debbieHOC Member

I will be 51 in April... add me to the club! :D

I agree with Skinnyjessicag about doing the mental work first. So important to figure out why you over eat and what your triggers are so you can deal with them as they come back up. I just finished reading the book "Women, desire and food". It was an eye opener for me. Yes there is help and you can beat the urge to binge…

I don't have any sutures at this time. the last surgery was in Jan 2013 but I do have internal sutures trying to work their way out. I have avoided the pool and the hot tub any time I have an opening on my back, I hope soon that will all be part of my past. i really need help with weights but in a slow safe way,

HurricaneElai... I so understand the being scared after you lost the weight. I do the same thing. As soon as I get my weight down where people start to notice and make comments it brings back nightmares and anxiety and I start eating. I am in counseling again but haven't lost any weight.... but at least I am not gaining.…

When I eat well and exercise I deal so much better with my depression, PTSD, past abuse. My problem is that as I lose weight it increases my nightmares about the sexual abuse and I will self sabotage. I start sneaking food, eating on my way home and throwing away the packaging then eating again at home. Trying to stay with…

Diagnosed with depression and PTSD after a childhood of sexual and mental abuse. Raised by a paranoid schizophrenic who died this last year. I am back in counseling and taking zoloft 50mg at bedtime for the depression. Everytime I try to lose weight it brings the sexual abuse back and I usually put the weight back on.…

You look incrediable... thanks for posting the pics. They inspire us to believe that maybe we can do it too.

I too am a survivor of 12 yrs of incest from age 2-14. I was also raised by a paranoid schizophrenic. I have tried unsuccessfully t lose weight and also been in and out of counseling for the abuse. I am back in couseling again and I am hopeful I am on the right path. My couselor was also a nurse like me so she…

mine is first name of Debbie plus where I work Hospice Of Chattanooga (HOC)

you have to eat to lose ... chose good calories .. lots of veggies and lean meats and start walking. Any activity will start taking your metabolism up. As you build more muscles you will burn harder and longer after each workout. Good luck and think by next summer you could have so much weight off you will feel 20 yrs…

get you a big ball to do your crunches on... I have had back surgery and it doesn't hurt if I use the ball. Good luck!

You look beautiful... Keep up the good work and thanks for inspiring is!

You should be proud! You look amazing! Keep up the good work.

You look beautiful. I don't think you need to lose any more weight but toning will just make you stronger and your clothes will fit even better. Be proud of yourself and continue to eat healthy.

congrats.. you look very healthy

WTG... Congrats on your progress

Sorry to hear about your miscarriage. If you have a hospice in town close to you they should have couseling for free. The hospice I work for offers counseling to anyone who has had a loss.. Doesn't have to have been a hospice death. Meeting with women who have been through the same thing as yourself can help. Walking will…

You look awesome. Be proud of what you have accomplished and keep going! Thanks for sharing the pictures. .. It really helps t motivate us

just an update. .. will see primary MD on friday to discuss anti-depressants and will be calling today to try to set up meeting a counselor to deal with the abuse in my past. I know I have to address the root reason I overeat and having been so down. Once I get these issues turning around so will the weight. I actually…

I am open to going back to therapy and even told my husband this last week that I may need to start again. Finding my Aunt Vickie online after all these years has turned my emotions upside down. I got so angry last night while ansering her email. Just going back thru the death of my mom and the issues growing up opens…

You look wonderful. Feel proud of your accomplishments. Begin your new life!

Congrats.. you look awesome. I am just beginning this journey and the Success Stories are my favorite. It motivates us and we are cheering you on!

Congrats... looking good girl! This really helps us stay motivated,

Congrats.. You look great.

WOW.. way to go - you look great.

girl you look fantastic... keep up the good work!

Wow .. thanks for all the great tips... I am gonna write all this down in my little green notebook I carry. sometimes I just feel like I have to chew on something. I know most of it is eating from boredom. Looking forward to days off.. I do better when I am not trapped in a pts home with my food bag. Working out in the…

I am Debbie and work as an LPN on a hospice crisis care team. 1st Goal: lose 14 pounds by June 22nd (my high school 30 yr reunion) will take me down to 240. 2nd Goal: Get below 200 pounds by New Years Day. ( 55 lbs) that wouls make me 199. 3rd goal: Lose 30 more pounds before June 2013 ... weight 169. 4th goal: plastic…

I drove a tractor trailer for a yr with my now ex husband, after getting pregnant went to college and became a computer programmer. Did that until I was in my mid 30's. tried the CNA thing to see if I wanted to be a nurse. Then became an LPN at 36 in 2000. So first it was cardiac, then ER ... now I work for hospice as a…

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