Nearly 100 Pounds!
- Susan Pryde
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min read
“When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.” Rumi
Both side by side photos are about one year apart and just a smidge shy of 100 pounds gone, and seven months and some change free of alcohol and all refined carbohydrates (amongst other things).
I was going to wait to celebrate the actual 100 but I’m just so happy and I don’t think 2 pounds will make a big difference. 😂❤ And I’m impatient.
Funny story, I posted this in one of my support groups tonight and I was thanking each kind person individually and FB decided that since I answered so fast that I am spam. So I cannot thank anybody else. 😂
I can’t really express how I feel except to say I have found a place of joyful peace. It took me 56 years and the scare of my life to figure out how I should be living. And I’m grateful. Also, one of the members in my support group “The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober” told me they loved my transparency and openness…and I am badass. Cool. ❤️
Love, Sue
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