What exactly inspired you?

[house_of_princesses]

finally got me into gear. I was starting to think obsessively about food, trying NOT to eat it. Not to grab the snack, eat all the Freedom Fries on the plate. I was always looking around me, was I the heaviest one in the room? Usually, yes. Then I saw pics of myself while at WDW last October. I looked to Mr. Atkins, but I didn't feel well and knew I'd needed something else. I wanted to change my lifestyle now, and for good. I looked to WW, thanks to a friend of mine from Karate. That was so hard for me!! To admit I needed outside help! In my mind, I should have been able to do this on my own (and with my God). Wasn't happenin'. So, I started going to the meetings. I feel like I'm out of the closet! And then I found all of you, and you keep me going in between WW meetings. I'm just grinnin' ear to ear, from sharing with all of you!

 

[Lynn CC]

I remember! It was on March 20...when I went into the kitchen on the morning of our 21st Anniversary,there sitting on the counter,were two pretty boxes with bows from Talbots. DH bought me two outfits for this Spring and they were size 12 (uggh). I tried them on and they were tight. That is the largest I've ever been. So I was feeling really down about my weight and I was on the Community Board (instead of excercising)and WISH was mentioned, so I thought I'd pop over....(I lurked)
It's been like a bunch of buddies holding my hand, every step I've taken to get me motivated and to help me through the tough times I've had since I started Atkins on April 1.

I'm down to a size 10 (which happened rather quickly) now the 10's are getting loose. My goal is to be a size 8 by the end of May.
Sorry this is so long, but I feel if I type it again, it just makes me stick to my plan and I know someone is truly interested to read this.

Thanks fellow WISHers

 

[Desiree]

Well the first is rather silly. Last Saturday I took Dev to see "Bend It Like Beckham" and "What A Girl Wants". While sitting through BILB, I sat there thinking that I used to be lean and athletic and how much I wanted to get there and be that person again. I saw the girls on the movie working out and just having fun and I really wanted to be doing that too!

Secondly, I discovered WISH just this week and already I firmly feel that this time will be different. I've tried dieting before and have managed to shed some weight, but I always manage to put it back on. I am determined now. And I have the support of you guys to back me up!

I can do this! We <B>ALL</B> can do this!!!!!!!!!!

 

[nativetxn]

You are so right, Des, we all <b>can</b> do this! What is amazing to me is the sheer number of people in this support group on different types of eating plans, some with lots of weight to lose (like me) some with just a little bit to lose, and we are all doing this <b>together</b>. The people here on WISH are the magical ingredient that makes WISH such a help to me.

What was my turning point? Well, there were a couple of them. It's sort of a long story (like I am capable of telling a short story ).

First, I saw photographs of myself at DISCON. Talk about embarrassing. I felt like I might just as well go ahead and change my user name from nativetxn to YES I'M OLD AND FAT SO GET OVER IT. Then my mother became very ill and was diagnosed with stomach cancer and had her stomach removed. My sister flew up to Michigan for this, it was Christmas Eve, I'll never forget it.

At any rate, my sister is about 4 inches taller than I am and about 60 pounds lighter than I am but she wanted to lose weight and wanted me to do it with her. She wanted to do Atkins and I gave her the same response a lot of people give <i>me</i> about that way of eating. I said, "Atkins will kill you." LOL, it's hard to believe that now. She told me that it wouldn't kill me in 3 months so I agreed to trying it for 3 months.

I lost 18 pounds the first three weeks. Now <b>that</b> is a turning point Then in January, wovenwonder posted on the cb asking for some of us to come over here to WISH and bug Kelsie about some surprise she was cooking up. So I did, it's just so much fun to bug Kelsie

When Kels finally posted about the WISH Challenge, I sent her a pm and told her that I wanted to create a "fake" name and take the challenge. I was too embarrassed to have my other DIS pals and comoderators to know I was such a mess I thought I might have a better chance of people replying to me if they didn't know it was actually me posting. Can you believe it?

Anyway, I knew that Kelsie could check my IP if I posted on WISH and I didn't want her to bust me so I sent her the pm and told her what I wanted to do. She sent me a pm in return that basically said, "Are you nuts? Why would you want to do that?"

So, I used my real name and took the WISH challenge. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself. Everyone here is just <b>nice</b>. Everyone is encouraging and caring.

Y'all are the best bunch of <b>losers</b> I could ever hope to know. One thing I hope to do someday is to actually meet every single one of you. I'm going to start working toward that goal

I really enjoy seeing new faces here on WISH. It always means, to me, that I have a new friend. That's why I always want people to delurk, I badly want them to be my friend, too. I'll just keep working on that

If I was able to help anyone find the joy that is WISH I feel very, very proud.

Katholyn

 

[Beanie]

Kath, that is a wonderful post and truly inspiring!! I get misty just reading it!! What a terrific story about you and your sister!!

I am so glad you didn't use any other name!!

 

[KathyTX]

Originally posted by nativetxn
When Kels finally posted about the WISH Challenge, I sent her a pm and told her that I wanted to create a "fake" name and take the challenge.

You were going to join WISH undercover???

That's priceless, Katholyn! I love the user name you considered...but I like the real one better!!!

 

[nativetxn]

Kathy, I didn't know how nice everyone is here. I'm so glad I didn't use an alias