Re: gettin' thru rough spots 2-gether + Janet's roll call

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Good for you Janet. I'm getting on the track again and keeping the ATTITUDE for the better. I'm not going to say, "I've already BLOWN IT", again. It is very hard. When I got back into TOPS in OCT. 2003 I had the right attitude and was really with it. Then my mother in-law was extremely ill with cancer and I did even better. But after she died here came the pounds and they have not stopped since. I've probably gained 30 lbs. I had only lost 26 before so I added 4 lbs in addition to what I had already lost. Don't do that. I am sorry that I let my self do it. I wish it were only 10 lbs. But we have to move forward now, things can only get better from here. I have started TODAY!!!!!!!! Join me, won't you!?

I HATE FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :- {}

-----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of Hamilton & FeeserSent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:31 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: gettin' thru rough spots 2-gether + Janet's roll call>>>JACKIE WROTE>>>Had a bad day yesterday making up for not eating tuesday..... I ate all my calories for the week yesterday.>>>GLORIA S. WROTE>>>BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH AVOIDING TEMPTATIONS!! THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS WERE CALLING ME AND I ANSWERED THE CALL!!!!! >>>DONNA WROTE>>>I have been having trouble also. I am seriously doing a Journal as of today.----------------------------------------------------------~I'm right there with y'all. I started out last week doing really well... then blew it over the weekend. I kept a journal for all of 3 days, then ate waaaay too much to write down. Weighed in on Tuesday night with a 2.25 pound gain... which I definitely earned!! A couple of weeks ago, I was doing really well as far as eating, but wasn't getting in the exercise that I normally do.... Got in plenty of exercise lately, with frequent trips to the gym and walking, but the eating was horrible. A couple members in my chapter tried to console me with the "maybe you're gaining muscle" thing, but I know for a fact that this excess weight is not muscle or water retention... just plain ol' fat from not sticking to my plan. I'm so upset at myself. I've managed to regain enough to put me back up to 220.25 lbs, where I was a year ago!! I've been playing with the same 10 lbs for an entire year now. The lowest that I got down to was 209.50 last October. I can't find that motivation and excitement about losing that I had for over 2 years. Now that I'm having to lose the same ol' weight that I already lost once before, I get easily discouraged. I wallowed in self-pity yesterday afternoon. Pigged out on Chinese food. I wish I had a recording of the internal dialog that went on in my head the whole way into town to the buffet. I almost changed my mind about eating there several times. After that, the rest of the day was shot because I had the attitude that 'oh well, I've already blown the day anyway'.This morning I planned out my day. I've been journaling as I go. I've come way to far on this journey to go back where I came from, so I'm not giving up.We'll get through this bump in the road together.hugs,janet

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Good for you Janet. I'm getting on the track again and keeping the ATTITUDE for the better. I'm not going to say, "I've already BLOWN IT", again. It is very hard. When I got back into TOPS in OCT. 2003 I had the right attitude and was really with it. Then my mother in-law was extremely ill with cancer and I did even better. But after she died here came the pounds and they have not stopped since. I've probably gained 30 lbs. I had only lost 26 before so I added 4 lbs in addition to what I had already lost. Don't do that. I am sorry that I let my self do it. I wish it were only 10 lbs. But we have to move forward now, things can only get better from here. I have started TODAY!!!!!!!! Join me, won't you!?

I HATE FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :- {}

-----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of Hamilton & FeeserSent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:31 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: gettin' thru rough spots 2-gether + Janet's roll call>>>JACKIE WROTE>>>Had a bad day yesterday making up for not eating tuesday..... I ate all my calories for the week yesterday.>>>GLORIA S. WROTE>>>BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH AVOIDING TEMPTATIONS!! THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS WERE CALLING ME AND I ANSWERED THE CALL!!!!! >>>DONNA WROTE>>>I have been having trouble also. I am seriously doing a Journal as of today.----------------------------------------------------------~I'm right there with y'all. I started out last week doing really well... then blew it over the weekend. I kept a journal for all of 3 days, then ate waaaay too much to write down. Weighed in on Tuesday night with a 2.25 pound gain... which I definitely earned!! A couple of weeks ago, I was doing really well as far as eating, but wasn't getting in the exercise that I normally do.... Got in plenty of exercise lately, with frequent trips to the gym and walking, but the eating was horrible. A couple members in my chapter tried to console me with the "maybe you're gaining muscle" thing, but I know for a fact that this excess weight is not muscle or water retention... just plain ol' fat from not sticking to my plan. I'm so upset at myself. I've managed to regain enough to put me back up to 220.25 lbs, where I was a year ago!! I've been playing with the same 10 lbs for an entire year now. The lowest that I got down to was 209.50 last October. I can't find that motivation and excitement about losing that I had for over 2 years. Now that I'm having to lose the same ol' weight that I already lost once before, I get easily discouraged. I wallowed in self-pity yesterday afternoon. Pigged out on Chinese food. I wish I had a recording of the internal dialog that went on in my head the whole way into town to the buffet. I almost changed my mind about eating there several times. After that, the rest of the day was shot because I had the attitude that 'oh well, I've already blown the day anyway'.This morning I planned out my day. I've been journaling as I go. I've come way to far on this journey to go back where I came from, so I'm not giving up.We'll get through this bump in the road together.hugs,janet

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Good for you Janet. I'm getting on the track again and keeping the ATTITUDE for the better. I'm not going to say, "I've already BLOWN IT", again. It is very hard. When I got back into TOPS in OCT. 2003 I had the right attitude and was really with it. Then my mother in-law was extremely ill with cancer and I did even better. But after she died here came the pounds and they have not stopped since. I've probably gained 30 lbs. I had only lost 26 before so I added 4 lbs in addition to what I had already lost. Don't do that. I am sorry that I let my self do it. I wish it were only 10 lbs. But we have to move forward now, things can only get better from here. I have started TODAY!!!!!!!! Join me, won't you!?

I HATE FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :- {}

-----Original Message-----From: TexasTOPS [mailto:TexasTOPS ] On Behalf Of Hamilton & FeeserSent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:31 PMTo: TexasTOPS Subject: gettin' thru rough spots 2-gether + Janet's roll call>>>JACKIE WROTE>>>Had a bad day yesterday making up for not eating tuesday..... I ate all my calories for the week yesterday.>>>GLORIA S. WROTE>>>BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH AVOIDING TEMPTATIONS!! THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS WERE CALLING ME AND I ANSWERED THE CALL!!!!! >>>DONNA WROTE>>>I have been having trouble also. I am seriously doing a Journal as of today.----------------------------------------------------------~I'm right there with y'all. I started out last week doing really well... then blew it over the weekend. I kept a journal for all of 3 days, then ate waaaay too much to write down. Weighed in on Tuesday night with a 2.25 pound gain... which I definitely earned!! A couple of weeks ago, I was doing really well as far as eating, but wasn't getting in the exercise that I normally do.... Got in plenty of exercise lately, with frequent trips to the gym and walking, but the eating was horrible. A couple members in my chapter tried to console me with the "maybe you're gaining muscle" thing, but I know for a fact that this excess weight is not muscle or water retention... just plain ol' fat from not sticking to my plan. I'm so upset at myself. I've managed to regain enough to put me back up to 220.25 lbs, where I was a year ago!! I've been playing with the same 10 lbs for an entire year now. The lowest that I got down to was 209.50 last October. I can't find that motivation and excitement about losing that I had for over 2 years. Now that I'm having to lose the same ol' weight that I already lost once before, I get easily discouraged. I wallowed in self-pity yesterday afternoon. Pigged out on Chinese food. I wish I had a recording of the internal dialog that went on in my head the whole way into town to the buffet. I almost changed my mind about eating there several times. After that, the rest of the day was shot because I had the attitude that 'oh well, I've already blown the day anyway'.This morning I planned out my day. I've been journaling as I go. I've come way to far on this journey to go back where I came from, so I'm not giving up.We'll get through this bump in the road together.hugs,janet

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Janet.....sure wish TOPS wouild change that ruling about 3 above and 7 below....don't you. It would be very helpful to have 5 above and 5 below.

Hang in there.....we're going to do this. "Hand in hand together we can".

Barbara

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Janet,

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time right now.

You need to get Clara on your case about those 10 pounds you've

been " playing " with for the past year. She'll give you the low down

on that. She's been there and done that and came out the winner!

I was up and down with the same few pounds last year. I don't know

why, but I just did. Part of it was our chapter, I'm sure. Most of the

chapter wanted to disband. I was the only one that so strongly didn't

want to disband that I took the leader's job to keep us afloat. A few

stayed with me. Not many. We're still struggling for numbers, but

we're still meeting! Then I slowly came out of it and started losing

weight. Not dramatically, but I did come out of it. I've still had a few

gains here and there, but at least I'm on a downward trek now. I just

stuck with TOPS and that is what did it for me. I know if I can do it,

YOU can do it! You are a great inspiration to us all. Hang in here

with us!

Smiles,

Kathleen

> A couple of weeks ago, I was doing

> really well as far as eating, but wasn't getting in the exercise that

> I normally do.... Got in plenty of exercise lately, with frequent

> trips to the gym and walking, but the eating was horrible. A couple

> members in my chapter tried to console me with the " maybe you're

> gaining muscle " thing, but I know for a fact that this excess weight

> is not muscle or water retention... just plain ol' fat from not

> sticking to my plan. I'm so upset at myself. I've managed to regain

> enough to put me back up to 220.25 lbs, where I was a year ago!! I've

> been playing with the same 10 lbs for an entire year now. The lowest

> that I got down to was 209.50 last October. I can't find that

> motivation and excitement about losing that I had for over 2 years.

> Now that I'm having to lose the same ol' weight that I already lost

> once before, I get easily discouraged. I wallowed in self-pity

> yesterday afternoon. Pigged out on Chinese food. I wish I had a

> recording of the internal dialog that went on in my head the whole way

> into town to the buffet. I almost changed my mind about eating there

> several times. After that, the rest of the day was shot because I had

> the attitude that 'oh well, I've already blown the day anyway'. This

> morning I planned out my day. I've been journaling as I go. I've

> come way to far on this journey to go back where I came from, so I'm

> not giving up. We'll get through this bump in the road together. hugs,

> janet

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Janet,

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time right now.

You need to get Clara on your case about those 10 pounds you've

been " playing " with for the past year. She'll give you the low down

on that. She's been there and done that and came out the winner!

I was up and down with the same few pounds last year. I don't know

why, but I just did. Part of it was our chapter, I'm sure. Most of the

chapter wanted to disband. I was the only one that so strongly didn't

want to disband that I took the leader's job to keep us afloat. A few

stayed with me. Not many. We're still struggling for numbers, but

we're still meeting! Then I slowly came out of it and started losing

weight. Not dramatically, but I did come out of it. I've still had a few

gains here and there, but at least I'm on a downward trek now. I just

stuck with TOPS and that is what did it for me. I know if I can do it,

YOU can do it! You are a great inspiration to us all. Hang in here

with us!

Smiles,

Kathleen

> A couple of weeks ago, I was doing

> really well as far as eating, but wasn't getting in the exercise that

> I normally do.... Got in plenty of exercise lately, with frequent

> trips to the gym and walking, but the eating was horrible. A couple

> members in my chapter tried to console me with the " maybe you're

> gaining muscle " thing, but I know for a fact that this excess weight

> is not muscle or water retention... just plain ol' fat from not

> sticking to my plan. I'm so upset at myself. I've managed to regain

> enough to put me back up to 220.25 lbs, where I was a year ago!! I've

> been playing with the same 10 lbs for an entire year now. The lowest

> that I got down to was 209.50 last October. I can't find that

> motivation and excitement about losing that I had for over 2 years.

> Now that I'm having to lose the same ol' weight that I already lost

> once before, I get easily discouraged. I wallowed in self-pity

> yesterday afternoon. Pigged out on Chinese food. I wish I had a

> recording of the internal dialog that went on in my head the whole way

> into town to the buffet. I almost changed my mind about eating there

> several times. After that, the rest of the day was shot because I had

> the attitude that 'oh well, I've already blown the day anyway'. This

> morning I planned out my day. I've been journaling as I go. I've

> come way to far on this journey to go back where I came from, so I'm

> not giving up. We'll get through this bump in the road together. hugs,

> janet

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Janet,

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time right now.

You need to get Clara on your case about those 10 pounds you've

been " playing " with for the past year. She'll give you the low down

on that. She's been there and done that and came out the winner!

I was up and down with the same few pounds last year. I don't know

why, but I just did. Part of it was our chapter, I'm sure. Most of the

chapter wanted to disband. I was the only one that so strongly didn't

want to disband that I took the leader's job to keep us afloat. A few

stayed with me. Not many. We're still struggling for numbers, but

we're still meeting! Then I slowly came out of it and started losing

weight. Not dramatically, but I did come out of it. I've still had a few

gains here and there, but at least I'm on a downward trek now. I just

stuck with TOPS and that is what did it for me. I know if I can do it,

YOU can do it! You are a great inspiration to us all. Hang in here

with us!

Smiles,

Kathleen

> A couple of weeks ago, I was doing

> really well as far as eating, but wasn't getting in the exercise that

> I normally do.... Got in plenty of exercise lately, with frequent

> trips to the gym and walking, but the eating was horrible. A couple

> members in my chapter tried to console me with the " maybe you're

> gaining muscle " thing, but I know for a fact that this excess weight

> is not muscle or water retention... just plain ol' fat from not

> sticking to my plan. I'm so upset at myself. I've managed to regain

> enough to put me back up to 220.25 lbs, where I was a year ago!! I've

> been playing with the same 10 lbs for an entire year now. The lowest

> that I got down to was 209.50 last October. I can't find that

> motivation and excitement about losing that I had for over 2 years.

> Now that I'm having to lose the same ol' weight that I already lost

> once before, I get easily discouraged. I wallowed in self-pity

> yesterday afternoon. Pigged out on Chinese food. I wish I had a

> recording of the internal dialog that went on in my head the whole way

> into town to the buffet. I almost changed my mind about eating there

> several times. After that, the rest of the day was shot because I had

> the attitude that 'oh well, I've already blown the day anyway'. This

> morning I planned out my day. I've been journaling as I go. I've

> come way to far on this journey to go back where I came from, so I'm

> not giving up. We'll get through this bump in the road together. hugs,

> janet

[Guest guest]

Kathleen, thank you so very much for your

kind words of support and encouragement. And believe me, I think of

what Clara has said about playing with those 10 pounds of hers quite

often.

I'm soooo happy to hear that you're on track and heading downward on

the scale. Hearing how you and others have turned things around after

having stalled along the way for awhile gives me hope. Sometimes I

just get so tired of having to work so hard at it all the time,

especially since it was so dang easy to put the weight on in the first

place.

I truly believe weightloss is an attitude thing. As soon as I get that

back on track, I'll be okay.

Again, thank you for caring.

hugs,

Janet

[Guest guest]

Janet,

You're very welcome. You've always been here for me when I

needed help. We are just taking turns.

Smiles,

Kathleen

> Kathleen, thank you so very much for your kind words of support and

> encouragement. And believe me, I think of what Clara has said about

> playing with those 10 pounds of hers quite often. I'm soooo happy to

> hear that you're on track and heading downward on the scale. Hearing

> how you and others have turned things around after having stalled

> along the way for awhile gives me hope. Sometimes I just get so tired

> of having to work so hard at it all the time, especially since it was

> so dang easy to put the weight on in the first place. I truly believe

> weightloss is an attitude thing. As soon as I get that back on track,

> I'll be okay. Again, thank you for caring. hugs, Janet

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