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This is a new decade for all of us and will be a new journey for me as I turn the corner on my forties into the realm of my fifties. Hard to believe. I invite you to follow my health and fitness journey as I reach my goal of wearing a size 10-12 while I am 50 years old. I know this will be a blog filled with joys, accomplishments, and probably even some setbacks, but the over all goal will be to keep going, keep moving, keep releasing weight to be a fit and healthy 50-year-old.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. -Walt Disney

Courage. Great quote!

The conference call on Breaking Through Barriers was awesome. Tara Costa one of the contestants on the Biggest Loser was on the call giving her insight about her weight loss journey - she lost 155 pounds. Here are some of her suggestions and insights:

She also suggested doing a "Just for today..." post-it - that says just for today I will...eat right, exercise, eat 1200 calories, be kind to myself...whatever it is you want to do that day. Makes sense - you can do anything for one day, right?

Also, we talked about self talk and beliefs, and our patterns of thinking about fitness, food and our bodies, and how this affects how we relate to food and our bodies. For example, if we think food is comfort, then we will eat to be comforted. I'm going to make a list of my beliefs and whether they are supporting or holding me back in my weight release efforts.

She also suggested taking photos of yourself every week to see your progress.

Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character for it will become your destiny!

Interesting stuff!

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