Calling All FAT Members

I'm only posting this because I'm afraid that the time between posts is affecting your weight loss goals. We're a team, and I'm hoping this helps kickstart anyone who might not be feeling their strongest lately.

MIA Members:
Carl-Last Seen May 1 (16 days ago)
Dave-Last Seen May 10 (6 days ago)
Amy-Last Seen May 8 (8 days ago)
Kristen-Last Seen May 13 (3 days ago)
Shalynn-Last Seen May 12 (4 days ago)

Carl - I know you've been facing a ton of battles lately, and it's not easy. It's been a while, and you told us it would be a hard time for you to get back to this. How's it going for you? Everything ok?

Dave - Not a real concern, because you usually go a few days between posts - your resolve seems strong, but it's almost been a week, which is uncharacteristic for you. How's it going?

Amy - It's been 8 days - you have been doing GREAT, and you've posted on your other blog. I hope things are going strong for you, but even if you're not, I've found that posting the good news AND the bad news has helped me so many times. This is a strong support group - I hope you feel comfortable using us!

Kristen - It's only been 3 days, but you've always been an 'almost every day' blogger. Lately you seem like you've been struggling. As with Amy, even when you're NOT feeling your strongest, hopefully we can help. You've come SOOO far, and I've seen you have a lower drive the past week or so. C'mon back with a fire!

Shalynn - Again, only 4 days, but it was almost a week since the last one. I hope things are going strong. You've been doing so well, I'm just looking out for you - hopefully everything is good.

I don't post this because I want 'comments' or something to read. I know that when I was struggling through this in December, I went a much longer time between posts because I didn't want to admit my struggles. I saw others doing strong, and felt like if I didn't have something 'great' to post, I avoided it. I know that when I was cheating on my diet, and felt weak, I didn't want to 'admit' it to strangers.

Get those thoughts out there. Even if you're busy. The whole point of the FAT Coalition is to get your thoughts out there, and have the support system behind you. If you don't use it, you can't get the benefits from it.

I hope this doesn't come off in a bad light. I'm just hoping to reach out and make sure we're all in high gear - and if we're not, maybe we can help somehow.

So, hope everything is well. We're here when you need us.