Holy Cow! It's Cleaning Time!

It's spring, the time for getting rid of the old and bringing in new! Lots of that been going on here!

I'm talking about some serious emotional Spring Cleaning! Here's what was unearthed today ...

I am programmed to give and give and give and I have sucked (technical term) at receiving!!

That's right, today I uncovered an old deeply buried, incredibly false, but feels-like-true belief that goes something like this ... "I don't deserve for good things to happen." Ouch, that one hurts!

This surfaced because of work on a hot button issue - the giving and receiving of money!  Anyone else have issues in that department?  I've been working with this amazing coach Dave Blomsterberg and we've been working with the language of abundance. One thing he's been teaching me about is the infinite ebb and flow of money. To combat the years of negative self-talk, we've come up with a new mantra, which I've been repeating, "Money is for making good things happen."

But when I say it, I'd have this HUGE anxiety feeling around it .. HUGE! So I decided to examine this Big Hairy Spider belief that I don't deserve for good things to happen ...

First of all, how can anything fantastic sustain itself in your world, if you aren't open to receiving as well as giving!

So what to do? Change it! Learn about the beautiful balance that comes with gratitude of being open to both giving and receiving.

Dave teaches the language of abundance.  He always asks, what DO you want? Ok, so I flipped the afore-mentioned BHS belief into, "I deserve for good things to happen." Every time I say it my heart feels lighter. I deserve for good things to happen, I deserve for good things to happen!  Try it! You'll love it!

Bottom line, because I wasn't open to receiving all the good things the Universe was bringing me, I had a tendency toward self-sabotage. In the past, my language would have been, "I let go of the need to sabotage myself."  But that's speaking the language of lack ... Instead I replaced it with the language of abundance ... "I embrace my intuition, it makes me a success!"

It's a whole new world when you learn to receive as well as give! How you talk to yourself makes the difference between moderate success and total abundance! So speak positive words, think abundant thoughts, let all the good life has to offer in and enjoy this beautiful day!

You deserve your most amazing life ever!  For more information about how you can change your life with ONE SESSION, call or email at 818-889-1557 or dave@daveblomsterberg.com!

Positive Vibrations!

I'm giving off positive vibrations because I just did my first back to back cleanse days ... and am starting back to back 9 days!

Truthfully, for the past 6 months I've been slacking a little, ok, so maybe more than a little ... but the good news is, I managed to MAINTAIN the WEIGHT LOSS through probably the MOST emotionally challenging time of my life to date!  Life is good when you weather a hard Winter - Spring is that much sweeter!

So now I feel like I'm back on track ... Hurray for the Isabody Challenge 2011!  Anyone out there want to join with me? Summer's coming ... time to think bikinis, beach vacations, swimming pool parties ... Let's make this year the healthiest ever!

Let's start with a 9-day or a 30-day and watch the magic happen!

Cherry Blossom - An Omen of Good Fortune & Love

Every once in a while we all need to take a little time to play!

I walk past this cherry blossom tree every day and today after the storm, with the sun shining on it, I was so alive I had to take a picture. The cherry blossom is an omen of good fortune, love and affection. Who couldn't use more of that?

Somehow I think it's also about inspiration ... most people don't know this about me, but I am a budding artist. My best friend artist Carol Parks discovered that about me.

I remember the day we had the conversation ... I'm a writer, I insisted, no she said, you my friend are an artist. There are many way to be artistic, so shut up and embrace what you are! (She was always lovingly direct - no bullshit, she said, straight truth, then she'd look into your soul with her warm brown eyes.)

When I tried to argue, she held up her hand and said, trust me, my dear, you are what you are.  Best to not fight it!

That to was one of our many chats over green tea or a cuppa (what we called a latte). She passed away a few months ago and there's not a day goes by that I do not miss her wisdom, her wit and her undying devotion.

I guess I'm thinking about her more today because I'm going to my friend Beth's Mom's funeral. Something about death makes you want to feel more alive. So I listened to the voice whispering in my ear.  Paint, paint the cherry blossom tree!  And I did ... And you know what, I feel better.

My advice for today is to take a few moments and forget about what you should be doing and think for a moment about what you want to do - what your heart is calling you to do.  Then trust your intuition and go forward without hesitation.

Life is short, so make it sweet!

Have a fantastic day!

At Odds with a Scale???

Ok, well today I had an interesting morning.  Went to swim and just as I'd worked up the courage to weigh myself (for those of you who don't know the scale and I have a long and tumultuous relationship), someone went near the scale and started using the blow dryer!

Crap, I thinking, I can't weigh myself now because Cheryl (that's the lady's name) is near the scale and she might see!  Seriously, I am not kidding when I talk about being damaged and the scale! LOL

Then this slender and willowy girl came and just hopped on the scale and weighed herself and that was when I caught myself thinking very bad thoughts about her! OMG! I was jealous! I hated her for being able to just get on the scale so easily (of course it was my assumption that it was easy ... that's the tape that played in my head)

So I realized, although I've come a long way, I still have an arduous road ahead of me. The scale is a thing and it's my nemesis?  Really???   That's deep!

Today I accept that's where I am on this journey to a healthy mind, body and spirit.  I am still at odds with this thing called a scale.  And that for today, has to be ok.  It is what it is!

So the tip for today is acceptance.  Practice it wherever you go ... life is good if you let it be!

Have a fantastic day!

(BTW - I am SO PROUD of my friend Poppy who gallantly gets on the scale and faces the numbers bravely head on.  She's managed to release 22 pounds and is looking AMAZING!   She's such an inspiration - love me some Nemo!) :)))

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Life After the Storm ...

Just a reminder, that whatever storm you are weathering will pass!

The Sun will come out and life will return to normal (whatever that actually means -  LOL)!

Have a beautiful day!

More Gratitude ....

Ok, so the message I'm getting from the Universe is more gratitude .... again.  I guess you can never have too much ...

First I turned to Mary Morrissey's "The Miracle Minute" and read that gratitude makes a measurable chemical shift in our bodies! Our immune system is more potent and everything works better! Speaking about gratitude actually amplifies the affects. 

Imagine that!?!

Then I go to Mindy's Heartlink meeting and I meet this incredible woman who sells the Amega wand - it's an energy healing wand that is nothing short of miraculous! Her name is Laura Snyder and she's gorgeous! Check out her wand at www.zeropointenergybalance.com! It's got to be tried to be believed! (Take it from a skeptic!!!)

Anyway, Laura's got this beauty about her that shines!  And I win something from her in the raffle ... they are hand made cards that say "I Love My Life" -- Again, they are designed for promoting and sharing gratitude! 

I've learned a long time ago when the Universe is trying to tell you something, you'd better listen! So there you go ... today let's go out and live gratefully! Share your passion with others!  There's someone out there who doesn't know it yet, but they are praying for you to come into their life! 

So be bold and share your magic and live in gratitude today! 

Gratitude Changes Everything

"As soon as you start to feel differently about what you already have, you will start to attract more of the good things, more of the things you can be grateful for." Joe Vitale 



This weekend is Valentine's Day, the day of love.  My friend Carol Parks taught me there is all kinds of love in the world.  


So don't just make the day about your sweetheart (although hearts and flowers and candies and jewelry are always lovely!!!) ... but make it about all those whose love and support has made your life better!  Look around and really FEEL gratitude for all the blessings those people have brought into your world!  Then have fun and celebrate life! 


I am grateful to have you all in my virtual universe! Please continue to spread peace and love for Egypt and all sentient beings! Love and Hugs to all!

Drama is Boring!

Brace yourself ... More drama ... it's all blah, blah, blah and totally boring, but some days it gets to me, you know?  And I have to work hard to let it go.

Anyway, I'm trying to take the high road and not let it get to me, but some days it does. Like today. I tried to go swimming and all the lanes were taken.  The fast lane was too fast for me, because apparently the stress of the last month and a half has given me asthma!   So I have trouble breathing and can't find a lane to swim in after a night of emotional eating when I really just needed to get into the water and work it out.

So instead I opted to walk home from the Y ... it's about a mile and it was freezing, but I didn't care.  I needed to clear my head. So here's what I ended up doing.

I came home and drew on my front walk with chalk ... nothing pleases my inner child more than to draw and write messages on my walk.  Today's what from Thoreau, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!"  Love that ... so I wrote it and drew a milagro just to clear my negative energy.

Then I started thinking about all the positive things in my life.  My friends, my support team - those who I call when I emotionally eat or am thinking about it, particularly Sally and Mindy.

Then my mind wandered to a First Tuesday meeting where I'd gotten the napkin with the Thoreau quote.
I'd gone with Mindy and met Marci Coles, incredible lady!  She'd had Mary Morrissey talk that night!  What a way to start the year!

This lady is amazing ... she says if you don't like the channel you're watching in you life, change it. Simple.

So I did just that today. I put my clothes on and grabbed my doggie and went for a long walk. Oh, but first I enjoyed the fantasy of throwing a candle against the wall. It's something I'd love to work into a screenplay someday.  I mean what's the use of being a retired drama queen if you can find a way to express anger and frustration at a totally shitty situation! So I got that out of my system, then I walked.

I am so happy I did.  The day was gorgeous ... it turned into a mini photo safari!  Here's the shots I got ...  the black crow actually posed for me!  Then got in the tree like, look at me!

Enjoy!

Swimming, Valentines Tea and a Trip to Halloweentown

This weekend was filled with all sorts of fun. First was swimming, which is a relatively new habit. Started in late December with Poppy!  It's changing our bodies!  We swim 5 times a week for an hour at the YMCA!  We love it!  So much fun!

If you remember this time last year, the thought of me going ANYWHERE, in a bathing suit, in public was .... well ... just not ever going to happen!  But then I stayed with the program and released about 70  pounds and counting and now, walking around almost naked is no big deal!  In fact it's kind of fun!

Talk about a total transformation!

This leads me to the second excursion of my weekend. In desperate need of last minute inspiration for Carol Park's Valentines Tea (Carol is my dear best friend who passed away last November, her daughter Amanda bravely went forward and carried on the 28 year old tradition!).  Anyway, driving through Burbank on the way to Michael's ... the craft mecca ... I spotted Halloweentown .... http://www.halloweentownstore.com/  it had Valentines decorations and my intuition said STOP HERE!  So I lived dangerously, made a U-turn in Burbank and did a bee-line for the shop!

Boy was I glad I did.  SO MUCH FUN!!!  I got this great book called French Postcards, An Album of Vintage Erotica.   It's definitely NOT Playboy ... they cards are truly art ... there just happens to be a few bums and boobs sprinkled here and there .... but it's so tasteful and fun! At this point in my life, I'm feeling much freer with my body, so figure why not show it off it you have it.  A woman's body is beautiful ... these women were not even close to perfect by today's plastic standards, but ooooh, la, la!  Such sensuality! Gotta love the French!

Finally the actual tea! It was at this incredible notions store called French General! https://www.frenchgeneral.com/

 I LOVE this place! I can't believe I didn't take pictures of all the jars of stones and glass and buttons and beads and bits and bobs!  All arranged by color!  Kaari and Christine are truly creative Muses!  Love you guys!

I thought I was gonna be sad at this tea, but instead it was a celebration of LOVE!  I did however do some emotional eating, but who can blame me when Sarah Hensley's scones and devon creme and fig and strawberries preserves are calling my name!

This is the beauty of Isagenix ... YOU CAN EAT!  YOU CAN ENJOY FOOD .... then hop right back into the shake, meal, shake rhythm and not gain weight.  There's a gorgeous element of control there!  LOVe it!

Ok, so apparently I've had a lot to say today.

It's the first week of the Chinese New Year - year of the rabbit!  Hope it's productive and happy!

Get the Funk Out!

Hello my friends!  I haven't written in a while because life has been turbulent. Life and death kind of turbulent!  I'll spare you the play by play, but suffice it to say, it could have left me in a GREAT BIG FUNK!  Like many of you, in troubled times my past pattern was to stuff, stuff, stuff my emotions down my throat!

But not this time!  This time I managed to survive, actually I am managing to thrive without completely losing it and gaining weight.  This is not to say I haven't slipped and eaten.  Last night the emotions got the better of me and between Taco Bell and Yum-Yum doughnuts, I just about made myself sick.

This morning I feel gross ... food hangover! But what are you gonna do?  I can't cleanse because that would be too radical ... what I can do is work really hard to do a shake meal shake combo, sans bloody mary's or mimosas!  Yes, I admit these past few months have resembled a stint on Desperate Housewives! LOL  I had to put a stop to that because I found myself turning to my new friend Absolut just a little too often!

Hey, anything to numb the pain, right? But here's what I learned.  Ok, so it's sort of a 'duh' thing, but ... when you drink or eat to solve your problems, it's only temporary. When you 'sober up' they are still there! Geez!  So what to do, what to do?

Stick to your program as best you as you can.  Don't fret if you aren't perfect.  Perfect is boring!

And, I have to credit my friend Poppy with this.  (Thank you and love you Nemo!!) I took up swimming. One of my favorite forms of exercise.  (and yes, losing 65 pounds gave me the courage to walk into a public arena in a bathing suit - that in itself is HUGE!!!)

But swimming has saved my life! In the water I become completely present. All the outside bullshit goes away and it's just me and my body stroking my way through the water.

So here's my advice for today. No matter what program you are working (I swear by Isagenix and become more convinced every day that it's THE answer), make it a lifetime thing.  Not a diet, a program.

And get out and exercise.  Challenge yourself to step outside your comfort zone.  Challenge yourself to change your patterns.  My pattern was feel bad, stay home and feel sorry for yourself. New pattern, feel bad, get out and do something.  See a movie, go for a walk, go for a swim ... call a friend.

Reach out! And get the Funk Out! Your life will be much better for it!

Have a fantastic day!!!

No Matter What ...

Just got back from Isagenix Celebration and talk about a WOW! experience.  I came away KNOWING that Isagenix is a company based on integrity and a genuine desire to create health and longevity for it's users!

I think the highlight of the trip (aside from shopping at the Isa-store and getting the cutest kitchen magnets ever - did I mention I'm a dork for swag?) was hearing Les Brown speak!  He reminded me there is greatness in every single one of us!

Each of us has a story to tell. NO MATTER WHAT it is there is some unique purpose (or rather a combination of purposes) that is can only be brought into the world by YOU.

What is your Unique Purpose? Think about your story ... what are the elements that belong only you? Ask yourself why, why do you want to be healthy? And I'm not just talking physically, I'm talking mentally, spiritually and financially too ....  Why do you want to be the best you possible?

For me, it's because there's a drive in me.  I can't NOT DO IT. I know that part of the reason I am on this earth is to inspire folks to change their lives.  To challenge them to do better, to be better, to really grow the whole person.
That said my challenge to all of you out there is this ... you are at a crossroads ...  think of something you have been putting off or avoiding.  You can either keep doing things the way you've been doing them and get the results you've been getting ... OR YOU CAN CHANGE.

For me, the place I need to step up is with the exercise ... while I do exercise ... to say I do it regularly is a stretch. Starting here, starting now, that's changing.


REGULAR EXERCISE is my new mantra.  If I have to get my butt out of bed earlier, I pledge to do so.  You know why?  Because NO MATTER WHAT, I am going to be healthy.  NO MATTER WHAT I am going to be successful. NO MATTER WHAT, I am working to bring my gifts to the world.

This week think about where you are and where you want to be. What is your big dream?  Your secret hope? Your deepest desire?  What are you willing to do to achieve those things?  What are you willing to do NO MATTER WHAT to reach your greatness?   Everything is possible!  It's up to you to make it happen!

Have a fantastic week!

Winner! Winner! Winner!

Well, the Isabody Challenge for 2010 is over and guess what?  I finished in the top 10 out of 4000 entrants!  That's right!  I am so excited by this.  First because it's a huge honor to be included among a group of people who have worked so hard to transform their lives.  And second because, I managed to reach a goal! I released 50 pounds in about six months and have kept it off.

And continue to keep it off!  (as well as continue to change my body)

My life is completely different ... my mind, body and spirit have transformed.

I have struggled with my weight since childhood.  My earliest memory of being 'too fat' was age 5!  This has been a monkey on my back that has followed me throughout my life. Somewhere deep inside myself I held on to the belief that because I was not able to set a goal of loosing weight and stick to it, that setting goals in general was an exercise in futility!

THIS IS THE TRANSFORMATION in me!

Here's the secret I learned, some goals are meant to be achieved, others are not.  Others are meant to be failed at, learned from, re-tooled and retried. And the most important lessons are often learned more from the failures than the successes.

The secret is to keep on going, no matter what. If you want something badly enough, no matter what it is, don't stop, don't give up and don't give in!  Remember this and eventually YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS!  This is the strategy of a TRUE WINNER!

Don't Take it Personally

"Don't Take Anything Personally.  Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to opinions and actions of others, you won't be victim to needless suffering." Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements

This week try to not take anything personally. Remember that YOUR path to serenity is made of slow, steady steps and that when you work from your heart and remain resolute in your convictions, the Universe will go ahead and make curved roads straight!

Be Bold ...

"Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." Goethe

Lately I've been beyond bold, in fact I've been bodacious (bold and audacious)! Maybe it's the full moon or that all the planets are all aligned, or maybe it's just that I'm tired of feeling stuck in a rut, but whatever the reason there's something in me that's on fire!

There's a sense of relaxed but intense urgency and a real presence of magic. Like NOW is the time to get healthy.  NOW is the time to grow my business. NOW is the time to be happy and enjoy all that life has to offer.

Goethe was correct ... there is genius and power and magic in the way I'm living today!

So this week BE BOLD! If there's a project you've been dreaming of NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN ...  I dare you ... jump in, start, play, have fun ... be afraid and do it anyway!

Let go and fly and be AUDACIOUS and open and fully experience all the genius and power and magic life has to offer!

The Art of Imperfection

"Imagine a different world, one in which people do not spend an inordinate amount of energy fuming against their fate each time the make a mistake."  Veronique Vienne

Many of us in today's society are so obsessed with getting it right, that we forget that while right is good, sometimes accepting imperfection can be so much more fun! I used to be one of those women. I had to do everything perfectly or I wouldn't do it at all.

The result was for me, either a. doing everything right, but being so stressed out that no one wanted to be near me or b. I'd abandon the project for fear of making a mistake leaving way too much undone.

This is no way to live. I don't remember when, but one day I woke up. A friend invited me to see a movie and I said I couldn't go because I had laundry to do. Then  I looked at a pile of unfolded laundry and said  'so what.'  A hundred years from now, is anyone really gonna care?  Is anyone really gonna care that my laundry isn't completely done?

The answer, for those of you who are wondering, is no.  Then I called me friend back and said yes to the movie.  This made her day.  Later she told me she couldn't believe I would have chosen laundry over her. Then she made fun of me and we laughed at my obsessive need for perfection.

I learned something that day.  Life is meant to be imperfect. This week, let go of the obsessive need for perfection, learn to laugh at your mistakes and keep dancing when you misstep and see how much more fun your life becomes!

The Joy of Meditation

Yesterday was my friend Joy Kingsborough's birthday  and we spent hour talking about meditation and energy and allowing. She said the Universe wants to support us in our endeavors. And that when we align with our heart, life just seems to flow. You can attract what you desire by putting you attention on it. It's that simple, if you let it be.
(http://howtobewellnow.com)

It was THE MOST incredible hour!  She reminded me of so many things I needed to remember. First, no one is too busy to meditate.  In fact, if you ARE too busy, it's TIME TO MEDITATE. Stopping and getting clear is the biggest gift you can give to yourself and the world around you.

Lately I've been too busy to focus on writing my blog. Or so I thought. Really what was happening was just a shift.  In my mind unexpressed was this thought, 'The official Isabody Challenge is over, now what?'

I felt like I had nothing more to share. This is so not true.  With a few minutes of silence and stillness, it came to me that I still have a journey to share.  I still have inspiration to give. There is much more to learn.

Here is  the lesson for the day.  There is light in each and every one of us, it's time to let it shine. Everyone has a unique message, so get out there (however that looks for you), let the world see how wonderful you really are.

I'm dedicating the next six months to releasing old thinking.  It's time to change!  Out the the old driven 'do, do, do, do. model and in the with new 'allow, be, enjoy' model.

Have a fantastic day!

Perseverance


"You've got to say, if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." That's what Lee Iococca called perseverance. 

It's a mantra I've been repeating to myself a lot lately. I've reached the 50 lb mark and have been a little stuck for almost a month. I've been struggling to stick to the program, to adapt to the change in my body and to get past this HUGE (and amazing) milestone! 


And to not sink into old eating patterns. Aahh the slippery slope that starts with just one... just one cupcake or one drink or one pizza or one ... way too many 'just ones' = weight creeping on again. I can feel it happening.  (But just a little) I am mindful of the fit of my new 'skinny' jeans. Today there was less of them and more of my body. 


A friend once told me that I couldn't handle being thin. He was right, in a way. I can't. Well, I couldn't.  But I'm learning. As a fat person, I am invisible. Unseen. A cellophane observer of the turning world around me. 

But now, the invisibility cloak of chub has worn thin. People can see me again for the first time in years. I am no longer invisible. There is a certain danger in this that's been causing me to eat more again. On a subconscious level it seems I am anxious to restore my own non-existence. I think this is the reason for the yo-yo effect.


But I am determined to stop it this time. 

Perseverance is the key. That along with motivation and courage. And the willingness to face head on whatever fears and shadows are lurking in the psyche.


FEAR.  False Evidence Appearing Real  (I just learned that from Karynne Boese of dreamliving.org, isn't it fabulous???)  


Fear, like shadow, disappears when light is shined on it. 

Knowing this is the key to reaching all your goals in life. So today, remember this ... no matter what your goals are, YOU CAN ACHIEVE THEM!  Just keep going, even when you think you can't go any further ... take one more step!

Lessons from the Past

Funny how the Universe brings people back into your life at the perfect moment. I've been struggling with some very core issues regarding my weight.

Ideas that somehow solidified back in 6th grade and stuck.

Things like I'm a FAT (I was teased mercilessly by two mean boys in my class - who taunted me and called me ELEPHANT on a daily basis) And my other favorite, because I couldn't stick to a diet I was a failure, unable to achieve any goal I set.

Yep. I spent much of my life under the shadows of this stuff! It sucks growing up large in LA.

But alas, I've done the work and those ghosts have long gone, or so I thought. While cleansing, there are occasions when these thoughts still rear their ugly heads.  Here's where Universal timing comes in.

A few weeks ago, while I was knee deep in the muck of my past, I got a call out of the blue from my 6th grade friend Kim P.  (We'd re-connected on Facebook, which was very cool!)  We talked for about 45 minutes.

Here's the irony.  I remembered myself as the fat girl who was a sloth and did nothing.  She remembered an athletic girl who wasn't rail skinny, but who was thin and active and healthy.  She reminded me I was always swimming and riding horses! Seriously, her perception of me was 180 degrees of what I thought of myself.  As mine was of her.

I always thought she was so thin.  She had these long, lean legs and to my recollection was seriously skinny!  But in her mind, she was the fat one!  Can you believe it?

She also reminded me that when I left in 7th grade and came back to visit, I was 'totally skinny.'  She was right, it was after my first ever crash diet .... at age 13 I created the Dexatrim and Tab cola and Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup diet!  Yep, I wouldn't eat all day, I'd take Dexatrim and drink Tab to suppress my appetite and finally, at dinner eat a can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup!  My poor parents!  I remember being perpetually hungry and mean as a rabid dog!  Hey, but I was thin! LOL!

Can you say not sustainable???  Thankfully now, I am an adult making better choices.  My paradigm has shifted ... from THIN to HEALTHY.  I am grateful to Isagenix every day for providing me with a healthy option to release not only the weight, but also the baggage from my past!

Anyone else out there want to share their craziest crash diet??

Groovy Exercise

Yesterday was about the struggle, today is about the triumph!  I've started exercising.  I made it a game.  Burst training is AWESOME!  For me, there's no excuse for not being able to do 10 minutes a day every other day, none.  I've been at it consistently for about a week and a half, and it's so much FUN!

I LOVE jumping rope.  It's my thing.  It has been since I was a kid. In fact my neighbor and her daughters joined me yesterday.  We had a jump-fest, which was followed by a little hula hoop action!  So much fun.

Last week I walked the stairs in Santa Monica for the first time with my friend and fellow Isa-teammate Beth, her her hubby-to-be Randy and my Staffie Molly. Again, so much fun!  It was something new.  Going to the beach, breathing fresh air, meeting new people and hoofing it up and down a gazillion stairs!

To make it even better, we went on Friday midday -- so it felt a bit like I was ditching -- the naughty aspect of this appealed to my impish nature!

Tomorrow I'm planning to hike in Griffith Park.  I'm working it into my schedule.  I book it like it's an appointment with a client.  So far so good.

So here's my tip for those of you like me, exercise-resistant.  Make it a game.  Phone a friend. Listen to your favorite music. (preferably something with a beat)  Bribe yourself.  But do whatever it takes to get moving!  Have a fantastic day!

Struggling with Eating (Part 1 of 5)

I haven't written in a while because I've been struggling with the eating. Not exactly the strong finish I wanted for the Isabody Challenge, but it is what it is ...

I feel like the hero at the end of the journey ... you know the one who comes so far and must face the final ordeal before crossing to the next level.  That's where I'm at.

First of all, what is it with the feeling of never being full, the concept of never enough or not 'done'?

Ever since I wrote about emotional eating, it seems the ghosts of the past have haunted me.

Don't get me wrong, amazing things have happened too ..

Let's start with the tough stuff and get it out of the way... I have a potato chip obsession. In the past two weeks on three separate occasions, I've eaten a whole bag of Lay's Potato Chips!  (I can't believe I'm confessing this in public, but here it is... )   I call it Food Temper Tantrums ... acting out.  I was angry, I didn't even know at what ... maybe it was at life, maybe it was at the constant challenges of being an entrepreneur, maybe it was because I just wanted to be done with the diet.  Oops, done with the diet???

Seriously, did I just say that???  Goes to show you how deeply damaged my 'fat' head is.  Isagenix isn't a diet. It's a way of life.  It's a way of putting balanced nutrition into your body, so your brain chemistry is prepared to deal with the struggles of weight release.  Not everyone is like me, broken with a 'fat' head.

But for those of you who are, you understand where I've been at. Struggling to really confront the past and face it head on, to call out the shadows of the secret trough eating society,  and to figure out the mystery of not enough and never done.  I'll let you know when I have answers, because to date ... still there's nothing.

I will say that one moment at time, I'm fighting this battle. I'm counting successes not failures.

Like yesterday .. in Rite Aid, and all of a sudden straight in front of me - Doritos Nacho Cheese  - my high school go-to food drug!  Weirdness happened.  I'm transported to being 15 again, and making a beeline for the chips!  Seriously!  My inner teenager almost commandeered my brain and my wallet.  ALMOST.

Until the adult me, wearing the healthy well-fed, chemically balanced Isagenix brain put a stop to it.

Just like that. No the answer was no. Not no never, ever, ever ... just no not today. For some reason that made a difference.  Small shifts, consistent mindfulness ... this is how to meet weight-release goals.

One situation at time, one challenge at a time, one choice at a time.

I'll be back with more on this soon. Part 2 is about exercise ... and making it fun!