Ok..here is a quote Id like to share..this stuff is deep sometimes but it moves me..I hope it moves you.

"It's never too late to be who you might have been"
George Eliot

Have a motivated day!

That's a nice quote, thanks for sharing.

Sometimes I think that I should've started my weight loss years ago and that I wasted all those years gone by, has anyone felt this way? maybe I'm beeing too hard on myself.

That Antonio is probably why this quote hit me as soo meaningful...
I have said so many times to myself.. "when im thin and fit ill do ....etc etc" or "i cant do that because im still not where i want to be" I think partly we might feel that we have waited too long..but its up to us to make it happen...so i think we are ALL too hard on ourselves..and yet we need to have faith that its w/in us to DO it and finally make it happen for US! ya know?

I think for myself that I have always been just slightly overweight, and no one ever said that I was fat, so I never really did anything about it and I just let myself be at this stage where I wasn't okay with it, and I couldn't wear the clothes I wanted to, but no one noticed b/c i covered it well. Now that I have actually started, I have realized that I can do this and I could have been doing it all along. It really has made a difference, and it's so empowering. We can be who we want to be and we can do it now.

I very much agree amomono... I think sometimes, i know w/ me , i get into saying.."oh my metabolism is slow" and "my whole family is overweight" etc etc...those maybe true but i cannot allow them to be the masters of my destiny either.

Quote of the day... "The more you say "tomorrow" , the more you'll weigh tomorrow"
Ok its not a literary quote but I found this in the new "Your Diet" mag and I thought it was poignant enough!
I have some other interesting bits for you all... you may know them you may not..but here they are:
Dutch scientists say that a diet including chocolate, fish, fruit, veggies, garlic, almonds & wine can lower your risk for heart disease by 76%! I thought that was awesome!
Also... In a study ( not sure where) Women who had an egg for breakfast ate 29% fewer calories at lunch than those who ate a bagel & yogurt.. hmmm food for thought
Also...foods unmasked a bit... OJ is great but has 220 cal for 16 oz while tomato juice has 78 for the same amt. a lowfat bran muffin has 350 to 500!cal while a whole wheat english w/ jelly has only 180 cal. Wow!
Raisins have 110 cal for 1 mini box while grapes that are fresh of course, have 60 cal in 15 grapes.
Also.. the almost food group "ketchup" has tons of sugar ( you probably knew this) and mustard is great for saving your cal.
And last but not least..my favorite ( other than the chocolate factoid) is that Wine (esp red) which is good for you has only 75 cal /glass... so its a smart & enjoyable addition to anyones diet. Just remember to drink your water each day & and extra glass for any caffeinated or alcoholic beverages you might enjoy.
Tata for now!
Kathy

New Quote or thought more like it...
Just imagine what it will be like to feel "comfortable" in our own skin...what a beautiful and long deserved day that will be.... and we are all on our way!

Ok..no quote today..but i have to say that this daylight savings is tough..but i got an opportunity to watch the sun rise...and slowly turn to the most beautiful blue ive seen in a long time... we have had 4 days of rain..so Ill take it..and it was just inspiring to know that i was putting myself first again, one more day!
Keep pluggin everyone!

heehee nice user name "stoptheexcuses"

Well..i figure what is better than to deal w/ your issues right from the get go..cuz lets faces..i am who i am..because of me

Ya know..Im amazed how great i feel after my morning strut at dawn... I drag myself out of bed and think..uggh..i would love to stay snuggled w/ my hubby..but no, i need this. by the time im hitting my last hill from hell im thinking..oh man.. this is killing me.. but on the cool down walk I feel like I could take on the world... I totally feel energized refreshed and revived! I feel like I could do anything after tackling those 3 hills in this brisk weather. Another great thing is I have asthma and since Ive been walking everyday and exercising religiously...I havent had to use my emergency inhaler for 3 weeks! That is unreal considering I used to use it 2 to 3 xs a day... makes me wonder if i really needed it at all!
Thats what I call..motivation to keep going!