's motd Wednesday Sept 1, 2010

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HELLO!

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

Guess what?

It's time to flip your calendars. Happy first

day of September! Oh, I love calendars. I

have one in my office and it features photos of nuns

doing silly things on the big photos for each

month. I have another calendar that's filled with

artwork by Vladimar Kush, a famous Russian

artist whose work I just love. Of course I have a

Dalmatian calendar in the house, too. And oh, my

friend, Pat, makes a calendar featuring me.

She pulls the photos of me after finding them on the

Web then creates the calendar for me. Now how sweet

is that?

So what's

you calendar like? Is it filled with kittens or is

it one of those adorable calendars with different

breeds of puppies for each month? Or does you

calendar feature 12 of those famous

Chippendale's dancers? Naughty girls!

(LOL.)

Does your calendar have those big blocks for each

date where you can write down important appointments

or things you have to get done that day? You know,

like doctor's appointments, dinner dates or

reminders to take your medications?

Well, I want you to start writing some other

important things in your calendar's date blocks.

For instance, if you exercised, write it down in

that block on your calendar. If you ate healthy

that day, write it in the block. And I also want

you to write down your weight in one of

the blocks at the end of each week. Believe me,

it's really gonna help you be more responsible about

your weight-loss efforts.

See, I've always told you, it's about planning.

When an architect designs a building, he draws out

the plans first. When a producer is making a movie,

she has to plan the scenes. And if you

don't plan, you're really not correctly preparing

yourself for the days ahead.

Every

morning, I have a list where I've written down

everything I need to get done that day. And as I

get each item done, I check it off my list. I do my

best to make sure I get everything I need done that

day, checked off my list and done. If I

don't, any item I didn't get done moves to the top

of the next day's list.

Now, getting back to your list, I want

you to plan how to lose five pounds this

month. And part of that is to plan your

meals. How many salads will you have this week?

Will you get in those five servings of fruits and

vegetables? How many times will you have fish this

week? See, it's important to have some variety with

what you eat so that you don't end up getting bored

with having the same foods all the time.

And you also have to plan against attacks.

What do I mean by that? Well, you will be

attacked by temptation. Or maybe you'll be attacked

by someone saying something negative to you about

your weight or something else. And for that reason,

you should wear your bronze suit of armor so that

you can be ready for any of those attacks that may

come your way!

I've

been looking forward to September. I do by Cruise

To Lose at the end of this month and I'm so

excited to spend a week with my wonderful

shipmates. I know many of you reading this message

have children who're starting back to school.

You've probably been very busy getting them ready

for that first day of school. But please, no matter

how busy you get, do not drop the ball

when it comes to your good health this month.

I'm gonna ask you again. (Because we don't have too

long before the holidays arrive.) What do you

want to weigh at the end of this year?

Please, be your own architect as you

design, plan and create a new body and a new life

for yourself this new month of September...and

beyond!

Love,