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Introduce your Fur Family!
Or it could be the feathered or other variety of family. I have four dogs. 8 year old Waya. Rottweiler/German Shepherd/Labrador. 5 year old Robin, cocker spaniel. 3 year old Chico, cockapoo and 1 year old German Shepherd Remy. We had Waya and his brother Scout from 8 weeks old and we lost Scout three days after Christmas.…
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Weekend what are you doing?
Today I am going to a dog show in Wisconsin with a friend, she is showing her Great Dane. I am taking my Remy with me to give this household a break from this very young and rambunctious dog. Tomorrow I don't know yet, the weather is supposed to be bad. I will be packing lunch and snacks for the trip as we will be gone all…
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No Magic Pill
I think one of the most hurtful things a Weight Watcher leader ever said to me is, 'you are searching for a magic pill.' That was so not true and still is. I am very well aware after 50 years of this that there is no magic pill. And from people I have met that have had weight loss surgery, I know there is no magic surgery…
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You had a bad day...
the scales don't lie. LOL okay enough of that. Question I have for you is.. did you have a bad day? Or did you have one bad moment that turned into a bad day?
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Frustration with Doctors?
Is anyone there with me? If I had $10 for every time a Doctor has said to me, you need to lose weight and exercise, I wouldn't need a lottery ticket. Here is the issue I have with it. I KNOW I have to lose weight and exercise, I am not stupid, not only do I know but I suffer every day because I need to diet and exercise.…
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Daily Check In
Or weekly.. or whatever.. life happens. What I do want in this group is brutal honesty with ourselves and others. If you ate that box of chocolates I want to know.. and I want to know why.. i want to know if it has destroyed your confidence that you can do this. I don't know about anyone else but I have been there more…
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What brought you here?
When I say that, I mean what brought you here to myfitnesspal, but more importantly what do you think brought you to being morbidly obese? Have you been overweight your whole life from a kid? Maybe it happened later in life. What do you think has held you back from getting to goal weight?
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Your biggest challenges
What are they? For me it is sugar addiction (and I mean that literally). My current state of health making it difficult to get up and move. Emotional eating. I want to see what challenges members are facing so we can tackle those areas and help each other with them.