First, a bit of housekeeping. If I owe you an e-mail, I can imagine that it is WAY overdue and I’m really sorry! There’s been a lot going on with me lately and things have been more on the crazy side than usual. I promise to get back to you just as soon as I can! Second, I have well over 400 spam comments in my queue right now, so if you’ve tried to comment on something and it never appeared, please try again and let me know by email or at the contact link above so I can rescue it. In the meantime, thank you for your support – it is appreciated much more than you can imagine.
Second, I hope that all of my American friends had a wonderful Labor Day holiday weekend. Mine was pretty spectacular. I had a bit of fun every single day. And really, what more can you ask for? (By the way, I actually got back out to my favorite hiking spot – first time in forever – and really enjoyed it. It was on the warm side, but it felt good to be moving again.)
Third, my eating has BLOWN – with a capital, well, everything – this week. BLOWN I tell you. We won’t discuss my gain at weigh in.
Fourth, I started a much longer blog post to discuss this topic, and I may yet finish it, but it was just making me really sad. So I thought I would sum it up and leave it at this:
Sometimes, I just really wish I could be this little girl again:
(Me at age 3 1/2, one month before my brother was born. Yes, I’m dancing and yes, I’ve always been quite the girly girl. 
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Somewhere inside you, or in a different dimension, that little girl still exists, still dances. Time is an illusion we will never understand. Now is all I have. When I experience this moment, right NOW, I encounter peace and gratitude. When I spend my time longing to re-do (or re-live) the past or predict (or control) the future, I cause myself suffering.
The time to be happy is now. (From a quote etched on a Holly Hobby platter that my best friend gave me in high school…so I know it must be true.)
Take care sweetie. Everything changes. Always. The ride has barely started.
Hi there! Just wanted to say hi and let you know that I’m so glad that I happened to come across this blog. It’s very inspiring to find other people who are interested in fitness and weight loss. I myself have lost 125 lbs and my story will be featured in the November 2010 issue of Shape magazine. This is very exciting for me! Anyway, I have a blog at http://www.lauragetsfit.com if you’d like to check it out. I look forward to reading more of your weight loss journey. Take care! <3 Laura
Now I’m sad too.
Just a fit of melancholy solidarity, I think.
I love that you had such a great holiday weekend–you deserve all the fun that can be had!
Pamela, you are still that little girl. You have it in you to have that freedom, that joy of loving life. I love that picture of you. I want to see a picture of you doing that now. Dancing, laughing, and not giving a damn what anyone thinks.
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