Re: The KEY to my losing 100 lbs. and keeping them LOST! :-)

[Guest guest]

Hi Mina, I just wanted to let you know how encouraging your post was

to me. You would not believe how much I needed that this morning. I

went to Oprah and could not believe my eyes because it is your

picture that I view so much in my BFL success journal. I've actually

showed it to people and the reason I like it is because you looked

happy and confident even at your highest weight. So I could look at

your before picture and tell that you would make your goal!!

>

> Hi!

>

> My name is Mina.

>

> I haven't been here for awhile and thought I'd stop by and

> say... " Hi! "

>

> Eight years ago I went from truly...fat to fit. I " lost " just over

> 100 pounds of fat and have KEPT them lost for over 7 years now!

>

> You can see my before picture enlarged to Life-size (UGH) and me

on

> the Oprah Show if you Google my name: Mina Hobbi

>

> I have since dedicated my life to helping others who are stuck

where

> I was, feeling hopeless and helpless in a " prison of Body Fat!

>

> I recently received an email from a client who was feeling

> really...discouraged. I thought I would share my reply to her

letter

> with you.

>

> Also, at the bottom, I've pasted a link to a cartoon that conveys

> what I'm trying to say in the letter, but much more concisely.

>

> The letter is unchanged, with the exception of the clients name.

>

> I hope you Enjoy!

>

>

> __________________________________________________ __

>

>

>

> , Hello!

>

> I know Exactly where you're coming from, because I was plagued

with

> discouraging circumstances also, but this is what I

found... " tough

> times never last, but tough people do! "

>

> I Lived in a state of discouragement when I transformed my body.

Like

> you, I also had no money, no car and no hope.

>

> But you know what I did? I just did " it " anyway. " It " being- I

worked

> out and I ate clean meals.

>

> One day my car broke down. I left it on the side of the road

(where

> it broke down), and just walked everywhere I had to go for a few

> months.

>

> I bought food on a day by day basis, not knowing where the money

for

> tomorrow's food would come from.

>

> My boyfriend took the bedroom door off its hinges and we placed it

on

> a stack of boxes and used it as our kitchen table.

>

> Now, please understand, in NO way am I making light of your

> situation. This may be the hardest time in your life. What I

learned

> through my own experience is that life gets better, as I get

better

> and stronger.

>

> " Life " was used to me caving in and giving up when things got

tough.

> Maybe for the first time in my life I told myself, I am NOT going

to

> give up this time! I will not give in to my weak thoughts!

>

> It doesn't matter if the tough times show up on Day one, or Day

100.

> They're going to show up, the Real question I want you to ask

> yourself right now is, " Tough times have shown up, Now, Am I Going

to

> Show UP? Or am I going to Give up? "

>

> , I want to see you demonstrate Who You ARE and what you're

> made of! Take a Stand, Right Here and Right Now!

>

> Take a Stand! for yourself, and for your children! I

say, " Surprise

> Yourself! and your family! " I didn't think I could do what I did,

but

> I did it anyway! You may not think you're capable of eating

properly

> and exercising daily.... " SO WHAT! DO IT ANYWAY! "

>

> I PROMISE you, You are CAPABLE of Infinitely More than you think

you

> are today! In a month from now, in six months and a year from now,

> you can create a body and a LIFE that you can't even imagine

today!

>

> Do what I did, Make a commitment to yourself, " I will NOT Stop! I

> will Not give in to my weak thoughts! If Mina can do what she did,

> then I can do it also! Mina had No one to support her. I HAVE ME,

and

> I have MINA!

>

> , Commit to continue, NO MATTER WHAT! The only people who

fail

> under my coaching, are the ones that STOP! Truly, the Key to my

> success was I committed to Eat clean and workout every day. I

failed

> to eat clean some days, but within 24 hours I was Back on my

program!

> I never gave up! Never giving up IS THE KEY!

>

> The Door to your Success is not as far away as you think it to be

> right now, and Now, you hold the Key that opens that door

Everytime!

> Never Ever give up!

>

> It took me eight years to put this program together. I don't

expect

> you to master it in eight days. It will never be a perfect

journey.

> Plan your meals! do your cardio! keep it simple.

>

> That's it!

>

> I Appreciate you for reaching out to me as you did today! Most of

us

> are afraid to show Any weakness. Obviously, you want to get

healthy!

> I promise you, you have the plan that works if you'll Work It!

>

> This " note " got longer than I anticipated, but your letter touched

an

> old wound inside me. A wound that I know never heals, until we

Show

> Up and give it our Best every Day. (and it's ok if ideas

like " giving

> my best " and " EVERYDAY " seem overwhelming right now...DO IT

ANYWAY!

> ok? Getting better and Getting stronger happen one (good)

> decision/action at a time. Given enough time, even The tiniest

> babysteps can take us AROUND THE WORLD!

>

> You CAN do this ! I Believe in YOU!

>

> and...I love you,

>

> Mina

>

> ps. Go download and PRINT OUT this picture! I love it and i think

you

> will too! Go to Google Images and search for " Never Give Up " .

>

[Guest guest]

Mina,

It's wonderful to " meet " you!

You've been my inspiration for quite awhile. ;-)

________________________________

From: bodyforlifewomensclub2

[mailto:bodyforlifewomensclub2 ] On Behalf Of minahobbi

Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:39 PM

To: bodyforlifewomensclub2

Subject: The KEY to my losing 100

lbs. and keeping them LOST! :-)

Hi!

My name is Mina.

I haven't been here for awhile and thought I'd stop by and

say... " Hi! "

Eight years ago I went from truly...fat to fit. I " lost " just

over

100 pounds of fat and have KEPT them lost for over 7 years now!

You can see my before picture enlarged to Life-size (UGH) and me

on

the Oprah Show if you Google my name: Mina Hobbi

I have since dedicated my life to helping others who are stuck

where

I was, feeling hopeless and helpless in a " prison of Body Fat!

I recently received an email from a client who was feeling

really...discouraged. I thought I would share my reply to her

letter

with you.

Also, at the bottom, I've pasted a link to a cartoon that

conveys

what I'm trying to say in the letter, but much more concisely.

The letter is unchanged, with the exception of the clients name.

I hope you Enjoy!

__________________________________________________ __

, Hello!

I know Exactly where you're coming from, because I was plagued

with

discouraging circumstances also, but this is what I found...

" tough

times never last, but tough people do! "

I Lived in a state of discouragement when I transformed my body.

Like

you, I also had no money, no car and no hope.

But you know what I did? I just did " it " anyway. " It " being- I

worked

out and I ate clean meals.

One day my car broke down. I left it on the side of the road

(where

it broke down), and just walked everywhere I had to go for a few

months.

I bought food on a day by day basis, not knowing where the money

for

tomorrow's food would come from.

My boyfriend took the bedroom door off its hinges and we placed

it on

a stack of boxes and used it as our kitchen table.

Now, please understand, in NO way am I making light of your

situation. This may be the hardest time in your life. What I

learned

through my own experience is that life gets better, as I get

better

and stronger.

" Life " was used to me caving in and giving up when things got

tough.

Maybe for the first time in my life I told myself, I am NOT

going to

give up this time! I will not give in to my weak thoughts!

It doesn't matter if the tough times show up on Day one, or Day

100.

They're going to show up, the Real question I want you to ask

yourself right now is, " Tough times have shown up, Now, Am I

Going to

Show UP? Or am I going to Give up? "

, I want to see you demonstrate Who You ARE and what

you're

made of! Take a Stand, Right Here and Right Now!

Take a Stand! for yourself, and for your children! I say,

" Surprise

Yourself! and your family! " I didn't think I could do what I

did, but

I did it anyway! You may not think you're capable of eating

properly

and exercising daily.... " SO WHAT! DO IT ANYWAY! "

I PROMISE you, You are CAPABLE of Infinitely More than you think

you

are today! In a month from now, in six months and a year from

now,

you can create a body and a LIFE that you can't even imagine

today!

Do what I did, Make a commitment to yourself, " I will NOT Stop!

I

will Not give in to my weak thoughts! If Mina can do what she

did,

then I can do it also! Mina had No one to support her. I HAVE

ME, and

I have MINA!

, Commit to continue, NO MATTER WHAT! The only people who

fail

under my coaching, are the ones that STOP! Truly, the Key to my

success was I committed to Eat clean and workout every day. I

failed

to eat clean some days, but within 24 hours I was Back on my

program!

I never gave up! Never giving up IS THE KEY!

The Door to your Success is not as far away as you think it to

be

right now, and Now, you hold the Key that opens that door

Everytime!

Never Ever give up!

It took me eight years to put this program together. I don't

expect

you to master it in eight days. It will never be a perfect

journey.

Plan your meals! do your cardio! keep it simple.

That's it!

I Appreciate you for reaching out to me as you did today! Most

of us

are afraid to show Any weakness. Obviously, you want to get

healthy!

I promise you, you have the plan that works if you'll Work It!

This " note " got longer than I anticipated, but your letter

touched an

old wound inside me. A wound that I know never heals, until we

Show

Up and give it our Best every Day. (and it's ok if ideas like

" giving

my best " and " EVERYDAY " seem overwhelming right now...DO IT

ANYWAY!

ok? Getting better and Getting stronger happen one (good)

decision/action at a time. Given enough time, even The tiniest

babysteps can take us AROUND THE WORLD!

You CAN do this ! I Believe in YOU!

and...I love you,

Mina

ps. Go download and PRINT OUT this picture! I love it and i

think you

will too! Go to Google Images and search for " Never Give Up " .

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for this Mina. I did my first BFL challange in 98 or 99,

I'm still struggling because I let life get in my way. I needed to hear

this. Please stay around because I'm sure in the next three months or six

months, or year I'm going to want to walk away again. Reading things like

this make me know its not hopeless. And thanks for sharing your picture, I

am always searching for pictures of people who " look " like me just to prove

to myself that I can do it because they can.

sheila

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:38 PM, minahobbi <no_reply > wrote:

> Hi!

>

> My name is Mina.

>

> I haven't been here for awhile and thought I'd stop by and

> say... " Hi! "

>

> Eight years ago I went from truly...fat to fit. I " lost " just over

> 100 pounds of fat and have KEPT them lost for over 7 years now!

>

> You can see my before picture enlarged to Life-size (UGH) and me on

> the Oprah Show if you Google my name: Mina Hobbi

>

> I have since dedicated my life to helping others who are stuck where

> I was, feeling hopeless and helpless in a " prison of Body Fat!

>

> I recently received an email from a client who was feeling

> really...discouraged. I thought I would share my reply to her letter

> with you.

>

> Also, at the bottom, I've pasted a link to a cartoon that conveys

> what I'm trying to say in the letter, but much more concisely.

>

> The letter is unchanged, with the exception of the clients name.

>

> I hope you Enjoy!

>

> __________________________________________________ __

>

> , Hello!

>

> I know Exactly where you're coming from, because I was plagued with

> discouraging circumstances also, but this is what I found... " tough

> times never last, but tough people do! "

>

> I Lived in a state of discouragement when I transformed my body. Like

> you, I also had no money, no car and no hope.

>

> But you know what I did? I just did " it " anyway. " It " being- I worked

> out and I ate clean meals.

>

> One day my car broke down. I left it on the side of the road (where

> it broke down), and just walked everywhere I had to go for a few

> months.

>

> I bought food on a day by day basis, not knowing where the money for

> tomorrow's food would come from.

>

> My boyfriend took the bedroom door off its hinges and we placed it on

> a stack of boxes and used it as our kitchen table.

>

> Now, please understand, in NO way am I making light of your

> situation. This may be the hardest time in your life. What I learned

> through my own experience is that life gets better, as I get better

> and stronger.

>

> " Life " was used to me caving in and giving up when things got tough.

> Maybe for the first time in my life I told myself, I am NOT going to

> give up this time! I will not give in to my weak thoughts!

>

> It doesn't matter if the tough times show up on Day one, or Day 100.

> They're going to show up, the Real question I want you to ask

> yourself right now is, " Tough times have shown up, Now, Am I Going to

> Show UP? Or am I going to Give up? "

>

> , I want to see you demonstrate Who You ARE and what you're

> made of! Take a Stand, Right Here and Right Now!

>

> Take a Stand! for yourself, and for your children! I say, " Surprise

> Yourself! and your family! " I didn't think I could do what I did, but

> I did it anyway! You may not think you're capable of eating properly

> and exercising daily.... " SO WHAT! DO IT ANYWAY! "

>

> I PROMISE you, You are CAPABLE of Infinitely More than you think you

> are today! In a month from now, in six months and a year from now,

> you can create a body and a LIFE that you can't even imagine today!

>

> Do what I did, Make a commitment to yourself, " I will NOT Stop! I

> will Not give in to my weak thoughts! If Mina can do what she did,

> then I can do it also! Mina had No one to support her. I HAVE ME, and

> I have MINA!

>

> , Commit to continue, NO MATTER WHAT! The only people who fail

> under my coaching, are the ones that STOP! Truly, the Key to my

> success was I committed to Eat clean and workout every day. I failed

> to eat clean some days, but within 24 hours I was Back on my program!

> I never gave up! Never giving up IS THE KEY!

>

> The Door to your Success is not as far away as you think it to be

> right now, and Now, you hold the Key that opens that door Everytime!

> Never Ever give up!

>

> It took me eight years to put this program together. I don't expect

> you to master it in eight days. It will never be a perfect journey.

> Plan your meals! do your cardio! keep it simple.

>

> That's it!

>

> I Appreciate you for reaching out to me as you did today! Most of us

> are afraid to show Any weakness. Obviously, you want to get healthy!

> I promise you, you have the plan that works if you'll Work It!

>

> This " note " got longer than I anticipated, but your letter touched an

> old wound inside me. A wound that I know never heals, until we Show

> Up and give it our Best every Day. (and it's ok if ideas like " giving

> my best " and " EVERYDAY " seem overwhelming right now...DO IT ANYWAY!

> ok? Getting better and Getting stronger happen one (good)

> decision/action at a time. Given enough time, even The tiniest

> babysteps can take us AROUND THE WORLD!

>

> You CAN do this ! I Believe in YOU!

>

> and...I love you,

>

> Mina

>

> ps. Go download and PRINT OUT this picture! I love it and i think you

> will too! Go to Google Images and search for " Never Give Up " .

>

> __._,_.

> .

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Thank you for the kind words!

I don't know if you downloaded that picture I had mentioned at the

bottom of my post....For some reason, that picture means a lot to me.

If you didn't check it out, please do. I have it blown up right next

to my bed (by the way, I have Nothin' but love for birds!-lol)

Have an Extraordinary Day hon!

love,

Mina

>

> Mina,

>

> It's wonderful to " meet " you!

>

> You've been my inspiration for quite awhile. ;-)

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: bodyforlifewomensclub2

> [mailto:bodyforlifewomensclub2 ] On Behalf Of

minahobbi

> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:39 PM

> To: bodyforlifewomensclub2

> Subject: The KEY to my losing 100

> lbs. and keeping them LOST! :-)

>

>

>

> Hi!

>

> My name is Mina.

>

> I haven't been here for awhile and thought I'd stop by and

> say... " Hi! "

>

> Eight years ago I went from truly...fat to fit. I " lost " just

> over

> 100 pounds of fat and have KEPT them lost for over 7 years

now!

>

> You can see my before picture enlarged to Life-size (UGH) and

me

> on

> the Oprah Show if you Google my name: Mina Hobbi

>

> I have since dedicated my life to helping others who are stuck

> where

> I was, feeling hopeless and helpless in a " prison of Body Fat!

>

> I recently received an email from a client who was feeling

> really...discouraged. I thought I would share my reply to her

> letter

> with you.

>

> Also, at the bottom, I've pasted a link to a cartoon that

> conveys

> what I'm trying to say in the letter, but much more concisely.

>

> The letter is unchanged, with the exception of the clients

name.

>

> I hope you Enjoy!

>

> __________________________________________________ __

>

> , Hello!

>

> I know Exactly where you're coming from, because I was plagued

> with

> discouraging circumstances also, but this is what I found...

> " tough

> times never last, but tough people do! "

>

> I Lived in a state of discouragement when I transformed my

body.

> Like

> you, I also had no money, no car and no hope.

>

> But you know what I did? I just did " it " anyway. " It " being- I

> worked

> out and I ate clean meals.

>

> One day my car broke down. I left it on the side of the road

> (where

> it broke down), and just walked everywhere I had to go for a

few

>

> months.

>

> I bought food on a day by day basis, not knowing where the

money

> for

> tomorrow's food would come from.

>

> My boyfriend took the bedroom door off its hinges and we

placed

> it on

> a stack of boxes and used it as our kitchen table.

>

> Now, please understand, in NO way am I making light of your

> situation. This may be the hardest time in your life. What I

> learned

> through my own experience is that life gets better, as I get

> better

> and stronger.

>

> " Life " was used to me caving in and giving up when things got

> tough.

> Maybe for the first time in my life I told myself, I am NOT

> going to

> give up this time! I will not give in to my weak thoughts!

>

> It doesn't matter if the tough times show up on Day one, or

Day

> 100.

> They're going to show up, the Real question I want you to ask

> yourself right now is, " Tough times have shown up, Now, Am I

> Going to

> Show UP? Or am I going to Give up? "

>

> , I want to see you demonstrate Who You ARE and what

> you're

> made of! Take a Stand, Right Here and Right Now!

>

> Take a Stand! for yourself, and for your children! I say,

> " Surprise

> Yourself! and your family! " I didn't think I could do what I

> did, but

> I did it anyway! You may not think you're capable of eating

> properly

> and exercising daily.... " SO WHAT! DO IT ANYWAY! "

>

> I PROMISE you, You are CAPABLE of Infinitely More than you

think

> you

> are today! In a month from now, in six months and a year from

> now,

> you can create a body and a LIFE that you can't even imagine

> today!

>

> Do what I did, Make a commitment to yourself, " I will NOT

Stop!

> I

> will Not give in to my weak thoughts! If Mina can do what she

> did,

> then I can do it also! Mina had No one to support her. I HAVE

> ME, and

> I have MINA!

>

> , Commit to continue, NO MATTER WHAT! The only people

who

> fail

> under my coaching, are the ones that STOP! Truly, the Key to

my

> success was I committed to Eat clean and workout every day. I

> failed

> to eat clean some days, but within 24 hours I was Back on my

> program!

> I never gave up! Never giving up IS THE KEY!

>

> The Door to your Success is not as far away as you think it to

> be

> right now, and Now, you hold the Key that opens that door

> Everytime!

> Never Ever give up!

>

> It took me eight years to put this program together. I don't

> expect

> you to master it in eight days. It will never be a perfect

> journey.

> Plan your meals! do your cardio! keep it simple.

>

> That's it!

>

> I Appreciate you for reaching out to me as you did today! Most

> of us

> are afraid to show Any weakness. Obviously, you want to get

> healthy!

> I promise you, you have the plan that works if you'll Work

It!

>

> This " note " got longer than I anticipated, but your letter

> touched an

> old wound inside me. A wound that I know never heals, until we

> Show

> Up and give it our Best every Day. (and it's ok if ideas like

> " giving

> my best " and " EVERYDAY " seem overwhelming right now...DO IT

> ANYWAY!

> ok? Getting better and Getting stronger happen one (good)

> decision/action at a time. Given enough time, even The

tiniest

> babysteps can take us AROUND THE WORLD!

>

> You CAN do this ! I Believe in YOU!

>

> and...I love you,

>

> Mina

>

> ps. Go download and PRINT OUT this picture! I love it and i

> think you

> will too! Go to Google Images and search for " Never Give Up " .

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila!

You started in '98...and you're STILL HERE! You sound like.... ME!

:-)

I hope to stick around hon....My life is like a jet right now and I'm

just about to take off.

So many good things are happening!

You mentioned that you're still struggling. I like to call

that " Growing! "

I don't know if you have children.... But watching a child learn how

to walk.... Such an AMAZING and Beautiful thing!

The child isn't familiar with words like Tough, and

struggle.... " Ouch! " maybe, but not those other concepts. learning to

walk is WORK! But they're willing do it. Over and over they'll try to

stand up. They fall, sometimes hitting their tiny heads on the side

of something HARD and become familar with another reality....Blood!

yet, Blood, bruises, even broken bones will not stop them from trying

again and again to take that first step! (They don't even know WHY

they're doing it! There's just a pull inside them to stand up)

And when they finally DO IT. When they finally stand up...and take

there first step....OH MY GOD!!!! I don't remember What that was like

when I was a child, but as a parent!!!!! EUPHORIA!!!!!!!! What a

blessing! Such a gift!

Sheila, when I think of YOU, you're just like that baby. This eating

clean and working out...and falling off the wagon...and getting run

OVER by the wagon.....It can get pretty Ugly, BUT..... the reward of

taking that first step (in your New Body)...... There aren't many

things that can compare!

Keep doin' the work hon! The " Struggle " IS worth it!

love,

Mina

>

> > Hi!

> >

> > My name is Mina.

> >

> > I haven't been here for awhile and thought I'd stop by and

> > say... " Hi! "

> >

> > Eight years ago I went from truly...fat to fit. I " lost " just over

> > 100 pounds of fat and have KEPT them lost for over 7 years now!

> >

> > You can see my before picture enlarged to Life-size (UGH) and me

on

> > the Oprah Show if you Google my name: Mina Hobbi

> >

> > I have since dedicated my life to helping others who are stuck

where

> > I was, feeling hopeless and helpless in a " prison of Body Fat!

> >

> > I recently received an email from a client who was feeling

> > really...discouraged. I thought I would share my reply to her

letter

> > with you.

> >

> > Also, at the bottom, I've pasted a link to a cartoon that conveys

> > what I'm trying to say in the letter, but much more concisely.

> >

> > The letter is unchanged, with the exception of the clients name.

> >

> > I hope you Enjoy!

> >

> > __________________________________________________ __

> >

> > , Hello!

> >

> > I know Exactly where you're coming from, because I was plagued

with

> > discouraging circumstances also, but this is what I

found... " tough

> > times never last, but tough people do! "

> >

> > I Lived in a state of discouragement when I transformed my body.

Like

> > you, I also had no money, no car and no hope.

> >

> > But you know what I did? I just did " it " anyway. " It " being- I

worked

> > out and I ate clean meals.

> >

> > One day my car broke down. I left it on the side of the road

(where

> > it broke down), and just walked everywhere I had to go for a few

> > months.

> >

> > I bought food on a day by day basis, not knowing where the money

for

> > tomorrow's food would come from.

> >

> > My boyfriend took the bedroom door off its hinges and we placed

it on

> > a stack of boxes and used it as our kitchen table.

> >

> > Now, please understand, in NO way am I making light of your

> > situation. This may be the hardest time in your life. What I

learned

> > through my own experience is that life gets better, as I get

better

> > and stronger.

> >

> > " Life " was used to me caving in and giving up when things got

tough.

> > Maybe for the first time in my life I told myself, I am NOT going

to

> > give up this time! I will not give in to my weak thoughts!

> >

> > It doesn't matter if the tough times show up on Day one, or Day

100.

> > They're going to show up, the Real question I want you to ask

> > yourself right now is, " Tough times have shown up, Now, Am I

Going to

> > Show UP? Or am I going to Give up? "

> >

> > , I want to see you demonstrate Who You ARE and what you're

> > made of! Take a Stand, Right Here and Right Now!

> >

> > Take a Stand! for yourself, and for your children! I

say, " Surprise

> > Yourself! and your family! " I didn't think I could do what I did,

but

> > I did it anyway! You may not think you're capable of eating

properly

> > and exercising daily.... " SO WHAT! DO IT ANYWAY! "

> >

> > I PROMISE you, You are CAPABLE of Infinitely More than you think

you

> > are today! In a month from now, in six months and a year from now,

> > you can create a body and a LIFE that you can't even imagine

today!

> >

> > Do what I did, Make a commitment to yourself, " I will NOT Stop! I

> > will Not give in to my weak thoughts! If Mina can do what she did,

> > then I can do it also! Mina had No one to support her. I HAVE ME,

and

> > I have MINA!

> >

> > , Commit to continue, NO MATTER WHAT! The only people who

fail

> > under my coaching, are the ones that STOP! Truly, the Key to my

> > success was I committed to Eat clean and workout every day. I

failed

> > to eat clean some days, but within 24 hours I was Back on my

program!

> > I never gave up! Never giving up IS THE KEY!

> >

> > The Door to your Success is not as far away as you think it to be

> > right now, and Now, you hold the Key that opens that door

Everytime!

> > Never Ever give up!

> >

> > It took me eight years to put this program together. I don't

expect

> > you to master it in eight days. It will never be a perfect

journey.

> > Plan your meals! do your cardio! keep it simple.

> >

> > That's it!

> >

> > I Appreciate you for reaching out to me as you did today! Most of

us

> > are afraid to show Any weakness. Obviously, you want to get

healthy!

> > I promise you, you have the plan that works if you'll Work It!

> >

> > This " note " got longer than I anticipated, but your letter

touched an

> > old wound inside me. A wound that I know never heals, until we

Show

> > Up and give it our Best every Day. (and it's ok if ideas

like " giving

> > my best " and " EVERYDAY " seem overwhelming right now...DO IT

ANYWAY!

> > ok? Getting better and Getting stronger happen one (good)

> > decision/action at a time. Given enough time, even The tiniest

> > babysteps can take us AROUND THE WORLD!

> >

> > You CAN do this ! I Believe in YOU!

> >

> > and...I love you,

> >

> > Mina

> >

> > ps. Go download and PRINT OUT this picture! I love it and i think

you

> > will too! Go to Google Images and search for " Never Give Up " .

> >

> > __._,_.

> > .

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I'm glad my message helped. And just so you know, that before

picture (of me smiling), that was my boyfriends idea. He said

everyone's before pictures always look so gloomy. :-( Why not

smile instead? Well, I smiled, but it wasn't easy!

The day I took that picture, I had NO IDEA where I would end up.

Probably at a Pizza Hut before the picture was developed.

As it turned out, I ended up in an amazingly better place...And

ALL i did was, I did the work....Everyday.

I binged on occasion. I missed a workout here and there, but maybe

8 or 9 times out of 10 I was doing the right thing...and 8 or 9 times

out of ten proved to be enough.

My journey was ANYTHING BUT PERFECT! Thankfully, when it comes to

weight loss, Imperfection WORKS! YES!

Time for me to get to the gym !

" Keep doing the Work! "

love,

Mina

> >

> > Hi!

> >

> > My name is Mina.

> >

> > I haven't been here for awhile and thought I'd stop by and

> > say... " Hi! "

> >

> > Eight years ago I went from truly...fat to fit. I " lost " just

over

> > 100 pounds of fat and have KEPT them lost for over 7 years now!

> >

> > You can see my before picture enlarged to Life-size (UGH) and me

> on

> > the Oprah Show if you Google my name: Mina Hobbi

> >

> > I have since dedicated my life to helping others who are stuck

> where

> > I was, feeling hopeless and helpless in a " prison of Body Fat!

> >

> > I recently received an email from a client who was feeling

> > really...discouraged. I thought I would share my reply to her

> letter

> > with you.

> >

> > Also, at the bottom, I've pasted a link to a cartoon that conveys

> > what I'm trying to say in the letter, but much more concisely.

> >

> > The letter is unchanged, with the exception of the clients name.

> >

> > I hope you Enjoy!

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________ __

> >

> >

> >

> > , Hello!

> >

> > I know Exactly where you're coming from, because I was plagued

> with

> > discouraging circumstances also, but this is what I

> found... " tough

> > times never last, but tough people do! "

> >

> > I Lived in a state of discouragement when I transformed my body.

> Like

> > you, I also had no money, no car and no hope.

> >

> > But you know what I did? I just did " it " anyway. " It " being- I

> worked

> > out and I ate clean meals.

> >

> > One day my car broke down. I left it on the side of the road

> (where

> > it broke down), and just walked everywhere I had to go for a few

> > months.

> >

> > I bought food on a day by day basis, not knowing where the money

> for

> > tomorrow's food would come from.

> >

> > My boyfriend took the bedroom door off its hinges and we placed

it

> on

> > a stack of boxes and used it as our kitchen table.

> >

> > Now, please understand, in NO way am I making light of your

> > situation. This may be the hardest time in your life. What I

> learned

> > through my own experience is that life gets better, as I get

> better

> > and stronger.

> >

> > " Life " was used to me caving in and giving up when things got

> tough.

> > Maybe for the first time in my life I told myself, I am NOT going

> to

> > give up this time! I will not give in to my weak thoughts!

> >

> > It doesn't matter if the tough times show up on Day one, or Day

> 100.

> > They're going to show up, the Real question I want you to ask

> > yourself right now is, " Tough times have shown up, Now, Am I

Going

> to

> > Show UP? Or am I going to Give up? "

> >

> > , I want to see you demonstrate Who You ARE and what you're

> > made of! Take a Stand, Right Here and Right Now!

> >

> > Take a Stand! for yourself, and for your children! I

> say, " Surprise

> > Yourself! and your family! " I didn't think I could do what I did,

> but

> > I did it anyway! You may not think you're capable of eating

> properly

> > and exercising daily.... " SO WHAT! DO IT ANYWAY! "

> >

> > I PROMISE you, You are CAPABLE of Infinitely More than you think

> you

> > are today! In a month from now, in six months and a year from

now,

> > you can create a body and a LIFE that you can't even imagine

> today!

> >

> > Do what I did, Make a commitment to yourself, " I will NOT Stop! I

> > will Not give in to my weak thoughts! If Mina can do what she

did,

> > then I can do it also! Mina had No one to support her. I HAVE ME,

> and

> > I have MINA!

> >

> > , Commit to continue, NO MATTER WHAT! The only people who

> fail

> > under my coaching, are the ones that STOP! Truly, the Key to my

> > success was I committed to Eat clean and workout every day. I

> failed

> > to eat clean some days, but within 24 hours I was Back on my

> program!

> > I never gave up! Never giving up IS THE KEY!

> >

> > The Door to your Success is not as far away as you think it to be

> > right now, and Now, you hold the Key that opens that door

> Everytime!

> > Never Ever give up!

> >

> > It took me eight years to put this program together. I don't

> expect

> > you to master it in eight days. It will never be a perfect

> journey.

> > Plan your meals! do your cardio! keep it simple.

> >

> > That's it!

> >

> > I Appreciate you for reaching out to me as you did today! Most of

> us

> > are afraid to show Any weakness. Obviously, you want to get

> healthy!

> > I promise you, you have the plan that works if you'll Work It!

> >

> > This " note " got longer than I anticipated, but your letter

touched

> an

> > old wound inside me. A wound that I know never heals, until we

> Show

> > Up and give it our Best every Day. (and it's ok if ideas

> like " giving

> > my best " and " EVERYDAY " seem overwhelming right now...DO IT

> ANYWAY!

> > ok? Getting better and Getting stronger happen one (good)

> > decision/action at a time. Given enough time, even The tiniest

> > babysteps can take us AROUND THE WORLD!

> >

> > You CAN do this ! I Believe in YOU!

> >

> > and...I love you,

> >

> > Mina

> >

> > ps. Go download and PRINT OUT this picture! I love it and i think

> you

> > will too! Go to Google Images and search for " Never Give Up " .

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to say, YAY! Mina's back! :-D

Your photos and your words have been such an inspiration to so many people

over the years. I went and downloaded the Never Give Up picture. Love that!

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Thank you for the warm welcome.

You said I've inspired others? You've been here at the Women's

club forever Helping people to be there Best!

Thank you for ALL you do ! You are AWESOME!

love,

Mina

>

> I just wanted to say, YAY! Mina's back! :-D

>

> Your photos and your words have been such an inspiration to so many

people

> over the years. I went and downloaded the Never Give Up picture.

Love that!

>

>

>

>

>