A musical reminder for Monday or Tuesday or whatever

[nativetxn]

This is a new week on WISH. For some of us it is the beginning of a new diet week. I just wanted to take a minute to remind you all that your participation here on WISH is so important. It helps you and it <b>really</b> helps me.

As hokey as it may sound you truly are the wind beneath my wings. Everytime time you offer encouragement to another WISHer, everytime you ask for emotional support, everytime you share a recipe you help everyone on this board. You help <i>me</i> a lot.

I come to WISH and I find inspiration, motivation, laughter and most of all I find friendship. Never doubt the importance of your contribution. Each and every one of you is special to me and everyone else. We are a team. I think we are all rather like members of a military unit. All of us are individuals yet we all have the same goal. We will be victorious too. We will do this together and we will form strong bonds of friendship doing it.

For those of you who think, she isn't talking about me I only post once a week on the check in thread, you are wrong. Seeing the weekly check in thread is very empowering to me, seeing your success (or lack of success) each week allows me to acknowledge my own weaknesses and strengths. It offers me a chance to reach out to someone else and offer help or congratulations or a smile.

For those of you who think, she isn't talking about me I just now took the challenge, I haven't posted very much yet, you are wrong. Just seeing a new name on the DIS challenge thread motivates me. It tells me that there is a new WISHer who will be here on WISH to help if I ask, to make me smile or laugh and someone who cares.

For you lurkers who think, she isn't talking about me, I never took the challenge, I only read, I never post, you're wrong too. You help me too because <i>I know you're out there</i>. We WISHers help people everyday and we don't even realize it because we don't know who is reading. I never give up hope that one of these days you will overcome your shyness and join in with the fun, here on WISH.

You really <b>are</b> the wind beneath my wings, everyone of you. We keep each other flying, don't we?

If any of you have a friend or acquaintance who may have taken the WISH challenge but hasn't visited WISH in a long time, send them a private message with a link to this post. Tell them to get their butts over here to WISH. You see, I have very big wings, still, and I need lots and lots of wind

Katholyn

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[tlgoblue]

Hi Kath!

Thanks for the inspiring words!

Keep the Faith!
Tracy

 

[TCKK]

Thanks for all the hope and encouragement you give to us

 

[DiznEeyore]

Katholyn, thank *you* for all the encouragement and love you give to all of us in your thoughtful posts!

 

[Beanie]

Kath, what a lovely post! Such inspiration and love in each word! Thank you so much, this is one of my favorite songs and this post has me with a few tears (of course that may be from our recent phone conversation)...Hugs Kath, you truly are the wind beneath <b>my</b> wings!!

 

[ohMom]

i love this song too! not a dry eye in this pc

Katholyn - you glue our board together with your compassion, thank you thank you!

remember you can also reach out when you're feeling blue - though we love your inspiration - we all need a shoulder sometimes

This board has really put a realistic outlook in my weight loss journey - this time I WON'T give up - and your weekly check-in words help me greatly! I always feel like you're talking to me direcltly, which I guess you are. How cool is that? How generous of you!

 

[lmhall2000]

Some people call them goose bumps but I call them chicken bumps because I've seen bumps on chickens never on a goose. That's "Taralogic" as my dh calls it- but I can't tell you how much this board and everyone's inspiring words have meant.

I've never been one to cry- I usually break down every 10 years and have a 3 day crying jag- but the past 4 years of being over 200 pounds when I worked so hard to get to 135 the FIRST time and KEPT it off for 8 years have been tough. This is the FIRST time I've "believed" and "wanted" this weight to go away- a lot of that is tied in with you guys.

If I get a craving, I come to the computer and read these posts- so if you see alot of typing from me- it's because I'm trying not to eat any leftover chocolate!! My kids loved me today because I broke our rule of no desserts until after lunch- and they got to have chocolate eggs with their cereal- the quicker they eat it the quicker it won't tempt me!

But you guys have helped immensely- and seeing the hard work of those 25+ pounder clipholders is making me realize I will do this this time- thanks again!

Tara

 

[anniet]

<font color=purple>Annie T<-------wiping a tear away....</font>


<font size=20><font color=purple>This is the BEST Board EVER!!!!</font></font>

 

[blanq]

I am INSPIRED! Thanks Katholyn! I so agree with you that every post, and every word, from every WISHER, is motivating and helpful. I love spending some time here everyday, but still can't read everything, and respond to everyone, like I would like to. When I want to eat, I come here instead.

Linda

 

[geetey]

Fabulous post, Katholyn!! You continue to inspire all of us. THANK YOU!!!!

AnnieT is right ...... this IS the best board!!

Tara, you can do it!! THIS time you are doing it for Y O U and that makes all of the difference in the world!

What a great bunch of losers.

 

[karebear1]

thanks Katholyn.

 

[nativetxn]

I know it's Tuesday and not Monday anymore. This is just a shameless bump of my own post for anyone who missed it yesterday

Katholyn

 

[Beanie]

I would have bumped it for you, Kath! I just love this song and reading this post!! Thanks again!