Some thoughts to encourage you.

A lot of us struggled over the Holidays with wrong food choices. Its ok, today is a new day.



Remember this:

• I will not hold on to past mistakes, but will start over today.
• I will fill my memory box with good things, and will live with a champion's mentality.
• I can do it!!

Have a wonderful CHIP-per day!!!!

Exercise

It's a new year, and again those New Years Resolutions.

Why is it always so often the resolutions have to do with weight??
Will I ever accomplish and get to where I want to be with my weight? It seems like it was just a year ago, and I was asking myself the same question.

I spent the last year, wanting to lose weight. but didn't really do what it takes to get to my goal.
I stretch the CHIP program a little too much, and didn't accomplish what I wanted to. I justify myself, with well I didn't gain my weight back. (That sure would have happen on another program.)

I decided this morning that, that excuse is no longer good enough.
So as of today, I am committed to lose 40 lbs. My goal is to do it by the end of June.
That's doable, isn't it???
But it means total commitment. No more half way or three quarter of the way for me. For me that doesn't work.

• The Jump Start is my first goal. I want to break those sugar and salt addictions. After one week of being on the Jump Start I can accomplish that goal.
• I cancelled any "out to eat" engagement, I had this week.
• Stop snitching in the evening. This is my greatest struggle.
• I am going to log, everything that I put in my mouth. How shocking that can be sometimes, what I eat and don't even know it.
• Drink lots of water.
• Make sure CHIP approved food is always available.
• Exercise!! Why is it when we do it, we feel so great, and yet we can stop and it is so hard to get back on track. I love bicycle riding, when the weather permits. Just not the same on a stationary bike. As I mentioned yesterday, I went back to Inches Away. I can go free until the end of the month, and it's just down the street. I love the fellowship, and it helps me to stay on track.
• I will keep all food out of the house that is not CHIP approved.
• The problem is in my head, not my mouth.
• I am going to accomplish my goal this time.
• I will take one day at a time, always keeping my goal in mind.
• When I fail I will not beat myself up, but just get back on track.

The CHIP program is the only program that has made this possible for me.

I will keep in touch with you on my progress as well as my failures. But as long as my progress is greater by far than my failures, I am doing well.

Hope this helps you also.

Have a super day.

It's a new year.

Happy New Year to everyone.

You know it is not so important what you eat between Christmas and New Years.
It's way more important what you eat between New Years and Christmas.

Well I went back to Inches Away this morning. Can go free until the end of January. Will be speaking in Waukesha with Dr. Hans Diehl for 3 days the end of January, so need to get back on track.

I am starting the Jump Start tomorrow, if anyone is interested in doing it with me!!!!

Hope your doing well.

2010 News Letter

The Imes Bridge which is the oldest of the five remaining covered bridges.

With my great grandchildren in Menominee Park in Dec. I have lots of layers of clothes on.

The host family in Kansas. My son and his family. My grandson being silly. He takes

after his grandmother.

Verna in front of the Crown Center.

My family-aren't we just so gorgous!!!!!!!!

Union Station in Kansas City!

My very first cookbook. Yeah!!!!!!

Most people sent out news letters with their Christmas Cards. I wanted to wait until we returned from Kansas to do that..

Every year my daughter and 5 sons get together with one another for several days bringing in the New Year. This year it was designated to be in Kansas at my sons home. He has a delightful wife with 3 fabulous teenage children.

I rode down with my daughter and her husband. The day we arrived it was 60 degrees, but very quickly change to 24 degrees the next day.

When traveling to an area I love learning about that area of the country.

Kansas is known for there barbecue sauce, its the home of Hallmark. Sprint was started in Kansas. It's the city of fountains, and of course Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. One more important part of Kansas is my son lives their and his family.

Being together with my adult children is always an adventure. Every one of them loves to cook.

Colleen made a tortilla soup that was out of this world. With lots of fun garnished on top.

All of my boys are into gourmet cooking. They do the cooking while the woman and kids are taking in the sites in the area. There was 23 of us in my son's and his wife's' home. Can you imagine having that many people in your home and cooking for them!!!

New Year's Eve day we went to Union Station which is in Kansas City. (picture above)

Union Station was a train station which went through the heart of Kansas City. At this time it has been made into a Historical Building with traveling exhibits. Some of the family went to see the Dinosaur display which was at Union Station over the Holidays.

We went to Crown Center, which is one of the original malls of the country.

Back at my son's home, cooking was in full progress. It is always fun watching my kids with their friendly banter back and forth as they are coming up with their culinary delights.

The results are always out of this world, but not always CHIP friendly.

I behaved myself most of the time, but their where those moments.

Before we ate, family pictures where taken. After picture taking, I was presented with my very first cookbook, which my daughter took from my blog and made into a cookbook. She had all the family birthdays listed which everyone autographed. Also a special place at the end for my kids and their spouses to autograph.

Of course I cried, what a surprise. My very own cook book. (picture above)

On New Years Day we started back and made it a two day trek. On the way back we went through Madison County in Iowa and drove through and Old Covered Bridge. So very cool. Picture above.

I have a son in law that was pretty much willing to stop wherever my daughter and I wanted to go. (If there was a man out there my age, like that, I would sure be interested. Mumm!! Maybe!! )

Covered Bridges where built for the purpose of preserving the heavy timbers of the floor of the bridge. This bridge was named the King Covered Bridge.

Originally there were 16 covered bridges in the area, all built between 1855-1885. They were usually built of Northern White Pine and Oak at a cost of $900.00 to $1,900. That was a lot of money in those days.

At this time there are only 5 remaining covered bridges.

January 2010:

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  Colleen created my blog for me. Thank God for a daughter that is way more computer literate than I am. She has been a huge help.
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  The second week in January we started a new CHIP Class.
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  I have taught Interior Design, Flower Arranging, and Wedding Planning at Fox Valley Tech.
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  Ran my own Flower shop for 30 years.
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  But never have I had a job, that I enjoy as much as the CHIP class. I so enjoy working with Heidi. She is really awesome.
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  Getting to know each and everyone of you that come into the class has been truly a privilege.

At the end of the month I spoke in Waukesha sharing my testimony and hopefully

giving everyone hope and encourgement to turn their lives around.

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  March:
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  Started another CHIP Class
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  Dr. Kay and I traveled to southern Illinois with Jody Perrcome to be on 3ABN World Wide TV with Dr. Hans Diehl. What a privileged and honor to be able to do this.
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  The end of March, Mary and I started bike riding as the weather was in the 60's. It was a real hard year for bike riding as we had lots of wind and rain in the summer. We put on 1,800 miles which was quite a bit less than the year before. We did travel out of the area a few times to hit some really cool trails.
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  July:
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  In July Dr. Kay and I shared my testimony at the extension in Menasha when Dr. Hans Diehl was in town.
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  August:
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  I went back to school to become a National Speaker. I am the very oldest person in class by far. Yikes!!!! But we are only as old as we feel. Right??
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  September:
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  Started a New CHIP Class.
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  I was really busy making and selling my wares for craft shows. Pictures on my blog.
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  I was asked to take over the Alumni Classes, which I am thrilled about.
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  Also organized a wonderful Advisory board to help the CHIP Alumni, be full of learning experiences, making new friends, and just lots of fun.
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  December:
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  went on a sleigh ride with my daughter, son in law and 5 great grandchildren in Menominee Park in Oshkosh. Saw some beautiful Christmas lights.
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  Did flowers for a really big wedding. Plus busy with craft shows.

Where has the year gone. It has been a full and exciting year.

I hope the New Year is a very prosperous, full year for each and everyone of you.

Now you know just a little more about my personnel life. Aren't you just so excited that I shared this. Ha ha.

Happy New Year to Everyone

Just got back from Kansas late this afternoon. Will be posting later tonight or tomorrow for sure.
Just wanted you too know that I am still here.

Have a great rest of the day!!!

Can you believe 2010 is History!! and that we are into 2011. Where does the time go!!!