BOO!
Yes, tis me....back from the lagoon.
I took a little break. Just needed to figure some stuff out, and I did. I needed to see what life was like without you, actually, without this whole place. It was fine....I stood on my own two feet and was accountable every day to myself, patted myself on the back, picked myself up when I needed to, and treated myself one day to a $400 clothing spree when I realized that I have indeed gone from a tight size 12 on starting this journey to a loose size 8! Payback in spades...this past few months has been worth every bit of effort I've put into it. When I started, this board was an invaluable tool for me. Support galore, friendly, positive, responsive people. No sniping, no snotty cliques, and people from all over the world, literally, who have opened my eyes. I drank it all in, learned that with a few words of my own I could touch people too, and found that paying it forward to those who needed a boost was the best thing about this place. Thank you each and every one of you.
Summer is here and I will probably not be. Got some stars to watch in that big beautiful sky, got some sandy beaches to lie on, got some clouds to watch, some dusty paths to nowhere in particular to walk down barefoot. Have a great summer, make every single day count in some way. Really do that! Smile at a stranger, hold a door for someone in a hurry, give yourself a break from a life too busy. And keep drinking that water!
Terry, Strudel, Mickey, Cynthia and Sens....I think of you in particular every day.
Yes, tis me....back from the lagoon.

I took a little break. Just needed to figure some stuff out, and I did. I needed to see what life was like without you, actually, without this whole place. It was fine....I stood on my own two feet and was accountable every day to myself, patted myself on the back, picked myself up when I needed to, and treated myself one day to a $400 clothing spree when I realized that I have indeed gone from a tight size 12 on starting this journey to a loose size 8! Payback in spades...this past few months has been worth every bit of effort I've put into it. When I started, this board was an invaluable tool for me. Support galore, friendly, positive, responsive people. No sniping, no snotty cliques, and people from all over the world, literally, who have opened my eyes. I drank it all in, learned that with a few words of my own I could touch people too, and found that paying it forward to those who needed a boost was the best thing about this place. Thank you each and every one of you.
Summer is here and I will probably not be. Got some stars to watch in that big beautiful sky, got some sandy beaches to lie on, got some clouds to watch, some dusty paths to nowhere in particular to walk down barefoot. Have a great summer, make every single day count in some way. Really do that! Smile at a stranger, hold a door for someone in a hurry, give yourself a break from a life too busy. And keep drinking that water!
Terry, Strudel, Mickey, Cynthia and Sens....I think of you in particular every day.



and out of town at that, so i am up early to plan my water and snack packing. Will get plenty of walking in, it's a huge outlet...




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Did a bit of a Snoopy Dance, thankful to see it going in the other direction. Darn weight has been eeking up there since the surgeries while I was stuck on high-carb foods. Two days clean so far... Shooting for Number Three...






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