I need your opinions

[Guest guest]

Hello again everyone and thanks for supporting this group. I know a

lot of you expected things from me a bit sooner than this, but better

late than never.

Believe me when I tell you that my life since the end of the walk has

taken quite a bit of getting used to. On some days I feel like giving

up the giving up and just going back to the way things were. Then

other days something amazing happens, life advances just a little

more and I regain my faith that deconstructing the old me is the only

way to the new me.

I've made great strides in this transition period, my eating habits

are under control and I've maintained most of my weight loss since

the end out the walk. Right now I'm currently floating around 330

lbs, down from a start of 410 and that's wonderful considering how

difficult things have been for me this past year and a half. It's

been much harder than the walk itself.

But the work continues and a huge part of that is changing careers.

So far I've been less than successful in that regard because of a

lack of confidence. The good thing is that I'm not managing anymore

but that means I'm not making any real money either. I have been

using my time more wisely (I hope) and focusing on the things that

will help me in my new career. One of those things is writing and

that is the reason for this post. I need your opinions.

I've been working on a column for a local magazine. If I can get them

to like the idea and the writing, it would be a huge boost for me

both in confidence and financially. I want to start posting the

columns to my website and invite people to comment about what they

think. I hope you will give it a shot.

If this column is successful I hope to expand it to another walking /

traveling adventure; sort of a travel and spirituality column. Like

you may remember, I have come to understand that to truly change you

life, which is required for permanent weight loss, you must change

your outlook. In this column I want to explore many things, but

primarily, what people do to find happiness in their own lives.

So, to begin I'm just going to randomly post some of the things I've

written. I'm posting them in no particular order because it's not the

flow that I want your opinion on right now. Instead, it's the

content, writing, and what the piece made you feel, if anything. Any

help will be greatly appreciated.

PS: Those that still want to be nasty or just spew hate, I delete

without reading. I have time for negative people. If you don't like

something about the article then please be honest and tell me what it

is, but if you are just looking to hate, don't bother.