Julie -- You rock.
Seriously. Thank you SO MUCH. What you do with your daughter is exactly how I want to raise my own kids -- to believe in themselves. My mom did tell me, when in high school & I thought I was fat, when I was actually pretty much perfect, she told me that I was just fine, and that she was way bigger at my age than I was. It just didn't help after the years of watching her with it, ya know? *hug* You are SO awesome. Thank you SO MUCH.
Jay -- *hug* You rock. So much.
I don't feel as guilty anymore.
Dill -- Yeah, probably a prescription weight loss supplement, because nothing else is working. My uncle is currently on Meridia, which is somewhat ephedrine-like, which has always been fine in my family.
I feel a lot better.
Thanks, you chickies. You guys rock. Seriously!
And even though I have this nasty cold and I feel icky and snot-filled in the skull, I'm gonna go force myself to do a quick 10 minutes. It can't hurt, and if nothing else, it'll probably fill me with energy for the day and help clear my stuffiness up!! WOO!
I don't feel guilty. I HAVE worked my butt off. I HAVE done everything the right way. I HAVE done enough to prove that I am not just some lazy person who says "give me a pill so I'm not fat," and I DESERVE the help that I am finally, after FOUR YEARS, asking for. I gained this weight in 2001, May of 2001. That's almost FOUR YEARS that I've had to deal with this, and I deserve my life, my body, my health back. *stomps feet*