Comments(11) My mother went in for surgery yesturday and a 2 hour surgery ended up being 7 1/2 hrs long. She came out of it good and is still in ICU , I will be going home with her when she is discharged and taking care of her until she can do for herself. Please continue prayers and i will stay on track with my eating and I still will do my kickboxing.
Comments(4) I decided to join the serious walkers because it is something that can be done even when you are tired.I committed to 3 miles a day and at first I thought I was crazy and didn’t think I could do it but The more I did it the more my body wanted it. I would walk a mile at work on my luch and then in the evening I would walk around my town.There was one time I didn’t make my 3 miles and the nice Boss, gave me a fine.. I had to add more miles to what I was already committed to.just for one day. That made me not want to miss any more.
I met some real determind people and some encouraging people but the best thing is they were all there for the commitment to a new lifestyle.
If your not in a challenge I recomend for you to join one.it really helps with the accountability. I only lost 1 pound but i can feel a big difference in my clothes.
SO LETS GO FIND A CHALLENGE!!!–
Comments(12) Hello buddies! This was pic of me when I first joined kick boxing in may, 2008
Now this is pictures taken today.
Ok there it is! Just to let you know, it took me at least three hours to post this cuz the dumb thing kept saying picture too large! Well I showed it! I just kept on till I figured it all out. I know there isn't much difference but next time there will be..
Comments(4) Hi my Wongerful Friends! I just wanted to shear an e-mail I recieved today and it really made me think, How do we love others if we can’t love ourselves.I hope that you all enjoy it as much as I did.Blessing to all!!!
God’s Tech Support….Be Encouraged!!
Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?
Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support: What programs are running?
Customer: Let’s see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.
Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?
Customer: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, “Error - Program not run on external components.” What should I do?
Tech Support: Don’t worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
Customer: So, what should I do?
Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer: Okay, done.
Tech Support: Now, copy them to the “My Heart” directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?
Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before We hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.
Customer: Thank you, God.
Comments(14) OK, I’m feeling a little discouraged cuz I’ve been working my butt off and the scale is barely moving!I really don’t understand! It has been 3 weeks now that I have been doing kickboxing and walking , well maybe not three weeks for walking- about 2 weeks. Anyways, I am feeling discourage today and It is hard for me to want to keep going, I know I talk about the inches but sooner or later the scale has to move too, doesn’t it?
So to fight the aggrivation I did my elliptical today for 30 minutes and walked 3 miles and in about 10 minutes I’m going to kickboxing but the good thing I did was went and got my hair cut-Not just a trim but cut. It has a shape now. I will have to take a pic and post it.I really like it and it made me feel good.So..to all my friends thanks for always listening to me.Blessings to all…..Keep positive!
Comments(10) Let me tell you all , Ice cream and kick boxing Do Not mix! Today I went to my daughters work and she gave me an ice cream,I know- I didn’t have to eat it but— It was Almond Joy in a waffle cone…YUMMY!!!! sooo i was feeling real bad and decided not to go to kickboxing cuz the large ice cream was sittting on my stomach heavy..
Well, it is ten till 7 and I was on my way home and driving by the gym. I went into the parking lot , and got out of my car and went in. WOW, kickboxing and ice cream do not mix. It took everything I had to keep it down. Let me tell you,I will never do that again. which means NO ice cream cuz I’m not gonna give up kickboxing. I will chalk it up as a leason learned!!!
Comments(9) Before i started my weight lose journey , it was the same thing everyday. Oh tomorrow I will start my diet and on and on…. Well before I knew it I was weighing in at 246 and the only thing I could do was try , fail and cry myself to sleep.It was a viscous cycle for me. The guilt and the weight had taken over my life. I know our bodies are the Temple of God and I couldn’t even take care of it. Soo one day after crying and praying and more crying I ran into this ONE-DERFUL(1 family) place. To be honest I don’t even know how I found it. anywho- since i’ve been here I have met some amazing people.One day I cried out to one of my BS friends for prayer and she was great , she didn’t just pray for me she prayed and sent the prayer to me and I swear God used her to help me. Since then God has given me such a desire to take care of myself.Don’t get me wrong, there are days that I really have to pray and work hard.You know God helps those who help themselves.
~I now know, that if I mess up, it is ok , you just hold your chin up and go on.—-Before I would cry and think I was a failure and give up.
~I know that when you exersize you feel sooo much better—-Before I always said I ‘m just too tired. Some days I still have to give myself a push but at least I know how now.
~ I feel so much better since I’ve stopped eating fast food and drinking soda—- I used to drink about 6or 7 cans of diet soda a day and ate fast food almost everyday.
~I love to walk. I park far away from the stores so I can walk further and I try for the most part to take the stairs at work—- Before it killed me to walk a half block.
~My life has changed abundintly since my new journey and I wouldn’t change it for the world. I may still be big and the scale isn’t moving much but i can feel the inches moving and I know I feel GREAT! Who would of thought 6 months ago I could do kick boxing.Wow, what fun. No i couldn’t do it all in the beginning but now i’m doing pretty good.So to all my great Bs friends , do not give up !We didn’t get big and unhealthy in a day so it takes awhile for new changes.Blessings to everyone of you and keep on keep’n on…..
Comments(6) 
Just wanted to say good morning to all my BS friends.I want to give a big thanks to everyone who is a part of this site ,especially Dr. Marc for creating it. I have found so many great friends and I also found my motivation to really do it this time.I have had a few set backs but with the friends here it makes it easier to get up and keep going.
The changes I’ve made in my life are not just till I reach my goal, they are long life. They are livable goals.If you would of asked me 6 months ago to do kickboxing I would of probally of laughed at you but from all the inspiring stories here it made me relize I can do it. May everyone here at BS be blessed and reach there goal..
Comments(7) As most of you know, I’ve been doing kickboxing now for a few weeks and I’ve been working it real hard, watching what I eat and I am finally feeling and seeing the results. Today I wore a uniform to work that I haven’t been able to wear for about a year now.YIPPY, I was happy, but what even made me more happy was when I got to work , all day people was saying how they can tell I’m loosing and boy what a great feeling.Makes me want to work even harder.
But the best thing of it all is that I’m starting to feel like the Dawn I used to be , full of energy, not afraid to go out and do things. I even voluntered to be a sub for softball. I might not be able to run to the bases fast but I feel like I can do it and not feel like I shouldn’t be there.So to all who are working out and doing it.Keep it up and know that when you move more the scale slows down and the inches fall off.
Comments(9) I’ve been doing kick boxing since July 27 and today was our first remeasurements. JUst to remind all ,This is a kickboxing challange I joined at our local Martial Arts. It is for 12 weeks.They offer kickboxing 3 days a week and strength training 3 days a week ,which is kickboxing and weight training mixed together.At the end of the challenge whoever looses the most wins 1000.00 to a spa. I’ve been working my butt off. so here are my results…..
JULY27 JUNE9
weight- 242.6 241.4
arms-12 1/2 13
forearms-9 1/2 11 1/2
neck-16 1/2 15
chest-47 1/2 47
waist-46 44 1/2
hips-53 1/2 52 1/2
thighs-28 28 1/2
calfs-19 1/2 19
body fat %-46.4 45.6