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I lost another 2.8 pounds this week. I am excited because this 2.8 means I am just UNDER 35 pounds! I am really getting excited about the direction I am headed in! I know it sounds silly is that I am really getting close to the 152 which was where I was when I gave birth!

One of the girls from one of my threads on the WW boards lost her husband this morning. As I continue to tear up even thinking about this…I just hurt for her. This woman has been such a support for all of us since we “newbies” came on the board and I just know that she has so much going on and I hurt for her…I haven’t met her at one of our lunches/get togethers, but I know I will love her when I do. I just know how painful it can be to lose a loved one…and this makes it so hard for all of us. We don’t really know what to do to help…but we all want to be able to help her through this difficult time. She’s an amazing woman! I pray God will give her peace beyond all understanding during her time of need.

If you would be interested in being a part of our team, we would anticipate that each of you would actually take an active part in the team and support your fellow team members on the Serious Forum, the Cheer Forum and/or by comments to the other team member’s blogs.  Stacey and I are not on the same kind of plan, I am on Weight Watchers and Stacey is watching what she eats, so your plan is entirely up to you.  We will support you each step of the way no matter what plan you are on.  We understand that everyone has a life, but we would like someone who can take a few minutes out of their day to actively support the team.  Weigh-in deadline is Sunday at 10 a.m., but you can weigh any day of the week, just try to make it the same day each week.  You can always send it to Stacey or I earlier in the week if you prefer…We have a running team list.   Our team is the Worker Bees, as we are all working to get the weight off and be healthier versions of ourselves.  Please email and let us know if you want to be part of the new team and include your current weight.  Thanks.

I am about 15 pounds away from where I was when I gave birth!  I weighed in a 152 when I gave birth to my dear son.  That was 16, almost 17 years ago.  I have to be honest, I really DIDN’T expect to be here now.  I am so thankful that my mother made it through the heart cath, that we were all healthy and together when my grandmother passed in April.  I really think that her being so proud of me when I started Weight Watchers has really pushed me to get motivated again and work at making myself a healthier person!  Someone made the comment to me that this was part of my way of grieving for her.  I hadn’t thought about it that way.  I’m proud of my journey so far and I know that she would be too!  It’s definitely a journey, but it’s something I can do for the rest of my life and I know that it will be an effort to keep from slipping back into old habits!  I physically CAN’T eat the things I was before…it makes me sick for the most part and if I can stomach it…I can’t eat as much as I could before!  These are all DEFINITE steps in the right direction!