Dealing with not knowing how to go about this anymore.

Over a year ago, I started this journey.  I've made some progress, but not like I was hoping for, and I still have a long way to go.  My problem now is that I have NO CLUE where to go from here.

When I started, I was on weight watchers, it stopped working for me, and it's not the most 100% healthy weightloss program.  You can eat a lot of processed, sugar-free, fat-free foods, and those have A LOT of chemicals in them.

So I started calorie counting, and that's great, if I could keep myself to my calories every day.  But if someone offers me something, I can say no once, but when it's sitting there, or someone keeps asking, I can only say no so much, and then I say YES.  And my mouth loves me (because let's face it I DO prefer sweets, chippies, and fried foods over grilled and veggies.  I LIKE veggies, but just not as much!)

I've stopped drinking soda, and will occasionally drink a diet, even though it's got nasty artificial sweeteners in it, I don't like to drink my calories.

So at this point, I've tried a lot of different things, and I'm just having a really hard time sticking to any one system, and now I've tried so much, I have NO idea what works for me and what doesn't anymore.  I've lost a little weight on each thing I've tried, and I have tried going back to Weight Watchers, but it is expensive, and if you read my last post, you know I just don't have the money for that program right now, I'm trying to figure out how to buy normal groceries.

What works for you?  What helped you stick with it?  And how did you know you were on the path to success?

Help for my wedding...

So, Nick and have been engaged since June, and we had some money for the wedding, but we moved to Illinois at the end of October, and because I was waiting for my Illinois Massage Therapy License, I had to spend some of what I had saved up.  I've seen people who had done fundraising online, so I'm taking a shot.      If any of you feel compelled to donate, we'll mention you in our speech at the wedding!  I'm not expecting to raise my goal, but any little bit helps.

http://gogetfunding.com/project/halloween-wedding-fund

Thank you so much!

Shannah S. Goss

Herbal Supplements and YOU! Part One.

Let's take a lesson in herbal supplements, shall we?

There are MANY different supplements on the market out there, and since they are "natural" people assume they are safe to take whatever they want.  This, my friends, is just not true.  Not only can certain herbs, or essential oils, interact poorly with each other, they can also cause serious issues with other medications you may be taking, or conditions that you have.

Take echinacea for example.  A power plant that's in everything these days.  I have an immune boost supplement that has it in it.  But did you know, that if you're allergic to ragweed, it can cause you issues?  Or that it may counteract with immunosuppressive drugs?

Okay, so....this was going to be longer....but I'm out of time....gotta get back to work....so I guess this is just PART ONE!  Stick around for PART TWO tomorrow!