we are a "thing" now. I'm in love with my Savior.on the weight...

October 25, 2008 | comments (0) | just for fun

its also the little things...

earlier today i wrote a blog about the POSITIVE small things that i am noticing about the changes in my physical body...the lack of bellyroll when i sit, the missing pad of back fat-flab and now there is muscle and ribs...as i went thru the day i came across another thought about the small things...on the OPPOSITE side...the NEGATIVES of the small things ideaits the one missed workout....the missed cardio session...the extra helping of whatever.....

October 18, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

its the small things

wont be a long post...but its the smallest of things that make me smile about my physical transformation...the being able to sit up in bed and NOT have the tummy roll anymorethe reaching around to scratch an itch on my back and not feel that familiar back fat blob there...i feel muscles and ribs instead.the pleasure of muscles that ache from a good work outjust little things....but....they keep me going. ...

October 18, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

good book here...

Jesus wants to Save Christians i am really really liking this so far... i like the way he is linking the history and politics of the day to what Jesus was doing...and continues to dohumans are humansvery little has changed in human behaviori like to see the relevancy of the message and what it meant to the first "hearers" ...

October 15, 2008 | comments (0) | spiritual transformation

ok...wooohoo...now back to my life

today is done.big success.threw the baby shower for my daughter and then a dinner at my house.its been consuming for a few days but i am done...now i can resume my regular fast paced life....after i sleep to recover.its like having 2 freedays in a row...i behaved for the most part...but it is a joy for me to do it and i celebrated. .... i LOVE my daughter!  (and i still cant believe that she is HAVING A SON!)  ...

October 11, 2008 | comments (2) | family stuff

note to self:

note to self:when hubby has to wake up at 5:30 am and you find yourself also awake then....GO BACK TO SLEEP and get up at regular early hour. DO NOT GET UP ALSO...you end up dysfunctional by 10 am...too bad my day has begun and there is no stoppin this train today...woooooohoooo(i see a future power nap in a parking lot later in the afternoon)  i meant at the parking lot i was parked in to do some of the shopping i had to do amongst oth...

October 8, 2008 | comments (5) | just for fun

results so far

   i started BFL July 14 and joined Transformation Challenge July 21  BFL Tracker results:Comparison: Challenge #1, Week #0 vs. Challenge #1, Week #12Starting lean bodyweight: 96.2 lbsStarting bodyfat: 42.8 lbsEnding lean bodyweight: 99.3 lbsEnding bodyfat: 34.7 lbsMuscle gain: 3.1 lbsFat weight lost: 8.1 lbs bodyfat SO...next week will be week 12 for my TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE want to see what kind of changes between ...

October 8, 2008 | comments (4) | workouts

i'm in love...my new grandbaby pics

daughter went to a 3D ultrasound place yesterday and brought back pictures and a dvd with the video of our little Noah.  Of course we are absolutely head over heels in love...in one pic he looks like his mama, turns his head just a bit he is looking like his daddy...ah....December 21 is seemin like a long way away...but...when its time...its time. ...

October 4, 2008 | comments (10) | family stuff

loving my life...and new runnin shoes...

i am SOOO loving my new life with the Transformation.i am talkin about it to just about everyone...even today after i blogged that i was headed out the door to destress....i didnt.....my husband wanted to sit outside and talk.okay.he brought up the email that i sent him the other day...the one RightLight postedhttp://www.transformation.com/forum/transformation-central/2539-letting-go-desire-control.html i copy/pasted it into an email because...

October 2, 2008 | comments (2) | workouts

reaching my limits

ok...learning to let go...give up the fight...its been good.very comforting realizing my limits and boundaries and when i go past them i get anxious and afraid and....plummet. okie dokie...learning to breathe thru the situations that have bounced at meevaluating them...is this my problem?  is this something that i can sincerely be of assistance with? does the situation need my input, widsom, action?its been going well with the daughter/...

October 2, 2008 | comments (4) | family stuff

honesty wins...

had an interesting thing happen there. i bought running shoes in Charlotte this past weekend with my hubby...and when i got them home and ran (not even 1/4 mile) there was such a sore spot in the side of the heel in one that i stopped and went home and called....returned them today to the store that is in the next city(hours drive from me...not Charlotte) went to the shoe section and found a nice NewBalance pair that i like...and i got some sock...

October 1, 2008 | comments (4) | just for fun

obviously someone's been prayin...

obviously someones been prayin for me...my energy is backmy creative side is bloomingthe sun is out again in my emotional world... yay!! woohoo.... THANKS! ...

October 1, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

another Chinese melamine find?

what is up with the Chinese and the melamine?story out today:  A Cadbury spokesman says preliminary results show its Chinese-made chocolates contain the industrial chemical melamine.The spokesman said Monday it was too early to say how much melamine the chocolates contained.He declined to give his name because of company policy. makes me nervous...they put it in dog food.they put it in baby milk.now Cadbury chocolates? This is comi...

September 29, 2008 | comments (3) | just for fun

assignment 12 A

towards the end of November, at the end of my T-challenge 18 weeks, I will look and feel and think differently than I did the first 44 years of my life. I will begin year 45 with a renewed sense of confidence and commitment. I am daily renewing my mind to see things in more positive ways. I look for others around me that need a dose of positive-ness in their day.I look like a new woman! I have fought thru and won the battle of the middleaged pudg...

September 28, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

i did something amazing

today i sat in my hotel room in charlotte and did NOTHING but read magazines and look at the rainy view out the window.i did yoga and drank coffee and then i made my way to the workout room and did my HIIT cardio.i am proud of me...i resisted the pull to go online all day.i know...the scavenger game is happening..but i am enjoying being unplugged.only reason i am on is we are in the lobby with free wifi and hubby wanted to be on.dinner is served....

September 26, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

still here...crazy busy

the whole workout thing has been skipped for two days.  funerals and doctors offices with aging parents...one thing after another seems to be given priority in my life by me...i place others first and lose out on MY benefits.this is NOT the way i choose to live my life.i dont care if the family has all had crisis needs and failures and need me.i need to make sure that I NEED ME to get my hour of ME TIME in by doing the cardio and weighliftin...

September 23, 2008 | comments (4) | family stuff

stats...

 stats from my Tracker Challenge WOOOHOOO....almost NINE UNHEALTHY POUNDS OF FAT ARE MISSING FROM MY LIFE!! Comparison: Challenge #1, Week #0 vs. Challenge #1, Week #10 Starting lean bodyweight: 96.2 lbs Starting bodyfat: 42.8 lbs Ending lean bodyweight: 100.9 lbs Ending bodyfat: 34.1 lbs Muscle gain: 4.7 lbs Fat weight lost: 8.7 lbs bodyfat of course...this is based totally on tape measure measurements and could be registered dif...

September 22, 2008 | comments (7) | workouts

i will have joy

in spite of the negativity and sickness and death and grief and sadness around me now...i will choose lifei will choose joyi will choose productivityi will choose healthi will choose lovei will choose peacei will choose to remain happyi will choose to share all of this with everyone i have to  GET TO encounter in the doctors/hospital and the funeral homes over the next couple days.  my biggest challenge now? NOT going for a second ...

September 21, 2008 | comments (0) | mental transformation

even more challenges

we are assessing the health of my inlaws.its happening rather fast...they are mid70's. if it isnt her that is not well..then it is him.she has been somewhat weak and sickly for as long as anyone can remember but its nothing that will kill ya...just alot of it is result of undiscipline lifestyle.he has been a strong active and very bright man...lately though...confusion, weak, losing alot of weight, no interest in much... mentally, physically...

September 21, 2008 | comments (3) | family stuff

life happens...sometimes bad stuff happens

sometimes bad things happen in the midst of our happy journey.my son-in-laws father died last night in a house fire.they were just starting to build an adult man to man relationship together. (lots of family dysfunction there)now...he is dead.stop. drop. and ....really really listen to your heart.  What is most important to you?  Life is too short and unpredictable. Make sure that those you love know it....and you are prepared in all wa...

September 19, 2008 | comments (6) | family stuff

so easy to fall back

its so easy to fall back into old ways of thinking...i found myself focusing on calories again and NOT so much on the "4 rights" Bill proposes.now, i havent really been "bad" ...overall its been very good but the focus was off.when i focus on sticking to the BFL plan as the book describes i have energy and positivity....when i started feeling sluggish and foggy is when i noticed "SOMETHING ISNT WORKING"as i was runni...

September 19, 2008 | comments (2) | workouts

starbucks has new stuff...

just got back from a bike ride to Starbucks. beautiful and sunny...lovely ride..6 miles.they have new stuff there....it hasnt been THAT long since i visited, has it?i knew when the hubby suggested that as the stopping point that i had to be strong and focussed and not blow it with a 500 calorie plus drink....surprise...they are selling oatmeal now for breakfast and they can put PROTEIN in the drinks...WOOHOO!a tall vanilla latte...skinny...with p...

September 16, 2008 | comments (2) | just for fun

countdown...70 days

ok...i know what to do.i know what i have to do.i am motivated.i am goal-driven.i have 70 days left in my Transformation Challenge. Ten weeks.The rules of my house are being set down NOW.i am serious...i am gonna do this 100%.NO more slacking.No more playing.NO more CHEATING.I WILL NOT FAIL!   If hubby and family cant play by my rules...there is no game in town ...

September 14, 2008 | comments (6) | workouts

upcoming week-do not be alarmed

this upcoming week i will be at the beachi LOVE it there!i get soo very active and happy and motivated there.there is a fabulous workout room there and i am excited.i am going thru so many ideas and thoughts...i am lookin forward to sittin on the balcony overlookin the ocean and doing some more Tranformation assignment journalling.life is really changing.as far as my workouts go...i am getting really really pumped.  I have seen the before af...

September 14, 2008 | comments (1) | just for fun

im such a poser!!

last nite after my UBWO (which rocked!) (and i need more weights for the inbetween pounds from my husbands dumbells)i found myself ......posing in the mirror...lookin at the changes in my arms..WOW!no more flabby middle aged arms for me!!WHOOHOOO!  looky there!i could see muscles moving and twitching and when i measured my arms this morning...my biceps have gained a half inch...and i will be honest...i have not totally gone for TENS as much ...

September 11, 2008 | comments (4) | workouts

wow...yuk..gag

ok...EWWWW!! I am drinking a protein drink........blech.yah...tried to save money with this brand.wow. ick.  blah... now i know why Bill worked so hard to get Myoplex and Right to taste so good.there is NO comparison.guess i will be cooking/baking with this protein powder...or sneakin it to the doggieshere comes my order of RightLight...save me!! the difference between the two products is night and day!seriously...this is really blah...bleck...

September 10, 2008 | comments (8) | just for fun

takeoff or landing?

yesterday in the mail i got a MORE magazine ad.in the little letter it had a quote that the editor posed to the board meeting:"Are you getting ready to Land or to Take-Off?"  I got excited!!  yup....That is what the Transformation has done for me.you see, i am 44.  I have been married for almost 23 years now to a man that i love and he cherishes me. He has a fantastic career that we still pinch ourselves when we stop and ...

September 9, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

a jewel find...top ten sayings

a wonderful cyber and real life friend has this posted on her blog and it is from one of her friend's blogs...but the message is wonderful and transformative :) Top Ten Sayings. #10 Love people when they least expect it and least deserve.  #9 Stop living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.  #8 The church ought to be the most creative place on the planet.  #7 The healthiest, happiest and holiest people on...

September 8, 2008 | comments (5) | spiritual transformation

weeds, roots and Godly transformation

  i have been doing some yard work...perhaps THAT is where i have obtained the nagging itchy rash-like irritation this week.  ARGHHH....it keeps showing up....at least the patch on my face is gone...during one of the weed pulling expeditions it occurred to me that God was speaking.there was this one little tiny shrub (a mini gardenia shrub) that was COMPLETELY engulfed by another type of leafy thing. At first glance all i could see was ...

September 8, 2008 | comments (0) | spiritual transformation

the scale moved!

i know. scales are evil and not to be trusted....but when you are workin this hard and watching your eating this carefully its a bit of a bummer when NOTHING moves on the scale.  and..i DONT THINK its cuz i am building muscle just as fast to replace the fat....perhaps i am? woohoo but...i went back to my docs today to get my Cholestrol and stuff tested again.  I went in on Aug. 19 and weighed 141 on their scale. (a little dishearte...

September 5, 2008 | comments (4) | workouts

chcchanges...

finally visible...changes are happening!!time to keep consistent and keep doing what i am doing....took the pics july 14 but didnt really start this thing until later...there was too much info to learn....took me quite a few weeks to just get over the travelling and missing workouts and eating the "best of the bad" this is about 3 weeks of DOING something dailymy main happiness is: i have learned how to incorporate this into my own...

September 4, 2008 | comments (7) | workouts

my way to honor Jonnae

i did something today that made me feel terrific...I celebrated the life and strength and wisdom of a girl who didnt get to her Sweet 16th, which was yesterday. Her name, Jonnae. Her battle, leukemia. Her homegoing: June 9.For three years they battled it. Her mother is an online friend of mine now. The amazing thing about this whole thing is how they have fully embraced God and live His message out, even in the face of death and loss. Their lives...

September 3, 2008 | comments (1) | spiritual transformation

all in all...this day...hmm

so today could have gone either way...yesterday was a real rollercoaster (as noted by my earlier blog today) and today could have had all sorts of repercussions from it.i did not allow it.i took the situations by the horns, so to speak........and God answered.Dishes magically appeared cleaned and put away by the time i got home.....the grass cutting has been put on the schedule for later tonite or early tomorrow morning...my own mower is fixed an...

August 28, 2008 | comments (2) | family stuff

Thursday...I GET TO...live my life

draggin today a bit.its a two coffee cup morning.  since starting this BFL thing about 5 or 6 weeks ago i have not needed a second cup...before that i was drinking perhaps 4 a day from the time i woke up til about 3 pm. I had a moment or two of high emotion yesterday dealing with the email from my daughter that my concern and suggestions/opinions/advice on preparing a simple budget plan and also on finding info on starting/running a new bus...

August 28, 2008 | comments (1) | family stuff

its fabulous TUESDAY

i have a trailer that is about 6 ft wide and 8 ft long. i totally filled it with branches and limbs and stuff..hacked my way thru lots of trees and shrubs and then unloaded it all myself. i am woman. ROAR!! it looked like the Grinch's sleigh, it was THAT full!!  (added later: i did the whole thing AGAIN...)that is TWO times i filled and emptied the trailer!!  now...if i just had a CHAINSAW and a LADDER...uhm...that doesnt even sou...

August 26, 2008 | comments (4) | just for fun

gettin it...finally?

have spent about 4 weeks tryin this thing out....failing and falling and missing the point in many ways.Overall, i get it. but just this past week certain parts of this started to really fall into place and make sense.a post today about "THIS MEANS WAR" was excellent for me.if one of my soldiers sits down and doesnt do his job, my fight will not win.  if i slip up and overeat this week and not pick up the cardio or lifting to compe...

August 23, 2008 | comments (0) | mental transformation

doing better

feeling back on track and doing better i am GONNA do this transformation!i am GONNA ROCK THIS transformation!i am GONNA.......go do it (and get off the computer now) ...

August 22, 2008 | comments (2) | workouts

lowest level habit

ok..i could list all the habits that Bill posted about...procrastination, sabotaging...whatever... my REAL lowest level habit that is GREATLY hindering this physical transformation is my LACK OF TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS and discipline. so......that is the area i will work on.what can i cut out of my daily schedule so that i can ADD the things that honestly bring LIFE and get me to MY GOALS?internet.  first thing to get cut back. we w...

August 20, 2008 | comments (2) | mental transformation

grrr

i seem to be trying hard to do this but so much stuff gets in the way.i cook food ahead of time for myself and my family but seem to NEVER be here to EAT any of it.i have BFL Beef Stew, PorkChops and Brown Rice and Green Beans, homemade Spaghetti sauce...salad stuff for days...veggies, fruits...and i get "so...do you want to go out to dinner?" NO DANGIT! I DONT. Thanks for making the arrangements with the friends without thinking about...

August 20, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

96 days

my little timer dealy thing in my profile says 96 days til the new me yowza!! i better get crackin with this stuff, eh?yearly physical this afternoon...i am actually excited to get the bloodwork done to see how much of a change i can make over the next several months.i need to seriously begin to remove this fat and flab from my life...i think my hubby and i are finally gonna do this thing togethersome of the summer hubbub is quieting down s...

August 19, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

daughters ultrasound today...

its a BOYhealthy and wonderfully active (happy grandma here) (a grandson for Christmas...how nice!) ...

August 15, 2008 | comments (5) | family stuff

organized

great..so...everyone keeps harpin on how you need to PLAN this stuff out. yah...so part of my brain is jumpin up and down cause we are good at making plans...part of my brain has dragged its heels cuz we are NOT good at KEEPING the plans but...here i am at week 4(i think) (if i had written this all down i would be able to open the calendar and peek and say YUP...Week 4 day 5 or something like that...but nooooo happy go lucky here isnt s...

August 14, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

like little tiny snowflakes...

my life is always sort of FAST FORWARD or PARK...there doesnt seem to be much in the way of rambling or toodling along.i want that.i want those moments that just happen with grace...with peace...and.......as a part of this transformation I AM MAKIN IT HAPPEN MORE AND MORE for myself.i like it.i am in probably my 4th week of this and i keep messing up because i have travelled so much and so much is going on...but i AM PROGRESSING!  I am doing...

August 14, 2008 | comments (1) | mental transformation

its not easy...

oh its not easy...to change your life while at the same time flying down life's highway above the legal speedlimit.my family has NEVER done things in a normal, peaceful fashion.when there are some projects going on at our house there are usually more than one and they require lots of workmen running thru the house. we have 2 going on now. total A/C replacement/repair and a total screened pool enclosure.and another trip out of towndid a bunch of...

August 8, 2008 | comments (4) | mental transformation

blah...ugh...why?

is it just normal for the body to rebel and get sick EVERY time i take the steps forward to be healthy?some wierd upper respiratory thing...wow...to go along with the 100* plus heat here and the fact that workmen have our whole Air Conditioning system ripped apart this week on one side of the house and this sickness with feelings of fever and blah-ness my happy peppy encouraging self seems to be more like tissue paper attached to the bottom ...

August 6, 2008 | comments (1) | family stuff

i feel ALIVE!

  after my UBWO and abs worki did some outdoor work.   i did get to my pool. delightful. after i got the leaves out of it and swam for a bit,  i started reading my book and it was sooo incredibly relaxing. the late afternoon sun was so nice!at times i was laughing out loud so hard that the dogs were runnin to see if i was okay.  i actually had tears running...and the thought that the neighbors might have heard me laughing ...

August 2, 2008 | comments (2) | workouts

AUGUST ONE

ok..new month...new goals...i am gonna start seein real permanent results this month!!i have figured out the way my brain/body works (at least now)in order for me to do this i HAVE to get to bed before 11:30 and awake about 6:30i must get dressed and OUT THE DOOR before anyone really knows i am alive....i can do this and be done and THEN the day starts rollin.  If i delay it a little then i get sidetracked and distracted and its 8 pm and i a...

August 1, 2008 | comments (1) | workouts

victory in the small things

9:30 am done LBWO. yay! i didnt evacuate the weight room when more people came in.  i usually "finished" and left when others came in.(intimidated)....today i stayed because i had a program to focus on. i had 3 more sets of this...then a whole series of that...then...and only THEN could i leave. and even MORE people showed up...the room was pretty full when i left and i felt confident with myself. woohoo.i will take victory over t...

July 29, 2008 | comments (0) | workouts

back on board

ok...had the whole bad day thing... after dealing with the big black cloud of procrastination...after i blogged about how my day sucked.I dragged myself to the condo's weight room and did my treadmill HIITs and then a few lower body things...some abs and pushups. (i even tried to encourage an overweight 4th grader to keep trying to see reward: 10 minutes in the hottub i will keep trying. i got a good support comment about taking it ONE GOOD DE...

July 28, 2008 | comments (0) | workouts

today sux

blah day todayanalysis paralysis...worried about all kinds of things with this carb/protein..what exercises to do....how to track all this... just need to do iti need more discipline ...

July 28, 2008 | comments (4) | workouts

My first week of Transformation

i am really very excited to be a part of this community.i have always been "thin" but never "in fitness shape"as i approach middle age i am noticing that what worked to keep me in my clothes isnt working anymore. Also i am seeing older folks and what they suffer as a result of not taking care of their bodies and i dont want those things to happen to me.i have just reached a stage in my life where i realize...its an hour a day....

July 26, 2008 | comments (3) | mental transformation

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