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We are in this together to support each other lose weight learn explore and experience the journey of a lifetime! Lets make this POSITIVE MOTIVATIONAL and ENLIGHTENING!!! The joy is in the journey and the knowledge and friendships that are gained along the way. Come join us and lets make history!

  • Food Journal - Short and Simple!

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/30/08, 02:16 pm

    Food Journal – Short and Simple!Whether counting calories, points or carbohydrates, keeping track of how much you are eating can be crucial to y...

  • Depression - The Fourth Stage in Weight Loss!

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/30/08, 02:15 pm

    Depression - The Fourth Stage in Weight Loss!  Depression is comprised of overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, frustration, self-pity and a bel...

  • Know Your Numbers ~ How to Begin a Weight Loss Program!

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/22/08, 12:39 am

    Know Your Numbers – How to Begin a Weight Loss Program! Knowing the statistics of where you are is key to beginning a weight loss program. ...

  • Bargaining - The Third Stage in Weight Loss!

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/19/08, 10:21 pm

    Bargaining - The Third Stage In Weight Loss! Bargaining is the stage in which we beg, pray and wish our circumstances to be different; there are ...

  • Pinching Pennies While Dieting!

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/17/08, 08:53 pm

    Pinching Pennies While Dieting!In these economically challenged times, a host of advertising campaigns have been launched in hopes of securing the mon...

  • Anger - The Second Stage in Weight Loss

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/12/08, 02:01 pm

    Anger - The Second Stage in Weight Loss Anger is described as a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by injustice, injury or wr...

  • Do Hugs Help You Lose Weight?

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/09/08, 12:10 pm

    Do Hugs Help You Lose Weight? - The Compassionate Side of Weight Loss!Hugs, just like people, come in all shapes and sizes! There are Great Big BEAR H...

  • Achieve Your Dream - Realize Weight Loss Success!

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/07/08, 11:40 am

    Achieve Your Dream - Realize Weight Loss Success! You, too, can realize your dreams! Is is hard work? Yes. Is is worth doing? Yes, as is anything that...

  • Denial - The First Stage in Weight Loss

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/07/08, 11:38 am

    Denial - The First Stage in Weight LossFacing one's death is the ultimate test of our indomitable courage and the final opportunity to explore our...

  • Before & After Tummy - The Dream of a Lifetime

    Posted by heartgirl - 08/04/08, 09:52 pm

    Panniculectomy - Before and After - The Dream of a Lifetime!Deciding to have a panniculectomy done following a dramatic weight loss is such a personal...

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Where Buffalo Roam - Pioneering Weight Loss - Part 1

Posted by heartgirl - 09/13/08, 11:35 pm

Where Buffalo Roam – Pioneering Weight Loss - Part 1


 

One hundred and fifty years ago, Iowa’s 36 million acres were 85% covered with tall-grass prairie. It was a place that was home to hundreds of plant species, more than 350 types of birds, nearly 100 kinds of mammals, thousands of insects and a multitude of amphibians, reptiles and fish.

As we drove 20 miles east of Des Moines, down a highway that was laid amidst cornfields, soybeans and timber, we began to think of the vastness and what it must have been like when the first settlers embarked on a journey across the plains. Sitting in a comfortable car with air conditioning, we had to strain for our minds to comprehend what it must have been like for these early pioneers. What kind of determination and strength of will they must have possessed to set out in covered wagons with hard board seats into a land where no town could be seen and not a soul existed anywhere in the distance. What amazing spirits and belief in their futures they must have summoned to trust their fate and future to the dreams that only their mind could envision. READ MORE... http://www.ranaesheart.com/2008/09/where-buffalo-roam-pioneering-weight.html
 

Acceptance - The Fifth Stage in Weight Loss!

Posted by heartgirl - 09/13/08, 11:34 pm

Acceptance - The Fifth Stage in Weight Loss!


 

Acceptance is the state of mind where we are able to take hold of an idea or situation and give admittance or approval. That is not to say that we agree with the situation, just that we realize and accept that it has happened. In this stage we endure, without protest or reaction. This is the fifth stage of grief and the final article in a 5-part series where we are examining the similarities between the 5 stages of grief and the feelings we experience on our journey to successful weight loss.

In death, our minds accept the loss of a loved one. It is not that we are okay with the loss, but we accept it happened, realize we were not able to change it and that we must move forward. We must come to a similar point in our weight loss journeys.READ MORE...
http://www.ranaesheart.com/2008/09/acceptance-fifth-stage-in-weight-loss.html

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Hunger and Living Green with Weight Loss!

Posted by heartgirl - 08/30/08, 02:18 pm

Hunger and Living Green with Weight Loss!


 

Yesterday I read the journal of a dear friend who realized that, for all his efforts to live “green”, he probably is living less green than he and his family were when he was a child. I read intently as he explained the differences between the housing, driving, travel, food and energy consumption from the 60’s and 70’s compared to today and I found myself agreeing that, as a society, our concept of what is necessary and/or conserving is much different for us and our children than what we experienced as children with our parents.

As I drifted off to sleep, these thoughts prevailed and my subconscious mind kept thinking about the part I played in that waste and ways that I could address and implement a more conservative lifestyle. To my surprise, I landed on a realization of my own. READ MORE...  http://www.ranaesheart.com/2008/08/hunger-and-living-green-with-weight.html

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