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My entry of Thanks
There are so many people in J-land that have motivated me, took me under their wings and showed me that I am not alone and I want to make an entry dedicated especially to them....
Aleah~ Where would I be without the one that motivates me and checks up on me constantly! You have been a great friend and I am blessed to have you in my life. You are the best and I can not wait for the day when we can chill together and hit the town!!! Darlin Diva collision in May 2007!!!
Jeanne~ You get that 30 minute walk in today, Nut Nazi? I have been blessed to know you and continue getting to know you. Your kind words and support of me is immeasurable and I am thankful that God saw fit to have us meet...your dedication is contagious and I am glad that I caught it. You are the best SAHM and never doubt that for a second, you do more in one day then I do in a week and yet you never complain. How amazing is that to know that no one can take care of your family like you do and why would they want someone else to when you are doing an amazing job.
Sherry~ My girl, my girl....because of you I have learned to set weekly goals for myself that I can achieve and daily you are showing me why I should continue to move forward. Once you were trying to catch up with me and now I am running to catch up with you. I appreciate your support and love that you have shown me and I am still waiting to get that call to pick you up on the side of I-95 so you can come and see about your babies, but if you are wearing spandex girl just let me know and I will bring a change of clothes LOL
Estela~ Your advice is always uplifting and on time. You have helped me with everything from marriage issues, to weight issues, to dress issues and for that I am blessed to know you. Now you have me wanting to get that WATP Slim down that you have that you are sticking to. I know you are going to have a wonderful year and when you do, I am going to be there celebrating with you. Thank you so much for all your positive insight and the time you have taken to be there for me.
Eva~ My fellow 2007 bride friend. Wow girl you are amazing and never forget that. Losing more than 140+ lbs in less than a year is a victory in itself and you should be so proud of yourself. You have inspired me to do so many things. Without you I would still be in denial about what I want to do with the rest of my life, I always knew that I wanted to be a teacher but because I didn't go after it earlier I thought that I was too old to be spending another 4 years in school when I already have 2 years under my belt, but through much prayer God sent me an example of someone that is doing it and not looking back. he blessed me to know a Queen that has lost the amount of weight that I want to lose and not turning back...2007 has been challenging as maintainence is harder than the weight loss period itself, my God and I am having trouble now, but you are going to make it through just fine. Thank you for helping me through my bridal woes and being the support that I needed when I am down, truly that will never be forgotten
Emmi~ I don't know where you have been lately girl, but I need those workout updates from you. I pray that all is going well in your world because I know that sometimes life can be busy and we don't have the time or the energy to post....but your workouts and dedication to losing weight is so uplifting! I have to read it here at work because I know that when Emmi works out she WORKS OUT. You have no idea how inspiring your journal is to someone that needs that extra push to work out....thank you!!!
Janis~ A blessing to me for another reason. You have shown me that through prayer and faith I can have all things. Believing that God would bless you with the desires of your heart gave you your precious joy, Rebekah Joy, and I know that if he can do it for you then he can do it for me. We are going to have an awesome year Janis and the weight is going to melt off of us, prayerfully sometime in my future I will be a glowing mother such as yourself.
Tracy~ Thank you for being a faithful reader and commenter in my journal. Your kind and thoughful words are greatly appreciated. I am going to have to see about that wrap that you had because it truly does sound divine and I believe that the day before my wedding I am going to have a pamper session, that might be included. I can not wait for your recipes either!!
Miz Mags~ In the short period of time that I have known you, you have been wonderful to me. You have graced me with compliments and have been a constant support and motivation. Your persistence with your weight loss and constant results are fantastic and very motivational. Continue on with Wk. 3 and I am sure that when Wk.4 comes it will be that much easier. Together we are going to get through these 52 weeks of our lifestyle change, but we just have to take it one week at a time. You have made a monumential achievement this week and I am sure that Bob is so proud of you, and who cares if he isn't those of us at OPL are!!!!!
Christi~ The creator of the message board that takes so many hours away from my day LOL. No, Thank you Christi for creating such a great tool for the members of OPL. We are bonding there and able to all gang up on Jen at once for waiting so long to join the gym. You are also a teacher and since that is what I want to be, yeah I love you already! LOL But your constant support and gracious ways have been a great assistance to me.....here's to having a wonderful year with a ton of success to us all!
Stacy~ **bet you didn't think your name would be here** But I do have to thank you publicly for all that you have done for me. Yesterday, we talked and agreed that things had gotten way out of control, everything from what is was being perceived that I was saying to what you said. Hurts were cast and then retracted once the air was clear. I am thankful that you gave me the chance and the understanding ways of your heart to hear me out. I thank you for creating another group of fabulous women that have allowed me to set habits in place, due to various challenges, that are still aiding me right now. I thank you for the gifts and the kind words that have expressed to me over the years. I thank you for showing me that despite what life throws my way and there is always that moment when I have to decide my self worth. I thank you for always accepting me, faults and all. ONEderland has our names on it THIS year, you have been there before and I can not remember the last time that I was there....save a spot for me if you get there first, even if its on the back row, but Im short so let me sit in the front....LOL
Linda~ What to say, what to say....to a woman that has inspired a community and has touched my soul numerous times over and over again. You have extended your hand in friendship to me and that is one hand that I am never letting go of. When I first continued my journey back in September 2006, your journal was the first one that I looked up. You were doing wonderful and I was in awe that we were on the same program LOL . I went back and read all your entries from March 2006 to September 2006, in 2 days! Then I just had to know the whole story from before I started commenting in your journal the previous year....I cried with you, celebrated your victories and cheered you on when you hit a low spot, but there entry after entry you were letting the readers into your world, your heart, your very being...You are one of the reasons that I know that I can do this. I have great reality support, as do you, but with you in tow I have great Jland support. Its wonderful to feel love from both places. This year you did something very courageous and received a larger chunk of my respect...you showed us that after we fall, we pick up the pieces and move on. 6 months from now, I don't know how much I will weigh or how much I will have lost, but I do know that I will be right there with you in the "I am Healthier and Happier then I was 6 months ago" line. I accept your 6 month challenge and come July 22nd, we will all be celebrating. I don't know if the "thank you" is there or not but Thank you so much Mama Linda for being simply the best You, for being the You that God intended you to be....its the best that anyone could have asked for....
Heather~ As much I steal graphics from you, you should have known you would be here. To be honest, as you know I am going to be, I didn't think that we would know each other on this level. Through emails and comments back and forth, I know the Heather that you always claimed that you were. I know for myself....God says that all things come into existence in due time and before was not our time, now it is. I continue to learn daily from your words of wisdom and inspiration. I thank you for that. I learn that you are woman enough to admit when you are wrong and hurtful and I thank you for that. I have learned that you have a forgiving heart and spirit and I thank you for that. You are a fighter and a strong woman, you are a great woman and even greater mother. Through all your tears and disappointments God continues to bless you....thank you for writing what God placed on your heart yesterday because it was the answer that I was so long seeking for...Wonderful things are going to happen to you this year and I know that I will be right there with you celebrating and laughing...
Jen~ Your forgiving heart is just as welcomed as
your honesty. Your open mind-ness is
just as welcomed as your inspiration and kind words to me. I thank you for reaching out to me and
confirming that you see what I try to tell myself daily that I am, and that is
a good person. Sure I might make
mistakes and fall short as we all have but you have confirmed that I should
never doubt that inner beauty that I posses. I hearing about what a wonderful
person and friend you were and now I can share that with others. You have
taught me so much about weight loss, strength training and its important, etc.
But most importantly you taught me that peoples opinions of me might change,
but one thing that holds constant is the faith and belief that I should always
have for myself.
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I too am honored to be a part of this list of amazing women who band together to lend their support and love to others while struggling with weight loss. We are all different shapes and sizes and it all boils down to one thing and that's understanding. How lucky we all are to know each other and how remarkable you are to never let it go unsaid that you appreciate us all. I echo everyone here and just want to say knowing you and sharing this journey is a very positive part of the process. Thank you Tia, for being you.
Big hugs,
Mags. -
Thanks so much for the mention, Tia. I always enjoy catching up with what's going on with you. I can't wait to see pics of the dress! Hugs, Estela
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awwww... nice work.... it's nice to see people saying nice things about me behind my back instead of what used to happen (not with you but... well, you know) and I believe that's what God's purpose for me (part of it, anyways) around here was... to model how to forgive, how to ask for forgiveness, how to turn relationships around, how to love people even if you have a problem with them. Cuz... isn't that what God does for us?
*hugs*
heather -
This entry is one of the kindest, sweetest things I have ever read and I suppose that should be no suprise since it came from YOU. It takes a very special person with a very loving heart to thank everyone the way you did. Not only was that a very special entry, but it reminded me how blessed and honored I am to know you. You have been a tremendous support and inspiration to me...not just from a weight loss point of view, but personally as well....and you continue to be. I am so happy to be able to share such an important time in your life with you and I am so glad that God has blessed me with a friend like you.
((hugs))
Jeanne
I CAN'T WAIT FOR PICTURES OF THE DRESS!!!! (lol)
1/27/07 12:11 PM
Your entry was so heartfelt and amazing. I think counting your blessings by thanking people in your life (J-Land or otherwise) is an amazing thing to do and definitely makes you aware of all the wonderful things goin on in your life right now. Even if it took all that drama to get HEARD...even if it takes looking at ME to get motivated to TONE...even if it takes a humbled heart to SEE that people are NOT what they were made out to be in the beginning....it's all a learning experience and a great one at that!
Thank you for sharing your blessings with me Tia!
Hugs to you,
Jen