Weight Watchers is a great program to follow-it teaches you about portion contril and to eat balanced. It's probably one of the safest programs out there because there are no pills, no avoiding certain foods, you can eat anything and everything but in moderation. Exercising at least 3 to 4 times a week is a plus and will help boost your weight loss. Good luck!
PeachRose
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How Do YOU Diet To Lose Weight?
by minimus intypically, by the end of the summer, i usually take off some weight due to good exercise and better eating.
then, in late fall and in the winter, it gets tough again.....what do you do to keep the weight off or if you've put a few pounds on how do you keep them off??
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C.O. is in town, the harassment begins...
by PeachRose ini haven't been to meetings in a long time (trying to fade).
ever so often i do run into a witness or 2 who are friendly, but reserved (after all i am considered in active).
anyway, my hubby & i are currently working on a letter to send to the society that will more then likely get us df'd or disassociated (same thing i guess).
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PeachRose
Hi everyone - its Wednesday and we received no surprise visits (yet). Not sure what their plans are instored for me (either they view us as in-active and will only harass every 6 months or around the memorial) or they are planning on a surprise shepard call very soon. Either way, I know I have to finalize my letter to the WT and submit it very soon. I'm really scared doing this - but it has to be done. I will keep everyone posted. Thanks again for your support and encouragement! xoxo
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C.O. is in town, the harassment begins...
by PeachRose ini haven't been to meetings in a long time (trying to fade).
ever so often i do run into a witness or 2 who are friendly, but reserved (after all i am considered in active).
anyway, my hubby & i are currently working on a letter to send to the society that will more then likely get us df'd or disassociated (same thing i guess).
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PeachRose
Hello everyone - it's Sunday morning - so far so good. No knocks on the door or mysterious phone calls with blocked numbers. Just one more day to go and I'll be in the clear (for now at least). But I know it's only a matter of time before they come knocking on my door. I want to thank everyone for their helpful advice, comments, and suggestions. It's been great to know there are so many people out there who want to help others - I really feel I am among true friends. It's going to be a long, rough road but I know once I'm finally free my life will get better. Hugs to you all! xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxxo
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Dating an Ex-JW
by dyone ini am dating someone who recently left the jw religion.
i am not a jw, nor do i align myself with any specific religious organization.. intellectually, it was very difficult for me to accept that he could be absorbed into what i believe is one of the strongest cults of our society, but in time i realized just how easy it was to be absolved in something that you are forced into out of fear.. he's at a point right now where he is reading/researching various literature and discussing his experiences openly *such as boards as these* and i encourage such discussions.
he does not see himself ever returning to the religion and is even willing to face that he may be shunned from his own family as a result.. here is where i am "stuck".
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PeachRose
JGnat gave some great tips with the JW child. Most "hardcore" JW's will say "no way" to anything remotely associated with holidays, even substitutions, but it sure wouldn't hurt to try. At the very least, you can always give his child little gifts and take her on outings throughout the year (it also help the child to not feel uncomfortable-especially if she is being raised to not celebrate any holidays-the JW religion is very strict). When I was a 5 my parents started studying with the witnesses, as they became more and more engrossed in their studies the "rules" had started to change. I can recall in Kindergarden celebrating my birthday with the class and going to halloween parties, etc-my family also had a huge x-mas tree with the works. The following year the HUGE x-mas tree was reduced to a small table-top one, no lights were hung on our windows, we decorated bananas instead of pumpkins for halloween, and we started celebrating our birthdays the day after. The year after that-no more holidays. Did I miss it - yes, did I feel bad when the kids in school got to attend the classroom x-mas party and I was sent into another classroom because I couldn't participate-yes. It sucked, but that was the "rules of the religion". I know I'm getting off the topic here-but I just want you to understand how it is (although I'm sure your boyfriend told you a lot about it).
This is a tough situation but if you really love this guy and he really loves you it will work. His family doesn't have to love you - remember you are dating him, not his family- like the old saying "you can choose your spouse but you can't choose your in-laws". Mine are just "wonderful" ~sarcastic~. Nevertheless, it will work out for the best in the end. There are lots of things you can do with his child that both of you will enjoy-celebrating holidays-although wonderful for you may not be so wonderful for the child - it's best to find out the dos and don'ts first. I wish you lots of luck and happiness. I know everything will work out.
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Was you like this when you was a little child?
by skyking in.
3 min long video watch and see if you can remember back as a little child, could you of made your parents happy?.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8136172464983968081&q=%22obsession+the+movie%22&hl=en.
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PeachRose
This video is so sad-but I guess brain washing begins at a young age.
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PeachRose
CRAP! Does anyone know how to put a picture on a post? It's not working (ruined my cheesy Friday joke).
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PeachRose
Let me try it again!
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Exorcism...........
by ButtLight ini have always wondered since i was a kid, why, say catholic priests, can do this, if they arent directed by gods holy spirit.
and of course we were tought they were false religions, and that its satans work to mislead us.
do you believe that they can actually cast demons out of someone, or that a person can even become demonized?
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PeachRose
I don't believe in it either. The demon stories were made up to scare people into doing whatever the priests said. JW's have had their share of BS demon stories too (got to love the scary pictures in the WT's and books). I remember being so scared as a kid that "demons would possess me" if I did anything to entertain them i.e., read Stephen King novels (I swear my parents said if I read his books it would please the devil), wear black nail polish (I kid you not), listen to heavy metal music (the lyrics were Satanic), etc. lol
However, I do believe, especially years ago before modern medicine, that people who were considered "demonized" or "possessed by the devil" were really people with brain disorders, skitzo's, etc. They obviously acted "different" from society (things like foaming at the mouth, acting crazy, etc.) made them appear demonized and they were brought to priests to be exercised of their demons. Crazy!
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Do you consider yourself a spiritual person?
by hambeak insince most of us on this board have left the org for one reason or another, do you still feel a sense of spirituality to the great spirit?.
if so how?
if not why?.
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PeachRose
I consider myself more spiritual now then I've ever been. I can worship God and feel I'm truly worshiping him rather then a book company. At home my husband and I take turns praying out loud before meals (rather then my husband just saying the prayers). I feel that God truly listens to my prayers and I'm more at peace with myself rather then constantly feeling guilty about all the doubts I was having about the borg. My husband feels as though a great weight has been lifted off his shoulders. For years and years he was tormented about the religion-he stopped believing a long time ago but was staying for his family. Ever since we left he's been at peace with himself. It's wonderful to see it, and to see him happy, and at peace with his life.
I feel I've become more in tune with my spirituality now more then ever. I hope everyone else has too! xoxo