Quote for February 23, 2010

t takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.  ~Alan Cohen

Thanks Nessa, We can all relate to this is one way or another. We can also think positive and pray for change.

                                                                                               Julie

Change is scary.
Learning to relate to the world in a new way after we lose weight in scary
Learning to realate to food in a new way is hard and scary.


these are hard things Julie but we are STRONG and we can do hard things.

Nessa, you are oh so right. Dealing with any diet or food issue is hard. I have been trying to go by One day at a time. I try to deal with food now in a sensible way. It is so sad to think that we have to learn to deal with food in new ways since many of us thought we had dealt with food all along. I am trying to be strong and I know it is very hard to deal with the foods that tempt us.

                                                                                                   Julie

5 months out from Surgery and I still struggle with things in my head.

I eat too fast sometimes and that makes me sick...   I still WANT to eat things that I can't (and I don't eat them) but it does not mean I don't WANT them...

sadly we can't always get what we want.

Nessa, I can relate. I love breads & pasta. I am doing my best to avoid them. I must      you for trying as well.  Sometimes things look and smell so good that it is hard to leave them alone. I know you and so many others are trying and struggling everyday. We will beat this monster. I just know it will take time to refocus and adjust. Hang in there.

                                                                                                                        Julie

Good quote... dealing with change on a daily basis this past year since surgery... new foods and new places scare me - but getting past them is a good feeling!