"If you lose the power to laugh..you lose the power to think."
Last night I was talking to my sister-in-law at a BD party. She loves chocolate ice cream but would not eat anything but salad w/ nothing on it. She has been on a very hard diet for 4 months now. And guess what only lost 10 lbs. and no energy and unhappy. Now me. I said the heck w/ it. I ate the chocolate cake and the ice cream. I do not feel guilty and had a good time. I eat right and do not over do it. I walk and dance around my house as sometimes it is hard for me to be out among crowds. I do not let my weight or my looks bother me any more. Time is to short and GD and TED have had more of my life then I want it to have. For years I have been so concerned about my weight gain. I would exercise as much as I could and I would eat right and careful with how much and what I would eat. And guess what... I was not losing weight. Oh, maybe a few pounds here and there. Not enough to even write home about, if you know what I mean. I would get so discouraged. My husband was worried because he said I was not eating enough . Also I seemed even more depressed because I was trying so hard and not losing much weight. He used my own words against me. He said "Take a Coffee Break" . And so listening to this wise man I have now been on a "Coffee Break" from my weight for over 2 years. I am not so depressed, I do not worry about my weight or my looks any more. Don't get me wrong. I still eat right and exercise and keep myself up. Sometimes I will even dress up to go to the office down the hall,lol. My point is. If you are eating right and exercising as much s you can and you can look in the mirror and say to your self..."Self this is who I am . I may not be a slim girl any more but I will not worry about it any more." As I said before TED and Graves' Disease has used up enough of my time with worry and depression. Now I try to find ways to laugh, to smile and sing and make others smile and laugh. Those of you that know me know I laugh at myself a lot. We all get a good laugh kicking ol Mr. Graves' around. Oh, must be "Cookie Break" time. Marty just brought in cookies.
"If you lose the power to laugh..you lose the power to think."
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ElaineI am the person that started the first coffee break. I Have had Graves' Disease for at least 10 years. I also have Thyroid Eye Disease. I give Thyroid Disease Support . My goal in life is to inform the public about Thyroid Disease. Archives
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