If you never read another piece of unsolicited advice, please read this one.

Thank you!  "I CAN do hard this and I WILL do hard things."  Very well said.  You have a career ahead of you as an inspirational speaker.

Excellent post!

This was wonderful to read.  Life has had me so busy lately that i have not had time to come here and read much or post much, so this is one of the first things of length i have read in a couple of months.

EXCELLENT points.  Very uplifiting!  Especially on days when you don't feel so hot, or do not have the motivation to stick to the rules of both eating and exercise.

Thank you for this. I'm struggling and your words helped.

Your posts help far more than you will ever know..
I think you are an  inspiration for so many more than you will ever know.
Love that you share so much - good and pain, pain and wow's.
Sheri

Thanks Shari! as always your wisdom and advice is always on time. Have you ever thought about writing a book. I think you would be great.

Thank you!  After all this time, and especially right now, I needed to hear this.

Thank you Shari - I needed this today

Needs to be in my Binder.

thanks for this!

I found it!!! I came a long long way to get here...to find this post.  Pamelot quoted you on her blog and I wanted to do a segment on the WLS News on the Weight Loss Surgery Channel on that post....one of the most brilliant I've seen.  I've been around on OH since 2001, RNY (successful) and been doing advocate work here ever since.  Now I'm feeling really stupid not to have been hanging out HERE!  I am active on my Texas state board and try my best to contribute to the main board and I have a little OH board of my own but WOW you are brilliant and it looks like you have a lot of company.  Can I come and play too???  Anyway, it will be up on Friday morning and I'll drop by to provide a link.  Miss Shari, you are wise beyond your surgery years girlfriend.  You're awesome!!!
hugs, Y