Coming out of the closet

Janice, think of that 49 pounds as gone forever! That's really great!
Just take the rest a day at a time, and you'll get to where you want
to be.

Chris

Thanks Cellach. You've become one of my role models here, so don't
let me down )
janice

Oh blimey.....me??? a role model???

laughs

I'm pleased though.....if I can do *any* small thing to help someone else get
where they want to be that's great.

I have to admit though, that I'm having a bit of a night off tonight - not food
wise, but I am on my third small glass of red wine (excuse typos....)

Why this gluttony? Well.....I passed my bike test last Tuesday
hoooooooray!!!! and today I drove 300 miles to look at and put a deposit on
an almost new, shiny, vroomy motorbike.......Now all I have to do is wait two
weeks til I can get it delivered.

Regards

Cellach (Wannabe Biker Chick)

Chris, I often think what a lot I could learn from you about patience
and perseverance.

I remember a time a few months back when I was looking over my
shoulder because you were catching up with me in terms of your
numbers. 1lb a week wasn't enough for me, so instead I did it my way
and put 20 back on while you continued to lose. How daft is that?

I know which one of us my money would be on when it comes to
maintenance

One thing, though, is I'm never going to give up trying.

janice 233/184/133


On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:23:01 GMT, Chris Braun
wrote:

Janice, think of that 49 pounds as gone forever! That's really great!
Just take the rest a day at a time, and you'll get to where you want
to be.

Chris

On 01 Feb 2004 19:59:28 GMT, pamgone (Cellach) wrote:


Why this gluttony? Well.....I passed my bike test last Tuesday
hoooooooray!!!! and today I drove 300 miles to look at and put a deposit on
an almost new, shiny, vroomy motorbike.......Now all I have to do is wait two
weeks til I can get it delivered.

Regards

Cellach (Wannabe Biker Chick)

Hey, congratulations Cellach. Well done!!
We are now waiting for the pics of you in your leathers
janice

janice wrote:

Just for the record, brief recent history (snipping the previous 38
years of yo-yo history) is that I recommitted to my WOE in March 2002
at 233 lbs, and by around October 2002 was down to 164. Then, as
always happens eventually, I lost my way, went off my WOE

So in 7 months you lost nearly 70 pounds? That seems like it must have
taken extraordinary effort, i.e., you didn't change to a sustainable
lifestyle (and hence, didn't sustain it.)

How are you doing things differently now?

I'm really curious about what you meant by "lost my way, went off my
WOE". To me it sounds like, "got brain damage and forgot everything I
ever learned." Or maybe, "felt suicidal and decided to eat myself to
death". What did it mean to you?

Dally

Subject: Coming out of the closet
From: (janice)
Date: 01/02/2004 20:32 GMT

One thing, though, is I'm never going to give up trying.

janice 233/184/133


That's the best way to think Janice....you can't fail with that attitude. It
may not happen overnight...but hey...think of it as practicing for maintenance
(as I hear you all say on here).

Cellach

Hey, congratulations Cellach. Well done!!
We are now waiting for the pics of you in your leathers
janice

Well....they're Gore-tex......but they almost count as leathers

I will post a picture of me and the new toy when it arrives.

Cellach

On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 20:32:29 +0000, (janice) wrote:

Chris, I often think what a lot I could learn from you about patience
and perseverance.

I remember a time a few months back when I was looking over my
shoulder because you were catching up with me in terms of your
numbers. 1lb a week wasn't enough for me, so instead I did it my way
and put 20 back on while you continued to lose. How daft is that?

I know which one of us my money would be on when it comes to
maintenance

One thing, though, is I'm never going to give up trying.

janice 233/184/133

Hi Janice,

One of the things that's important to keep in mind -- and I need to
remind myself of this sometimes too -- is that it isn't about speed.
It doesn't really matter how long it takes, since it's not like you
get to ever really stop eating this way. It has taken me 19 months to
lose 97 lbs, but I only know that because I can calculate back to when
I started, not because it has been an unpleasant or difficult 19
months in any way. Rather, that was when I started my new way of
eating, and I will continue it always. So what does it matter how
fast or slowly I lose, really?

That's also kind of why I never post a goal weight. I'll see where
this way of eating takes me, and where I feel right about stopping. I
think it won't be too much less than where I am now, but we shall see.
I don't want to pick some arbitrary weight and then find I have to eat
less than feels right to me in order to get there.

In a way, I don't see maintenance as much different than what I'm
doing now. For now I don't foresee stopping the food logging and
calorie counting; it's kind of become a way of life. You never know,
though. And I don't guarantee I won't just go off the wagon at some
point and gain all the weight back, but it seems unlikely to me at
this point.

Anyway, just resolve that you're going to change for always, and take
it a day at a time. If you aren't losing at all, then, sure, you need
to cut back your calories some, but you don't need to hurry things.

Chris
262/165/???

"janice" wrote in message
...
Thanks glo. I know you understand this struggle as well as anyone
here. I look out for your posts, and it's nice to know you're looking
out for mine too.
I am still determined to get there in the end and I'm sure you will
too.
janice


It is a struggle and I commend you and fully support you, as we all do. : )

But, let me say that I thought by the title of this thread, it was going in
another direction. : )

Martha

GOOD THREAD!!! This is a very hard day for me and I didn't do well. This
thread is a great help to me and AGAIN I'm getting myself back to this
WOL/WOE that feels better than a bad way of eating. I can't figure why
I've been off of my better way after I came here to tell everyone how
good life is for me !! But this day sucks!
I'm reading here plus reading my Dr Phil book plus my journal . I guess
I was trying too hard. It is like someone said in this thread, that we
shouldn't be in a hurry. I THINK I've been in a hurry and it
'back-fires' every time with me! I get too hungry and
than......................
Well, I'm getting back to this AGAIN!

glo