Thank You for Sharing Ham...

Hi Family,

As I read Ham's Sunday lesson I can not help to be reminded of a few of my own self help groups of the past.
I 1986 following a Christmas at Disneyworld, I made a major commitment that come January 1987 I would commit myself to find the money , investing in help for ME. I joined Weight Loss Clinic with a vow to myself to lose 60 lbs. by my 40th birthday in June. It meant saying no thank you a lot, sometimes at work the cake was waved in front of my face, I stuck to my guns NO was the answer. I stayed strong and drank my lemon juice faithfully for 6 months. I got down to 135 lbs. by my birthday, then I had cake.
I had changed, the word NO became a big part of my vocabulary especially pertaining to food and alcohol. People see you in a different light, no matter I had energy, was proud of my new body, so much so that we installed a hot tub to soak that new body, show it off.
So I quess now that we're in that mode again we need to decide why are we doing this anyways. For me personally, now that I am officially recognized as a senior (early pension) I need to remain strong and healthy, so as to enjoy all these little kiddies in our famillies. Hard to keep up with all that excess weight! I know of what I speak.
Four years ago I found myself once again trying to find help to lose the weight. After a few months of Weight Watchers I chose to go the less costly route Over Eaters Anonymous which met out of a church in Burlington. It was not a religious group simply people who all had the same problem, we love food too much. I believe this small group really connected with each other,we each brought something to the table to share. We brought compassion , understanding and respect for each other, finding answers to the WHY's. Many WHY's had never been recognized by many, we were each others sounding boards, no judgements.
There were no scales no weigh ins that was up to you in private. For myself I did lose 10 lbs. and kept it off however once real life through a few more rough shots thrown in my direction, I deviated from the group.
Perhaps I'll try and find such a group here in St.Catharines to help me continue my quest to lose steadily and healthily. We helped each other, as I'm sure is the case with Ham's group too.
Also tried Curves 3 years ago that was fun dancing on 18 pieces of equipment for 1 min. each. That was variety workout. Fun!
There are still disappointments in life, we can not change all things sometimes, so it is better to just accept.Life just isn't perfect sometimes.Wouldn't it be boring if it were?
All in all I'm getting on the mend, chosing to start walking more, more like shuffling at times, continue to eat healthy, and if I slip, get back on my horse the next day. The horse that says NO THANKS. Someday I'll be on a pony again, but not in the very near future, it will take time!

Enjoy your weeks, an don't be too hard on yourselves. See you all soon!
Love Birgie