11/12/04 Falling off the wagon

There's been lots of talk about falling off the wagon on the BFL guest book. Here is my opinion on that topic. Over the past year and a half I have survived two deaths of close family members. I have had a breast cancer scare. We have also gone thru a major construction project on our home. It was supposed to take two months--it lasted over six. We still don't have a working kitchen. I have also had to put down a treasured pet...who suffered from cancer.

Thru all of this I leaned on the BFL program to get thru the days. Some days it was minute-by-minute. There were days that I fell off the wagon. But I always fell forward. (Picking myself up and getting right back on the program.) In the old days before BFL I would have gone into a spiral of depression, and compulsive eating...gaining more and more weight.

Not anymore. Today I am 50 pounds lighter. Healthier than I have ever been and life just keeps getting better. I am a better mom, wife and employee. The bottom line, after 52 years...I finally love myself. While I still don't have a six pack or those rock star arms...I have learned how to successfully maintain my weight loss and have turned a long list of health problems around.

I don't have all the answers..but I know where you can find them. Read Bill Phillips Book Body for Life. Log onto the EAS/bfl website at bodyforlife.com. Read the guest book daily and leave a note! Build support systems at home and at work. Your life will transform beyond your wildest dreams. I have been blessed. Thanks BFL!