
I can throw you a pity party, I am very good at having them myself. Sometimes we just need to feel bad about stuff in order to put it all back into perspective. And other times there is other stuff going on inside us and we need to focus on something else in order to get through it.
I can happily say I am not fat. I am now healthy.
And believe it or not; the exercise, the eating right, the having to put me to the front to do this - it all has helped put the other stuff back into line with what is reality and not how I was seeing things.
My Eldest spends more time with me now that we have to exercise together. It was really rough in the beginning, but it is a pretty good place to be right now.
Of course the down side is now I can no longer say, "Oh, if I only I was xx pounds lighter, I'd be happier." "If only I looked liked xx, I'd be happier." The happy has to come from some place else.
What ever you need, we can figure it out.
You need an exercise buddy, you got one. He's probably sleeping right now, but I bet he would be a great coach for you.
You need a nutritionist, mm2000 can help. She can be your lifeline/talk me out of this muffin girl.
You need a drill Sargent to be a pest and text you often - Nan and I can tag team.
You need a motivational speaker, we all have LindaBabe. Go read her story on the Looking to Lose. If she can do it, she knows we can do it.
You just need someone to lean on or cry to or vent to, we are all here for you.
We love you. We love you fat, skinny, sad, happy, creative, drained, mad as heck, we love you. Inside you will always be Holly, your Mother's daughter. Even when you don't see it or feel it, she is still there.
