Hi all,
Things are a bit better here tonight. It has been a stressful day and a half. I know one of my goals was to avoid stress again this week, but my hubby and I have been fighting over money stuff for a couple days now and it has been hard to avoid stress. I will be glad when things calm down.
I have been eating great this week. I didn't get to go for a walk today, I didn't get home until 6:30 and then we had dinner and my mother called so I was talking to her. I will get back into the swing of things tomorrow! Hope all is well with all of you! Talk to you all soon...

Originally Posted by 11874

Hi all,
Things are a bit better here tonight. It has been a stressful day and a half. I know one of my goals was to avoid stress again this week, but my hubby and I have been fighting over money stuff for a couple days now and it has been hard to avoid stress. I will be glad when things calm down.
I have been eating great this week. I didn't get to go for a walk today, I didn't get home until 6:30 and then we had dinner and my mother called so I was talking to her. I will get back into the swing of things tomorrow! Hope all is well with all of you! Talk to you all soon...

sorry to hear that you r under so much stress.. i guess that makes 2 of us..lol!! hang in there, u can over come it!!

I wrote this in answer to a blog, but I thought it was interesting enough to post here. But I could be wrong. Just bear with me.
We live in a society that idolizes thin. If we lived in a society where big was considered beautiful, we would be the most popular girls wherever we went. We are not because we are not the idolized size. If we had lived in the time of the artist Ruebens we would have been the most sought after women. Most of us have been attacked all of our lives because of our size. Even if it wasn't healthy to do so we would probably still try to lose weight in order to fit in, or at least to feel like we fit in. I find that I still expect grown ups to treat me the way kids and teens did. I also find myself wondering why people like me. I don't feel like I have value and the only reason I can trace that back to is when I began gaining weight and everyone either came down on me or teased me.

Originally Posted by 15520

I wrote this in answer to a blog, but I thought it was interesting enough to post here. But I could be wrong. Just bear with me.
We live in a society that idolizes thin. If we lived in a society where big was considered beautiful, we would be the most popular girls wherever we went. We are not because we are not the idolized size. If we had lived in the time of the artist Ruebens we would have been the most sought after women. Most of us have been attacked all of our lives because of our size. Even if it wasn't healthy to do so we would probably still try to lose weight in order to fit in, or at least to feel like we fit in. I find that I still expect grown ups to treat me the way kids and teens did. I also find myself wondering why people like me. I don't feel like I have value and the only reason I can trace that back to is when I began gaining weight and everyone either came down on me or teased me.

Hi Tres, This is an interesting theory, but whoever wrote it doesn't address the issue of health. I mean it would be nice if we were all popular because we were "big and beautiful" but would we be happy living with diabetes, heart problems, hypertension and all the other side effects of obesity? You know, it used to be 'cool' to smoke, but look where that got us. Of course there are those who diet to the point of poor health....so, as with everything else in life....moderation is the key. Thanks for the interesting insight. And it is so good to have you back!

I am recommiting to the Heartbreakers, thank you April. I really feel the accountability partner would really benfit me and I would hope that I would be able to help others. I'm not a very verbal person but I am a great listener. If anyone would like to know anything about me or if anyone just needs to talk, I am more than willing to talk/listen to any of the Heartbreakers.

April,
I was thinking about the accountability partners. I think that maybe I would like one.

Have I mentioned in the last five minutes that I'm going to Cameroon in 15 days?! Ha Not only will I have the chance to spread the news of salvation, build an AIDS clinic (we won't finish just lay the outer concrete block walls), do a Vacation Bible School for the kiddos, but I will surly be at my goal weight with all the sweating, walking and working I'll be doing! Yippy

HOMEWORK:

Leave a note on at least three different Heartbreakers pages either 1. once a day, or 2. each time you log in (since some people aren't on every day)

We need to help eachother!

Sorry April! I posted that before I read your posts from today!

Cathy, Will you be my acountabilibuddy?

Hi all! I am sorry for not being here more but I have been crazy busy. I am doing my best to stay on track. Been hitting the gym... I love it!

Its good to see our team working its way back into this. WAY TO GO HEARTBREAKERS!