my story
 

hi everyone,well donna here goes.i joined tops yrs ago at 152 lbs.my goal at that time was 121. made it as kop 4 yrs latter. thought i could do it on my own so took summer off.gained 17 lbs back.in 1995 i kept gainning and losing the same lbs.could not get motivated.
changed goal to 130 about 3 mts ago and it helped me. was 139.
keep saying to my self
1 i can do it
2i like myself more than food
3 i am not happy with the weight so i am only hurting myself over and over.
4 made lowfat tiny muffins(98) out of package.superstore no name brand)they have all different kinds,only add 3 cups of water,it says 24 but use small muffin cups.taste real good if eaten frozen and only 30 calories. this helped me between meals and i only allowed my self 1 at a time. ;)
5 there were 5 people in our group that kept saying you can do it
6 i made myself walk for a half an hour every day.
the way i was is you have to get it right in your mind then the hunger feeling leaves you.i am an emotional eater so this is someting i am so happy i did and i am going to keep it up.if there is one little thing to help someone else in my story it would make me so happy.
top hugs jinky

thank you so much for sharing your story. I am going to follow some of what you did. I printed it out so I can read it. Your are right in saying that it must be in your mind....:)