{"id":428,"date":"2011-02-07T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnj.umo.mybluehost.me\/25days\/for-good\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T06:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T06:27:26","slug":"for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beazworks.com\/25days\/for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR GOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"color: #aadd99; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I have a friend who just reached her 100 pound weight loss, and it is reminding me of my journey &#8211; congratulations Barb. &nbsp;She has been blogging about her weight loss, and I particularly liked her last post. . . I could really relate to it. &nbsp;Thank you Barb for sharing. &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/barefootbarbara.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Check it out here &#8211; if you are interested<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. . .&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ginnaspace.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/i-dont-need-to-lose-100lbs-but-i-found.html\" style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here is one of the songs that helped me on my weight loss journey &#8211; from my favorite musical &#8220;WICKED&#8221;- which actually helped to empower me I think. . (oh, defying gravity is another song from this musical that also was a favorite for a while as it also gave me great strength on my journey). I need to thank my sister Carrie for taking me to NYC to see this in the summer of 2006 ( the summer before I started the lifestyles program and I &#8216;changed for good&#8217;) &nbsp;Thank you to all of those people who have helped me re-write my story &#8211; &#8220;FOR GOOD!&#8221;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ginnaspace.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/i-dont-need-to-lose-100lbs-but-i-found.html\" style=\"display: block; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ginnaspace.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/i-dont-need-to-lose-100lbs-but-i-found.html\" style=\"display: block; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ginnaspace.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/i-dont-need-to-lose-100lbs-but-i-found.html\" style=\"display: block; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uzrGFQysfYU?fs=1\" width=\"425\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: black;\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #aadd99; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #aadd99;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I found this list on someone else&#8217;s blog &#8211; and could relate to every one of them &#8211; a great reminder of what I did &#8211; and some of the reasons why!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #aadd99; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #aadd99; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"color: #aadd99;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ginnaspace.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/i-dont-need-to-lose-100lbs-but-i-found.html\" style=\"display: inline !important; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"><\/a><\/span><\/span>100 reasons to lose 100 pounds<\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\">1. To feel good about ourselves.<br \/>\n2. To have GREAT lovin&#8217;!<br \/>\n3. So we won\u2019t think people are laughing or talking about us.<br \/>\n4. To buy clothes in a normal store and actually get clothes with some style to them that fit correctly.<br \/>\n5. To have more energy!<br \/>\n6. To be able to tie your shoes\/paint toenails.<br \/>\n7. To be able to sit on a floor and get up gracefully.<br \/>\n8. To wear a bathing suit.<br \/>\n9. To cross your legs or sit Indian style.<br \/>\n10. To fit into an airline\/theatre\/bus\/whatever seat without spilling over and without having to see \u201cthat look\u201d from the person who has to sit beside you.<br \/>\n11. So our ankles won\u2019t swell.<br \/>\n12. To fit into a booth at any restaurant.<br \/>\n13. To not need an extension to a seat belt on an airplane and to have the tray table not balance on our bellies.<br \/>\n14. To not worry about being decapitated in our cars with our seat belts on if we should be in an accident.<br \/>\n15. To not turn beet red after moderate exertion.<br \/>\n16. To be able to pick something up off the floor.<br \/>\n17. Panty Hose that fit!<br \/>\n18. To go to an amusement park and ride the rides.<br \/>\n19. To be able to sit in any chair without worry of breakage.<br \/>\n20. To not have to apologize when caught in a narrow aisle and have someone need to get by.<br \/>\n21. To go dancing, sky diving, bungee jumping\u2026.<br \/>\n22. To be able to go horseback riding or ride a bike.<br \/>\n23. To not worry about rashes and sweating.<br \/>\n24. To not have to listen to \u201ccaring\u201d people ask why you don\u2019t diet or worse still\u2026 \u201cgee youhave such a pretty face\u201d.<br \/>\n25. To not worry about spilling food, sauces or gravy down the front of your blouse\/dress\/shirt when eating.<br \/>\n26. To not have to think up some excuse for not doing something because you know your weight will impede you.<br \/>\n27. To not have your belly hit the steering wheel and to be able to fit comfortably in the driver\u2019s seat.<br \/>\n28. To have a bra fit comfortably and to be able to buy underwear at Victoria\u2019s Secret rather than at \u201cTubby the Underwear Guy\u201d.<br \/>\n29. To not have to worry about the weight limit of step stools, ladders, motorcycle, exercise equipment, etc.<br \/>\n30. To not get stuck in a turn style.<br \/>\n31. To not wake up feeling achy in the back..or to have ache free legs and feet.<br \/>\n32. So the bathroom scale won\u2019t creak and groan when you step on it.<br \/>\n33. To be able to leave the tablecloth on the table at a restaurant instead of dragging it with you when you get up.<br \/>\n34. So you won\u2019t look the other way when you see yourself in a monitor where they have security cameras.<br \/>\n35. To never be embarrassed about your size.<br \/>\n36. To not count tying shoes as daily exercise.<br \/>\n37. To not have to wait for the handicap stall when there are plenty of other stalls available.<br \/>\n38. To not be more out of shape than seniors.<br \/>\n39. To not break toilet seat when leaning to one side.<br \/>\n40. To be able to put on wedding rings again.<br \/>\n41. To try to make a double chin and fail!<br \/>\n42. Buy clothing bargains to fit the next year \u2026 and they do!<br \/>\n43. Not to have to worry about plastic zippers or having your pants bust open.<br \/>\n44. Normal waistbands rather than elastic!<br \/>\n45. To wear knee socks correctly instead of worn like slouches!<br \/>\n46. To look good in a tee shirt!<br \/>\n47. To try on slacks or jeans and have the pant leg actually fit over leg!<br \/>\n48. To be able to get close to sink and not come away with a wet belly!<br \/>\n49. To get out of a stuffed chair GRACEFULLY and not look down to see if the chair has come up with you!<br \/>\n50. To not worry if the hairdresser\u2019s smock will fit!<br \/>\n51. To not be self-conscious about eating in front of others!<br \/>\n52. To not be afraid to ask which hairstyle suits your face.<br \/>\n53. To not have people checking you out after looking in your grocery cart.<br \/>\n54. To not feel (and look) like a sausage in stirrup pants.<br \/>\n55. To have your friends NOT be embarrassed to be seen with you.<br \/>\n56. To get promotions\/hired or close that sale.<br \/>\n57. Pants that stay up because your waist is smaller than your butt!<br \/>\n58. No more boobs! (this is for the guys!)<br \/>\n59. Wearing shorts or tank tops without fear of arrest or grossing out others!<br \/>\n60. To not have the fear of being rejected.<br \/>\n61. To successfully flirt!<br \/>\n62. To not worry about how to get in and out of the back seat in a two door car!<br \/>\n63. One size fits all and it fits you!<br \/>\n64. To have a lap.<br \/>\n65. To not have the car you are ride in slant in your direction.<br \/>\n66. To be able to use toilet paper as it was meant to be used and not to have to invent ways to \u201cget the job done\u201d.<br \/>\n67. To not have to watch TV news reports on fat people in hopes that you haven\u2019t been caught on camera!<br \/>\n68. To be able to get between cars in a parking lot without wiping the dust off with your belly and your butt.<br \/>\n69. No more heat rashes and chafing in the upper thighs.<br \/>\n70. So that the cloth in the thigh area doesn\u2019t wear away long before the rest of the slacks do!<br \/>\n71. To meet a friend online and not be horrified to have to send a picture of yourself.<br \/>\n72. To not take fat references and fat jokes personally.<br \/>\n73. To know you can go anywhere because wherever you sit you CAN be comfortable and look at ease.<br \/>\n74. To shop at the mall and not have your back ache from lugging your huge butt and stomach around!<br \/>\n75. To be able to stand still, carrying nothing and still look poised.<br \/>\n76. To be able to cross your arms across your chest without them resting on your stomach!<br \/>\n77. To have your feet get smaller.<br \/>\n78. Using your mouth to taste and chew food rather than as just a route to get the food from your lips to your stomach.<br \/>\n79. Blood pressure returns to normal.<br \/>\n80. To avoid other health complications from being overweight.<br \/>\n81. To be able to borrow a co-worker\u2019s jacket for an important meeting.<br \/>\n82. To meet someone for the first time and their eyes don\u2019t pop out of their head with amazement\u2026because they never knew you\u2019re fat!<br \/>\n83. To see your reflection in a mirror or store window without turning away!<br \/>\n84. To wear a watch with a regular length watch band.<br \/>\n85. To look in the mirror when getting your hair cut without thinking you have the biggest face in the world.<br \/>\n86. To not mind getting your picture taken.<br \/>\n87. To not avoid going to the doctor because you have to get \u201cweighed\u201d in.<br \/>\n88. To wake up each morning feeling energized and ready to go.<br \/>\n89. To not even worry about squeezing into small spaces.<br \/>\n90. To not have to enter an elevator and check the weight limit.<br \/>\n91. To look in your closet and have problems deciding which stylish outfit to work since you have so many that look good and fit well.<br \/>\n92. To not have to lie perfectly still in bed at night for fear of breaking the bed!<br \/>\n93. To buy tie shoes instead of slip ons!<br \/>\n94. To be able to walk any distance without looking for a bench to sit on.<br \/>\n95. To look forward to shopping and just trying on clothes!<br \/>\n96. To be able to drive by any fast food place without salivating!<br \/>\n97. To be able to shop at the same store for food instead of having to remember where you shopped last night for the junk food so you can avoid that store for a few days!<br \/>\n98. To not feel lower than low when an innocent child remarks about your size!<br \/>\n99. To not constantly be thinking of where your next morsel of food is coming from.<br \/>\n100. And the 100th reason to lose 100 pounds\u2026..<br \/>\nI\u2019M WORTH IT!<br \/>\n&#8211; Author Of List Unknown<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a friend who just reached her 100 pound weight loss, and it is reminding me of my journey &#8211; congratulations Barb. &nbsp;She has been blogging about her weight loss, and I particularly liked her last post. . . 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