's motd January 1, 2011

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2011...COME ON

IN!

Saturday, 01 January 2011

Last night, I stayed up 'til

midnight and that's something I rarely do. Usually,

my eye cream goes on at about 9:10PM and I'm shutting

down for the day. But this year, I decided to stay up

and do my own version of the countdown to the new

year.

I didn't want to watch

television. Instead, I did some writing, lay with

Hattie for a while and waited for the new year to

arrive. I watched the clock and a few seconds before

midnight, I did my own little countdown, just like

Dick ! "10...9...8"...and when I

reached "1!," I ran into my foyer, swung the

doors open and shouted..."2011...Come on in! I'm

ready for you and ready for your challenges. I've

got my list of resolutions made and I know exactly

what I want from you. And I'm not gonna settle for

anything less." After making my speech to the

new year, I was definitely ready for bed. LOL.

So, are you ready to welcome in this new

year? Well, I hope you are because I've got news for

you...it's here! Now the first thing you

have to do to make this year really count is to have a

positive attitude. I talked about having a

positive attitude a lot in 2010 and, here in 2011,

I'll keep right on praising the importance of that

virtue.

Today, I want you to concentrate

on all of the positive things that happened to you

last year. No, you can't dwell on the negative

things...not even one! You have to think of your

accomplishments in 2011 and you should also

count your blessings. I want you to start the new

year off on a very positive note.

I mean it, I want 2011 to be your year. As

I pointed out yesterday, I know that many of you said

you want to drop some weight this year as you get your

health and bodies into better shape. Good! And

that means, today, this very first day of 2011, you've

got to work out for 45 minutes to an hour. You

should also plan your healthy meals and don't forget

to get in your eight, 8-ounce glasses of water everyday

this year. By the way, I

hope you'll be using the FoodMover in 2011 to

help you reach your goals!

And you've got to begin all of these good new habits,

today. Not tomorrow, not some time next week but

today, in fact...right now! Because when you

start living your healthy new lifestyle today, then

you're setting the tone for how you'll live your life

throughout 2011. And to help you reach your goals,

you know I'll always be here for you.

As for me, this year I have to maintain

the weight-loss I had in 2010. And, truth is, that in

itself is a job for all of us who've reached

our goals. (Big congrats for all of you who did, by

the way.) I'm

telling you,it's worth all of the work we put into

it!

Truth is, maintenance takes

as much dedication as losing weight in the first

place. So as you can see, even though I've reached my

goal, the job continues. Looks like we'll be working hard together to

make 2011 our healthiest year ever,

doesn't it? Okay, I'm ready...are you? So

come on in, 2011 and...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY!

Love,