The Red Bikini Lady....

Body for Life Champion and Liftime Achievement Award Winner, Michelle Lee. "page-a-day" memoir of the steps I took during a journey to my first Body Building and Figure Competition and beyond. (c)2008 all rights reserved by blog author

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I'm at an age when many women believe their best years are behind them. I hope to convince my "Sisters" that many more of those "best years" are waiting to be lived! I'm living proof it is never to late to live them. Not to long ago I weighed nearly 200 pounds and was being treated for a long list of obesity related medical problems. Thankfully there came a point in my life when I decided to keep my self promises. When I did...my life opened to a world of possibilities.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Sunny and fifty--hey--where's Minnesota?

We are experiencing some of the nicest late fall weather in Northern Minnesota history today. Last night the fog lifted and this morning the sun made a command performance. The lakewalk is very popular today---as families take one of the last opportunities of the seasons to enjoy the beauty of Lake Superior up close and personal before the next shoe drops.

Winter can come fast. The weather man is predicting snow this weekend. As we old timers know that means the temps will plummet and the snow will begin to pile up in ernest. When they do---it won't be until May before we will want to be out doors in our shirt sleeves.
So as you can imagine these next two days will be enjoyed and remembered by many.

Tooth pain update. Tommorrow I am scheduled for root canal surgery. Hey it gets better, right after I have my six months mammogram check...to see if last summer's lumpectomy did the trick.

I am looking forward to being worry and pain free by tommorrow night.
Can't wait to watch the 45th Annual Christmas City of the North Parade. It's one of the biggest events of the year here in Duluth. Marching bands, Community princesses, floats and dance groups.
Thousands will be lining Superior Street to watch the parade which officially kicks off our community's Holiday Season.

Not to many things can over-shadow our annual parade...but Cher did!
She made a concert appearance in Duluth last night....she made the front page of the paper this morning in all of her finery, standing on a chandelier that had just lowered her down to the stage at the DECC.
What a woman! What a show. (I had to work. I probably wouldn't have been able to get tickets. The show sold out in 30 minutes!) But from the talk in the coffee shops today...she is still remarkible and remains at the top of the DIVA heap. I can't help but think that Cher must be a Body for Lifer. How else can she remain so strong and vibrant?

Yesterday I read something on Dr. Hussman's website. It was so profound I wrote it down on a sticky note and its now stuck to my daytimer.

Paraphrasing and personalizing here:
"Tommorrow and every day I will wake up leaner, stronger and more muscular. I will have a more defined butt and abs....my arms will be rock solid pipes. Today, I will do everthing it takes to achieve these goals."

And that's the way it is--here in Northern Minnesota today.

1 Comments:

Blogger Larry said...

I see you have integrated Hussman's "Mother of all tweaks" into your life plan. Pretty smart, Michelle. Right in character. I enjoy reading your transformation journal very much and look forward to my daily visits.
Larry

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