Losing weight the wrong way

I have been dieting for months for my daughters wedding trying to drop
20 lbs. Exercising, dieting...doing everything right......without a
big weight loss.

Well this past week my mother had a stroke and I have been sitting in
trauma units, intensive care and now rehab.....I lost 10 lbs. in one
week. What a way to lose weight.
Now I am back at work, I will run over to rehab directly after work for
the next few weeks. LIFE created a "diet plan" for me. STRESS!!

I look at my mother, who is thin, always ate right, exercised and took
great care of herself and now she can't walk. But she is 83 years old
and it looks as if she will recover....so I imagine all her hard work
and effort regarding her health is paying off. The doctors say she is
doing well because of the way she took care of herself.

I guess all this attention to diet and exercise really does help in the
long run.

Maggie/Linda (which do you prefer?), I'm very sorry about your mother,
but I'm glad she seems to be on the road to recovery. Take care of
yourself. And remember that the right goal is long term health and
fitness, not fitting into a dress for the wedding :-).

Chris
262/130s/130s

Chris wrote:
Maggie/Linda (which do you prefer?), I'm very sorry about your mother,
but I'm glad she seems to be on the road to recovery. Take care of
yourself. And remember that the right goal is long term health and
fitness, not fitting into a dress for the wedding :-).

Chris
262/130s/130s


I use Maggie as a nickname....but my name is Linda...so you can use
either one. ;-) I have no preference.

I think this past week I realized that exercise and diet benefits you
in the long term......and trying to lose weight to fit into a dress is
a ridiculous reason to diet. It is all about health. I think I
understand that now.

Good health should be the number one goal, with the side benefit of
looking good. ;-)

Sorry to hear about your mother, Maggie. I hope she's doing better.

This is a little late as I just returned from vacation today.

Beverly




"Maggie aka Linda" wrote in message
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I have been dieting for months for my daughters wedding trying to drop
20 lbs. Exercising, dieting...doing everything right......without a
big weight loss.

Well this past week my mother had a stroke and I have been sitting in
trauma units, intensive care and now rehab.....I lost 10 lbs. in one
week. What a way to lose weight.
Now I am back at work, I will run over to rehab directly after work for
the next few weeks. LIFE created a "diet plan" for me. STRESS!!

I look at my mother, who is thin, always ate right, exercised and took
great care of herself and now she can't walk. But she is 83 years old
and it looks as if she will recover....so I imagine all her hard work
and effort regarding her health is paying off. The doctors say she is
doing well because of the way she took care of herself.

I guess all this attention to diet and exercise really does help in the
long run.