Canadian Progress

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the welcome Colleen.

It is nice to be making progress. I have lost another pound or two this week. I

was driving my son to his summer job where he will be for the final two weeks of

the season before going off to university. We stopped at a gas station to use

the washroom and I watched my behaviour. I I usually buy something but this time

I did not get the usual big and unhealthy " snack " of junk food. I picked a small

package of licorice to share with my son instead of the huge bargain bag, which

I would normally eat mindlessly while driving. I also got a moderate sized bag

of sunflower seeds and I had a handful (not the whole bag) on the way home. This

is an improvement for me and shows a different inner attitude.

Progress, not perfection. Oh and I chose to drink the water I brought instead of

a soft drink.

 

Carlton Larsen

Canada

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To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 7:38:58 AM

Subject: Re: New member to the group placed far away in

Sweden

 

Welcome Carlton

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> Welcome Carlton -- it's good to have you with us!

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> To: " insideoutweightloss "

<insideoutweightloss >

> Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 8:41 PM

> Subject: Re: Re: New member to the group placed far away

in Sweden

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> Hi all!

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> I just joined the group. I have recently found 's podcast and I have

listened to the first 32 episodes plus the most recent 3 on iTunes. I am finding

the content refreshing, inspiring and challenging. I am thinking differently

about my weight and about myself. The latter has been a pleasant surprise. This

is a journey that has to do with a lot more than just weight loss.

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> About 10 years ago, I was over 250 pounds. The turning point for me was an odd

one. I was teaching my son to downhill ski and I fell on the hill. I was shocked

to find I could not get up! I felt like a turtle turned on my back. It

frightened me that I had gotten THAT heavy. I also found myself puffing from

going up one flight of stairs. I developed gout. I was falling apart and my

knees were going.

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> Since then I have lost about 20 to 30 pounds. I have hovered around 230 and as

low as 220 pounds for years. The good news is I was pretty stable there (Thanks

for that shift ). I am losing again, and it feels natural and not a strain.

This is the big difference for me. I don't want to fight and stress over it. I

want to be well and I have the goal of getting down to a truly healthy weight. I

want to be light and to be attractive. I am glad to be on the way and to be so

much lighter already.

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> Thanks for listening, and I look forward to sharing the journey with you.

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> Carlton Larsen

> Saskatoon Saskatchewan

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> Canada

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