Re: Shauna!!!! Missed you!

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Hi ,

Thank you, I think Mike GR has a great point. Although it is all new

territory for me, I couldn't agree more. Sometimes other things have to suffer a

bit to get your self back on track and you know what, that's ok. I think you are

on the right track with that. Take care of YOU! No one else will.

You are so right, no excuses!!!! I actually have not been eating too badly,

just not focused as I need to be. Just from being on here today has me more

motivated then I have been in a while. I just need you guys. Helps keep me

focused.

We can do it! I am so proud of you girl, truly!!!!!!!!

Thanks for understanding all this.

Shauna

Woodard alittleisenough@...> wrote:

We've missed you! But I know you needed this time. Especially w/ the

holidays and dealing w/ your mother's death. Believe me I know. i

wanted to pretty much skip the holiday this year as well w/ my dad

passing away a week before Christmas. I think it made it a bit easier

that he just thought of Christmas as another day. What bothered me the

most was when I took my 6 mos pics I couldn't email them to him. That's

when it hit me. :-( I'll miss my emails from him. I would go a few

days w/out emailing him & he'd email me 1 sentence: " Is your finger

broke? " LOL!

You simply have to make time to take care of yourself. I believe it was

Mike in GR that said he had to learn how to be selfish. You are the

only one who can take care of you. You have to make time to do that.

Keeping good food choices on hand helps w/ that. A variety of protein

shakes. Light string cheese. Light yogurt. Deli meats. Healthy

choice/lean cuisine/etc. Fresh veggies & fruits. Don't let not having

time be an excuse. You have to take care of yourself or you will fall

back into old habits. You've come too far baby! You can't do that to

yourself.

My mom owns the property where my dad lived. Now that he's passed it

will be sold. I get half. There are 3 things I'll be doing w/ the $$

when I get my half. #1 is paying my mom back for loaning me the $$ for

the surgery. #2 is I'm getting myself a gym membership. Those are the

2 most important things to me. There are tons of bills I could pay w/

that $$; but I have to be selfish w/ some of it & use it for ME!!!

Anything left over after those 2 things will go to bills & savings.

We miss you!!! But you have to take time for you! We'll always be here

for you!

W

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Shauna Thalman wrote:

> HI EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

>

> I have so missed you guys... SO MUCH! I pray everyone is doing great with

their weight loss and did great through the holiday with their families. We are

on our way to a new year and to so many new opportunities and for some of us

some wonderfully new ones since the weight loss.

>

> I would first like to apologize that as a Moderator I have not really been on

like I need to be, so I am sorry to Robyn and . You have all been such

wonderful friends to me and I say thanks for you more often then you all know.

It really shows when I do not come here to give and recieve support. I just want

to say THANK YOU and thank you and Robyn for being patient with me.

>

> Now, I have an important question for those who struggle with this too, which

will probably be most of the board. I have been dealing with many things going

on in my life from my school work, my children school and homework, my kids

activities, my own social life (WHEN i have one lol), etc... I am sure you know

where I am going on this, how the heck do you balance it all and take care of

yourself? I am having an EXSTREMELY difficult time with this.

>

> I have a list of foods I can pick from through each meal on my fridge, I am

going to get me a good planner and do my damndest to set a schedule. It is hard

to break old habits I tell ya. Any other ideas of how to organize your life and

take care of yourself? All is appreciated!!

>

> Many of you know me and what I have on my plate since my mother's death, this

last 2 months have been my time finally facing that death and the Holidays. With

my focus on me mentally, I have had to set aside my physical side. I just have

not been focused at all. It's hard when there is so much. Well, I had the best

holiday's yet since my mother's death, so thank you for those who inquired about

me. I just wanted to focus on my kids this year and that is part of the reason I

have not focused on me. I don't regret it and my kids are happier then ever and

so am I. Everything is starting to fall into place for me.

>

> SO NOW! I need to get back on track. I need all of you here. It's hard when my

schooling is done online because this last 2 weeks vacation I got from school,

left me wanting to just stay off the computer and focus again on my family.

>

> Anyways, I was wondering how everyone is doing and how they plan on going into

the new year, I will be reading as many posts as I can today for the last week.

I know I have missed much, but I will do my best to stay on track here on out.

You guys are busy bodies here LOL!. Glad to see it though. This is a fantastic

group.

>

> Thank you for your support through out this year and for the year to come. I

look forward to sharing so much more with all of you.

>

> Best Wishes,

>

> Shauna

>

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[Guest guest]

I think having an outside support group like this helps immensely. Like

you reading everyone's posts motivates me as well.

W

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Shauna Thalman wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> Thank you, I think Mike GR has a great point. Although it is all new

territory for me, I couldn't agree more. Sometimes other things have to suffer a

bit to get your self back on track and you know what, that's ok. I think you are

on the right track with that. Take care of YOU! No one else will.

>

> You are so right, no excuses!!!! I actually have not been eating too

badly, just not focused as I need to be. Just from being on here today has me

more motivated then I have been in a while. I just need you guys. Helps keep me

focused.

>

> We can do it! I am so proud of you girl, truly!!!!!!!!

>

> Thanks for understanding all this.

>

> Shauna

>