Re: My New Year Fears.....

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, I agree with you 100 percent. What are we going to do toget this through Melody's head. She is a success and she doesn't see it. I understand some of how she feels, I lost 22 pounds last year. Its not what I wanted but it is certainly better than what I was doing before I joined TOPS which was gaining, gaining, gaining. Anyone have any ideas on how we can convince Melody she did a great job. Please let me know.

Levona , Co-LeaderTOPS TX#1454, Pleasanton

Re: My New Year Fears.....

So….what’s the answer?? How the heck am I going to pull off a 70 pound loss this year???? I know it’s possible! I know it can be done……

OK MELODY......A WORD OF WARNING....YOUR NOT GOING TO LIKE MY ANSWER.....

I think your doing way to much exercise, too many times a day and not getting nearly enough sleep.......

OK before the HATE mail starts pouring in please let me explain........for some reason you do EVERYTHING in astronomical amounts...your at the gym, a lot, and I know we have always been told the way you lose the weight is the way you have to keep it off.

Do you really think you can keep going like your going now for the rest of your life?? You're forgetting you HAD a good loss for the year. Don't short change yourself. You have also been on some weird diets this year. I remember the taco diet. Yes, you were losing but then it stopped. I think it was your body rejecting what you were putting it through.

Yes, losing 70 pounds a year would be great and I know others who have done it BUT that isn't the normal. I hate to see you setting yourself up and then if it don't happen, your crushed and may quit??

Also what makes you so sure Mikey wouldn't want to see his mom graduate even if he was 20 or 21???

I think we can get to tied up with diets and exercise that we forget how to live.

I'm sure I didn't explain my feeling very well as I'm no good at this but Melody, you did great last year, you really did. You know I love you and when you reach goal I'll be there yelling as loud as anyone but I don't want to hear you talk as if you didn't accomplish anything last year. YOU DID!!

OK let the hate mail begin........

Love ya,

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It seems like no matter what I do, I can’t seem to get the weight off like I should – I lose pretty good and then dink around in a 10 pound area for a while, then lose a little more and dink around, then lose a little more and dink around some more – why??

All people aren't the same, thankgoodness wouln't it be boring. Our bodies seem to have to adjust now and then, Perseverance is the word. Loosing has never been easy for me, and slow you wouldn 't believe. Take heart Melody, if not this year you will get there from here!!!!!!!!! I promise it will happen!!!!!!!!!!

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