Oops...Again...I fell off the Wagon!

I would like to blame a million people for why I fell off the wagon after competing in April. The bottom line and the fact is I can only blame myself. Sure, circumstances lead me to get off track but I am the one that took the steps to get into shape and I am for sure the one that allowed myself to BINGE into an unhealthy stage of carbs, sugar and carbs....OK and yes....Some Margaritas at 900 calories each!

So, the  4th of JULY and vacation is officially over and for those that jumped on board with me and got all fired up to get and stay in shape...I have one thing to tell you! ONLY YOU CAN DO IT!


I am business life coach, REALTOR and yes, even the motivator needs motivating! I have coaches and mentors that lead me and encourage me! They are worth the money and time that I spend to help me stay on track...BUT they can't make me skinny or make me more money...I HAVE TO DO THE WORK~and so WILL YOU!

Keep drinking water, Eat 6 -7 small meals and burn calories! It is that simple but it those words require ACTION!

LETS GET BUSY!

Liz

Motivational Moment with Liz

Just a wall of words before bed...

Taken from a poster...I feel this says a lot!

“Meeting people halfway is the most significant trip we can take. We don’t work for each other…we work with each other.”

Now this is trip I would like more people to be going on!

Back in the Saddle Again! Its BODY REHAB TIME!

I guess you could say I hit the wall! I hit my goal and I competed in the 2010 NC State Body Building show. This was April 10th and yes, I did a great job for my 1st show and yes, I saw my abs, my butt lifted and I honestly loved how 119 lbs looked! I did not like how .25 carbs a day felt and now I am on the mission to get back to 119 with the facts I have learned from Jen Hendershott, Ms. Olympia.
I am actually excited about getting back to eating clean and drinking water. It is amazing how different I have felt in the last 60 days NOT training...

I have been HUNGRY! I was never hungry on Jen's eating plan. I have been bloated and feeling like a tick about to explode! Sodium without drinking water will do this! I am not a drinker but when I have enjoyed an occasional drink it has knocked me OUT! I thought I could not wait to eat sweets but when I eat them I feel HORRIBLE! Sugar sickness feels like a roller coaster ride sickness and that is no fun at all! Other than that, my pants are tight again and my butt went from looking like a hot 30 something to a sagging old something! So...here goes! Hope you join me on this mission!

Let me share the good news and ease of the plan and you can see if you want to join me on a 30 day mission to self improvement! if you need a very personal program tailored to you please visit http://www.jennyh.com/ and take the step to a full life change!

1) Increase water intake - You should be flushing out FAT all day! Dr. Oz says that if you are drinking just enough water to survive you should urinate 1 x per hour all day and sleep the night without wetting your bed...lol!  He says if you are drinking to flush toxins and lose weight you should urinate every 15 - 30 minutes and yes, wear a diaper or get up and potty 2 -3 times a night!

2) Increase your cardio! One hour a day maintains your weight. A sweating, hard core Hendershott hour will melt the weight. Trust me...there is a huge difference in training with ease and training to get in shape! My personal goal the next 30 days is 30 minutes of weight training and at least one hour if not more of cardio! The cardio is a great stress reliever for me and gets my creative brain waves moving!

3) EAT! EAT! EAT! Small portions 6 -7x a day.  I love Solution FIVE and will be drinking that on my busy days Tuesday and Thursdays and the other days I am sticking to the same thing for the 1st 2 weeks! Egg whites, Oatmeal, Almonds, Chicken, Asparagus, Fish, Broccoli, Grapefruit and again LOTS OF WATER!

5) JOURNAL! Write it down! If you eat something bad...WRITE IT DOWN so you know you have to work a bit harder to get it OFF! (yes, I had 2 cookies today)


Let's do it! If you need a text from me to help push you please email me your contact information to elizabethwardsmall@gmail.com and I will add you to a group text for reminders!

Have a BLESSED DAY!

Day one Body Rehab

Calling all participants in body rehab! Day one is today and your goal
is to up your water intake! Flush out the waste and push to get in at
least 90 oz! You should have to use the potty about every 15-30 min!
Write down your food intake and shoot for 6-7 clean small meals! Oh
and of course sweat for at least one hour today! Can you do it? Sure
you can!

Sign up for bootcamp with Jen Hendershott if you are really ready for
a change!

The Best is Yet to Come...Dedications to a life of love well lived...

Roscoe Register Ward Sr. and Eva Estell Jessup

Married July 3, 1938

A life of love well lived...

I can't wait to start sharing many of the love stories about my grandmother and grandfather. I will title these the Best is Yet To Come...My grandfather passed away last week and we buried him a week ago today. My grandmother is still alive and is as beautiful as the picture above...

I learned so many lessons in life from both of them and look forward to sharing more... many people called him Roc. He was my rock and a true Gentleman...

Golden Heart

God saw you getting tired

and a cure was not meant to be,

So he put his arms around you

and whispered "Come to Me".

With tearful eyes we watched you,

as we saw you pass away.

Although we loved you deeply,

we could not make you stay.

Your Golden Heart stopped beating,

hard working hands at rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us,

He only takes the best.

Copyright © 1997 Therese Williamson

Here is a final tribute video that was composed by my neice Kansas Ward.
http://katastrophicimages.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=9108914

Pass it on...If this does not move you...YOU ARE DEAD!

Serious. If this does not spark you in some way than you are either in serious depression and need immediate attention or you are the most negative person I know. If you are depressed. Get help. Call me. I am not your answer but please reach out to someone. If you are the 2nd of two please do not call me. Unfriend me and stay away from me. I do not surround myself with NEGATIVE peeps!

OK now that we have that clear...

The following is copied straight out a book...and you must go and read this book NOW! NO, I am not promoting this book to make money. I just think this man is the BEST and has my vote if he wants to run for President!

Once you read this please click on the link to see a YouTube video of a child that very well could be a President one day. She will sure be a success in whatever she does!




COLIN POWELL'S NARRATION - A MUST READ



Bridging the Gap - General Colin Luther Powell:
American Statesman and Four Star General in the United States Army
Former Secretary of State to President George W. Bush




Read and share with your positive friends...



The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.
As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are... Friends that don't help you climb will want you to crawl. Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that � don't increase you will eventually decrease you.



Consider this:
Never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never discuss your problems,
½ with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who  never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how.Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person.Don't follow anyone who's not going anywhere...



With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships.If you run with  wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. "A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the � kind of friends he chooses." The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate - for the good and the bad.



Note: Be not mistaken. This is applicable to family as well as friends. Yes...do love, appreciate and be thankful for your family, for they will
always be your family no matter what. Just know that they are human first and though they are family to you, they may be a friend to someone else and will fit somewhere in the criteria above.


"In Prosperity Our Friends Know Us. In Adversity We Know Our friends."

"Never make someone a priority when you are only an option for them."

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.."

Colin Powell

Now...Enjoy this!

MOTIVATIONAL AFFIRMATIONS


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

Elizabeth Ward Small
National Motivational Speaker
REALTOR
SOC Sr. Manager

So..What is Next? Only the Good Lord Knows..

It is amazing how time flies! I guess that cliche has been around forever but the truth it that the older I am getting the faster the sand is sifting through the hourglass...

I apologize for not updating the blog in a while. I think when you take your brain to .25 carbs a day it takes a while to get back to normal. Then...once you are even close to normal (meaning eating ice cream and all of foods great pleasures), normal does not even feel good. HONESTLY....YUK! BLOATED and RESTLESS!

I will have to say I was very excited to see 118.9 on my scales 4 weeks ago. Ha - no more! I just needed a break and have not been a full time gym rat at all. I have actually been trying to stay as focused on my kids and work as much as I possibly can. Realizing how hard it was to get two hours of cardio a day and 6 meals in and drink 2 gallons of water...all of this and try and be a mom and a wife and still master my many careers...Glad I understood the 3 B Method!

Anyway, it has been a bit over a month since the State Show, I am holding 126 lbs and ready to get back to some fish and asparagus...NOT yet ready to shoot for anymore shows...(not yet anyway) - I did promise Jen I would compete in the Charleston Show October 22nd...That is a ways off so I am not committing just yet!

I am ready to just get all of the eating and training down to a real LIFE APPLICATION and ENJOY LIFE at the same time...

SO, WHAT IS NEXT on the bucket list?

Less than 7 months left to complete a pretty huge list!

I guess I better get my calendar out and start getting busy!

I will tell you that one of the items on the bucket list I plan to merge with this blog is a prayer journal...I recently attended an AM Bible Study and was encouraged by others to journal my prayers. Of course that sounded pretty neat to me...Not sure if that should be a public or private thing. My prayers are pretty deep and as most people...pretty personal. However, prayer changes lives and I have always been an open book so I will just have to see where the Lord leads me on this one...

AnywaZE! Happy Rainy Monday!

Liz