Messages By: seajay

1. Dr. Phil,  I, too, am an older woman of 66 years.  I've never been married after having been left at the alter at the tender age of 21.  All TV programs like yours seem to center around the younger people.  I know that's the age the advertisers like.  I just retired this year after making my job my life.for the past 46 years.  It would be nice to meet someone who wasn't looking for a Miss America.  I'm overweight, have arthritis, but still would enjoy a dinner out with a male companion. 

HI ALL,  i WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOUR GROUP DISCUSSION.  i NEED THE SUPPORT TO KEEP GOING.  i'M TRYING DR PHIL'S PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST TIME.  NOTHING ELSE HAS HELPED FOR VERY LONG.  WHEN I TURNED 50 I HAD JUST LOST 68 LBS AND WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD!  THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS I DID IT ON A DR. SUPERVISED 500 CALORIE LIQUID PROTEIN DIET.  WHEN I STARTED ADDING FOOD, THAT WAS THE END OF EVERYTHING.  I WAS SO LET DOWN WHEN I GAINED EVERYTHING BACK AND MORE, I JUST WENT INTO AN 'I DON'T CARE MOOD' AND HAVE SUFFERED THE GUILT EVERY SINCE.  I JUST RETIRED THIS YEAR, SO I FIGURED I COULD DEVOTE MY FULL TIME TO CHANGING MY LIFE STYLE.  SO FAR IT HASN'T HAPPENED.  I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING BY MYSELF.  THIS HAS JUST NOT WORKED.  I'M FINALLY READY TO ASK FOR HELP.   

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS.  THAT'S JUST GREAT.  I NEED THE EXERCISE MORE THAN ANYTHING BUT FIND ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES NOT TO DO IT.  I'VE ALWAYS LIVED MY LIFE ALONE AND THAT DOESN'T HELP GET ME OUT OF THE HOUSE. 

I DO HAVE DR PHILS PAPERBACK BOOK SO I WILL TRY THE FAST START.  WHEN YOU LIVE ALONE, YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT FOOD ON HAND.  THAT WILL HAVE TO BE A GOAL FOR ME.   

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR STORY.  I JUST HOPE I HAVE HALF YOUR ENERGY. 

(((HUGS BACK TO YOU))) 

CAROL 

Thank you all for your support.   

Yes, Barbara, I do have the hardback copy also.  I'm a hypoglycemic (low sugar) so I, too have to watch the sugar I eat.  I tried Atkins and was sucessful for a while but got tired of the food.  I'm sure I will be happier with a bigger variety.   

Becky, I never thought about using the ball in front of my computer.  That's a good idea.  You don't have to worry about being the oldest anymore as I am 66.  I didn't want to quit work but the arthritis was getting too bad and the job wasn't fun anymore.  Now I have been laying around the house for the past eight months and that isn't good for me either!   

Where are you all from?  i'm here in Thornton, Colorado where we hit 12 below zero last night.  The sun is coming out and we will be in the 40's by tomorrow.   

Thanks again everyone for your support.   

Hugs to all 

Carol 

IT'S ENCOURAGING READING EVERYONE'S SUCCESS STORIES.  I'M NOT DOING VERY WELL AT THE MOMENT.  THE STRESS HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME.  I'M LEAVING FOR ARIZONA ON FRIDAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS.  I'M TAKING MY DR PHIL BOOKS WITH ME TO "STUDY UP".  I WISH I COULD SAY I LIKE EXERCISING, BUT I DON'T.  WHEN I WAS IN MY FORTIES, I USE TO SWIM 1/2 MILE THREE TIMES A WEEK AND LOVED THE FEELING.  I DID THIS AROUND WORKING TWO JOBS AND GOING TO SCHOOL.  I MUST HAVE USED UP ALL MY ENERGY THEN BECAUSE I SURE DON'T HAVE MUCH NOW.  I'VE TRIED SWIMMING AGAIN BUT THE ARTHRITIS IN THE SHOULDERS WON'T LET ME DO IT ANYMORE.  I WILL FIGURE OUT SOMETHING.   

BECKY, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SANDUSKY, OHIO.  AT THE AGE OF NINE WE MOVED TO THE MARBLEHEAD PENISULAR.  I LEFT OHIO IN 1986 FOR COLORADO.  I SPENT 46 YEARS WORKING AS A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST IN HOSPITALS AND REFERENCE LABORATORIES.  I RETIRED THIS MARCH FROM LABCORP AT THE AGE OF 66.   

I'M NOT PLANNING ON TAKING MY LAPTOP WITH ME SO MAY BE OUT OF TOUCH FOR A WHILE.  I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR.   

HUGS TO ALL 

CAROL