Tammi, I didn't see your original post, but my screen name is from this organization: http://www.bengalbelles.org/bethbuchall said:
(I really am grateful, it was just fun to try and dote about the movie and how much we do love it without letting them know we've already watched in on DVD a few times! 
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tink2020 said:Well, it sounds to me like you are in a VERY good place to start. What a great line "I failed, but I am NOT a failure". I think it's safe to assume that any one of us who has 'dieted' in one form or another has failed, as in not stuck with it perfectly. But you are definitely not a failure. I'm glad you know that, because we all know that
Hop on over to the weight loss accountability thread if you'd like as well... we try and keep each other on track, but are also there to keep gently pushing when we DO step off track (more often lately for some of us)
Good luck in this journey, and just keep picking yourself up by your bootstraps from whatever point you find yourself -- steps in the right direction are DEFINITELY better than no steps at all!
Tammi67 said:Beth - You have by no means failed yourself. Failing would be not realizing that you need to get yourself back on track and doing nothing about it. You have taken the first step toward succeeding! You can do it again! We are all behind you for motivation and support!
bethbuchall said:
) that can remind us that that is simply not true. Hang in there!tink2020 said:Well you didn't mention the kiss!
But still, as hard as it may be, I suppose you shouldn't say anything.
itdjbw said:
Sounds like a good fare to me & if I could I would be on it. 
Oh Beth good luck with your weight loss. you are not a failure.bethbuchall said:But I bet a lot less worn out than you would have been a year ago!
Glynis, you (and Elin and Julie) have inspired me to get back on track with my eating and exercising. Now, I just started Monday, so it's not like I've done much yet.
I may have already shared this story. If so, shake your head at my turning into my grandfather and skip on. I have been overweight my entire adult life. Actually, that is an understatement. I think the term "morbidly obese" describes most of my life. In September 2001, I started going to Weight Watchers. In a year, I lost more than 100 pounds! I was down to a size 6-8. I ate very healthy foods and exercised (even started running). Fast forward to now, and I have re-gained most of the weight I lost, I eat terribly, and I am extremely out of shape. I have felt like such a failure for so long. Even when I was at my lowest weight, and everyone was telling me that I looked great, all I could focus on was the fact that I wasn't low enough to be at the top of the Weight Watcher range for my height. I thought I'd made a lifestyle change, but slowly I slipped back into my old lifestyle. I can't believe that I allowed myself to regain so much weight. I feel stupid and foolish and like a failure. I keep thinking that I'm going to be so fat when we go to Disney this summer no matter what I do. Well, it's time to turn that around. I can wallow in my failure and keep myself miserable, or I can pull myself up by my bootstraps (is that a new phrase to you, Clare?) and get back to where I was. I have three choices for our Disney trip: I can be this weight, I can be even heavier, or I can be at least a little lighter. That last option is definitely the best! Also, this time I'll take a size 6-8 and not worry about what Weight Watchers says that I should weigh. It's going to be a long journey, but I've done it before, and I can do it again.
Why am I sharing all of this with you? Because I need to get it all out in the open. I need to admit that I failed but also tell myself that I am not a failure. Because it's the first step to getting myself back in line and will give me accountability. Because I feel like you are family.
Beth
I feel them same as you..how the heck did I get here again!? 
Now our August trip is coming up & I don't want to be overweight walking around Disney in the August heat so I have decided to get back to WW's & begin again. I have lost 7 lbs since the beginning of April so that is a good motivator.
Beth, you've done it once and I know you can do it again! You'll get lots of support herebethbuchall said:But I bet a lot less worn out than you would have been a year ago!
Glynis, you (and Elin and Julie) have inspired me to get back on track with my eating and exercising. Now, I just started Monday, so it's not like I've done much yet.
I may have already shared this story. If so, shake your head at my turning into my grandfather and skip on. I have been overweight my entire adult life. Actually, that is an understatement. I think the term "morbidly obese" describes most of my life. In September 2001, I started going to Weight Watchers. In a year, I lost more than 100 pounds! I was down to a size 6-8. I ate very healthy foods and exercised (even started running). Fast forward to now, and I have re-gained most of the weight I lost, I eat terribly, and I am extremely out of shape. I have felt like such a failure for so long. Even when I was at my lowest weight, and everyone was telling me that I looked great, all I could focus on was the fact that I wasn't low enough to be at the top of the Weight Watcher range for my height. I thought I'd made a lifestyle change, but slowly I slipped back into my old lifestyle. I can't believe that I allowed myself to regain so much weight. I feel stupid and foolish and like a failure. I keep thinking that I'm going to be so fat when we go to Disney this summer no matter what I do. Well, it's time to turn that around. I can wallow in my failure and keep myself miserable, or I can pull myself up by my bootstraps (is that a new phrase to you, Clare?) and get back to where I was. I have three choices for our Disney trip: I can be this weight, I can be even heavier, or I can be at least a little lighter. That last option is definitely the best! Also, this time I'll take a size 6-8 and not worry about what Weight Watchers says that I should weigh. It's going to be a long journey, but I've done it before, and I can do it again.
Why am I sharing all of this with you? Because I need to get it all out in the open. I need to admit that I failed but also tell myself that I am not a failure. Because it's the first step to getting myself back in line and will give me accountability. Because I feel like you are family.
Beth
