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Morning,

One of the most popular infomercials out there today is Shawn T’s Hip Hop Abs. The question is, of course…..does it work?

Well, I’m a firm believer in, if something gets you up and moving with consistency, of course it will probably work. But researching it for yourself is a very good idea as well!

Here are some great resources:

• Official Hip Hop Abs Forum
• YouTube Hip Hop Abs
• Amazon.com Hip Hop Abs Reviews
• 3 Fat Chicks Hip Hop Abs
• Weight Loss.com Hip Hop Ab, Does It work?

I think you’ll be able to get lots of great answers for any of your questions.

Enjoy,

Barbara

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Morning!

Well, yesterday saw me graduate to using a cane for my hobbling about. I’m pleased to say it appears that I’m healing relatively well, but of course, I’m making darned sure I don’t push it!!

Yesterday was spent being actually quiet (ha ha! Yes! It did happen! I was quiet!) and resting and designing graphical banners for The Safe and Smart Internet Weight Loss Edge and …well, you know, that sorta stuff. Today I have to write a few ezine issues and then start promoting it to the waiting world. The fun never stops!

Speaking of canes, did you know you can use a cane for self-defense? It’s really quite an extraordinary weapon (especially in the hands of a master). Here are some neat sites about that:

• Cane Masters
• Self Defense with a Cane
• Cane Techniques
• The Cane as a Weapon

I had the pleasure of taking a cane class from my karate dojo awhile back, and wow, it was great! I hope to attend it again.

Enjoy,

Barbara

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Morning!

Well! Tuesday saw me at the hospital with my husband, in preparation for all the thingees in the yellow circles about my femur removed.

In a nutshell, the surgery went text-book perfect. I could have probably found a more-local doctor than whom I ultimately chose, but I wanted a surgeon for whom bone tumor removal was routine. And I found him - James Wittig at Mt. Sinai in NYC. Not only does he have a superb bedside manner, but he and his team are extraordinarily skilled. He’s even dealt with my condition before (multiple hereditary exostoses) and quite frankly, I cannot say enough good things about him.

I opted to have a spinal anethesia, so I could be awake and listening to everything going on. As is my nature, I was cracking jokes all the time up until the actual surgery - I had promised the doctor I’d be quiet so he could concentrate. The surgery took about 70 minutes or so, and then I was in the recovery room for 3 hours (the epidural didn’t want to wear off). That whole day was spent resting in bed.

The next day I saw physical therapy, and let me tell you, getting on crutches after that kind of surgery was quite an outer body experience. I kept repeating to myself, I can DO this…even though my right leg started laughing at me. But I kept at it and was eventually able to hobble my way down the hallway. I’m so grateful to my current karate knowledge - I had that to rely upon when trying to walk (it was quite an emotional challenge, actually).

Today I’m doing rather decently, all things considered…I’ve promised my husband I’d take it easily and even (gasp!) not go to karate and (even more gasps) let myself heal. So we’ll see.

Enjoy,

Barbara

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Morning,

One of the most difficult things to instill within regarding dieting and weight loss is a constant, never-say-die motivation. After all, it’s the motivation that keeps you on the straight and narrow path towards getting healthy and losing weight….and it’s the motivation that stops you from inhaling 3 donuts when Krispy Kreme comes calling at your office.

So! Where do you go for motivation? I wrote a post about that here.

Motivation is what helps you keep on going, even when your little voice says, give it up you idjut, it just ain’t a’gonna work!!

Motivation always works differently for each person; what might make me stay the steady path might cause others to leap off the bandwagon. So you need to ask yourself, what kinds of motivation would work best for you?

Is it keeping sexy clothing around (like sleeveless karate uniforms)?

Is it going to the gym and realizing you can now handle far more workouts than when you started?

Is it having your friends cheer you on?…..MORE….

Everyone is motivated by different things. And I did find some super resources for you:

• RD Diet Weight Loss Motivation and Goals - includes

5 Great Reasons to Get Moving 11 Ways to Sneak Exercise Into Your Day 50 Ways to Beat Exercise Boredom Beating the Urge to Eat Can You Outwit Your Weight?

• Mini Goals
• About.com Weight Loss Motivation

As you can see, there’s lots of places online where motivation can be conjured up! It’s up to you to uncover what will work the best.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps - more motivational things are:

“Make it so” Motivation pictures Inspirational arts New

The Busy Woman’s Little Book of Motivation: 42 Morsels

The Runner’s Devotional: Inspiration and Motivation for Life’s Journey . . ….

The Power of Winning: Motivation and Inspiration on How to Be a Winner by…

Teaching, Learning, and Motivation in a Multicultural C

The new psychology of persuasion and motivation in selling by Robert A Whitney

Work and Motivation NEW by Victor H. Vroom

Psychology for Leaders: Using Motivation, Conflict, and

Motivation NEW by Kerry Deminski

SALE BRUCE LEE MOTIVATION T Shirt Size : S, M, L, XL, XXL ONE SIDES 4 COLOR

Well, in less than 24 hours, I will be at the hospital, being sliced and diced for the condition on my right femur. And let me tell you, it cannot come a moment too soon!

I’ve managed to arrange everything while gone. I picked up a pair of 35 pound dumbbells so I can workout without going the gym, I made arrangements with the school, I finished everything in regards to launching the I can DO this diet!…I’m ready to give myself permission to get into recovery and rest.

I’ll greatly miss my karate and other things, but I know that recovery will take time and patience. I’ll spend most of it overseeing the book sales and memorizing my beloved sword demos. And sooner or later, I will return….better than ever, I might add.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps - there are lots of diet books around, have you ever seen:

Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet Book: How a Doctor and His Coo

Richard Simmons’ Never-Say-Diet Book by Richard Simmons (1982, Paperback,…

Calvin Ezrin - Type Ii Diabetes Diet Book 4e (2010) - N

Prevention Brand Fat Belly Diet book and 2 unopened exercise DVd’s

The Step Diet Book

1953 Eat & Get Slim DIET BOOK AD print~50s Weight Loss

Keeping It Off!: The Last Diet Book You’ll Ever Need by 0681409843

The Step Diet Book by Bonnie T. Jortberg, James Hill, James O. Hill, John C….

Low-Fat Lies: High Fat Frauds and the Healthiest Diet book in the World by Mary

Morning,

Well! I might have mentioned a few days ago how I was going to play hooky and escape from the daily Mom demands. My husband was taking care of the kids, and I decided to watch Beowulf in 3d. And I lasted a whole! 8! minutes!

My gosh! The gore! The violence! The undeniable ickyness! While I’m sure it must appeal to the gamer audiences, for me….it was just too disgusting. Give me Transformers any time! I walked out after 8 minutes, came home and did my circle walk. At least I got something good out of that evening!

And during the weekend, I took my kids to see Enchanted. Now THAT was a super feel-good movie - the whole family enjoyed it thoroughly.

I will confess - I have zero desire to see any blood/guts/gratuitous violence movie and am rather proud that I’m raising my family the same way. When you see such things again and again, I believe you get inured to them…and violence becomes the expected way of dealing with problems.

“Blah!” is all I have to say regarding that.

“Enchanted” is a super family film - I highly recommend it.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps - some enchanted goodies!

ENCHANTED STORIES SELECTED DALGLIESH FIRST EDITION 1947 ILLUSTRATED CACCIOLA

Lot of 5 Bath & Body Works Shea Cashmere Cherry Blossom Enchanted Pea Vanilla

CHICAGO IL Enchanted Island Century Progress Postcard

Avon 1972 - 73 Enchanted Hours cuckoo clocks bottle

Estee Lauder Enchanted Forest Riviera Rose Hot Cinnamon

THROUGH the FAERIE GLASS New Book Enchanted Beings Myth

1962 PONYTAIL BARBIE BLACK VINYL CARRYING CASE ENCHANTED EVENING

Barbie Enchanted Evening Repro Complete Ensemble Outfit - Mint

Morning,

I just came across the following from Maggie West. It’s terrific!!

….It’s rather difficult for me to ignore anything that is written with life’s obvious “I could of [have] had a V8″ implication in the message.

In keeping with the “giving thanks” topic for this week, I have chosen this “little” insight to post. As an ardent fan of coffee, I savor each and every drop as often as I can.

I am thankful for being able to enjoy “the coffee,” regardless of its presentation — no matter what day it is.

Hopefully, all who read the following blurb will apply some of its wisdom into their daily routines as well.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit the conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in their work and lives.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the alumni had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:

“Notice that all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups…. and then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life. The type of cup one has does not define, nor change the quality of life a person lives. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee.

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. And enjoy your coffee.

~ Presented by Toma [The Old One]

How true, how true.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps - as you know, coffee is indeed life:

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Morning,

One of the most popular shows on TV these days is the reality show The Biggest Loser - the TV show in which lots of overweight people compete to lose the most weight possible.

It’s quickly developed its own cult following and is extremely popular online. I really have to give credit to the marketers behind the scenes - you can buy Biggest Loser membership access, the Biggest Loser cookbook, the Biggest Loser DVD, the Biggest Loser apparel and much much more. It must be an awesome moneymaker for the investors!

That being said, here are some great resources if you want to commune with other Biggest Loser fans.

• Biggest Loser AU Forum
• How did Loser Cast Drop So Much Weight?
• NBC Biggest Loser Subforums
• Overview of Biggest Loser Diet
• 3 Fat Chicks Biggest Loser Forum
• Biggest Loser Wealth of Links

These links above, btw, are part of the 900+ categorized resources I offer in the Safe and Smart Internet Weight Loss Edge. Cool, eh?

Enjoy!

Barbara

ps - more BL goodies are:

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Today is Thanksgiving!

I just returned from bundling the kids and husband into the van and visiting my folks up north. We had planned on going to the local Chinese buffet but imagine our surprise when we discovered it had the audacity to be closed! Thus, instead we droveto the local Korean restaurant and had turkey-from-the-sea (shrimp), turkey-that-goes-moo (beef), and turkey-that-looks-like-kimchee (kimchee)…..utterly yummy beyond belief. I’ll have to work out later on today and work it off. No dishes to wash, yay!

As always, however, I was moved to think on that for which I am thankful this year. And you know something? It’s a heck of a lot, including:

1.) My husband, my soulmate. We’re so nutty we’re perfect together.

2.) My kids. “Astonishing” doesn’t even begin to describe them.

3.) My family. My parents, my brothers, my nephews and neice. How my parents survived my childhood is one of the great mysteries of life.

4.) My weight loss success. 11+ months ago I was 170+; now I’m 132 and in the best shape of my life.

5.) My handicap. Being forced to confront my own insecurities has made me stronger by far.

6.) My karate dojo and senseis. I have learned so much about my own abilities and courage that it’s kinda sorta impossible to believe. Never would I have thought years ago that the wimp I was back then could be the magnificent mom and warrior I am today.

7.) My friends. They been with me thru thick and thin and have really been there when needed.

8.) My technical abilities. The requirements to launch an ebook involve:

• Writing the ebook
• PDFing it in a marketing format
• Designing the book cover
• Designing the software box cover
• Setting up the affiliate backend
• Writing the affiliate tutorial
• Setting up the 7 day autoresponder
• Writing the ezine
• Writing the customer care followup AR
• Designing the helpdesk

I was able to do ALL of the above…by myself. No assistance needed.

9.) My attitude. No matter what happens to me nowadays, instead of panicking or feeling despondent, I react by thinking, okay, what am I supposed to learn from this today? Such a mindset makes all the difference in the world.

In short, I have a pretty blessed life…and I’m grateful to the universe for putting in my path all of the challenges and joys that I’ve encountered and dealt with. Or as my mom would say, my guardian angel works overtime.

Enjoy,

Barbara

ps - ‘course, smart moms would also be grateful for:

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Morning,

Well! 5 days and counting until the slicing and dicing. And it just can’t come a moment too soon!

But in other good news, today is a positive day for me leg-wise; I woke up feeling rather refreshed and capable. After designing my FabFitMom affiliate tutorial, I went off on my beloved circle walk. It wasn’t too cold but you could tell rain was in the air with lots of gusting wind that buffeted my body while walking.

Oh, it was glorious! It so reminded me of those days in college when I’d sneak out during any rainstorms or hurricanes or what have you and experience the elements. And I realized….this morning was the Gift of a Day for me. In 5 days, I’ll be on crutches and not able to walk for the foreseeable future; I’m extremely grateful to the universe for having experienced this one adventure before I go to the hospital.

Life is never stagnant! Just because you might today possess the body shape of an overgrown eggplant and have the flexibility of a chuck of concrete…that doesn’t mean tomorrow will see you the same way.

The future is yours and what you choose to make of it. So honor yourself…and make it well.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Barbara

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