's motd Wed Aug 25, 2010

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OH COME...

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

....All ye faithful, joyful and

triumphant. Oh, hi there! I see you caught me singing

a Christmas carol! Well, Christmas truly is my

favorite holiday. And how about you? Are you a big

Christmas lover, too? That joyous holiday comes but

once a year and, you know what? It'll be here again

soon!

Have you been enjoying the

Christmas holiday messages I've done for you on the

25th of each month this year? I love writing them.

I'm telling you, when I think of Christmas, I get

goose bumps. Oh, I just love decorating my house for

the holidays. And as I decorate, what do I listen to?

Oh come, all ye faithful...

Now you know what I'm going to tell you next.

Christmas will be here only four months from

today. Oh I know, it's hard to believe that in less

than four months, you'll be putting up your holiday

decorations. You'll be busy shopping, wrapping

presents and you may even do a little Christmas

caroling in your neighborhood. And let me ask, what

do you think you'll weigh...come Christmas Day?

Do you have any idea how many

temptations are going to be within your reach during

the next four months? Well, close your eyes and think

about them, please. You see, during the next four

months, you may very well gain weight. Some of you

will say things to yourself like, Oh I'll just

have a little bit! What're the holidays all about

if you can't relax and indulge a little? Well,

with those thoughts in your head, get ready to wrap

your mind around this next little bit of news.

Millions of Americans will gain somewhere

between 5-12 pounds between today and

Christmas Day 2010. Do you want to be among them?

Well, of course you don't!

So how much weight have you lost since January 1st,

2010? Hey, you could've been quite a few pounds down

since the beginning of the year. I mean, you could be

under 300, under 200 pounds or, who knows, you could

be just about be at your weight-loss goal by now. Oh,

I can just hear you talking to me...

", I had a rough

year."

", I've been depressed most of this year

and just haven't been able to concentrate on my

weight."

", I did so much for others this year that

I just had no time to take good care of me!"

Now I hate to ask, but did you gain weight

in the past eight months? You did?

Okay, so how much weight did you put on? A lady

E-mailed me yesterday and told me that she'd gained

60 pounds...this year! And I told her there's

nothing we can do about those pounds she'd gained

except...get to work losing them! I

suggested that she believe in herself more

over the next four months and do her best to stay on

program. I told her that if she worked hard, she could

lost 20 pounds between now and Christmas. And

I told her to think about how good that

would make her feel!

Come

all ye faithful! Really believe in yourselves

for the next four months with all of your heart and

soul.

So...come all ye faithful! Really believe in

yourselves for the next four months with all of your

heart and soul. Between today and Christmas day, not

only can you turn your weight around but you can turn

your whole life around. And I'm telling you,

your body and soul will thank you. And

you'll feel so much better thanks to your dedication

and hard work. So keep the faith, all ye

faithful and believe in what you can do!

Now, what color shall I make my Christmas tree this

year?

Love,

[Guest guest]

On 8/25/2010 5:12 AM, Sue in NJ wrote:

>...All ye faithful,

joyful and triumphant. Oh, hi there! I see you caught me

singing a Christmas carol! Well, Christmas truly is

my favorite holiday. And how about you? Are you a

big Christmas lover, too?

Christmas is fine, but to be honest my favorite is Halloween.

>Now you know what I'm going to tell you

next. Christmas will be here only four months from

today

Over on the Sansone forums there's been talk of wanting

to make a DVD workout to Christmas music. She already has an

audio CD with all Christmas music, so why not a DVD, too? Wouldn't

it be cool if would make one, too? Can't you just imagine

that fuzzy-headed imp dressed up in an elf costume jumping around to

Jingle Bell Rock? LOL

>Oh I know, it's hard to believe that in

less than four months, you'll be putting up your holiday

decorations.

A lot of stores around here have Christmas stuff for sale

already. One side of the aisle has Halloween, the other

ornaments and light up deers. WAY too soon!

>Do you have any idea

how many temptations are going to be within your reach during

the next four months? Well, close your eyes and think about

them, please

Coming up is the worse 3 months of the year in this house.

Besides Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years we also have all

three birthdays and our anniversary. My Dad's birthday was

included in this stretch when he was alive, too.

>And let me ask, what

do you think you'll weigh...come Christmas

Day?

It better be under 250!

>Millions of

Americans will gain somewhere between 5-12

pounds between today and Christmas Day 2010. Do you

want to be among them? Well, of course you don't!

Last year I managed to lose in this time period and plan to do the

same this year.

>So how much weight have you

lost since January 1st, 2010?

11 pounds, so far. But for many months since then I've had injuries

that kept me from exercising and now the low thyroid hindering

weight loss.

>Come

all ye faithful! Really believe in

yourselves for the next four months with all of your

heart and soul.

As long as my joints and back hold out I should be able to at least

maintain this weight and NOT gain between now and Christmas. If that

happens I'll be happy.

>Now, what color shall I

make my Christmas tree this year?

I always went for multi-colored ornaments and lights.

Sue in NJ