Monica's Motivation Book

YEEEAAAA.... WELCOME BACK MONICA!!!

I'm really glad to hear that you had such a good trip. It's got to be hard living so far away from family. I still live in the same small town I grew up in. Someday I know I will probably have to leave and it makes me sad to think about leaving my parents but there just aren't any jobs here anymore.

I agree that it is very hard to eat well when your away from home.... VERY HARD. Sounds like you didn't do too bad though. Good job! I know that alcohol is bad and all but you need that every once in awhile. Although, last time I drank was enough to hold me over for YEARS....lmao. NOT A GOOD NIGHT! I never have been able to handle my alcohol very well.

Glad you're back!
 
Hey Mon,

Good to hear your visit back home was such a succes + being missed in UK couldn't be bad either...
And good for you for having a little inner voice (sounding very much like this forum lol) to stop you when temptations were lurking about.
Have a nice day today:)
 
jetlag SUCKS! my sleeping schedule is even more off than it already was...and it was pretty off. lol Oh well...I hope that within a couple days I'll be back to normal. At least today I only slept til 12. Yesterday I didn't get up til 3pm!!!! I had to shoot out of bed and get dressed really fast to go and collect the kids from school!!!

x
Monica
 
Hehe, hope your jetlag has gone:) I am an early bird myself but I blame the rest of the world for sleeping the day away - not my fault I cant sleep in:)
Well, Hope you are on track, see you later:)
 
alrighty, wow. How do you know you've been slackin off? When your journal is 6 pages deep! Geez!

Anyway, I haven't been doing particularly good, but I haven't been doing bad either. I've niether gained nor lost in the last couple of weeks. But I've been trying to keep up with drinking lots of water and just in the past 10 days, I've been doing 100 crunches every other night before bed. :) That always makes me feel better. Plus I always get results pretty quickly when I do that. So I'm good! yay!

Other than that, life is just goin on as normal. Next week, I go to visit my friends in Birmingham. I haven't seen them since April and one of them is my ex. So hopefully I can do really well this week and feel good about myself when I see them. :)

Also, I've got exactly one month now til I leave for Italy!! I'm getting really excited about that. Alright, I guess that's all for now! Hope everyone else is still doing well!

x
Monica
 
What a wonderful morning! I got up bright and early (8am is bright and early, right?) and jumped in the shower. Did my hair and makeup and then slipped into this dress I used to wear about a year ago. Not only did it fit, it was a bit loose!!! And when I looked in the mirror, I looked fantastic!! I felt so confident walking down the street!

plus, here's a tip for anyone who has skin problems: Vitamin A and Zinc every day for 6 months. You'll notice a change within the first 2 weeks, but if you want it to last for good, keep it up for 6 months. My mom did it years ago and has never had problems with her skin ever since. I've always had acne, (which I very effectively cover with makeup) and have just now finally decided that I'm really ready to do something about it. So I started my A and Zinc about 9 days ago. Already, my face has cleared up tremendously. The vitamins are really cheap, so it's worth a try anyway!!

I haven't actually had anything to eat today besides one biscuit with my cup of coffee. Cos I didn't have time for breakfast and when I got home at lunchtime, there's absolutely NOTHING here. So at the moment it's 1:17pm and I've yet to have a meal. Should probably figure something out soon.

x
Monica
 
monikuddle said:
So I started my A and Zinc about 9 days ago. Already, my face has cleared up tremendously. The vitamins are really cheap, so it's worth a try anyway!!
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Hi there...can you elaborate a bit more on that...do you take them orally or get liquid to apply to your face ???

monikuddle said:
Yesterday I didn't get up til 3pm!!!! I had to shoot out of bed and get dressed really fast to go and collect the kids from school!!!
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HaHAhA...sounds like me and somehtign I would do...

sorry I havent read your diary yet...I will at some point, it is 645am and I am starting my day on the weekend *UGH* My oldest has choir practise all day in Vancouver (45 mins away) startign at like 830 am...YUCKY!!!

Take care of yourself and i will be checkign in again...
 
Welcome back Monica! Great news about the dress. I am going to try the Vitamin A and Zinc. I am assuming that you mean oral vitamins. Have a good day!
 
Hey girl! I haven't been in here in ages!! I'm glad I did too, thanks for the tip on Vitamin A and Zinc. Before I had my daughter I NEVER had acne, even in the teenage years, but when I got pregnant at the ripe age of 25 my face imploded! :eek: :( All the water I drink these days had really made a huge difference, but the last few weeks something has changed! My face looks like someone's been using it for dart practice! :eek: I'll definitely be getting these vitamins. Is there a certain dosage/amount (mg?) I should take? I am all over this girl, just let me know! *hugs*
 
monikuddle said:
Did my hair and makeup and then slipped into this dress I used to wear about a year ago. Not only did it fit, it was a bit loose!!! And when I looked in the mirror, I looked fantastic!! I felt so confident walking down the street!
Monica
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Good for you!
Success breeds success... keep it up!
 
Dang! I haven't been around since November! Well, I do have an excuse at least. I had started working a second job and those of you with children know that one set is enough to tire you out all on its own...no need to add more. But I did...and boy, was I exhausted!!! I've now quit the second job. It was just too much. I was so tired at the end of the day that all I did was go to bed and on weekends, I just wanted to rest. I'd rather make less money and enjoy life. LOL

Well, as you can see from my ticker, I did at least lose some weight in my time away. Although it's kind of depressing that it's been nearly 3 months and I only lost another 6lbs. haha But hey, at least I didn't gain! :p

So life has been good. I've been having a bit of breathing problems for the past week, but I've got a Dr appt in just a couple of hours so hopefully we'll get it all sorted out. I'm glad you girls are giving the A and Zinc a try. How has it been going for you? Did it get worse first and then better? Cos initially it got way better for me, then it got waaaay worse...like worse than it's been since I was 13. But now it's really getting better again. Like much better. So if it gets worse for a while, try and stick it out. It's tough I know, but it will benefit in the long run. My mom said it's normal cos it's all the toxins that have been building up over the years, all just sort of making their way out. Eeew. I know.

Well, London weather has been fun. It stayed abnormally warm for winter for quite a while. But we've finally got some good ol' winter weather now. We've even had proper snow twice in London!!! Wow! It's been cool, cos we never got PROPER snow in Houston. Just the kind that would fall and then melt immediately.

OK, regarding my eating, I suppose I could be doing better at the moment. I've been really slacking off as far as logging my calories every day on FitDay like I was doing. That was really what was helping me to lose. And then when I started working full-time, I just couldn't be bothered. I've got the time again now, so I need to start back up again. I haven't been going overboard though...I don't think. Except for last week, I didn't do too well last week. (it was PMS week, what can I say?) But I've really improved this week. So I'll try and keep on track again.

OK, I'll have to go now. But I'll hopefully find time this weekend to go over some of y'alls diaries again. I've been missing this place. :)

x
Monica
 
Hello Monica !

Hello Monica !
You have a fantastic story ! A Great motivation for all of us.

By the way : Do you know what the main cause of weight loss
failure is?

It’s Failure To Start

Well, it's just like it sounds. It's a failure of someone to get off the ground.
Most people understand the basics of getting in shape.

However, most people never get started...
Why?

Well, some people would say it's because it's hard or
maybe too tough to stick to.

Monica, you are on the right path !
Good luck

John M
:)
 
Hi everyone! Lost one more pound! yay! It seems like, with as much as I can lose, that it would just melt off so easily. But losing weight, even when you've got plenty to lose, is SUCH hard work!!! Well, I suppose in the long run, it's well worth it.

Friday I had quite a bad day actually. I was under a lot of stress over something that I'd been through, and I just found myself wanting to munch my life away. It was the first time that I've ever actually found myself binging on account of my emotions. I mean, I've probably done it before and just not noticed. But what a wake up call it was when I caught myself!! Geez...

I haven't been doing so good with water lately. Mainly cos it's so cold around here that water is just the last thing I want to feel going down my throat. But I have been drinking lots of hot tea and sometimes coffee. So I'm still getting liquids at least, although I know plenty of you are dying to scold me for not drinking my H2O. I'm sorry...

I've had several visitors from the States lately and it's been fun showing them all around London (and a bit more of England as well). I've got a couple more people lined up through the summer months and then MAYBE it'll slow down a bit. I've also got a couple of vacations planned for myself. So that gives me a little something to look forward to

ANNNND I'm almost finished with my book!! I'm so excited about that. I always knew in the back of my head that this would be the one I would actually see through to the end, and here it is. I'm almost finished. So close I can taste it...hmmm...great metaphor for a weight loss forum. haha

Well, that's all the news from me at the moment. Speak to you all soon!

x
Monica
 
So I've had this book on 'Detoxing' sitting by my bed for about 2 weeks now. I've cracked it open a couple of times and every time I look at the page for the first 24hrs of the detox, my palms start sweating and I close the book and tell myself that I'll come back to it later.

Well, today as I was walking through the green, I thought to myself, 'Monica, don't be such a ninny...you're going to put this off forever and it will be yet another weight-loss idea that you never followed through on!'

I don't want that to happen, so I've decided firmly that I'm going to do the 3 Day Detox, which starts with a full day of "fasting" (I only get hot water and a couple mugs of ginger tea through the whole day) - then the next two days I have to stick to a strict diet that's been outlined for me that will detoxify my insides I guess. By the looks of it, I'll probably be scrunching up my face in disgust a lot through the next three days...but I shouldn't get too hungry after the initial 24hrs. It seems like plenty is provided foodwise.

So I will come and keep this diary updated with my progress. I'll even log all of my intake as I have it. That way, if the whole routine seems beneficial, maybe some of you can try it as well.

Other than that, things are OK. But I've got a little over 2 months before I go back home to visit for a couple weeks, and I'd like to lose a dress size before then. That way, I can go clothes shopping with my sister!!! hehe

x
Monica
 
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