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chocolate chaos - 2006-03-26 06:55:30
true overeating may kill you, but its not the same as drinking. for one thing, you are home, and have a better relationship with your kids. for another, drinking leads to relationship problems that eating doesnt. and it takes longer to eat yourself to death than drink yourself to death. in life, its a matter of choosing your poison. chocolate is mine.
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Megan - 2006-03-27 10:16:55
Well, at least you're doing some serious thinking about your life and how much your life means to your family... especially your children. In 2000 I found myself at the heaviest I'd ever been in my life. A mamogram scare was what brought me back to reality. Somehow I knew, I just knew, that exercise and a proper diatary life-change might be the key to wellness and long life. So after a physical exam my doctor (a woman, by the way) suggested that I purchase a book called The T-Factor 2000. The book literally changed my life, and I've never looked back. Best of all, I rarely feel hungry because this book is all about changing your eating habits for life, not merely for a period of time. One of the lawyers noticed how much weight I was loosing and asked for my "secret." I loaned her my book and evidently the book changed her life too. I've done Weight Watchers but got tired of counting and weighing. The only thing this book suggests is that you keep a food diary for a week. Believe me, the food diary was an eye-opener. Every single time I start putting on pounds, I start the week-long food diary. It works every time. By the way, the book doesn't want you to ever feel deprived and encourages you to eat, but just smaller portions of your favorites. Now when I visit my favorite restaurants, I automatically ask for them to put half in a to-go box and serve me the rest. I'll climb down off my soap box now. Good luck and good eating.
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Pattypat - 2006-03-27 14:34:59
Hang in there - I'm having the same conversation with myself, but here we are headed in the right direction. I've joined WW so many times, I should use a false name! I'm thinking of you!
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Summer Gale - 2006-03-27 14:47:41
I wish you the best and I'm right there with you trying to lose what I gained when I quit smoking.
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Grizmom - 2006-03-27 15:07:13
We have all made and still make bad choices or decisions. Look at the horrible health related death my Dad suffered! Do you see me me watching myself for high blood pressure and diabetes?? I'm overweight and love love love to lay on the couch with remote in hand - for hours! Yeah, we all do it. But the fact that we recognize it now gives us the opportunity for a change. Something. Anything. Anything is better than nothing. So, with that, let's work up a plan to support and encourage eachother. Even from a distance, I think we can manage it! Just FYI - I took my dogs to the vet on Friday. Poor Sam is a hefty 47.5 lbs. Yeah, only 22-25 lbs overweight. Like his owner. So, with that, I took him for a walk yesterday. He went 1 1/2 blocks before he about dropped. We made it home and he drank a gallon of water and took a nice hefty nap.
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