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Introduction Text "Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution. " --Dr. David Schwartz My name is Melissa, and I am finally DONE!!! ~* Done being the fat girl! ~* Done with the soda addiction! ~* Done finding excuses not to exercise! ~* Done eating my way through negative emotions! ~* Done waiting for the someday that I'll be fit and healty! ~* Done, once and for all, one day and one pound at a time! ~*Thanks for stopping by my page! Its been over thirty years in the making, but I am finally DONE letting my appetite and addiction to food control my life. The first step was changing old mindsets and beginning to BELIEVE that I really could do this! Its going to take time, commitment, some hard work and lots of prayer, but its going to happen! I will transform my mind and body, and I will achieve a healthy weight! Its going to be an adventure! ------2009 Plan/Goals------- 1. Track food. 2. Walk 450 miles. 3. Do 45" of cardio 5/wk. 4. Resistance Training at least 2/wk. 5. Lose an additional 40 lbs. (80 total) 6. Lower my total cholesterol 5 pts or more. 7. Believe, believe, believe that I can be DONE! --------------------------------------- January Miles: 45 February Miles: 43.8 March Miles: 21.25 April Miles: May Miles: June Miles: July Miles: August Miles: September Miles: October Miles: November Miles: December Miles:

~* Eat only when hungry. ~* Increase my fitness. ~* Decrease my weight. ~* Give God all the glory! ---------------------- Mini Goals: ~* 20lbs DONE! 9.30.08 ~* 30lbs DONE! 11.02.08 ~* 40lbs DONE! 12.30.08 ~* 50lbs DONE! 02.20.09 ~* 60lbs lighter... ~* 70lbs lighter... ~* 80lbs lighter... ~* 90lbs lighter... ~* 100lbs lighter... ~* 110lbs lighter... ~* 120lbs lighter... ~* 130lbs lighter... ~* GOAL! 140lbs lost...

~* Daily time with the Lord and in his word. ~* Eating 5-6 small meals per day. ~* Balancing carbs w/proteins to decrease insulin spikes. ~* Keep calories less than 2000 per day. ~* Move more every day including walks, weight resistance exercises, and stretching.

I'm a 47 yr-old, happily married, Christian homeschooling mom of two teens. I'm also mom to two dogs and two cats!

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man that takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8

Add a Link ~*Melissa Change your thoughts and you change your world. - Norman Vincent Peale In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. - Author unknown
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