Intro....

February 15, 2000

Eleanor:

I'm sure others will have more definitive websites. I can't locate the one

I was thinking of, but you might check out NIMH. The following link will

take you to an article. http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p5m-ocd1.html

You can also probably find information on the ocf.org site.

Jule in Cleveland

June 21, 2000

Aisha Elderwyn wrote:

Hello Anne, "She

is ONLY 19 years old. There is NO way, that she is grown up

enough to be a parent!" We have a teen on this list who is

currently pregnant with twins. She is far more mature then many "adults"

I have met in my life. Please do not judge someone by their age. We are

all different and have different life paths to walk.

I

am not judging anyone!!!!!

I

just know that my cousin Tera is not mature enough to have a baby!

She got pregnant so that she would have someone to love!

Tera

and her friends think it is so cool to have kids, they do NOT look at the

whole picture.... all they look at is that they are going to have this

cute little baby, that will love them unconditionally. Tera

is not looking at the big picture of being a parent!

Tera

had no role model to look up to that was in the same state as she is.....

her Mom died when Tera was 5 years old. And her Dad is a SCUM BAG

"king scum bag!" of the world!

I

was pregnant at 17, but my twins died within 4 hours of birth (not bad

considering I was told when I started to hemorrhage that they would be

stillborn!)

I

look back now, and know in my heart that I was NOT ready to be a mom!

I did not want my babies to die, I wanted to be the best mom I could!

But

I know now that I am 30, that I am mature enough to be a mom, and I would

be a really good mom!

"I

want badly to be a MOM, and it is killing me that all my friends are either

pregnant, or have young children!" On this list are many

who either are not able to have children due to their illness (such as

myself ) or who have had their children taken away from them because they

are too ill to look after them, or their kids are special needs kids and

the system has taken over and placed them elsewhere. I am not trying to

make you feel bad. I am sure you are upset that you are not able to have

a child at this point in your life. You did not mention why you are unable

to have a child? Is it a physical problem? The decision I made was to not

pass on my genetics and make another life ill. Most people wouldn't wish

their illness on their own worst enemy, but willingly pass it down to their

beloved child genetically. Well in my case I know I would pass it down,

and even if by a small miracle it was never sick, I know that I would never

be well enough to look after it and give it all that it needs. So as much

as I would love to raise a child, I never will. Unfortunately being sick

takes away alot of our options

I

am very aware of how illness effects wishes, dreams, etc.! I was

told that my child would have a plus, because he/she would be born with

the antibodies against all my allergies!!!

.. "I

am now the ONLY granddaughter that does NOT have any kids, and it is ripping

me apart, especially ripping my heart out on a daily basis!!!

I can't make anyone understand how much this hurts me!" Would

you mind telling me why it rips your heart out? It would help us to understand

you better? "There are many

stress factors in my life.... besides my PMS," OMG

~ I totally relate I hate pms and get over sensitive too... "Allergies,

& total Jealously of my friends living my dreams!" Yes,

it is really hard to watch. I am sure you have our empathy and understanding.

Many of us here have lost our friends and most of our family because we

are ill. "The biggest

stressor in my life, is yet to come to a full boil, at the end of July

2000!" I read what you wrote, and I cannot possibly understand

how that must make you feel.

This

message, the whole thing... only stressed to me one thing....

How

UNWELCOME I am to your little group! So this is my "Hi" and

"Goodbye" all in one day!!! And I am sorry that I even

posted my introduction to any of you!

Thank

you for making me feel worse!

Anne

June 21, 2000

Hello Anne,

My name is Jo. I am 50 years old and suffer quite a few disabling chronic

illnesses.

I understand about your PTSS. I too suffer from severe PTSD.

Are you currently able to work? Do you have a counselor/therapist that works

with you?

I think you said that you now live in Minnesota, and yet the young girl is in

Wisconsin. Are you certain that you have to fear her when she gets out? Has

she made additional threats? If so then you should be able to contact the

sentencing judge and demand a parole hearing. Because that is what it is,

she will be released on parole. They can not just wipe the slate clean at 3

years if she was sentenced to 5 years. She would have to be on parole.

I ask these questions because I have been/still am in your shoes. I had

previously elected not to tell this list about my PTSD, but I will, so that

you will know that you are not alone.

I was assaulted 6 years ago. A man broke into my home and spent 5 1/2 hours

beating, raping and torturing me before he finally thought he had succeeded

in killing me, and then he left. He had been stalking me for years (before

the anti-stalking laws) and so things went into motion quickly to arrest him.

He was sentenced to prison for 25 years. However, he and his scumbag

attorney appealed the sentence and it was reduced to 9 years. And yes, the

law is that unless they get into serious trouble they are eligible for parole

after serving 2/3 of the sentence. Which would mean 6 years - THIS YEAR. I

worried for a very long time because I KNEW he would come back. This was not

the first time he had come after me. Not even the first time he had been sent

to prison for attacking me. So I knew he would. But he died in prison 2

years ago.

So I don't have to fear that any longer. Has it given me any peace? Not

really. I still have to live with what he did to me. I still have to live

with the scars and the disabling injuries and the fear.

BUT... even before he died, I knew that I could let him win and I could be

" in prison " for the rest of my life, or I could refuse to let him win.

I chose to not let him win. I fought back. I still have many fears. Places

I can not go or things I can not do. I have days when I am afraid of my own

shadow. But when I can hold my guy's hand and walk into a room filled with

strangers, then I feel so wonderful. I may not be able to stay long, but I

can at lest walk in the room.

Get some good counseling and help. The Academy should be paying for anything

you need of course, so keep searching until you find the person to help you.

I know it is difficult to watch your friends and family have what you do not.

My sister has a wonderful marriage and all the " advantages " . I was a single

mom that struggled to make ends meet for many years after my own marriage

fell apart.

I lost the ability to have any more children after 7 pregnancies and giving

birth to living children 3 times, and watching the last one die after

struggling for 4 days. I was 26 years old.

It used to hurt terribly to know that I couldn't ever have more children,

especially when my ex-husband had a second family. And I couldn't give my

second husband a family.

I know, I had some so it is not the same, but you are still very young so

there is time.

Please tell us what your illnesses are and what is being done to treat them.

We offer support and information for people with chronic illness and try to

get the most out of life for all of us.

I am so sorry you went through that. I know the terror you lived with when

it was happening and I know the terror you live with now.

But fight it! Your family must know and be able to offer you support to move

ahead. they certainly can not expect you to be married and raising a family

until you sort out the assault mess.

Jo

June 21, 2000

Dear Anne,

My job as a moderator is to look out for all. I am sorry if this has in any way caused you harm. It was not intended that way.

You say that you were not welcomed to our list but you were sweetie, I did write:-

"Please feel free to write, bitch, vent, curse, and share what's going on in your world. Doesn't matter if it is one line or an encyclopaedia. We are here for you always. Welcome to the family!!"

There have also been other posts welcoming you to the group from others who have shared their story with you. I shall especially forward Jo's letter as she shared an experience and wanted to reach out and help you.

I am really sorry to hear that you lost your babies. Really I am. In your original post you didn't mention it ~ my only concern with the "She is ONLY 19" was with looking after the teen on our list. I did not want her to be stressed at a time in her life which was already very difficult for her.

I asked you about how you felt as having not been in your position, and not knowing you, the only way I could get to know you was by asking you for only you know how you feel. Which is why I asked:-

"I am not trying to make you feel bad. I am sure you are upset that you are not able to have a child at this point in your life. You did not mention why you are unable to have a child? Is it a physical problem? Would you mind telling me why it rips your heart out? "

How could I know how you feel, and how could I be supportive to you if I do not understand what you are going through?

Being almost murdered must have been horrific. It sounds terrifying just reading your story, there is no way I can know how you feel. As I said you must be really angry and terrified all at once?? I think I'd be a mess. You obviously have alot of courage and strength to even share this. You must be very inspirational for many.

"This message, the whole thing... only stressed to me one thing.... How UNWELCOME I am to your little group! So this is my "Hi" and "Goodbye" all in one day!!! And I am sorry that I even posted my introduction to any of you! Thank you for making me feel worse!"

We are a very compassionate and loving group and you were/are more then welcome to share and be a part of it. No one wanted you to feel unwelcome. If my comments were out of line, or I missed the point, you were more then welcome to tell me so, for how could I know if you don't say?

No one here would ever want you to feel worse. Quite the opposite. We look out for each other, and happily extend that to all who join us.

I will forward you Jo's letter. I wish you the very best.

Bright Blessings,

Aisha.

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June 21, 2000

Dearest Jo,

I am truly horrified that you had to go through such an ordeal. If there is ever anything I can do please let me know.

"But when I can hold my guy's hand and walk into a room filled with strangers, then I feel so wonderful."

*smiles*

Am glad that you have found some bliss in your life dear friend. I wish you many many more years of happiness. You more then deserve them.

Love and hugs,

Aisha.

*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Believe that there's a light at the end of the tunnel.Believe that you may be that light for someone else.- Kobi Yamada*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* Aisha ElderwynICQ 55461955aisha@...http://www.elderwyn.com/aishaMailing list: aishaelderwyn Being Sick:

June 21, 2000

Hello Anne,

My name is Jo. I am 50 years old and suffer quite a few disabling

chronic

illnesses.

I understand about your PTSS. I too suffer from severe PTSD.

Are you currently able to work?

No,

all of my allergies have put an end to life as I knew it!

Do you have a counselor/therapist that works with you?

I

did in Wisconsin, and I have tried to see people here in Minnesota, but

as soon as they see my allergy list, I am kicked out the door before I

can say boo!

I think you said that you now live in Minnesota, and yet the young girl

is in

Wisconsin. Are you certain that you have to fear her when she

gets out? Has

she made additional threats?

Porcha's

family (specifically her brothers) have found me, made threatening calls,

crank calls, etc. to me every place I have lived since the crime took place.

There

is a permanent block and trace on my telephone for that reason! And

now that I own my own home.... Dakota Co. Sheriff's Dept. & the city

police for my town, know all about this. But until something else

happens, whether it be from her, her brothers, or any of their friends

there is NOT much anyone can do for me!

Since

her sentencing hearing, where she admitted that her only regret is that

she had NOT succeeded..... if she (or her family, friends, etc.) were to

try anything else.... there would be no "Attempted" in the charges against

them in my death! I have talked to the administrator

at the facility she is in, and she still talks about me daily!

I am THE REASON she is in prison!

If so then you should be able to contact the sentencing judge and demand

a parole hearing.

It

does not work that way in the Juvenile system! I have no say to when

or if she gets out! And she WILL BE RELEASED NO MATTER WHAT at the

end of July 2000!

I

can protest all I want, but it will make NO DIFFERENCE, she will be released

no matter what! And she has told people within the DOC Juvenile

System, that she will pay me back.

Because that is what it is, she will be released on parole. They can

not just wipe the slate clean at 3 years if she was sentenced to 5 years.

She would have to be on parole.

Yes,

she will be on parole for the last 2 years of her sentence, BUT because

she can ONLY BE HELD FOR 3 OF HER 5 YEAR sentence, there is NOTHING they

can do to her, if she breaks the terms of her release. They CAN NOT

send her back to prison! So there will be NO repercussions when she

breaks the terms of her release! And this information came from the

DOJ State of Wisconsin DOC Juvenile Division!

I ask these questions because I have been/still am in your shoes.

I had

previously elected not to tell this list about my PTSD, but I will,

so that

you will know that you are not alone.

I

know that I am not alone in the whole PTSS thing. Although none of

my friends and family can truly tell me that they understand, at least

for a while they tried!

I

am truly sorry that you have had to go through this same type of torture!

All I can say is that I thank GOD that I was dead immediately... I had

NO oxygen going to my brain for a minimum of 3 minutes!

I was DEAD!

And yes, the law is that unless they get into serious trouble they are

eligible for parole after serving 2/3 of the sentence.

Unfortunately

the above statement does NOT apply to kids in the juvenile system!

She will be out as of July 31, 2000 she will be out forever, or until she

commits another crime, or she kills me!

Her

family knows exactly where I am, even though NO information is available

about me, except to law enforcement or by court order!!!

Which would mean 6 years - THIS YEAR. I worried for a very

long time because I KNEW he would come back. This was not the first

time he had come after me. Not even the first time he had been sent to

prison for attacking me. So I knew he would. But he died in

prison 2 years ago.

I

wish Porcha would die, so that I would have half a chance of getting back

just a tiny part of my life (the life I used to have!)

Because

my brain was deprived of oxygen for so long, I will never be able to go

back to school for nursing, or go back to being a paramedic!

At this point, my allergies are also putting a major crimp in my life,

but I used to still have hope of getting one of the 2 things I truly loved!

Both of which were the things I dreamed of since I was little, and I was

actually "so close" to really living my dreams!!!

I

wanted to be a Nurse/Paramedic for an Air Ambulance Service... this is

NO longer possible, both because of my allergies, and my attempted homicide

and my brain being deprived of oxygen for too long!

I chose to not let him win. I fought back. I still have

many fears. Places

I can not go or things I can not do. I have days when I am afraid

of my own

shadow.

I

have refused to let Porcha win! And she does not know that she is

still a major obstacle in my life! I have my good days and my bad

days! Most of the "bad days" are during PMS, when I cry if you look

at me funny!

But when I can hold my guy's hand and walk into a room filled with

strangers, then I feel so wonderful. I may not be able to stay

long, but I

can at lest walk in the room.

I

do not have that person to hold onto for dear life anymore. I haven't

really had a "boyfriend" a serious boyfriend since paramedic school, Fall

of 1992 when my wedding was called off (not my choice). I can't

say anything bad about him, because the summer following those "pretty

events" he is one of the people that was "there for me", and helped me

to try to feel safe because I went 6 to 8 weeks without sleeping at all!

Get some good counseling and help. The Academy should be paying

for anything you need of course, so keep searching until you find the person

to help you.

Fighting

with the Academy, is pointless! Between the corporation that owns

Eau Academy and the Worker's Compensation laws for the State of

Wisconsin..... I GOT NOTHING! Nothing but heart ache, and was forced

to relive it over and over. Suing for what I deserve due to the crap

I was forced to go through... would have just made life more difficult

(if that is possible!), than to just let it go!

I know it is difficult to watch your friends and family have what you

do not.

My sister has a wonderful marriage and all the "advantages".

I was a single

mom that struggled to make ends meet for many years after my own marriage

fell apart.

I lost the ability to have any more children after 7 pregnancies and

giving

birth to living children 3 times, and watching the last one die after

struggling for 4 days. I was 26 years old.

It used to hurt terribly to know that I couldn't ever have more children,

especially when my ex-husband had a second family. And I couldn't

give my

second husband a family.

I know, I had some so it is not the same, but you are still very young

so

there is time.

No,

there is not any time!

I

have 70+ allergies, that no one is willing to even try to desensitize me,

because when they have tried in the past, I have ended up on a ventilator

in the MICU! So it is dangerous not only for me, but also for the

doctors, and hospital staff! The ONLY reason I survived the last

attempt, was because it was done IN the ICU, where I have many friends

all of which are CCRNs!

So

the longer I wait, the more high risk I become! At this point, I

am so high risk that besides my Perinatologist and FP doctor, I will be

followed from the first positive pregnancy test to the end of my pregnancy

by a team of 20 to 30 doctors!

That

is how "Extremely High Risk" I am for pregnancy! And the longer I

wait, the more high risk I will become! And the better the chance

I have to be in the hospital for my entire pregnancy, and on steroids the

entire time! I will everything I can to make sure that my baby is

born healthy, but the longer I wait, the harder that could / would / will

be!

Please tell us what your illnesses are and what is being done to treat

them.

I

have 70+ allergies and rising, including environmental irritants (MCS)...

but whether it be allergies or MCS that you call it, the same thing happens!

My airway shuts down, and I have anaphylactic allergic reactions, that

land me in the MICU repeatedly..... haven't been there since Labor Day

1998, but then again I have had oxygen since a week before Labor Day 1998,

so that is probably the reason.... that and because I am a paramedic (unable

to work, but still think and act like a paramedic, and probably will forever!)

I have many of the medications needed to break most of my allergic reactions

here at home! I still have my limitations.... where I have to give

up and call for help.... which I HATE doing! Mostly because the paramedics

that respond to my house, are the paramedics that trained me (Summer of

1992) so that I could go to paramedic school.

Due

to my allergies, and the fact that I had to be on steroids for 18 months....

I have Cushing's syndrome... I look like a purple zebra with lots of stripes!!!

We offer support and information for people with chronic illness and

try to

get the most out of life for all of us.

I

am not sure that getting the most out of life is possible anymore!

I am not depressed, I just have the hugest case of PMS, and no one seems

to want to treat it, the doctors only seem to want to tattoo "Psych Patient"

across my forehead! This is NOT going to happen if I have anything

to say about it!

I am so sorry you went through that. I know the terror you lived

with when

it was happening

Actually

I was lucky enough to die instantly, so I don't remember any of the actual

act! Both of my carotid arteries were occluded during the strangulation.....

so i remember the cord going over my head, and I remember bits and pieces

of the next couple of hours until I was sitting in the ER talking to the

police officer; who shortly after talking to me went to the Academy and

arrested Porcha, charging her as an adult with Attempted First Degree Intentional

Homicide!

and I know the terror you live with now.

But fight it! Your family must know and be able to offer you

support to move

ahead. they certainly can not expect you to be married and raising

a family

until you sort out the assault mess.

I

have faced the fact that I will NEVER get married at this point!

How am I supposed to go out and meet guys, if I can't do to places with

lots of people? And meeting a guy on the internet is

quite scary to me.... because you never know what or if they are telling

the truth!

I

have a wedding dress, and custom made veil... my friends have their dresses,

but there is NO man in my life! I am "damaged goods" due to my allergies

mostly, but then when they find out that I was an Attempted Homicide victim...

that's it, they are out the door!!!! I get treated like I am the

one that is guilty of this crime, not the one that it happened to!

I

have nothing, and I will probably never have any more of my dreams, because

I have actually been told to my face more than once that I am "DAMAGED

GOODS"!!!! So no man is going to want to be with me,

because of my allergies and things in my past!

I

was the innocent victim, but NO one sees it like that!

May 5, 2004

Hi,

My daughter, Tara, has DS, and just celebrated her 3 year " off-tx "

anniversary. Tara is 10 yrs old, and is a quadruplet(she has 3

brothers: , Mike and ). Tara had been dx'd with ALL in Nov

1998, and was tx'd on pog 9605.

Here's an off-tx question---have any of you had your child's ped-onc

mention a concern about osteopenia?

Pat

Long Island,NY

May 5, 2004

Hi,

Tara's ped-onc said that some kids are having stress fractures off -tx from osteopenia/osteoporosis;he recommended that a bone density eval be done.

Pat, mom to Tara, dx 11-4-98, OT 4/30/01,ALL moderate risk, pog 9605, also Down Syndrome; and her 3 brothers , and ;dob 9-24-93( quads) and husband, Terry

Wading River, New York

May 11, 2004

Rob and Rick,

Thanks for your input on the osteopenia question. My daughter, Tara, has always had adequate calcium in her diet, even on tx(somehow, she was never nauseous-lucky!), and is involved in regular physical activity, like adapted aquatics and Irish dancing, so we haven't felt the need to have her bone density evaluated yet.

Pat, mom to Tara, dx 11-4-98, OT 4/30/01,ALL moderate risk, pog 9605, also Down Syndrome; and her 3 brothers , and ;dob 9-24-93( quads) and husband, Terry

Wading River, New York

June 7, 2010

Hi Tracey;

I too live in Alberta and I am also a runner. I have about 40 lbs. to lose.

I would be happy to be your buddy!

Keep up the good work. I ran this morning and hope to go out before work

tomorrow depending on the Yucky weather we're having!

Take care,

Wynn

intro....

> Hi everyone.... I'm very excited to be part of this group! Still getting

> use to how things work. My name is Tracey, I'm 48, live in Central

> Alberta Canada. At my heaviest I weighed 260 pounds, (4 years ago). At

> the moment I'm at 225. I run, with my dog, 5x a week while listening to

> 's podcast. I'm up to 6K. I'm hoping to find some support here to

> make my journey to a slim girl possible. Anyone want a BUDDY?

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> reserved.

June 8, 2010

Hi Tracey - seems like we have a lot in common - Greetings fellow Athena

runner. I can't run with my dog as she's a mountain dog meant to be a

throw pillow, but I am also Canadian. (Closer to the centre of the

universe, though.. I live just outside of Toronto)

June 8, 2010

Hi Tracey - seems like we have a lot in common - Greetings fellow Athena

runner. I can't run with my dog as she's a mountain dog meant to be a

throw pillow, but I am also Canadian. (Closer to the centre of the

universe, though.. I live just outside of Toronto)

June 8, 2010

Hello Corinna (fellow Canuck!) Have you ran for long? For the last three

Springs I have started and completed the couch to 5k program..... problem was I

never went any farther! As soon as the prompter told me I finished my 5k

program.....I quit! This is the first time I have wanted to do more. I can run

over 5k now! Have you ever tried running with your dog, I mean incase you

wanted to have a rest along the way? LOL!! Ellis keeps me going.

Chat soon Tracey

>

> Hi Tracey - seems like we have a lot in common - Greetings fellow Athena

> runner. I can't run with my dog as she's a mountain dog meant to be a

> throw pillow, but I am also Canadian. (Closer to the centre of the

> universe, though.. I live just outside of Toronto)

>

June 9, 2010

Good Morning, Tracey'

I challenge sounds like a great idea. There are a few of us runners here who

are trying to push each other, so hopefully we can get a few on board.

I have cut way back on my running and now need to get back at it. I probably

won't run today as I work all day and I am generally exhausted by the time I

get home, so yes, let's start on Saturday. Shall we start with 25 km. for

the week? That seems like a good number for me. We can gradually up if it it

seems like we need to but that accounts for a few days off each week.

Let me know

And have fun on your run today. I'll be thinkin' about ya!

Take care

Wynn

intro....

>>

>> > Hi everyone.... I'm very excited to be part of this group! Still

>> > getting

>> > use to how things work. My name is Tracey, I'm 48, live in Central

>> > Alberta Canada. At my heaviest I weighed 260 pounds, (4 years ago).

>> > At

>> > the moment I'm at 225. I run, with my dog, 5x a week while listening

>> > to

>> > 's podcast. I'm up to 6K. I'm hoping to find some support here

>> > to

>> > make my journey to a slim girl possible. Anyone want a BUDDY?

>> >

>> > ------------------------------------

>> >

>> > reserved.

June 10, 2010

Tracey,

Did you ever find a buddy? I'm checking my old emails and was wondering..

Liz

________________________________

From: Tracey <traceyanutooshkin@...>

weightloss

Sent: Sat, June 5, 2010 2:45:57 PM

Subject: intro....

Â

Hi everyone.... I'm very excited to be part of this group! Still getting use to

how things work. My name is Tracey, I'm 48, live in Central Alberta Canada. At

my heaviest I weighed 260 pounds, (4 years ago). At the moment I'm at 225. I

run, with my dog, 5x a week while listening to 's podcast. I'm up to 6K.

I'm hoping to find some support here to make my journey to a slim girl possible.

Anyone want a BUDDY?

June 10, 2010

Hello, It's nasty here..... I'm hoping it clears for our 25k next week.

> >>

> >> Hi Tracey;

> >> I too live in Alberta and I am also a runner. I have about 40 lbs. to

> >> lose.

> >> I would be happy to be your buddy!

> >> Keep up the good work. I ran this morning and hope to go out before work

> >> tomorrow depending on the Yucky weather we're having!

> >> Take care,

> >> Wynn

> >> intro....

> >>

> >> > Hi everyone.... I'm very excited to be part of this group! Still

> >> > getting

> >> > use to how things work. My name is Tracey, I'm 48, live in Central

> >> > Alberta Canada. At my heaviest I weighed 260 pounds, (4 years ago).

> >> > At

> >> > the moment I'm at 225. I run, with my dog, 5x a week while listening

> >> > to

> >> > 's podcast. I'm up to 6K. I'm hoping to find some support here

> >> > to

> >> > make my journey to a slim girl possible. Anyone want a BUDDY?

> >> >

> >> > ------------------------------------

> >> >

> >> > reserved.

June 10, 2010

Hello, It's nasty here..... I'm hoping it clears for our 25k next week.

> >>

> >> Hi Tracey;

> >> I too live in Alberta and I am also a runner. I have about 40 lbs. to

> >> lose.

> >> I would be happy to be your buddy!

> >> Keep up the good work. I ran this morning and hope to go out before work

> >> tomorrow depending on the Yucky weather we're having!

> >> Take care,

> >> Wynn

> >> intro....

> >>

> >> > Hi everyone.... I'm very excited to be part of this group! Still

> >> > getting

> >> > use to how things work. My name is Tracey, I'm 48, live in Central

> >> > Alberta Canada. At my heaviest I weighed 260 pounds, (4 years ago).

> >> > At

> >> > the moment I'm at 225. I run, with my dog, 5x a week while listening

> >> > to

> >> > 's podcast. I'm up to 6K. I'm hoping to find some support here

> >> > to

> >> > make my journey to a slim girl possible. Anyone want a BUDDY?

> >> >

> >> > ------------------------------------

> >> >

> >> > reserved.

June 14, 2010

Hey Tracey,

I could maybe go 1K with mine - she's a true mountain dog and I could

damage her by running with her. I have been running consistently since

October 2008. I tried the podcast thing in the past and got up to 5K, but

never ran a 5K and blah blah blah.. so October 2008, I joined a learn to

run clinic through the running room. I have since run in a bunch of

races, including 5K, 10K, 10mile (16K) and a half-marathon (21.1K). I

want to go on, but my feet say no. I love the pack mentality so much I

started leading my own LTR group yesterday. LTR's goal is to finish a

5K " upright and smiling " .

Wynn - With my feet, I will try to do 25K per week, but I don't know what

I can promise. I promise to run!

June 14, 2010