Originally Posted by Lovestorun:
he is still a mean spirited and BIG man.
Ha Ha who should be laughing now.....:D ;)

Whoa! He sounds like a terrible man! I would avoid his toxic existence at all costs.

My A-Ha Moment ....

It was when I got off-track, and realized that even though I'd been thinner than I have been in years, one off-track bout of bad eating can make me feel like I'd gained back every single pound I'd lost.

Getting a heart rate monitor was pretty eye opening for me.
Strolling along with a heart rate of 91 is NOT what the books meant when they talked about intensity!

In '07, I'll be 40 years old. Every single year of my life for at least the last 15 years, I've planned to be at a healthy weight before my birthday. So, every single year, I've started some kind of weight loss effort in January--"Great by 38", "Fine by 39", you get the picture.

"Fit by Forty" is going to stick. I'm working on my emotional eating. I've developed the exercise habit so that when I don't do it, I don't feel right. I've developed the journaling habit, which I intend to continue into maintenance and beyond.

[QUOTE=phantastica;1471774]Whoa! He sounds like a terrible man! I would avoid his toxic existence at all costs.

Believe me I used to avoid him but not anymore. A person like this it is no wonder that his own wife (my husbands sister) has an eating disorder-really can't image the kinds of things he says to her. :mad:
What is really worrisome to me is that they have a 15 year old daughter who he makes pig sounds at anytime she wants more of something to eat.:(

Originally Posted by "fed"up:
Trophywife, it's funny you should mention the desk. This Wednesday is parent-teacher conferences at my daughter's high school. And that's what kind of desk/chairs they have and I also just barely squeezed into one. And I was thinking come this Wednesday night, maybe, just maybe it'll be a little easier.

Update, went to parent-teacher conferences last night and I slid right in that chair with mucho room to spare. It felt great. In fact I was thinking they've got to be really uncomfortable for skinny people, what with all that space between the chair and the desk. But for me it was just right. :dance: We'll see what happens next year..................

My A-ha moment came when my 5 y.o. nephew was sitting on my lap and we were reading stories. He told me to stop for a minute. So I did and he turned around looked me right in the eye and told me that I was beautiful, just like an angel. It caught me totally off guard. I just kissed him and said thank you and we continued with our story. Later that night I was thinking about him and how nothing phases him now, but soon it might. I don't ever want to be an embarassment to him. I don't ever want him to think of me as the "fat aunt," and not want me around. I also want more energy to keep up with him. He's a crazy boy, that never stops moving, but I love him to pieces. It was that night that I decided I really needed to be serious about losing weight.