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Ansious? Maybee,,, frustrated?????? Scared?????????? I hope I can know what's going wrong with me? I'm getting scared I gained over 6 pounds back . How????? I'm going thru alot of stress in my life. Grown kids giving problems to mom. Ex-boyfriend asking for a chance, hard winter that doesn't want to go. I can't say what the heck to do with my emotions. Feeling depress is the worst thing, taking sleeping pills isn't he best either but I need some sleep. Sorry for comimg here to exposs everything but thanks to all my bodies here. Keep me im your prayers hoping to lose that %%%% 6 pounds out again . I want to go to down to 175 but now I'm over again 20 from my goal.

Yvette, First of all, let me tell you that your new pictures are beautiful. You look wonderful. The weigt gain probably is from stress eating. I've had a very rough couple of months and I've put on a few pounds myself. Probably from not eating right and not getting enough exercise while I'm trying to take care of everything. I imagine the same thing is true for you. I had a long talk with myself yesterday and decided that I wasn't being a good parent to me. Mike and Reenie warn me all the time, but I don't take good enough care of myself. I don't get enough sleep. I don't eat balaced meals. I don't take enough time for me. I would guess the same is probably tue for you. Let's make a deal... This week, I promise to treat myself as if I was my own kid. I'll send myself to bed on time. I'll fix myself healthy food, just like I would for my child. I won't let myself hang out with the wrong people. I'll find someone to share my problems with if I need to. Want to try it with me? Let's check back this week and see how we're doing. Hugs, Connie

I can certainly relate to how you're feeling. Today I start back to work, after being home for a long time. In recent months, I lost my dad, lost a job, moved, and my daughter left for college. STRESS!! Staying home did not help my weight, but today I am getting back to my old ways. I already packed my lunch---2 protein bars for snacks and cottage cheese and low carb yogurt for lunch. Now that I'm making money again I can look into joining a gym. I also put on about 10 pounds about a year ago from being home, but I did stabilize. I'd like to take off that 10 and I WILL DO IT! Take care, chin up and you look fantastic! Joanie

No matter what, dear, sweet, Yvette, you can always count on our being here for you. I love Connie's idea - view yourself as a child that needs tender loving care and extra attention right now. Take care of yourself the way you would take care of a child, someone who depends on you to do all the right things so that she can grow up healthy and beautiful and strong. You've done so well and you can turn this around - just tell yourself you need to come first right now, this week - and then go about doing the things you need to do to take the best care of yourself possible. And check in later this week to let us know how it's going for you. As a fellow New Englander, I am sick to death of this winter as well but spring is well on its way - heading close to 70 on Saturday! See, nothing lasts forever - the good or the bad of living! We just have to figure out how to ride through the bad, and enjoy the HELL out of the good! Peace to you, sweetheart. Love, M.

Thanks to all of you , you all my sweeties. It's true "STRESS" is killing me. I'm going thru alot of things at the same time . It's true I must try to go back to track , watching my diet carefully. You can't get out of focus because you will pay alot. God bless you all. Thank you , Thank you.