"If it is to be, it is up to me"

This is so true. I am the only one who can make my lifestyle changes. I am the only one who can lose my weight. I am the only one who can control my thoughts and actions. I am the only one responsible for me.

The following poem is from a leader in Oklahoma:

Changing negatives to positives, that is the key

If I want to get healthy it's all up to me

The plan really works. It's been proven, you see

If I want to get healthy, it's all up to me

I'll set short-term goals, new behaviors I'll see

If I want to get healthy it's all up to me

It's never too late to set old habits free

If I want to get healthy it's all up to me

I'm fee to make choices I understand how

My life will be better starting right now

I'll reward my successes, confident I will be

My new healthy lifestyle shows me all I can be

I love being here for you. I also love being here for me. I hope that you will (if you don't already) feel the same way too.

I have to be the one who makes the decision. Have you made your decision? What are you willing to do to make weight-loss happen for you? What are you willing to commit to today? There is no waiting until tomorrow. Tomorrow will never come. The decision has to be made NOW. You are important NOW. Tomorrow may be too late. What ARE you waiting for?

There will always be a reunion, a wedding, a holiday, a gathering of some kind, someone in from out of town, something that "throws your week off". The decision has to be made to not let that happen. We have the tools. Let's use them.

I am willing to write down what I eat for dinner (some reason this one has been forgotten lately). I am willing to measure out and count up the points in what is made for dinner, EVEN if it means dinner gets on the table 10-15 minutes late. (This too, has been a downfall of mine this week.) I am willing to drink the correct amount of milk each day. (Some days I don't WANT to give up the points for milk, even though I KNOW I should.)

There. Now you have my commitment for the rest of the week. What about you?! What are you going to do?

I found all the answer (in our manual) to the question that needed to be answered. I hope that everyone stays tuned for some good information Saturday.

Stay warm. Be safe. Don't go out if you don't have to. Make a snow angel. Throw a snowball.

Expect a big crowd Saturday, the Tuesday meeting is being cancelled because of the weather.

Today's diddy: "Great works are performed not by strength, but by perserverance." --Samuel Jackson