tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post2821140768647848594..comments2023-09-29T03:52:25.620-07:00Comments on Loretta's Journey : DAY 83 Caturday & The Power To ChooseRettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-87642363970100889682010-10-09T20:51:41.884-07:002010-10-09T20:51:41.884-07:00Ths is by far my favorite quote. Reading more. :o)...Ths is by far my favorite quote. Reading more. :o)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956818436541141380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-48426504645602430952009-11-01T01:06:18.434-08:002009-11-01T01:06:18.434-08:00REBEKAH: Awww... that is such a nice thing to say....REBEKAH: Awww... that is such a nice thing to say... thank you!<br /><br />MARY/A MERRY LIFE: Yes, it's hard to look back and realize how much we missed due to the weight thing! I have to be real careful not to get all caught up in the regrets... so I try to focus on the future, and my goals and living my Best life now. And I'm glad you enjoyed the sculptures, thanks! :-)<br /><br />NANCY: I'm glad you enjoyed the sculptures. So, now I know if I get lazy one day, all I need to do is post kitty pictures...ha ha ha ha!<br /><br />CINCIMOM11: Yes, I always thought Dusty was pretty, too. I couldn't believe that just because she was a "faded" calico, they didn't want her! And you are right on the money about Butterfly... that EXACTLY describes her, both cuddly and fierce! In fact it is hard to type right now... she has wiggled into the inside of my warm sweater, and I can hardly reach the keyboard...LOL! She doesn't care, of course... just purring away!<br /><br />DEB: Welcome! I am glad you liked my art... thank you!<br />I sooo know what you mean about old pictures. I saw one of me Saturday in my old photo album, of when I was about 15... at my lowest weight, not quite "normal", but definitely not way overweight. Yet I remember quite clearly feeling "chunky". What I wouldn't give now to be that small again! Well, in time I will get closer to it. :-) Yes, we will make it!<br /><br />Loretta<br />=^..^=Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034267067410245582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-65208592356742980652009-10-31T20:04:07.303-07:002009-10-31T20:04:07.303-07:00Oh, my! I am so glad I found your blog! I was ju...Oh, my! I am so glad I found your blog! I was just about to comment on this post, when I decided to take a look at your art first. Again, Oh my! It is absolutely magnificent! Just breathtaking. As others have said, "No wonder they one first."<br /><br />Now, the post. You have written what I have felt. I have refused opportunities, have hidden from social events and generally tried to be invisible. <br /><br />I came across a picture of myself when I was 19y.o. I had lost weight the year before and was weighing 152 at that time. I remember being upset because I was so fat. As I looked at that picture the other day, I saw a sharp jaw line, evident collar bones and thin shoulders. What fat? I had been so used to seeing fat--and believing that normal was 125#s that I still saw "too fat."<br /><br />I put that face up as my avatar--and had to take it down because seeing it made me so sad. It spoke to me of lost potential and a lifetime of selling myself short. (I'm 57 now.)<br /><br />So, your post spoke volumes to me. Thank you. And we'll get down this road to our goals--yes we will!<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-20721030344584704882009-10-31T19:39:52.257-07:002009-10-31T19:39:52.257-07:00Your cat babies are so cute! Dusty has a strikingl...Your cat babies are so cute! Dusty has a strikingly handsome face, and Butterfly looks cuddly and fierce at the same time. I had fun browsing your Yessy Gallery. Small stuff, oils were my favorites!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to hearing about your futures adventures. Getting out and about is scary but worth it.financecupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781586611582887524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-55684250603074486262009-10-31T16:54:20.694-07:002009-10-31T16:54:20.694-07:00PS my kids were adoring the pics of your cats, the...PS my kids were adoring the pics of your cats, they are so cute. We are such animal lovers here, you could post nothing BUT pics of your cats and I'd come and comment daily, LOL<br /><br />Our pets are also interconnected with our dreams, I have always loved animals (at times, more than people!!) and one of my daughters is now trying to be a vet so I passed on the animal love for sure. <br /><br />Retta one day you will get to your weight goal...but you will still be Retta. I'm thankful for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-90986052813918480052009-10-31T16:51:18.985-07:002009-10-31T16:51:18.985-07:00Wow your art gives me goosebumps. Those are just ...Wow your art gives me goosebumps. Those are just amazing Retta! Someday I want to buy some of your art!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-84026620974592364622009-10-31T16:19:09.531-07:002009-10-31T16:19:09.531-07:00Wow, this post totally hit me hard. I hate that y...Wow, this post totally hit me hard. I hate that you missed out on that because you felt that way. I've done it before too but its such a miserable feeling to miss out on life because of your size. But you are totally right - you CAN (and WILL) change it. It's your choice and you've made a good one!<br /><br />Oh, and your sculptures are amazing! No wonder yours won!Mary :: A Merry Lifehttp://amerrylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308288649463011906.post-934949681800559742009-10-31T06:04:09.837-07:002009-10-31T06:04:09.837-07:00Your sculptures are breathtaking! I literally gas...Your sculptures are breathtaking! I literally gasped out loud when I saw them.Rebekah Costellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796386818330396947noreply@blogger.com