BEEN M.I.A.

Hi All, I've been missing in action, but I am back. Just a little update. I had my best friend visiting from California. She was here for 11 days. We've been best buddies since we were 12 yrs old. It was a great visit, and she was so excited to see my success. She was here for my surgery, so 8 months later, she was pleased to see my success. Unfortunately, another good friend of mine lost her mom to a rough battle with cancer. My friend is a nurse, so I think it made it even more difficult for her to lose her mom because nurses are used to saving lives. So, in the middle of my visit with my friend, we attended the wake and funeral and helped prepare a meal for the family afterward. My friend from California is also friends with my friend who lost her mom, so it was a good support system for her. Anyway, the good news is, I've been exercising every day...doing Walk Away the Pounds 2 mile brisk walk (sometimes 2x a day) with my friend, Dorothy, and have finally dropped some weight. I'm down 64-65 lbs. depending on when I weigh my self...feeling great, and now my "new" clothes are getting big So we did a "little" shopping...NOT....we did "ALOT" of shopping It's been a wild 2 weeks, but it was a lesson. I missed you all on the boards, and unfortunately, I missed support group this month...but I'll be back soooooon! Thanks for listening. Love you all! xoxoxox JA

JA, Glad you are back. I too missed the support group. I have been working and i was in MASS for four days this week for work. Made it hard to eat, because i always seem to make bad choices when i go out, but i have made it through it. I think i am losing on a very slow scale too, which is driving me nuts. makes me think am i doing this right..blah blah. I guess having a scale at home that doesnt work well doesnt help either. Maybe when the weather is better, we can get together to walk outside. I will have to purchase the walk away the pounds dvd so that i can do the same. I am not exercising and this is not a good thing. I think i am down about 50 lbs total..which i know is pretty good, and wouldnt have happened without this surgery, but like you, i get discouraged too. Glad to see you had a great time with your bestest friend. SOrry to hear about youir friend's mom. Hope to see you at the next meeting. Deanna

Deanna, Thanks for all your support. You are doing an awesome job! 50 lbs is terrific Anytime you want to walk, give me a shout! I walked all over today and then did my walk away the lbs video. Miss ya. JA

Hi JA Sounds like a fun week with your friend! She must be so proud of you..you have done so well. Great exercising! Keep up the good work! XO Joanie

Thanks Joanie! I love this video! Did I say that??? xo JA

JA: Glad to see you back!!! I missed seeing you at the last Yale meeting. Sorry to hear about your friend's mom. It was great that you and your friend were there for her though. Sounds like you are doing well with the exercise & weightloss!!! Hope to see you soon. Chryssie

Hi Chryssie, How are you?? Thanks for all your kind words! I hated missing our meeting...boy I can't wait until next month! Hope all is well with you! xo JA