40 DAYS OF LENT - 22.2.2012

Wow forty days of lent gone by in the blink of an eye.

I actually started my journey two days before on 20th Feb but decided to follow the 40 days anyway.

In that time i am 22lbs lighter and happy with what i have achieved.

For me the most motivational quote was day 27, there are only so many tomorrows. How true that is
and for all of us we do not know what tomorrow may bring so if you want to do something then do it
today.

That quote stuck with me and has helped me to realise that just putting things off meant that i never
actually got to do what i wanted. Why would i want to spend the future struggling with weight and
weight related issues when i can do something about it today.

I have loved the quotes and looked forward to reading them each day. I will still be looking out for Kates
tips on the forum.

Thanks admin for all the help and advice and tips that make this journey a bit easier its not easy to
do this but the results make all this hard work worthwhile.

Love suex

LAST LENT DAY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE - WELL DONE KEEBEES !!

M-make short term goals
O-out with the negative thoughts
T-think of why you want it
I-imagine how you will feel
V-visualize the future you
A-acknowledge your successes
T-treat yourself with respect
I-investigate new ideas & foods
O-observe your healthy lifestyle
N-never give up and never give in


NOW LET US KNOW HOW YOU DID, YOUR HIGHS AND LOWS OVER THE LAST 40 DAYS & NIGHTS AND YOUR BIGGEST TIP, PLUS OF COURSE WHAT YOU LOST.....

LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 1 MORE DAY -Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.
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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN -3 MORE DAYS Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 4 MORE DAYS "Don't let the low times get you down. Learn from them and reach for the high times." (D. Wiemers)

LENT HAS EXTRA DAYS THIS YEAR, SO FOR TO TAKE YOU RIGHT UP TO EASTER WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE LENT COUNTDOWN AND THEN OFFER YOU GREAT DIETING TIPS FOR THE REMAINING TIME WE HAVE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL COME UP WITH SOMETHING HERE THAT YOU HAVENT THOUGHT OF.

IF YOU HAVE ANY GREAT DIETING TIP THAT HAS REALLY HELPED YOU STAY ON TRACK PM US AND WE MAY SHARE WITH OTHERS.
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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 5 MORE DAYS "You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be." -David Viscott

Today's quote was selected by Kate our newest member of the KeeDiet Team. Kate recently joined us here in the office and has started her weight loss journey following the New You plan.

Kate has some great ideas for the forum and getting involved and wants to post on the forum as a new dieter. Kate is new to VLCD dieting but learning fast (apart from mixing porridge and eating without microwaving - she'll love that we added that one - came in telling us how disgusting it was, but took as 5 mins to work out why - we did laugh)..

Her first post should be arriving soon, so please give her a big warm KeeBee welcome and shout out. Good Luck Kate

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"You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be." -David Viscott

Great Idea, keep them coming....

Why dont you see if any of the ladies have any inspirational quotes or ideas. If we can PM you direct and you can see which ones you want to use and put our names in **lights**.

One a week to inspire us for the week.

I have one already so will try send it through later to see what you think.

kelly x

Ditto, we love reading through and take turns choosing our daily Lent quotes. KeeBees we are open to any ideas....what do you think would be a great post follower on your Forum...... lets get our thinking caps on and come up with another brill idea.

Reading your quotes every day really gives me something to think about. Its so true that things will only
start to happen if we change the way we do things and make them happen.

Every time i get a bit of doubt popping in my head i read something that changes my thought pattern so well
done admin. What are we going to do at the end of Lent....

Love Sue x

LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 6 MORE DAYS -"Nothing happens until we make it happen." (Scott Wilson)

How true, why is it that before we commit to a diet plan, we stand on the scales & hope and pray, with our fingers crossed and heart in our mouth - that the numbers we see are going to be lower than the last time we stepped on, when we know that we haven't actually done anything different to make it happen.

Not you bunch, each time you have stepped on the scales you have been getting lower and lower numbers shinning back at you - Why because you made it happen that way. Well Done

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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 6 MORE DAYS -'Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us'.
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Thanks Admin for the words of encouragement. I am going to try and up my water this week from 3lts to 4. It
should be easier with the warmer weather thats now around. Apart from that i dont think i have done anything
different so i will persevere.

Heres to week 6

Sue x

Good Evening All,

Must agree best quote yet. Love them all but this is so true.

Only 7 days left how fast has the time gone?

Kelly x

So glad it helped you, it's amazing sometimes when something someone says or you read can hit a chord. It is so right as well, dieting is hard but it isnt the one day that makes the difference to the scales is the one week and then the one after that and then the one completed month. Its continuing do what you know works for a period of time that makes the difference. Thats why the 40 days of lent was a great idea, 40 days will make a huge difference to all dieters.

Sometimes on any weight loss plan you hit a plateau for no apparent reason, water is the same, food is the same, exercise is the same, then you know you body is just taking stock of the recent changes. But if you feel you havent been 100% it can be a warning just to go back over your last couple of days or week and examine what you have done, possibly water is a little down, possibly been picking a little more than usual, or included a new item which may have extra carbs/calories - citric acid etc.

Push through the doubts, need to eat or the boredom you may feel, imagine scrunching them up, pulling them out of your head and chuck them away in the bin. Close your eyes and imagine you are writing on a blackboard todays motivational quote, write it 3 times, whilst saying the words either out loud or in your head. Once done sit quietly somewhere and really praise and commend yourself for how well you have done so far. Pull back the memories of all the times you have been proud of yourself over the last 40 days or since starting your plan, remember how chuffed you were when you turned away from food, how good you felt after and tell yourself you working towards what you really really want. A slimmer, healthier you for Summer 2012 .

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I think that todays quote was written just for me admin. Its certainly given me something to think about.

I do feel a bit defeated at the moment but i havent given in. Just need to talk to myself and get back in the
right frame of mind.

Thanks for the quotes, following the lent plan has been a great inspiration.

Sue

LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 7 MORE DAYS -"Being defeated is only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." (M. vos Savant)

One Whole Week to go... Where has time gone, still not too late to join our group - One week of 100% dieting could allow you a HUGE weight loss, imagine being 3lb or 7lb or even 10lbs or it's possible even 14lb lighter this time next week....Think and Imagine how you would feel.

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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN - 8 MORE DAYS -Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.Tommy Lasorda

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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN 9 MORE DAY - ""Eat to live instead of live to eat"

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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN 10 - "The best way to predict the future is to create it!"~Jason Kaufmann~"


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LENT DAY COUNTDOWN 11 - "Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can." (Lowell Thomas)


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LENT DAY 12 MOTIVATIONAL WEIGHT LOSS QUOTE"Nothing was ever achieved without enthusiasm." (Emerson)


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Morning All,
who can believe how quick the lent and all these quotes are going!

It will be great to see what we have achieved by the end.

Just wanted to report in to say I am still doing my "lent" sit ups at least 5 times a week. I am up to 100 a time now so quite impressed I am keeping it up. I will continue after as I can really see the difference.

Good Luck Keebees on clocking up all those lbs/kgs we have lost together over the Lent period.

Kelly x

Great Quote Admin, just what i needed today. In the back of my mind, i suppose like every dieter, i wanted to see a
miracle happening before my eyes. Its true, things dont happen overnight and i need to be changing my mindset as well
as my eating habits.

I am going to focus on getting to the end of lent and look at the changes that have been happening since the start.

Heres to another good day xx

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HI MUMMIES, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

We hope you are being spoiled and appreciated today, hopefully you gave instructions of no chocolates this mothers day, as choccies are generally given on Mothers Day, as all children know we just love chocolates, but don't cave, this day could be the make or break of your diet plan. It may only take one slice of cake, one sweet, one unplanned unpermitted dinner.

Stick to the rules, show yourself how strong and committed you are to your weight loss and you will reap the rewards xx

LENT DAY 15 Motivational Quote...Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. ~ Deepak Chopra ~

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LENT DAY 16 Motivational Quote...Choice is a gift given to everyone. It is a powerful gift that can change your life.

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LENT DAY 17 MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE....Have the courage to act on your dreams - leave behind you the internal forces that hold you back.

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LENT DAY 18 "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." (Walt Disney)

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Hi Sue, how is your journey going and how are you doing?

I am trying to behave until Skegness. That way i should have lost a decent amount, and won't feel SOOOOOOO terrible when eating normal food - 'normal'!! lol.

I am sat amongst a pile of paperwork right now actually! Uni keeps me really busy, however, one of my old habbits is scoffing M&M's, maltesers or something whilst i write or research. This is a hard habbit to break. That said i have managed. Just prepping some more now for placement on Monday.

I'll log on tomorrow and tell you how i did. And yes, this site is my saving grace at times of temptation.

Goodnight for now - work to do

Hi Admin,

Everyone seems to have their own thread of their journey, I think i just add myself to everyones. lol. I am obviously not as oganised as all you ladies.

I know I have said it before but the quotes are jsut so motivational and gets my brain working and applying it to my lifestyle.

Kelly x

Hi Kayleigh, my word you sound like you have been busy. I bet your uni work keeps you out of trouble.

Glad to hear that you have been doing okay over the past few days, i was wondering where you had got to.

I try to keep posting on here when i can, i find it helps me to put things in writing, mind you it sounds like you
have enough writing to do without adding to it.

I hope you have a good weight loss, be good and happy drinking (water that is!!!)

Love Sue x

Good afternoon to you all,

I have missed you, and its only been a few days (i think - not 100% the days have blurred). I am at University, and just finished writing my final essay for this academic term (besides the 7000 word placement report!).

Kelly, WOW! " stone is absolutely amazing - I told u, you are in the zone! You must be feeling so elated! I'm so happy for u.

Admin, i love your quotes, they keep us all going. I didnt weigh in this morning. I am having a 'feel thin' day today - just feel like i have lost. So will weigh in the morning now.

Anyhooo, off to tuck into my spaghetti.... mmmmmmmmm

speak soon, take care and keep up the great work everyone.

xxx

Thats our fault, weve learnt the motivational quotes should have been attached to our calendar post. Will remember this for next time. Then the general forum is still the place for everyone to catch up

Morning All,

Sorry I am messing up these forums by just posting anywhere .

Busy busy girl today so will reply to all the posts from yesterday later but as it is my weigh day thought I better pop in and let you know the details!!

it is a 1lb loss this week. I nearly thought "what" but then I look at the last 3 weeks and i lost 7lbs then 3lbs so I think 1lbs is certainly acceptable this far in. Of course i would have loved it to be more but i am happy with 1lbs and hope that next week it will be back to a 3lbs loss. Anyway the good news with that is I actual hit the 2 stone mark today so loved that. no far until I get into the next stone bracket too so another target in my sights.

Will pop in later tonight as off to meetings, have customers etc etc. sorry for abandoning and posting on the wrong thread but just wanted to let you know.

Have a great day all.

Kelly x

LENT DAY 19 Motivational Quote "It's our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, will determine its outcome." (W. James)

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You are absolutely right admin, the real proof is in actually starting to do something seeing the result and then
the motivation follows as we get excited about the journey.

I cant believe we are halfway through lent already, where does the time go, looking forward to the next 20
"motivational" quotes

Love Sue x

Todays quote was a little different from our previous messages and taken from an author of the book 100 Days Weight Loss by Linda Spangle, here is her explaination of the message, we felt this carried on from LENT DAY 21 nicely....

The difference between being interested and being committed is HUGE! The author goes on to explain that when you’re interested in losing weight, you’ll diet until something better comes along. In other words, you’ll be “good on your diet” until you’re confronted with pizza or a margarita or whatever your favorite treat happens to be. You’ll stay on your diet until you hit a plateau or until the going gets tough.

According to Linda Spangle, when you’re committed to losing weight, nothing is going to get in your way! You’ll pass up the temptations because they won’t be as important as your weight loss goal. Your motivation for weight loss will be a result of your commitment! You’ll power through plateaus because you’ll understand that eventually the weight will drop when you’re following your plan. It’s a huge difference, right?

Another big difference between between interested and being committed is your "diet frame of mind." If you're merely interested in losing weight, you'll feel deprived and resentful when being "forced" to make wise food choices. A committed dieter, however, feels stronger as every wise choice is made. This person isn't resentful because they understand that the choice puts them that much closer to their goal!

So, let your motivation for weight loss be tied to the question: Are you interested in losing weight or are you committed to losing weight?

So often people wait to start a diet until they’re motivated. After years and years of dieting and succeeding and dieting and failing, I’m convinced that the motivation generally comes later in the diet journey. So, another good piece of weight loss motivation advice I’d like to offer is, ”Start NOW and the motivation WILL come!”

Where do we find the motivation to lose weight?
We all know that dieting is a head game. When your mind is made up, nothing else matters. If your head is in the right place, the most wonderful temptations won’t get you off track.
If you have truly decided that you’re tired of being overweight and sedentary, you’re going to change your lifestyle and lose weight. That is simply all there is to it. Being inspired is a powerful, glorious feeling!

Sustaining the desire to lose weight is a tricky thing. Often we try to get inspired by external factors. We want some person or some product or some plan to encourage us. I’m of the opinion that real inspiration, the kind that sustains us through a long, grueling process, comes mainly from within.

In all my years of trying to lose weight and be healthy, the most important thing I discovered was that the "driving force" often comes later in the weight-loss process. Many of us believe that we have to have it to get started. I say START and the inspiration will come! Following a diet plan for two weeks will almost certainly result in weight loss. Once we experience weight loss, we begin to feel better about ourselves. We begin to believe that we can do it.

We begin to see that decreasing the amount of food we eat and increasing our activity really does burn fat. We begin to feel a little more comfortable in our clothes. We begin to see our eyes looking brighter and less puffy. We notice that our rings fit better. We begin to believe that it’s POSSIBLE to make a change. Guess what? THAT'S CALLED MOTIVATION!!

Hope you found this interesting and motivating

LENT DAY 20 Motivational Quote "Are you interested in losing weight or are you committed to losing weight"?

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Sue & Lucy,

brill words, love the "empowering" as it is amazing what we can do if we believe in ourselves.

Admin - you are amazing and the quotes keep us all going. 3 weeks gone! OMG how fast was that.

looking forward to seeing what the actual weightloss was over the 40 days when we have completed it.

Kelly x

Love the quote for today admin

Its so obvious but sometimes the hardest thing to implement-having the right mental attitude.
For a years most of us have fed our minds certain lines of speech "i can never give up bread" " i can't ever lose more than half a stone, a stone etc" "I have no will power" "i don't deserve to be slim" etc etc...
And because this inner speech and self talk we never can achieve anything more than we tell ourselves.

We all need to start changing our inner speech and feeding our minds on postive things, even if we don't personally believe it our subconscious is a curious little thing. We start saying to ourselves "I CAN lose the weight" " I am going to be a size 10" "I am happy with myself" then we start to work in harmony with these thoughts and achieve them.

I may not have expressed that very well and i'm sorry if its not very clear.. but basically we can do whatever we want to do. we just need to tell ourselves everyday numerous times that we can and it will happen for us.

Phew.. thanks admin for the motivation

Lucy x

How true Sue and admin. I could not have put it better myself!

Here's to the beginning of a new week.

Ditto, many of us have the same issue's and therefore a forum like this is a great place as you are not alone.

xx

Admin how right you are. While following the days of lent and reading the quotes i found that most of them
applied to me and have begun to realise how empowering taking control of your life really is. I think like many people, i
let food rule me, whatever the occasion there was always a reason to eat or drink, whether happy, sad, lonely, celebrating,
commiserating, stressed, the list goes on.

I realise now how many empty calories i really consumed before, things that only really lasted a moment but gave me a
lifetime of weight issues.

Thank you for the support, three weeks on and one stone lighter, got to be more rewarding than the choccy.

Sue x

Wow how true is this one for a Monday morning......... No one else can make us lose weight only ourselves and we must truly want it because it's not easy and along the path you will have everything thrown at you, a party, birthday, family sunday dinner, picnic, easter, the list goes on. There will always be something happening that involves food or drink. But if we have the right attitude and are willing to make the right decisions and make sacrifices for a short time, our weight loss will be the quickest route ever to our goal and dream of being slim.

Always remember No one can force you to eat, no matter what situation you are in, you personally decided if to compromise your diet, you always have the final decision. The time that people actually eat throughout a day or at an occasion is quite short, and with the right attitude you can get around any eating/drinking situation and stick to your diet plan if you really want to. Sometimes you have to dig really deep and decided if you are making an excuse for yourself.... so you can eat or drink because deep down you will enjoy it.

We convince ourselves that we will have to eat or drink ... because hubby/wife can't eat alone, its embarrassing if I don't order, I don't want others to know I'm dieting, it was booked ages ago and I can't get out of it, I want to go, everyone else will be having a drink and I be left out, my child loves to share goodies with me - its good manners to take one, I havent seen my friends for ages and will have to eat - just for this occasion,.......but it won't be just this once, there will always be another occasion.

If we have the right attitude to our weight loss plan we can move mountains (and pounds each week) and if we want to complete the weight loss plan and be slimmer and reach our goal in the quickest & easiest way you need to stick to your promise when you started your plan and follow 100%. Everyone is different and some dieters can move up a plan for the day and consume a little permitted food and go back to their planned diet the next day with the right attitude and without damage and if this was your promise when you began then stick to it and make sure you choose foods/drinks wisely. But for other dieters and sadly most, eating anything will halt their diet and mindset, they may struggle on with weight loss, going up and down because little bits are dropping into their plan, cheating every now and again, "when needed", making their weight loss so so difficult and possibly will never reach their actual destination or may double the journey time.

So for all those not yet involved in the Lent Weight Loss, jump aboard we still have 19 Amazing Lent Weight Loss quotes for you and you still have 19 Amazing 100% Weight Loss Days to go, be good for the next 19 days and see your Amazing weight loss results....... and for those already completed 21 days of your Lent Weight Loss, hasn't time flown, 3 weeks of dieting, how great do you feel, how proud are you, and what a great weight loss you've had and it's all down to one person YOU ! xx

LENT DAY 21 Motivational Quote "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. (Thomas Jefferson)

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LENT DAY 22 Motivational Quote...."Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." (Robert Collier)

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