A Word on Followers

Hello Ladies and Gents,

I have had this post in my head for awhile and was not sure if I could convey my feelings properly. I'm still not sure, but I'm ready to try.

I love my followers. I love my readers who just stop by to leave a word and then are gone. I love doing the same for the blogs I follow, as well as the others I just stop by and visit.

I decided when I started this blog that I would not tell my family or friends about it. I thought if I did, I would be writing "to" them, not "for" me. I still feel that way. (I did tell one relative, who is also interested in nutrition, and I did tell one friend, who is a writing and grammer professional.)

I felt lonely at first, as if no one was reading, and no one was ever going to read. Then I had a couple of followers. Then a couple more. Then there were twenty, and now there are thirty!

I feel a lot of caring and support coming from you. I hope you feel the same from me. Hopefully you think I am usually positive, genuine and truthful. Hopefully you know I will sometimes give you a kick in the pants when you need it. Or send you a hug, a slap on the back, a shoulder to cry on.

You know I do not judge you. We are the way we are, we all have our private problems, and life is hard. So when we have those NSV's or lose that 1/100th of a pound, we need to do the Happy Dance and celebrate the good times! And when we have a gain, we need to take a time out, change strategy, or start over.

I am so, so happy that there are thirty people who perhaps have the same goals as I have, or who are near the same point in their journeys as I am. Or maybe we're near the same age. Or maybe we just connect in some nice, funny or weird way.

I want you to be here because you are interested in my thoughts about health, exercise, and nutrition, and why it's so important to get your weight under control NOW, no matter what your age or place in life. It's never too late to start eating the foods that are good for you, in the appropriate quantities, and to start moving your body.

If you are reading this, we are all in it together. We we may have different "plans" or "paths" to get there, but we all have a lot in common.

Let's keep lighting fires under each other, and reminding each other, "Don't eat that!" and making gentle and not-so-gentle reminders to get back on the wagon and back in the road.

Again, thank you for reading, and for helping me remember that this is not a diet, it is a way of life.