This looked like fun, so I 'stole' it...
This is another 'getting to know each other' thread. I look forward to getting to know you as you answer the questions.
Barb
1. How many cities have you lived in? List them in order, if you can keep track! Lol!
2. What was your most successful diet plan that you followed when you were a normie, and how much did you lose, oh and how long did it stay off? (And if you are a normie, which diet has worked best for you in your efforts to lose?)
3. What's your favorite thing to do to get yourself in a good mood?
4. If you were another person, would you want to be friends with you?
5. Besides people, name one thing that you don't think you could live without.
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
1. How many cities have you lived in? List them in order, if you can keep track! Lol!
I have lived in 12 cities.
San Antonio, TX, Harlengin TX, Karamursel Turkey, San Antonio TX, Denver CO, Aurora CO, Patrick AFB, FL, Satelite Beach FL, Moffet Field NAS CA, Sunnyvale CA, San Jose CA, Raleigh NC2. What was your most successful diet plan that you followed when you were a normie, and how much did you lose, oh and how long did it stay off? (And if you are a normie, which diet has worked best for you in your efforts to lose?)
I guess that depends on how you define success? Does that mean the one I lost the most weight with or the one where I kept the most off?
I lost the most weight, about 60 lbs when Ben and I were first married and POOR. We couldn't afford much food and decided it was a good time to 'diet.' I went on a modified version of the 'cabbage soup' diet and lost the 60 lbs.
I kept the most off for the longest period of time with weigh****chers when I lost about 45 lbs and kept it off for about a year before I regained it and then some.
3. What's your favorite thing to do to get yourself in a good mood?
I guess I love to pamper me... a hot bath, a pedicure, etc... Otherwise, I like spending time with or talking to friends or a great movie
If all else fails put on the music and DANCE!
4. If you were another person, would you want to be friends with you?
In general I would say yes... I think I'm a thoughtful, considerate friend. But, I can be difficult when I'm suffering from a bout of depression because I tend to withdraw and might not respond as you would like me to when I'm struggling.
5. Besides people, name one thing that you don't think you could live without.
My laptop! It's my connection to my friends, family and the world.
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
1. Huffman, Humble, Spring, Ganado, Edna, Jacksonville, and now Houston. All cities are in Texas but Jacksonville.
2. Havent really had a successful diet plan but when all I ate was grapes and worked 12 hour shifts. (didnt have time to eat). Lost 25 pounds but came back on once I started to eat moreand work less!
3. I love to make my daughter laugh. She has a contagious laugh that always puts me in a good mood.
4. I would love to be my friend.
5. I couldnt live without my camera. I love taking pictures.
2. What was your most successful diet plan that you followed when you were a normie, and how much did you lose, oh and how long did it stay off? I've always been big. I did do Weigh****chers a few times. 40 lbs was the biggest loss but that was around the time that I also had my hysterectomy so I can't say that WW was a success. I did have to follow Adkins prior to surgery and that got about 10 lbs off.
3. What's your favorite thing to do to get yourself in a good mood? Laugh. Used to it would be by watching my kids do silly stuff. Last night, David & I watched the Bucket List and well - I cried like a baby. I thought there's no way I can end my day on such a down note so after we talked (hours - about deep stuff) we found an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos and ended up with one of the list items - laugh til you cry.
4. If you were another person, would you want to be friends with you? Yes - if for no other reason than my laughter is contagious.
5. Besides people, name one thing that you don't think you could live without. The first thing that comes to my mind is my black lab - Gus. He's been with me for 10 years but I do know that there will come aday when he's no longer physically here. So the adult thought out answer is- my faith. There have been times in my life where it's waivered but it has never failed me. Trust me when I say it's seen me through plenty of heartaches
Thanks Barb for sharing this one. I guess it's because of that dang Movie last night but I've been pretty quiet and reflective today so the timing for it was perfect. The girls at work all think that something is wrong because I haven't had a "Quiet" Day in a really long time.
- Iris
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Highest Surgery Lowest Current
314.5 294 208 258.4
I lost 94 lbs on Atkins and 83lbs on weigh****chers. Many other diets with varying amounts of weightloss.
Any craft and rideing horses also guarrentee a smile.
Yes, I'm a little off the wall but not dull.
I could not live without my family but the next thing would be laughter.
2. Weigh****chers - I lost about 70 pounds many years ago and kept it off for about 2 years. Pregnancies and life happened and POOF! it was back on.
3. I love to laugh - radio dj's; comedians, funny movies, sitcoms, etc.... I'm an equal opportunity laugher.
4. I would definitely be my friend - I think I'm very funny and I do love to laugh.
5. Google - I don't know what I would do if I couldn't Google!!! I would be so lost!
2.My most successful diet when I was a normie was the 'Doctor's Diet Program". I lost aroudn 60 or 70 lbs I think.. It didn't stay off long. It was a VERY low carb diet. Right after I lost all of the way I started having all kinds of issues and was disgnosed with Diabetes... and it all came back pretty quickly.
3.My favorite thing to do is to play the piano, but I also like to watch a good romantic comedy movie.
4.Most definitely I'l like to be freidns with me... I'm a CATCH (LOL)
5. I could not live without JESUS. I couldn't live without my sweet doggie. and I couldn't live wihtout my computer. I've reconnected with too many of my old friends, and amde too many new friends. I don't want to ever lose them.
Connie B / Irving TX 
Card made by Jazelle
I have lived in Hamlet, NC.. Greensboro, NC and Wadesboro, NC. So THREE.
2. What was your most successful diet plan that you followed when you were a normie, and how much did you lose, oh and how long did it stay off? (And if you are a normie, which diet has worked best for you in your efforts to lose?)
Okay.. most successful diet plan was Atkins. I lost 75 pounds and it stayed off about 5 minutes. LOL
3. What's your favorite thing to do to get yourself in a good mood?
Listening to Lecrae or Natalie Grant..
4. If you were another person, would you want to be friends with you?
I would hope so.
5. Besides people, name one thing that you don't think you could live without.
My faith.. My Bible.. and MY RNY!!!
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