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I am sticking to my New Year’s Resolutions & Promise to God & My Self. I have been drinking more water EVERYDAY. While at work I bring in a water bottle & start drinking it. When it’s empty I just refill it with the water from the spout in the frige door & just keep on drinking & refilling. I get my cravings for soda (Big Red), but, I do not give in to it. I do reward my self once-twice a week with (1) 1/2 size can of Big Red. It really does help with keeping up with the main goal. I have some good news!! I have gone from wearing size (16) (did I just type that out load!?!) to wearing (size 12-14). I have lost 3″-4″ in my waist & thigh areas. I was surprised to find that I CAN actually fit into & wear this size!! I have been power walking with my sister (3-4) nights a week. We walk around 4 blocks of her surounding Neighbor Hood. The other nights I try to keep up with doing leg lifts & lower body work outs for (30) minutes each time. My brother-In-Law has this machine thingy that you step up onto & you hold on with the hand bars as you rest your lower arms on the arm thingys & just drop your legs & there you can pull your legs up & do 1/2 twist with your waist as you bring your legs up, (Oh yeh, you give your upper body a work out too because, your lower body’s just danggling there & you use your arms & shoulders as you pull your legs up!!) I have cut down on my portions at meal times too. I don’t go back for seconds & I try very, very hard to avoid the dessert. Sometimes I will endulge & eat 1/2 of a dessert so as not to have that craving & it works!! I have also been looking feverishly for an apartment or rental home here in Buda, where I am working. It’s been kinda depressing. Some places want a ridiculous amount for renting one of their apartments!! $755.00 for a 1/1 & you don’t even get a back yard!! And the only thing they enclude is trash pickup!! Oh well, I’ll keep on searching!! I Know That Heavenly Father Will Help Me Find The right Place To Rent!! Just Have to Keep Praying!! I hope that everyone is doing well with your exercise/weight loss goals you have set for your selves!! God Bless You All & Keep Up The GOOD Progresses!! Hugs & Love-Dodie.

Just want to wish everyone a SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS/MANAGEMENT for the New Year ahead!! Have been very busy getting things situated with my life. I am so Thankful for ALL the Support recieved from my Buddies this past year!! Everyone of you are a True Blessing In My Life!! I hope that I Can Be the Same for All of You!! My New Year’s Resalution is tobe more Confident, Speak My Mind, not let anyone else disrespect me, treat me anyless than I deserve tobe treated & tobe there for anyone who needs a helping hand or comforting word/shoulder to lean on, as All of you HAVE done for me. I am So Blessed Having You ALL for Buddies/Friends!! God Bless You-Dodie.

Yesterday I wrote a different blog. It was depressing & I thought about it today & so I deleted it. I don’t want to depress anyone! Especially during this Beautiful Christmas Holiday!! A friend, reminded me of somethings we discussed & I thought about what she had to say & she is right. I had forgotten a few things & I am now back on track!! I sometimes let things get the better of me & I need to stop doing that to myself!! Keep focusing on the present & future!! Making sure that God IS the biggest Part of my life & Every day living!! Waking up & First Thanking Him above ALL else, Thanking Him for Everything!! Good & Bad!! I am Blessed to have this special friend in my life. She doesn’t know how much her words of wisdom are a strength & comfort to me!! Much Love & Hugs to you!! I Hope that everyone will have a Joyous & Blessed Christmas & Holiday!! God Bless to each & everyone here on Buddy Slim for ALL your support & incouraging words & advice!! Have been doing good with my weight. Havn’t gained anymore!! Has been right at the same weight for a few weeks. Which is O.K. Have 50 more pounds togo, but…., I will loose them!! SELF CONTROL IS the Key word!! (LOL).  God Bless You All-Dodie.

This month has gone by really fast!!! I am very happy tobe a part of this wonderful program!!!! I am so Veyr Happy for ALL of Our Buddies here!!!! I have lost the weight I gained back!!!! HORRAY!!!!! I have done it with portion control & not eating anything between Lunch & Dinner. My sister makes us really healthy meals for Dinner each night sometimes I will cook & make us some authintic Mexican food (seeing as that’s all I know how to make-mostly). I control my portions with that too!! I have been working with the little ones at Day Care from 9:30-6:30. I really Love this job!!!! Everyday is something new with these little ones!!!!! I Hope that everyone is doing well & having a wonderful start to the Holiday Seasons coming up!!!! My Family & I are looking forward to them!!! We will soon be having visitors coming from Homer & Cortland, New York. Our Mama & Aunt are coming to visit the whole family!!!!!! Patty( my sister) & I are soooooo excited tobe seeing our Mama & Aunt!!!! Havn’t seen Mama in 4 years-our Aunt in 17 years!!! So it’s going tobe fun catching up with them!!!! Everything is going well as far as my dieting & exercising. I am soooo Thankful for my Buddies!!!!!!! You guys are AMAZING!!!! Thankyou for helping to keep my witts about me & for all of your Prayers & Kind emails & Booster notes!!!! I TRULLY APPRECIATE EACH & EVERYONE OF YOU!!!!! DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT YOU!!!!! THANK-YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART SOOO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone has a safe & Happy Halloween!!!!!! God Bless You-Each & Everyone!!!!! Much Love-Dodie.

Just want to let everyone know that I do apologize for not checking in as often as I had been. I have been busy with working at my new job(Kid’s Academy). I am an Assistant Teacher there. I work with the enfants & 2 year olds. I love it tremendously!!! The kids make me feel so young at heart & so old at the same time(lol). It’s been refreshingtaking care of these little tykes!!! They are so totally awesome & wish I had 1/2 of the energy they have!!!! I have been slowing down on smoking cigarettes too. Problem is…….,the weight I lost…., I gained some of it back!!!!! It saddend me when I stepped on the scales & saw that!! But, at the same time…., feel good, because, I know I can loose it plus my mini goals!!!!! I think I have been compisating for not smoking as much!!!! Sooooo, Now I will carry lots & lots of Trident Gum to chew!!!!!!! I am not embarrassed, just disappointed in the weight I gained back!!!!! But…..I WILL NOT LET THIS DETURE ME FROM KEEPING ON THE STRAIGHT & NARROW!!!!(lol!!!). I finally posted a picture of myself in my profile. This is me everyone-how I look right now!!!! I will one day replace it with the new healthier me picture!!!!!! I hope that all of you are doing well!! I trully have missed everyone. I have late hours of work now(12pm-6:30pm/sometimes 8:30am-6:30pm), so sometimes when I get home to my sister Patty’s, I am trully worn out!!!! But, it’s a good worn out!!!!! The Little ones sure keep me busy!!!!! I will log back in tomorrow in the am. Seeing as it is the weekend I have time to visit!!!! Thank-you to all my Buddies who have been a constant support I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! God Bless Everyone!!!!!! Dodie.

This morning started off o.k. I have been waiting to hear from the CDC (that hired me), the Director has had some trouble with family concerning Hurricane Ike. Which is understandable that she needed togo help her family. I have been waiting 2 weeks now for a Substitute Teachers Meeting so that I can start working there. Well, time is almost here for my housepayment to be paid & I’m freaking out!! I filled out an application with another Child Care Facility yesterday for afternoon position. Well, the stress of having to come up with the money for my housepayment & other bills & not hearing from any of the places I’ve applied at finally got to me this morning & I went outside to the patio & sat down & burst into tears!! My husband is depending on me to make our housepayment. He can’t afford to with the little bit that he gets from disibility,plus, even if he could, his money doesn’t come in until 3 days AFTER our housepayment is due. It’s an automatic draft from our savings acct. which is set up just for that payment. Well, I prayed about the job applications & after coming back inside, maybe 10 minutes later, the phone rang & it was the other Facility that called for me to come in for an enterview earlier this afternoon(Thank-You-God for this!!). Which I went to & I am hoping That I will get the call saying they have chosen to hire me. Meanwhile, I am still freaking out & stressing over how I am going to make the housepayment. I am soooooo anxious over this. I just don’t know what else to do! I’ve thought about pawning some of the jewlery my husband gave me & getting it out later. That seems tobe the only other opption that I have right now. Sooooo I’m going to try & stay calm, still 3 more days in the week left. I’m going to continue to Pray about it. I am trying really hard not to do what I call “Stress Eating”. I have wondered into the kicthen & turned around without eating anything, because, my inner voice tells me un-uh!! So I am doing o.k. there. I hope that everyone is having a better day!! God Bless You All, Dorothy.  

1st off I want to thank All of my Buddies for your support & up-lifting Booster Notes durning my time of crisis!!! THANKYOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!! WE ARE ALL TRULLY BLESSED TOBE A PART OF SOMETHING SO WONDERFUL AS BUDDYSLIM!!!!! TOBE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO EACH OTHER TO GIVE ADVICE & EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IS TRULLY AWESOME!!!!!!! AM VERY THANKFUL TO GOD FOR ALL OF YOU!!!!! Things are really getting better!!!! The Lord has answered my Prayers in un-expected ways!!! My husband is really trying to improve his part in our relationship, he really is!!!! God is working with him, I can see & feel & hear the changes that are taking place within him!!!!! I thought our Marriage was done,over with, finnito!!! But, as God is & does in our lives, He has shown that He has other ideas/Plans for us!!!! So I am just leaving everything in His Control!!!!! Our GOD IS an AWESOME GOD!!! Now, have been trying not to eat between meals(if I do, it’s whole grains-trail mixes). Have been eating 1/2 of what I use to at meal times!!! Which is a big achievement!!!! Have been eating a little more fresh fruit than I use too, more salads & still struggling with drinking more water(have to put ice in it or lemon juice) but, am drinking more than I use too!!!! Still have to have my coffee in the mornings I can’t seem to not get by without it!!!! If I don’t have at least 1 cup, I feel like the character looks in one of the Booster Notes Catrina sent me!!!! lol.., Thanks again to ALL of you who have been a constant & emotional support & friend to me thru this little nitch that has taken place in my life-Ya’ll ARE TRULLY AMAZING FRIENDS & BUDDIES!!!! God Bless to everyone!!!!! Hope Everyone has a Blessed week coming up & A Blessed Day today!!!!!! Dorothy.

I have thought a lot about things & have decided to leave everything in God’s Hands. I am in continuious Prayer for my husband & our marriage & myself & family. Only Jesus can see me thru this. I’ve realized my way has not been the right way. So I have done what I should have done a long time ago, I have given everything over to Him! I am so very greatful for ALL of you who have been a constant friend & support! This morning I had 3 cups of coffee (only 1 had a tsp of sugar). For lunch I am having 1 serving of white rice w/little salt & 1 tsp of butter, chicken breast strips(2) & 1 serving of salad. For my beverage 1 glass of ice water. I am trying not to snack embetween meals. If I do, it’s a few pretzels or 1 serving of pop-corn or granola/fruit bar. I have lost 5 pounds so far!!! HORRAY!!!!! For dinner tonight I think my sister & I are making beef tacos for dinner w/chopped tomatoes, lettuce, onions & shredded low fat cheese. For dessert will be Birthday cake. My sister’s youngest son is 16 years old today. I will only indulge with 1 slice of cake(not a big slice either). Beverage will be 1 glass of Big Red soda(treat myself). I am constantly reminding myself to drink more water thru out the day. I am doing better at it so far. I have cut down tremendously on drinking sodas. I use to drink them all thru out the day & would only drink water while at work. Now it’s a daily routine to drink as much as I can. God Bless Everyone in your weight loss!!!! Am keeping everyone in Prayer!!! Dorothy.

I apologize for not posting in  the last few days. Have some major things going on in my life. I made a decision concerning my 8 year marriage. I am not ready to end it, I still believe there is Hope for our marriage. With God’s Help & Devine Entervention, I know that everything will work out for the Best according to God’s will ( not my own). I am in continous Prayer over this & for my husband. In the mean time I am with my baby sister & her family. I am so greatful to her for opening her arms, heart & home to me. She is a wonderful person & I love her ever so much!!!! I still do love my husband ever so much, but, I felt I had to do this for our marriage & so that he would see that we do have problems & that he needs to do his part as well as me doing my part!!!!! Jesus will see us thru this. No matter what happens, I am putting my faith & trust in Our Lord & Saviour Jesus. Now, since this has all been happening, I havn’t been eating to well. I get knots & butterflies in my tummy & I can’t eat to well. I have to almost force myself to swallow what’s in my mouth. I have been doing pretty good so far. Today I had 3 cups of coffee this morning. ( I need my coffee!!!) For lunch I had a small garden salad I made & 1 BBQ sandwich. 1 glass of Zero Coke. I need to drink more water(lots & lots with ice!!!!). Yesterday, I had 1 1/2 slices of pizza for lunch & 1 glass of water. Dinner was 1 1/2 helpings of my sister’s homemade chicken pot pie. I am doing well with not eating in between meals. I am smoking like a freaking chimminey!!! That’s not good!!! I realized what I was doing & I slowed it down. Sitting here writting this blog is keeping my mind busy!!!! I am very thank-ful for this site. I hope all of you are doing well with your diet & weight losses. Hope everyone has a really wonderful day & full of God’s Wonderful & Bountiful Blessings!!! Dorothy.

Have lost 1 more pound. It seems a little depressing at first, but, in the long run all the small pounds lost add up to BIIIIIGGGG pounds that have come off!!!! It gets kinda hard at times, because, when something bad happens I want to turn to the comfort foods. But…., I havn’t done that!!!!(Very Happy to say!!!) Have walked alot every day this past week. Have thought alot about my life & where it is headed. Have come to realize, life is all about what I make of it, not what others around me try & make of it for me. I have come to a big decision & I am going to follow thru with it!!! It’s going to be hard, but, I must do it!!!! For myself & my sanity!!!!