Good Sunday Morning Cali
So you all know by now that I am up in the San Francisco Bay Area and true to form I am not sleeping...now there is a big surprised!
It sure is hot up here for sure....and no it is not to hot for a desert gal, but it is just weird when it gets too hot here.
I had a ridiculously great day with the NorCal gals....some really special people I was able to meet and will go down as one of my favorite OH luncheons, meetings, events or whatever. It is so wonderful when you can connect in person with the people you see on the boards all the time. The voice, the mannerisms...it all comes together in this great package deal if you know what I mean!
Moving on....I TIVO'd the Oprah show on Friday about the 16 teens who are obese and she did this incrediably powerful show with the teens opening up to how they feel, what food means to them, how they are angry on so many levels in their lives. It really reduced me to tears and I have to honestly say, I do not think Oprah could not have done a more powerful show. I learned from them and it was so in your face to hear this babies as far as I concerned expressing to the world, their families, their peers of the pain and anguish they live on a daily basis.
The reason I am talking about this show is because it hit home for me to my deepest core of my being and wished I could have expressed myself like this and even in my adult like...to own the anger, the rage I/we have all felt over the years about our issues with weight.
This couple were doing this 8 hour intervention with these teens and their families....and one sentence they had everyone complete is:
"If you really knew me......" Powerful stuff beyond words is all I can say.
So my challenge here boys and girls....lets get honest and answer this question....I would hope that all of you would feel supported to express whatever you want to say in this post as I know it takes courage to be so vunerable.
ME:
"If you really knew me, you would know that each day I struggle beyond belief with my food, I struggle with self acceptance, and in my heart I am sad a lot because of how I have been treated by my family and others in my life."
I hope you all have a super terrific Sunday....and thank you once again NorCal gals for the wonderful open armed welcome that you gave Rhonda and me!!!
PEACE OUT!!! 
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” –Peace Pilgrim (1908-1981).
I'm starting my Sunday morning by going to the gym and about to do a gooood workout! Anna and me are then going out to have breakfast and share a small low cal meal.
I start a new job tomorrow and have a small commute...ughhh
Have a wonderful day!
on 6/27/09 11:06 pm
I am home from Cincinnati and it is hot! It was hot in Cincinnati but I did not expect to come home to 90+ heat. On a good note, I saw several people who have not seen me for more than 6 months, they were so surprised by my weight loss. It felt very good and reassuring that I have made this decision for my life.
I was sad to see I did not really lose any weight though! I did lots of walking and had my protein shakes. Oh well I guess I cannot complain. I will begin the exercise regime this week. It has almost been a month and need to start doing more than just walking. Hope you all have a great day. Stay cool.
So good to here from you even though u r out of town. I did see the Oprah show and cried through most of it. It hit home with me also. I was able to just see myself in some of those girls and my heart broke for them and for me as well. It seems that time has not changed society's opinion of obesity. In their eyes, if you are obese, that's all you are. You're not intelligent, or beautiful, or kindhearted or thoughtful or just plain normal. 'Oh, she would be so pretty if she would just lose wt.' I wish she wasn't so lazy then she could get some exercise, and maybe she would finish college and become something' I've heard it all, from family, friends and people that I didn't even know, and it all hurt. I want to say, If you really knew me, you'd love me,and if you don't that's ok too, But I have felt for so many years that if you really knew me you wouldn't love me and that would be horrible. I have always felt that I couldn't be real, because I wanted everyone to love me. With my recent WL and some counceling, I have am beginning to realize that this is a fantasy, for true love is loving yourself, and that means just being OK with who you are where you're at, and if you do that, then it doen't matter what others say or do. My father, who I miss terribly, always told me "You have to love yourself before other will love you", Guess I'm learning to love myself. Thank you for the question and the chance to vent. Hugs~Donna
I actually have the day off . . . that is always a good thing once a month or so . . . and my son finally got all his paperwork emailed to him and gets his physical on Thursday . . . so Monterey is getting closer . . . TG! I'll probably be driving their truck up there . . . so maybe I'll get to say hi to some of you up there . . .
Love the new avatar Barb . . .and the pics from yesterday were great!
Have a great day . . .
Chris
Travelin' down the road to skinny!
Chris,
How cool that you got to come up, so sad I was not there. i would have loved to see you. But I have to take Beckie down your way to a doctors appointment one day over the next two weeks, so if you can and Beckie is up to it maybe we can meet for a lunch or a dinner or a coffee. I would love that. I will contact Celeste when I get back into town. Your so sweet to make me a hat. i can't wait to see it. I will call you the second I lay my eyes on this new hat of mine! Did you get to see a picture of me in my Tiara at the northern lunch? I did that as a joke for Barb, but then when I got there the Tiara joke was not with her! Boy was I embarrassed, oh well we got a good laugh out of it and now I can really be a queen at home. Have a great rest of your Sunday.
Rhonda
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