feedmysoul

I need to find me and in the process look after the me that I want to take into my future.

Reading other peoples journals has inspired me to try one for my own. Perhaps I can lose weight and find the inner me.

It is time to feed my soul not my body.

. : About me : .

Name::michelle
From::victoria, Australia
I am a mother of 3 almost grown children working full time in our own business. I used to also do a lot of voluntary work. I am an ex secondary school teacher. I have been overweight for the past ten years and have reached a stage in my life where I don't want to put up with it anymore. I have been so busy being wife, mother, boss, helper that I seem to have lost myself. Coping with one crisis after another without complaining but always turning to food for comfort. I need to find me and in the process look after the me that I want to take into my future. Reading other peoples journals has inspired me to try one for my own. Perhaps I can lose weight and find the inner me. It is time to feed my soul not my body.
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. : Recent Posts : .

STRANGE MELANCHOLY!
FRUSTRATION PLUS
TOOTING MY OWN HORN!!
THANKS EVERYONE
I AM OFFICIALLY A 60'S GIRL!!!!!!!
CARPET BE GONE!!!

MESS!!
ALL WET!!

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. : CHALLENGES: .

MELBOURNE 30KM CYCLE OVER WESTGATE BRIDGE DONE

WE CAN WALK IT OUT FUNRUN 8KM DONE

BOOT CAMP

RUN 4 THE KIDS 15KM

. : My Goals 2007 : .

REGAIN WEIGHT LOSS OF 25KG DONE

BE UNDER 72 BY HOLIDAY DONE

DO NOT BINGE ON HOLIDAY DONE

BE UNDER 70 KG DONE DONE

BE UNDER 67KG DONE DONE

REACH 30kg lost 65.6kg DONE

REACH 64.5 BY BIRTHDAY IN MARCH (VIRGIN FAT)

. : 1000 steps times: .

19/3/06

50 mins car to car

20 mins stair to stair

26/3/06

40 mins car to car

14 mins stair to stair

2/4/06

40 mins arch to arch

14 mins stair to stair

1/7/06

43 mins car to car

13 mins stair to stair

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Monday, November 21, 2005

TAKE TIME TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES

Firstly I would like to say a big thankyou for the incredible responses to my post yesterday. Quite simply I was overwhelmed and exhausted with everything. (not uncommon to most mothers)I am a bit ashamed of myself and feel I was really being self indulgent and should not have succumbed to the way I was feeling. But I did and I felt better after I had opened up. I then could not believe the beautiful posts and emails I received with lots of support and good advice. Talk about being overwhelmed but in a lovely way. I was then gobsmacked on Monday to receive a phone call from a blogger. How she got my number I do not know but I now know that there are REAl friends out there in this community we share and people do care. I did a lot of thinking on Sunday night and I am ready to step back on the train and continue this journey. When I decided to do something about my life at the start of the year it was because I was deeply unhappy and knew I had to be proactive and bring about changes myself. I have done a lot of that and come a long way. I now have to keep on down that path. "If it is meant to be it is up to me."
In one of my replies to an email I received I said that I needed to "take the time to stop and smell the roses." That is what I am doing. I have a lot to be happy about and I need to enjoy those things. I searched on the Inet for a photo of roses and then this morning got up early and did some gardening. And what was there for me..what had I been ignoring/not seeing....beautiful roses in my own garden. That is a lesson for me isn't it. So here is one of my favourite spots that I have been not seeing. Today I wil stop and take my cuppa out to my seat and sit and count my blessings.
One major one is of course my new friends I have made this year. I hope we can share a cuppa one day and I hope I can be there for each of you when you need it.
ENJOY YOUR DAY AND LOOK FOR THOSE ROSES......THEY ARE EVERYWHERE if we just take the time to look.

Posted by michelle :: 1:46 pm :: 9 comments