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How many time have we said one or more of these things?

I know I have and that kind of attitude held me back from pursuing and doing many things.  There will always be something that will hold you back from starting.  I challenge you to look at your life and your situation right now, whatever it may be.  There is hope!  You CAN do this!  One step at a time is all it takes. 

Start by writing down some goals.  When we fail to plan, we plan to fail.  Want to lose 10, 20, 50 pounds?  Write it down.  Do you want to lose 4 dress sizes?  Want to wear a bathing suit without a shirt or shorts over it? Write it down.  Want to graduate with your degree, start a new business, run a 5K?  Write it down! I think you get my point, right?  Write down everything that you want to accomplish.  It doesn’t matter right now if you feel it’s impossible. 

Now that you have gotten these dreams and goals on paper, write out steps on how you are going to accomplish them. Remember to keep it simple and take baby steps.  You can’t lose 20 pounds in a week. But you CAN lose one.   Focus on your everyday habits. Remember, it’s about baby steps, consistency, and taking it one day at a time.  You CAN do it!  No more excuses!

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Monday is the first day of Fall, my favorite time of the year!  The weather is changing, the leaves are falling & football season is upon us.  Time is also flying by and we have officially 100 days left in 2008. Where are you at with your life? Would you like to end 2008 with a bang? 

I challenge you to take a look at your life today and where you want to be on Jan 1, 2009.  Wouldn’t it feel good to make a New Year’s Resolution to keep up the good habits of a healthy lifestyle rather than piling on another 100 days of poor choices?

Take a little time this evening and come up with a list of specific things you want to finish before Jan. 1st.  Print it, hang it up in front of your computer and cross off stuff in big red ink as you do them. You will feel so good about yourself and accomplish more than you would if you just keep on dreaming.

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So, lots and lots to talk about. 

First, it is important to tell you all about my state of mind right now.  I am watching the Olympics, which I just LOVE!  I’ve been going through late nights, early mornings, and lack of sleep but i’m still hanging in there and enjoying every single moment of these awesome games.  Being home is a big blessing so I am so thankful for this opportunity that God has given me and will squeeze out every single thing I can from it since I will probably have to start looking for a job in a couple of weeks.  Also, the US Open (tennis) is around the corner, football season is starting, which makes me so excited there are no words to really describe it!   Hmmm… how about ecstatic! 

Then, I have been listening to a lot of really good music that always stirs things up in me that almost nothing else can.  Kirk Franklin, Mat Kearney, Addison Road, Daniel Kirkley, David Crowder, Jeremy Camp among other artists.  These songs remind me so much about who I am and who I want to be, what I want to do, where I want to go in life and that God is always in control.

I still have not registered for school and it starts next week.  After crunching budget numbers, I realize that I will need to get a part time job so I can pay for school because I don’t want to add any more debt to our already large “baggage” that we have - almost $53,484.66 to be exact and includes student loans, car loan & personal debt. Ouch.  That number hurts, but we all have to start somewhere, right?  It’s scary to think that we had about $65,000 in debt about two years ago, so I AM happy to say that we have already paid down about $11,500 in the past 2 yrs. 

Despite all this, and despite facing the unknown, I am learning to trust God every day and not worry about what tomorrow or what the future will bring as I know that He has everything under control — even when things do not particularly make sense or go the way I want or plan them to go.

Moving on to the fitness front… things are going well.  I think that I am FINALLY making this more of lifestyle than and temporary thing.  Exercise has become a daily routine and I can’t imagine life without it.  I think I am on track to lose another 8-10 lbs this month but we will see this upcoming weekend when I take my monthly measurements & stats. 

One lesson that the Olympics has taught me is that you are never old enough and it’s never too late to start building your best body.  Just take a look at Dara Torres, my new hero.  This lady is just AWESOME! Being 41 years of age, she enters the 2008 Olympics, beats her personal record set when she was a teenager, and smashes the American world record. 

Dara Torres, taking the plunge at 41

There is NO excuse people… we CAN do this.  I for one am no longer afraid of being a mother in my thirties.  I know that it can be done and if I put my mind to it and work really hard, I can train this body to be the best that it can be so that I can be a fit and healthy mommy!

And to end it on a HIGH note… I want you leave you with this nice and simple quote from my new hero:

Don’t put an age limit on your DREAMS.”    

~ Dara Torres, Olympic Champion

Peace, i’m OUT!

~ Vilma

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If you forgot to brush your teeth last night…

If you forgot to brush your teeth last night, did you decide this morning to throw in the towel and never brush your teeth again? Since you’re obviously a slob who doesn’t have enough self- discipline to remember to brush your teeth, why bother brushing them at all if you forgot to last night?

Of course not.

So if you had ice cream for dinner last night, or didn’t exercise yesterday, or gained a pound this week, don’t throw in the towel! Make a healthier choice for dinner tonight by eating something lean. Go for a short walk. Weigh in again next week.

Just do NOT give up.

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~ Vilma 

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Here are a collection of motivation quotes that have helped me in many areas of my life.  I hope they help you too!

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Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don’t think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.”

~ Patti Sue Plumer, U.S. Olympian

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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Happiness is not having what you want, it’s wanting what you have”

~ Unknown

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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. ”

~ Oogway ( the wise turtle from Kung Fu Panda)

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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

~ Maria Robinson

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Be kinder than necessary, For everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly…….And the rest will fall into place.”

~ Charles Swindoll

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When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.”

~Helen Keller

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If your mind can conceive it, your body can acheive it!”

~Unknown

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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

~Unknown

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There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either IN or you’re OUT. There’s no such thing as life in-between.

~Pat Riley, basketball coach

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If you focus on results, you”ll never change. If you focus on change, you”ll get results.

~Anonymous

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W.I.N.G.S
I Believe that all success begins with spreading
your W.I.N.G.S
–Believing in your WORTH
–Trusting your INSIGHT
–NURTURING yourself
–Having a GOAL
–Devising a personal STRATEGY
And then, even impossible dreams become real.

-Sue Augustine

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No one makes you do anything. YOU are the new sheriff in town. YOU are in charge.
So start acting like it.
And have fun along the way.
You have everything to gain with this process.
You start every workout with a clean slate, every meal with a clean plate.
You make the choices.
There are no victims.

~Trainer to the stars, Gunnar Peterson (from his book, The Workout)

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The future comes one day at a time.

~ Dean Acheson

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Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

~Michael Jordan

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Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?

~Anonymous

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Just the confidence that comes with chasing a dream and having it come through will make you feel you can do anything.

~Hockey goalie, Sarah Tueting

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You only ever grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone.

~Percy Cerutty

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Continuous effort, not superior strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our true potential.

~Winston Churchill

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“Discipline is the whole key to being successful. We all get 24 hours a day. It’s the only fair thing, the only thing that’s equal. It’s up to us as to what we do with those 24 hours.”

~ Sam Huff

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“Understand that when keeping your commitment (to yourself) becomes hard, you have two choices: You can change your behavior to match your commitment, or you can lower you values to match your behavior. One choice will strengthen your (self) integrity; the other will deminish it and erode your confidence in your ability to make and keep commitments in the future.”

~ Stephen Covey

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“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”

~ Booker T. Washington

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Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

~ Frank Outlaw

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“Forget the past. No one becomes successful in the past.” 

~ Josh Billings

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“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could…” 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Your knowledge is only as valuable as your results.”

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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”

-Aristotle

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“Nothing worth gaining was ever gained without effort.”

- Theodore Roosevelt

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The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

- Maureen Dowd

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Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial.

- H. Ross Perot

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The whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.

- George Sheehan

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“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now. ”

- Zig Ziglar

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“It’s not supposed to be easy. Disciplined people succeed; undisciplined people don’t…Nothing changes by doing what’s fun and EASY.”

- Tom Venuto

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What God has intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.”

-Oprah Winfrey

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Goals that are not written down are just wishes.”

- Anonymous

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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

~ Vince Lombardi

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“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…. it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

~ Unknown

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