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14 Dec, 2008

Weigh-in: Week 17, HALLELUJAH!

Posted by: delitaagain In: GOALS| Weigh-In!!

Weigh in today at 249.2! This marks so many milestones.

Over 30 pounds lost since beginning again, 17 weeks ago.
Over 50 pounds lost since my top weight 4 years, 5 months ago.
Down 2.4 pounds this week.
1/3 of weight loss goal - GONE!
Less than 100 pounds to go to GOAL! WooHoooooo!

It is shocking to me to see [...]

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09 Dec, 2008

Panic is Optional — Consistency Wins

Posted by: delitaagain In: Lessons Learned

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Good advice.
Why? Because we often don’t succeed at first. We often need to work up to success. And, things go wrong.
So, what stance do we take when our best laid plans are blown away?
Go again. Do over. Pick yourself up and start again.
Panic is optional, and [...]

04 Nov, 2008

We Need to Re-define *GREAT*

Posted by: delitaagain In: Favorites| Lessons Learned

As in: you are doing GREAT!!
How many times have I read posts in diet-blogs bemoaning the lack of weight loss while recounting the many right choices, diligent walks or workouts, or worse, life tragedies successfully navigated.
We need to re-define *great* from seeing the numbers we like to congratulating a job well done: choices made, little [...]