Hope

Librarygirl · 11-19-2012, 05:51 PM

I just want to say that JUDDD has given me hope back. I have been through the gamut of emotions regarding my weight: shame, embarrassment, anger, acceptance...but really, that last bit, acceptance, was never real. I "pretended" to be okay with my weight. A better word would be defiance. I would be damned if I worried/stressed etc. about being a "bigger" woman! All the while though, that false bravado would easily shatter in private anytime I "let" myself be aware of the true situation, and the 60+ extra lbs I was carrying around. That I'm still carrying around.

Then one day when I joined LCF, I noticed a strange acronym: JUDDD. Hmmm, what the hell is that? The more I looked into it, the more I was intrigued. But, no, LC was the way for me...wasn't it? The problem with that was, it really was calories in, calories out and I wasn't losing much because I wasn't counting calories. A little bird tapped me again, gently, and spoke into my ear, "Why not try another way? What have you got to lose (about 70 lbs!)? Don't you want to find out what that JUDDD thing is about?"

Well, here I am, and I'm seeing myself doing this--for life! I see the numbers falling on the scale, and I rejoice. Maybe, just maybe JUDDD was meant for little ol' ME.

Carly · 11-19-2012, 06:00 PM

Yay! Hope is important and it keeps us going till we KNOW... We know that JUDDD works for us if we work it, but hope is key in the beginning.

HOPE- Hang On Pain Ends
HOPE- Hearing Other People's Experience

KeirasMom · 11-19-2012, 06:13 PM

Hope and faith are the two most powerful tools in our JUDDD arsenal, if we choose to use them.

mom23kids · 11-19-2012, 06:36 PM

Shari4 · 11-19-2012, 06:47 PM

Hooray for hope!!!

JUDDD has given that to me, too! Aren't we lucky gals??

BTW........will you give my daughter a wave?

She lives in SC & I miss her!

Flutter · 11-19-2012, 06:59 PM

Woohoo!!!!!!!

Luv2Eat · 11-19-2012, 07:27 PM

That is beautiful! Welcome home, LibraryGirl

sunday · 11-19-2012, 07:48 PM

I agree!

gotitnow · 11-19-2012, 08:38 PM

Me, too!

Phyl

LoCarbGal · 11-19-2012, 09:35 PM

Yeah! Great sentiments - thanks for sharing!

Erika1962 · 11-20-2012, 02:47 AM

And huggles from me too

gotsomeold · 11-20-2012, 02:54 AM

Isn't it amazing?!?!

Joyjoy · 11-20-2012, 03:16 AM

The little birds that bring us here are amazing, aren't they?

Kissa · 11-20-2012, 04:57 AM

This is the day for lovely happy hopeful posts it appears.

You teetered on the brink for so long Cindy, I am loving sharing your joy in finding how wonderful JUDDD truly is.

brehede · 11-20-2012, 05:45 AM

Hi Cindy - I definitely agree, have done low carb off and on for many many years without consistently losing weight. I am current LC JUDDD and find it an amazing WOE. Truely if I can do it (so far) anyone can, I am overweight since childhood!

Dee

Librarygirl · 11-20-2012, 06:07 AM

Thank you ladies. It brings tears to my eyes to read my own post. I had/have trouble admitting how profoundly I've been affected by my weight. I'm NOT okay with it, and I'm going to evict it with JUDDD!!! And my beautiful JUDDD Buds!

Zib · 11-20-2012, 06:52 AM

YAY and good to hear how great it is working for you, LibraryGirl. (I think of this song every time I see your screen name:

Library Girl (original song) - YouTube

)

I think this WOE is amazing and so forgiving. So glad you found it and have joined us.

b_lou_who · 11-20-2012, 07:21 AM

Me too! Hooray for intermittent fasting.
And in the current spirit of thankfulness -
Thank You LowCarbFriends for embracing more WOEs and allowing us a place to share our hope, freedom and growth in the relationship with food.

Librarygirl · 11-20-2012, 07:22 AM

Thanks, Zib! That's a cute song, and catchy too.

It's not mainstream, is it? That's my setting everyday...the library...while I navigate the mediaaa

Librarygirl · 11-20-2012, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_lou_who

Me too! Hooray for intermittent fasting.
And in the current spirit of thankfulness -
Thank You LowCarbFriends for embracing more WOEs and allowing us a place to share our hope, freedom and growth in the relationship with food.

stephdray · 11-20-2012, 07:29 AM

Unlike you, I am a happy and contented fat person. It's all I've ever known. But my health problems were starting to get so wildly out of control--high blood pressure, sore knees, back pain--that something had to be done.

I was ready to opt for weight loss surgery when I found JUDDD. And I don't think it's something I would have tried were it not for the fact that being cut open sounded worse than starving for a day. So I tried it and wow. Thirty pounds later, I'm a believer.

It's given me back hope and your story gives me hope too, so please hold onto it and I have all my toes and fingers crossed for you!

DesertGurl · 11-20-2012, 07:32 AM

Awesome post. Lovely feeling, isn't it?

Kissa · 11-20-2012, 09:17 AM

I love that song, never heard it before! Thanks I shall now think of it as Cindy's song.
(LibraryGirl Cindy, not me!)

cici52 · 11-20-2012, 10:28 AM

Just basking in the good vibrations. "Hope springs eternal."

Saxy1971 · 11-20-2012, 10:46 AM

Glad you're here, Librarygirl! Hope is good stuff!! I've got a jar full of hope that I've added patience and action to--Shaking the whole thing up for one good healthy shot of life.

jacci48 · 11-20-2012, 01:23 PM

You are spot on Library Girl, that is one of the great gifts of judding!!

Zib · 11-20-2012, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Librarygirl

Thanks, Zib! That's a cute song, and catchy too.

It's not mainstream, is it? That's my setting everyday...the library...while I navigate the mediaaa

No, not mainstream. It's by a girl who plays little clubs and lounges. I follow her on Facebook. Reina del Cid

I think I got the original link from Overdrive, the outfit that does the e-books for libraries.

Love the little outtakes at the end. "I can see your legs and it looks dorky."

Kissa · 11-20-2012, 02:54 PM

I'll be following Zib..

Librarygirl · 11-20-2012, 03:17 PM

^^I will be too.

Carly · 11-20-2012, 03:37 PM

Oh, I like the song... so cute!

11-19-2012, 05:51 PM	#1
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,779 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 180/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	Hope I just want to say that JUDDD has given me *hope* back. I have been through the gamut of emotions regarding my weight: shame, embarrassment, anger, acceptance...but really, that last bit, acceptance, was never real. I "pretended" to be okay with my weight. A better word would be defiance. I would be damned if I worried/stressed etc. about being a "bigger" woman! All the while though, that false bravado would easily shatter in private anytime I "let" myself be aware of the true situation, and the 60+ extra lbs I was carrying around. That I'm still carrying around. Then one day when I joined LCF, I noticed a strange acronym: JUDDD. Hmmm, what the hell is that? The more I looked into it, the more I was intrigued. But, no, LC was the way for me...wasn't it? The problem with that was, it really was calories in, calories out and I wasn't losing much because I wasn't counting calories. A little bird tapped me again, gently, and spoke into my ear, "Why not try another way? What have you got to lose (about 70 lbs!)? Don't you want to find out what that JUDDD thing is about?" Well, here I am, and I'm seeing myself doing this--for life! I see the numbers falling on the scale, and I rejoice. Maybe, just maybe JUDDD was meant for little ol' ME. __________________ "Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.--Abe Lincoln *Cindy*

11-20-2012, 07:29 AM	#21
stephdray Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,124 Gallery: stephdray Stats: 290/247/250 WOE: Moderate Carb JUDDD (Lost first 4 lbs on WW) Start Date: 7/4/2012 -- 43 lbs lost total	I had given up hope Unlike you, I am a happy and contented fat person. It's all I've ever known. But my health problems were starting to get so wildly out of control--high blood pressure, sore knees, back pain--that something had to be done. I was ready to opt for weight loss surgery when I found JUDDD. And I don't think it's something I would have tried were it not for the fact that being cut open sounded worse than starving for a day. So I tried it and wow. Thirty pounds later, I'm a believer. It's given me back hope and your story gives me hope too, so please hold onto it and I have all my toes and fingers crossed for you!

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11-19-2012, 06:00 PM	#2
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,198 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	Yay! Hope is important and it keeps us going till we KNOW... We know that JUDDD works for us if we work it, but hope is key in the beginning. HOPE- Hang On Pain Ends HOPE- Hearing Other People's Experience

11-19-2012, 06:13 PM	#3
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,324 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	Hope and faith are the two most powerful tools in our JUDDD arsenal, if we choose to use them.

11-19-2012, 06:36 PM	#4
mom23kids Established Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: The Library Posts: 2,491 Gallery: mom23kids Stats: Maintenance WOE: JUDDD for WL/5:2 IF for maintenance

11-19-2012, 06:47 PM	#5
Shari4 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Somewhere in Texas Posts: 882 Gallery: Shari4 Stats: 200/140.4/140 63yrs WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Started JUDDD: 9/24/12 @181	Hooray for hope!!! JUDDD has given that to me, too! Aren't we lucky gals?? BTW........will you give my daughter a wave? She lives in SC & I miss her!

11-19-2012, 06:59 PM	#6
Flutter Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,430 Gallery: Flutter Stats: 190/144/135 5'4" 43yo WOE: SB/JUDDD Start Date: SB 2/05; JUDDD 11/12	Woohoo!!!!!!!

11-19-2012, 07:27 PM	#7
Luv2Eat Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 628 Gallery: Luv2Eat WOE: JUDDD dd 200 ud 1200 Start Date: Aug 2012	That is beautiful! Welcome home, LibraryGirl

11-19-2012, 07:48 PM	#8
sunday Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Heartland- smack dab in the middle Posts: 4,525 Gallery: sunday Stats: 225/145/ ... WOE: Perfect Health Diet- 16hr Daily Fast Start Date: JUDDD - 2/01/12 Began at 200, Goal 130	I agree!

11-19-2012, 08:38 PM	#9
gotitnow Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 820 Gallery: gotitnow WOE: JUDDD	Me, too! Phyl

11-19-2012, 09:35 PM	#10
LoCarbGal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,873 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/207/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 57 lbs	Yeah! Great sentiments - thanks for sharing!

11-20-2012, 02:47 AM	#11
Erika1962 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts Posts: 597 Gallery: Erika1962 Stats: 260 /167.2 /160? / 5'5/ 50yo WOE: Low carb Start Date: June, 11 2012	And huggles from me too

11-20-2012, 02:54 AM	#12
gotsomeold Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Asheville, NC / Marietta, Ga Posts: 3,287 Gallery: gotsomeold Stats: 175/127.6/GOAL at 128, size six fits! 5'4, 60yo WOE: JUDDD, PHD Start Date: LC/EFGT - 9/15/11, JUDDD - 1/1/12	Isn't it amazing?!?!

11-20-2012, 03:16 AM	#13
Joyjoy Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 1,690 Gallery: Joyjoy Stats: 150?/134/136 5'8" 50 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 4-19-12	The little birds that bring us here are amazing, aren't they?

11-20-2012, 04:57 AM	#14
Kissa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 16,464 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/124/126 5'3" Age 65 WOE: JUDDD/5:2 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	This is the day for lovely happy hopeful posts it appears. You teetered on the brink for so long Cindy, I am loving sharing your joy in finding how wonderful JUDDD truly is.

11-20-2012, 05:45 AM	#15
brehede Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 291 Gallery: brehede Stats: 283/223/140 WOE: LC JUDDD Start Date: January 2012	Hi Cindy - I definitely agree, have done low carb off and on for many many years without consistently losing weight. I am current LC JUDDD and find it an amazing WOE. Truely if I can do it (so far) anyone can, I am overweight since childhood! Dee

11-20-2012, 06:07 AM	#16
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,779 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 180/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	Thank you ladies. It brings tears to my eyes to read my own post. I had/have trouble admitting how profoundly I've been affected by my weight. I'm NOT okay with it, and I'm going to evict it with JUDDD!!! And my beautiful JUDDD Buds!

11-20-2012, 07:21 AM	#18
b_lou_who Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: heaviest 200.4 Posts: 1,827 Gallery: b_lou_who Stats: 2013 177.3/169.3/159 5'7" 43 WOE: whole organic low-sugars intermittent fasting Start Date: 1997	Me too! Hooray for intermittent fasting. And in the current spirit of thankfulness - Thank You LowCarbFriends for embracing more WOEs and allowing us a place to share our hope, freedom and growth in the relationship with food.

11-20-2012, 07:22 AM	#19
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,779 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 180/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	Thanks, Zib! That's a cute song, and catchy too. It's not mainstream, is it? That's my setting everyday...the library...while I navigate the mediaaa

11-20-2012, 07:32 AM	#22
DesertGurl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 4,860 Gallery: DesertGurl Stats: 257.4/229.4/140 WOE: JUDDD: 243.5; Atkins: 233.2 Start Date: JUDDD:10/28/12; Atkins:3/18/13	Awesome post. Lovely feeling, isn't it?

11-20-2012, 09:17 AM	#23
Kissa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 16,464 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/124/126 5'3" Age 65 WOE: JUDDD/5:2 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	I love that song, never heard it before! Thanks I shall now think of it as Cindy's song. (LibraryGirl Cindy, not me!)

11-20-2012, 10:28 AM	#24
cici52 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,207 Gallery: cici52 Stats: HW253/going down/GW157 5'7" 60yo	Just basking in the good vibrations. "Hope springs eternal."

11-20-2012, 10:46 AM	#25
Saxy1971 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 682 Gallery: Saxy1971 Stats: 225/203/170 WOE: JUDDD/Fast-5 Start Date: Fast-5 2/27/13	Glad you're here, Librarygirl! Hope is good stuff!! I've got a jar full of hope that I've added patience and action to--Shaking the whole thing up for one good healthy shot of life.

11-20-2012, 01:23 PM	#26
jacci48 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Sussex, England Age 52 yrs Posts: 282 Gallery: jacci48 Stats: 242/220/140 WOE: Judd Start Date: August 23rd 2012	You are spot on Library Girl, that is one of the great gifts of judding!!

11-20-2012, 02:54 PM	#28
Kissa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 16,464 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/124/126 5'3" Age 65 WOE: JUDDD/5:2 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	I'll be following Zib..

11-20-2012, 03:17 PM	#29
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,779 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 180/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	^^I will be too.

11-20-2012, 03:37 PM	#30
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,198 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	Oh, I like the song... so cute!