Joanne... I'm a lifetime WW myself! When I was 26 yrs old I joined... at my heaviest I was up to 230lbs... at 5'7"! One day as I climbed the steps to my apt I was wheezing... yep, wheezing and I suddenly thought Oh my God! What am I DOING??? It was my personal rock bottom... I was wearing a womens size 24 and had convinced myself I really wasn't THAT big... everyone had suggested I needed to lose weight... which I only heard as criticism... when they'd say I need to do it I'd HEAR "you're not good enough the way you are" and I'd eat MORE. I could never hear the love and concern for my health behind the words being said... my own insecurities and issues.
You're right... when she does it for herself she'll be successful... but you are right that you cannot push her to do it no matter your true and loving reasons for wanting it for her...
Once I did it for myself, because I wanted it, I never regained the weight... I am 160 now and 37 yrs old... just celebrated my 10 yr anniversary of keeping the weight off... with the help of WW I realized I do not have to be a size 4 to be fit and attractive... not realistic for me! I wear a size 10 now and am thrilled with it! Yes, there are and will always be women who are slimmer... but a whole bunch of them have never ridden a century! LOL... see... I do feel good about me!
I wish her the best and hope that maybe sometime she'll llok back on my brothers story and see herself with the same amazing results... whether it's thru diet, or walking, or swimming....or whatever finally catches her interest!
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Last edited by bikerchick68; 05-09-2005 at 12:15 PM.
There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
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