OOLALA53
Finally following up! Congrats on having surgeries over with. Hope you can keep your focus on the benefits of an improved eating routine, ones that go way beyond looks! You can do it! 81 days ago
OOLALA53
Just wanted to let you know I’ve been out of town and not checking email. Also can’t seem to check from phone re: private status. Will try from laptop later. 158 days ago
RED-LICORICE
I’m the one with the husband who gives bouquets, and I agree, it is a nice solution. He has also taken to bringing me a little container of fresh raspberries or blackberries, or blueberries now and then, instead of sweets. A REALLY nice little gift. 166 days ago
OOLALA53
First, big congrats on your maintenance! You have already beat the odds with that, not to mention doing it in a wheelchair.
I wanted to welcome you to the Living Binge Free team. (New members are supposed to get automatic welcomes, but sometimes don't because pages are set to private. I'm checking up on that. )
Although most of us want to lose weight (and our core members have lost and maintained), we like having a place where we can feel successful no matter what the scale says. There are plenty of teams where that is the focus! A major reason people give up on good eating habits is because they keep linking their efforts to weight loss and get discouraged when it doesn't happen, or at least at the rate or in the amount they want. But taming our binge habit is a victory in itself, one that we always need to give ourselves credit for. That's what we focus on.
There is no one way to get to that goal, but there are some that have more traction than others. Each member moves towards that in her own way.
Our 21-day streak has been going with a core of members for over 9 years. Some use it like a simple check in, others like a chat thread. (rather than start a new one more often that just peters out). Of course, any member can start any thread she feels will be useful for her.
You don't even have to be trying to get to 21 days to post on the thread! Just come share what you like. 169 days ago