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Day 215 on our weight release journey!!!

12/29/2013

Good Morning My FRIENDS!!!! It is the last Sunday morning before the New Year...how exciting is that? One thing about New Year's is that we always get a second chance, we always get the do-over to make the upcoming year even better than the last.

How did this year go for you? What is it that you would like to see different in the next year? For me, I want to be healthy and happy. I want to get rid of my food addictions and be able to handle everyday life and stress without turning to wine or food. I want to be able to keep a workout routine without always having to fight with myself to keep going. I want to really be able to see myself worth and inspire women all over the globe.

As I am writing I am realizing that I am inspiring women all over the globe, because when you are doing something so important, you will have your ups and downs as you go along. I am sharing all of me with you so that you know that it is okay to be you. It is okay to be up then down, how else are you going to learn from your experiences. Know that you are not alone in this journey, and I do know that I am not alone. We are literally peeling away layers of ourselves so we can be the best self that God has put us on this earth to be.

What is it that you are going to do today to keep you moving forward and prepare for the upcoming New Year? Today, I am going to organize my home and make sure that every nook and cranny is absent of anything that will hold me back. I will get rid of the clothes that no longer fit, I will get rid of the food that keeps me unhealthy, I will get rid of the clutter of bills and anything that is keeping my mind in a feel sorry for me state. I will start to write everyday what I am grateful for along with writing to someone about how grateful I am to them. I am going to practice being in a positive mindset and lifting myself higher into a spiritual realm. I want to be someone that everyone wants to be around, including me. The past few months of the year have been very difficult. I have had to learn things about me that I thought had already been handled. I will live in the present moment and appreciate all that is coming my way.

Think about it my friends and put whatever you need to in immediate action. Do it like your whole life depends on it; in reality it really does.

Have a great Last Sunday of the YEAR....until we meet again.

Rita

Day 210 on our weight release journey!!!

12/24/2013

Today is Christmas Eve, and what a beautiful day it is already. I woke up to a beautiful fluffy dusting of snow to make Christmas just perfect.

Christmas always brings a special love to the season. People always seem to be kinder and giving to each other. I love the lights and decorations that are set up on peoples homes and yards. It always leaves a warm fuzzy feeling inside me.

This is the kind of Christmas love we should give to ourselves. We should always keep this time of year in our hearts and always remember to give this love to ourselves. We tend to be more loving and giving to others, then turn around and beat our own selves up. As you already know, I am very guilty of this myself. However, I think we should band together and make this change in our lives stick. We truly are just as deserving as the next person. We are perfect in every way. We need to stop listening to people who dictate what beauty is. We are all beautiful and we all have so much to share with the world.

Take the next few days and celebrate, or continue to celebrate into the new year....whatever works for you, then we can all get back on track. We have accomplished so much, we can't

Day 209 on our weight release journey!!!

12/23/2013

It has been six days since my last post and I am sorry for that. I have been off the radar enjoying the holiday season along with dealing with some pretty heavy stuff these days.

Always believe in yourself and always know that no matter what is happening in your life you can get through it. These past couple of months have been extremely hard for me. I have put on some weight because of some meds I have been on, and not being able to say no to the yummy food since Thanksgiving. It has only been a few pounds, however I have been very disappointed in myself along with beating myself up.

Here's the hard part; I always share with all of you to be kind to yourself, love yourself and give yourself grace. I don't always follow my advice. This past weekend I spent a lot of time crying and putting things into perspective. I am so grateful for everything that I have. I am a miracle, no matter what shape or size, or what some people think of me. We are amazing beautiful women who can make any miracle happen.

I love all of you out there, I am wishing you the most loving and giving holiday season. May all your dreams come true, and you know how beautiful and confident you are.

Merry Christmas my friends, until we meet again.

Rita

Day 203 on our weight release journey!!!

12/17/2013

This is the time of year we want to take notice of all the accomplishments we have had. It is so important to take inventory on how far we have come on this journey so we keep moving forward.

This has been a crazy year for me, a lot has happened and not always good. But when I sit back and look at how amazing this year has been for me and my development....I am so proud of myself. You should be proud of YOU as well.

We are at day 203...how amazing is that? What changes in your life have you made where you are sticking to it for a period of time like this? Look at everything that has happened, the good, the bad and the ugly...with all of it we have learned so much. No matter where you are at in your journey, you can always keep going. Make sure that you acknowledge all that you have accomplished. We are amazing women that will not stop until the journey is complete.

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

Rita

DAY 200 on our weight release journey!!!

12/14/2013

Day 200!!! Can you believe it? What an accomplishment we are having on this journey!!! We have been changing, molding and recreating for the past 200 days. Don't let anyone ever say to you, "you never follow through". We are amazing women to be on this journey this long.

Celebrate today, act like a kid. It doesn't matter how old we are, no one said we have to act our age. We can laugh, play and enjoy life no matter what age. I have been acting like a 45 year old too long....today I am going to act like a 10 year old. Whatever age you want to be, be that today.

Have an amazing Saturday my friends. Go to a party or put one together, celebrate the season with your friends and loved ones. Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 199 on our weight release journey!!!

12/13/2013

It's Friday!!!! Some of you are still at work just waiting for the weekend to start, for me the weekend is HERE!!!! It is a beautiful day and I am ready to take it on.

Spend some time in the presence of something beautiful today, even if it is only for a few minutes. Step outside and soak in some of the sun, or take a deep breath of the cool crisp air, or if you are somewhere warm, take in that nice warm air.

We spend so much time on what we want; we never really appreciate what we already have. While we are on this journey we have goals that we are meeting. We are focused on what we want and how we are going about to get it. To make it easier, we need to appreciate what we already have right now and continue to move closer to our goals and dreams. Easier said than done, otherwise we would all have what we wanted.

Consider that maybe this is the journey, the journey to learn so we can move forward. The journey maybe about realizing and seeing that we are already beautiful, strong and confident. If we start to appreciate who we are right now and what we are already offering the world, we would see how beautiful we truly are. In general people don't look up to us by the way we look, they look up to us by the way we carry ourselves. The more we realize that about ourselves the more we will make that true in our lives. We will meet the goals that we have set out for in this journey.

Thanksgiving has been rough in the sense that I have been celebrating with loved ones and having a fantastic time. I have been eating things that I had given up quite some time ago, along with drinking wine and having the time of my life. I notice that the people around me are having a great time as well, because I am not fixated on my weight, I am fixated on them. The problem is us...we don't love ourselves enough to know that we are good enough. We always say "when I lose the weight I will be accepted and loved", look around, you already are accepted and loved. The only one who does not accept you is yourself. I am so guilty of this. I put so much pressure on myself that I blow it.

The insanity can stop right now. Enjoy your holiday season with your friends and family. Every day you look in the mirror or pass a mirror or your reflection, tell yourself how much you love yourself. Sincerely tell yourself how beautiful and confident you are. Tell yourself how strong, smart and loving you are. When you do that, you have no choice than to start loving yourself and taking care of yourself. You will be surprised how your fluffiness will start to disappear. Know deep in your sole that you were put on this earth to do amazing things. You were not put on this earth to play small....be the biggest person you can imagine and watch your life turn around.

This blog helps me to see what I need to do as well. When I am speaking to you, I am speaking to myself. I love me, now I need to really accept who I truly am and keep moving forward no matter what. Please do the same for YOU!!!

Have a great day my friends...until we meet again.

Rita

Day 198 on our weight release journey!!!

12/12/2013

It is Thursday afternoon...I hope everyone is having a great day!!!

One thing that I can share today is to be yourself. No matter how people perceive you, always be yourself. Don't ever pretend to be someone that you're not. If people are meant to be in your life, they will know who you are and understand you. If they don't but still want to be around you that is awesome. If they don't and don't want to be around you that is awesome as well...that way you can continue to be you and always keep your smile.

These past couple of months have been rough for me and sometimes I am not always my happy go lucky self. I have fallen off my wagon a bit on releasing the weight, but I am still being true to myself. When we are being ourselves we are free to be anything we want. If we are changing ourselves to be something someone else wants, we are not free. Please know that this journey we are on is about being free, happy, and confident and the most beautiful people on the planet. Make changes for YOU, no one else...

Have a great day my friends....until we meet again.

Rita

Day 197 on our weight release journey!!!

12/11/2013

It is Wednesday...can you believe that it is already the middle of he week? Before we know it, the holidays will have come and gone....We need to capture each moment of our days.

It seems as we get older the days really do seem to fly by. We wake up everyday, go to work, come home, eat dinner, go to bed and do it all over again day in and day out. How many of us are really enjoying the life we are living? How many of us are taking time to be with nature and really look at the wonderful world we live in?

We always worry about so many different things in our lives, that we forget to stop and look around us. We don't even see the beauty in each and every day. This year has really flown by, I can't believe we are only a few short weeks of celebrating the New Year.

We worry about what we look like rather than really appreciating who we already are. We worry about what people might think of us in any given situation, so we don't truly honor ourselves. We forget about what is so important in our lives that we will block it out so we don't have to think about it. We need to stop the madness TODAY!!!

Each and every one of us has a lot of stuff going on that we just want to deal with. But for today, let's look at what we do have and appreciate all of it. When we look at our bodies, let's appreciate what we have and not fixate on what we don't. There are plenty of people who are missing limbs, or can't even see. There are people out there who are suffering in such a way, they wish that they were us. For today, let's really appreciate what we have.

Let's appreciate how far we have come on this journey and how much we have changed our mindsets. Let's go into the New Year with not worrying about what our new resolution will be, but what we can do for someone else who is less fortunate than we are. Let's go into the New Year already knowing how amazing and beautiful we are, and that nothing can stop us. Let's focus on what we already have instead of focusing on what we don't have.

We truly do have so much in our lives. We are all beautiful in our own ways. I am not saying lets quit our journey, I am saying let's focus on what we have along with getting healthy. There is so much more to life than focusing on how small we can make ourselves so we can be accepted by our own self and others. When we focus on the positive of it all, our journey will go further and with an extraordinary amount of steam.

We have a few weeks left of this year...how are you going to spend it? How are you going to go into the New Year? Think about it my beautiful and confident friends. Until we meet again.

Rita

Day 196 on our weight release journey!!!

12/10/2013

Good morning my friends....Happy Tuesday!!!

I have shared with all of you that I have been going through some challenges these days. It is not always easy, sometimes it is quite frustrating. When I came across this quote I had to sit back and take inventory of my emotions and my attitude. I had to be responsible for my part in what I am going through. Reading this has opened my eyes in different ways so that I can handle situations that are coming my way.

If you stop and look at any situation that has stopped you in your tracks or has created anger inside of you...look at the lesson in it. Look at what you could have been different, or what has stopped you to save you from a worse situation. Everything in our lives is helping and guiding us to our next destination. We may not understand it at the time, but it is always revealed to us sooner or later.

What is it that you are going through right now that does not seem to be going your way? What can you learn from it? What is the lesson that you are to learn that will keep you going on your journey? There is always something for us to learn to keep us moving forward.

Here is something personal...I am having issues with my husband. We are not getting along and we are not connected to each other right now. He has been out of work for quite some time and money is extremely tight. I am trying to do what it takes to get ahead and I feel like I keep getting pushed backward. The more I force the situation to change, the more I feel we are getting pushed back. Instead of looking at the situation in a positive light and how I can be grateful for what I already have and grateful that I have my job and business, I have been angry and being extremely negative about it. I have actually caused the situation to be worse. This has also caused me not to be able to breathe along with putting on a few pounds that I have released. I am trying to control a situation that I have no control over.

Look at what you are going through. How can you be different to change your situation around? Think about it my friends....you can change your situation by changing your mindset and getting back on track. It is the holiday season...sometimes it is so stressful you can lose yourself...sometimes you can find yourself....what are you going to choose?

Have a great day...until we meet again.

Rita

Day 194 on our weight release journey!!!

12/8/2013

Good morning and Happy Sunday!!! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the holiday season. So much is happening with all the festivities and all the wonderful things to do. One thing the holidays create is a lot of celebrating and light. I love to drive around and look at everyone's Christmas lights. It is amazing the creativity and how happy it makes me feel inside.

I found this quote today that has helped me to continue to live in my inspiration. Sometimes when we are so busy trying to fulfill our dreams and do whatever it takes, we can get discouraged. We keep moving forward day after day and sometimes we don't see the results as quickly as we think we should.

That is where I have been living for a few weeks. I keep plugging a long and I am not seeing the turnaround completely. I have been feeling like I have been on this journey for such a long time, you would think the progress would be greater....However; who said how quickly is it going to go. Ultimately we are not in charge. Yes we are on this journey, but this journey is teaching us what we need to learn. Who's to say how quickly or slow our journey is supposed to go?

One thing I am learning is I am not in control. I have this huge journey with my weight release, another journey with my business, another journey with my day job, and another big journey with this blog and being a motivational speaker. When I sit back and look at in the past 194 days what I have accomplished, it truly is amazing. I started this blog the end of May with not a soul reading it; now there is about 100 people following the blog and sharing it. I started this weight release journey wearing a size 18-20; now I am at a 12-13. I started my business journey almost two years ago trying to figure it all out; now I am busy almost every weekend doing events and wrap parties. I started to give up on my day job with no hope to making things better; I got a new doc along with a raise.

Things are truly happening...it's just not a fast as I was hoping. I have quite a journey to go and a lot to learn. I have such big dreams that I need the foundation under me to be the success I know myself to be. It is all happening, I just need to take the time and be patient with the progress and continue to live in the inspiration of the success I know I have.

Dream big my friends. Dream so big that nothing can stop you, then live in the success as if you already have it. That will keep you burning bright and accomplishing all your dreams. Make this a priority in your daily activities and see what happens.

Have an amazing Sunday, until we meet again my friends. We are right where we need to be.

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 Domann

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