My Pal Joe

My pal Joe is going through a life changing event right now. He is trying to lose weight, not just 20 or 30 pounds, but a couple hundred pounds. He is laying it all out there for everyone to read and judge as they will. But I hope he understands that his friends aren't judging him, we are cheering him on as we always do for a friend in need. I hope he knows how inspirational he is being to me. He speaks of going on binges, and while my binges pale in comparison to his, they are still binges. For me, eating an entire bag of Hot Fries is a binge...it's not really about WHAT you eat or HOW MUCH you eat, it's all about your emotional and mental well being that first LEAD to the binging that is important. He has had 4 very good days and I know how rewarding that can be. It may seem silly to think I can proud of myself for not pulling into Arby's to get those chicken shakers with the buffalo sauce, but I ultimately KNOW I will regret it later. I've only done that one once and the other time I even THOUGHT about it, I did not have the cash. So I couldn't claim that as a victory, just a happenchance that I was unable to avoid. Ah well, if I could only motivate myself to exercise. I would love to join Weight Watchers since my mother has done a FANTASTIC job with that for the last 3 years. And I'd love to join a gym, but alas, our financial circumstances do not allow for such trivial expenses. Until next time...