neurotic? Maybe, I don't know. Fear of falling into the same old trappings I
have worked so hard to free myself of? Definitely!

THAT'S IT. The Fear of falling back. Those were all firmly
established HABITS. And maybe even instincts of some sort. Fighting
them, establishing new ones take effort.

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 03:19:03 -0600, Joyce wrote:

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 22:36:30 -0800, Fred wrote:

Yes, I guess staying reasonably under a goal I never expected to make
is actually quite excellent. One can understand how easy it is to
become too neurotic about all of this.

Ooooooooooh, I like the neurotic word! Maybe that's where I am? g Baby bro
told me today that I need to eat more fat, I look anorexic. I told him I am then
the first 130 pound anorexic who willingly eats several times per day that I have
ever known. G Of course, this is said by the guy who has just put on about 30
pounds by resuming old habits of eating unlimited quantities of icecream and chips
on a daily basis.

The Bros' habits were mine - I would find a quart of some ice cream
but then see another favorite flavor and even possibly a third. Buy
them all and fill a soup bowl and maybe a second. And the potato
chips accompanied me on my commute home. And you might think that
with all those chips, the ice cream would wait till the next day. NO,
I think the chips just stimulated some appetite and ice would follow
when I got home. I really do think that I put on the last 20 pounds
pretty blindly and very fast.

Out to lunch we went, dragging mom with us. Again I was told, *eat more fat!* ...
and the cheeseburger jumped off the menu and into my view. Waiter came around, I
ordered garlic chicken pasta (Dottie's says it's 11 points, but I sure don't see
where it can be that much, couldn't have had more than 2 ounces of chicken ... if
that ... and about a cup of angel hair). Oh, and I skipped desert. Dinner tonite
was a can of health valley soup (wonderful, wonderful, wonderfully high fiber and
nutritious) and a fantastic wheat pita sandwich.

I think you have me convinced that you are okay both mentally and
physically.

A coworker has been complaining that it is taking too much effort to
stick with it. He misses his beer weekends and snacks.

Sounds like coworker really doesn't have his mind into the game yet, or hasn't
found that *switch* we like to talk about.. I guess I can agree that following
any healthy plan does take a bit of effort ... I can't say that it took too MUCH
effort though - not for me anyway. After the initial few weeks it seemed like
everything fell into place in my head and it really was easy to continue on the
journey.

He is still young and he and his wife did it with borrowed materials
so maybe less vested in the program but he did lose about 40pounds.
He must have found the initial switch but maybe it is more like a foot
pedal switch - you need to constantly keep it engaged. It does not
just stay ON by itself.
Joyce


On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:17:01 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

Thanks. I am going to the meeting Saturday morning also to see what theirs
says. And check in with all my buddies. You are doing really well staying
away from the dreaded 164.


"Fred" wrote in message
...
Well, with your temps, a shark might visit those waters you visit.

Best for tomorrow.

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:25:48 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

Nah Fred, I might be lower on Saturday, but my average is going to be a
bit
over that unless I lose a leg or something tomorrow morning....

This morning I was 158.5, but the whole rest of this past week I was in
the
160's. Maybe I should go Back to my weigh in day weight just for This


Hahahahaha. Oh I am so bad. That .4 has to be clothes doesn't it?

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
Darn, Lesanne may do it again this week! It probably was the
goosebump enhanced flesh!! (G)

Up: 0.4
Current Weight 159.4

Fred
219.2/159.4/164.0 (Lifetime)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002