YOU ROCK!!!

Thanks so much for all your support during my weight loss journey. As I type this, I am 31 pounds lighter than I was on August 28, 2007 when this journey began. Hopefully, I am actually lighter than that but my weigh in isn’t until tomorrow afternoon and you know that I WILL keep you informed.

Through this process of losing weight and working on myself, I am realizing that I do tend to thrive on the comments, thoughts, support, and acceptance of others. I never realized the extent positive feedback was needed in my mind. I am really realizing that at work. I work in an office with 5 ladies and 1 man. Only one person in the whole office EVER mentions anything about my weight loss. I no longer even update the rest of them on my progress and usually only mention it to the one after she’s asked me or commented on how “skinny” I look. I still don’t think I look skinny, but I’ll take that compliment ANY day. I don’t expect to hear anything from the dude in our office. I understand that he could feel uncomfortable or that it could be construed incorrect. I understand that and actually respect him a bit more because of it. Maybe I’m giving him too much credit. Maybe he doesn’t even notice. LOL

Anyway, I would have thought that any of the other women would have at least said something by now. I’m also realizing that their not asking me to lunch has NOTHING to do with me being on Weight Watchers. I know this because one of the other women in my office has joined my Tuesday meeting, but they still ask her to go. She also doesn’t EVER talk about how things are going for her in regards to the program. I understand that this is definitely a personal issue, but since she doesn’t feel comfortable talking to me about it, I don’t want to go on and on about my progress. I’ll ask how she’s doing and she’ll say fine and leave it at that. I can deal with that. She never asks how I’m doing or if I had a rough weekend. Whatever! Maybe she isn’t really following the program and doesn’t want me to know that. I can handle that.

These situations have made me realize just how much YOU mean to me and my weight loss. I need acceptance. I need to be told that I’m doing a great job. I need to know that it makes a difference to someone BESIDES me. I guess that makes me a bit selfish, needy, and dependent; but I guess I just have to accept that part of myself as well as the rest. You guys (and gals) are GREAT! Thanks again for all the support and encouragement. I’ve needed that more than you’ll EVER know.

Until later...