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For those of us that are interested, especially those that do have the book, "The Ultimate Weight Solution" by Dr. Phil McGraw, I'm challenging *you* to join our own weight loss chapter here at Mrs. Survival. Has any of you kept up with the 13 Ultimate Weightloss Challengers on Dr. Phil's show? All together they have lost over 600 pounds!!! Check out thier stories and be inspired: You can identify with one or more of them in the journey to be a healthier you!! http://www.drphil.com/weightloss/weightl...e%20Challengers You can identify with one or more of the Ultimate Weight Loss Challengers in the journey to be a healthier you!! I believe that we at Mrs. Survival can do just as well if not better. It doesn't matter if you have 10-300+ pounds to lose, we all need one another for support! I am going to post my highlighted areas of Dr. Phil's book to hopefully challenge and spur us on here at Mrs. Survival to lose weight with the support of one another. So lets get started ~ Ginger Part 1 Getting real about you and your weight "Change can come in either of two important ways: Start behaving positively or stop behaving negatively" ~ Dr. Phil You have a decision to make. (I know I do, do you?) "You did what you knew how to do, and when you knew better, you did better." ~ Mayo Angelou Your get real weight is a state of health and well-being that is congruent and in harmony with how you are physically and genetically configured. It is the weight that is "right' for you ~ a stable, comfortable weight. It is the weight at which you look good, feel good and lovingly accept yourself from the inside out. Here are the 7 keys and dates in which we will have an indepth study of each one. Key#1 : Right Thinking January 19th Key#2 : Healing Feelings January 26th Key#3 : A No Fail Environment February 2nd Key#4 : Mastery Over Food & Impulse Eating February 9th Key#5 : High Response Cost, High Yield Nutrition February 16th Key#6 : Intentional Exercise February 23rd Key#7 : Your Circle Of Support March 1st For this week, I will be posting topics to get us started before we start studying the keys next week. Just as my weight did not suddenly come on me overnight neither will it come off. I want to be educated and thoroughly go through this process as to never yo-yo diet again. I desire a life style change from the inside out to help make me a healthier person. So who's with me in this challenge? * edited to add more rarararaa, let go team!

Lois, I'm glad they have you for a neighbor. I know that you'll make sure they are taken care of. So very sad about the loss of home and contents but truly a blessing that no one was harmed.

It looks like today's show is sure to inspire and jump start us to lose weight. Check your local CBS listings. Hope you get the chance to watch it. I'll be posting the 1st key to Dr. Phil's ultimate weightloss challenge asap. ~ Ginger MONDAY The Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge: Superstars Together, the Weight Loss Challengers have lost more than 600 pounds! Find out exactly how they did it — and how you can too. The Weight Loss Challenge "superstars" tell you what worked best for them, and they mentor four new recruits who are joining the challenge now. It's not too late for you to get involved.

Is it made with a can of mushroon soup? We used to combine mushroom soup, tuna and peas and put over ready to bake biscuits and then bake till done. Made a hot tasty meal in minutes.

Oh My Goodness, I ruined that poor girls figure in a matter of seconds! Oh my, I sure wish I could look like her to start with and then put my heavy self on the fridge as a warning. To take back the years!

Happy Birthday, Snow!! You are a blessing to us, thats for sure! Have a wonderful day! Love ya!

(((((SeldiesGirl)))))) I'm praying that your DD will not wait till your death to know how very much she means to you. Along with Karen, I think its a wonderful idea for any of us to journal our memories and pass them on to our loved ones. What a dear and precious gift!

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I think gift giving after Dec. 25th allows you to take advantage of all those practically giveaway sales. Thanks for sharing,Wendy! Your families Christmas season sounds peaceful as the way it was meant to be.

I would regret telling a family member who has disappointed me over and over again in the past that I am proud of him in so many ways, that he is such a blessing to me and makes me smile. Why wait? I'm writing this person a letter today. This situation has bothered me and even though this loved one repeatedly makes bad choices...I will always love him very much and have hope that things will get better. Thanks,Theyd, for these most interesting questions.

Maybe we can go through each of the 7 keys of Dr. Phil's ultimate weight loss challenge together. I know for me, I really need the support. So much of what he says in his book makes sense but I need to be able to be held accountible to apply what will work for me to lose weight. If a few of you agree, I would be willing to post info on each key to get us started. Dr. Phil's book The Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge (found at Sams Club for under 20$) would be most helpful but maybe a little info is better for those who don't have the book. It would be awesome if our Mrs. Survival Ultimate weight loss group could lose a person or two or more (weight speaking). Possibly this is what we need to do to challenge ourselves. Let me know what you think?

You are not alone, Joan. Several of us have posted much on the 12 days of Christmas in Streams In The Desert. I go through the motions for my family before December 25. But truly Christmas starts for me on Christmas day and extends to the 12 days afterward. This is my second year celebrating the 12 days of Christmas and it is joy imaginable! Before after all the hustle and bustle, I was always left with a sadness, asking myself is this is it?? Once the gift giving and commercialism is out of the way, the true Spirit of Christmas carries me all year long. Merry 12th day of Christmastide to you!

I seen this on the news this morning! ((((((Joan))))))) All I can say is prayer indeed makes a difference. Miracles do happen!

The article is entitled: The Secret Origin of AIDS and HIV Subtitle: How scientists produced the most horrifying plague of all time -and then covered it up. http://www.whale.to/v/cantwell3.html

I read this entire article with great interest, and I'm still clueless as to where AIDS originated from. I'm taking by what I've read, that it is believed that the AIDS virus has been man-made and manuactured from the Hep B vaccine. What a awful and cruel thought. Even so, I'm not so sure that the evidence proposed is indeed factual. I am left uncertain of the origin of the AIDS virus. For me personally, having lost a beloved family member to the horrible disease 12 years ago; My quest is not how AIDS came to be but how can it be stopped? Hill, do you have any more links that are easier to follow on this subject?

Hysterically funny! Thanks, SeldiesGirl!

WEDNESDAY The Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge: Dr. Phil's Family Dr. Phil's own family is finally getting real about their weight. His older sister, who has diabetes, high blood pressure and smokes, says that fear of death is prompting her to take action. And, at 460 pounds, Dr. Phil's nephew desperately needs to change his ways. It's not too late for them — or you — to get started on Dr. Phil's plan. Dr. Phil also has a big surprise for his younger sister, Brenda, who's already lost 15 pounds as part of the Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just love Dr. Phil! I did buy his Ultimate Challenge Weight Loss book, and have yet to finish it. So far of what I've read it is really good, applying it is much harder but Dr. Phil makes perfect sense and I know that I must "get real" about my weight. It's so much more than a weight loss plan/book. One must clean up on the inside to make yourself a healthier person for a lifetime. Anyone else doing the Dr. Phil's Weightloss Challenge?

I found Cat's party tiara...you know how her lovely eyes twinkle when she wears it! We love you, Cat! Happy New Year, Birthday...simply because!

With great regret, I would have to remain in the land where my family was. If he truly loved me, then he would understand and not ask me to move away from my childrens heritage. Now if we were a couple of great wealth and could jet back and forth with ease, I would most certainly go!

Clarification: Is this someone you loved? (like in the past) or someone you presently love with all your heart? I don't know about you, but this makes a wide difference in my answer.

Sounds interesting and thought provoking. Ask away

Welcome!! Provided4! I am happily married for 20 years to my sweetheart, my young prince has left the castle to conquer life for himself and my princess is soon to be a teenager. We are digging a moat I enjoy reading, gardening, singing and spending time with family and friends. Our family enjoys watching movies together, camping, doting on our pets and yard chickens. I work as a general manager at our local theater. Life is good.

I love seed catalogs! They go quite nicely with a comforter in my favorite chair and a cup of hot tea. Outside my window, a frigid Michigan winterstorm advances but I am elsewhere dreaming of Spring!

Thanks for the site! I think we are going to order our next show bantams from this hatchery instead of taking the feed stores run of the mill. Last year we ordered 5 banty chicks and 4 of them turned out to be roosters. First time experiencing roosters for us, we gave 3 of them away asap and kept one. Our hens have adjusted nicely to one rooster, but 4 of them was way too many.

I've read both and loved them. Yes, even tho' it is fiction, it does open your mind to seeing whats unseen. Peretti is a fantastic writer. Enjoy your books...they are a good, good, gripping, can't put down read!