When I first started Weight Watcher's I knew that I wanted to have something special to remind me daily of my goals and of what I had achieved, so I thought that a Charm Bracelet would be the perfect thing!

It's something I wear constantly now! Whenever I am having a bad day or a hard time somewhere, I just look down at my bracelet, jingle the charms, and remember what each one stands for. It has really helped me out a lot!:) I bought my charm bracelet online at Silver Fantasy!:)

I have very special charms attached to it and there are more to come! These, in order received, are:


1.) A Life Preserver: This is the first charm I bought for the bracelet. I bought this to remind myself that Weight Watcher's is my life saver. That I grabbed a hold of this program to save myself from the weight I was at and to remind myself that I must hold on tightly to my program as well :)

2.) Scales: This charm represents my very first Five Pound Loss! :)

3.) "No More Excuses:" After reading the No Excuses post on the boards one day, I quickly ordered this charm! It reminds me NOT to make excuses for my actions. If I am going to a Holiday Party, then I better bank ahead of time to cover it. If I am having a bad day, then I better find a way to work through my feelings without turning back to food for comfort. I will accept "No More Excuses" from myself:)

4.) Football: My wonderful hubby bought this one for me! It represents the second Five Pounds I lost! It also represents my love for the Dallas Cowboys:)

5.) Clothes Hanger: My wonderful hubby bought me this one, too! When he gave it to me, he said it was to represent all the clothes that were now getting too big for me to wear and all the new clothes I would now need to buy!:) Yes, I cried when he told me that!:) His support means the world to me!!:))

6.) Witch: This one represents a certain person in my life (who I won't name here), who has always been a source of major stress and frustration to me. This charm reminds me NOT to let that person keep me from achieving what I want in life. It also represents how well I did on Halloween night too, because I did not go off program, even with bags and bags of chocolate candies around!:)

7.) Daffy Duck: Ok, I was going nuts (Daffy even!) to get out of the 180's! I hadn't been in the 170's for over two years! So, the day the scale showed a weight below 180, this charm went on to my bracelet!:)

8.) Computer: This is one of the sweetest charms I have on my bracelet:) It was sent to me by my Online WW Grand Daughter :) The minute we started chatting on the board and e-mailing each other, we became bonded for life:) She calls me "Granny" and I call her "Kiddo." Thanks Mittyneal :))))

9.) Mouse: And, what's a Computer without a Mouse??:) Yep, my "Kiddo" sent me this one too, along with a very touching card!:) Yeah, she can be a brat sometimes, <grin>, but I do adore her!:))

10.) Cruise Ship: My hubby bought me this one to represent how well I did on our recent Cruise!:) On November 30, 2002 we left on a 5 day Cruise to Cozumel, Mexico:) I wrote down everything I ate while on board and we used the stairs a LOT and did some very active shore tours as well. The results? I weighed myself the day after we got back - and I had lost 1 Pound:))) By the time of my very next weigh in - I had lost 2 More!:))) Ok, that surprised even me! :)
11.) Number 10: Marks my 10% mark reached 12/16/02!:) (Charm received after bracelet was scanned above) 
12.) Received a Four Leaf Clover, for good luck, from my wonderful Hubby on Christmas Day of 2002. :)
13.) Bugs Bunny: I was driving my Hubby "buggy" when it came to me wanting to get out of the 170's!! So, when I made it to the 160's (on January 5, 2003) he went on!:)
14.) These next charms were given to me by my Online Grand Daughter, Mittyneal!:) This one is the Alamo, and it is to remind me of the fun times we spent downtown!
15.) This Music Note was given to me by Mittyneal:)) It represents all the Skinny Cow Songs I have done! LOL :)
16.) Mittyneal also gave me this Skinny Cow, with a bite taken out of it!! LOL :) Hey Kiddo, why'd ya bite it? :))
17.) Being that Mittyneal calls me "Granny," she gave me this Rocking Chair to use after I do my Walking Tapes!!:)
18.) She also gave me this Birthday Cake charm, to mark how well I did staying OP on my Birthday! She's sweet!:)
19.) I bought this Dolphin charm while in San Antonio. After being in the water with a Dolphin, named Triton, while in Cozumel, I remembered how free he seemed to be. When I saw this charm, I realized that W.W. has freed me from the past :) Freed me from fad diets that never worked:) Freed me from feeling like a failure:) I knew this charm had to go on my bracelet as soon as I saw it:) 
20.) I also bought this silver glittery Key charm while in San Antonio, too. Back in December of 2001 I had a lot of problems with Vertigo. I also was unable to walk, even short periods of time, due to my weight. So, I stayed in the house most of the time and I never ventured out by myself. But, since losing 29 1/2 pounds (as of today - Jan. 31, 2003) I am now able to walk to more places and for longer periods of time!:) This Key represents my first trip out, by myself, to the mall there!!:)
Wow, here it is January 31, 2003 and my Charm Bracelet, which I started when I first joined back on October 8, 2002 already has 20 special charms on it !:) Some days, I think I should get Activity Points just for lifting this hand up in the air at all..... LOL :)

But what great motivation it has been, and continues to be, for me!:) When a bad day hits, I can sit down and look at 20 great reasons why I should never give up on myself !:) And, the best part is, there's still a lot more special charms to come!
 
21.) My hubby bought this Wagon Wheel charm for me during our recent trip to San Antonio in January of 2003. It went on to my bracelet today, Feb. 3, 2003,  because I have now lost a total, so far, of 30 pounds!:) It represents that my program, and my weight loss, are "rolling right along!" :))))) 
22.) W.T.C. Twin Towers charm - Ever since 9/11 I have been terrified of going in to high buildings. I never was like that before. So, on Jan. 8, 2002, my hubby, myself, Mittyneal and her little boy all walked over to the Tower Of America's 750 foot high building in downtown San Antonio and we went to the top of it together!:) What a great feeling that was!:) Now I know I can do anything I set my mind to!:)
23.) Valentine's Day 2003: Hubby bought me this beautiful Dolphin charm for Valentine's Day!:) First Valentine's Day that I didn't ask for chocolates!!:)
24.) Valentine's Day 2003: Hubby bought me this beautiful Cat charm for Valentine's Day!:) Represents our two cats, Sable & Simba!:)
25.) Feb. 17, 2003: This Cowboy Hat charm goes on today to celebrate saying good-bye to the 160's and hello to the 150's!:) Yahoo!!!!!:)))))
26.) March 1, 2003: My Aerobics Girl charm goes on to my bracelet!!:)) I earned this charm by exercising every week day through out the month of February!!:))) You can check out my challenges on my Exercise page!! :))))
27.) April 1, 2003: My Belly Dancer charm goes on to my bracelet now!!:) I earned this charm by doing my belly dance work out every week day through out the month of March!!:)) You can view that challenge on my Exercise Page!:)
I am SO PROUD of ME!!:)))) 
28.) March 27, 2003: That's the date that my Dallas Desperado T-shirt finally fit me!!:) I bought this charm to add to my bracelet when that day finally arrived, so it's on there now!! :)))) 
29.) April 20, 2003: Easter Day:) I am adding the Easter Bunny charm to my bracelet to remind myself that I stayed on program on Easter Day!:) In fact, I ended up banking 3 points that night too!:) I ate ham, potatoes, veggies, and even had some chocolate goodies and I did not find it hard to stay within my points range at all:) That's what I love about this program! :))))
30.) April 21, 2003: This morning I said good-bye to the 150's!!! My Disney's Little Mermaid charm goes on now!!:))) It's my way of saying that I am now "part of their world," the skinny people's world, that is! LOL :) I am so very proud of ME!:)
31.) April 30, 2003: Woo-Hoo!!! I just completed my April Hula Rock Challenge and I have earned my newest charm, my silver Hula Dancer!!:))) Wow! When I first started this challenge, back on April 1st, I wasn't sure I was going to make it, because this was the hardest work out I had! More intense and faster than the other ones but, now that it's ending, I find myself missing it! LOL :) On to May's now!:)
32.) May 26, 2003: Yee-Haw!!! I reached my 50 Pounds Gone Mark at weigh in this morning!!!:)) To celebrate all the weight I have lost so far, my hubby came up with the idea of adding a silver Anvil to my bracelet!!:)) I loved that idea, so here's what it looks like!!!:) Plus, being we are Animanics fans, it just seemed to fit, too!:)
33.) May 30, 2003: I earned the right to place this silver Hawaiian Lei charm on my bracelet by completing my May Hula Weight Loss Challenge! I did my hula weight loss video 5 days a week this month and really noticed a lot of difference in my tummy and hip area! I also have balance now, that I did not have before! LOL :)
34.) June 10, 2003: I was in a Wall Street Journal article (online and in print!) called "Dieters Find Support In Online Communities," written by Stacy Forster!  Was one of the coolest things that has happened to me since losing weight!!:) Bought this typewriter as a reminder of that article!!:) 
35.) June 28, 2003: My Reward for hitting the 130's was to go Wall Climbing!:)) Being I couldn't do anything hardly, when I weighed 192.5, I wanted to prove to myself that there's nothing I can't do now!:) Hubby and I went to Dynorock in Arlington, TX and I climbed to the top of a 25 foot wall!!! ME!!:))) I continued climbing for half an hour, making it to the top of different sections of the wall 3 times!!:))) It was one of the most amazing and fun things I have done so far with this "new body" of mine!:) Earned the Wall Climber Charm for my bracelet too!:))
36.) July 2003: Racegirl219 sent me this silver Cowboy Angel Charm in the mail!:) She said it reminded her of me, being I live in Texas and being that I have been an Angel. Well, I'm not so sure about the second part, LOL:), but I do know that I LOVE this charm and the letter that came with it!!:))) Thanks Racegirl!!!:)))))))
37.) July 26, 2003: I was going to earn this charm back in June, when I completed the Fat Burn belly dancing work out but I had to delay earning this one, when that video hurt my calves and put me out of commission for a few days. So, I decided I'd wait until the end of July, when my first Belly Dancing Course was done at the college, and then I'd earn Bast the Egyptian Cat Goddess of music and dance!:) I am happy to report that this charm is on my bracelet now!:))))
38.) August 26, 2003: This charm, known as Kopekelli, was supposed to be earned during the Jamaica Me S'Wet Challenge back in July but I had to stop using that video due to leg and ankle injuries it was found to cause. So I decided I would place this little guy on my bracelet once I completed Level 2 of my Egyptian Belly Dancing Class the end of August:) 
39.) August 29, 2003: Met Wrigley Digley (Dawn) in person, along with her sweet dog, Wrigley, and they gave me this beautiful silver Labrador Charm to remember them by!!:))) It's the same kind of doggie that Wrigley is!!:)) We all had a blast together & I'm looking forward to seeing them again!!:))) 
40.) August 31, 2003: Over the course of these past few months, I have found some work out videos that I really love, so I put the names of those 6 videos in to a grab bag and I drew one out daily to do through out the month of August! In doing so, I earned my silver Grab Bag Charm, pictured here!!:)) I loved this Challenge because I never knew what work out I would be doing until I opened each piece of paper!:)
41.) September 30, 2003: Through out the month of September, I did the Silver Camel Charm Challenge!:)) Using the "Belly Dance Your Way To Fitness" video, by Amira Mor, I worked on my undulations, also known as Camels. It's where you move your rib cage and abdomen up, over and back in to itself. Today my Camel goes on to my bracelet, showing this Challenge was completed successfully!:))))
42.) October 8, 2003: Today marks One Year for me On Program!!:) Bought this special "Dieter Of The Year" silver charm while in Wisconsin this year:) Thought it was perfect charm to celebrate my One Year WW Anniversary!:) I can not believe it has been this long already!!:))) 
43.) Through out the month of October, I did the Lotte Berke Method For Hip Hugger Abs workout DVD, 5 days a week!:) That earned me my Silver Aladdin's Lamp Earrings!:) The matching Charm goes on my bracelet as well!!:))) 
Newest Charm Challenge:  I have been involved in the Couch To 5K Challenge, started by Kfordahl on the Newbie board, for some time now and I have found that I love to run!:) ME!! LOL:) Go figure!:) So, for November, I am continuing on with this running challenge:) Hubby and I are also running the 1K Gobbler Trot on Thanksgiving morning as well!:) Thus I decided to earn a Silver Turkey! LOL:)))

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