veggies yuk's Journal, 01 October 2008

Veggies, thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. I LVOE the summary since I am fairly new here. :D 

Wow- this has been a huge year for you. You've done really well. The nephew issues sound tough for everyone involved. I hope the treatment plan works out for him soon. Keep up all the good work , and great news on you and Clint. 

Congratulations on weathering so many storms, and coming out on top. I wish you continued strength and success in your goals! 

Julieann, thanks again for the summary. I forgot that you broke your ankle! Are you in physical therapy for it? Get as much as your insurance will allow, it'll help you recover faster. Hey, I think you did amazingly well...27 lbs despite a broken ankle!?! That's fabulous! Are you kidding me? Stop writting about it as if it wasn't much. Didn't know you & Clint were going through some issues. Thank goodness you guys got through it and are stronger for it. I'm a huge proponent of marriage therapy. My hubby and I have been seeing one for almost 5 1/2 years (only 3 more sessions left and we're done...yeah! Finally! LOL). It's the best investment we've ever spent, seriously. It really helped us get to know each other on such a deeper level. I'm glad that you fought for your marriage. Good for you! Your nephew, my heart goes out to him. Until November rolls around do you think it may help him to go to a 12 step program? I hear they are very helpful. I wish him the best, ultimately he has to want to help himself in order to get better. I'll send good kharma his way. =) 

Congratz on many fronts!! You've done awesome getting through so many tasks and hoops and bumps along the way. WAY To GO! And Happy anniversary!! =D 

Wow... what a great journal. You have made it through a lot in the last year, and you have done awesome by having lost those 27 pounds in spite of it all!! Congratulations and good luck in the upcoming year!! 

Holy Moly! What a year you have had! It was probably great therapy for you to write this all out in your journal. Glad you had ups and have been able to handle your downs. AND you're eating veggies......IT'S A MIRACLE! LOL :) 

Dang, has it been a whole year? Wow. CONGRATULATIONS on losing nearly 30 whole pounds through being laid up and having surgery and your cast and boot and everything that you COULDN'T do for exercise because of that injury! You are a shinning example of how FANTASTIC you can do, in spite of serious challenges and injuries. Wow, way to go friend! I bet there are people here that have not lost that amount of weight and they did not have broken ankles and surgeries. I HOPE YOU REALIZE what a HUGE achievement this is. You need to hold up 3- ten pound bags of potatoes up to your body and take a picture, it's a great analogy of exactly how much fat you've ridden yourself of! Simply amazing! I truly am inspired by the fact that you accomplished all this while being laid up for so long and STILL not being able to do any of the regular forms of exercise that many people rely on. I can see your FS poster now, you on there with your bum ankle stuck out, with your new 30 pounds lighter body with this caption: "Able to still kick butt with my one good foot!" Im so happy to know your marriage also has overcome the challenge! Those vacations help, have fun on this one your taking too. I'll be thinking of ya both. I'm glad you made friends here too. This site rocks for that reason. I'm thankful youre one of my buddys and I'm thankful for all your wonderful help in challenges and on our project. I can always count on you! Your nephew will come out fighting. He has an Aunt that loves him and he knows this. More than half the battle is won with love. He is so lucky to have you in his corner and he knows you're there. Sorry I didn't get you an anniversary card, consider this..."it". Happy anniversary! You inspire, motivate, you're always there for others and you pulled off a great loss despite major set backs! WOW! You've done AWESOME! *Mwuah*  

It's been a great year on the health front for many of us. Congrats Veggies!  

Happy one year anniversary. You have made such great positive changes. It's great that you worked through the marriage issues, and are stronger as a couple. You have done so well this year despite the major setback of your ankle injury. I appreciate all of the support and encouragement you've given me over the past few months. You are a wonderful person - and a great inspiration to me to stick with this and make it to my one year anniversary. A big hug to you.  

Congratulations on a sucessful year!! Losing weight and KEEPING IT OFF is a huge accomplishment all by itself. Statistic show that most people gain back their lost weight within a year. This proves how fantastic you have done. With physical injuries and emotuional situations to deal with.. you sailed right through working at it, losing weight, getting things right. BRAVO!! You're FANTASTIC! 

You are such an inspiration. we all have our obstacles, but you seem to handle yours well! congrats  

I am so happy for you Veggies! Your journal entry really touched me! I am not kidding! I am so emotional right now. SIGH! I had no idea that you had gone through such emotional times along with your thirty-pound weight loss. You are an inspiration to so many and I have decided that if you can do it -- I can do it too! Thanks so much! I hope that I am still with Fat Secret and with South Beach a year from now. The plan is a great way to eat and to live healthy. It really does take WORK though! Great job!  

You've come a long way, baby! And against some pretty tall odds that were stacked up against you, to boot. Wow. You are an inspiration. If I ever start to feel low and try to use it as an excuse to give up, I'll remember you and force myself to keep going.  

Wow, what a year for you. I'm glad things are looking up and you've done so great on the weight loss! Wonderful! 

What a year! Thank you for sharing. Relationships are hard and I am so happy to hear when marriages make it through the down times :) So proud of you!!! 

WOW Congratulations on all your wonderful success this past year! You have survived a very stressful emotional and physical year. You have accomplished so much. I'm so happy and proud of you! You are a wonderful person <Hugs>