Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hugs ! I would like to lose 40-50 pounds this year, (see what I look like when I get there) (have lost 30 something in the last year) Right now Am in the " I'm never going to find the ONE " place (if you are single you have been there) One kid just moved two hours away, another plans to move to Florida and another to Washington. And I could go on. I am with you in being the best I can be in 2009. I'm working on all the things I have control over. Sheila On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 1:09 PM, wrote: > I will turn 40 on October 12. I have set a goal for myself to be the > best I can possibly be physically and mentally by the time I > turn 40. Keep in mind, it has nothing to do with the age, it's just a > nice round figure. > > The man I loved equally as much as I love air decided that our marriage > was not working in 2008, so we got a divorce. I have a lot to be > depressed over. 50 pounds overweight, lost my husband and my beautiful > marriage, and my career is still kind of sketchy. But - and it's a big > ole but, I'm going to turn all of that around in 2009 and will have a > wonderful loving family life, a great bod, and I'm GOING to get these > darned books published! > > Anyone out there know a good publisher? > > Happy New Year! > > > __._ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 In 2003 I weighed 150 pounds. I am 5 feet 8.5 inches tall (or more like 5'9 " if I don't slouch) and at 150 pounds I was wearing an 8/10 jeans. That, and considering the overall way I felt, was a good weight for me. However, I did not always weigh that. I lost down to 150 by a stress complex (husband unceremoniously left). It took a new husband and almost 6 years, but I have put on every ounce of the weight I lost and then some. At one point I reached a maximum of 235 pounds and was completely mortified when I looked in the mirror. My body was grotesque to me and it is no wonder that my beautiful new husband really did not find me all that attractive (even though he blossomed up to 265, he was still attractive with it). 2008 was the worst year of my life, honestly. My emotional turmoil knew no bounds with people I trusted turning on me, my beloved husband going off the deep end, and life in general just not being great. I began to lose weight in February 2008, just from nerves, not from change in diet or exercise. By April I had lost 15 pounds but I came to realize I was not doing it right. It was again one of those stress diets and the weight won't stay off if you do it that way. The minute you're happy, you pig out and gain it all back. So, I took inventory of my life and decided that I was important. My marriage to was more important to me than myself, and a woman has a tendency to do that, but I had to put an end to it for my own health. Our divorce was final in November. Well, I was going to start January 1 and really make myself over into a new and much stronger woman but why wait? What would waiting 3 weeks do for me? What would waiting 2 months do for me? I began walking and doing the Nike+ thing with (we are still friends and he's a fitness trainer), and then by myself, and then I began doing the P90x UML workout and lemme just tell you, I'm down to an even-steven 200 pounds practically overnight and I'm definitely looking forward to going down to that 150 again - and possibly less, depending on what is healthy. Weight is not what's important anyway, it's how you FEEL, how you LOOK, and how you appear to others. I want to be a positive influence on other people, so for the first time I'm publishing how much I weigh on the internet. I've never done that in my life, particularly when the number is this high, but heck, you have to start somewhere, right? I put on a pair of pants that I bought last March for Christmas. They are at least 4 sizes too big!!!! I'm on Twitter (www.twitter.com/sapphirenut). I'm on MySpace (www.myspace.com/shannonsymons). I'm on YouTube (www.youtube.com/sapphirenut) and I'll help anyone who needs it. Girls we all need each other when we're weak and want that entire box of Oreo cookies... I hope you lose everything you don't want in 2009, and gain everything you need! Lots of love!!! Hot Springs, Arkansas -------------------------------------------------- Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 1:48 PM To: <bodyforlifewomensclub2 > Subject: Re: turning 40 in 2009 > Hugs ! > I would like to lose 40-50 pounds this year, (see what I look like when I > get there) (have lost 30 something in the last year) > Right now Am in the " I'm never going to find the ONE " place (if you are > single you have been there) > One kid just moved two hours away, another plans to move to Florida and > another to Washington. > And I could go on. > I am with you in being the best I can be in 2009. I'm working on all the > things I have control over. > Sheila > > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 1:09 PM, > wrote: > >> I will turn 40 on October 12. I have set a goal for myself to be the >> best I can possibly be physically and mentally by the time I >> turn 40. Keep in mind, it has nothing to do with the age, it's just a >> nice round figure. >> >> The man I loved equally as much as I love air decided that our marriage >> was not working in 2008, so we got a divorce. I have a lot to be >> depressed over. 50 pounds overweight, lost my husband and my beautiful >> marriage, and my career is still kind of sketchy. But - and it's a big >> ole but, I'm going to turn all of that around in 2009 and will have a >> wonderful loving family life, a great bod, and I'm GOING to get these >> darned books published! >> >> Anyone out there know a good publisher? >> >> Happy New Year! >> >> >> __._ >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Yeah ! What a great attitude. I'm in Arkansas too. s On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 3:23 PM, wrote: > In 2003 I weighed 150 pounds. I am 5 feet 8.5 inches tall (or more like > 5'9 " > if I don't slouch) and at 150 pounds I was wearing an 8/10 jeans. That, and > > considering the overall way I felt, was a good weight for me. However, I > did not always weigh that. I lost down to 150 by a stress complex (husband > unceremoniously left). It took a new husband and almost 6 years, but I have > > put on every ounce of the weight I lost and then some. At one point I > reached a maximum of 235 pounds and was completely mortified when I looked > in the mirror. My body was grotesque to me and it is no wonder that my > beautiful new husband really did not find me all that attractive (even > though he blossomed up to 265, he was still attractive with it). > > 2008 was the worst year of my life, honestly. My emotional turmoil knew no > bounds with people I trusted turning on me, my beloved husband going off > the > deep end, and life in general just not being great. I began to lose weight > in February 2008, just from nerves, not from change in diet or exercise. By > > April I had lost 15 pounds but I came to realize I was not doing it right. > It was again one of those stress diets and the weight won't stay off if you > > do it that way. The minute you're happy, you pig out and gain it all back. > > So, I took inventory of my life and decided that I was important. My > marriage to was more important to me than myself, and a woman has a > tendency to do that, but I had to put an end to it for my own health. Our > divorce was final in November. Well, I was going to start January 1 and > really make myself over into a new and much stronger woman but why wait? > What would waiting 3 weeks do for me? What would waiting 2 months do for > me? > > I began walking and doing the Nike+ thing with (we are still friends > and he's a fitness trainer), and then by myself, and then I began doing the > > P90x UML workout and lemme just tell you, I'm down to an even-steven 200 > pounds practically overnight and I'm definitely looking forward to going > down to that 150 again - and possibly less, depending on what is healthy. > Weight is not what's important anyway, it's how you FEEL, how you LOOK, and > > how you appear to others. I want to be a positive influence on other > people, so for the first time I'm publishing how much I weigh on the > internet. I've never done that in my life, particularly when the number is > this high, but heck, you have to start somewhere, right? I put on a pair of > > pants that I bought last March for Christmas. They are at least 4 sizes too > > big!!!! > > I'm on Twitter (www.twitter.com/sapphirenut). I'm on MySpace > (www.myspace.com/shannonsymons). I'm on YouTube > (www.youtube.com/sapphirenut) and I'll help anyone who needs it. Girls we > all need each other when we're weak and want that entire box of Oreo > cookies... > > I hope you lose everything you don't want in 2009, and gain everything you > need! > > Lots of love!!! > > > Hot Springs, Arkansas > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: " Sheila " <sheila.doughty@... <sheila.doughty%40gmail.com>> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 1:48 PM > To: <bodyforlifewomensclub2 <bodyforlifewomensclub2%40yahoogroups.com\ > > > > Subject: Re: turning 40 in 2009 > > > > Hugs ! > > I would like to lose 40-50 pounds this year, (see what I look like when I > > get there) (have lost 30 something in the last year) > > Right now Am in the " I'm never going to find the ONE " place (if you > are > > single you have been there) > > One kid just moved two hours away, another plans to move to Florida and > > another to Washington. > > And I could go on. > > I am with you in being the best I can be in 2009. I'm working on all the > > things I have control over. > > Sheila > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 1:09 PM, > > <shannonrdavis@... <shannonrdavis%40gmail.com>>wrote: > > > >> I will turn 40 on October 12. I have set a goal for myself to be the > >> best I can possibly be physically and mentally by the time I > >> turn 40. Keep in mind, it has nothing to do with the age, it's just a > >> nice round figure. > >> > >> The man I loved equally as much as I love air decided that our marriage > >> was not working in 2008, so we got a divorce. I have a lot to be > >> depressed over. 50 pounds overweight, lost my husband and my beautiful > >> marriage, and my career is still kind of sketchy. But - and it's a big > >> ole but, I'm going to turn all of that around in 2009 and will have a > >> wonderful loving family life, a great bod, and I'm GOING to get these > >> darned books published! > >> > >> Anyone out there know a good publisher? > >> > >> Happy New Year! > >> > >> > >> __._ > >> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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