My way to happiness

Hi Guys, I know I am not a good buddy this week. But I really need your help.

I just received an email from my Mom, a very good family friend is fighting brain tumors for the last 10 years and always won the battle. He has to fight another one and this time the doctors say there is nothing more they can do for him. The only thing they did was release the pressure so he was able to see again, but they say there will be no chemo no radiation nothing…. they gave him only 4 weeks to live. I know doctors were wrong before and I hope and pray to God that this is one of those miracles in the making. He is a wonderful person, always there for everybody. He doesn’t have one bad bone in his body. He is a very athletic person, very strong and very big (muscles)…it just seems wrong that somebody who looks so healthy and strong would have only 4 weeks to live. I mean you look at him and would think he is one of the healthiest people alive…. so I really hope his strength will help him to fight this and show the doctors that they are all wrong.

His name is Michael and I am asking all of you to please pray for him and maybe if we all pray it will be strong enough for another miracle. And even if you don’t believe in God, please pray to…. you never know how much power your prayer might have ….

I thank you from the bottom of my heart… Love you all ((HUGS))

I’ve been feeling down lately, just drained and I am not so sure from what. So I was thining about taking a break for a while. Counting calories, minutes of workout, points, posting, reading about weight loss… it all has taken over my life. There seems to be nothing else besides work and buddyslim and losing weight. I think I am at a point where I need to find some distance from it all.

Now I know that I can not stay away from Buddyslim and all you wonderful people. So taking a full break from BS just won’t work for me And I don’t want to stop eating healthy either….or working out…. So here is what I will do for this week (or not do )

I will not count calories, but still watch what I am eating, (Might not be the best idea, but my brain needs a break… no more numbers )

I will not count my calories burned while working out, (I will still log my workouts, but I want worry about if I did enough. I will do what I feel like and that’s it - only for this week - I know that I have to work hard to lose the weight)

I will not comment as much in the challenges I am in, as I normally do, (I spend way to much time on here)

I will not read any blogs (doesn’t mean I don’t care, I just really need to get my brain thinking about other things for a while),

I will not count how many ounces of water I had (don’t get me wrong, keeping track of it, makes me drink the amount I should - but as said before, I want to give my head a break)

So, I will come here in the mornings, check all the challenges I am in and won’t be on for the rest of the day. I will still keep track of my girls on Longest Loser 6 and Commit to be fit, but besides these two I will step back a  little.

I hope it will help to clear my head and get my motivation back