Re: [Weight Loss Buddies]Is it Carol, or Nicci??? Hello! I Am a New Member. Just Joined.

Posted May 19, 2003 · May 19, 2003

Dear Carol, -- or Nicci??????????? (Please. *please* excuse me if I

have gotten your name wrong. I got confused because at the bottom of your

letter it is signed, Nicci, but the address is from Carol Long? If I have

made a mistake, I am terribly sorry about it. I am just so tired today

that I am having trouble reading and writing list mail.)

WOW! You have made REALLY EXCELLENT PROGRESS!!! Now, GO HUG

YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to send you a hug of my own!!!!!

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((CAROL))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))!\

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess what??? My last name is Long, too!!!!!!!!!! Maybe we are long

(Long, he-he) lost cousins from my husband's side of the family!!! But, as

Carl Sagan and many others have said; we are *all* cousins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I wrote that I have to lose 140 pounds, but after I reach a

realistic goal, I want to stay there until I can lose more weight and

eventually get down to 145 - 150. That is the right weight for me!!! I

just have to be patient. Well, :-) *very* patient!!!!

I know people can do it, so why not all of us??? Thanks so much for taking

the time to read through my long letter. I hope to read more of you soon,

Carol Long!!!

Love, Beth Long

At 05:16 PM 5/17/03 -0700, Carol Long wrote:

>Beth,

>When I started trying to get healthier I weight 380 pounds, I weigh 328

>now, my goal is 150, so when I started I had 230 pounds to lose! My

>health was failing too, but lucky for me I am doing great now. Sure, I

>still have days when I am sooo tired, but I feel a million times better

>than I did at 380 back in January. I've only been in this group for a

>couple weeks but I have found it very helpful and motivational. Just know

>that we are all here for you to accompany you on your journey to a new,

>heathier life!

>Nicci

> I hope that my severe obesity does not make any of you

> uncomfortable. Please remember that I was once at my perfect weight

> before

> serious illness really knocked the wind out of me. I do not expect losing

> one hundred and forty pounds to be anything easy -- that's for

> sure!!!

>

Posted May 21, 2003 · May 21, 2003

I'm having trouble figuring out which one wrote about severe obesity;however, I

want to say we are in this together. I certainly know how it feels to weigh

more than you have ever imagined in your worst nightmare. I also know we all

have been the object of stares, comments and snide remarks. For me, every day

that I don't binge is a triumph. Every time I make my self esteem stronger than

the food, I win. Each instance where I am able to handle unhappiness,

depression, embarrassment,stress,or frustration without turning to my " friend "

food, is a step toward the normal life I yearn to have.

I go to Weight Watchers primarily to have to be accountable and to use a scale

that is not available to me every time I want to check to see if I'm up or down

a pound. The WW meetings are often not terribly helpful to me. The speaker

talks about making the best food choices and while I know that is absolutely

necessary, in my case it goes much deeper than that. I have to like myself

enough to not stuff my gullet to the point of actual discomfort and sometimes

nausea. I have to be able to deal with life's challenges head on, without food

riding shotgun. It often takes much more for me to bypass a comfort food than

asking myself if I want to be thin. I wrestle with myself like a junkie on the

street corner. Each time I pin food to the mat, and drive past the exit for my

favorite ice cream fix, I've won. While I know if I can do that repeatedly,

I'll start to have some visible results, I will not be thin for a very long

time. Thinness is a goal that is not achievable in my near future. I don't

often post my goal weight because the truth of the matter is that losing 140

lbs. is too overwhelming for me. I have to look at each time I make a food or

exercise decision, reward myself accordingly, and move on.

I have written more than I intended, but I hope you know that this group does

understand having triple digits to lose and will be there as you fight your way

to your goal. Jinx

To: weightlossbuddies2 <weightlossbuddies2 >

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 6:53 PM

Subject: Re: *Is it Carol, or Nicci???* Hello! I Am a New

Member. Just Joined.

Beth,

My name is Carol but I prefer Nicci. One of my students called me that a few

years back, and it stuck and is my nickname now. So cool that we have the same

last name!!

Nicci

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