Happy Birthday Cupicake!!!!
'Round and 'Round I Go....
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 478
Thank you!
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of all of you. I'm here reading most days but can not find the right words to post responses as often as I would like. I am so grateful to have walked this recovery road with all of you. SR and all of you folks here were my saving grace. Without you I may not have made it as far as I have.
I love you all.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of all of you. I'm here reading most days but can not find the right words to post responses as often as I would like. I am so grateful to have walked this recovery road with all of you. SR and all of you folks here were my saving grace. Without you I may not have made it as far as I have.
I love you all.
Hugs, Marle
'Round and 'Round I Go....
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 478
Thank you for all of the great birthday wishes! I had a great day and weekend. I didn't do anything really special but I had very special moments without any of that nonsense that used to plague my birthdays in the past.
My major special moment was that I found out that all of my hard work at the gym is paying off. Part of my journey of focusing on me and doing things for me is my goal to eat healthy and be healthier.
I used to be a 3X because I had neglected my own well being during my efforts to get my exah out from under his addiction. I also did a lot of emotional eating. I had grown so much beyond what I ever thought I could've been that even the clothes in the plus sized stores would not fit right and didn't feel comfortable. People on the buses and trains thought I was pregnant. I got dirty looks from the people who knew I was just fat when I would try to sit between them.
Well, I found out over the weekend that I have transitioned from plus sized stores to regular clothing stores and now I only have one "X" next to the "L". It's nice to just see one "X" on the label. This was my gift to myself. Recovery is a beautiful thing. I am no longer hesitant to take care of my needs above anyone elses. I don't see it as selfish. I see it as wise because how selfish is it of other people to expect me to take care of their needs above my own? It was hard to swallow in the beginning but by golly I think I am getting the hang of it. I was on cloud nine the rest of the weekend.
Love you all. I really don't know what I would've done without all of you.
My major special moment was that I found out that all of my hard work at the gym is paying off. Part of my journey of focusing on me and doing things for me is my goal to eat healthy and be healthier.
I used to be a 3X because I had neglected my own well being during my efforts to get my exah out from under his addiction. I also did a lot of emotional eating. I had grown so much beyond what I ever thought I could've been that even the clothes in the plus sized stores would not fit right and didn't feel comfortable. People on the buses and trains thought I was pregnant. I got dirty looks from the people who knew I was just fat when I would try to sit between them.
Well, I found out over the weekend that I have transitioned from plus sized stores to regular clothing stores and now I only have one "X" next to the "L". It's nice to just see one "X" on the label. This was my gift to myself. Recovery is a beautiful thing. I am no longer hesitant to take care of my needs above anyone elses. I don't see it as selfish. I see it as wise because how selfish is it of other people to expect me to take care of their needs above my own? It was hard to swallow in the beginning but by golly I think I am getting the hang of it. I was on cloud nine the rest of the weekend.
Love you all. I really don't know what I would've done without all of you.
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