tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post3135431252067964823..comments2024-03-18T02:48:10.862-05:00Comments on Welcome to the Mellon Patch: The Time of Our LivesCole Walter Mellonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14792991151019418800noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-87635531749598381732010-04-17T23:27:32.923-05:002010-04-17T23:27:32.923-05:00Thanks Jack!! You are soooo right. Getting my be...Thanks Jack!! You are soooo right. Getting my behind in gear as we speak!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-86655289891044076582010-04-17T20:48:23.559-05:002010-04-17T20:48:23.559-05:00Jack, I seriously needed to read this one again. ...Jack, I seriously needed to read this one again. I was doing so well ... thought I had it in the bag.<br />I'm going to be 50 this summer. I DO NOT want to be wasting that decade too.<br /><br />Regrets? I've had a few too many.<br /><br />You're a great cheerleader.Brightceterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315996303259692721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-53773067186784927492010-04-17T16:12:39.805-05:002010-04-17T16:12:39.805-05:00i love this post! thanks for sharing it. you reall...i love this post! thanks for sharing it. you really have a way of putting things into perspective, and you've motivated me more than you could ever know with this post and more. <br /><br />thanks!! <br /><br />l0rLorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251522763027357149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-12570999249063838322010-04-17T14:54:36.516-05:002010-04-17T14:54:36.516-05:00so true, when it comes to weight loss or anything!...so true, when it comes to weight loss or anything! basic message - we need to get off the sidelines and live in the present.love2eatinpahttp://www.confessionsofacompulsiveeater.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-3592897943108980202010-04-17T14:25:10.610-05:002010-04-17T14:25:10.610-05:00Speaking only for myself: I did not do this to mys...Speaking only for myself: I did not do this to myself. I followed the USDA Food Pyramid and ended up addicted to carbs. Exhausted. Eventually fat. I refuse to take responsibility for all that because I was following the expert's advice (mostly based on research co-funded by corporations with BIG conflicts of interest. Thank goddess I finally learned to listen to my own body and ignore all the one-size-fits-all junk science.<br /><br />Now THIS is living!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-64981599034971685032010-04-17T14:17:14.073-05:002010-04-17T14:17:14.073-05:00This post speaks for it's self. I am mad at my...This post speaks for it's self. I am mad at myself for all the time I feel like I have wasted hiding because of my weight. I am just glad that I am doing something now and not waiting any longer.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975784085879453110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-79261043383050540902010-04-17T13:51:28.402-05:002010-04-17T13:51:28.402-05:00So true. Time is such a precious gift that so man...So true. Time is such a precious gift that so many are robbed of. We have wasted enough, no matter what our age. It's time to become who we want to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-80509406894876799182010-04-17T11:27:33.094-05:002010-04-17T11:27:33.094-05:00yup. Thats how I feel too.
I wish I hadn't wa...yup. Thats how I feel too.<br />I wish I hadn't wasted nearly 15 years on being not just fat, but miserable. You can change, you just have to decide to...I keep pounding away at the same key to. I have noticed each blogger had their own key.<br />so pound away jack.<br />plink plink plink plink...and I will plonk plonk plonk plonk.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-21573856518489951592010-04-17T10:52:37.587-05:002010-04-17T10:52:37.587-05:00As always, great post! Even in my 30s I feel as th...As always, great post! Even in my 30s I feel as though I've wasted a lot of time sitting on the side lines. I know that tomorrow isn't promised, yet I still sit here and watch it go by. It's amazing how I've talked myself into thinking that I really do enjoy sitting at home more than I enjoy going out, having fun...and simply living life! I continue to be held back by all of this weight, but I know that I have to change. More importantly, I think I finally have come to a place where I am ready to do something about it. So watch out Jack...I hope to be joining you in the land of the living very shortly! Thanks for the words of wisdom this fine Saturday morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-84633752270873239432010-04-17T10:37:09.476-05:002010-04-17T10:37:09.476-05:00Great post, Jack. I have about ten more years of ...Great post, Jack. I have about ten more years of gray hair than you, but I, too, realize that most of my life is behind me. So I am trying to lose the extra pounds, get more active, and get healthier so hopefully I can avoid those old-age diseases (diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure)that are so difficult to treat.<br /><br />You are such an inspiraton to so many. Keep it up!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799781800542758688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-57437261204986856042010-04-17T10:35:53.098-05:002010-04-17T10:35:53.098-05:00Okay. This is what I needed to keep me from divin...Okay. This is what I needed to keep me from diving headfirst into a tub of ice cream. Better way to get through grief.JourneyBeyondSurvivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701594704460907630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-75321879162248663552010-04-17T10:01:25.975-05:002010-04-17T10:01:25.975-05:00Awesome re-post! Yep! Re-claiming the body becaus...Awesome re-post! Yep! Re-claiming the body because the gates close in 30 minutes! Yes! Yes! Yes!Jules - Big Girl Bombshellhttp://www.biggirlbombshell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-24865719903113925082010-04-17T09:52:19.863-05:002010-04-17T09:52:19.863-05:00I will own it. Because that gives me the power to...I will own it. Because that gives me the power to change it.Member of the Justice Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945949513386957849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-51623400617773042482010-04-17T09:34:43.844-05:002010-04-17T09:34:43.844-05:00I am there. Missing out on things with my family b...I am there. Missing out on things with my family because of my weight. Even though I am on my way, I feel like it can't happen fast enough! It takes time. I will be forty this year and I do not want to waste another day on the sidelines. Thanks for the awesome post. :)Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15745969969945140737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-23842850077554995852010-04-17T09:21:53.410-05:002010-04-17T09:21:53.410-05:00I would go along with Missa, having accumulated a ...I would go along with Missa, having accumulated a few more white hairs than you Jack. Its true that things have been compromised by my inability to join in and do stuff, but I am not going to look back at what if's -- I will visit it sure, remind myself sometimes, I sure as sh*t aint gonna live there anymore. As you said - Times awaistin, and I ain't waiting for nobody - nothing...my feets are on the move, and you best hang on to my coat tails cos you will be left behind otherwise *cough - splutter!Manon~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07708960722129807731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-68757809323718256972010-04-17T09:16:06.430-05:002010-04-17T09:16:06.430-05:00How inspirational! Just what I needed to hear toda...How inspirational! Just what I needed to hear today!!Heather Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048072548776847320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-63529745946421884562010-04-17T09:12:02.910-05:002010-04-17T09:12:02.910-05:00I'm seeing this past two weeks just how much t...I'm seeing this past two weeks just how much time goes by in the blink of an eye. Just yesterday I gave birth to this beautiful little brown eyed girl..and in 2 months she is graduating high school..and in 4 months she will be off to Spain for a year.It's amazing how fast 18 years goes by. These 18 years have been the most joyous of parenting..but also the length of time I've battled my weight and kept saying "tomorrow" I'll do something about it. Well, 18 years later..today is still that tomorrow. Thanks for the food for thought!!!Julie Lost and Foundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802639896769099527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-28519549861419612772010-04-17T08:55:21.090-05:002010-04-17T08:55:21.090-05:00It's amazing how just ten years ago it seemed ...It's amazing how just ten years ago it seemed like things wouldn't happen quick enough in my life. Now that I'm in my 30's I've noticed how fast ten years can go. I can relate to this post more than you know...Anonymous Fat Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061024634144836382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-36522901865585239242010-04-17T08:17:28.072-05:002010-04-17T08:17:28.072-05:00You are right, my man! I am 51 and when I think of...You are right, my man! I am 51 and when I think of all the time I spent planted in front of the tube letting myself go it makes me sick! The thing is, I have young kids (15 and 10) and I'd like to be around to see grandkids (not that I'm rushing things). So the time is now! Hang in there buddy!Walt Haworthhttp://www.loseweightgetfit.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-1553782781749155292010-04-17T07:03:01.253-05:002010-04-17T07:03:01.253-05:00Totally true. We did do this to ourselves. Howev...Totally true. We did do this to ourselves. However, I have to say that enjoyed the hell out of alot of the crap food I ate, the big restaurant meals, the lazing out. It wasn't all awful on my journey getting fat. <br />At the same time, I totally agree that this new journey now is SO MUCH BETTER. It has such a more fulfilling future. Have a great weekend Jack!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Missa<br />LosingEthelMissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308451995399806499noreply@blogger.com