UmmAleah

[Guest guest]

Hi UmmAleah,

You Rock... I am soooo glad you joined the gym. Walking through the

door was the hardest thing for me too. You will not know yourself

once you start. It can get very addictive. I Started going twice a

week and now I am there every day and sometime twice a day.

I am jsut so happy that you have made that first massive step. I to

was afraid of being to big for the machines but with a little support

there is nothing to worry about. You have really made my day. I love

excercise now and don't know what I did without it (well I I do know).

Congatualtions and it only gets easier from here!!!

Cheers

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> Dear All,

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> I want to thank all those who a week or so ago gave me the courage

to get up and move.

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> I joined a gym COntours this morning and went along. I was so

scared i was too fat to use any of the equipment.

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> I managed to use 7 out of 10 machines and felt great afterwards.

The staff were so nice and supportive.

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> There were many women my age 48 and up and no gym bunnies in site -

thank GOD!!

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> Again, many thanks to all who inspried me to get of my fat bum and

move.

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> I would suggest anyone who is not excersising to get up and move

too.

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> I feel great.....and to think when I woke up this morning i made a

million excuses why I shouldnt go - all of which were just that -

excuses made up of fear.

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> regards UmmAleah

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the message.

Everyone seems to have the same opinion - once you meet everyone, it feels like you have known them all forever!!

Perhaps we should make our first outing at the same time?

Could be fun

Y

If it is OK I would just like to share...

Hello everyone, hope your weekend is going well..Just thought I would share 2 milestones with everyone, but before I do I just really wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you to Ellen for giving me some clothes - they are lovely and there is definitely ones in there for me to aspire to... THANK YOU though I really do appreciate it!!Milestone 1 - I have finally(!!!! ) hit the double digits! I am 98kg today - 37kg's down since the Op in Feb. I was hanging around the 99-101 mark for a few days, but today is a confirmed 98!Milestone 2 - I met a bandit for the first time - Ellen of course!! - People are usually surprised by the fact that I am shy (well people from work anyway) but I really am quite shy, and I was sooo nervous about meeting anyone - I know this is going to sound stupid but here it is anyway - I was worried about meeting other bandits because I was worried that people would

misunderstand by shyness for being rude, and because I don't like being out in public, and even though I know we are all in the same boat I was still scared of being judged...... . My husband forced me to to the steakhouse thing because he thought I would benefit from meeting everyone and the associated support, and knew the only way I would do that is by arranging something because then I can't pull out.Anyway after meeting Ellen and talking about things I realised that everything I feel, or think about myself is what other people feel and think.I can honestly say I am now really looking forward to meeting everyone, and if there is an outing before the steakhouse (10th Aug) I will be there (if that's ok of course). Thanks again Ellen and everyone elseY xxNo virus found in this incoming message.

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