Good morning It looks like the hurricane was not as bad as they thought it would be. Bill's sister lives in Richmond and they had a lot of rain and wind and power was off.. Infact our neice had a tree come thru their house. But thankfully it did weaken before it hit.
My group wanted to talk about Dr Phil and his new book.Two have bought his book and will get back to everyone on what they think about the book.
One thing everyone agreed about was that it really is not anything new. It is still all stuff we have all heard before. But if it helps people that is great.
I had a small loss but as I am having a lot of fluctuaction of water right now due to meds I will wait to see if this is a true loss.
It is friday and that makes for a good morning . The week as gone by very fast.
Hope everyone has a good day

Well I rejoined ww and the first week i had a geat loss. Needed it. I'm giving up my position as leader, and eventually member of our Tops group. I have been stuggling since may, and a lot of it has to do with my new job. I leave early on Mondays, and not getting home till 7-730 is very hard. Plus with the acid reflux, not seeing brandon and on and on, i think this is the best thing for me. I will be attending my ww meeting durning work, because of working a 12 hour day i get 45 min break. I then can make up any extra time needed to make sure i get my time in.

A little bug keeps telling me to get here, and since this is the best time for me, Well i'm here. I can't promise to be here each day, but i will get here as often as i can. I have to admit, I have some catching up to do.
Talk to you all later, and Eleni I'm with you. Thankful that the storm did weaken. The Dr. Phil thing, I think for the most part it is the same old thing. With me though, finding over the years, and recently months, I'm the only one that can control this. Does't matter how much of a support system i have, not that the support system doesn't help. But it's all in my frame of mind and what i choose to do with it. We can find excuses for everything in our life that we don't want to do. It's a matter of how bad do we want something.

Thinking of you all and take care me.

Good morning-what I like about the Dr. Phil book is that you are suppossed to do the steps in order-not just jump into it. The first thing is that you have to change your thinking about your weight and dieting. I have to buy it so I can get that in my head. Going to weigh in today. I lost more weight on WW , probably because i was paying more to lose it so I was more motivated. But if I can get back to goal, I can go to WW for free when I am in Floriday this winter. So I can stay honest. I should be able to do that. Wow-it'sa pouring here!!!!Mima

Good Morning,

I picked up Dr. Phil's book and looked thru it at the store yesterday and from what I did read, it looks like it deals with changing habits also. Like not eating in differents rooms. I understand that he has a high rate of success with people that come to him for help with weight loss. It sounded interesting to me and I may go back and buy the book. I don't usually like to read books like that.

Today is weigh in for me and my scale is up this morning. I hope it is lying to me, but I did go to a jewelry party last night and snacked some (another bad habit ---- eating at night).

Good to see you back Wendy. We missed you.

Will post my weigh in later.

Nita

Shortstack...It doesn't matter what you do as long as you get your weight off and back to being healthier. As you say...it is up to you. And, I, for one support you in your effort! I think that will be the case of everyone here. Whatever works for you!!!!! (And we all know it has to come from within!) We're here for you, girl!

The Dr. Phil book is just re-enforcing what we all know. If it helps to read it and go by it, then that is good...like I said, Whatever works for you!

I didn't weigh in last night. I didn't feel well, just crashed. So I don't know what I did. My scales show I'm down...hope so.

Keep in mind that the week end is no excuse to go OP.

Wanda

Feeling really good. Have had a bad week as far as the effects (still) from radiation and IBS - but mentally really good.

Wednesday was weigh in -- I had gained 1 pound. But am ok with that because I am working on the inside first and I know in time it will come off.

I too have the Dr. Phill book. I am a big reader and have read a lot on nutrition and all the books out there that say they are the ones to help a person. But I believe this is really the one that 'says it like it is.' Yes we who have a lot to lose really do no all the 'what we should do -- eat smaller portions, exercise, journal' but if we know it all then way are we still obese and why is America in the state it is with the weight problems.

Some of the problem I do believe is even though we 'know it all' we want the quick fix -- we want to lose all the weight overnight not making any life changes that will help to keep it off. The percentage of people that lose a lot of weight without making any changes other then a very few in their food end up gaining it all back plus in less than 5 years. So if this is the problem why should we lose if we are only going to gain it back. Of course there are a lot of people who say 'I am not going to be one that gains it all back' but we all know that a very large number of them do.

So what do we do about this. I believe that we know what we have to do -- and this book Dr. Phil has written does help to outline it in step form for us.

In the first 'key' that he talks about he says to take a WLOC audit (weight locus on control) -- I must admit that was powerful to take as I had never really paid to much attention to what my 'internal, or external' thoughts were. I truly see now how my thoughts are holding me back in so many areas of my life. I believe I am starting to 'get it'.

For me I am working through his book in the order he has presented it -- in the past I have always skipped over what ever the program was and went to the food part -- never did work for me doing it that way. This book does talk some about food -- but it is not a diet -- it is really focused on getting your life in order -- what you think about yourself, etc -- and all will fall in place.

As one lady on his Tuesday show said. She had tried all the diet programs and was eventually to the point where she had her jaw wired shut for 8 weeks. This she had results with -- she lost 40 pounds. When the jaws were opened she gained back 45 pounds. She asked for help -- Dr. Phil gave her some advise -- she took it and did as he suggested -- she held up a thick file folder of all the journaling she had done -- the result is she now has lost 56 pounds -- and he asked 'And?' -- her answer 'I finally get it -- it has nothing to do with food!'

I think that really is where we all have to get -- our problem is not with food -- there are issues we have to deal with but unfortunately for whatever reason we turn to food -- our drug of choice -- rather than dealing with what is going on in our internal thoughts and externally around us. When we get our thinking back into proper order we will get it -- and I know I am on the wa to there -- my journal is getting thick and I am seeing things in a different light already -- after just one week.

Anyway, enough of this rambling -- I am feeling positive, I can do this, I am worth it, I do have a healthy body - a body at a healthy weight -- with all my journaling etc -- and correcting what is in my mind about who I am -- my outward body just has to catch up now -- and it will when it is ready!


Marilyn
627 miles walked as of yesterday!

Hi Marilyn,

Glad you are feeling better. I guess radiation theraphy takes a while to wear off. My hubby had chemotheraphy and it took a while after the treatments ended for all the side effects to go away. He is doing good now.
I went out and bought the book today. I saw the lady you were talking about that was on the show. I think she said she journaled everytime she ate or wanted to eat and it was more about her feelings than the food. And she finally 'got it'.
I guess all the journaling about her feelings showed her where the problem was.

BTW.. Great Post

I am anxious to get started on the book.
Gotta go for now, DH wants me to watch a movie with him. He gets lonely if I spend the evening in here with the computer, so I have to spend some time with him.

Til later

Nita