Re: weight and image mannagement

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Patti,

You are beautiful, you do deserve to be strong healthy and happy, and totally loved. I will be here rooting for you the whole way and no one will be happier that I will be when you write to tell me you have reached your goal.

You really are something special. I see it more and more each day and isn't that what we are all striving for, to become better and better, day by day?!

You are a love!

Rashelle

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From: Patti astrong program. The Victory Theory and LL has changed that for me. I now realize thatI am beautiful as I am, and that I deserve to be even more beautiful, strongand healthy. I am losing and making my way down to that size twelve, ormaybe even a size ten. Well I have more to say this evening but will closefor now with a heartfelt wish and hope that we will all move forward as wecan manifest our dreams.Patti

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Patti:

Reading your post was like deja vu (spelling?). For many, many years I have refused to wear a bathing suit until I lost this weight and got my figure back--I think I was a size 10 then. If I only knew what laid ahead!

Karma and NS recommended reading "Breaking Out of Food Jail" which I read and it made sense. They also recommended "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies" which I'm reading now. Rashelle is absolutely right in her post that we need to love ourselves first. I'm not quite there yet but hopefully someday. I was a size 8 all through school, progressing to a 10 in my twenties and thirties. As far back as I can remember, I have hated various parts of my body and kept them covered. I have a very bad habit of looking in the mirror and criticizing each minute detail. Reading everyone's posts and knowing I am not alone in this is more helpful than anyone could imagine.

I thank you all for sharing--

weight and image mannagement

Hi Group, I would like to address some of the posts with one post. Hopefully Ican be clear and concise. First of all, welcome and Angel andcongratulations to you, W., what a great post and inspiration! I think Cecil, Jo and Michele said a lot of good things regarding weightloss, and how we see ourselves. They stressed the necessity of selflove.I have thought, like Jo, that it is really sad that so many of us focus sostrongly on what we look like in relationship to an ideal. I really had topause when Angel said how much she hated being a size 12. Boy that was me20 years ago! I sure wish I could get back to a comfortable size 12 now.After 20 years of alternating dieting and bingeing I am coming down from asize 18. I look back at pictures of myself as a young mother and wonder whyI wasn't pleased as punch at how I looked. I regret all the time I spenthating how I looked and obsessing about how wonderful life would be if Iwere skinny. Many on this list have liked a specific non dieting book (I can'tremember the name right now). I would like to add another to the list. TheSolution: Never Diet Again, by Laurel Mellin. This book focuses on sixcures for weight problems. They are: strong nurturing, effective limits,body pride, good health, balanced eating and mastery living. She offersaids to working her program through her website: www.weightsolution.com Iam familiar with many approaches to weight management and this is really agood program. The problem for me has been losing my focus and not working astrong program. The Victory Theory and LL has changed that for me. I now realize thatI am beautiful as I am, and that I deserve to be even more beautiful, strongand healthy. I am losing and making my way down to that size twelve, ormaybe even a size ten. Well I have more to say this evening but will closefor now with a heartfelt wish and hope that we will all move forward as wecan manifest our dreams.Patti

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, I thought to help you on positive thinking, I would point out

good points I saw from your message and add my .02 worth too. First,

you are ONLY a size 10---not size 100. Your old size 8 is not far

off, it's only one size. This is great news. One of the things I

realized that was a big mistake for me was looking in the mirror

without any clothes on. I honestly don't think many people look that

good without anything on unless there is some good airbrushing. Try

wearing something when you start looking in the mirror at your

progress. I use to monitor it wearing my bra and panties but you

know now, I monitor it in a pair of jeans and a short sleeve shirt.

I don't feel as pressured to be looking for something with the jeans

and shirt on. Besides, this is how people see me all day long. I

don't run around in my undies all day. As far as swimsuits, there

are several one piece suits out now that will shave a size off of

your figure so see you'd be your old size 8 again. I know

Bloomingdales has some and you can check swimsuit shops and

department stores.

> Patti:

>

> Reading your post was like deja vu (spelling?). For many, many

years I have refused to wear a bathing suit until I lost this weight

and got my figure back--I think I was a size 10 then. If I only knew

what laid ahead!

>

> Karma and NS recommended reading " Breaking Out of Food Jail " which

I read and it made sense. They also recommended " When Women Stop

Hating Their Bodies " which I'm reading now. Rashelle is absolutely

right in her post that we need to love ourselves first. I'm not

quite there yet but hopefully someday. I was a size 8 all through

school, progressing to a 10 in my twenties and thirties. As far back

as I can remember, I have hated various parts of my body and kept

them covered. I have a very bad habit of looking in the mirror and

criticizing each minute detail. Reading everyone's posts and knowing

I am not alone in this is more helpful than anyone could imagine.

>

> I thank you all for sharing--

> weight and image mannagement

>

>

> Hi Group,

> I would like to address some of the posts with one post.

Hopefully I

> can be clear and concise. First of all, welcome and

Angel and

> congratulations to you, W., what a great post and

inspiration!

> I think Cecil, Jo and Michele said a lot of good things

regarding weight

> loss, and how we see ourselves. They stressed the necessity of

selflove.

> I have thought, like Jo, that it is really sad that so many of us

focus so

> strongly on what we look like in relationship to an ideal. I

really had to

> pause when Angel said how much she hated being a size 12. Boy

that was me

> 20 years ago! I sure wish I could get back to a comfortable size

12 now.

> After 20 years of alternating dieting and bingeing I am coming

down from a

> size 18. I look back at pictures of myself as a young mother and

wonder why

> I wasn't pleased as punch at how I looked. I regret all the

time I spent

> hating how I looked and obsessing about how wonderful life would

be if I

> were skinny.

> Many on this list have liked a specific non dieting book (I

can't

> remember the name right now). I would like to add another to the

list. The

> Solution: Never Diet Again, by Laurel Mellin. This book focuses

on six

> cures for weight problems. They are: strong nurturing,

effective limits,

> body pride, good health, balanced eating and mastery living. She

offers

> aids to working her program through her website:

www.weightsolution.com I

> am familiar with many approaches to weight management and this is

really a

> good program. The problem for me has been losing my focus and

not working a

> strong program.

> The Victory Theory and LL has changed that for me. I now

realize that

> I am beautiful as I am, and that I deserve to be even more

beautiful, strong

> and healthy. I am losing and making my way down to that size

twelve, or

> maybe even a size ten. Well I have more to say this evening but

will close

> for now with a heartfelt wish and hope that we will all move

forward as we

> can manifest our dreams.

> Patti

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Your messages are always so filled with wisdom and good information. Thank you so much for giving of yourself this way.

You certainly do deserve to have all of your dreams and wishes come true.

I wish nothing but the best for you.

Love,

Rashelle

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you are ONLY a size 10---not size 100. Your old size 8 is not far off, it's only one size. This is great news. One of the things I realized that was a big mistake for me was looking in the mirror without any clothes on. I honestly don't think many people look that good without anything on unless there is some good airbrushing. Try wearing something when you start looking in the mirror at your progress. I use to monitor it wearing my bra and panties but you know now, I monitor it in a pair of jeans and a short sleeve shirt. I don't feel as pressured to be looking for something with the jeans and shirt on. Besides, this is how people see me all day long. I don't run around in my undies all day. As far as swimsuits, there are several one piece suits out now that will shave a size off of your figure so see you'd be your old size 8 again. I know Bloomingdales has some and you can check swimsuit shops and department stores.

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Thanks for such a nice message Rashelle. I just sometimes feel like

when I read some of these emails, I can hear the frustration and

sometimes desparation in the messages. It's just so self-

destructive. I think the best thing about this board is that people

actually hear from you and know that you care. You are not just

selling a product, you are putting yourself behind it. Not to sound

odd but, you know, I wish the best for me too because I'm special!!!

> Your messages are always so filled with wisdom and good

information. Thank you so much for giving of yourself this way.

> You certainly do deserve to have all of your dreams and wishes come

true.

> I wish nothing but the best for you.

> Love,

> Rashelle

> Be sure to check out all of the great specials available on my web

sites.

> Save $30 on the Large Body Wrap package. The sale has been

extended until May 31st

> Visit us at http://www.lifelift.com or http://www.angelmagic.com.

All other web sites belong to distributors, these are my personal web

sites.

> From: TexasMom

>

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> you are ONLY a size 10---not size 100. Your old size 8 is not

far

> off, it's only one size. This is great news. One of the things

I

> realized that was a big mistake for me was looking in the mirror

> without any clothes on. I honestly don't think many people look

that

> good without anything on unless there is some good airbrushing.

Try

> wearing something when you start looking in the mirror at your

> progress. I use to monitor it wearing my bra and panties but you

> know now, I monitor it in a pair of jeans and a short sleeve

shirt.

> I don't feel as pressured to be looking for something with the

jeans

> and shirt on. Besides, this is how people see me all day long.

I

> don't run around in my undies all day. As far as swimsuits,

there

> are several one piece suits out now that will shave a size off of

> your figure so see you'd be your old size 8 again. I know

> Bloomingdales has some and you can check swimsuit shops and

> department stores.

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You deserve to be thanked for the time you are willing to give to help nurture and support others. It is not something you have to do. You do it because you care about how others feel. It is a beautiful gift to give of yourself. Nothing could be more precious.

And nothing could make me happier than to hear you say you wish the best for yourself because you are special. You are right, you are!

Each one of our precious members on this list is special too. We all deserve to have our dreams come true. If we could all eliminate that old absurd programming that tells us we should not think we are beautiful, "Why is it ok to think someone else is beautiful and not think that highly of yourself?" It is a common thing to focus only on our flaws instead of our strengths and our beauty, inner and outer. Often we think we are not worthy of our wishes and dreams because we are not perfect. I consider all the mistakes I have made in my life as experience for growth, and I wish that somehow everyone else could know that about themselves. It is our imperfections that make us special, unique. So much of our self image is based on visions we have been fed by the media. Visions that are not real. As you said before, those visions have been airbrushed to imitate what they want us to think of as perfection.

When I was a child I was crippled and my legs were really ugly to look at. I decided if I would focus love to my legs and keep saying "I love my legs, I love my legs" that they would love me back and become strong and beautiful. After combining that message with the action of working my legs with exercise, I really do love my legs now. Sometimes I just look in the mirror at them and say, Wow, Yes, I really do love my legs. Basically what I did was love my legs into being what I really wanted them to be. Think how your body is responding to you if you hate it, or are ashamed of it.

Love it, love it, love it! It is the only body you will get, so be as good as you can to it.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your positive attitude. I feel certain that you are sending some very important messages out to many who need to hear that kind of support. Thank you, again.

Love,

Rashelle

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Re: weight and image mannagement

Thanks for such a nice message Rashelle. I just sometimes feel like when I read some of these emails, I can hear the frustration and sometimes desparation in the messages. It's just so self-destructive. I think the best thing about this board is that people actually hear from you and know that you care. You are not just selling a product, you are putting yourself behind it. Not to sound odd but, you know, I wish the best for me too because I'm special!!!> Your messages are always so filled with wisdom and good information. Thank you so much for giving of yourself this way.> You certainly do deserve to have all of your dreams and wishes come true.> I wish nothing but the best for you.> Love,> Rashelle> Be sure to check out all of the great specials available on my web sites. > Save $30 on the Large Body Wrap package. The sale has been extended until May 31st> Visit us at http://www.lifelift.com or http://www.angelmagic.com. All other web sites belong to distributors, these are my personal web sites.> From: TexasMom > > > you are ONLY a size 10---not size 100. Your old size 8 is not far > off, it's only one size. This is great news. One of the things I > realized that was a big mistake for me was looking in the mirror > without any clothes on. I honestly don't think many people look that > good without anything on unless there is some good airbrushing. Try > wearing something when you start looking in the mirror at your > progress. I use to monitor it wearing my bra and panties but you > know now, I monitor it in a pair of jeans and a short sleeve shirt. > I don't feel as pressured to be looking for something with the jeans > and shirt on. Besides, this is how people see me all day long. I > don't run around in my undies all day. As far as swimsuits, there > are several one piece suits out now that will shave a size off of > your figure so see you'd be your old size 8 again. I know > Bloomingdales has some and you can check swimsuit shops and > department stores.

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Dear

Your post really underscores the reality how relative beauty is, depending on the eye of the beholder. I am glad you are making good progress in loving yourself. We all need to hear the successes of others

Patti

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Thanks for your note. I do need to clarify that I was a 10 in my thirties, I am now a 14/16 at the end of my forties! You have a great suggestion that I not look in the mirror unless I have something on--it just might work!

Thanks again--

weight and image mannagement> > > Hi Group,> I would like to address some of the posts with one post. Hopefully I> can be clear and concise. First of all, welcome and Angel and> congratulations to you, W., what a great post and inspiration!> I think Cecil, Jo and Michele said a lot of good things regarding weight> loss, and how we see ourselves. They stressed the necessity of selflove.> I have thought, like Jo, that it is really sad that so many of us focus so> strongly on what we look like in relationship to an ideal. I really had to> pause when Angel said how much she hated being a size 12. Boy that was me> 20 years ago! I sure wish I could get back to a comfortable size 12 now.> After 20 years of alternating dieting and bingeing I am coming down from a> size 18. I look back at pictures of myself as a young mother and wonder why> I wasn't pleased as punch at how I looked. I regret all the time I spent> hating how I looked and obsessing about how wonderful life would be if I> were skinny.> Many on this list have liked a specific non dieting book (I can't> remember the name right now). I would like to add another to the list. The> Solution: Never Diet Again, by Laurel Mellin. This book focuses on six> cures for weight problems. They are: strong nurturing, effective limits,> body pride, good health, balanced eating and mastery living. She offers> aids to working her program through her website: www.weightsolution.com I> am familiar with many approaches to weight management and this is really a> good program. The problem for me has been losing my focus and not working a> strong program.> The Victory Theory and LL has changed that for me. I now realize that> I am beautiful as I am, and that I deserve to be even more beautiful, strong> and healthy. I am losing and making my way down to that size twelve, or> maybe even a size ten. Well I have more to say this evening but will close> for now with a heartfelt wish and hope that we will all move forward as we> can manifest our dreams.> Patti> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Please use our list bookstore In Association with Amazon.com If you are looking for anything, please click on this link first! Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/karmasrecommerea> >