HI NEEDWIFE - WELL, AMIGO THAT IS A GOTCHA!! YOU'VE GIVEN ME A REAL CHALLENGE AND I'VE BEEN SPENDING THE PAST DAY PONDERING, MULLING, AND PROCESSING IT.... KNOWING I COULD NOT AVOID IT AND I COULDN'T
NOT BE UP FRONT WITH YOU AND MOSTLY WITH MYSELF. I'VE BEEN ASKING MYSELF WHY IF I COULD FOLLOW LDL ABSOLUTELY OK FROM JUNE TO JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHY SHOULD IT BE SO DIFFICULT TO BE HONEST AND TRUE TO MYSELF WITH THE PROGRAM NOW....ESPECIALLY WHEN I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULD ....AFTER CHRISTMAS, AFTER NEW YEAR'S, ETC. ETC. THE RUN-AROUND AND LIES WE TELL OURSELVES.
I'VE ALSO BEEN PRAYING FOR THE GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH FROM OUR LORD TO ACCEPT THAT I MUST AND CAN DO WHAT I SAID I WOULD DO: IT WASN'T A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION, BUT I TOLD MYSELF I WAS GOING TO GET MY LAP BACK THIS YEAR......BY GETTING RID OF THE EXCESS WEIGHT I'VE BEEN CARRYING. I DON'T HAVE GRAND-KIDS BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHEN I'M SITTING IN A CHAIR AND PICK UP ONE OF OUR CATS, THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE TO SETTLE IN, AND THEY DON'T STAY LONG.
SO IT HAS TO BE REMEDIED AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DO IT. I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE AND I ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ONCE AGAIN BE HONEST WITH MYSELF ABOUT MY WEIGHT PROBLEM AND MY EATING DISFUNCTION AND THE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT ARE THE RESULT. THERE, I SAID IT...I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE, THE INVITATION, THE SENSIBLE ADVICE YOU GAVE ME! THERE'S MORE THAN ELEVEN MONTHS LEFT IN 2010 AND I AM GOING TO MAKE IT MY YEAR TO GET TO SKINNYTOWN. I'LL BE TRAVELLING IN GOOD COMPANY WITH YOU AND ALL OUR LDL FRIENDS 'CAUSE I AM BACK ON BOARD THE TRAIN.
I REMEMBERED THAT ONE THING THAT REALLY WORKED FOR ME LAST YEAR WITH LDL WAS THE GOOD STARCHY CARBS: BEANS, CORN, AND PEAS. I HAD BEEN EATING THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ON MOST MOST DAYS WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY MEAL. THAT'S ONE EASY STEP I'M GOING TO DO AGAIN BECAUSE IT SURE WORKED BEFORE...WAS VERY FILLING AND SATISFYING AND KEPT ME FROM STRAYING. ONE OTHER THING I REALIZED TODAY IS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN MAKING SMOOTHIES BECAUSE OF THE WINTER WEATHER...FOR ONE THING I HAD BEEN USING HERBAL ICED TEA IN MY SMOOTHIES. STOPPED MAKING THE ICE TEA WHEN IT GOT COLD BUT I'LL MAKE SURE I ALWAYS HAVE SOME IN THE FRIDGE AGAIN. IT'S REALLY NOT DIFFICULT. AND I MADE A SMOOTHIE TONIGHT WITHOUT THE TEA, JUST WATER AND FRUIT - WHAT A CONCEPT!
SO HERE WE GO, AND IT WILL BE QUITE THE RIDE. I'M GOING TO GET A GOOD HONEST WEIGHT-IN ON FEB 1ST BUT I AM ALREADY GOOD TO GO. HAD A PERFECTLY HONEST DAY TODAY AND I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.
SO THANK YOU, NEEDWIFE. YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND TO MAKE ME BE HONEST WITH MYSELF. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR STAYING IN TOUCH ON THE BOARDS AND KEEPING UP WITH EACH OTHER'S THREADS. THANKS AGAIN, I AM SOOOOO READY TO MAKE THIS A GOOD - GREAT - LDL YEAR! I WISH YOU THE BEST FOR YOUR 2010 ADVENTURE, TOO!
SOUTHERNYANKEE