Take Time To Love Yourself!

It has been a while since I updated this blog........
I will start again one day but today I wanted to explain.  I have learned sooooooo much in the last year that my head kinda took a spin.  My way of thinking changed and it just felt like my whole world turned in a different direction than what I had ever expected.

I can't tell you everything because it would spoil what I have planned to do with my life.  My biggest dream is to be a New York Best Seller Author and I am fully confident God will help me do this someday!!  I have new book ideas flood my mind ever day!!  I have two books already started and one finished.  I want to pass the goodness of God in my life to all of you and anyone else who wants to read about it some day.

But for right now, I must love myself!!! And by that I mean, I must take some time out to focus on God and His plan for my life.  I must find out what He is saying to me.  He has recently called me to do some things I didn't know how to do so it is taking me a lot of time to learn how to do it....I apologize for not going into detail but I promise I will someday and you will enjoy learning about my recent journeys.  They are quite amusing for someone my age!!  I have been taking time out to seal everything I have learned in my mind and my spirit.  I continue to learn every day.  Love has been hard for me in the past but I am learning to love myself as I learn to love you.

I keep studying I Corinthians 13 and what that really looks like in real life.  Sooooooooo to make this post a little shorter I will summarize:  I love blogging and intend to pick it back up but for right now my focus is on preparing myself for my destiny which translates into knowing who I was created to be by taking the time to love myself.

I love you and I hope you take time to love yourself!!!
SoniaRai

How Are You Doing with Your New Year's Weight Loss Goals?

I know it is only January 7th and lots of you have set New Year's Goals.  Some of you are right on target and doing well, but I want to talk to those of you who are struggling and feeling bad about your decisions.  I quit setting New Year goals a few years ago because I could not bare to face another year of failure.  That was before I learned to never give up!!!!  I still do not set January goals because I set goals all the time and just continue day to day.  I am still not perfect at achieving goals but I am pretty good at never giving up no matter how far behind I get on my tasks.  I know that some day with God's help I will achieve what I set out to do!!

I want to specifically talk about weight loss goals.  If you woke up on January 1st and decided you were never going to eat bad stuff again and this was the year you were going to get lean and trim, good for you!!! But chances are you have already messed up!!  and..................THAT IS OK!!!!  Get back up and try again.

Weight loss is a process.  You must find what works for you.  Maybe you find something that is working and then it stops working or you get bored with it, try something else.  Weight loss is fluid, there are many ways to get there.  Keep searching and you will find how to change your lifestyle.

I have been thinking allot about my weight loss transformation and the wisdom I have gleamed from this journey.  If you only have a few pounds to lose, you probably won't relate to what I am about to say, but if you are obese, I would love to help you.  I weighed 320lbs a few years ago so I can understand a lot of what you are going through.........

Do you sometimes feel like you are too far gone and it is too late for you?
Do you sometimes feel as though the options are so vast you don't really know where to start your journey?
Do you feel as though you have tried and failed and what is the use?
What about your health, do your knees hurt when you try to walk?
Does your heart beat out of your chest when you try any kind of movement?
Do you pretty much feel helpless and just like there is no answers for your weight loss problems?

I want to help you know where to start..........
Don't worry about your eating and exercise....  I know that sounds a little backwards but let me explain......
FIRST:
Get your mind wrapped around why you eat the way you do.
Do you overeat because you absolutely love food?
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Do you overeat because you are trying to heal an emotional problem?
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Maybe you overeat because you grew up poor and still have that poverty mentality!
Or maybe like me, you overeat because of a variety of issues!!!

I suggest, if you are serious about your weight loss goals, start studying.......
Figure out where the core of your problem is and start studying about it.
If you overeat because you absolutely love food, then you should start studying nutrition and figure out how to cook and bake in a way that helps you be healthy.  There are lots of resources to help you out there.  Study Study Study!!!!  Try new recipes!!  Go slow and take baby steps to change how you think and subsequently change your actions!!!

What about emotional problems fueling your desire for food?  If I were you I would start learning about emotional healing.  I would listen to Joel Osteen over and over.  Fill your mind with positive medicine to help the healing process.  Be serious about it, just like taking meds for any other kind of illness.  Learn to only focus on positive thoughts in your mind.  In order to do this, you probably need to figure out exactly who you are....My favorite way of doing this is to do a search at www.biblegateway.com.  I use the words "God Is" in my word search.  I program it to use those words together.  The reason I do this is because in Genesis 1:26 it says we are made in God's image, so if I want to know what I am made of, I must find out His image.  Then as I fuel my mind with this information I have weapons of positive thoughts to fight the negative that plagues my  mind!!!  If you will do this consistently and practice this process daily, you will find your emotional pain subsiding and when it is time to get serious about your food choices, your weight loss will come much easier because you have dealt with your core issue!!

I hope you don't give up on your January goals.....I hope you can look at them a little differently and maybe start again but this time start at the core of your problem...don't feel bad about yourself...when you fall down, just get back up!!!!  Try a different approach.  If you have any questions, just pm me on facebook or leave me a message.  I would love to help you.

I love ya,
SoniaRai

Reflecting on 2014

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Today I want to reflect on 2014 and thank God for his wonderful blessings in my life.  18 years ago I was given a scripture verse in one of those moments when you feel the presence of God so strong in your life.  Psalm 103:5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

I had no idea what that meant until mid 2013 when I had a dream about my high school sweetheart then in late 2013 our paths crossed and we became an item again after 24 years of being apart.  I knew God was restoring the days of my youth.  He was restoring what was lost to me.  I couldn't imagine life getting any better until this December.  

My grandfather built a cabin by the lake sometime in the 70's.  It has stayed in the family since his death in 1995 but came up for sale.  I really  never had an emotional attachment to this cabin because we lived on the border of Mexico growing up and never really got to benefit from Grandpa's efforts to provide entertainment for his children and grandchildren.  Until

Steps going to the cabin
from the playground. 

Mike came in my life, I was perfectly content to stay home and do inside activities. So buying the cabin never crossed my mind even though I knew both my children loved it out there.  That is until I took Mike out there....OMG!! That man fell in love with my grandpa's vision.  He looked around the property and immediately saw through my grandpa's eyes.  It took me a few weeks to get on the same page but I followed diligently.

Then one day, we were walking on the beach of the lake and I had one of those moments where God hit me and I realized that my grandpa built that cabin for his grandchildren, including me!! I really never got to know my grandpa or spend much time with him so I never learned his genius.  He was a fisherman.  He also loved boxing.  He loved to show off his strength and knew his way around a bow an

My Sister, My Daughter and My Initials 

d arrow.  I never really learned this stuff from him but Mike is a lot like him and wants to pass his knowledge to our children and grandchildren.  I realized God had renewed another part of my youth, I didn't even realize I was missing!!!!!  I cried when He hit me with that one!!!  Then I got on the same page as Mike real quick!!!

I am here to say that 2014 went out with a bang as we are now the proud owners of a piece of my heritage!!!  I stand on the property and look around at the hard work my grandpa put into that place and realize he did that for me!!!! (I know he did it for all his grands but I am one of them too)  I see the love he put into making a playground.  He even put electricity in the tree house!!  We won't be able to save the tree house because it is too far gone but hopefully we will rebuild it someday.

Bottom line I am so blessed to be living my youth again in soooo many ways.  I am blessed that God brought Mike to me to open up doors for me that I didn't even know were available.....We surprised the kids with the purchase for Christmas and they are super happy.

I don't tell you this to brag but to let you know that God's blessings are for everyone, not just for me and my family!!!

Here is another verse to prove it: Romans 2:11 amp For God shows no partiality [[a]undue favor or unfairness; with Him one man is not different from another].

I love ya and I wish the best for you in 2015!!!  

SoniaRai

Learning About Life With Makeup!!

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I love to find life lessons in physical things that are going on in life!!!  Every day when I go to work, I use my wonderful Younique mascara on one eye to demonstrate how different it is.  Every day, I think to myself that this mascara isn't doing much compared to the old mascara, but then when I compare the two, I have a "holy cow" moment because the difference is very evident!!!

This  mascara doesn't look like much while you are putting it on, but as you add the layers, you begin to see the difference, then you compare to your other eye and you see the WOW!!

This is the same principal in life!!!  We build and build on top of each bit of knowledge we gain.  While we are building our knowledge base, we may not see the differences in our life until one day we look back at where we have come from and WOW!! Just WOW!!

So I hope you are encouraged to build and build and build, just like we do with the lashes!!!  One day you will see how beneficial your hard work and diligence has really become!!
Love ya,
SoniaRai

Getting Back Up

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Welcome to Weight Loss Wednesday!!!!
We have had a ton of stuff going on in life so I got lazy with my exercise!!!!  But I'm getting back up...I will tell you how it works for me, I fall down, then I think positive about my goals, then my actions follow!!!!

Proverbs 23:7 in the Amplified version says For as he thinks in his heart, so is he!!!

So I choose to think positive so I will be positive!!!  I'm starting a 14 day challenge with exercise.....I am so excited that we sell the T-Tapp products at the Med Station now....so come by and see us!!  You can try them out before you buy!  If you don't live in Lamar, just follow this link:  T-Tapp!!

Love ya,
SoniaRai

Half Painted Face!!

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As you can see, I only painted half my face this morning for this video!!!!  I love Younique makeup and the way it makes me feel.  Beautiful on the outside to reflect how I feel on the inside!!!!  I love how Younique transforms my skin to cover the red areas that got burnt when I was a teenager!!

With all that said though, true transformation comes from the inside.  In order to transform, I have learned to think positive about what needs to be changed in my life.  In order to do this I feed my mind what it needs to think on... If exercise is what I am struggling with, then I feed my mind T-Tapp seminar videos or re-read the book, pretty soon I am exercising again!!!  I love how transformation in the body and action begins in our mind and all we must do is feed it!!!

I love transformation and positive thinking mixed with knowledge and of course prayer!!!
I hope you have an awesome day!!
With Lots of Love,
SoniaRai

Let's Cover Up Those Ugly Spots!! but Stay Away From Caked On Base Makeup!!

I used to wear caked on base makeup!!! I was trying to cover up every little flaw on my face!!!  I hate to admit this, but the wonderful man in my life pointed out to me that a little base makeup goes a long way!  I have tried lots of different brands but when I discovered Younique I fell in love!!!

The photo is a before and after with only one coat of Touch Pressed Powder Foundation!!!  This stuff is amazing!!!  No more caked on face.  My makeup looks natural and my face looks beautiful.  I think it looks beautiful and that is all that matters!!!!

Click here to read a my review on all or Younique's base makeup!!

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I have to add that one of the reasons I wore caked on makeup was because I didn't know that people weren't looking at every flaw.  If you are trying to cover every flaw, I encourage you to STOP!  You are probably making it worse!!!  People are looking at you through your eyes and your smile and your laughter and even your tears.  They see your kind gestures and your soothing words more than they see the flaws on your face... You are beautiful because of your attitude and your heart, not just your face!!!

I was self conscious because of my weight problem and my sugar addiction that caused brown spots on my face.  I thought that when people saw me coming they thought to themselves, there comes Sonia, the fat ugly lady!  I finally realized that the people who mattered didn't even see me as overweight and unhealthy, what mattered to them was who I was on the inside and how I made them feel about themselves when they were around me.

So if you are trying to cover up your face because of a self worth image....STOP!!!  Learn to love yourself..  Love doesn't keep any record of wrong, so be nice to yourself...Focus more on the inside you, it will show on the outside!!

Of course I want you to buy makeup...LOL....because I love makeup and I love beauty, inside and out!! But I would rather you to see yourself as beautiful because of who you are on the inside and just have fun with makeup!!!

With Lots of Love,
SoniaRai

You Are What You Think!!

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I have heard all my life, You Are What You Eat! But, actually we Are What We Think!  Like I said in the video, I fell off the weight loss wagon this week due to life events but I'm getting back on because of my thinking!!  I am constantly thinking about how wonderful this journey has been and how wonderful it is and how wonderful it will be!!

The journey is sooooo important and thinking about the past with thankfulness and thinking about my goals with anticipation helps me to do in the present time!!!

Love Love Love thinking positive!!! It really pertains to weight loss and weight management.  Get your thoughts in order, get your life in order!!

Love ya,
SoniaRai

ENTER TO WIN A 3D MASCARA!!!!

I apologize for not being able to attend the Holiday Shopping Event in Sheldon this last Saturday!!!  My honey had a death in his family and we had to travel.  Here is a picture of my table I had planned for the event!!!
I want to extend a warm welcome to all of you to participate in what I had planned!!!
Here is a copy of the cute little sign I had planned!!!
1. Connect with me on FB
2. Go to my Party Page: Sonia's Virtual Younique Makeup Party
3. Read the Pinned Post and Follow The Directions to Book A Party
4. When we have finished with all the details of the party, I will enter you in the drawing!!!

The drawing will end Saturday November 22, 2014 at noon!!!

Have a great week!!
Love Ya,
SoniaRai

Sometimes Success Just Takes Time!!!

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Sometimes success just takes time!!! You can't expect fast results when it comes to weight loss or inch loss.  There are soooooooo many variables to getting healthy, sometimes it is hard to measure results in a short time frame.  I know personally, my body shape almost looks the same as it did when I was obese, just smaller. LOL I laugh about that because I know it isn't true, it just seems that way!  Needless to say, I have a few places I would like to see change!  I sometimes get tempted to get discouraged and give up!!! But, I refuse!!  I know that if God can take me this far, He can take me all the way to where I want to be!

Many, many years ago, I randomly opened the Bible to a section that promises restoration of the days of our youth.  I am living this promise in several different areas already but I intend to make good on my body as well.  There are small patches that I would love to see toned and I know this only comes with consistency and TIME!!  I can't work out for two weeks, look down at my stomach and get discouraged.  It takes a lot to be successful at whatever you are doing but everything takes time.  So give yourself a grace period and put a time frame on it!!!  As you work on your goals understand the big picture always takes time!! (unless God gives you a suddenly!!!!, but most of the time, He expects you to use discipline and growth)

My goal is to have a hot, smokin' body by next October!!!  So, I don't look at my problem areas in despair, I just keep up my workout routine and enjoy the small measures of success along the way!!  Thanks for coming on this weight loss and health journey with me.

Have a wonderful Weight Loss Wednesday!
Love Ya,
SoniaRai

Transformation Can Be Difficult: Get People Out Of Your Head!!

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Because transformation in your life can be difficult, I want to bare my soul and confess something that made my transformation more difficult!!!  I used to base my decisions on what I thought other people were thinking about me!!!  Holy Cow!! I didn't even talk to these people, I assumed that they would think a certain way and I would base my decisions on that assumption.  I esteemed them way too much!

There is one person in particular that I thought I was helping, but then I realized that I was actually valuing that person's opinion more than that person valued mine.  It was very twisted and I had to remove myself from the situation.  This person actually didn't do anything to make me feel this way, I just valued their opinion so much I based life decisions on what I thought they were thinking!!!! Does that make any sense?  I didn't even know I was doing that until one day it seemed like light was lit on my thought process and I had an "awe ha" moment!!!

Be careful who you allow in your head, even people you don't talk to.  Chances are, they aren't really concerned about your life anyway, but if they are, they probably don't belong there!! Get people out of your head and start thinking for yourself.

Now when I say that, I don't mean your minister or your spiritual leaders.  People have been placed in your life for a reason and some people hold a spot of authority and you should pay close attention to their words for you.  Be careful who these people are!!!  Make sure their lives reflect what you want in your life.....If their life is as big a mess as yours, they are probably not who you should listen to!!!

With that being said, be careful who you let in your head!!!  Think for yourself!!! Search the scriptures and other resources for the knowledge you need to finish your transformation......Your journey is yours and yours alone so be happy knowing your based your decisions on what your think is right, not what others think is best for you.  You have been given the tools to manage your own life, so be happy managing it!!!  Transformation goes much smoother when you do what you know is right for you!!!

Hope you have a wonderful Transformation Tuesday!!!
Love ya,
SoniaRai

 Watch My Eye Lashes Grow & Grow!!

1.     Bare Eye

2.    Apply One Coat of Gel Mascara to Entire Lashes

       During this coating shape and separate the lashes the best you can.

3.     Apply Another Coat of Gel to The Entire Lashes

       (This coat of Gel is to give the fibers something to stick to.)

        Then Apply Another Coat of Gel to The Entire Lashes 

        (This Seals the Fibers)

         Let Dry In Between Coats

4.     Apply the Third Coat of Gel and Second Coat of Fibers Only To The   Tips (This Lengthens the Lashes)

        Then Another Coat of Gel to Seal the Fibers Again

       

5.     Same procedure as Number 4 to continue lengthening.

You can Apply as many coats as you want to the entire lash and then to the tips.  I have ordered the lash comb from Younique which is made of metal instead of plastic.  I think with the comb I can put more layers on then separate the lash and get an even more awesome look!!!

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Cheating On Your Diet? How Do You Deal With Carb Overload?

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Sunday we went to the Chiefs game in KC and I ate some chips and dip and had some diet soda... I don't get upset with myself for enjoying life sometimes but there are annoying side affects to cheating!!!

Today is Friday and it has taken me all week to feel satisfied again!!!  Eating carbs can make you crave more carbs.  So when you are dieting or trying to eat clean be careful that you plan ahead for the cravings!!!

In order to help myself I packed extra vegetables every day for lunch, I brought some meat for lunch (I usually only eat veggies for lunch) and I practiced my survival skills outlined in this post: Overcoming Cravings - Survival Tips. Drinking a lot of water is soooooo important and vital to overcoming the cravings!!!!!

I feel great today and do not plan to "cheat" or have a fun day until Thanksgiving!!!  Although, I will have to do this all over again!!!  Sometimes eating fun just outweighs the risk of having a hard week.

Bottom Line:  Plan for the few days after carb overload!!!! This will help you to continue in your weight loss or health success!!!
Have a great weekend...
Love ya,
SoniaRai

How Do You Know What You Need?

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Tuesday we talked about receiving what belongs to us already......

How do you know what you need?

I think the negative thoughts and feelings in our life is a good indicator of what we need to receive.

For instance if fear is your problem, you need to figure out what the antidote to fear is.  According to the Bible love casts out fear so I need to receive love if I suffer from fear.

What if money is my problem, what is the opposite to poverty?  Blessings and prosperity!!  The Bible says you will prosper as your soul prospers so I need my soul to prosper.  Your soul is your will, mind and emotions so prospering in my soul could go back to fear!!! Which leads me back to receiving love again!!!  What a circle!!!  So that is just one way of looking at it.  Sometimes it is just nice to go straight for the blessings and know that whatever you need is already provided for you and just reach out there and receive the blessings!!!

I don't want to get too complicated here but bottom line is:  figure out what is negative in your life and receive the goodness of God to get rid of that thing!!  On a side note: enjoy the ride because stuff like this sometimes takes time with personal growth and learning...

Hope this didn't get tooooooo deep...It is just what is roaming around in my head today!!!
Have a great day!

I love you,
SoniaRai

You Just Gotta Start Somewhere!!

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I have been exercising for at least eight weeks now, almost everyday!!!!!  I have never seen this much muscle definition!!!

I am only exercising for 15 minutes and getting great results!!!  Like I said on the video, intense workouts and ten mile runs intimidate me.......That doesn't mean I don't think others shouldn't do it, I love their dedication and hard work.  I may never get there myself but I do what works for me!!!

I encourage you to find what works for you and just do it!!!  You Just Gotta Start Somewhere!!!!  Try walking around your kitchen ten times if that is what you are capable of doing....next week walk around the living room and the next week walk outside around the house!!!  I'm not kidding!!  Do what you can do!!!

The workout that I do is on my T-Tapp page....I have links to different products.  The good news is that The Med Station is going to start selling this program soon...so I will have more to say later about it.

For now.......I want to say:  You Just Gotta Start Somewhere!!!

Have a great day!!
I love you,
SoniaRai

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