Re: My fight to be buddy free!

[Guest guest]

Oh Yasmin,

Please email me at my personal email address. I was just sifting

through my sea of IOWL emails feeling rather unconnected with it all

and yours just struck me. I don't know if I can give any help with the

" back on track " part since I am trying to find my way back myself.

But our struggles with it feel similar.

I may not be THE ONE but maybe you could allow yourself more than one

<gasp>

Email me,

Virginia

indigogin@...

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 30, 2010, at 1:38 PM, " Yasmine " <yasmineakram@...> wrote:

> Hey Everyone,

>

> Just listened to the latest IOWL, no 117: From comfort food to comfy

> body and felt compelled to make this post. As soon as talked

> about her own unwillingness to have a buddy I thought " Yip. That's

> me. " When I started IOWL last year, I was so inspired and felt like

> I had finally found the answers to all my prayers. The weight fell

> off, I was completely happy and in control around food and I thought

> that even though I didn't need a buddy, I would get one anyway. So I

> signed up to this group and, using a fake name (I know! I

> thought that someone might recognise my name and judge me.. Isn't

> that so stupid?) I got myself a buddy.

>

> She was really nice and we exchanged a few e-mails but it kinda

> fizzled out and I thought " oh well! I don't need a buddy anyway. I'm

> getting this! " But the past few months I seem to be less inspired. I

> overeat most days and I feel like I'm falling further and further

> away from the girl I was last year. And now the old voice in my head

> is telling me that this is the correct order of things..I'm gonna

> gain all the weight back and I'm never going to be be naturally slim.

>

> I think I need help.. So I am getting a buddy! And I am keeping

> them! What I want is someone who has maybe been on this path for a

> while, someone who has managed to come through the loop of losing

> weight and then losing inspiration yet managed to get themselves

> back on track. A mentor. A lady would be preferable, early to mid

> 30's, someone who I can e-mail twice a week and who will hold me

> accountable for things. I can do the same back. My biggest problem

> is that I can always find someone to excuse my bad habits, a friend

> who says " That's ok. " so I need someone who will be straight with me.

>

> If you think you are that person (Oh lovely person you are!) then

> just e-mail my address and we can get things started.

>

> With lots of love and hugs

> Yasmine

> (Real Name)

>

>

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