I'm sorry that I haven't written sooner but I had to write to
Kris to get your e-mail address and we weren't on-line at
the same time. Of course she told me I could have just
written to the list...duh! I had gone back through the mail
I had and could not find your address. Now, I would hate
to think that you would even consider getting off this list!
We are here to share with one another and I have not the
foggiest notion why you were not made welcome!! Please
know that we're glad to have you!!
I want to say right now that I admire you for working with
the special education kids!! You must have stars in your
crown! I taught for 30 years and was always in awe of our
special ed teachers--I know I couldn't do what you do day
in and day out. My son-in-law did his master's in special
ed/autism (sp?) and taught educable, emotionally disturbed
at both priamry and secondary levels and I had a difficult
time with the few that were mainstreamed.
I'm wondering what level of exercise you do--I find that my
treadmill is a good way for me to get going, I just don't do
it consistently...which in the long run means that it's not
doing me that much good. I think that overweight is a most
individual thing...I was very active, agile in my past life and
I think that the 30 pounds that I have gained are not ALL be-
cause of what I eat--but were also easy to put on because my
activity level is much lower!! (That was a pretty strange sen-
tence, hope you get what I mean) My neurologist put me on
a diet and I lost ten of the thirty---and now have regained that
ten and added another five---pretty good, huh?!?!? Anyway,
this week I have decided to get serious about this weight and
I just signed up for water exercise and water aerobics which
are scheduled for 3x a week. Now, I have to do something!
What I'm trying to say as I talk about only myself is that I
think that all of us experience a weight gain and that each of
us should resolve to help one another as we try to get a grip
on our weight. Somehow, I think that we let our weight gain
overshadow our real self--it is tightly wound up in our total
picture of self.
It appears to me that you have overcome so many hurdles that
many could not, you must take into account all that you have
accomplished and feel good about you!! and if you are wanting
to lose some weight, I'm more than willing to cheer you on!! IF
you'll also cheer me on!
Anyway, welcome and share whatever's going on with you and
we'll do the same. JanH