Starting Over Talk - Peer Coaching Support Site

Debby wrote:

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I think being on Oprah really helped Marie out on DWTS! Last week she was not the strongest dancer and still was voted on. Maybe this really is a popularity contest. LOL. I wonder how she will feel if she wins this thing, despite not being the stongest dancer.

I agree that being on Oprah helped Marie, however, I think she will still be happy... it's a personal accomplishement... plus she lost weight!

I LOVE a good love story... today's show got the tears running.

I'll try to catch it later today. I'm starting to like Oprah more again and The View less.

Today's show was so inspirational. Oprah had several weight loss success stories. One woman weighed about 700 pounds and lost 500, a young man weighed 600 pounds and lost lots, others lost 100 pounds. No surgery... the old fashioned way... diet and exercise.

The weight loss and transformation of these people was so remarkable.

I saw the show and it was amazing. I do think those cases are not very common. Most of the people on the show were too large to undergo gastric bypass surgery. I learned from watching the show Big Medicine that some people are too large and are rejected as a candidate for that reason. Some patients they have lose weight before the surgery.

The show really inspired me. I am doing great on my eating, it's my exercise that I must increase.

I know the value of exercise... hate it, but push myself to at least walk even if it's around the house while I'm on the phone. I have the gadget that counts my steps, and actually feel guilty when I don't move... it's a great motivator for me.

I'm pushing myself to do strength training exercises... while I watch TV... LOL... it's better that just sitting there.