Re: We Almost Had Disaster, But....

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In a message dated 8/31/2004 12:07:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,

the_gentle_viking@... writes:

Plus, we both have been feeling so much better, with more energy and

drive and just feeling good about ourselves---so why give up? We will

just have ourselves a good laugh and keep on keeping on! :-)

Terry

>>>Terry,

That is great to hear! Sounds like you and your brother have just crossed

the abyss...from:I'm gonna hurry up and get this over with so I can have my

immediate results and then get back to life as usual...to:I am changing the way

I

live in order to become the best me I can be and live life more fully.

Congratulations! Now let the real work begin!

Kelley

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Good for you Terry

Keep on trucking and getting healthy. I look forward to seeing the end

results posted online. I myself am just waiting to finish my roll of film for

my 4

week pictures. I feel the difference inside. And I know my posture has

improved 100%. that in itself is huge for me. take care and hit your high

points!

Like can be found saying.......

Progress NOT perfection

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GREAT attitude Terry! I remember I didn't see anything different in

my 4 week pics during my 1st challenge either!! I wanted to cry (but

that might have been a PMS thing, who knows?) but then I hadn't seen

much change in inches or on the scale either, so I wasn't too

suprised. Once I got the 12 week pics back though... wow, THERE was

my big change!! Glad I kept going.

Also, my 2nd challenge, funny enough, the 4 week pics there showed a

big difference. Hmmm..... lesson learned: keep going no matter

what. Eventually the results show up, but they don't always do it on

your timetable (like I said earlier to Dee Dee).

Jen B.

> I got back my four week pics today to send in to the challenge.

Both

> my brother and I anxiously sat on the sofa to compare our before

and

> after pics! During the past four weeks it had taken a lot of will

> power to get off our lazy butts and exercise, as well as a lot of

> determination and positive thinking. So you can imagine our let

down

> when the pics showed NO change whatsoever!

>

> We both sat there, pondering what had gone wrong, wondering what we

> could change, and just...looking at those terible pictures!!! I

> honestly felt waves of total discouragement and the desire to just

> give up on the whole thing! He did too.

>

> But then my brother said, " After all our work, THIS is what we

get!! "

> and suddenly the both of us broke out in uncontrollable laughter!!!

I

> don't know where it came from, but we went into histerics!!! Just

the

> irony of the situation, I guess!!!

>

> And ya know what, that guffaw was just what we needed!! We realized

> we were not finished yet! We are gonna continue to do our best and

> stay focused and not give up!

>

> Plus, in reality, it has ONLY been four weeks and that is an

awfully

> short time. Many on this list have said that they only saw results

> after six or seven weeks. So we will not give up.

>

> Plus, we both have been feeling so much better, with more energy

and

> drive and just feeling good about ourselves---so why give up? We

will

> just have ourselves a good laugh and keep on keeping on! :-)

>

> Terry

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Thanks, everyone, to your positive and encouraging replies to my

letter about my four week pics! They helped to motivate me even

more!!! Thanks!!!

Terry