Ode to the 100lb Club...
I've heard a few people lately posting how great the 100lb club board is. And, I know I've been gone for a while, but there is a REASON I keep coming back.
Fact: While a regularly participating member of this board, I lost about 65 lbs.
Fact: The instant I stopped coming here, the weight started to go up again. At this point, there were other reasons for the weight gain though.
Fact: When I rejoined for a few months in 06, I lost about 15 lbs.
Fact: When I left again (not sure why) I regained it all and then some. Nothing else changed.
There is something about the daily support, the constant challenges to your thinking, the preparation we get for things that come our way (Like aprylcadabra's question), the fun challenges, the feeling of accountability we get here that is truly an amazing thing you can't find just anywhere.
There are a lot of us who keep popping back in here. There are some of us who have been here for years and are still the same weight, or have even gained weight. But one thing has never changed, and that is the love and support that this board offers us. And it's not something you find every day - and I just wanted to draw a little more attention to it.
Thank you to each and every one of you - whether I've "known" you forever, or just a day! Thank you for being a part of a community that is the MOST supportive on the internet to an ENTIRE change - not just your weight, but your thinking, your self confidence, a truly "Whole Person" change. And I am so grateful to know that I can come back here anytime, and jump right back in. (But this time I'm not planning on leaving unless the earth blows up!)
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