tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post952512703042025382..comments2024-03-28T10:12:03.078-05:00Comments on Welcome to the Mellon Patch: Why We FailCole Walter Mellonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14792991151019418800noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-89720662486911287942010-02-06T14:51:28.072-06:002010-02-06T14:51:28.072-06:00Very powerful post, Jack. I know that feeling of ...Very powerful post, Jack. I know that feeling of starting over, and over and over again. I think you captured it perfectly!<br /><br />Alison :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809369477155303162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-37779752477307634722010-02-04T20:23:05.483-06:002010-02-04T20:23:05.483-06:00Once on a Fatty Blog, I tried to write "Big H...Once on a Fatty Blog, I tried to write "Big Hugs"<br />But instead it came out "Big <i><b>Hogs</b></i> to you."<br />So many of these bloggers just don't have a sense of humour!<br />True story!Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-21918932106684919652010-02-04T14:24:03.282-06:002010-02-04T14:24:03.282-06:00Oh thank the gods for you! I got a little teary e...Oh thank the gods for you! I got a little teary eyed when I read this post. I'm so happy I found your corner of the interwebz!Angeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840057769396111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-30531328900247494312010-02-04T11:02:11.339-06:002010-02-04T11:02:11.339-06:00I've just spent the last 5 days getting back i...I've just spent the last 5 days getting back in the saddle again after a nasty spill. dessert bar, business trip, and anxiety driven eating... ugh!) <br />I was giving myself the daily pep-talk and reminded myself that when you are learning to walk away from a bad behavior, it often takes "practice" before you can really leave it behind you. We can all do this!!<br />Thanks again for helping me on this journey, Jack!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878982200388466262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-56470806985130942902010-02-04T03:32:49.967-06:002010-02-04T03:32:49.967-06:00Thank you for this post. I really needed to read ...Thank you for this post. I really needed to read it.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652982046716095117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-52446362840665766172010-02-03T06:24:58.542-06:002010-02-03T06:24:58.542-06:00having a really rough couple of days here, Jack, n...having a really rough couple of days here, Jack, needed to hear this. Emotional eating SUCKS. :-/<br /><br />Thanks for always being the inspiration, even if I don't always follow through.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295184242792867847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-28495633820065669372010-02-03T00:29:16.055-06:002010-02-03T00:29:16.055-06:00You're the best. Just thought that you should...You're the best. Just thought that you should know that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-21651595194987272752010-02-02T21:31:36.240-06:002010-02-02T21:31:36.240-06:00Still looking for my 'spark'.Still looking for my 'spark'.Aunt Juiceboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312942310632639442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-82774170888702635562010-02-02T20:48:31.951-06:002010-02-02T20:48:31.951-06:00Thanks Jack. I am glad to hear you are not a &quo...Thanks Jack. I am glad to hear you are not a "perfect" loser.<br /><br />It is definitely not easy, but it certainly can be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-30294919543184275862010-02-02T20:34:01.849-06:002010-02-02T20:34:01.849-06:00I want it too, Jack.
More than you could know, or ...I want it too, Jack.<br />More than you could know, or ever understand.<br /><i>I want it, too!</i>Anne Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435482289459434828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-9829551597237298132010-02-02T20:08:41.719-06:002010-02-02T20:08:41.719-06:00Thanks Jack. Thirty years of starting and stoppin...Thanks Jack. Thirty years of starting and stopping and re-starting, for me. My spark now lives inside me, literally. I had to get more help than you, but my spark is burning bright! <br /><br />So proud of what you've done!Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414571860592267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-62206228554595850432010-02-02T18:54:07.426-06:002010-02-02T18:54:07.426-06:00SO true! This is the fourth (and hopefully final) ...SO true! This is the fourth (and hopefully final) time that I have started this long bloody journey. I don't want to start again. <br /><br />Great post!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596650736290691630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-71160077212749482602010-02-02T18:33:30.943-06:002010-02-02T18:33:30.943-06:00I had lots of false starts ... successes followed ...I had lots of false starts ... successes followed by failures, too. I think this time is different because I actually changed my day-in and day-out life. It's not temporary. It's everyday forever. Two years gone and counting. :)antgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292057889814780426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-44890490712613468162010-02-02T18:22:28.348-06:002010-02-02T18:22:28.348-06:00Jack, you sure said it right! And reading all the...Jack, you sure said it right! And reading all the comments from your followers really reinforces it. Saw a similar comment on Band Groupie's The Sweet Spot about plateau's, it is a message filled day! Here's hers if you'd like to check it out. http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/2010/02/2210-groundhog-day.html<br />Great work!Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346296690944313028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-6146045056268972282010-02-02T17:01:30.582-06:002010-02-02T17:01:30.582-06:00Wow Jack. Thanks for the reminder that you're...Wow Jack. Thanks for the reminder that you're one of us, although you're in maintenance now. We all start at the same place.<br /><br />A few months ago, I was tired of counting calories and drove to Golden Corral. I've emailed you about this place a few times now. :) I sat in the car for 10-15 mins, thinking about going in and eating everything I could hold. As I was sitting there pondering feeding at the hog trough, I started noticing the size of the people walking in the door. Most of them were huge. I don't do it right every day....but that day, I decided that I no longer wanted to be one of the huge people that waddle into a place like that. I want to be different....and I drove home and ate healthy. I think this time I'm going to get it right. It's taken me longer to get there than I originally planned, but by golly, I'm still in there duking it out! Thanks again. :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903038555489140718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-79611660892157058562010-02-02T16:45:05.552-06:002010-02-02T16:45:05.552-06:00Great post. I'm back on my solid path after a...Great post. I'm back on my solid path after a weekend of unwise choices but I'm still in it to win it!Annie, The Amazing Shrinking Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154401014639898384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-82025883985512712092010-02-02T16:42:38.730-06:002010-02-02T16:42:38.730-06:00There's a passage about going after your dream...There's a passage about going after your dreams in Barbara Sher's "Live the Life you Love:<br /><br />"Most change experts sincerely feel that they have the answer. A tough coach barking that you’re the lowest for of life on this planet, or a gentle, soothing guru telling you to fill your mind with only the most healing thoughts honestly believe that their method will help everybody. Well, those methods may help some people some of the time but they leave many of us behind – because they were developed by experts who left out what’s most important: who we are.<br /><br />"You see, there is no one “right” method for motivating people to change.<br /><br />"It’s a funny thing, when the shoe doesn’t fit, we think we’re supposed to wear it anyway...<br /><br />"...If you tried in the past to go after your dreams – and you failed – there’s an excellent chance that it wasn’t your fault. You probably were using techniques that were designed for someone else."<br /><br />Pam Anderson (the cookbook author) quoted that in her book "The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great:" “Diets are like trying to sell everyone the same style and size shoe. If this way of eating is forced and not really you, you’ll revert to your old patterns every time. Better to find a way to eat for life.”<br /><br />No one program or way of eating is going to work for everyone. Until you find or create the one that will work for you, you'll repeatedly go nowhere and start over at square one over and over again. Even after you find what works for you, it may not be smooth sailing, but it will be smoother than trying to do what works for someone else.wosneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18118178432203615500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-88295709651311861812010-02-02T16:23:16.394-06:002010-02-02T16:23:16.394-06:00Great post Jack. Thanks.Great post Jack. Thanks.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-3884226856481048752010-02-02T15:23:05.218-06:002010-02-02T15:23:05.218-06:00Another awesome post. I'm glad you finally ca...Another awesome post. I'm glad you finally caught that spark.screwdestinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777895976599010393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-30960680238888430362010-02-02T15:00:44.968-06:002010-02-02T15:00:44.968-06:00Thanks, Jack.Thanks, Jack. - https://www.blogger.com/profile/13339542306875513451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-42034542011526188942010-02-02T14:14:13.629-06:002010-02-02T14:14:13.629-06:00This is why you're "the Sh*t".
Tha...This is why you're "the Sh*t". <br /><br />Thank you -- I needed that today.shihtzumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578451536620944651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-70161844075843275312010-02-02T13:48:45.654-06:002010-02-02T13:48:45.654-06:00I lost about 5 years going backwards and forwards ...I lost about 5 years going backwards and forwards in the process. Finally I'm ready physically, mentally and emotionally and it's working! <br /><br />fantastic post Jack; as long as we don't give up completely we can not FAIL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-87821515340663150932010-02-02T13:10:51.085-06:002010-02-02T13:10:51.085-06:00Amen Jack. I don't know what causes the spark...Amen Jack. I don't know what causes the spark to finally catch either. I'm just thankful that it did after so many failures. As long as you keep trying there's a chance it will finally catch.Fat Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267758152539859094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-58391108325089095622010-02-02T13:08:08.648-06:002010-02-02T13:08:08.648-06:00No. My bags weren't packed. ANd I was gettin...No. My bags weren't packed. ANd I was getting ready to hop of the train for a while. Just while it was in the station you know.<br /><br />Thanks. I can live with that kind of advice. I still don't want to wake up one day with 30 pounds of medical weight gain that acts like I ate every twinkie in town. But, hopefully that will never happen again.<br /><br />Keep swimming Jack.JourneyBeyondSurvivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701594704460907630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297412163862522994.post-40987769669157765192010-02-02T12:07:19.266-06:002010-02-02T12:07:19.266-06:00Amen! I don't know why this time is different...Amen! I don't know why this time is different for me; I just know it is. And I am SO all about grabbing on and taking it for a ride!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com