Trying Again....and again...

[Janet]

Youre beautiful, still don't look like you are over 200 lbs. it's a great picture of you both.

[judy]

Betsi, you carry yourself well! You sure don't look like 200 pounds! It is so good to be tall! You are really a beautiful woman!

Keep it going Janet! You are doing great!


Diana, maybe you should read the book again. Diabetes is so hard!

I have been ping ponging about 4 pounds lately. I decided that I am going on a more satisfying diet. I have a 100 calorie bagel and a piece of fruit for lunch, and maybe another piece of fruit during the day. I have been eating candy, candy and more candy! I think I'm carb starved! I think I only want to lose about 5 pounds, but maintaining it is so hard! I am very small, so it really shows in my stomach. (5'1" on a good day).

[gja1000]

I'm right there with you Judy on being short. I'm 5'2" on a good day. I feel your pain, 5 lbs is a jeans size for me.

The ONLY good thing about all this with Gary is that I can't eat when I am upset, so I have lost 6 lbs in the last 2 weeks. I have to force myself to eat and I can eat very little at a time. It feels like there's a big lump in my throat all the time and my stomach feels upset. I feel like I could throw up and it's hard to swallow food. There is a silver lining though, I can eat whatever I want because I can only eat a few bites of it. I'm trying to eat healthy though, I can't get sick from lack of nutrition.

[Blueyes]

Oh Gayle, that's such a sad way to lose weight I eat everything in sight when I'm stressed, which is what happened after my kids left. I know I do this, but I can't seem to control it.

BTW.. I weigh wayyy over 200. I can't believe I just put that in writing

[DianaB]

I know how you feel, Betsi. I don't like to talk or write what my weight is either.

Betsi, I started to write this yesterday and ended up losing it......but I think you're very beautiful and you don't look too heavy. I'm sure having the extra inches in height helps a lot.......if I could just grow 4 more inches maybe I'd look a lot better too!!! I'm 5' 4"......way too short for my weight.......maybe if I were 6'4"!!!! Of course then I'd have trouble finding clothes to fit!!! But I'd look skinny!!!

[Blueyes]

Y'all are so sweet, thank you!! Diana, you crack me up! I have a lot of saggy, baggy skin on my body, and I really think it's from losing and gaining large amounts of weight through the years. I inherited my aunts ugly legs...what I would give for ankles...Anyway, they get me where I want to go so I try not to complain I always thought it was so unfair because my brothers have great legs and I got the ugly ones, lol!!

[DianaB]

I don't like my legs either.....they are heavy and my ankles are thick!! Arms are flabby!!! It's not a pretty picture!! Don't even try to imagine it!!! The sad part is that I was 105 before I got pregnant. My Mom and Dad were both small people and my brother is too. I would love to get under 200 lbs. I'm trying but still have about 25 more to go to get there.