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Jumping Into 2020!

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Happy New Year! Every year many of us make New Year Resolutions. Shortly after, we adjustment them, maybe put them off for one more day, week or month. Eventually most of us abandon them altogether.  Why we do this is not so important to me. Face it, we will find lots of excuses/reasons why we did not succeed. For me, it feels like 2019 was filled with lots of set backs, a few losses which left holes in my heart, I made bad choices, and a slew of frustrations when things did not go as planned/desired. Some of my goals were always on the forefront of my mind, but they slipped away through my fingers. Is it just me that feels so many things are out of my control and preventing me from succeeding? I seriously doubt that is true. Sometimes I hear other people complain about how they can't do this or that and I think to myself, "Yes they can. They just have to... ." I hear some say they can't afford to buy an item and I think to myself, "Well, you could s...

Weight Loss Support

Having a weight loss support system is important. Unfortunately we do not always get it from the sources we want it from, we have difficulty finding it, and maintaining the quality of the support are all challenges.Today I was reminded of many challenges I have encountered with respect to support.  When I first started my weight loss journey, I had people tell me I had to loose X number of pounds, I was fine the way I was, or they did not care either way. Well, the first group of people were nuts. I was not about to turn my world upside down, become a gym rat and eat like rabbit forever to please them. The second group, they were and still are, overweight themselves. The third group, well, I do not talk about my weight loss goals with them.  Ugh! I want to loose weight but feeling alone in the journey was so overwhelming. Starting the journey seemed impossible. How to start the weight loss journey and not feel all alone in an uphill battle? For some crazy reason, I thought...

2011_05117 I'm on Facebook!

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Exploring a new media in pursuit of support, inspiration, and colaboration of a healthier version of myself. Always looking to make new friends who are on a similar journey to weigth loss. Look for " Mrs. G's Weight Loss Journey " on Facebook or click on the following link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.202491856459490.45930.198004820241527#!/pages/Mrs-Gs-Weigth-Loss-Journey/198004820241527?sk=wall