Well, my first vow for 2006 is to post on Soulcysters more often.
I have decided for myself that 2006 is going to be a good year. MY year. I'm sick of being a slave to this disease, and it's time I do something about it. So while doing my 30 min. on the treadmill tonight (the first day of my new weight loss plan), I decided I need to make a change for myself. So here goes...
*I am not going to feel fat and hairy anymore. I will work to lose weight and get healthy.
*I'm not going to be that person who never gets her picture taken. I will look good, feel good, and smile proudly for the camera everytime.
*I'm not going to let my hair loss bum me out. I'm going to take vitamins and find natural looking extensions so I feel good about my hair again.
*I am going to be the woman who turns heads when I walk into a room.
*I am going to go to the beach this summer and be happy with how I look in my new 2 piece bathing suit.
*I am going to eat right, exercise, and take control of my body.
*I'm not going to feel sorry for myself anymore. I can do this. I can feel beautiful again, inside and out.
I'm sure I'll come up with some more, but I think it would be great if we could all add things to this list. We do not have to be down on ourselves anymore, girls. We can control PCOS and be happy again.
I hope everyone is feeling ok and looking forward to a brand new year, with brand new beginnings. I'm looking forward to everyone else's responses... let's inspire eachother!
I will not let my depression control my life anymore.
I will go out and do something just for me at least once a week!
I will not talk to friends or family who bring me down.
I will take control over my own body.
I will not worry about what everyone esle thinks and do what I want.
I will work to become the person I want to be. Even if I fail...
I will not be the person I am now Jan 1, 2007
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Be nice to everyone you meet; they are fighting a battle you know nothing about.
Symptoms: Obesity, Diabetes, Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features, Absent or Infrequent Menstrual Cycles, Infertility, Hirsutism, Skin Tags
Medications: Metformin 1700mg, Januvia 100mg, Prozac 40mg, Invega ER 6mg, Ritalin 60mg
What a wonderful post! Thanks for starting this! I was just thinking some of the same things after spending too much time in 2005 feeling bad about myself and my weight.
**When I start thinking things like "I am the fattest person in this gym class, etc." I will replace those with thoughts such as "I may not be where I want to be with my weigth but I am working on it and that is only one aspect of me"
*I will exercise 5 times a week even if it means putting myself before others. (I was proud that I said no to volunteering for something recently because I knew it woudlo cut into me time)
*I will keep a food diary so I can make better choice
* I will spend time to grocery shop for healthy foods, cook healhty melas
*I will spend the extra money on healthy foods instead of always buying whats on sale or what I have a coupon for because I am worth it!
*I will be more firm with my husband who wants to have junk food in the house and tell him no again that he can have it at work
* I will not avoid being in pictures anymore because of my weight
I'm sure I will thank of many more! I already feel inspired writing these and proud of myself for already doing some of these!
-Linda
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This is a BEAUTIFUL post!!! I absolutely love it! Thank you so much for starting it..and when I read all of your vows it brought tears to my eyes! I love you girls so much!
I will continue on my journey to self acceptance I will find something beautiful about me every day I will say thank you when Salem tells me I am beautiful instead of hiding my face...and I will actually try to believe it I will be good to my mind, my body, and soul.....by eating healthy.....by exercising...and by strengthening my spirituality I will work on not letting my excess body and facial hair bother me I will try not to be so insecure about my excess weight I will work on truly loving me and trying to find beauty in myself on the inside and the outside
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~*Katrina*~
Pre-medical Student/Medic
22 Years old
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Girls- we are cysters by chance but friends by choice. I love you girls so much. You give me strength,courage, guidance, support, and friendship
I will exercise more
I will take care of my body
I will stop spending money so carelessly
I will stop with the negative self talk
I will get help for my phobia
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This is a really great thread - keep posting ladies!
I will start exercising daily again. I will keep smiling even when i dont feel like it. I will eat healthily again and really limit my alcohol intake. I will have more confidence in myself, and stand up tall. I will take control of my life, but take things day by day when i need to. I will make sure i take time for myself at least once a week and do more of the things i enjoy/ that used to make me happy. I will not beat myself up when i feel down/am struggling, but lean on my friends for support and focus on the positives. I will remember how far ive come and how much i've already achieved. I will be a good friend and offer support but remember that i have to come first, me worrying about other people does not help anyone. I will talk to u girls when something is bothering me and not bottle it up, cos u understand.
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"A smile is the prettiest thing u can wear," but " a true friend is someone who sees the pain in ur eyes while everyone else believes the smile on ur face."
"Letting go doesn't mean giving up, it means accepting some things weren't meant to be."
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I will not beat myself up when I am struggling with my healthy living plan. I will not take my stress at work out on others, unless they are the cause of my stress. I will show I can lead my team when need be, even though I'm at the bottom of the ladder. I will take time to relax when I am feeling stressed.
* Every time I have a negative thought about myself, I will tell myself that I am doing my best to change the things I don't like... I am a work in progress!
* I will stop obsessing over other people's hairlines
I will take more notice of positive things even if it is just the sun shining or someone smiling in the street and note at least one positive down at the end of each day.
I will break the cycle of the downward spiral, and take control of my life, or at least little bits, bit by bit, one thing at a time.
__________________ Tinks "Be nice to everyone u meet, they may be fighting a battle u know nothing about."
"A smile is the prettiest thing u can wear," but " a true friend is someone who sees the pain in ur eyes while everyone else believes the smile on ur face."
"Letting go doesn't mean giving up, it means accepting some things weren't meant to be."
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thought i'd post on this thread again - as it really is helpful to be positive and reading over what i had posted has helped. I saw my counsellor this morning and I am going to try harder to stop being so critical of myself, we all do things we didnt really want to do or think we shouldn't have done but there is not point beating myself up as that helps noone least of all me. I am going to focus on the positives, and make the most of 'happy' times, how far i've come already, remember what i have done already, not what i haven't....
"Never regret. If it's good it's wonderful. If it's bad it's experience."
love to u all xxxx
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"A smile is the prettiest thing u can wear," but " a true friend is someone who sees the pain in ur eyes while everyone else believes the smile on ur face."
"Letting go doesn't mean giving up, it means accepting some things weren't meant to be."
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Vows for 2006- Add Yours! (Inspirational) 
