WOW Need I say more lovely Lily.
Thank you sweetie xxx:hug99:xxx
Your amazing lily xx enjoy the last bit of sunshine xx
You're pretty amazing too Emma, another lady who doesn't give up and such a great example to everyone :hug99:xxx
Sounds like you've set yourself a good target for August hols. Wow 17st! Now that would be something. I've not been that for many many years. My eldest was a baby so 22 years.
I'd sort of like to be that come the new year.
I would love to lose 5st by then but that's not realistic unless I get a surprise visit from Jillian or Bob .....SURPRISE !!!!! :giggle: and that's the name of the game for me, be realistic...I could sit back and say oh poor me *sob* *sob* and to be fair there are occasions I do do that, everyone gets down in the dumps or has depression, I have been to some dark places in my life time, but what keeps me going more than anything is the fact that up till now I have always considered myself weak...I couldn't lose weight, I couldn't give up smoking, I couldn't give up drink, I couldn't walk, I certainly couldn't do exercise, but then I tried and I mean really tried, not all the half hearted efforts of yesteryear....and guess what I gave up drinking, then I gave up smoking, then I started to lose weight and found I could exercise if I paced myself and finally found I could walk too if I took it easy and knew my limits....we are going on holiday to Great Yarmouth and I know that will entail a lot of walking, but I also know almost exactly where every bench, wall, coffee shop and pub is...any where I can rest for a few minutes ...and I am determined that as pleased as I am at my great weight loss, I don't want to be there weighing 19st+, so I will do it and on top of that I, well me and Kelly have set ourselves a goal of not gaining weight while we are away...so we'll see how it goes ...I don't hold out much hope on the not gaining weight but the rest I think I can achieve :giggle: xxx:hug99:xxx
:bighug: just that a big hug, life throws curves you adapt. you truly inspire me and you give me hope in myself xxxxxxx no matter how many times i fail, stumble you have taught me to never give up and even if i have to pick myself up everyday (like now) I won't give up xxxxx
Thank you hun, excactly life does throw you many curve balls, my own personal belief is that we are put on earth to complete certain tests, and if we fail them (and we will some of them) we come back and redo them (reincarnation, I am a big believer), and we keep doing that until we get it right and when we have we then get to live in paradise forever....and no before you think it, I'm not a religous freak lol but I do have my beliefs and they are them. So I think these things that have happened to me in my lifetime have been these tests and I feel to come through them not just as a survivor but as a ...don't really know what I would call it except maybe a liver..someone who comes through that and decides to get on and live and that is what I have done...as they say don't get busy dying, get busy living!!!
I am proud of you Mandy, you have done so well and I am pleased that you're not giving in, you've had a really tough time hunni, lots of us Patsy, Tilly, Jackie Kally, to name just a few and each and everyone of you (us) is inspiring each other, and that's what I love about this site and you all, so long may we continue...let them throw me those curve balls, I have my bat ready to smash them away :hug99: xxx