I have been so off the wall for the last few days that i really have been messing up the diet. I have made some things going in the right direction, but to succeed I had better get off my FAT but and get things straight! the first thing is I HAVE to get this extra weight off and fast. that means total dedication from now till i am at weight. this was decided at the meeting i had with the DOL.

I believe that i am going to do what is in my heart for many years. i want to become a nutritional consultant. (this is not possible with me being the weight that i am at now, no body will take me serious. ) I want to target people who want to lose weight, and what better than with all that we do here. I really want to target the obese, not the thin girls that think that they are fat. i want to get the real ones that need to do it for their health. thhe ones that the doc says go and see the ditition and that is it, notingh is ever done, i want to be that person that follows up, I have been here for over a year now and i know how important it is to follow up and to know what the fods that i should eat is one thing but to do it is another, i know how hard it is to get to the point where it is ready to do what is needed. so that is what i have been debating and stressing over for quite a while, and this has been in the back of my mind for quite a while, so now i heard that today i do qyualify for the SEAP which is selaf employment assistance program i just need to come up with supporting documaentation that there is the need, and why my services will work and start a buiseness plan and all that.

so what do you think of my idea? I want honest answers please i feel that all of you are my friends and you would know how important the need is.

I also want to ask all of you to remind me of what i am doing if i start to slip. Ineed to get back OP and i had my last huge splurge today and boy will i be paying for it tomorow!

I have to go and belly dance i will be back!! thanks for listening to me!! and my rededication, and dreams

How exciting and WONDERFUL !!! I think you already know how I feel about your exploring this field. It truly seems to me that it is your calling. How many of us would / could better relate to someone who has been there and done that and offer experience instead of text learning?

I'm so excited for you!

You go Girl!
This sounds like a wonderful idea. Do you have any idea how much it would mean to someone like me to be able to talk to a professional about weight issues - and not have my CAD way of eating bashed? Someone who's been there, done that and really, really cares.
I totally believe in following your dream and doing what your heart says is right. It seems to me that we women in our forties are at our peak and it's the perfect time to take the bull by the horns and just do whatever our dream is. I'm sort of doing that now and it feels wonderful.
And to do my part - I'll give you a little boot (gently, I promise) if I've read you're off program.

Good for you!
Chickadee

Thanks guys you have no idea what your support means to me!

Go for it Sue! The world needs you! If I had someone like you to talk to years ago, I would not be 212.5 at age 62! Feel free to run stuff by us all.

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree 100% ...... nobody know's what its like unless you've been there yourself.

You know if we go thru hard times in life and we learn about it....I think its a sin not to share it with others and try to help them.... I believe thats why God allows us to go thru hard times....so we can help each other.

Love Leens

Oh that is so amazing! Could I ever use a professional in my community to discuss this with--you go for it, you'd be helping soooooooo many people!!!!

Sue, when you achieve your dream (and I KNOW you will), be sure you have a very large photo of your formerly fat self hung in your office for your clients to see. I think this is SOOOO important I can't stress it enough.
My doctor ( a woman who should have known me better) once sent me to a dietician. Well, not only was her office in a third story loft with steep stairs (very difficult huffing and puffing to reach), and lousy parking, but she was a very petite (I'd say about a size 2 if there is such a thing) and had never been fat!!! I went back to my doctor and said "GET REAL! I don't care how knowledgeable and educated she is. She's never been where I am or felt what I feel. How could I ever relate to her?"
Oh, and one more thing, Sue. When you're counselling obese women, please remember that not all of them will respond well to a low carb plan. Keep an open mind and, if they seem likely to do better on a plan like WW or a combination, be sure to give them all the help you can. I know you'll do great.

DO IT!!!!!

(sound like a Nike commercial?)

Susan! A person like you would have made a huge difference to a person like me and like Jiff! YOU understand and that makes a world of difference!!!

Good luck, God Bless!!!

peach

Oh Susan, I think that this is your calling. It would be a perfect career move for you. I also think that it would provide a great additional motivator for your weight loss efforts. You are such a positive person who is highly motivational. You have done a great job here with your inspirational postings.

I do agree with the statement you made concerning an overweight dietician. I once attended a Healthy eating seminar offered by a local hospital. I was very turned off by many things, one was that the presenter was very anti-lc and secondly because she was about 40 lbs overweight. I tried to be sympathetic, but I kept asking myself, how can she suggest this eating plan and not practice it for the success that should be achieved? And then I would tell myself that I often consider myself an expert in the nutrition area because I have spent the last 20 years of my life reading and studying nutrition, and look at me, I am certainly not the picture of health. Even though it is not fair to judge on appearances, I do feel if you need to sell yourself as a dietician, you must look the part. I feel like a hypocrit. I keep praising the way of Atkins, but it has not been successful for me. I guess I am arguing both sides of the fence.

Have I totally confused you on my answer?

jenny