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Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne Posted by MaryL on 9/6/2018, 11:28 am I tried to respond to posts this morning and instead of my response showing up I received a prompt to start a board on BoardHost.This happened last night as well so my post was greatly abbreviated. I am sorry I couldn't respond directly. OK so it's Day 2. It's not SS yet! Thank you Pam for the encouragement. Ann and Yvonne it's wonderful to read about your success. This isn't an easy thing to do if you are like me and comfort eat but you two are inspirational. Everyone have a wonderful Cambridge day.

You are on the right track, MaryL Posted by Yvonne on 9/7/2018, 10:10 am, in reply to "Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne" Don't worry about the technical glitches. Think of the whole picture and the "New You" when you finish with all of this initial drive toward long-lasting weight loss. Just keep going! NO MATTER WHAT!!

Re: Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne Posted by Ann on 9/6/2018, 10:35 pm, in reply to "Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne" Having lost hundreds of pounds over the course of my life you would think I had a handle on it. Look at Oprah. All the money in the world doesn't keep it off.We have to do self talk as soon as we wake up till we lay down.I lost 100 pounds on Cambridge in 5 months and never got sick. That was huge for me about what a great tool this is to get the weight off quickly and safely. We can all do this together.

Re: Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne Posted by MaryL on 9/7/2018, 1:49 am, in reply to "Re: Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne" Thank you for the incite.

Re: Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne Posted by Pam T on 9/6/2018, 2:29 pm, in reply to "Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne" Well that's weird! lol! I wonder why that happened? Anyone else have this? Dealing with the emotions of disordered eating is the main challenge I think. I self medicated pretty much ALL my emotions with food for a very long time. It took a good while to finally feel like I'm free of it. Years. Every step in the right direction is important. There is no one right way to be successful. You have a wonderful day too!

Re: Day 2 question - Pam Posted by MaryL on 9/6/2018, 5:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Day 2 Thank you Pam, Ann, and Yvonne" You write a lot about your struggles with weight loss and maybe I read some of it pertaining to my question. I am assuming it took years of introspection to finally get to a really good place. I have read that with any addiction the addiction is never gone and is waiting in the wings doing pushups to come at you even stronger if there is a relapse.

Re: Day 2 question - Pam Posted by Pam T on 9/7/2018, 5:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Day 2 question - Pam" That is how I felt for some years after I lost my weight. Like it was lurking, just waiting and watching for my inevitable weakness. I went up and down, sometimes as much as 60 lbs depending on life events such as grieving,(This was the 60lb up) surgeries (down), and just not caring (up and down). Because I am diabetic, it is always there to smack me in the face if my weight goes up. Also, I have a handy upper right quadrant hernia that only gives me problems if I gain. Kind of like a turkey timer! lol! So after years of hard lessons and a deep desire to live life free from feeling controlled by food, I finally crossed over in to a place where it no longer has any hold on me. I wouldn't even call it will power. I just don't care about food all that much and consider junk food the same as I would any other toxic thing I choose not to partake in. I can fluctuate some but I either cut back or use my beloved Cambridge to get a good cleaning out. It's a non-issue for me now. My dear Mother passed away at the age of 62 from obesity and heart failure after many years of hypertension and doing nothing to fight it other then occasional efforts at Weight Watchers. I'm turning 60 this next b-day and even though I inherited my Mother's health profile, I plan to go at least another 25 years. So my suggestion is to not necessarily accept that a person is forever vulnerable to relapse, or to look at it as I used to, almost as a living entity wanting to destroy me. I found that I could recover and emerge in to a different place that's a lot more peaceful to live in. This is my hope for us all.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PAM.... Posted by Yvonne on 9/7/2018, 10:14 am, in reply to "Re: Day 2 question - Pam" But, MaryL, the answer to your question is YES!!! It's like the Boogeyman. You and I need to develop strategies to offset what we know is coming, i.e., return to obesity. It's just waiting there. However, after we find other MORE IMPORTANT things to do and love (other than food), the addiction will eventually no longer be driving our every thought. That's what I think.

Re: Day 3 Posted by MaryL on 9/7/2018, 1:52 pm, in reply to "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT PAM...." Yvonne Bless you. I am so happy you are back on this journey with me. The addiction is in the corner doing pushups and it comes back stronger if it is allowed to take over. That's why relapse can be so devastating and that is why the weight comes back and often times weight gain is even greater. That is what has happened to me. I have never been this heavy!!!! I am forty pounds heavier than I was a year ago! Even my fat clothes don't fit. Ok so today and for the last couple days I have been good= for the moment. The scale says I am losing a pound a day and now I can put it away for a month or 2. I have my starting point and I have my goal. My goal is simply I am going to get through this moment, this hour, this day. Everyone have a good day.

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