[CyberTOPS] reFOCUS - Issue 27 - 2008 (You Better Watch Out...!)

[Marji Clark]

A Christmas quick reFOCUS.Santa Claus is coming to town.

 

Traditional Version                                                  TOPS
Version

 

You better watch out                                               You
better watch out
You better not cry                                                     You
better try
Better not pout
Better not doubt
I'm telling you why                                                   I'm
telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town                             KOPS Status is
coming to you
He's making a list                                                    You're
making a plan
And checking it twice;                                             You're
writing it down
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice            Your body knows who's
naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming to town                             KOPS Status is
coming to you
He sees you when you're sleeping                      You know when you're
drinking water
He knows when you're awake                              You know when you're
eating fruit
He knows if you've been bad or good                  You know when you've
been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!                             So be good for
goodness sake!
O! You better watch out!                                         O!  You
better watch out!
You better not cry                                                     You
better try
Better not pout
Better not doubt
I'm telling you why                                                   I'm
telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town                             KOPS Status is
coming to you
Santa Claus is coming to town                             KOPS Status is
coming to you

 

Hope everyone has a magnificent day tomorrow and a great holiday as we begin
the countdown to a new year!  I was naughty this year.not a gainer, but a
breakeven.  It really is time to get on the "nice" side and get to goal.
Time to move it, move it!  

 

I am looking forward to 2009 - I have a new attitude.and it is catching!  

 

As you open presents tomorrow.remember to open the best present of
all.health and success.  As Al stated (in reFOCUS at Thanksgiving) the first
bite is really the best.so just take a bite or two of what you really want
and you will be satisfied with the bonus of not gaining!

 

My down-the-street neighbor Tom (don't know him very well, but very
pleasant) has been in a wheelchair for 35 years - diabetes with amputation.
I tell you this because it is a story of a miracle.  At work on Tuesday
there was Tom standing in front of me at the bakery.  I was in tears.he had
a metal leg, was standing and walking.  Of course being at Wegmans Christmas
week didn't say much for his sanity.wow!  He had a dream.he did what would
seem to be impossible.  So for us as we strive for goal.think of Tom, be
inspired by Tom.  He can stand, he can walk, it is never too late to be the
best that we can be.to conquer our own personal mountains.we can get to
goal.  So start dreaming.It'll cost nothing to dream and everything not to!


 

All the best to all of my very dear TOPS friends.and I do mean YOU!

 

You are not alone, 

 

CULitr, CU at Goal, CU at KOPS, Marji 

 

Not a TOPS sponsored or sanctioned newsletter.

 

Books and resources that have helped me:

Body Clutter and Sink Reflections (2 different books - Marla Cilley -
www.flylady.net) - my clutter is related to my weight struggle

The Solution by Laurel Mellin (first read in 1999)

Life is Hard, Food is Easy by Linda Spangle

100 Days of Weight Loss by Linda Spangle

Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink, Ph.D

Outsmarting the Midlife Fat Cell by Debra Waterhouse

 <http://www.pelizza.com/> www.pelizza.com 

 

Past issues of reFOCUS can be accessed on:   <http://www.topscares.com/>
www.topscares.com and  <http://www.tops123.com/StdTOPS/InspiredFocus.html>
http://www.tops123.com/StdTOPS/InspiredFocus.html 

 

Visit the Florida TOPS website at:

 <http://mysite.verizon.net/res1vhv6/floridatops/>
http://mysite.verizon.net/res1vhv6/floridatops/ 

 

Visit the NC TOPS website at:
<http://www.topsbouquet.org/NorthCarolina/index2.htm>
http://www.topsbouquet.org/NorthCarolina/index2.htm (Coach Laura)

 

Other Websites

 <http://www.topscares.com/> www.topsCARES.com - TOPS site for Delaware,
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland/DC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania - all are
welcome to visit

 <http://www.tops123.com/> www.tops123.com - TOPS site for Illinois,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa - all are welcome to
visit

 <http://www.tops.org/> www.tops.org - Official TOPS website

 <http://www.cybertops.net/> www.cybertops.net - CyberTOPS -- Where Friends
Meet for a "Net Loss"!

www,delmonte.com/solutions (has some good ideas and articles)

 <http://www.5aday.gov/> www.5aday.gov

 <http://www.smallsteps.gov/> www.smallsteps.gov

 <http://www.ediets.com/magazine/html/lifestyle>
www.ediets.com/magazine/html/lifestyle

 <http://www.dietbites.com/> www.dietbites.com

 <http://www.eatright.org/> www.eatright.org

 <http://www.hungrygirl.com/> www.hungrygirl.com

 <http://www.walgreens.com/> www.walgreens.com (look under healthy library,
under care guides)