Heya Chillen thankyou for your concern, i feel a lot better, im currenly learning to drive and thats been getting me down as i made some mistakes but i guess thats how im gonna learn, i feel much better, im in good spirits.......ROCK ON!!
Jackie xx
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Heya Chillen thankyou for your concern, i feel a lot better, im currenly learning to drive and thats been getting me down as i made some mistakes but i guess thats how im gonna learn, i feel much better, im in good spirits.......ROCK ON!!
Jackie xx
wow!
Never alone eh!
I have been :bncry: for me, and now I read about you all too, and well:
we can all make it thru.
what else are we gunna do? Lie down and die?
SO-Cheers!!!
We can make it.
Let's hang in.
and
Sweat Daily!
FF
I have made many mistakes in my life time, and one of them was with a friend. I have never tried to be anything more than me, but sometimes inept perceptions (not yours) obscure, influence, and blacken the truth. I joined the forum nearly at the same time you did, and I will always have a special feeling for you FF. I blame myself for some of the feelings you share, and I miss my friend. At the beginning of the COL, you had a major hand in assisting me to keep it going more than you know, and to this very day your log is an inspiration to this old man.
Through your eyes lies the butterflies that never dies.
You are a special person and an inspiration to us all.
Best regards,
Chillen
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March 18th, 2008: Thoughts for the day (1)
Time has a way of changing all that once was, into beautiful new possibilities.
The key is to allow it to take place as nature intended.
We must choose our battles in life and see that none of this is possible if your biggest battle is within yourself.
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When life throws a monkey wrench into your plans, pick it up and make adjustments.............
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Never forget the power your dreams have. Believing in them gives you strength; focus on them and they will come true. Visions of tomorrow help you set the standard for today. Remember life is a journey, you should enjoy the ride.
(Jackie H.)
=========================================================
Accomplishment of small things leads to mighty things. Motivation to lead small victories results in glorious triumphs. Letting your light shine, even in defeat, is not failure but a stepping-stone to become stronger.
(Chad E. Hardy)
=========================================================
I wrote this quote simply because I have realized that nothing is impossible..."Dare to Knock"
I've learned to love without being loved, I've sang without a voice, I've touched without hands, I've seen the light without eyes, I've smiled without lips, and I've smelled without a nose. Dare to seek the unknown; you will be surprised to see what is waiting at the other end. When one door is closed, one million more will open leaving choices. Choose based on your needs and not your wants."
(by Ianthe Harris --- Barbados) Blind.
=========================================================
Success is a great challenge. Enwrapped with fears to the pessimistic but to the optimistic, success is change for the better. Only the positive and the resolute make it to the end.
(by Bassey Ndon --- Nigeria)
=========================================================
Some persons with less than you have accomplished GREAT THINGS:
Have you ever seen a person without arms, feet, or just half body? Do you ever hear or see one of them doing amazing things or smile everyday like there is nothing bad or sad around them? Do you ever wonder how these people can do so much with a body like that, or how they can smile and be so happy and show how much they can do?
These people are doing things without feet, without arms, sometimes only half a body and they do all that, when sometimes those who have a full body never do. How amazing are these people that with all their problems and suffering they show the world what a human can do.
We don't need arms or feet or a perfect body to smile, to live, to do amazing things, and to believe in ourselves, to believe that there aren't any impossibilities to do what we know we can do. Having an imperfect body doesn't mean that you are not capable of showing great attitude, talent, inspiration, and something unique to share with the world. No matter how many obstacles are in your life, try always to see the positive in everything and transform those impossibilities into possibilities.
(Maria Uman)
=========================================================
In the space between who I am and who I want to be lies ambition.
(Submitted by J.W. --- Kansas)
=========================================================
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
(Dale Carnegie)
=========================================================
Life is not about finding yourself; it's about creating the person you want to be. If, at the end of the day, you don't like what you've become, change it! Be yourself because there is no one better.
(by Carol Ann W. --- Georgia)
=========================================================
Some concepts to think about:
Ask anyone who has been struggling to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle. They’ll tell you that it's not an easy thing to do, mainly because there is a huge difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it.
There is no magic pill, no secret technique or approach that can solve this problem for you. It will take time, hard work and persistence to get yourself where you want to be. But there are several things you can do (and think) that can make all that hard work a little easier and greatly improve your chances of success.
SparkPeople's Mind Over Body plan is designed to give you the tools you need to identify, work through, and overcome the most common emotional and mental (attitude) problems that people face when they set out to change their lifestyles.
Mind Over Body is a 10-step plan. The first five steps describe tools you can use to get past the five most common problems that people run into:
inadequate problem-solving skills
unrealistic expectations
toxic guilt & negative self-talk
emotional eating
lack of intrinsic motivation
The second five steps will help you make the shift from “diet” to “lifestyle" change - whether you need to lose weight or not. Diets don’t work. Even if you manage to survive all the unpleasantness of depriving yourself long enough to get to your weight goal, your odds of regaining the weight when you stop "dieting" are higher than 90%. By making the shift from diet mode to lifestyle mode, you'll be able to put aside the habits that got you overweight or unhappy once and for all. You'll develop skills that will not only make these changes less stressful and more enjoyable, but also keep the weight off and help you achieve other important life goals.
Here are some of the basic differences between a diet and a lifestyle change:
DIET
The goal is self-limiting.
When you get to your goal weight, you stop the diet
LIFESTYLE
The goal is open-ended.
Weight management becomes part of your daily life, with strategies that vary as circumstances, priorities, and needs change.
DIET
A diet is a surface level change.
It involves simple changes in behaviors you are already doing (or not doing). You take in fewer calories from food and (maybe) expend more calories on activity. Foods are "good" or "bad" based on calorie content.
LIFESTYLE
Lifestyle changes are made on many levels.
In addition to healthy changes in your relationship with food and exercise, you will challenge the basic attitudes, beliefs, thoughts and feelings that made you overweight (and unhappy) to begin with.
DIET
Progress and success are measured by the scale.
Anything that results in weight loss is considered acceptable, even if it poses potential problems or risks. Failure to lose weight as fast as desired is very upsetting, and the process feels like a constant battle. High stress is constant.
LIFESTYLE
Progress and success are measured in terms of satisfaction & quality of life.
Weight loss and maintenance continue to be important, but are put in perspective as one way you can move towards larger, more rewarding goals. Daily ups and downs become much less stressful.
DIET
Results don't last.
Even if you manage to stick with all the unpleasantness of a diet long enough to reach your weight goal, your odds of keeping it off permanently are less than one in twenty.
LIFESTYLE
Results are lasting.
Your lifestyle change is an open-ended, ongoing process with goals that continue to expand and grow. There is no reason to go back to the habits that got you overweight in the first place.
Within each of the 10 steps in the Mind Over Body Plan, you'll find two basic types of information. First, you'll see something similar to the “emergency treatment” you get from your doctor when you are having a medical problem. This advice is designed to deal with symptoms and help you get back to “normal” functioning as quickly as possible. Second, each step will link to information that is more similar to “preventive” medicine. It's designed to help you improve your health and wellness so that you are less vulnerable to illness and injury in the first place.
Both sets of information are necessary and important for long-term weight loss success.
We strongly encourage you to read through all 10 steps as soon as you can and follow the suggestions provided. During your weight loss journey, forewarned is forearmed; knowing which problems you’re likely to run into (and solutions that really work) can help you minimize the effects of these problems, and get on top of them quickly. Then, if you find yourself struggling repeatedly with a problematic behavior, attitude, or feeling, you can come back and do some more detailed work on the step(s) relevant to that problem.
And remember—whatever information or practical suggestions you might find in these articles is no substitute for the kind of mutual support available out on the Message Boards. So, make sure you don’t stop after reading this material. Visit the Message Boards to give and receive the support we all need to be successful at lifelong weight management.
Mind Over Body
10 Steps to Achieve a Healthy Lifestyle
Put the “I” in Your Weight Loss Plan. Learn how knowing the answer to one simple question can improve your chances for success by up to 100%.
Take the stress out of weighing in. Is your scale making you crazy? Read about three things you can do to take the stress out of your weigh-ins.
Tame your " toxic guilt" before it wipes out your will power . Learn how to exercise your healthy lifestyle conscience and avoid those bad feelings that send you running to the refrigerator every time you slip up.
Tame your Emotional Eating Beast . Find out how to inoculate yourself against emotional distress before it leads to mindless eating.
Take the mystery out of staying motivated. Take steps to become your own best motivator, and put the problem of disappearing motivation behind you for good.
Write your vision statement. Learn why a good vision statement is crucial to success, and what you’ll want to include in yours.
Plot your strategy. Read about setting effective lifestyle goals and finding strategies that work.
Give yourself a reality check-up. Make sure your own beliefs aren’t getting in your way.
Pave the way for persistence. Organize your personal world so that it keeps you going when the going gets tough.
Learn from yourself. These important tips explain how you can let your own experience help you create the plan that will work best for you.
(Source: Spark The People)
=========================================================
Some links of interest for our fellow members:
(several articls on diet plateaus, cravings, and other areas of interest. Not very indepth, but it may be informational for some)
=========================================================
Peace, happiness, much joy, and internal strength to all!
Chillen
Time has a way of changing all that once was, into beautiful new possibilities.
The key is to allow it to take place as nature intended.
We must choose our battles in life and see that none of this is possible if your biggest battle is within yourself.
========================================================
When life throws a monkey wrench into your plans, pick it up and make adjustments.............
"Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone's disbelief."
=========================================================
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you are riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind.
Flee from hate, jealousy, and mischief.
Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.
Wake up and live!
Flee from hate, jealousy, and mischief.
Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality.
Wake up and live!
=========================================================
Never forget the power your dreams have. Believing in them gives you strength; focus on them and they will come true. Visions of tomorrow help you set the standard for today. Remember life is a journey, you should enjoy the ride.
(Jackie H.)
=========================================================
Accomplishment of small things leads to mighty things. Motivation to lead small victories results in glorious triumphs. Letting your light shine, even in defeat, is not failure but a stepping-stone to become stronger.
(Chad E. Hardy)
=========================================================
I wrote this quote simply because I have realized that nothing is impossible..."Dare to Knock"
I've learned to love without being loved, I've sang without a voice, I've touched without hands, I've seen the light without eyes, I've smiled without lips, and I've smelled without a nose. Dare to seek the unknown; you will be surprised to see what is waiting at the other end. When one door is closed, one million more will open leaving choices. Choose based on your needs and not your wants."
(by Ianthe Harris --- Barbados) Blind.
=========================================================
Success is a great challenge. Enwrapped with fears to the pessimistic but to the optimistic, success is change for the better. Only the positive and the resolute make it to the end.
(by Bassey Ndon --- Nigeria)
=========================================================
Some persons with less than you have accomplished GREAT THINGS:
Have you ever seen a person without arms, feet, or just half body? Do you ever hear or see one of them doing amazing things or smile everyday like there is nothing bad or sad around them? Do you ever wonder how these people can do so much with a body like that, or how they can smile and be so happy and show how much they can do?
These people are doing things without feet, without arms, sometimes only half a body and they do all that, when sometimes those who have a full body never do. How amazing are these people that with all their problems and suffering they show the world what a human can do.
We don't need arms or feet or a perfect body to smile, to live, to do amazing things, and to believe in ourselves, to believe that there aren't any impossibilities to do what we know we can do. Having an imperfect body doesn't mean that you are not capable of showing great attitude, talent, inspiration, and something unique to share with the world. No matter how many obstacles are in your life, try always to see the positive in everything and transform those impossibilities into possibilities.
(Maria Uman)
=========================================================
In the space between who I am and who I want to be lies ambition.
(Submitted by J.W. --- Kansas)
=========================================================
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
(Dale Carnegie)
=========================================================
Life is not about finding yourself; it's about creating the person you want to be. If, at the end of the day, you don't like what you've become, change it! Be yourself because there is no one better.
(by Carol Ann W. --- Georgia)
=========================================================
Some concepts to think about:
Ask anyone who has been struggling to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle. They’ll tell you that it's not an easy thing to do, mainly because there is a huge difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it.
There is no magic pill, no secret technique or approach that can solve this problem for you. It will take time, hard work and persistence to get yourself where you want to be. But there are several things you can do (and think) that can make all that hard work a little easier and greatly improve your chances of success.
SparkPeople's Mind Over Body plan is designed to give you the tools you need to identify, work through, and overcome the most common emotional and mental (attitude) problems that people face when they set out to change their lifestyles.
Mind Over Body is a 10-step plan. The first five steps describe tools you can use to get past the five most common problems that people run into:
inadequate problem-solving skills
unrealistic expectations
toxic guilt & negative self-talk
emotional eating
lack of intrinsic motivation
The second five steps will help you make the shift from “diet” to “lifestyle" change - whether you need to lose weight or not. Diets don’t work. Even if you manage to survive all the unpleasantness of depriving yourself long enough to get to your weight goal, your odds of regaining the weight when you stop "dieting" are higher than 90%. By making the shift from diet mode to lifestyle mode, you'll be able to put aside the habits that got you overweight or unhappy once and for all. You'll develop skills that will not only make these changes less stressful and more enjoyable, but also keep the weight off and help you achieve other important life goals.
Here are some of the basic differences between a diet and a lifestyle change:
DIET
The goal is self-limiting.
When you get to your goal weight, you stop the diet
LIFESTYLE
The goal is open-ended.
Weight management becomes part of your daily life, with strategies that vary as circumstances, priorities, and needs change.
DIET
A diet is a surface level change.
It involves simple changes in behaviors you are already doing (or not doing). You take in fewer calories from food and (maybe) expend more calories on activity. Foods are "good" or "bad" based on calorie content.
LIFESTYLE
Lifestyle changes are made on many levels.
In addition to healthy changes in your relationship with food and exercise, you will challenge the basic attitudes, beliefs, thoughts and feelings that made you overweight (and unhappy) to begin with.
DIET
Progress and success are measured by the scale.
Anything that results in weight loss is considered acceptable, even if it poses potential problems or risks. Failure to lose weight as fast as desired is very upsetting, and the process feels like a constant battle. High stress is constant.
LIFESTYLE
Progress and success are measured in terms of satisfaction & quality of life.
Weight loss and maintenance continue to be important, but are put in perspective as one way you can move towards larger, more rewarding goals. Daily ups and downs become much less stressful.
DIET
Results don't last.
Even if you manage to stick with all the unpleasantness of a diet long enough to reach your weight goal, your odds of keeping it off permanently are less than one in twenty.
LIFESTYLE
Results are lasting.
Your lifestyle change is an open-ended, ongoing process with goals that continue to expand and grow. There is no reason to go back to the habits that got you overweight in the first place.
Within each of the 10 steps in the Mind Over Body Plan, you'll find two basic types of information. First, you'll see something similar to the “emergency treatment” you get from your doctor when you are having a medical problem. This advice is designed to deal with symptoms and help you get back to “normal” functioning as quickly as possible. Second, each step will link to information that is more similar to “preventive” medicine. It's designed to help you improve your health and wellness so that you are less vulnerable to illness and injury in the first place.
Both sets of information are necessary and important for long-term weight loss success.
We strongly encourage you to read through all 10 steps as soon as you can and follow the suggestions provided. During your weight loss journey, forewarned is forearmed; knowing which problems you’re likely to run into (and solutions that really work) can help you minimize the effects of these problems, and get on top of them quickly. Then, if you find yourself struggling repeatedly with a problematic behavior, attitude, or feeling, you can come back and do some more detailed work on the step(s) relevant to that problem.
And remember—whatever information or practical suggestions you might find in these articles is no substitute for the kind of mutual support available out on the Message Boards. So, make sure you don’t stop after reading this material. Visit the Message Boards to give and receive the support we all need to be successful at lifelong weight management.
Mind Over Body
10 Steps to Achieve a Healthy Lifestyle
Put the “I” in Your Weight Loss Plan. Learn how knowing the answer to one simple question can improve your chances for success by up to 100%.
Take the stress out of weighing in. Is your scale making you crazy? Read about three things you can do to take the stress out of your weigh-ins.
Tame your " toxic guilt" before it wipes out your will power . Learn how to exercise your healthy lifestyle conscience and avoid those bad feelings that send you running to the refrigerator every time you slip up.
Tame your Emotional Eating Beast . Find out how to inoculate yourself against emotional distress before it leads to mindless eating.
Take the mystery out of staying motivated. Take steps to become your own best motivator, and put the problem of disappearing motivation behind you for good.
Write your vision statement. Learn why a good vision statement is crucial to success, and what you’ll want to include in yours.
Plot your strategy. Read about setting effective lifestyle goals and finding strategies that work.
Give yourself a reality check-up. Make sure your own beliefs aren’t getting in your way.
Pave the way for persistence. Organize your personal world so that it keeps you going when the going gets tough.
Learn from yourself. These important tips explain how you can let your own experience help you create the plan that will work best for you.
(Source: Spark The People)
=========================================================
Some links of interest for our fellow members:
(several articls on diet plateaus, cravings, and other areas of interest. Not very indepth, but it may be informational for some)
=========================================================
Peace, happiness, much joy, and internal strength to all!
Chillen
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have you ever thought about writing a book about how to lose weight or something along those lines, chillen? i think you could lol :]
that was really cool imo. thanks man. "dare to see the unknown" ...sounds like exploration
Wow, no kidding Chillen, seriously. You should consider that!
Wow, thats a great title. Chillen, you should seriously write a book though.
Ya know Chillen, if you write the book you get to post a pic of yourself on the inside cover.......tempting, tempting, tempting
As for titles....
Dare to Rock
Chillen your way to a thinner body
The Chill Zone
Lessons from the mean, lean, Chillen machine
Whose the fatty now, bitch?
Chilldiddy Slim's System of a Lean
The Chillen Method
Chillen your way to a slimmer you
Fifty-down & Sub 8, Snap!
I know, it's an amazing talent.......
As for titles....
Dare to Rock
Chillen your way to a thinner body
The Chill Zone
Lessons from the mean, lean, Chillen machine
Whose the fatty now, bitch?
Chilldiddy Slim's System of a Lean
The Chillen Method
Chillen your way to a slimmer you
Fifty-down & Sub 8, Snap!
I know, it's an amazing talent.......
March 19th, 2008: Thoughts for the day (1)
How is everyone's day going thus far? I sincerely hope it is going well.
Wholly crap! The Hair Gods do exist! I had hair back then! I dug out one of my college graduation pics, LOL. I believe this was 1986 approximately.
Now I am stuck with thinking:
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During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
(Bernard Mannes Baruch)
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
(Marcus Aureleus)
(Marx)
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Every person who knows how to read has it in their power to magnify themselves, to multiply the ways in which they exist, to make life full, significant, and interesting. -
(Aldous Huxley)
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What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?
(Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
(Abraham Joshua Heschel)
Master yourself. Put your old wounds on the shelf and the self will reveal itself.
(Chillen)
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I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.
(Hank Aaron)
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Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
(Golda Meir)
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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.
(Thomas Henry Huxley)
PHATE!.........WAKE UP! OR I come down and beat you with "You have the ability stick!"
PHATE! You had better EAT ALL mental adversity for breakfast and dinner: (this doesnt not count as part of your calorie intake for the day)
Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
Only YOU will determine your fate.
=========================================================
Boy I have this one down with the bone head things I have done in fitness and training:
More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.
(Amy Grant)
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Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.
(Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
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I hate a fellow whom pride, or cowardice, or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl; let him come out as I do, and bark. WAKE UP!
Best regards,
Chillen
How is everyone's day going thus far? I sincerely hope it is going well.
Wholly crap! The Hair Gods do exist! I had hair back then!
I dug out one of my college graduation pics, LOL. I believe this was 1986 approximately.
Now I am stuck with thinking:
=========================================================
During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
(Bernard Mannes Baruch)
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
(Marcus Aureleus)
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it
(Marx)
=========================================================
Every person who knows how to read has it in their power to magnify themselves, to multiply the ways in which they exist, to make life full, significant, and interesting. -
(Aldous Huxley)
=========================================================
What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?
(Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
=========================================================
Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
(Abraham Joshua Heschel)
Master yourself. Put your old wounds on the shelf and the self will reveal itself.
(Chillen)
=========================================================
I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.
(Hank Aaron)
=========================================================
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
(Golda Meir)
=========================================================
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
=========================================================
The most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.
(Thomas Henry Huxley)
PHATE!.........WAKE UP! OR I come down and beat you with "You have the ability stick!"
PHATE! You had better EAT ALL mental adversity for breakfast and dinner: (this doesnt not count as part of your calorie intake for the day)
Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
Only YOU will determine your fate.
=========================================================
Boy I have this one down with the bone head things I have done in fitness and training:
More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.
(Amy Grant)
=========================================================
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.
(Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
=========================================================
I hate a fellow whom pride, or cowardice, or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl; let him come out as I do, and bark. WAKE UP!
Best regards,
Chillen
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I am posting theGooch and Marko Tributes this evening.
I apologize for the delay. I am finally getting some personal time to post a bit more to my norm. Still not in full swing, but working on it.
Both of these regular members have special personal attributes we all can learn from.
Wish everyone well!
Best wishes,
Chillen
I apologize for the delay. I am finally getting some personal time to post a bit more to my norm. Still not in full swing, but working on it.
Both of these regular members have special personal attributes we all can learn from.
Wish everyone well!
Best wishes,
Chillen
I dont remember writing this lol, i guess my name is more common than i think lol
Wow chillen, yeah go for the book choice lol, all your words are very inspirational
Thankyou
Now i will continue to ROCK ON!!!
Jackie xx
Jackie....important: don't forget to stretch before AND after ROCKIN'!
Truthfully, this is one of the quotes I had saved in OneNote, and thought of you. Your personal environment and monetary situation is different then some, and likewise your availability with fitness equipment is limited, and this can be a rather unique test on someone's will to achieve a level of fitness they desire. It most "certainly" can still be done, but creativity plays a large role in the overal equation. As your friend its important to me that you are able to stay on your fitness quest (it always has been), but more importantly that you are able to "try" to stabalize your environment to achieve your fitness dreams. Most importantly, however, its that you are happy and content with yourself.
Stay true to yourself and never put your personal needs on the shelf.
I miss you posting to your log
Chillen
March 19th, 2008: Tribute to theGooch
Bump this forward: (I haven't forgotten, Brotha and Sista's)
EDIT: I am adding in the posts and links for convenience. I will eventually get all posts and links in. So please pardon the incompleteness for now, its not finished. All links are within the COL ONLY
I plan to make several more posts in tribute to:
1. Protein Boy (Jon)-Done
Tribute Poem: 1,319 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-88-25737.html
Tribute Post: 1,036 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-70-25737.html
Several more to Link
2. SpicyPumkin--Done Post: 1,556 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-104-25737.html
Post 1,321 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-89-25737.html
Also posted a "thoughts for the day" Post: 1,065 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-71-25737.html
Several more to link
3. Beth-Done Post: 1,337, 1,338 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-90-25737.html
Tribute Poem: 1,320 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-88-25737.html
Several more to link
4. AMP-Done Post: 1,339 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-90-25737.html
More to Link
5. The FFer-Done Post:1,340:1,341 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-90-25737.html
I have done several posts for the FF'er and will locate and edit in the links.
He also stepped in and posted a "thoughts for the day" post: 1,470 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-98-25737.html
6. Jackie-Done Post: 1365 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-91-25737.html
Post 1,573 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-105-25737.html#post237681
Several more to Link
7. Sparrow--Done Post: 1,367: http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-92-25737.html
8.CCR--Wants another one Post: 1,372 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-92-25737.html
CCR also wrote a "thoughts for the day" Post 1,164: http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-78-25737.html
9.Derwyddon (Sarah) Done Post 1,991 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-133-25737.html#post256401
Derwyddon also stepped in and made a "thoughts for the day" post: 1,502 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-101-25737.html
10.Phate-Done Post: 2,069 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-138-25737.html
Several more to Link
11. Stingo
12. Nae82 DONE: Post: 1,383 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-93-25737.html#post232334
13. Dallen
14. KARKY
15. George
16. Lei
17. Phil
18. BSL
BSL also has taken time to post "thoughts for the day" Post 2,393 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-160-25737.html#post275249
19. RWS (Refined Wisdom and Spirit)
20. EVO
21. Mreik
22. LV
23. TM
24. Malkore
25. Deschain
26. Smithmachine
27. Streamline
28. Def
29. g8r80 (Richard)--NEXT-1
30. Marko--NEXT-2
31. Kraken
32. Calorie Busten Furnace, GOOCH DONE Post 2,386 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-160-25737.html#post274977
33. [Focus]
34. KittyHartman26
35. Lost
36. JokersWild
37. Shellsy21
38. Spartan300
39. NBS4Life
40. Wrangell
41. Woodt
Woodt also made a "thoughts for the day" post (Number One): 1,496 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-100-25737.html
Woodt also made a "thoughts for the day" post (Number Two): 1,050 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-70-25737.html#post224525
More to Link
==========================================================
Chillens Home Training Equipment:
The Equipment I use to Train With: Post: 1,773 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-119-25737.html
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And I will add others. If you want to be added, please let me know or if you want something specific, let me know too.
They will not be "necessarily" in the order listed.
==========================================================
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
Note:
TheGooch is a Stay at Home Father, has lost over 30 pounds of fat tissue, and is well on his way of meeting and exceeding his current personal fitness goals.
There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.
(John Gregory Brown)
Fatherhood is probably the most challenging and rewarding role a male can ever perform.
Give him support here in his Running Journal:
http://training.fitness.com/journal/running-new-endeavor-31313.html
And give him support in his Main Journal:
http://training.fitness.com/photo-gallery/ok-i-decided-i-m-going-cut-25816.html
Check out Dad's family here:
http://training.fitness.com/photo-g...far-i-ve-come-2-main-reasons-doing-29008.html
A good and regular forum member should never be without continued support within there goal journey.
=========================================================
One of the greatest gifts on earth to a child is a man being a Dad
(Chillen)
You should have this one down, Gooch. There are three stages of a man's life:
He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus. (And, this is only one of many roles).
:yelrotflmao:
Doubly rich is the man still boyish enough to play, laugh and sing as he carries his little girls dolls, purses, brushes, dresses, mommies makeup.
(Chillen)
It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place for the father who takes his daughter shopping.
(John Sinor) (modified by Chillen)
=========================================================
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.
(Author Unknown)
There is a special internal richness in a real Dad that sparks the internal richness in their children. When they leave the nest they digest this zest and Dad will be impressed when he sees his heart at their crest.
(Chillen)
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!
(Lydia M. Child)
Gooch, I have went through these stages with my sons, so be prepared
At 4 years old: My Daddy can do anything!
At 7 years old: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.
At 8 years old: My father does not know quite everything.
At 12 years old: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
At 14 years old: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned, and doesnt know anything.
At 21 years old: Oh, that man-he is out of date!
At 25 years old: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
At 30 years old: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
At 35 years old: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.
At 50 years old: What would Dad have thought about that?
At 60 years old: My Dad knew literally everything!
At 65 years old: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.
(Anonymous)
=========================================================
Gooch, Dad's dont get alot of recognition sometimes but remember this:
We may not shower him with praise
Nor mention his name in song,
And sometimes it seems that we forget
The joy he spreads as he goes along,
But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know
The wonderful role that he has had.
And away down deep in every heart
There’s a place that is just for Dad.....
(Author Unknown--Modified by Chillen)
=========================================================
A little boy needs Daddy
For many, many things:
Like holding him high off the ground
Where the sunlight sings!
Like being the deep music
That tells him all is right
When he awakens frantic with
The terrors of the night.
Like being the great mountain
That rises in his heart
And shows him how he might get home
When all else falls apart.
Like giving him the love
That is his sea and air,
So diving deep or soaring high
He'll always find him there.
A little girl needs Daddy
For many, many things:
Like holding her high off the ground
Where the sunlight sings!
Like being the deep music
That tells her all is right
When she awakens frantic with
The terrors of the night.
Like being the great mountain
That rises in her heart
And shows her how she might get home
When all else falls apart.
Like giving her the love
That is her sea and air,
So diving deep or soaring high
She'll always find him there.
(Not specified, modified by Chillen)
=========================================================
Gooch you perform one of the most respectable, sometimes difficult and challenging, but most rewarding functions known to the human race. There is nothing on this earth better than a man who gives his life, his heart, his time, and his spirit, to his children.
Men like you who strive to give there best to their children tend to give our future a better promise. I respect you greatly for what you do.
Keep your Fatherly love rock-like, steep, and strong. Relinquish your powers gradually to your children and teach them the strength--of sense of right and wrong.
My hat is off to you, young man.
Marko you are next......TODAY (20th)
Best wishes,
Chillen
Bump this forward: (I haven't forgotten, Brotha and Sista's)
EDIT: I am adding in the posts and links for convenience. I will eventually get all posts and links in. So please pardon the incompleteness for now, its not finished. All links are within the COL ONLY
I plan to make several more posts in tribute to:
1. Protein Boy (Jon)-Done
Tribute Poem: 1,319 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-88-25737.html
Tribute Post: 1,036 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-70-25737.html
Several more to Link
2. SpicyPumkin--Done Post: 1,556 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-104-25737.html
Post 1,321 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-89-25737.html
Also posted a "thoughts for the day" Post: 1,065 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-71-25737.html
Several more to link
3. Beth-Done Post: 1,337, 1,338 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-90-25737.html
Tribute Poem: 1,320 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-88-25737.html
Several more to link
4. AMP-Done Post: 1,339 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-90-25737.html
More to Link
5. The FFer-Done Post:1,340:1,341 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-90-25737.html
I have done several posts for the FF'er and will locate and edit in the links.
He also stepped in and posted a "thoughts for the day" post: 1,470 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-98-25737.html
6. Jackie-Done Post: 1365 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-91-25737.html
Post 1,573 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-105-25737.html#post237681
Several more to Link
7. Sparrow--Done Post: 1,367: http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-92-25737.html
8.CCR--Wants another one
Post: 1,372 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-92-25737.htmlCCR also wrote a "thoughts for the day" Post 1,164: http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-78-25737.html
9.Derwyddon (Sarah) Done Post 1,991 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-133-25737.html#post256401
Derwyddon also stepped in and made a "thoughts for the day" post: 1,502 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-101-25737.html
10.Phate-Done Post: 2,069 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-138-25737.html
Several more to Link
11. Stingo
12. Nae82 DONE: Post: 1,383 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-93-25737.html#post232334
13. Dallen
14. KARKY
15. George
16. Lei
17. Phil
18. BSL
BSL also has taken time to post "thoughts for the day" Post 2,393 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-160-25737.html#post275249
19. RWS (Refined Wisdom and Spirit)
20. EVO
21. Mreik
22. LV
23. TM
24. Malkore
25. Deschain
26. Smithmachine
27. Streamline
28. Def
29. g8r80 (Richard)--NEXT-1
30. Marko--NEXT-2
31. Kraken
32. Calorie Busten Furnace, GOOCH DONE Post 2,386 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-160-25737.html#post274977
33. [Focus]
34. KittyHartman26
35. Lost
36. JokersWild
37. Shellsy21
38. Spartan300
39. NBS4Life
40. Wrangell
41. Woodt
Woodt also made a "thoughts for the day" post (Number One): 1,496 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-100-25737.html
Woodt also made a "thoughts for the day" post (Number Two): 1,050 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-70-25737.html#post224525
More to Link
==========================================================
Chillens Home Training Equipment:
The Equipment I use to Train With: Post: 1,773 http://training.fitness.com/wellness/chillout-log-chillen-119-25737.html
==========================================================
And I will add others. If you want to be added, please let me know or if you want something specific, let me know too.
They will not be "necessarily" in the order listed.
==========================================================
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
Tribute to theGooch
Note:
TheGooch is a Stay at Home Father, has lost over 30 pounds of fat tissue, and is well on his way of meeting and exceeding his current personal fitness goals.
There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.
(John Gregory Brown)
Fatherhood is probably the most challenging and rewarding role a male can ever perform.
Give him support here in his Running Journal:
http://training.fitness.com/journal/running-new-endeavor-31313.html
And give him support in his Main Journal:
http://training.fitness.com/photo-gallery/ok-i-decided-i-m-going-cut-25816.html
Check out Dad's family here:
http://training.fitness.com/photo-g...far-i-ve-come-2-main-reasons-doing-29008.html
A good and regular forum member should never be without continued support within there goal journey.
=========================================================
One of the greatest gifts on earth to a child is a man being a Dad
(Chillen)
You should have this one down, Gooch. There are three stages of a man's life:
He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus. (And, this is only one of many roles).
:yelrotflmao:
Doubly rich is the man still boyish enough to play, laugh and sing as he carries his little girls dolls, purses, brushes, dresses, mommies makeup.
(Chillen)
It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place for the father who takes his daughter shopping.
(John Sinor) (modified by Chillen)
=========================================================
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.
(Author Unknown)
There is a special internal richness in a real Dad that sparks the internal richness in their children. When they leave the nest they digest this zest and Dad will be impressed when he sees his heart at their crest.
(Chillen)
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!
(Lydia M. Child)
Gooch, I have went through these stages with my sons, so be prepared
At 4 years old: My Daddy can do anything!
At 7 years old: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.
At 8 years old: My father does not know quite everything.
At 12 years old: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
At 14 years old: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned, and doesnt know anything.
At 21 years old: Oh, that man-he is out of date!
At 25 years old: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
At 30 years old: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
At 35 years old: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.
At 50 years old: What would Dad have thought about that?
At 60 years old: My Dad knew literally everything!
At 65 years old: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.
(Anonymous)
=========================================================
Gooch, Dad's dont get alot of recognition sometimes but remember this:
We may not shower him with praise
Nor mention his name in song,
And sometimes it seems that we forget
The joy he spreads as he goes along,
But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know
The wonderful role that he has had.
And away down deep in every heart
There’s a place that is just for Dad.....
(Author Unknown--Modified by Chillen)
=========================================================
A little boy needs Daddy
For many, many things:
Like holding him high off the ground
Where the sunlight sings!
Like being the deep music
That tells him all is right
When he awakens frantic with
The terrors of the night.
Like being the great mountain
That rises in his heart
And shows him how he might get home
When all else falls apart.
Like giving him the love
That is his sea and air,
So diving deep or soaring high
He'll always find him there.
A little girl needs Daddy
For many, many things:
Like holding her high off the ground
Where the sunlight sings!
Like being the deep music
That tells her all is right
When she awakens frantic with
The terrors of the night.
Like being the great mountain
That rises in her heart
And shows her how she might get home
When all else falls apart.
Like giving her the love
That is her sea and air,
So diving deep or soaring high
She'll always find him there.
(Not specified, modified by Chillen)
=========================================================
Gooch you perform one of the most respectable, sometimes difficult and challenging, but most rewarding functions known to the human race. There is nothing on this earth better than a man who gives his life, his heart, his time, and his spirit, to his children.
Men like you who strive to give there best to their children tend to give our future a better promise. I respect you greatly for what you do.
Keep your Fatherly love rock-like, steep, and strong. Relinquish your powers gradually to your children and teach them the strength--of sense of right and wrong.
My hat is off to you, young man.
Marko you are next......TODAY (20th)
Best wishes,
Chillen
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OMG....check me out, I've become so Chillen:
http://training.fitness.com/weight-loss/diet-plateau-need-some-advice-3-31917.html#post275009
http://training.fitness.com/weight-loss/diet-plateau-need-some-advice-3-31917.html#post275009
I am such a dork sometimes in the COL. LOL. I was looking through the COL, and found this Rhyme I wrote and it tickled my funny bone..(well at least me, lol)
(Post 1,890)
Proper attitude!
Keep your ATTITUDE GLUED and be RENEWED!
Dont be mentally BOO-BOOED with improper ATTITUDE!
DUDE, please INCLUDE the proper ATTITUDE!
With proper ATTITUDE and good diet FOOD, YOU'D be WOOED and not SCREWED
HEHHEHEHEHE, buh, ha, ha
Oh, and lets not forget this one I wrote.....LOL......(I was looking through the COL getting links for the tributes and ran across some old ones....LOL):
A Rhyme for the ChillOut Log:
The Chillout Log is like the African hunting Dog, it barks at the mentally Clogged, and releases the Fog so one can be a information Hog:
Chillen has the Will to cause a Shrill of Goodwill
Chillen does this from his heart and Freewill,
Chillen is dressed to Kill because he wants to Fulfill,
and give all forum members a Refill of the same pep Pill
which is called the Chill Pill so they can rev up their mental quartz Mill and become like a Internal stamped Mill of humbled Will and personally Chill.
And one more of my past Rhymes (LOL):
(this was posted to a teenage sex thread a few months back):
A Sad Dad Story:
There once was a Dad who had hair on his head that didnt Shed.
The Son armed with his personal machine Gun fertilized many eggs and the Sad Dad's head began to Shred.
Now all Dread the Sad Dad's Head
ROTFL!!!!!!!
Moderation please..............
Have the proper attitude brotha and sista's!
Chillen
I was looking through the COL, and found this Rhyme I wrote and it tickled my funny bone..(well at least me, lol) (Post 1,890)
Proper attitude!
Keep your ATTITUDE GLUED and be RENEWED!
Dont be mentally BOO-BOOED with improper ATTITUDE!
DUDE, please INCLUDE the proper ATTITUDE!
With proper ATTITUDE and good diet FOOD, YOU'D be WOOED and not SCREWED
HEHHEHEHEHE, buh, ha, ha
Oh, and lets not forget this one I wrote.....LOL......(I was looking through the COL getting links for the tributes and ran across some old ones....LOL):
A Rhyme for the ChillOut Log:
The Chillout Log is like the African hunting Dog, it barks at the mentally Clogged, and releases the Fog so one can be a information Hog:
Chillen has the Will to cause a Shrill of Goodwill
Chillen does this from his heart and Freewill,
Chillen is dressed to Kill because he wants to Fulfill,
and give all forum members a Refill of the same pep Pill
which is called the Chill Pill so they can rev up their mental quartz Mill and become like a Internal stamped Mill of humbled Will and personally Chill.
And one more of my past Rhymes (LOL):
(this was posted to a teenage sex thread a few months back):
A Sad Dad Story:
There once was a Dad who had hair on his head that didnt Shed.
The Son armed with his personal machine Gun fertilized many eggs and the Sad Dad's head began to Shred.
Now all Dread the Sad Dad's Head
ROTFL!!!!!!!
Moderation please..............
Have the proper attitude brotha and sista's!
Chillen
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