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Karen
: It's not very often I look at my
: journey as a whole, but I thought
: I would today.
: I'd love to hear your stories too :)
: One of my earliest memories was
: sneaking into the kitchen when my
: mum wasn't looking and making
: myself a white bread and margarine
: sandwich - or 3. This was before I
: was 10 years old. When I was at
: Junior school my mum told the cook
: to just give me a piece of fruit
: for my pudding as I wasn't just
: having seconds, I was having
: thirds of pudding every single
: day. Boy was I mad at her!
: When I left school I fell into the
: first job that was offered; I had
: no motivation; I was depressed and
: I would binge all day long on
: chocolate chip cookies and coffee.
: My confidence was through the
: floor despite being smart. I was
: rebellious and withdrawn with wild
: mood-swings topped off with
: crankiness.
: When I wasn’t eating sugar and whites
: I was drinking. I lost whole
: weekends. I became a stay at home
: mum and clung to the house, not
: wanting to be seen. I was angry,
: bored and felt like a victim. I
: didn’t know who I was or what I
: wanted from life and thought that
: losing weight was the answer to
: all the worldly ills - oh how
: wrong could I have been LOL – I
: was just sugar sensitive!
: I found Potatoes not Prozac as soon
: as it came out. I read it and
: connected with it straight away
: but I didn’t want to wait – I
: wanted it all NOW. It sat back up
: on my shelf for another five years
: and I had to explore plenty more
: avenues before I would come back
: to it again. Eventually I threw my
: hands in the air and decided that
: I’d had enough of detours. It took
: me another two years of faffing
: around with the program before I
: got past step 2.
: Around step 3 I was starting to feel
: surprisingly good. I had never
: travelled on my own before but I
: wanted to go to the Brits’ lunch
: in London (100 miles away) but
: couldn’t figure out how I could
: possibly go. I asked for advice on
: the Brits list and I was given
: some baby steps and websites that
: I might look at for trains etc. I
: ended up going to the lunch and
: had a fabulous time!
: My program progressed quite swiftly
: after that initial meeting and I
: detoxed totally by accident in
: June of 2007 - the sugar had been
: missing for 3 whole days before I
: had even realised. I was planning
: on detoxing after the summer
: holidays so that I could still
: have ice creams with my children
: but my body had other ideas! Talk
: about a non-event.
: The following spring I flew to
: Amsterdam ON MY OWN to meet up
: with a couple of RR pals and we
: flew on to Boston together for a
: Seminar in Maine. This year I am
: flying to Albuquerque for Ranch
: for the first time. I’m really
: quite excited!
: I am now happy the vast majority of
: the time, I eat just three meals a
: day, I am filled with joy - I know
: what full feels like, I wear
: make-up again, and am moving my
: body more. If something’s not
: quite right, I know how to fix it
: or know where to find the advice
: to do so. I am starting to dream
: again; to do the things that are
: important to me, to remember who
: *I* am, not someone who I thought
: I ought to be.
: Last summer I found a really pretty
: skirt in a charity shop. It wasn’t
: my size but I loved it so much I
: bought it anyway. And then I
: wondered if I could make something
: out of it. Like a bag. So I bought
: a book on bag-making techniques
: and made a bucket bag. And then I
: made another one. And another. And
: then I began sewing so many
: different things I felt the urge
: to set up a blog to keep track of
: them all. And then my friends
: started to tell me that they liked
: what I was creating.
: So at the start of this year I
: started my own business. I have
: orders already. I am designing and
: sewing costumes for a local dance
: school. I will be tendering a
: quote to sew curtains for my local
: school hall. I have a stall booked
: at a local fun day. I have had a
: logo designed and am getting woven
: labels produced. On Thursday I get
: to present my business idea to my
: class. I'm actually looking
: forward to it - boy is that a
: change!!
: Focusing on the joy in my life and
: the energy that is flowing makes
: me feel so alive. I *know* that
: I’m on the right path now. I can
: feel it.
: Well, that’s a glimpse of my story so
: far. I can’t wait to discover what
: exciting things are waiting
: patiently around the corner for me
: as I keep doing the food!
: Selena
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