A kick has been received!

[Guest guest]

Okay....I now have a good reason in my mind for me to lose this 20.75 lbs. I

have to get BACK to goal. I know being thin, healthy, and a KOPS should be

reason enough for me but, lately, I've been struggling and not caring about

trying too hard. I am thrilled to be back walking again with my TOPS friend

, and I have been doing great on my eating and drinking my water, and while

I was a little dissapointed with JUST a pound loss I know it's never JUST a poud

lost. I know I have gained weight. I can see it and feel it in my clothes. That

bothered me but not as much as it did at SRD when I went to put my charm vest on

and for the first time, since 1997, it did not button. That about killed me. My

mind wasn't with my body because I never thought for an instant that it wouldn't

button anymore. THAT was a kick to the left cheek! Now I have received the

kick to the right cheek and you might say that this is " doing it for others " but

it's doing it for me as well because I want to go as a different person that I

was 10 years ago. I'm talking about my 10 year high school reunion. I thought it

wasn't going to happen because I haven't heard anything about it but finally I

got a notice on classmates.com that it's in the works and we are having some

sort of gathering on October 9, 2004. That gives me 5 months and 2 weeks to get

back to goal, go under goal, and stay there! I weighed about 260 - 300 in high

school so to show up at my goal weight of 196 and hopefully under goal would

make me feel great. Not to say HA HA to them but to say LOOK AT ME NOW. You know

how high school kids are. I loved high school but I was very overweight and

didn't have the best of times but I am looking forward to going back as a

different person in so many ways than just body weight.

So....since I have been kicked in both cheeks I think it's about time to stay on

the ball because I feel as though I'm already on it (1 lb. down/20.75 lbs. more

to go) and I hope and pray this is the last time I have to get back on that

ball! Plus we have some amazing things happening in my amazing chapter so that

helps too!

Well...enough babbling. Just had to share. I'm also 300 e-mails behind so I know

I have missed something. I hope to remedy that situation Saturday morning

because that's my free time. The rest of the weekend I'm busy. I'm finally

getting a life! LOL!

You all have a great day, a wonderful weekend, and I will talk to you soon!

YOUR TOPS PAL ALWAYS, 1432, Spring