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julieworley376
julieworley376 Posts: 444 Member
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It looks like our daily threads have almost gone by the wayside but I am really happy to see the activity here. Please bear with me, I have been going through so much pre-surgical testing in the past couple of months it's unreal and I am now at the point I am just gearing me and the house up for surgery next Monday!

The cool news? I have lost 7lbs! The pre-surgery diet is nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be once I finally got on it. I am feeling relieved now this is happening and can't wait to be at the hospital on Monday at 8.

Once surgery is done I will have a lot more down time to catch up with everyone and being in full swing with my own weight loss journey will be great too.

Remember you are all awesome in your own way. And it occurred to me as I dressed this morning that right now I am not who I am meant to be, the me I am inside all this flab. Inside beats the heart of a fashion maven and shoe princess.. LOL.

What heart beats inside of you? <3

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  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    edited October 2014
    I have a hard time fitting myself to labels, because I'm not all of any one label...I'm just me...

    I guess if I had to describe myself, it would be more with adjectives than with titles... so here goes.

    I'm a sarcastic; loving; supportive; kooky; offbeat; nerdy; geeky; and wacky weirdo who loves to cook; read; knit/crochet; sew; craft; learn; use ridiculously obscure vocabulary words because they fit my sentiment exactly; (amazingly) jog (or is that shockingly?); be womanly in the most unexpected ways; absolutely lives to motivate others (thinking career change in the future, perhaps) - but motivating through truth, honesty, support, straight-shooting, and tough love; and so many other things...

    I think the closest I come to matching your intent above is that that my sassiness gets muffled by my fat on the way out... Oh, and I'm a fighter/defender. Try attacking someone I care about....see where that gets you - even if I care for you and you are attacking yourself!!!

    :)

    P.S. I've been trying to help with dailies, but I don't always have something to say...

    P.P.S. Well, I'm sure I always have **SOMETHING** to say, just not always something intelligent, insightful, or worth mentioning aloud! LOL
  • carostad
    carostad Posts: 161
    edited October 2014
    Carly, your description fits me perfectly. Well, except for the jogging part. I get myself walking and think "nobody's looking, now's your chance to jog" and I just can't get my legs to do it. I'm so afraid of looking stupid or not being able to. I need to push past that. I envision myself jogging, though, so one day, I think I will just let go. :)

    Grats on the weight loss, Julie. That's a great step, and puts you in a really good frame of mind to start your new phase. I'm excited for you!

    Caroline
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,103 Member
    I just stopped caring what anyone else thought of my jogging. My fiance laughs at me. I don't care. His problem not mine. If someone is going to begrudge this fat chick her health, I'll tell them where to stick it. And the jogging is slightly easier on my knees, the way I do it.

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