Mom of Sleepy, Bashful and BabyDoc
03-04-2004, 06:33 PM
....just got off the phone with my twin sister who lives in Atlanta, Ga.. For background: She is a size 8, blonde, green eyed, simply adorable woman. She didn't really bloom until college (her own words). She always thought I was the pretty one and watched me go on date after date while she was at home(or the dorm room). But we were never jealous or anything of each other. We are VERY close and I call her my "womb"-mate!:) I have watched her grow into an incredible woman, and very attractive. Every time I see her, she looks like she just stepped out of a magazine (my and my mother's words :) ). I COULDN'T be more proud of her.
Anyway, she calls on the phone today, and we're talking and talking, updating each other on our lives this week, and toward the end of the conversation she says, "Pammy, I have to tell you. I'm so glad you are doing well on your weight loss, because (and then she starts to sob:( ) at Christmas when I saw you...Pammy, it scared me. We've already lost Daddy ( he died 4 years ago this May) and I don't want to be on this earth without you, too (crying harder). I will do anything for you that you want. I want to help you in any way I can. I pray for you all of the time and I just want you to be healthy again."
Well, you can just imagine how hard I was crying also! I told her that I know it must be frustrating for people who love us to see us struggling with our weight (my BIL has a weight problem also). But that praying for me was the best thing she could do for me, along with her encouragement. I was so touched, I can't even tell you.
It made me think. Our husbands, our mothers, sisters, brothers, close friends.......they might not say it a lot (probably because they are afraid to bring up "that subject" for fear of embarrassing us or making us feel bad), but THEY ARE REALLY PULLING FOR US! They really want us to succeed. And I don't think it is all about our looks, either. I think that when we are severely overweight (which I am), they are genuinely concerned about our lives.....our health........and if we will be here in a couple of years!
Sorry for being so gabby, but I just got a glimpse of how much my DSis loves me and how much she wants me to succeed.
I know in today's psychology, it is common to hear,"Do it for you, do it for yourself". And to a certain extent, that is true. I want to be thin and healthy more than ANYONE! BUT, I know that I am doing this for my twin, my husband, my children, my mother because let me tell you.... when I am at a healthy weight again, THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONES TO CELEBRATE WITH ME.....and I CAN'T WAIT!::yes::
Anyway, she calls on the phone today, and we're talking and talking, updating each other on our lives this week, and toward the end of the conversation she says, "Pammy, I have to tell you. I'm so glad you are doing well on your weight loss, because (and then she starts to sob:( ) at Christmas when I saw you...Pammy, it scared me. We've already lost Daddy ( he died 4 years ago this May) and I don't want to be on this earth without you, too (crying harder). I will do anything for you that you want. I want to help you in any way I can. I pray for you all of the time and I just want you to be healthy again."
Well, you can just imagine how hard I was crying also! I told her that I know it must be frustrating for people who love us to see us struggling with our weight (my BIL has a weight problem also). But that praying for me was the best thing she could do for me, along with her encouragement. I was so touched, I can't even tell you.
It made me think. Our husbands, our mothers, sisters, brothers, close friends.......they might not say it a lot (probably because they are afraid to bring up "that subject" for fear of embarrassing us or making us feel bad), but THEY ARE REALLY PULLING FOR US! They really want us to succeed. And I don't think it is all about our looks, either. I think that when we are severely overweight (which I am), they are genuinely concerned about our lives.....our health........and if we will be here in a couple of years!
Sorry for being so gabby, but I just got a glimpse of how much my DSis loves me and how much she wants me to succeed.
I know in today's psychology, it is common to hear,"Do it for you, do it for yourself". And to a certain extent, that is true. I want to be thin and healthy more than ANYONE! BUT, I know that I am doing this for my twin, my husband, my children, my mother because let me tell you.... when I am at a healthy weight again, THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONES TO CELEBRATE WITH ME.....and I CAN'T WAIT!::yes::