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Sooo… I posted a blog about cheating and why I don’t do it.  Guess what? That generated more mail than any other post than I think I have ever written.  I didn’t realize what a hugeeee response that would get.  People wrote me all kinds of things about their experiences, their downfalls, and the most generated question I received  was how I avoid cheating?

Well, the sad truth of the matter is you can’t avoid it.  Cheating is a big ugly nasty monster with horns.   You can try to hide from it, but the monster is big and he won’t be going down without a fight.  Since you can’t avoid it, you have to deal with it.

Read moreHow I avoid cheating…

Cheating…. I think as a teacher, I just don’t even like the word.

But anyway, the other day I was thinking about cocaine!!  I have never tried cocaine before! Not once in my entire life! And I was curious, like what if I tried a little.  I mean other people use it I could enjoy the experience and then just stop right?  I mean it’s just a form of food isn’t it?   A little won’t do anything.

Now you are reading that thinking, “Are you crazy?  What the heck did she just say??  Do you have any idea what that does to your body? Do you know the physical and psychological effects?  Do you know you will become addicted? You won’t be able to stop! You will be hiding your addiction from people. You will become dependent on it! You won’t be able to just try it and stop!” Yeah… I know.  I would never use drugs….

Read moreWhy I don’t cheat…

Writing a blog has taught me a lot, one of the biggies being that when you spill out your life stories, your success and your failure, you are widddddddeeeeee open.  You hear from lots of people.  Some write, some call, some face to face.   Many offer advice, encouragement, ask questions and seek help.  And this journey has been no exception.  I get a ton of advice from people.  I listen… do I follow the advice? Ummm…. no….as I tell most people, I have a lifetime of failure on one side and a doctor with 103 pounds on his side. Hello!  I stopped taking diet advice about last October.

Most times it’s all good, but there is one piece of advice that comes up more than any other.  Why I should Cheat!

Read moreLying to Dr. Jack….

So last night, I hosted a “Meet  Dr. Jack”  night at my house. A while back, Dr. Jack said he was open to coming to my little South Buffalo home to do a presentation.  He braved his way to my end of the world, pretty far from his own.

Now, if we are friends, you already know what an odd occurrence this is.  You see I am “attendee.”  Someone hosts a party for candles, house products, anything really, and  I always attend but I absolutely never host a party. So this was a big first for me and I hoped people would see just how much I believe in this program and in this doctor’s work.  I did it for no personal gain but only for the motto I have lived by all my life.  You may not have been able to help yourself, but don’t walk by other suffering people and not try to help.

Read moreCome meet Dr. Jack!

Bet you think I forgot to finish the title, didn’t you?  Nope!  Not at all!

Got my hair cut today.  Short!!  Yeah like shorter than last time!  About six weeks ago, I took a big leap and had it cut shorter.   Had the whole bob thing cut right off. I have been  trying to style it nice everyday and fighting with it a bit as I learned how to make it look less messy and more sassy, and today I took another leap and said, “Cut it shorter.”  Now, the truth is that years ago I used to wear my hair shorter many years ago,  and I loved it.  It was neat, and always looked nice.  But one day, someone made a comment to me about how it didn’t look good with my chubby face.  I let that get to me.  And so I grew my hair out to a bob that hid my features really well. I wanted to wear it shorter but I was waiting for the chubby cheeks to go.  Well, hello, I have chubby cheeks! Didn’t lose them!  So if want to wear my hair shorter I have to stop giving a single care what anyone thinks.  It’s my hair, what am I waiting for? I have a lifetime yet to grow it out if I get tired of it!

Dr. Jack told me a long time ago, “Start enjoying your life.”  Why wasn’t I?  Because I was always waiting for….

Since I lost weight, I thought I wanted to try that short, sassy hair again, but realized my cheeks are still pudgy looking.   Thank goodness, my hairstylist, Tammy Evans, is a kind soul who doesn’t mind my constant changing mind about my hair over the years.  Nor would she steer me wrong with any style.  And the truth is that she would have told me what would and wouldn’t  have worked but you see, I was always waiting for…. waiting for my self to lose some weight.  Waiting for my face to look smaller…. waiting for…. always waiting for……

Today, when she looked at it, she saw how out of control it had grown.  I told her I want to go shorter and neater looking.  She said it would look great.  When she finished I looked at my even sassier hair, that looks great with long dangly earrings I never wore, I started thinking about that too. It’s just like those earrings… why didn’t I ever wear them? Oh no, always wore the conservative posts.  Boring, every single day. Why pierce your ears if you aren’t going to dress them up some? Had those holes since eighth grade! What was I waiting for?? Waiting for my hair to look different… waiting for my face to look smaller…waiting to get a more pulled together makeup look, hello, not happening!…..waiting for my neck to look longer…. hello! Your neck isn’t growing….duh!  So wear them! Because if not now, then when?

Its like my new winter coat.  Was going to buy conservative black, but spotted red! Why did I stand there debating whether buying it would be a mistake… easy! Waiting for…. maybe it would look better if I was ten pounds smaller…wait for myself to be smaller….waiting for….

Gosh how long of my life have I needlessly sat around waiting for?? Always waiting for better, smaller, more perfect..   how much time have I lost waiting for something?  How long have YOU!?   Dr. Jack is so right! Stop waiting for and LIVE!

So let’s all just stop today.   Let’s just take one thing and just stop…..Let’s all stop waiting for!!  Don’t let me be the only one hanging out here alone!  It’s time to stop waiting for something in your life…let’s go out to the deep end together.. …and LIVE just a little.

Life is  way to short to waste it waiting for…..

Looking back at last year has me just smiling…..

Dr. Jack? You kept your end of the deal and do did I.  You never gave up on me, and you did solve a really difficult case.  And I did exactly what you told me to, without question, and now I AM telling the world!!

Hugs… Thanks for making me a success story!

Sept 25, 2015

Dr. Jack,

Are you sure you can help me? The money is a lot for me. Really a lot. To invest it if it works will be the gift of a lifetime to myself. But if it doesn’t then it was a loss I can’t afford neither financially nor emotionally. I guess I am asking if things don’t go well are you going to hang in there with me after the six months to help me. That is what I need to know.
I will do whatever you tell me to, that won’t be the problem. I guess I just need some reassurance that you can help me.
Today was another real eye opener for me. After all my hard work all week, got on the scale…. GAINED 0.4. I guess I don’t think I can handle any more disappointment with this. I did take notes on our conversation and reread it all again last night.
Thanks for your kindness to me.
Chris

Dear Chris,

My success rate is phenomenal. I am very confident in what I do and my track record proves that I can take the toughest cases and have success. Most people come to me after they have tried everything else. If you do exactly what I tell you to do, you will be very happy with your weight loss. But, honestly, I think you will be more pleased with the way you are feeling and how your life will be improved.

Yes, I know the money is an issue in your mind right now. But, I have found that people eventually end up saving money over time because of the type of food they are buying and less expenses for other doctor’s appointments, medication, etc.

I have never given up on anyone. If I knew of a way to get you healthy and drop the weight you desire for less money, I would tell you. But, I don’t.

I only have two asks from you: do exactly what I tell you to do and when you have success, tell the world.

Dr. Jack

Yes! I kept all those emails!!  Looked back at this one dated today…. Giggling…

Sept. 24, 2015

Chris,

Questions? Ask away!!

1. I’d like to set a goal of 100# loss for you. Then work from there.

2. Give yourself a year for that weight loss. You will be feeling like a million bucks!

Any other questions, just ask.

Dr. Jack

Gigglingggggggggg…. 1. That really was achievable!

2.  We finished with 71 days to spare. And I feel more like a billion trillion million bucks!

Any other questions, just ask? lollllllllllllllllll… Laughing so hard my eyes are leaking!  Sure you regret saying that now sometimes as I have asked at least a million of those.  Giggles….. But your patience has been immeasurable as I have tried to learn all I can soak up.

Hugs!  Last year, this week was so scary.  What a great week it would turns it to be!

Chris

Dear Dr. Jack,

Today marks the one year anniversary that I watched your webinar, you know, the one I said I wasn’t going to sit through if you said ONE thing I had already heard?  Yeah, that one…..    Tomorrow will be the day that I wrote you my first crazy email that just said, “Please help me….”  I was so scared that day, so afraid that you were just like all the other doctors, the same as the rest.   Little did I know what was coming.  Little did I know about where we would be today.

That picture with this?  That is the slide that did me in on the day I watched your presentation. I remember watching and thinking how much you knew about Hashimoto’s Disease.  I thought that for the first time in my whole life, someone had finally explained it to me so I understood it.  Do you remember when you called and asked me what my thoughts were about your presentation?   Do you remember me telling you that?

Read moreOne year ago today, I watched Dr. Jack’s webinar, today the diet is over….

We had our “Meet the teacher night,” at school tonight at six.  I wasn’t worried about time because I figured I would be home early.  But afterward a few parents were speaking with me and it was important and I wanted to touch base with them.  But then I saw the clock!!   Gotta go!!    I flew home because tonight Dr. Jack was giving a webinar. You are probably reading that and thinking, “What??”  Haven’t you seen one before??   Haven’t I seen them all??  Don’t I know enough to teach a webinar yet?  After all, I have faithfully attended almost every seminar, and watched every webinar, and ….ummmm yeah, I have watched each one several times. Probably more than several…numerous?? Okay I won’t lie, like twenty times each, there!! You happy I told you my addiction???😀

Read morePhooey!! I missed the webinar!!

I admit it, I was aggravated… Okay really aggravated…. Okay seriously tickeddddd offffffff……It’s been a tough week. Back to school and working my second job. About Wednesday, life around our house started falling apart. Mail piled, laundry piled, lawn needed cutting, things got dusty, messy looking, our fridge needed cleaning.

It happens every year. First weeks back, and I say this year will be different but it isn’t. I am over tired working both jobs. School in the beginning requires a lot no matter how much you did over the summer… And then today… After a week of that and being inordinately hungry… The scale monster laughed at me sending my weight up a half pound or so. Really?? Reallllyyyyyyy?? Did you hear anyone screaming that from south Buffalo? Yeah that was me.

Read moreWhen the going gets tough, the tough tie a knot and hang on…