Hello All,

I am completely overwhelmed by everybody’s caring, supportive messages since my last post. John, Donna, Patti, Sharon, Catherine, RK, Peggy, Meta, BattleAx, Annie, Nancy, Lesley, Debbie, Heather and Brandnewme, you will never know how much everything you had to say really touched my heart and how it’s helped me to not feel so bad. Today I’m not trying to be OP, today I’m going to try the just eating normally route. Maybe I’ll exercise later. I am not giving up, I AM proud of how far I have come, and I KNOW that with all of you here to help me along I will never give up on myself and my goal of being fit and no longer obese. I am so lucky to have found this site and all of you

Hugs,

Ammi

I haven't been here for about a year. MY life hasn't changed much which is not a good thing. I like to read and cheer on others in this weight fight. I need to renew my motivation and plan to be more active in mind and body. good luck to all...

Ammi I am so glad you are feeling a bit better. You have come SO far already!! You are not a failure or a fraud! No way...No how!!

I am having more of a struggle making good choices lately, but coming here everyday is helping me stay OP.

Meta...I wish my brain could wrap around the intuitive eating as it sounds so reasonable, but at this point it can't. One day perhaps....but I am not there yet.

OK EVERYONE, IT"S TIME TO HEAR THIS

As they say in High School Musical (which I have become an expert on thanks to hearing it a BAZILLION times!!)...
We are all in this together. There will be no more speaking of leaving. We are here to laugh, cry and enjoy eachother's lives. To lean on, when needed. To when needed. To if needed. That is what this wonderful place is all about. We can only learn from eachother. We may take away different things, but I believe in my heart, we are all the same. All the same struggles, victories, disapointments and joys. So now that I have said my piece, know that I love you all, and am sending , encouragement, and : to each one of you.

Have a Great Day!

Well said Donna!!!!!!

Annie we need you here dear.. you inspire me so much to keep trying!

Ammie ditto to you too Ammie... i need you here to kick my butt and keep me trying !

Hi end!!

Well said donna

You Guys are so sweet.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset anyone. I really want to do what is best for everyone. I will keep coming here because I do need all of you. You are all so wonderful and you have helped me through some really tough times in the past 2 years. I have made some outstanding friendships and I really do know where most of you are coming/have come from. Nobody said anything to upset or make me feel bad about coming here. I just want to do the right thing for you all. I know how hard it is to try and try and try to loose weight only to have one little slip up which can throw you into a spiral of feeling like a failure. Everyone, Keep your heads held high. This is a life struggle and I konw you all are a bunch of tough, tenacious people that just want to "live" a healthy and normal life.

Peggy: Please, I don't want to P#ss you off. lol.

Rat:

Donna: So, do you get any tips at least for your taxi service? lol.

Nancy: I do the Biggest Looser on DVR too. I hate watching comercials. lol. I do most tv programs I like on DVR. lol. Have a great time at the zoo with your parents.

Leslie: Yea to another -4. About the chips. Let it go hun. It is in the past. Today is a new day.

Battle: Wow, sounds like you got some great workout clothes. I think about buying some workout bras or something like that but then I think about how I would look in them. That is probably my biggest pet peeve with the Biggest Looser show. They make the ladies especially wear those tummy showing sports bras with tight spandex shorts. It is so obvious they are uncomfortable with that outfit as they always hide their tummys with their arms. I don't want to be self conscience when I work out about what I look like. lol I am happy for you that you are at a point when you are not thinking about that. Hugs.

Kari: yeah to another -2. I have done the Setting Captives Free bible study. I also did the "Lord's Table" on line. It is free. I think they are both great and I hope you do super at them!

Debbie: I wanted the Blue team to win too. lol.

John: okay, no need to use your GPS. lol. Although it is beautiful here if you want to come visit.

Brandnewme: sorry that you aer still struggling with your health. I hope all your blood tests come back with some answers with simple ways to fix any problems. Hugs.

Ammi: Hi doll. Glad you are feeling better today. Enjoy your time without thinking about what you are going to eat all the time. Hugs.

Endthereign: Come back and post often.

To everyone else. Hugs, hugs and hugs to you all. I hope everyone has a wonderful op day filled with happiness and joy.

Blessings all,
Annie

No..you don't



Just keep showing up here and I won't have to show up on your doorstep sweetie.

Ammi, you're sooooooooo welcome!! I'm glad your not giving up on yourself. Just take it easy for a while and when things fall into place, you'll get back on track. Enjoy life! You're doing fine!!!

endthereign12, back!! The thing is, is that you came back. So it's been a year, so maybe you didn't try as much as you could of, so what? You're here now and that's what counts. Just start small and work up to bigger and better things. When we try to change too many things at one time, we get overwhelmed and think it's impossible. I know you can do this!! We all can.

Donna, I second that!!!

Brandnewme, I'm glad the meds are working at least some of the days to where you get some relief. Hopefully they will find something that will work ALL of the time for you. Just hang in there.

Annie John, we WERE pretty much posting at the same time

Off to watch my soaps and then do some dreaded exercise.
Debbie

well i might a wise choice today... i had a turkey breast subway instead of a big ole fat cheeseburger.. i am soo proud of myself! lol! small changes will add up in the long run!

Hey chickies!

I just wanted to announce formally my name change. Wyllenn is no more -- I am now Heather!!

Hello Everyone,

Well, today was a good day overall. I discovered last night that the cereal I've been eating (Post Good Grains w/ Pecans) is much higher in WW points than I'd thought - 4 points for a 1/2 cup, and I was eating between a cup and a cup and a half! OK, so my SIL is getting what's left of that box, lol. Did well throughout the day, although I forgot my water bottle at home so didn't drink as much as I should. I went to an evening service at my church followed by a potluck, and instead of just coming home like I normally would, I went walking for a half hour. Then I went to the grocery store - for the last several weeks, practically everytime I've gone in there, I've stopped at the display case just inside and bought a piece of cake (cake is my number one weakness). Tonight, I walked right past and didn't give it a second glance. I was also thinking about getting some potato wedges from the deli - I hadn't eaten much at the supper, so that's how I was justifying it - but then I decided it wasn't worth it, and instead got some watermelon. I'm feeling pretty good about myself!

OK, enough about me ...

Kari, has your doctor given any thought to fibromyalgia? What part of Atlanta are you moving to? Glad to see you back!

Debbie, I love rainstorms! It hasn't rained nearly enough down here this year, we're in a serious water deficit.

brandnewme, I hope the blood tests don't show anything too serious, but at least hopefully you will know what's up, rather than not.

Ammi, glad you're thinking positively and not being hard on yourself today. Sometimes you have to be gentle with yourself.

Rene, welcome back! As you can see, this is a great place for support in your journey. You can do this!

Peggy, I'm with you on the intuitive eating - I think it's a wonderful concept, but I have to tackle my self-control issues before I can turn to trusting myself.

Donna, back to you!

toofat, for making the better food choice! That's the way to do it!

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Alrighty, I'm off to bed - 'night, folks!

Good for you for getting the watermelon instead! That sounds really yummy right now...wish I had some!

About fibromyalgia...it was something that my first doctor considered, but ruled out because my bloodwork consistently shows autoimmune abnormalities. Apparently if it's fibro, the symptoms are similar, but the bloodwork comes back negative for autoimmune factors. My current rheumatologist seems to feel that it's lupus and/or vasculitis (an inflammation of blood vessels). The more I learn about these disorders, the more I find that it can take years for enough symptoms to "gel" for a clear diagnosis...there are a lot of people floating out there like me, in limbo, with clear medical evidence that something is wrong, but no one can specify WHAT. It's frustrating at times, but at least we've been able to rule certain diseases out...and that's a good thing.

And that's probably more than you wanted to know! LOL