Morwen1969

Thanks everyone. I already ordered the book, so I'll read through it once and go over it with my husband. After that, though, if it doesn't look like I'd succeed, I'll probably donate it to the local library.:wink:

I don't know how well this will work for you, but it's worth a shot, righ? Try measuring yourself in strategic areas: bust, waist, hips. Bonus areas are neck, biceps and thighs. Trust me, you'll need these measurements anyway. When you really start losing weight, you're going to need new clothes and you'll use these…

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Think of it this way, dear. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Strange, isn't it, how the beholder tends to be a tad overcritical if the beholder is yourself? This woman, who saw you at 200 lbs and said you looked beautiful, obviously saw something you missed. This isn't to say you didn't still need to lose the weight.…

Last night, hubby sent me on a garbage food run. I'm always tempted to buy stuff for myself when I do these runs. This time I followed your advice. Rather than buy myself some junk, I bought a nice, juicy white peach. Yum! I still helped myself to some of my husband's junk, but I didn't eat as much as I might have if I'd…

Wow! What an awesome show! It gives me a whole lot to look forward to.

I'm Julie. I'm 44, 5'7" tall and, at 302 lbs, fat enough for two people. At present, I'm only trying to lose weight until I'm 250 lbs, but I plan to downgrade that regularly until I reach my ideal weight of 145-155 lbs. In any case, I'm going to be here a while and I need plenty of support doing it. My fat comes as a…

EDIT--- Whoops. Looks like I'm a victim of repost! :tongue: