Weightloss Update

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Good Morning, it is a wonderful day & I'm in a great mood. We just

had our weigh-in for the first week's total. I WON! My boss, Norm,

gave me a run for my money though. He lost 8 pounds, but I lost 10.

I can't even beleive it. 10 pounds in a week is huge. That's $10

for me, if everyone will pay up their dollar.

We started with 13 people, but 2 dropped out. One is out of town

this week. Of the rest, we had losses ranging from 1 to 10, most

around 2 to 4 pounds.

If I can keep it up, next week I will no longer be " obese. " I hate

that word. I never thought I could do it, but I think " low-impact

exercize, " is the key. Add 12 cups of water a day, eating good

foods, and stop eating when I'm no longer hungry (rather than

stuffed) - a recipie that works for me. The massages I've been

getting can't hurt either.

The best part is, no flare-ups yet. The doctor always says that

exercize will help improve fibro. Boy is he right. Before starting,

I couldn't drag out of bed on the weekends, and had to force myself

to do so for work. I'm not 100% by any means, but this is really

helping me. I'm still counting the minutes as I exercize & it is

hard to make it the full time, but I'm doing it.

Sorry this is so long, I'm just so excited. I would hope that any of

you that can exercize, even just a walk down the street, would

start. It helps soooooo much. I almost feel guilty telling you all

this, because I know how it feels to not be able to do anything. I

know I will still have fibro for the rest of my life, but if we can

just manage it, we will all get along fine.

Best wishes to you all,

Cheryl