Re: smooth sailing

[Nathalie W]

Glad to hear you 're feeling so great, Bird! Indeed, that 'click' is waht it
's all about! It took me 15 years to get it... but now I just know I will
lose the weight.
--
Nathalie from Belgium
134.1/103.1/minigoal 102.3 Goal 68 Kg
295.6/227.3/minigoal 225.6/Goal 150 pounds
SWWC 238/227.3/226

"bird" > wrote in message
...
> Good morning friends,
> We often talk about that little thing that goes off in our head that
clicks.
> That "something" that makes us determined to lose weight. I don't know
how
> to describe it but through the course of many years of gaining and losing
> weight I have experienced it before. It is a fine place to be! Even with
> the challenges of weight loss, it is the determination and long haul that
> makes our journey a success or failure. I am three weeks into program and
> it isn't all perfect but that "click" is here. I am not looking to
> magically 40 lbs. I am looking to just follow the program 1 week at a
time.
>
> I wonder if we that aspire to be perfect and are impatient have the
hardest
> time learning this. I have had to slow down and realize I was going
nowhere
> with my half hearted attempts to lose weight. Full commitment or partial
> commitment, it is sticking with it that counts. Hanging in there beyond
the
> first impulse to binge. I am doing that and I feel terrific. Just 5
pounds
> gone has given me more energy than I had and so the cycle goes. Eat less,
> move more, lose easier, FEEL GREAT!
>
> Bird
> 190/185/150
>
>

[JulieB]

Congrats on finding that 'click'. So many people never find it, or lose it
half way through (and I know that's happened to me). WW is a
self-perpertuating cycle as you've discovered too - the feeling great part
will be enough to keep you going I'm sure!

--
Julie.
93.5/72.9/72 kg
205.7/160.4/158 lb

"bird" > wrote in message
...
> Good morning friends,
> We often talk about that little thing that goes off in our head that
clicks.
> That "something" that makes us determined to lose weight. I don't know
how
> to describe it but through the course of many years of gaining and losing
> weight I have experienced it before. It is a fine place to be! Even with
> the challenges of weight loss, it is the determination and long haul that
> makes our journey a success or failure. I am three weeks into program and
> it isn't all perfect but that "click" is here. I am not looking to
> magically 40 lbs. I am looking to just follow the program 1 week at a
time.
>
> I wonder if we that aspire to be perfect and are impatient have the
hardest
> time learning this. I have had to slow down and realize I was going
nowhere
> with my half hearted attempts to lose weight. Full commitment or partial
> commitment, it is sticking with it that counts. Hanging in there beyond
the
> first impulse to binge. I am doing that and I feel terrific. Just 5
pounds
> gone has given me more energy than I had and so the cycle goes. Eat less,
> move more, lose easier, FEEL GREAT!
>
> Bird
> 190/185/150
>
>

[Paper]

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:58:29 -0400, "bird" > wrote:

And live longer. I like your attitude. Read my sig line...LOL

Paper
250.6/225.2/150
Improvement - not Perfection

>Good morning friends,
>We often talk about that little thing that goes off in our head that clicks.
>That "something" that makes us determined to lose weight. I don't know how
>to describe it but through the course of many years of gaining and losing
>weight I have experienced it before. It is a fine place to be! Even with
>the challenges of weight loss, it is the determination and long haul that
>makes our journey a success or failure. I am three weeks into program and
>it isn't all perfect but that "click" is here. I am not looking to
>magically 40 lbs. I am looking to just follow the program 1 week at a time.
>
>I wonder if we that aspire to be perfect and are impatient have the hardest
>time learning this. I have had to slow down and realize I was going nowhere
>with my half hearted attempts to lose weight. Full commitment or partial
>commitment, it is sticking with it that counts. Hanging in there beyond the
>first impulse to binge. I am doing that and I feel terrific. Just 5 pounds
>gone has given me more energy than I had and so the cycle goes. Eat less,
>move more, lose easier, FEEL GREAT!
>
>Bird
>190/185/150
>

[G. Sample]

Jus a quick reply to say how happy I am that things are going so well,
Bird! It's great that even though we live far apart that we're "in
the same place". :-) You have a lot of wise words here, my friend. I
totally agree -- it *is* sticking with it that counts! "Hanging in
there beyond the first impulse to binge". Very true. Continued
success to us both -- to all of us!

Gail
180/160/145

>Good morning friends,
>We often talk about that little thing that goes off in our head that clicks.
>That "something" that makes us determined to lose weight. I don't know how
>to describe it but through the course of many years of gaining and losing
>weight I have experienced it before. It is a fine place to be! Even with
>the challenges of weight loss, it is the determination and long haul that
>makes our journey a success or failure. I am three weeks into program and
>it isn't all perfect but that "click" is here. I am not looking to
>magically 40 lbs. I am looking to just follow the program 1 week at a time.
>
>I wonder if we that aspire to be perfect and are impatient have the hardest
>time learning this. I have had to slow down and realize I was going nowhere
>with my half hearted attempts to lose weight. Full commitment or partial
>commitment, it is sticking with it that counts. Hanging in there beyond the
>first impulse to binge. I am doing that and I feel terrific. Just 5 pounds
>gone has given me more energy than I had and so the cycle goes. Eat less,
>move more, lose easier, FEEL GREAT!
>
>Bird
>190/185/150
>
>

[Natalie]

Bird-
but how long can we continuously lose weight?? do you think that once
we reach our target weights we will still be obsessed with
gaining/losing?


Paper > wrote in message >...
> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:58:29 -0400, "bird" > wrote:
>
> And live longer. I like your attitude. Read my sig line...LOL
>
> Paper
> 250.6/225.2/150
> Improvement - not Perfection
>
> >Good morning friends,
> >We often talk about that little thing that goes off in our head that clicks.
> >That "something" that makes us determined to lose weight. I don't know how
> >to describe it but through the course of many years of gaining and losing
> >weight I have experienced it before. It is a fine place to be! Even with
> >the challenges of weight loss, it is the determination and long haul that
> >makes our journey a success or failure. I am three weeks into program and
> >it isn't all perfect but that "click" is here. I am not looking to
> >magically 40 lbs. I am looking to just follow the program 1 week at a time.
> >
> >I wonder if we that aspire to be perfect and are impatient have the hardest
> >time learning this. I have had to slow down and realize I was going nowhere
> >with my half hearted attempts to lose weight. Full commitment or partial
> >commitment, it is sticking with it that counts. Hanging in there beyond the
> >first impulse to binge. I am doing that and I feel terrific. Just 5 pounds
> >gone has given me more energy than I had and so the cycle goes. Eat less,
> >move more, lose easier, FEEL GREAT!
> >
> >Bird
> >190/185/150
> >