Perdí 54 libras en 15 semanas al aceptar el reto que nos lanzaron los productores de Mrs. Beauty & Fitness 2009.

TODAVIA PUEDES APOYARME CON TUS VOTOS… TEXTEA 093  al  1077…

Comencé la competencia de B&F pesando 275 libras y siendo size 22 (3X)…

Mi último pesaje oficial fue 221… Para la final de B&F pude ponerme vestido hermoso size 14 (XL)… En total he bajado 79 libras! Gracias por su apoyo.

Estaban haciendo tanta trampa con las votaciones por internet… que decidieron cambiar el sistema de votaciones por uno mas seguro… Ahora se vota por mensaje de texto desde cualquier celular con cuenta en Puerto Rico.

VOTA por tu celular a travez de mensaje de texto… Escribe como mensaje mi #: 093 Envialo al #: 1077 Desde cualquier celular en PR. [YA GANE!!! GRACIAS A TODOS LOS QUE DIERON UN PESITO Y VOTARON POR MI.]

Por muchos años traté de vencer la obesidad; pero yo misma había construido una pared de pensamientos limitantes que me impedían llegar a donde deseaba llegar… “Ya tienes mas de treinta años, no lo vas a lograr.” ; “Tu genética es mala.” ; “Nunca serás delgada.” ; “Cuando uno se casa engorda.” ; “Los cristianos comen mucho.” ; “Ocuparse del cuerpo es de gente poco espiritual.” fueron creencias que dominaron mi voluntad mucho tiempo. Pero hoy puedo decir con certeza que ya no vivo conforme a esas mentiras. Por años luché diciendo: “¿Cómo es que si “todo lo puedo en Cristo, no logro rebajar?” “Si Dios me dio poder, amor y dominio propio, ¿Por qué no logro controlar lo que me llevo a la boca?” En ocasiones tome una actitud conformista pensando que ya no había nada que hacer y que jamás lograría mi anhelo de tener un peso saludable. Pero hoy puedo decir con certeza que TODO LO PUEDO EN CRISTO porque El es mi fortaleza. Con el puedo alcanzar el sueño que veía como imposible.

Hace un año pesaba cerca de 50 libras más… Me sentía frustrada e insegura de mi misma. Se me hacia difícil aceptar y amar a la persona que veía en el espejo. Pero hoy la historia es otra. Hoy las mentiras ya no dominan mi voluntad y camino firme sin mirar ni a derecha ni a izquierda. Se que un largo camino me resta, pero con Cristo TODO ME ES POSIBLE.

No hay palabras que puedan expresar lo que se siente al estar camino a lograr algo que tanto se ha anhelado. La mayoría del tiempo río a carcajadas mientras recuerdo todas las libras y pulgadas dejadas atrás. Realmente no conozco palabra en el diccionario que pueda describir el gozo que siento. Cada día veo como me acerco cada vez más a una versión más excelente de mi misma y eso añade más gozo a mi gozo.

Una mejor versión de mi misma… eso es lo que quiero ser. No quiero ser como Salma Hayek, Catherine Z. Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Miss Universe o Angelina Jolie. Quiero llegar a ser todo lo que puedo ser. QUIERO SER LA MEJOR VERSION DE MI MISMA… En esta ocasión no estoy perdiendo peso porque quiero ser igual a las demás, porque mi esposo quiera un “trophy-wife”, para callarle la boca a alguien, o porque me sienta llena de dolor. Estoy perdiendo peso porque me amo lo suficiente como para esforzarme minuto a minuto, aunque me duela y a veces sienta que me falta el aliento. Hoy me amo lo suficiente como para empujar mi cuerpo a limites que nunca antes había imaginado. Hoy camino firme hacia el propósito que Dios me dio y según dejo atrás libras y pulgadas, también dejo la frustración, la tristeza, la inseguridad, la falta de amor, el enojo, la rebeldía, el carácter blando y el miedo. HOY CAMINO FIRME HACIA UN FUTURO GLORIOSO QUE DIOS MISMO PLANIFICO PARA MI. Hoy estoy a la mitad del camino y les digo de corazón que nada tiene mejor sabor que el sabor de sentirse en control, victorioso y firme en lo que se quiere.

Gracias por su apoyo incondicional y por motivarme a seguir adelante.

Les amo,
Edith

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Today is my birthday… Show me some love… GO VOTE FOR ME!!!

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For many years I tried to overcome obesity; but I had constructed a wall of thoughts that prevented me to arrive where I wished to arrive… “You already have thirty years, you are not going to reach your goal.” ; “Your genetics are bad.” ; “You will never be thin.” ; “When you marry, you gain weight.” ; “Christians eat much.” ; “People who takes care of the body are less spiritual people.” Those were beliefs that dominated my will for a long time. But today I can say with certainty that no longer I live according to those lies. For many years I fought saying: “How it is that if “I can do all things in Christ, I can not lose weight?” “If God gave me power, love and self-control, Why can’t I control what I take to the mouth?” Sometimes I took conformist attitude thinking that there was nothing to do and that I would never have a healthful weight. But today I can say with certainty that I CAN DO ALL THINGS IN CHRIST because He is my strength. I can reach the dream that I thought like impossible.

A year ago it weighed more than 50 pounds… I felt frustrated and insecure of myself. It was difficult to accept and love the person who I saw in the mirror. But today the history is different. Today the lies no longer dominate my will and I walk looking forward, not looking neither right nor left. There’s a long way ahead of me, but with Christ ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

There are no words that can express the way it feels when you’re on your way to obtain something that you yearned for so long. Most of the times outbursts of laughter feel me while I remember all the pounds and inches left behind. I really do not know a word in the dictionary that can describe the joy that I feel. Every I see myself approaching a more excellent version of myself, and that adds more joy to my joy.

One better version of my myself… that’s what I want to be. I do not want to be like Salma Hayek, Catherine Z. Jones, Jennifer Lopez, Miss Universe or Angelina Jolie. I want to be everything that I can be. I WANT TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF… This time I am not losing weight because I want to be equal to others, because my husband wants a “trophy-wife”, to shut up the mouth to somebody, or because it feels like pain flood me. I am losing weight because I love myself enough to make my best effort of losing weight. Today I love myself enough to push my body to the limit, although it hurts and sometimes it feels like I’m about to die. I’m pushing myself to do things that I thought I’d never do. Today I walk firmly towards the intention that God gave me; and as I leave back pounds and inches, I also leave all frustration, sadness, insecurity, lack of love, anger, revolt, soft character and fear. TODAY I WALK TOWARDS A GLORIOUS FUTURE THAT GOD I PLANNED FOR ME. Today I am in the middle of the way and I can say with certainty that nothing tastes better than the flavor to feel in control, victorious and resolved in what you want.

Thanks for your unconditional support and to motivate to me to follow ahead.

Love you all,

Edith

The scale is moving in the right direction!

Yesterday I went to the ER with High Blood Pressure. It was nothing serious, but I wanted to make sure that I was fine. I am doing more exercises. My knee does not hurt like it used to and the most exiting, the scale is moving in the right direction. =0)

I wanted to give you a report on my progress, therefore I made a chart to summarize the change of measures and weight… There are so many numbers that I find easier to do it that way.

Another thing… It is important that you continue voting. I am in seventh position again… We cannot fall asleep. =0) Although the voting isn’t the only factor to choose the winner, it is a decisive factor in the selection process… If all go and vote today for me I can get to second position… Here’s to vote: http://www.beautyandfitnessexpo.com/concurso.php Look for EDITH TAPIA in the MRS. category. If you have difficulties voting, send me an e-mail and I’ll help you to fix it. [asharedith @ gmail . com]   ; 0)

AND… I have not reached the 1000 friends mark. I would like you to invite your friends to join to my support group in facebook… Explain what this is about in your invitation…

Thanks for your motivating comments, support, and mainly your prayers…
I bless you with all blessing from God.

There’s the chart I made. If you click over it it will open bigger in a new page.

Hope you have an awesome day. Take care.

I’m working hard to reach my Weight Loss Goal… I figured I deserve to get a price each time I reach a milestone. So I created a new “Prizes Chart”. Prizes courtesy of MyLovelyHusband.

Look for EDITH TAPIA in the Mrs. category.

Soy una de las aspirantes al título de Mrs. Beauty and Fitness 2009. Tengo 100 dias para provocar el cambio físico más drástico posible. ¡¡¡YO VOY A MI!!! “Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.”

Vota por mi todos los dias!!!
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AÑADEME EN TUS FRIENDS DE FACEBOOK Y MYSPACE… Buscame por ASHAREDITH @ GMAIL.COM NECESITO 1000 FRIENDS!!!
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I’m a candidate in the Beauty and Fitness Competition 2009. All the participants of these competition are PLUS Size. The goal is to lose weight and change physically as much as possible in just 100 days.

Part of the voting process will be via internet so, please invite others to add me as their friend in Facebook and Myspace… and tell them to vote for me.

VOTE EVERYDAY!!!
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My favorite exercise is DDR…

I got this new domain name to have a “fresh start”…

Everything filed under “journal” correspond to my old blogs from 2005-2007.

It’s mid summer and you are bored out of your mind. You are going to the movies few times a week. The security guard at the beach/lake/river already know you by name. You are reading all the books you had in schedule. And you are drinking like there’s no tomorrow. But, for some reason, you feel extremely bored… don’t know what else to do.

Here’s 15 fun free things to do… in a department store.
[Translated to English from a post Shery made last October. Spanish version is in italic.]

1. Take 24 boxes of condoms and throw them to chance in the carts of others.
Toma 24 cajas de condones y echarlas al azar en los carritos de otros.

2. Set up all the alarm clocks in the Home Department to sound in 5 minutes intérvals from each other.
Pon todos los relojes despertadores del departamento de enseres del hogar a sonar a intérvalos de 5 minutos.

3. Leave a trail of tomato juice on a corridor leading to the bath.
Deja un rastro de jugo de tomate por todo el pasillo hasta el baño.

4. Go to the Customer Service Counter with an M&M package to put it in ‘lay away’.
Ve al departamento de servicio al cliente de con un paquete de M&M para ponerlos en ‘lay away’.

5. Move the ‘Caution Wet Floors’ sign to a carpeted area.
Mueve el letrero de ‘Resbala Mojado’ a un área alfombrada.

6. Open a tent in the Sports Department and invite other clients, as long as they bring their own pillows from the Linen Department.
Abre una tienda de acampar en el área de deportes e invita a otros clientes, siempre y cuando traigan sus almohadas del departamento de ropa del hogar.

7. Walk to an employee and say in a very serious tone ‘Code 3 in the Home Appliances Department”, just to see what happens.
Camina hasta donde un empleado y dile en tono muy oficial “Clave 3 en Enseres”, a ver que sucede.

8. When an employee asks: ‘How can I help you?’, start crying and shouting like a crazy person ‘WHY DON’T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!
Cuando un empleado te pregunte ‘¿Lo puedo ayudar?’ empieza a llorar y a gritar como un loco ‘¡¡¡¡POR QUE NO ME DEJAN EN PAZZZZZZ!!!!’.

9. Look directly to the security camera as if you used it as mirror while you remove snots.
Mira directamente a la cámara de seguridad como si la usaras de espejo mientras te sacas los mocos.

10. While you examine a weapon in the Sports Department ask to the employee where are the antidepressants.
Mientras examinas un arma en el departamento de deportes, pregúntale al dependiente donde están los anti-depresivos.

11. Run suspiciously by the store from one side to another while you whistle the song of ‘Mission Impossible ‘.
Corre por la tienda sospechosamente de un lado a otro mientras silbas la canción de ‘Misión Imposible’.

12. In the Automotives Department use two funnels as brassiere to practice your ‘Madonna look’.
En el departamento de autos utiliza dos embudos como brassiere y practica tu ‘look’ de Madonna.

13. Hide in a rack of clothes waiting quietly. When somebody approach the rack looking for something wisper: ‘Take me home’.
Escóndete en un rack de ropa muy cayado. Cuando alguien se acerque para buscar algo, susurra: ‘LLEVAME’.

14. Jump to the floor when you hear an announcement by the intercom, assume fetal position and shouts ‘GOD!!!!, I AM HEARING THE VOICES AGAIN!!’.
Cuando haya un anuncio por el ‘intercom’ tirate al piso, asume posición fetal y grita ‘¡¡¡¡DIOS MIO!!!!, ¡¡ESTOY OYENDO LAS VOCES OTRA VEZ!!’.

15. Enter a Fitting Room and shout from inside… ‘Hey…..Someone hey!!!… The toilet paper was finished here.’
Entra a un probador de ropa y grita desde adentro ‘¡¡¡Oigan…..Oigan!!!… ¡¡Se terminó el papel de inodoro aquí!!’.

Prepare to be alone the rest of the summer. Who of your friends would want to go shopping with you after you do all this? LOL

Your Icecream Flavour is… Cookies ‘n Cream!

Smooth and creamy with a few rough bits mixed in, you are a real treat! You are probably very popular amongst your friends. Remember too much of a good thing is not always good! Don’t lay it on too thick!

What is your Icecream Flavour?
Find out at Go Quiz

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Last night I dreamed I was eating homemade ice cream… Suddenly I was eating at a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parlor… Then I found myself walking towards the past (everything was black and beige). It wasn’t my past, but I was in the 1800’s in other body. For some reason, I felt like I’ve been in that place before. Suddenly I woke up with these really weird feeling… and wanting to eat homemade ice cream. Arg! Why is it that when you start a diet temptation comes your way as if you were calling it?

Well… After almost six months of really bad/unhealthy eating habits, I’m finally on Nutri System again. I’m not a 100% yet, but a 75% ‘back on track’ because Mr. Period, Mrs. Migraine & Mr. Depression paid me a visit these week. I eat few meals off program out off sadness, cravings, and frustration. But I’m starting to get back in control. It only takes a little bit of discipline and commitment. Easier said that done, but I try my best during these rough time. As Mom’s deploying date gets closer, I spend more time crying like a stupid over something I can do anything about. But I know I’ll get over it in a few weeks. I made a promise to myself that I’ll do my best to lose weight while she is on duty. That way when she comes back she will see a difference. Just trying to turn the bad into something good for me.

I already went for a walk this morning and exercised a bit, but I still want that homemade ice cream I dreamed about. So guess what, I’m doing it! I’ll share the Ben & Jerry’s recipe just in case you want to make your own ice cream.

Vanilla Oreo (pg.88, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book)
Ingredients:
1 cup coarsely chopped Oreo cookies
Sweet Cream Base
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Process:
1. Place the cookies in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate.
2. Prepare the Sweet Cream Base, adding the vanilla extract with the cream. Transfer to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer’s instructions.
3. After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the cookies, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready. Makes a generous 1 quart.

Don’t have the Sweet Cream Base recipe? Here it is.

Sweet Cream Base (pg.28, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book)
Ingredients:
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup milk

Process:
Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and the milk and whisk to blend. Makes 1 quart.

This is Ben & Jerry’s most popular base. Has creamy texture, medium body, and a subtle, understated taste. It’s especially good as a background for fruit, cookies, and candy.

Don’t have an ice cream making machine? Me either. LOL…
I guess we can use these method.

What Color Sharpie Are You?

Sky Blue Sharpie

Element: Water
Sense: Sight
Gemstone: Topaz
Some Qualities: Peaceful, Sincere, and Affectionate
Fact: London Blue Topaz is the darkest of all blue topaz.
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Now my life is complete! I know what Sharpie color I am. ROFLOL There are so many silly self-tests of this in the www that you can be a whole week taking them and you won’t take them all! What kind of person would spend time creating/taking these stupid tests? Don’t know, but I find myself every now and again taking them. Don’t know why, I just see a new one and take it without thinking much about it. Why? I don’t know… Maybe too much time free!? But whatever! If you like this kind of stuff, here’s the link to this silly quiz!

I’m married to a genius… Seriously! Mike is a really smart person. I always say that I married him for his brain, not for his looks. LOL… See, he is a geek, just like me. I guess that’s perfect. The only problem is that, unlike me, he isn’t a very social person… Mmmm Heck! He is a social incompetent! Anyway… Although we don’t have a very social life, it is full of special/funny moments because of his ’special ways’ of doing things. Some people say we are a strange couple. I say we are a smart couple who knows how they want their stuff done.
Three “handy tools” we always have home are: Sharpies, Duck Tape & Wet Wipes. I don’t know how, but Duck/Duct Tape can fix just about anything! From fashion statement to first aid kit, this military tool has LOTS of uses. Just ask this couple! Whenever something brake or leak, we grab a piece of Duck Tape to fix it. Every now and then those ‘temporary’ fixes become permanent just for the sake of procrastination. While Duck Tape plays an important role on our DIY projects, the handy tool we most use is the Wet Wipe. If there’s some dirt, stain or spill we run for a wet wipe. The ones called baby wipes has become an all purpose tool in our house. From car to window cleaning that ‘handy tool’ makes a huge difference in our lives. Whenever I see a stained outfit the first thing I try to remove the stain with is a baby wipe. I’ve learned that Wet Wipes can remove just about any stain, but Sharpie. Those permanent ink markers are good to have home. But why do we have Sharpies in all colors available? To tell you the truth, I have no idea! I just know that I can use and abuse anything my husband has in his desk but his Sharpie… That’s off limits. If for any reason his Sharpies disappear he goes to the store to buy new ones. See. We are normal people with normal habits… Well I’ll admit we are a bit different.
The other day I see Mike, REALLY HAPPY, digging holes on the backyard. Putting dirt in a bucket and moving it to other places of the backyard. I watched quietly from the office but after a while I had to ask him what he was doing. He answered he was moving ants from one nest to the other to start an Ants War. Wasn’t just easier to use Fire Ant Killer Granules? Ok… I guess I’ll have to admit my husband is weird. But he makes me laugh!!! In the end, that’s why I married Mike.
Sus ocurrencias hacen que mi vida sea una vida divertida de vivir. His wittiness makes my life a really fun life to live.