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Day 305 on our weight release journey!!!

3/30/2014

It is Sunday and the sun is shining today!!!!

I am so happy today; everything seems to be peaceful and going my way. I watched Joel Osteen this morning and was freed to live my own life. I was able to take a lot of pressure off myself to keep living an amazing life.

I always find myself putting undue pressure to be perfect; then I start to sabotage myself. I always feel that no matter what I am doing it has to be the best of the best of the best. I always want people to walk away saying "WOW she is amazing". However, that put a lot of crazy pressure on me....it also shows that I am not doing things for myself, I am doing things for everyone else. If I just focused on me, instead of what everyone else will think....life would be much simpler. It might even start to go more my way.

Today, I am going to live for me and not complete with myself or anyone else. Today, my Sunday is going to be the best Sunday yet. What about you...how is your Sunday going to go?

Right now, this very moment, I am so happy to be alive and sharing my ups and downs with all of you....Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 304 on our weight release journey!!!

3/29/2014

Today's quote is so very powerful...we spend too much time trying to make things happen the way we think they should. In reality things will happen however they happen; there is no rhyme or reason as to why it just does.

With our journeys and our goals, we need to take the picture out of our heads of how it should be and just go with how it all unfolds. I bet we will be much happier in the process. There will be less stress and more fun while we are accomplishing what we have set out for. Think about that for a bit.

How much more would we enjoy our life if we weren't trying to control the whole thing? Life is so funny if we just let it happen.

Have an amazing Saturday my friends...no matter what today looks like, enjoy every moment of it. Until we meet again.

Rita

Part 2 of today's blog....

3/28/2014

This blog has been an amazing growth for me, and I hope it has been for all of you following it as well.

When I was in the shower, I was thinking about today's blog and how we do things to ourselves that tear us down. I asked myself the question why do I eat when I am not hungry, and why am I so controlling....

I found out the reason why I try to control everything is because when I was a child I did not have control. I did not have control when my natural parents left me....I am sure I made an agreement with myself long ago, I will control everything in my life so I would not get hurt. Even though I do have a strong control...I have hurt myself plenty....

Why I eat when I am not hungry....the unknowing is a huge empty void inside of me. I try to fill it with food and wine.....how crazy is that. It is like the crazy wheel....I control....I eat and drink.....I feel empty.....I control.....I eat and drink....I feel empty...... Crazy isn't it?

This is where I change what is happening with me. I have discovered that I eat to gain control of how I feel, and yet I still control everything around me, but I still feel empty. This is all about getting to my true higher self. What happens to us in our past may side track us a bit. But when we figure it out and move forward, things start to really change.

Today I am starting a whole new life. I no longer will allow my past to dictate how my life will go. I will ask myself am I really hungry when I am going for something to eat, or am I trying to fill an emptiness that does not need filling?

I bared some of my extremely personal self. Have an amazing day my friends.

Rita

Day 303 on our weight release journey!!!

3/28/2014

Good morning my friends....It's Friday!!!! I hope everyone is ending their work week powerfully!!!!

Today think about how you constantly criticize yourself. Every time you say something negative about yourself you are tearing yourself down. It destroys everything that we are working toward. We are women who want to look and feel confident....if we say anything negative or criticize our self, we are keeping ourselves further away from our goals.

We need to be mindful of what we are saying in our mind. When you say something negative or something that does not power you forward, change it.....apologize to yourself and say something loving. We need to start with ourselves. Have you ever heard the saying "Treat others the way you want to be treated"? Well, if you don't treat yourself wonderfully, how can you expect others to treat you that way? They will treat you the way you are projecting yourself. Think about that for a minute...........

It really makes you think about what yourself talk is....if you start loving yourself, people will start to change around you. Love yourself today....Don't let your negative and criticizing talk get into your way. No matter what say something nice....if you make a mistake; laugh it off and say something funny or nice. Say "Nobodies perfect, it has been a successful day, I learned what not to do"....ahhahahaha laugh it off....Don't take it personally and internally....You have to change it right away. You want to give yourself grace and love. That is how you are going to keep moving forward on your journey.

Until we meet again my friends...love yourself!!!!

Rita

Day 302 on our weight release journey!!!

3/27/2014

I was looking through my inspirations that I get daily and nothing was inspiring for today's blog until I came across this picture.

This is exactly what we are going through. We started this journey almost 1 year ago...we have two months left on this journey until we start another. Right now we are the butterfly that has the curly antennas and the wings are not quite dry yet. We are getting ready to fly away and allow everyone around us to admire our accomplishments.

Just think about that for a minute...........we are getting ready for our debut.......we are going to show the world all that we have achieved in this period of time. You may not be exactly where you want to be with your weight, but look at all you have accomplished with yourself. You are changing the way you look by the way you see yourself. When you see yourself differently, others will see you differently as well. The changes are amazing that we are doing together. Each and every one of us should be very proud of our accomplishments. Changing how you think and see yourself is one of the bravest things you can do. You are daring to bare your soul and let the world see the true you that you have hidden deep inside yourself. That in itself is priceless.

You are going to be spreading your wings very soon and nothing or no one can stop it. You have put your transformation is motion and there is no turning back. I am so proud to be a part of this blog. It brings me great joy to help other women, even men to see how wonderful and great they are. We should always know deep to our toes that we are amazing spirits that have bright lights that deserve to shine.

Be that shining butterfly that no one can take their eyes off of. You deserve all the goodness life has to offer. Have an amazing day my friends. Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 301 on our weight release journey!!!

3/26/2014

I love this inspiration mostly for the color choice....It is so inspiring just to look at, it makes me feel happy and alive.

For us as women to look and feel confident, we need to choose wisely for ourselves. We need to make choices that will leave us at the end of the night feeling accomplished and ready for the next day.

To many times we make choices based on someone else, not even considering ourselves; as women, that is how we are programmed. We are taught to take care of everyone else first, make sure everyone else looks great, is fed and nurtured. When is it time for us...when do we get to take care of ourselves? That is the biggest dilemma women have...the ones who do take care of themselves have guilt and are called selfish...the ones that don't, everyone feels sorry for. How crazy is that?

We as women need to make ourselves a priority...when we can accomplish that, we can accomplish anything. We will be fully charged to take care of others. We should not be raising our children to have particular roles in life just because of their gender. We as women; we are important in this life, we deserve to have it all and be treated as such. As men, you get to have it all, you should also be doing chores and helping out with children. I know that there are men out there who take on both roles...but I am talking to the girls. We need to take a stand and be heard. There are a lot of women out there who are not taken care of....they are beaten down. It is time we stand as one. And it starts with each and every one of us....

Make a choice today to put yourself first...do what you want to do today...don't let anything stand in your way. To be responsible with my communication....if you have children, don't cast them aside....you still need to love and take care of them...what I am talking about is take some time for you in your day. It does not matter what it is...do something that will recharge your batteries. Everyday practice more and more to take care of you...your friends and family will see the change in you, and love you more for it.

Have an amazing day my friends...take care of YOU!!!! Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 301 on our weight release journey!!!

3/25/2014

Looks like Old Man Winter wants to stick around for some of us...I think that he should retire and take a much needed break....hahahahhaa I want the warm weather and not to see snow!!!

Being YOU is one of the most important things you need to do. You are unique and there is no one else like you. When you are being yourself time flies by so quickly because you are truly enjoying yourself. When you are being you, nothing else matters and everyone seems to really love being around you. People look forward to what you will do or say next.

NO matter where you are always be YOU. Don't ever let anyone make you be someone you are not. When that happens it dims your light. Don't ever let anyone dim your light. If someone does not appreciate you, you no longer need to be there.

Every moment you are being YOU...life just keeps getting better. People want to be around others who are true to themselves. It always allows them to be true to their own self. Sometimes people need to see someone else be true, it gives them the courage to shine their light.

You are always enough....if someone does not appreciate all you have and who you are, you no longer need to be in that space. Always surround yourself with people who love everything about you. You are always enough...don't be something you're not to please others. Don't do things you would not do to be accepted by others. God made you perfectly....YOU are enough for yourself and everyone who is in your life.

Have an amazing day my friends...Always know YOU are the LIGHT in EVERYONES LIFE!!!! Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 300 on our weight release journey!!!

3/24/2014

Holy Cow!!!! Day 300!!!! What an accomplishment...no matter where you are with your weight loss, we are at day 300...

Day 300! Doing this blog for 300 days has been an amazing accomplishment. I have learned that I am not a quitter...no matter how difficult things get I have kept on going. I am not as far as I wanted to be, but I still have not quit. I have such a huge smile on my face right now. I am so proud of myself and you should be too.

No matter where you are at in your journey just keep going. If you are just joining us, start where you are at and let's go. If you are restarting, no worries, I restart all the time. What matters is that we never quit. That is the beautiful thing about life...no matter how many times you fall or fail, just get right back up and start over. You will succeed in time...does not matter when, just that you do because you never gave up.

Today my friends keep going...be proud of what you have accomplished so far and keep going. You can DO IT!!!

Have an amazing day my friends. Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 299 on our weight release journey!!!

3/23/2014

Good afternoon my friends...it is a chilly but beautiful Sunday. I am so excited for the change in season...I can't help but be happy and excited.

Today set your whole week on being positive no matter what. Think about how you will respond and be proactive to any given situation this week. We are starting a whole new season....with that we are starting to clean up all the winter garbage and baggage that has been lying around since the cold snowy weather set in.

Let the emerald green of your life shine all over. Think about that fresh emerald green grass that will soon be sprouting....the emerald green leaves that will soon be a bloom on the trees. Think of all the new beginnings this spring season is allowing for us. It is always fun at New Year's, bringing in the new and out with the old, but now with the spring you get to physically experience it. It's like our whole new year is on a blank canvas and we get to create anything we want for our lives.

Right now, I am creating a new home that is bright and inviting to my new life. I am getting rid of the old baggage that weighed me down, and making room for the new experiences life has to offer. Think of everything happening in your life right now getting you ready for something extraordinary. You have to clean out the closets maybe to keep it, or your drawers, maybe a whole room....whatever it is clean your space and in turn you are cleaning out your own mind; making room for the new. It is a great way to create a positive attitude to deal with anything life has in store for you.

Have an amazing and productive Sunday....Do whatever it takes to make you feel at peace when you lay your head down tonight to start your new and exciting life. Until we meet again my friends.

Rita

Day 298 on our weight release journey!!!

3/22/2014

Good morning my friends...what a great day...not sure what the weather wants to do, feels like old man winter wants to stick around....I don't think he needs to be working overtime....lol

I love this quote today, mainly because I love the picture of the crazy socks. Remember when we were kids and we would put the craziest outfits together and just loved it, or if you have children; watching them learn how to dress themselves and they come up with the craziest outfits that make them feel accomplished.

That is how we should be doing our lives. Be ourselves, dress the way we want, laugh and play like we are children. Sometimes I feel like being a grown-up sucks the life out of us. We forget that we can have a great time being ourselves while we are creating our futures.

Who decided what being a grown-up is supposed to look like? Who decided how grown-ups are supposed to act and live.? I think if we kept our inner child a live we would have more fun being a grown-up and not worry so much what people think of us. I believe we would love ourselves and not judge ourselves. Do you ever remember judging yourself when you were a kid, we always thought our parents were crazy....We need to go back to being that way.

Do yourself a favor, be yourself, dress the way you want, laugh and play the way you want. Don't care what people think about you, their opinions don't matter anyway.

Have fun today my friends....watch cartoons, play in the yard with your kids or pets...or just have fun being you. Until we meet again...

Rita

Rita OWEN

I have been through a lot in my life just as everyone else; I have found that what I have gone through has always been for my highest good. There is not a thing that I would change in my life; I would keep the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Sharing my lessons with you helps me to be the best version of myself. What I have learned, I share so you are the best version of yourself.

When we stand together we are strong and tall making a more confident and loving world. We are forgiving our past and embracing all that is learned. We then are teaching our children to be human and the best version of themselves.

Rita Owen

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