I finally reached the 10% goal!!!!!!!

December 13, 2005

Hi. Yes, it is true. It took me forever but I finally came in 3 pounds

under the goal. I will be at a 10AM class which means I will miss Ron

and Robynn so I just want to tell you both, I have deeply appreciated

your writings on this list. I guess I will have my surgery 3-4 weeks

after I meet my case manager on the 29th. That is about 1-2 months

later than I wanted but c'est la vie.

Today we had the best meeting in my support group down in SSSF. I

go there because it is every week and it has the best therapist in

town. Her name is Kitty. We talked about the big empty hole so many of

us have in our souls and how it is so hard not to fill it up with

food. This hole exists even after surgery and for the many years to

come. I wonder how some of you fill it up. I just grit my teeth and

sometimes, I go to bed. Have any of you found a solution? it took me

so long to give up the food and get on the food plan because I was so

worried about the empty hole inside and not having any way to take

care of it. Lilka

Is anyone going to the Lifestyle class tomorrow at 2PM? And the

support group here in Richmond?

December 13, 2005