[canmarielan]

Originally Posted by Mr. Moon

Candace, sweetness,

You've actually motivated me a little. I've known I was gaining too much weight for a while now. I was ready to start an exercise plan when my arm and my knee sort of "went out" (dont' want to go into that in detail, just know I can't do much at this moment but I am getting it fixed).

I will start with changing what I can, until I can exercise correctly. I am cutting out ginger ale (yes, I started drinking soda again, wtf was I thinking???) and cutting back on my portions. I'm going to check out the biggest loser things you've mentioned so I can make healthier food.

I'm cheering you on, Candace.
-Mr. Moon

Hey Moonie-licious!!

I love ya!!! ROCK ON on cutting out soda's. I haven't had a regular soda in way over a month. I have had 2 or 3 diet sodas over the last few weeks.

GOOD LUCK BABES!!!!

Originally Posted by Diavolo

I just stumbled upon this thread this morning. All I can say is y'all are awesome.

I'm working on getting off some weight this year. It's been my annual goal for the last 10 years and it's time to quit screwing around and just do it. I had to examine what made me do the things that I do and what I could do to change it. I found that this really does get down to the core of who you are. I'm a little different in that I work out at least once every single day. Last year I rode four bicycle events over 50 miles. One was 100 miles. And I was 50 pounds overweight. Talk about hard work hauling that up 6500 feet of climbing!

I applaud candace and everyone else who has joined in on this journey. Getting healthy is one thing, staying healthy is another much tougher process. I wholeheartedly believe that a lot of our problem in this country has to do with marketers and what they tell us we should want. Whether it is wanting to look like, I don't know who the current "It" girl is but you know where I'm going with that, or whether it's things we should want or things we should want to eat. We're inundated with it. Couple that with the food based culture, (I just think of the Tongan guys they've had on BL, but it applies to almost every culture) and it's a recipe for disaster.

Taking back your own life, loving yourself to making positive changes to yourself is such a rarity in our society. Right now we're all about "this is the way I am and fuck you". I don't buy in to that. I want to be a better person every moment of my life than I was the last one. Sometimes I'm successful and sometimes I need to do a better job.

W00t to all who are working to be better, love themselves more, respect themselves, taking back their bodies and becoming healthier!

I LOVE YOU for posting this thanks for the support and motivation