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| 299.1 | Let your finger do the walking 8-) | SRFSUP::GOLDSMITH | Only 65.9% of my former self. | Wed Jun 08 1988 15:15 | 6 |
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I don't know of a meeting, but check the White Pages under Overeaters
Anonymous, there is a listing for them in many cities in the US.
--- Neal
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| 299.2 | The feeling youget is great! | SMAUG::MICOZZI | | Thu Jun 09 1988 06:36 | 13 |
| For a number of reasons and excuses I put on 100 pounds in four
years. I knew I had to loose weight but I couldn't get myself going.
The week before Thanksgiving two years ago I realized that if I
went through another holiday season eating like a pig I would put
on at least ten pounds. It was time for me to gain control of myself.
Also, a guy at work said to me "You would be very pretty if you
weren't so heavy". I thought to myself, "I wonder if my husband
feels the same way". 80lbs. later, I feel like a pretty woman. Get
on a weight program and stick to it, the feeling you get can't be
beat.
Donna Micozzi
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| 299.3 | Work for better, instead of best | ATSE::KASPER | Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? | Thu Jun 09 1988 09:55 | 21 |
| I can sympathize with .0, but unfortunately I haven't figured out a way
to trigger the motivation. I have tried. I've made resolutions, and
I've sometimes stuck with them for a while. Having something click,
though, is a personal thing, and it has to come from inside.
Since you have a specific occasion to work for, I'd focus on that.
Don't worry about how much you can lose by the wedding; 50 lbs is
almost certainly unrealistic. Instead, resolve to lose as much as you
can. Aim for an average 1-2 lb/week - that's a healthy, maintainable
loss (the first week may be more, but it should steady out). If you
lose 20, that's great. Guaranteed people will comment at the wedding
on how good you look; they won't be saying "she only lost part of the
weight; what a slug!" If you lose 10, that's okay too - it's the
direction that counts. As long as you are losing, eventually you'll
reach goal.
Take it one day at a time, and don't expect yourself to be a saint!
Good luck,
Beverly
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| 299.4 | On motivation... | JJM::ASBURY | | Thu Jun 09 1988 10:30 | 30 |
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re: .3
>Take it one day at a time, and don't expect yourself to be a saint!
Beverly,
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I needed very much to hear this
today.
re: .0
About motivation. I think it is an on-going thing. It is for me,
anyway. In fact, earlier this morning, I was on the phone with
my friend Sara who joined Weight Watcher's at the same time I
did. We were discussing this very same problem. Haven't come up
with any great solutions, yet.
I think that at some point finally losing the weight must become
more important to you than anything else. More important than
enjoying that cake. (Or whatever.) more important than any
immediate gratification. At that point, the weight will come off.
Good luck.
-Amy.
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| 299.5 | My experiences. | QBUS::WOOD | | Thu Jun 09 1988 15:17 | 16 |
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I think Amy hit it right on the head. The weightloss has to become
a priority in your life. For me it took a combination of things:
1. Turning 40. Something about that made me realize I didn't
want to be overweight for the next 40 years!
2. Back problems that my chiropractor and I felt would be
alleviated with a loss of weight.
3. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome which also would be less of a problem
with less fat in my body and diet.
4. Realizing that food was a problem for me and that the only
way of overcoming it was to get my eating under control.
Good luck!
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| 299.6 | My motivation for losing weight was... | SRFSUP::TERASHITA | California Native | Tue Jun 14 1988 13:22 | 9 |
| ...hearing from my orthopedic surgeon that I will need joint
replacement surgery sometime within the next 3 years and, not only
can we postpone it for a while if I weigh less, but the less I weigh
when the surgery is done, the better the outlook for recovery.
Now THAT'S motivation!
Lynn
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| 299.7 | diets | CLEVER::SULLIVAN | | Thu Jun 23 1988 08:27 | 14 |
| I feel that motivation is something within all of us, something
triggers it on and of, could be an insult or a compliment, it is
such an individual thing. We can only find it within ourselves.
I get it, I lose it, it is never consistant. What ever the click
was it went of in my a little over a year ago, I do wonder away
from program, but seem to regain my motivation back before much
damage it done, it did take 47 years to get it, some people are
17 some are 70, it all depends on the individual. I do not think
all the diets in the world work, w.w., diet work shop or o.a. unless
the state of mind is to lose all the weight. Good luck, I am sure
you will suceed. Re the 50 pounds, it could be 180, every thing
is relative.
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