Question and checking in...

November 21, 2002

Hello,

It has been awhile since I have posted and want to check in and say

hello since Francesca is always urging us lurkers to speak up. I

have been lurking on this board for I think almost two years now. I

LOVE this board and want to thank all of you for all the wonderful

information that you provide! I look forward to reading it every

morning!

I have been faithfully " practicing " for most of the past couple of

years, except for about a month where I had some physical struggles

and decided to do the ON ad-lib thing. Anyway, I am feeling much

better and back to my usual level of CR, and oddly enough, that break

caused me to drop about 5 pounds lower than my lowest weight had

previously been. I guess the break broke through my plateau!

Besides giving a brief update I do have a request for some advice.

How have some of you dealt with social pressures and explaining CR?

I have two situations. First, my boyfriend, says he

sometimes " worries " that I don't eat enough. I have tried to explain

CR to him, but he says he still worries and wants to make sure I

am " eating enough " . He then throws out words like " anorexia " which

makes it clear he does not understand. I cannot get him to read the

book, so do any of you have other suggestions about how to educate

him about CR?

On the other end, I am very worried about my best friend! She is

beautiful and intelligent and a very strong person, but she is

gaining more and more weight and unfortunately carries it in her

middle – indicative that she is at risk for heart disease. I want to

talk to her about it, and maybe even discuss CR with her, but am not

sure how she will react. I don't want her to get upset.

I was thinking that maybe I should put together a Power Point

presentation on CRON and get all my friends together and make them

sit through it! j/k

Well if you have any tips on friends and family and CRON I would love

to hear it! Thanks again to all of you on this board for everything

you do.

Best wishes,

Amy

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