New Years Eve 1999 do you remember where you were? Who you were with? and What you weighed!YIKES…
My house in Folsom. My brother-in-law, Peter Blonskij and family, Mike and JoAnn Kennison, Hilda, Martin and the Lavergne kids, and my cousin Janet. I must have weighed close to 250 pounds — I wore a size 22. I do remember that, and just gave the outfit I wore that night to a new home.
10 years later… my cousin and I have been on countless weight loss programs.
Me mostly on-and-off of Weight Watchers.
Janet had gastric bypass surgery in 2002 and calls herself a surgery failure, even though she has kept off 30 of her original 50 lbs loss.
Today we are both on Take Shape For Life using the portion controlled meal replacements from Medifast. This evening Janet called me to give me a new grand total:
She has lost 45 lbs on Medifast – for a
Grand TOTAL of 75 POUNDS!
XXX Size 22 and 24’s. We were “big” for our height!
Before Medifast
Happiness & Health Shows
If you have a New Year’s Resolution to get the weight off – join Janet and me on Take Shape For Life using Medifast.
Even with the death of our close friend and all the emotional stress and eating that goes along with this… I did well.
My goal is to drop another 20 pounds in the next two months.
On January 4th – Monday morning I started back up again on program.
Monday – January 4th 2010 my starting weight: 158.5
According to Dr. Oz your waste is a key indicator of your health along with your weight of course. Dr. Oz gave us the formula to gauge your belly fat which is the worst place to carry weight.
Take your height in inches and divide it in half. That number is the largest you want your waist.
Divide your height in half to get the size your waist should be.
I’m 5′3″ which is 63 inches.
Divide 63 inches in half = 31.5
31.5 inches is the ideal size for my waist based on my height.
I measured out at 35.0
I need to take off 3.5 inches off my waist and to do this I need to drop some pounds!
After 8 days on Take Shape For Life/Medifast
I’ve already dropped off
6.1 pounds
Weighting in this morning at 152.4
Yesterday one of my staff said I looked “skinny”. She deserves a raise!
For those of you who need to get off some weight and are waiting for the “sign” … this is it! It’s your time to get that weight off and feel better. Come on and get started – Summer is just around the corner and you can’t hide behind your coat when it get hot out.
So many of us when we lose a loved one will hold on to stuff that reminds us of them. I still have items from my childhood that reminds me of my parents who are both deceased. I don’t think there is anything wrong with this. I actually think it’s human nature for us to want to hold on to tangible stuff that belonged to someone we love.
When does the stuff we hold on to start to become a Crutch & a Clutter Issue?
How do we keep their memory alive and not feel the burden and heaviness of the stuff , that may be weighing us down emotionally?
Kelli shared some of her thoughts with us last weekend. I hope you find them helpful and comforting.
I’m a stress eater like so many are. This week has been an emotionally difficult one for me with the sudden death of a very close family friend, Martin Lavergne. As I watched my own behavior and how I was coping with my own loss and grief, I wanted to turn to food (my old friend) for comfort. The old “fat” me would of submerged into the food buffet that has been pouring in since Martin’s death. Several times I eyed those homemade cakes. The cookies were calling my name too. I knew I would just feel guilty and worse after eating them. I already felt bad enough. So I smiled at the cakes and cookies… and kept on going.
The Old "fat" me, Martin & Hilda Lavergne In Vegas
I had an entire day this week where I struggled from wanting to eat. ANYTHING & EVERYTHING. Thank God I was at work and busy, which kept me out of trouble. Not to mention, I only have healthy foods at work and at home. Even if I wanted to eat like a crazy person, the most damage I could do was something green and leafy or fat-free jello… Neither of which I’d consider comfort foods. Cleaning out the bad foods (trigger foods) helped to keep me out of trouble. To be completely honest; those old food triggers did pop in my head a few times, but now I’m in control of my environment.
Diets and Stress don’t get along. I know this. I’m run down from the emotional fatigue and can feel it. Which makes me vunerable to food that’s not going to keep me healthy. Life happens! And it takes its toll. Heck we’re only human after all.
So, I did what I could: I’ve gone to bed super early twice this week and I hit the treadmill for a 20 minute run which really helped. I’ve kept away from the cookies and homemade cakes. I’ll have several healthy snacks with me, so I won’t get hungry, and this will help me stay in control of my food choices.
What also helped was having Kelli Wilson, talk with our Take Shape For Life Group this past weekend on carrying and keeping the stuff after a loved one dies. After watching this short video clip again, it made me realize Martin, and for that matter… all those who I love and have died, are still in my heart. On occasion they are the voices in my head. Not crazy voices, but voices of love and encouragement that I still hold dear to this day and my last day.
Do I hold on to stuff that reminds me of them? Absolutely – Yes I do.
Am I MORE obsessed and focused on their personal possessions and stuff? No. But it did take me some time (years actually) to realize it’s not the stuff. It’s their love and my memories I treasure most.
If you’re grieving the loss of a loved one I hope you take comfort in knowing it’s not the stuff you have in your house…. it’s the person and all those great memories we hold in our heart that keeps them alive and with us always.
God Bless Us All…
Martin Lavergne & Joyce Blonskij 2009
Joyce Blonskij is a Take Shape For Life Health Coach and has lost over 100 pounds.
If you’d like more information on this program please give her a call at: (916) 812-2378
Being in the moment means you focus on what’s important right now and finish what it is you are doing.
I’m guilty of multi-tasking, I admit it.
I bet that many of you reading this right now have several things going at this moment. Busted!
Fact or Fiction?
Should you multi-task… And do you get more done in the long run?
Watch the video and decide.
Food Tip:When your eating take time to focus on chewing and setting your fork down. Turn off the TV and radio. Just focus on the goodness of each bit. You’ll find your meal much more satisfying and enjoyable.
Joyce Blonskij is a Health Coach & Take Shape For Life Client. I’ve lost over 100 pounds and so can you.
To find out more please call (916) 812-2378 or email me at Joyce@Blonskij.com.
Happy New Year!
Kelli Wilson is a Clutter Breakthrough Expert and will be offering a workshop at the end of the month. For more information and to reach Kelli call (916) 765-6104
I got to thinking about a Dr. Oz Show I watched and it hit me… The 15 minute Rule is exactly what we need when we first decide to get healthy and lose weight. He talked about Day 1 of a Diet and what you must do to be successful at losing weight and the 5 Foods to REMOVE from your home.
Food Clutter is wrecking our healthy!
HERE IS THE LIST OF FOODS YOU MUST GIVE AWAY OR THROW AWAY – TODAY!
1. Sugars
2. Syrups & Sodas
3. White Flour – which includes every and any food frozen or prepared with this.
4. Saturated Fats – check the labels
5. Trans Fats which are also known as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Take 15 munutes to clean and wash out your refrigerator today.
Tomorrow evening after dinner take 15 minutes and remove any of the 5 Foods from your pantry.
If a food is on the list of 5 foods to remove bag them to donate or toss them. Either way they are not your friend.
Don’t think about what they cost in dollars. Think about what it will cost you in good health if you contiue to eat foods even the bugs won’t touch!
It’s true. Even insects won’t eat saturated fats – so why would you!
Kelli Wilson’s workshop on The Clutter Breaktrhough is happening January 23, 2010 from 9am-12pm at the Kiwanis Family House 2875 50th Ave, Sacramento. Call to RSVP at 916-765-6104 – The cost is $39
Joyce Blonskij, Health Coach for Take Shape For Life has lost over 100 pounds.
To get more information on losing weight and keeping it off for life
Contact Joyce at 916-812-2378 or email Joyce@Blonskij.com
Let me start off by thanking Kelli Wilson for coming over on a holiday weekend and sharing her information on the effects of clutter in all our lives. She did a great job. I even cleaned out two cabinets already! My cousin Janet called from Bakersfield today and said, Kelli inspired her and she cleaned out a drawer that’s been bothering her for months. It worked — Kelli got us up and at it!
I asked Kelli to come speak to us because I have had several Ah Ha Moments while I have been losing my 100 pounds. One of those break through was the correlation between losing the weight and losing the stuff . Both had been holding me back from doing things in my life. The clutter in my home and office, and all those extra pounds, were weighing me down physically, emotionally, mentally and financially.
As an overweight person my fat was keeping me out of the “moment” in many aspects of my life. Until I lost the weight I didn’t realize what I was missing like horse back riding, amusement park rides, not being to snow ski because they don’t make size 24 ski pants and God only know I’d be a danger to myself on a ski slope at that weight.
Holding on to those 100 pounds was my physical clutter, mental clutter, and spiritual clutter. As I shed the weight and started getting rid of large size clothes that didn’t fit. This was very liberating.
The more I lost… the more I tossed. It feels good to let go!
I love being lighter and getting the clutter off my body and out of my closet and so will you.
This week I will be sharing several clips from her presentation that touch on the Spiritual, Physical and Mental aspects of clutter.
Lets start with the Physical Effects of Clutter.
The 5 Second Rule AND The 5 Minute Rule
The 5 Second Rule again is, it takes less time to do it right now than to do it later.
The 5 Minute Rule – Take 5 each night to be prepared to get out the door in the morning. Take 5 each morning to leave the house in order so you come home to a clutter free space.
My next video post will be: The 15 Minute Rule and gets the family into the mix.
Take Shape For Life Coach – Joyce Blonskij has lost over 100 pounds. If you would like more information on this program or when our next get together will be, please send Joyce an email at Joyce@Blonskij.com or give her a call at 916-812-2378
I am happy to bring in the New Year 105 pounds lighter.
A great reason to celebrate by any measurement.
But my journey is not over just yet!
Starting back up Friday, January 1st., 2010 I am back on program 100%
My goal is 135 pounds – 20 more pounds to lose.
If you have a few or a lot to lose… join me on January 1st for motivation right here on my Blog “Its Melting Off” , where I will be blogging my day-to-day progress.
I will be using Medifast Meal Replacements on their 5&1 Meal Plan. That’s 5 meal replacements and one Lean Protein and Vegetable meal.
I am going to schedule time to stretch every day for 10 minutes. Yoga and weight training twice a week and cardio at least 3 days a week for 20 to 30 minutes!
Sounds like a lot going on… and it is! I’m worth the time, energy and effort.
So join me daily starting New Years Day for my first entry to a slimmer me.
My hope is you get excited and motivated to get moving and improve your health along with me! So come on….it’s going to be a great year and decade for all of us!
Joyce Blonskij, Take Shape for Life Client & Health Coach
For those of you who would like to try this program please give me a call at (916) 812-2378
Before you roll your eye and shake your head let me just say… IT IS POSSIBLE! You can be wearing a new, sexy bathing suit before you know it. I’m not making this up either. It happen for me and it can happen for you too.
Have a look at me in a bathing suit when I “thought” I looked good! OMG did I need a reality check. Wearing a 3xxx size 24 from Macy’s.
Joyce, Cabo San Lucas - Size 24
This photo was taken by my cousin Donna in 2002 and is one of the slimmer photos I have!
Now 100 pounds slimmer I much prefer this photo also taken pool side in Cabo just 3 weeks ago!
Joyce - Cabo Dec 2009 - Size 8/10
OK here is a new reality… What day are you reading this post? In 365 days from today you can be healthier, slimmer, and physically in the best shape of your life. Decide to stop the insanity. Stop dieting and start a new life of health and mental well being. It can start as soon as right now.
If you’d like to join me on this wonderful journey call me now!
(916) 812-2378
Let me show you how to get the weight off and feel great for the rest of your life.
Joyce Blonskij, 100 pounds smaller and ready to help you take your first steps to a happier you!
Call me today and I will help you on your way to a happier, healthy you! (916) 812-2378
On Vacation in Mexico – Shopping in Cabo December 2009 (new smaller bathing suit)
Did you know Cabo has a Harley Davidson store right next to Ruth Chris Steak House? Yes – Cabo has it all from the funky little stores to the fancy designer stuff. It’s all here.
In the mall just off the marina there is a bathing suit store. If you’ve been to Cabo you know the one I’m talking about. Well as a former size 24 they were off limits to me. Oh I’d still go in and have a look, but they didn’t have anything that would fit my plus size body. Well today was different. I went in to shop!
I am very happy to share with you my new 3 piece bathing suit!
Now shopping is actually getting fun!
The top is an 8 with an underwire built in, and the bottom is a 12. A lot better than a 24! I love the genie pants that match. (medium)
I bought a swim suit that before I could only dream of wearing.
When I got back to the resort after walking and shopping for half a day, I have to tell you… I hit the gym. This is how I’m going to keep my weight in check and build some muscle mass. The “old fat me” would have run down to the pool because it was still happy hour, and order up a couple of high calorie, sugary drinks before the bell rung. The new me…would rather spend that hour happily working out.
I did just over 20 minutes on the treadmill doing an interval of: walk 3 minutes and then jog for 5 minutes, repeat this 3 times. Then I did light weight training for about 40 minutes. This felt good knowing I am making the changes in my life that will promote good health, and keep my weight off for ever!
From Cabo San Lucas Mexico, Joyce Blonskij – Health Coach for Take Shape for Life and a client
If you are like me and have said to yourself, "I have to do something"! then you have come to the right place.
As a former fatty - tipping the scales at 255 pounds September of 2006 I joined Weight Watchers and my first year was a success. Down 56 pounds. Then I hit a wall and in the course of the next 18 monts I struggled and only had another 9 pound loss to show for my time, efforts, and money.
May 28, 2009 at 190 pounds I hit the reset button in my life and started a journey that has amazed me, my husband and my entire family. In less than 17 weeks I have dropped 38 pounds!
Check out my BEFORE page for the proof!
If you need to lose weight because your health is in crisis mode. If you know you need to lose weight and have been wanting to get it off quickly and SAFELY. This may be just what you are looking for.
As a Health Coach for Take Shape for Life, I help you every step of the way to getting to you optimal health and beyond...
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