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Day 78 on our weight release Journey!!

8/13/2013

Hey my friends, how are you all doing today? I woke up this morning and it is feeling like September in the middle of August. I believe the seasons are going to be changing very quickly. That means that time is definitely flying by. I want to make sure that we are all on the right track of our goals. As time is passing quickly we may not realize what we are or are not doing. I just realized the last time I worked out was in the beginning of July.....How crazy is that. I need to get back into the gym so that I can take my goals to a whole nother level!!!

What are your goals and dreams? What is it that allows you to get up every morning and keep plowing through? I have so many goals and so many things that I want to do; I don't always know where to begin. Sometimes it does get overwhelming and then I shut down. If you have been reading my blogs that has happened to me and I recently got some insight as to what it is I want and where I really want to go. Now I am plowing through what I want. But first I had to get really clear as to what it was that I wanted. I want to be healthy and look fantastic doing it. I want to be able to wear cute clothes and feel confident in them. I want to put on a pair of heels and feel amazing. I want to look in the mirror without judgment. I want to be a strong proud business women who wakes up every day loving every minute of it. I want my family to never go without again. I am getting clear and it is a lot of work....however I know deep down to my toes I am worth every bit of my dream. My dreams are so big it sometimes is scary...but I know I can achieve them. I am already achieving some of my dreams. Think about it; give yourself some time to really think about what it is you really want for yourself. Then you can start putting the steps in place to achieve your dreams. Make sure that you are dreaming really big. When you dream small, we tend not too put to much effort into it. Make yourself a dream board. I do have one, but it is not big enough...I need to really dig deep and put my HUGE DREAMS UP!!!!

Today I am going to give you some homework. If you do this, you will start to really get the confidence in yourself knowing you can really achieve what you dream. So today, tonight, go home and make yourself a dream board. What is it that you really want in your life? How do you look doing it? Where are you and what do you have? One of my biggest dreams is to go on missions trips. I have been on two and I love them. I want to be healthy and able to handle whatever comes my way...and I want to look and feel great doing it. I also want to be a speaker in my business...I love to get up in a crowd and really let people know how much they are really worth it!!!! I want to be in the cutest black and green with bling outfit changing peoples lives on a huge stage in front of thousands of people. My dreams are really big!!! DREAM BIG my friends and put it on a board so you can see everyday!!!!

There it is....get your homework done. Can't wait to chat tomorrow....have a great day!!!

Rita

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Day 77 on our weight release journey!

8/12/2013

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Good morning my friends....It is a beautiful Monday morning. I am sure you are all getting out of that cozy warm bed to head off to your wonderful work day. I thought if I made it sound really good we would all be enrolled in the new work week and dealing with the great weekend we had was complete. Monday mornings always take a bit out of me, I try to keep it as upbeat as possible.

So how did everyone's weekend go? I must say I was busy but under the weather as well...I hope that everyone is keeping their goals in their sights and having fun at the same time. One thing I did share on the blog on Friday was my picture from January to August. That has kept me going all weekend. I did wrap my tummy which I did notice quite a change, so for me I am finally starting to see and feel the changes. The biggest thing is loving me enough to notice and stand strong with the results. We are beautiful no matter what we look like, however I want to be healthy.  I no longer want to be in pain, having a hard time breathing, getting sick easier. I want my body to function at 100% and I will do what it takes to get there. Is it going to happen overnight? NO, not for me, however it is happing. I am starting to take pleasure in my changes and celebrate them. I am finally out of the plus sizes. I am still in a size 16 but it is not plus size. That is huge for me....the last time I was out of a plus size was 12 years ago. Way to long!

So there it is my friends. Take a picture of yourself; compare it to another one from 6 months ago or longer. That way you can see how far you have come and that result will take you sailing into the next accomplishment.

Have a great day my friends.

Can't wait to chat again.

Rita

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Day 75 on our weight release journey!!!

8/10/2013

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Good morning on this most beautiful Saturday morning!!! I just love when the sun is shining, the air is a little crisp and you can tell that fall is in the air. How is everyone doing today? How was the start of your weekend?

I have to say, I am feeling fantastic...again the past two days have been crazy busy working the full time job and working my business. I love what I do! One of the things I have not realized is that when we have big goals and we are so focused on ourselves...we may not realize the progress we are making. That is something that hit me in the face recently. I was starting to get really discouraged with myself and asking why is my progress so slow? I had taken a picture of myself in January 2013 and I was pretty impressed with it. I could not believe how good I looked. But when I saw a picture that was taken of me on August 4th, I could not believe my eyes. I could not believe the weight I am actually losing and how much younger I am looking. The other thing that really caught my eye, I am finally out of plus size clothes...I can actually wear regular size 16 clothes and they fit beautifully. This has completely taken me by surprise. I had no idea my body was making these changes. I thought that taking pictures every week would show me what I wanted to see...however, I hindered myself a bit with that. I could not see the little changes I was making. I was being critical with myself. It is so funny that my goal is to help women look and feel confident. But when it comes to me, I am so mean to myself. But finally it is stopping here. I am going to be patient with my results and be kind. I am going to tell myself how beautiful I am and how weight is melting off of me easily. These are some things that maybe you can take on yourself. We are always so wonderful to others...it's time we do the same for ourselves.

Alright my friends...there it is....have a fantastic Saturday, I can't wait to chat with you tomorrow!!!

Rita

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Day 72 on our weight release journey!

8/7/2013

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It is Wednesday and what a beautiful day it is. When you change your mindset and start doing things differently or take the pressure off yourself, it seems to me that everything starts to look better. One thing that I have really noticed for myself is what I truly want in my life, which is a successful business with It Works Global and to be surrounded with an amazing bunch of people. I want to be healthy and have the body that I can be proud of. When I talk about my body, I don't mean a skeleton, I am a beautiful healthy weight. I was in Las Vegas this weekend and saw myself for the very first time in a very long time.

We started this journey together in June and my goal for myself is to lose 70 lbs. in the next year. That goal still holds true; that is definitely what I am working towards. However, I thought it should look a certain way that I had to be perfect and not fall off. I was turning my goal into a crazy competition with myself that was taking away from what I was truly doing. I find for myself, when I put a goal out into the world I put undue pressure on myself. I put myself in situations that would completely sabotage me. What that turns out to be is a sneaky way of self-loathing. I was in that self-loathing and not really knowing it for a few weeks. I was having success and then I wasn't. I no longer was making this goal about being healthy and confident. It turned into how can I lose the weight fast and impress all of you. As you can see, it did not work. So, I did not blog for a week, I kept myself on track and not weighing and taking pictures of myself. I needed to see what I was really up to. I had my girlfriend take a picture of me when we were heading out to a Black and White Party, and I was shocked at what I saw. I saw someone who what extremely happy and looking beautiful. People who I hadn't seen for a while were asking me how much weight did I lost, and what I was doing. I was shocked! For the first time in EVER I actually love of picture of myself. I am changing my whole self and this takes time. It is not over night. This is something that I am realizing. Patients!!!! Rome was not built in a DAY!!!

If you are going through this, or have gone through this and gave up on yourself get back on track. Get back on TRACK!!! Please don't give up! YOU are WORTH IT!!! Sometimes we just don't know it. Well, I know it now. I will not quit, I will never give up on my dreams and I will keep blogging. I will share, but I won't be so structured. If you are feeling the need to share...please do. If you are not comfortable on this blog, email me personally. I am here to help you on your journey!!! As I learn and achieve my goals, I will share and help you achieve your goals.

Thank you so much all of you!!! Have a great day!!!

Rita

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Day 71 on our weight release journey!!!

8/6/2013

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Hello my friends!!! How have you all been doing? It has been an incredibly busy week. I am so excited to be back and on track!!! How has everyone been doing with their own goals?

I am glad to say that I have been keeping up with goals while being as busy as I have been. Now I did not realize it until Saturday night and I was getting ready to step out to a Black and White Party. My girlfriend took a picture of me, and I was shocked at what I saw. You know how we are always so hard on ourselves? We never see the progress, and we keep on stepping on ourselves? Well, I stopped stepping Saturday when I saw my picture. I looked beautiful! Now I am not saying that to be full of myself, but for the first time in ages I saw what everyone else has been seeing.

This is what this blog is all about, the good, the bad and the ugly....the last couple weeks I have been brutal to myself. I am finally doing what I love to do, and getting away from my day job, and it is making me so happy. I was able to speak on Friday night to 380 people about keeping going, never quit, no matter how hard it looks and you may be by yourself, KEEP GOING!!! I had people coming up to me all weekend congratulating me. I have never felt more beautiful, more confident and ready to conquer the world than I do right now!!!

I will be blogging this week, and I will be restructuring how I put up pictures and stuff. I hope that you are all ready for what is in store!!! We have our dreams to catch!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

Rita

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Forward>>

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