Happy Anniversary to you too Bobby!  Looks like you're doing well!

Hi Everyone,

  I can't believe it has almost been 5 years already. How the time flies. I thought it was only me with the sugar addiction. But I know my limit and I can stop. I often crave something sweet after a meal,,,anyone have any ideas about why this happens? I have been maintaining my weight, I go up and down, fighting this 10 lbs like everyone else, but as long as it stays only 10 I am fine. I want to stay in my size 8 jeans...lol Glad to see everyone is doing good. yes we do need to keep in toouch more. take care everyone.
                                Linda

I know that no one really comes here any more, myself included.  I have become a slave to MySpace because I love blogging, and there are so many more readers there.

I'm trying to get myself back on track, but it's no easy task.  Right now, I have motivation again because my husband and I are trying (again) for child number 2.  The fertility treatments never did pan out, but with limited financial resources and down-to-the-minute timing, the odds always were stacked against us.  Trying naturally will most certainly give us an advantage, although if it never happens, we're fine with that.

So back to getting on track.  It need to be something for life.  Something that I can continue should I ever get pregnant, something that will keep me healthy if I don't.  Tomorrow, I'm joining the YMCA (I won a 3 month membership at a trivia benefit).  Exercise always did boost my weight loss...I just am not motivated when I'm not going to the gym regularly.  I also have a calorie tracking program in my BlackBerry, so there are no excuses for not logging intake or not knowing where I stand for the day.  My biggest hurdle will be to get away from the fast food (which is detrimental to anyone, but particularly those trying for a baby) and steering clear of processed foods.  I really need to stop shopping at the grocery store and find a good, local farmer's market.  Unfortunately, I'm a creature of convenience...

I hope everyone is doing fabulously, as we near our 6th anniversary.  I have a happy life, and though I still wear a size 20, there are really no limits on the things I want to do (although sometimes I still worry that I won't fit on a rollercoaster).  The only thing that I don't think I could do would be to turn a cartwheel...and what would I want to do that for, anyway?

Cheers!

Pamela

Denise it is SO good to hear from you!!  Guess we're doing the same dance!!   I'm about 185 lbs.  - funny, at one point I would have died if I weighed that much, now it's kind of on the low end for me.   My promise to myself is that I will never go over 200 lbs. again, and I hope to keep that promise.

I have been seeing a therapist about the sugar/white carb addiction, and I really just have to abstain and now work on acceptance that I can't have these foods.  I try and do it like AA - one day at a time.  Instead of saying I can never have sugar, I say today I choose not to have sugar.

Anyway, hang in there my friend, and please check in every now and then and I will too....

Love ya!!

 

Hi Nancy!

I've been doing my normal dance... gaining... loosing, gaining again.  It's good to see you on the board.  I too am a sugarholic, carbaholic.  As long as I stay away from that stuff, I'm good, but once I start... katybar the door I'm on a downward spiral.

I have an alcholic mentality when it comes to carbs and sugar.  I need to find a good psychologist.
Anyway.. so good to see you on the board.  I miss the July babies!

Hugs!
Denise