Topic : Maximizing Weight Loss Through the Tough Times

We all sometimes need to take a "break and focus on what direction" we want to take..this is how change occurs...smiling...Good for you recognizing you too needed this time....glad it helped you to sort through where you want to go in your goals...I too did this as well....What I've been doing lately, actually, for a few months now is "storing" all kinds of feelings, and didn't really put closure to them..so now I am...smiling...It's good for the soul, yet painful too... 

You are a great inspiration my friend, and I am so proud of all you do to make your life unique and wonderful for YOU....good job... 

Hugs and love, and have a blessed Sunday...and I'm praying that your dear son, does well tomorrow at his interview.... 

Karen 

It is another beautiful sunny day here, and I'm loving it!!! I find the weather really does affect my "mood"..smiling... 

It is almost noon here and I am doing well with the Food choices thus far too Shirley...and am geared to do well all day... 

Just got back from a short stroll outdoors...and will do my 2 mile walk here soon before it warms up too much in my apartment...am sipping my water too...so am on a roll so far...tee hee.. 

Got on the scale this morning and have lost the 4 pounds I regained a couple of days ago, so am feeling really good about staying the same this week....sure beats the gain I thought I'd be posting ...winking... 

I've come to realize that I am a "storer"...in that whenever something comes along I need to deal with, be it death, broken engagement, missing my g/d's birthday party, or feelings of loneliness, sadness etc, I tend to STORE it all, thinking I've dealt with it...well today and last night, I've been cleaning out this "storage unit", and feel so much better today for it...less troubled, more freedom, and not tempted to "medicate" with food.....so it's working...Getting "closure" on these things is so important....I wrote a letter of goodbye to Bernie, and also journalled other emotions too...hey, I'm practicing what I preach...tee hee...bout time eh? winking...I no longer want to have anything "stored" that leads me to overeat...and this is exactly what has been happening...so Free at last!!!! Wooo Hoooooo!!!  This was a real lightbulb moment for me...(thanks Shirley, for sharing yesterday with me on the phone) this really got my thinking going too....love ya... 

The problem hasn't been the food, it's been my USING food to deal with things...or should I say to NUMB things like feelings....instead of dealing with them...and of course the cycle then starts...for these "stored emotions" continually re-surface... 

Well, off the computer now to get some IE and to enjoy the sunshine... 

Love you all,  

Hugs,
Karen