Proud of my family (By Jess)

Hi family!

Sad to have missed the family fun for Birgie's birthday on Sunday, I was so pleased to have seen the sweet pictures you posted on here Birgie - so thank you for sharing! :) It sounds like it was a great get together! Looking forward to seeing you all the next time. Birgie, I hope you enjoy the juicer and make many mouth watering concoctions (sp?) and post recipes for us to try! I will one day be in the market for a decent juicer as well, and can't wait to jump on that ban wagon.

Lorna, glad you got to join in Sunday too. You are, as everyone has said, an incredible human being. I feel so lucky to have lived with you and been close to your mom and dad. You really are an AMAZING family. I agree with Angie that there is a calm about you, and that you make it very easy for others to feel at ease with you. I love hugging you cause you just hug me right! hehe I hope to hang out with you again soon. The cottage is coming soon!

Angie, you are wise to really assess the potential damage with the "white and black devils". I give you tons of credit for challenging yourself to omit things that are either a staple or something you down right love to ingest. Chocolate has been something I have tried to cut out, but really, it is hardly an issue for me these days - a piece maybe here and there...like once in awhile. Not something I need. Caffeine is something I really would love to depend less on, even with my nutty days to night scheduling. At one time, I did only decaf which was fine, and I think a very healthy substitute is green tea as it is packed full of antioxidants and likely other great things and tastes pretty darn good too. As for me anf cutting stuff out - my mentality these days are like the majority of days for me, moderation is key and I am not omitting anything at this point. I think it is most important for me personally to watch what I eat, and not over do portions etc (for ex, I cant remember the last time I bought a chocolate bar). I above all, want to control my portion size and eat overall healthier foods, which I have been doing. I was nervous when camping that I would gain weight, but I didnt at all (I suppose playing hardcore volleyball, badminton, frisbee and three major hikes might contribute to this success) even though ate well. Still vegetarian by the way everyone - not a big fuss at all as it is easy, but for camping, had vegetarian breakfast sausage and hotdogs which I think are all awful and would make me gain. haha But did also eat lots of fruit. Oh, and just wanted to mention, of the really bad foods, add pop to your white and black devils - it is guilty! ;)

So, as the lifestyle challenge continues, I am trying to eat less in my portions and be concsious of what I put in my mouth. Also want to get more active and in shape! But definitely as Janine said, our emotional states have all seemingly improved and we all sound as if this is not just a game, but a serious reality that we are all positive about! I am SOOOOO proud of you all for continuing to believe in yourselves cause you are the only person who can turn things around. Keep being positive. Remember, we are all feeding off eachothers support and positive beliefs in eachother and ourselves.

Janine, I too think you look amazing. You have a rockin body that you should be proud of! :P I hope your image in the mirror smiles back at you cause you deserve that. I also wanted to say I love you so much and look forward to many more great times with you...you are like my sister girl. Muah!

Omi, you are doing amazing at entering stuff on here! Hey, how is the book I gave you?


Love and hugs


PS: I think I oughtta post some Algonquin pics for you all - it was so nice there again! Love nature, peace and quiet.