http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com Moovin & Groovin 2 The Beat of My Own Drummer... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:59:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello buddies... Well...I am on week three of my Leave of Absence following lower back surgery. Thats all well and good... I am on week two of the journey back to my health and fitness...I have walked and worked out five days last week, and am on day three for this week... Food ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/08/28/not-perfect-but-kinda-proud/ Row row row you boat...Gently down the stream...Merrily merrily merrily merrily... Life is but a dream... Okay...Have NO IDEA why that song popped into my head! Or why I jotted it down as the title...Perhaps I have lost a marble or two?? Anywho... It has ALWAYS amazed me how the mind works. Mine. Yours. ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/08/20/life-is-but-a-dream/ Hello buddies! Well...Exactly one week and a half ago, I did indeed undergo back surgery...I cant remember the fancy name for it, sorry...But I had the bone of one of my disc's removed because it was herniated and pressing on my nerves.  I will always have back problems I am told because ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/08/19/hitting-rock-bottom-but-still-climbing/ Well...At this time tomorrow, I will be having back surgery... I am scared...Nervous...Etc. etc. etc. But... I am also excited...This is one of my final hurdles I need to clear to get going with the next phase of my life. I am hoping this will all go well. And that before I know ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/08/06/the-grandest-of-plans/ So I was a bit inspired today after reading a friends blog (Thanks Dawn!). She talked a bit about losing her identity. Man…Is this something most of us can relate to your what? I truly believe most of us, if we are honest with ourselves, go through this at least ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/08/04/will-the-real-me-please-stand-up/ You know. I love Oprah. Have watched her for YEARS...Followed all the UPS and DOWNS of her weight loss journey... And I used to hear her and Bob Greene talking about "Something emotional" making us fat...And personally. I thought it was a crock...Truly. Never did buy into that... I think now, I ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/07/31/emotional-blockage/ "All signs point to yes!" This is what it said. I swear it. And its rarely wrong, right? So...Just when I had FINALLY found my weight loss mojo, Life, God, Mother Nature, whoever you wanna beleive is in charge...Says to me "Not so fast kid..." I found out Monday, via an appointment with ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/07/02/magic-8-ball-says/ Okay...So I think I have formulated a plan... This is how I roll... I am typically a big picture kinda gal...Always need a plan... So I have been trying to find my way back to the motivation weight loss revolution...And have sadly failed... Analyzed it to death... Discussed it amongst my closest friends... And I have ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/06/30/standing-on-the-edge-dippin-my-toes/ You know…Time is a funny thing… We fight it in one form or another from the day we are born until the day we take our last breath…And it’s a useless fight. For time will always win…The one thing we should ALL know by now…Is that time continues…It was here before ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/06/27/time-keeps-on-slippin-slippin-slippin/ Well. I am here...Three days in a row... This is big for me. I used to come to this site daily. Several times a day. Actually, I was more than a bit obsessed with it. And I was the most successful then. I lost 32 pounds in four months on this site. Then I fell ... http://dawnrenee1313.buddyslim.com/2008/06/26/baby-steps/