Good morning!
Samantha - congrats on the huge accomplishment you have achieved so far. You can DO this!
Mull - Thanks for the welcome and congrats on kicking caffeine!
Since it seems some of us are "starting over," I think I will post the following (which I saw in Iowan's jouirnal). I also have this in my journal, on my fridge and on my cubicle at work.
"Start Over" — Author unknown
When you've worked so hard to follow a dieter's way
And you fought to win a victory each and every day,
But one more time you've gone astray –
Start over!
If you've started out in pursuit of your goal
And you've really tried with your heart and your soul,
But somehow things got out of control –
Start Over!
When you've tried your best to do what you should,
And you thought this time that you surely would,
But once again, you didn't do good –
Start Over!
When you've tried so hard to yourself be true,
And do the things that you know you should do,
But once again you failed to come through –
Start Over!
When the road to success seems much too long,
And each temptation was oh, so strong,
And once again you gave in to wrong –
Start Over!
When you've told your friends what you planned to do,
And trusted THEM to help get your through,
But soon discovered it all up to YOU –
Start Over!
When you know you must be physically fit,
But your hope seems gone you're stuck in a pit,
That's not the time for you to quit –
Start Over!
When the week seems long and successes are few,
And at weigh in time you're just feeling blue,
Remember TOMORROW is just for you! –
Start Over!
To start again means a victory's been won,
And STARTING OVER again means a race well won,
And STARTING OVER again proves it can be done,
Don't just sit there — START OVER!