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.

Monday, April 11, 2005

Minnesota hotdish...

I have had a string of thoughts I'd like to share today.

--First...in last week's Newsweek magazine there was a small article about how our world is adapting to our country's obesity epidemic. It was about the super sizing of our...toilet seats. The new and improved one was larger and could hold over one thousand pounds. Can you imagine being a salesman at the local home improvement store trying to sell that produce delicately? By the way---there is still no model for asymetrical butts. (Sorry Homer Van Damm)

--Last night I couldn't sleep so I pulled out the Body for Life book. Every time I read that bookI take away something new. In the foreword there is a promise. "No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change."
I now realize just how much I had relied on that promise during my challenges. When I first started the program that promise empowered me. Today I realize it's a promise that's still being kept!.

--Photos. We all know how essential they are for our success. Before, during and after our challenge. They don't lie. It has been months since I had an after type photo taken of me. Last night my husband got out the camera. I noticed how far I had come...but I also notice that I am still not where I want to be.
I have mentioned this before. Our minds can play tricks on us--especially when we stand in front of a mirror. Sometimes we see only the things we want to see. A picture on the other hand...won't let you avoid the truth. It is there is living color. I plan to have my pictures taken once a month now to chart my progress.

--We can be our own worst enemies or our own champions. By the way--I have put up some new before and after pictures on bfltracker.com.

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