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[Guest guest]

Hey everyone my name is Barbara and I am from Florida.

I am listening to the podcasts on my Mp3 player and I can't get enough of all

the enlightenment that I have been soaking up from each one of 's podcasts.

I have not made my way all the way through them yet but I am working on that

each day.

I have struggled with my weight since I was around 11 yrs old. yo yo dieting,

gaining and losing the same pounds over and over, the insanity of it all. Binge

eating then starving myself and hating myself over and over I am sure you all

can relate to that cycle.

I joined Overeaters Anonymous 12 yrs ago and lost a little weight but got caught

up in the idea that once an overeater always an overeater.

It is so refreshing to hear ' say that that is not a truth to hold on to.

That we can be healthy sane naturally slim eaters. That is what I desire to be

and I claim that right now. I am not going to wait till I get all the weight

off. I am going to use the affirmation " I am a naturally slim eater right NOW " .

I actually have been for the last 4 days. lol it amazes me that I am getting

satisfied with a lot less each meal. I am also amazed that I have thrown out a

lot of the RULES that I had made around eating, and food.

I have a lot of weight to lose, and I am now diabetic. Type 2 on Metformin 2

times a day. I am at 320 pounds when I went for a check up at the doctors a

week ago.

, I can tell you that I have not binged eaten in 4 days. I have not starved

myself either. I am learning to center myself and listen to the Spirit within

for guidance and to calm me down when I get rattled.

My goal or Intent right now is to lose 21 of those pounds. There is a scale

outside the grocery store that only weighs up to 300 pounds. My first intent is

to be able to weigh myself on those scales.

, something that really helped me was you saying something on one of the

podcasts about Towards and Away From. That really hit home to me. Now each day I

am moving Towards releasing that first 21 pounds, I don't care how long it

takes, I just do not want to binge and starve myself anymore. I am hear for the

long haul what ever that takes. I am so grateful I am moving Towards and not

away from these days.

I journal a lot and I use the scale of 1 to 10 of how hungry I am before I eat.

I try to listen to my body and eat what I truly think will be satisfying and

what my body is needing. I know there will be times that I might overeat but I

love the Self correcting that can be done and then move on instead of throwing

it all away and giving up.

, you must truly be blessed to be doing the work you are doing for others.

I pray that you are blessed over and over very abundantly.

I am 61, a widow, 2 gr. daughters and a gr. son on the way due in September. I

am pretty much a very happy soul especially since following your method .

Thank you from the bottom of my heart and thank you all for letting me join you

all on this journey.

I have a lot of pain so i try to get some walking in when I am not in a lot of

pain. i do pretty good if I go to the store and get a cart and just walking

around in the store. This is my main exercise right now, as the weight comes off

I pray that I will be able to have less pain and can exercise more.

God Bless you all,

Barbara in Florida