great post mary!
just because i am sober and have been for many years, does not mean
that i stop attending my weekly support groups!
SUCCESS is ODAAT!

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"Mary M/Ohio" wrote in message
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: Well to speak metaphorically, it's scary out there on the side
roads, the
: dirt roads of weight loss maintenance. The lines aren't real clear
and I
: keep swerving off the road and getting back on, then swerving back
off and
: getting back on awhile before I hit a pothole or find myself lost
because
: I'm trying to find my own way with no signs.
:
: So I'm back to the four-lane highway of my prescribed eating plan.
Unlike
: the dirt roads, I can't stop anywhere I please, or pull off to run
into the
: woods for a minute. But the lines and signs are clear and if I
follow those
: roads I can get where I'm going much faster and without so much
angst. Am I
: willing to get off the country roads, which I like better, and
drive on the
: freeway? I hate how you can't make U-turns and how you have to
keep your
: eyes on the road every second for all the traffic and trucks.
:
: But do I want to get where I'm going or don't I?
:
: I had a nightmare last night that I was looking for an outfit to
wear and
: none of my clothes fit me (I'm certainly not at that point yet!)
and I had
: to look at a round rack of my old clothes and pick out something
that would
: fit around my hips. I picked a green floral shirt (top of a
two-piece set),
: which was from my old work wardrobe and as I now recall was a size
28W. So
: you can believe that my heart was pounding when I woke up. While I
don't
: have any of my old fat clothes (gave away 25-30 Hefty bags full),
they
: really are that close.
:
: So it's back to the highway starting today. Forgot to mention
before that I
: saw my nutritionist (numbers were not good) and it was my last
scheduled
: visit with him-- where you decide whether you are going to sign up
for
: another 9 months and pay up front. So yes, yes, I did. I may
swerve off the
: road but I am not going to roll over the car and let it burn with
me inside.
:
: Mary M
: 325-167-150
:
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