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Friday, July 11, 2008
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Feeling Happy

Guest editor's picks - 7/11/08

Betty Boop  Hello everyone , I am so honored that I was asked to do the guest editor's pick this week , as you are reading this I am hopefully sitting in a lounge by the pool at the resort, that my family and I are staying at ....I will give you a brief description of my story. If you read my journal you know.. My name is Sherry aka Sherry's weight loss Journey  
Betty Boop I love Betty Boop, Elvis and Cars (yes I like to work on cars)...
 
 I am a 38 year old mother of 3 teenagers ,  I am married to a loving work in progress , other wise known as my husband of 21 years , I sold my business to care for my disabled Mother who passed away last year and my Father who lives on our Domestic farm ....I went from being a city slicker to a farm girl again. Lets just say that green acres has nothing on me ...2006 my weight sky rocketed to it's highest ever 299.9 lbs .. I was terrified I had visions of being bed ridden and having to be cut out of my home because my eating was out of control... I was ill literally from all the stress and weight gain.. I was up in the middle of the night and got on AOL and searched for weight loss solutions. I had tried every diet out there and nothing had worked .. I felt so alone and helpless .. then I came across a journal that made me laugh , cry and it but mostly gave me hope.. I won't leave the link for that journal because that person has since went private and I want to respect her privacy , but I will forever be grateful for the doors she opened and the friendships that she introduced me too.. Since that day I have been journaling my ups and downs of my weight loss journey , from family drama to childhood demons I have logged it all... I truly believe that a healthy life style means physical , mental and emotional health, I am not on a diet , I am on a journey of a lifetime.. and I am taking it one bite, one step, one day, one pound at a time... I am learning as I go down this journey and I share things I have heard about and things I have tried .... I have came across some amazing people in jland and I hope I give them justice They are there for the tears and the cheers , I call them my jland family ... because friends just doesn't cover the support that they show me ....
 
Betty of Koda's Corgi Tales Koda or any another species who loves long naps, great treats and walks. Then there is Pam who is so considerate, supportive and funny. She finds good in everyone and points out the positives. She made special tags for her friends showing how much she appreciates all..she is priceless.
 Purple Smiles There is several people on this weight loss journey with me  Joann who I just recently found out that has had purple hair at one time or another , evidently it is a LA thing .. he he I love her humor and enjoy reading about her journey ... Christine who is claiming she is evil and who I know secretly is more of angel to her friends and family.. She is hardworking determine , no matter what life throws her way this girl fights to be healthy and taking care of those she loves .. I am lucky to call her my friend...Emmi who I think is talented and amazing as a artist yes she makes me tags sweet and simple pleasures and a friend I tell her all the time she is my sister from another mother because of all our similarities.. she has two great journals the one above and if scales could talk which has a lot of information on exercise and eating healthy.
 Politician My fellow Country living jlanders Beth and Ken are always entertaining and informative . I love their descriptions of their travels and of course I have to laugh at Beth's passion for politics .. and her ability to straighten out the media . Ken is one of the few brave men who come into my insane world and don't go running for shelter. Then there is Jimmy who keeps me laughing and makes my day with his prospective on life in general and his CAT awards are right on target. Speaking of Cats and I mean a lot of cats and other very lucky animals Lisa has a lot of cats and a lot of love for them . I enjoy reading her stories of each cat and how it became a member of her family. The love and compassion she shows her animals give me hope that the world is a good place for all species.
Jland wouldn't be the same with out Julie she keeps me laughing and makes me feel like I am back in the 80's in my leg warmers and frizzy sprayed hair ...and we may have to campaign for a pardon for her if boy George isn't able to make his concert dates ... Lynne who is way busy and I can relate to her stories about her job and the things that kids do .. it is like having someone else play you in a movie... and you are watching it unfold again with different actors but yet the characters are the same. These are the public journals I read I find a little of me in each and everyone of them and that shows me that no matter how hard it gets you are never alone there are people who are either going thru it , or who have been there and done it .. if you reach out for support it is there coast to coast or across the oceans .. great friends are waiting to be made .. I hope you visit my friends and enjoy their journal as much as I have ..

Hugs
Sherry



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