Good Morning,
Hey Kem, 3 lbs,
Lynnie, I'm so sorry the scale didn't move in the direction you wanted it to
but its okay, you'll do better this week. Lynnie, I can't stress this enough. If there is one thing I've learned about weight loss during my entire life of being heavy is the fact that SLOW IS GOOD!! If you go into this with a relaxed attitude (Proverbs 14:30 - A relaxed attitude lengthens life) you will do 1000x better. Don't forget I also weighed over 300 lbs when I was in my early 20's and late in high school. And I wasn't that far from it just recently. The more patient I am with myself, the better I do, and the less depressed I become.. Basically I'm not telling you anything that you already don't know, its a darn nasty vicious cycle. This is my honest heart felt advice I can give you sweetie. Persistance not perfection !! Many weeks go by and I do not even shed an ounce, I'm still trying to lose the 3 lbs I gained over christmas lol. It will come off, I can't be worrying myself sick over it. Its so hard to push the past away but you really have to if you want to succeed in the future. If you do look back, just give it the raspberries, and say phooie! Keep your focus ahead of you and don't get side tracked. If you goof one day, so what? we are all human, it happens. Thats why we have tomorrow. Lynnie I can't tell you how many time I just want to say *F* this diet, I'm sick of it, I just want to eat what I want and thats it!! Like yesterday
But then I have to realize that this is evil works of the devil just trying to make me miserable by being over weight. God wants me happy and healthy, Satan doesn't so I get lots of negativity trying to break me. He may win a battle or two but Lynnie, he's not going to win the war !!! We need to fight back because we so deserve to be healthy (not skinny) HEALTHY!!!. Can I ask this... are you trying to take on to many changes at once ?? like diet, exercise, etc.... If you feel you are, how about for just one month, just concentrate on the diet....then see how that goes, if you feel your ready, add in the exercise....so on and so on. My one biggest problem is I try to take on to much then if I don't complete it, I get really down on myself, so bad, I wind up not doing good at any of it. Right now for me, I am concentrating on my eating and water........thats enuf for now. Later I will get a grip on exercise but thats down the road when I feel I can handle it. Blah Blah Blah...sorry!!
We love you babe, we will be here for you no matter what.
Okay well I'll be talking to you all tomorrow night when I get back from my business trip.
Have a good one all !!
Cathy....... you exercising today
. You chicks are doing fine!
BTW, you asked "am I exercising today?" .... who knows girlie, who knows? I'm so frazzled. We were up til 11 last night finding gas for a teenager's vehicle that was on the big Red E! We live in a rural area, and after 7 at night, you have to drive 20 minutes to a gas station. Why in the world a teenager would come out to Tim Buck Two riding on E at 10 at night is beyond me! But anyway, then I was up before 5, dressed and out of the house and at Walmart so I could get the things my grandmother needs at the nursing home, bec I have to go at noon again today. While I was at Walmart I got 2 calls from friends wanting to know if I could do such and such for them today? nope,so sorry, already booked up for the day. After work I need to check on my sick mother. If I don't pass out by the time I get home tonight I will MAKE myself do a 2 mile walk. I think I am more stressed and tired from not being able to exercise the past 2 days then the rest of this junk. But hey! I will let ya know if I get it in. The Good Lord knows I NEED it!
Stepping Out , 01-21-2004 12:46 PM
to you Lynnie. Don't let the scale get you down! Discouragement is one of 
's best weapons (that, and Reese's Peanut Butter cups! 
). Keep tracking your points, exercising, and drinking your water. You'll see not only better numbers on that scale, but you'll feel better physically and emotionally.
). One day at a time!
