[Sarina D]

I am VERY proud of you....and I mean that!

I can appreciate how you're feeling....that has happened to me before as well. As painful as it is, chalk it up to the fact that they're not going to change...but you are And that's exactly what you're doing girl and you need to really pat yourself on the back for not going the other way and giving into such a disappointment and eating something you shouldn't have or not doing those flights of stairs like you chose to do.

People around us can be very negative for a number of reasons. Some choose to be negative to purposely hurt and bring others down...sometimes they don't even realize what they're doing...as the old saying goes, misery loves company...so if they're not feeling to good about themselves they bring others down so they have company. I don't know your dad so I won't even speculate his reasons...however, I do know that you want to get healthy and I do know that if you continue to overcome the disappointments and other things that may make you feel down by making the right choices (like what you did today)....you will continue to feel empowered because the truth of the matter is...YOUR in control, not anyone else and you're making this happen and I am proud of you and I'm sure your husband is as well and I know others on this board would be too. Surround yourself with people who will be encouraging and supportive during your journey in becoming healthy, it makes a huge difference.

I'm so glad that you've come here to talk about your feelings. This is an amazing place to vent and express disappointments and exciting accomplishments.....you're never alone here and there is and will always be people on this board that will be very supportive and understanding.

Keep up the great work, you're doing fabulous....keep making those excellent choices. The right choices stacked one on top of another is what leads us to our end goals....each day we get closer and closer and closer. We feel better about ourselves because we feel better in so many ways.

I look forward to hearing more about how things are going for you.

You're not alone, we're all in this together!!!!

Hugs,
Sarina
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Heaviest weight - 403 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs. (This is when I initially started to lose weight…but was not on Atkins at this point)
Atkins start weight – 347 lbs. (July 19, 2008 – began Atkins)
1st major goal met -----100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day – From April 1-08 when I initially begin to lose weight.
2nd major goal met - 151 lbs. lost as of Jan 13, 2009 - Hit 249 lbs. on this day.
3rd major goal met - Wed, May 13-09 - Reached losing 200 lbs. in just over a year and a couple of months.
Current weight – 203 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160