I Need Support!!!

Help! I need some kind words and support. Please read my latest entry on my page...............

Much love to you Kayla You have worked wonders with your tool. You are at a weight that I would die to be at. Groucheta turned me on to weigh****chers and it has worked great so far lost 6 pounds in one week. Maybe that is something you can do to maintain your fabulous weight. That way you can still have the foods you like just in moderation. Keep your head up you are doing fine xoxoxo Corinna

Kayla, You're right: You can do this! Allow your tool to work. Do you have a nutritionst that you can go to? Does your insurance pay for aftercare? In the program that I'm in, I can call the nut's office whenever I want, but I have to pay her when I go in. So, usually I call her. She's practically on speed dial!! And I go to support groups. It's important to be in those because it keeps you in bounds. I mean, you're allowed to make mistakes and stuff; just pick yourself up and dust off and keep on the path. I don't know what else to say. We're all here for you and we'll all offer some words of comfort and/or support. Whatever you need. Jen

Your profile says you are in a SIZE 4 jeans?!? Walk away from the scale, girl, and really look at yourself. Realize what you have accomplished and remember back to such a short time ago when size FOUR was unimaginable [frankly, I still can't imagine it, so consider yourself very very lucky]. Try not making this about the number on the scale [because even you admit to yourself that it's not a 'real' number since you go by different numbers depending on where you weigh] but how you FEEL. I think if you pay better attention to how you FEEL you will make better choices with food because you are saying in your profile that you are making yourself sick. I am a recovering bulimic and believe me, it's not just about the food, but about the emotional high I got from purging and physical 'punishment' I was doing to myself which I believed I deserved. Take some time and really think about if you are eating to self-abuse, or to fill some emotional need instead of just to nourish your body. I think a lot of us are going thru very emotional times right now, wether it be because of the holidays or adjusting to our new bodies or realizing that we still have limitations. It's so hard for me to get thru a holiday season without binging on food and alcohol. And as far as the food goes, I have certainly not been as perfect as I would like to be. I think we can all use the virtual hug and a reminder that we are human and that life is not perfect, and it's not a number on the scale that will ultimately make any of us happy. We have to find that inside ourselves, and probably, it's been there the whole time, fat or not. Don't be so hard on yourself! xosm

Hi Kayla, how are you feeling? I read your last entry on your page. I don't have any advice to offer, just wanted to know how you are doing. Elisa