Motivation | Celebrate Weight Loss

The Power of Your Mantra

July 10, 2012 by Paula 4 Comments

This is a picture of my nemesis right now. I know it doesn’t look very steep in the picture, but trust me when I say on my bike this hill seems never ending.

I absolutely LOVE going down this hill. (of course!) I’ve clocked my speed at 26 mph – THAT is fun!

However, some days the ride down the hill is tainted by the anticipation of knowing I have to get back up.

My dad and I have done this ride many times and we’ve never NOT been able to do the hill – we ALWAYS manage to make it to the top without stopping, yet we complain every single time.

Every time we ask each other if we really can do it today…we don’t really like this hill. (can you tell? lol) [Read more…]

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Why My Dad is My Current Fitness Hero

June 17, 2012 by Paula Leave a Comment

In honor of Father’s Day, I thought it would be fitting to share with you the reason why my dad has been such an inspiration to me lately.

Here’s a picture of my dad after our 26 mile bike ride together yesterday.

About 7 years ago both of my parents were hit by a drunk driver while riding my dad’s Harley motorcycle on vacation. Getting that phone call in the middle of the night was one of the scariest of my life and I was SO thankful that both of my parents were alive and would be alright.

My dad suffered from a very badly broken foot and leg…so bad that when he first saw a doctor after the intitial period of being in the hospital, the doctor said that had it been him to first see my dad, he would have chosen to amputate the leg.

My dad has had multiple surgeries and two knee replacements. Most often he uses an electric chair and for shorter periods he can walk with the use of a cane.

I’ve seen my dad suffer through a lot of pain and I’ve also been concerned for his health, weight gain and inability to exercise. [Read more…]

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Do You Have a Vision?

January 12, 2010 by Paula Leave a Comment

As I am working on my goals/plans/strategies for 2010, I am looking at the following that I have written on the outside of my binder and thought I would share it with you all…I love it! 🙂

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
We ask ourselves,
“Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?”
Actually, who are you not to be?
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do that same.

~ Marianne Williamson

Do you have a vision for what you want this year to look like?

One of my biggest goals for 2010 (along with reaching my goal weight of course) is to be able to live a mobile lifestyle.

I dream of travel beginning with Thailand and here is what my binder looks like on the outside:
2010-binder

Do YOU have a vision for the year? What is it?

I would encourage you to choose a quote and/or pictures – something that is visually inspiring to you…would love for you to share them here in the forum!

P.S. The inside of my binder is divided into areas which include a mission/vision statement, an overall plan of sorts and individual tabs for the different areas to focus on.

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

Happy New Year!

I would love to hear what your BIG New Year’s goals are…would you share them with me in the forum?

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

Here’s to a great and successful 2010 and beyond!

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YOUR Plan For Success

December 29, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

Here I talk about planning for success as opposed to setting yourself up for failure. 😉

Often times we can get ahead of ourselves a bit at the beginning of our weight loss goals. I want you to be able to build on successes and that can mean getting started with the smaller ones. It ALL counts! Let’s win at this together!

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

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Having a Support System

December 28, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

Here I talk about the importance of support as we go along working and achieving our weight loss goals. We are ALL about support here and would REALLY love for you to join us in the forum community! 🙂

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

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Your BIG Plan

December 26, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

Here I talk about having a target and plan for yourself that is doable! I want you to be able to really put this plan into action and see results! Having the target/goal is key – we need to know where we are going here!

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

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Tools For Success!

December 23, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

We are talking about planning here so of course I want you to have everything that you need to succeed with your goals in the New Year!

Here we talk about tools for goal setting and planning as well as gathering the specific tools that you need to achieve the BIG goal that you set for yourself!

YAY! You’re gonna do this! 🙂

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

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One Big Thing!

December 22, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

Fight the urge to make a lot of goals in several different areas of your life. I suggest that you focus on on main thing and move on to another once you’ve achieved some success.

At 278 lbs, I knew that I NEEDED to make my health THE priority. Nothing else was going to matter if I did not have my health.

I’m not suggesting that you do not improve all areas of your life – just know where your priorities need to be so that your days and commitments can focus on THE thing that will bring true change in your life.

What’s your big thing for 2010? I’d love to hear it and we’d love to support your weight loss journey in the forum community – be sure to join us there! 🙂

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

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Dream a Little Dream…

December 21, 2009 by Paula Leave a Comment

Today, or during your scheduled time coming up, I want you to dream about your future. Do not hold back here. Think about your life 1 yr, 2 yrs and 5 yrs from today.

Maybe you are where I was 3 yrs ago at 278 lbs looking ahead at turning 40 in 2010. I thought about the nightmare of how I would feel if I did NOT change my life. I got really into the feeling of that and it really was almost unbearable. I WAS going to change my life and create a new vision for my future.

It starts with the dream, the vision of what that looks like for you. Then we’re gonna map it out and take it step by step. That’s all…it’s a process…a journey. It will take time, but you WILL get there!

Will you take me with you? 😉 I’d love to hear from you…

Forum thread for discussion is here. (Be sure to register for the forum if you’ve not done so)

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