Re: Struck me funny 15 years ago

July 9, 2009

Good for you ! Isn't it funny how IE helps us learn to take care of

ourselves in many ways?

Warrior

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> About 15 years ago is when I stopped dieting. I was shopping in the over

sized women's department when I heard to best friends talking, or rather

arguing.

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> They were in their 40's or so, and the larger one suggested they go on another

diet together. The smaller one said no, and the larger one kept on egging her

on, " come on.... " She kept repeating, " let's just lose 20 pounds together. "

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> The smaller woman finally spoke firmly, " Martha, I refuse to go on another

diet! Every time I diet, I only gain more weight!!! " .

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> I laughed about them and smiled their way for awhile, but I took those words

of wisdom with me and ended my obsession with chronic dieting.

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> NOW I am learning to control my emotional eating trouble. I posted 2 wks ago

that I am now taking an anti anxiety med. My psychiatrist told me that anxious

people often have anxious dreams, and suggested I take a dose before bed as

well.

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> I don't like to over do with medicine so I am only taking two doses a day AND

I am sleeping through the night!!!!! (No more bingeing on sugar between 3-4 a.m.

! If I forget my noon dose, I take it before bed.

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> I had tried eating oatmeal before bed, 4 stalks of celery (heard it on the

news that it works as a sleep aid) melatonin, benadryl, night aide, pm pain

relievers, sonata rx from a sleep specialist. NO ONE could make me sleep

through the night.

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> Life keeps getting better! Thanks for listening!

> Knobloch

> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular

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