the journey

this journey is about winning......it does'nt happen overnight nor does it happen everyday. It is about overcoming your weaknesses, the tool (pouch) will only get you so far.....you have to take back your life!!!!!! you need to break the cycle with food....end that comforting relationship which we have cherished.....you will grieve, you be afaird, your emotions will be all about you....working overtime as you try to cope with the loss of food. food is our friend, our enemy....that relationship is so powerful it will seem impossible to break......the best thing about this we know our weakness, how many people go through life and do not know their weaknesses or recognize their failures....alot more than we think, we have identified the enemy and being here means you are taking the steps to beat it and learn to have a normal relationship with food...do not fear if you are struggling....if head hunger is crushing you....all these things will end as you overcome them one at a time....time is our friend....time is where we will turn our weaknesses into strength......the journey is about education...learning about you and what you are capable of...you will see a new person emerge.....the strength you found hard to find in the early moments you look back and see their was strength there, you just were unable to recognize it....find the achievements you are making in this journey.....you might not see it in the mirror as easily as you will see it within you if you really look.....it is not always in the scale or in the numbers.....it is inside you...if you fail to see it you are missing so much, it is so important...it is the true victory in the journey.....winning is walking that first block.....winning is about wearing that old pair of pants that did'nt fit....winning is about looking out the window and seeing yourself at goal.....winning is about you and how you percieve yourself...if you can see that you are winning....the journey provides the hurdles that we need to jump....the hills we need to climb....it is full of fustration and pain at times and their is no way around those times....it is overcoming those times that we find success.

Tom.,....You are soooooo inspirational!!! I always read your posts and start to think positively. I am still in the early stages of this journey...waiting for a consultation with Dr. Wynn. I can't wait!! Thanks for writing such great thoughts down on paper for everyone to share! Take care...shaughnessy

Tom, Thanks for putting into words what all of us are thinking and going through. Ellen

Great post! Glad to have you here as support. Debbie

I agree! Thank you!!!! Dana

Tom, You are coming up with some great stuff. So glad you check in with us Delawareans! Love, Kathleen