Peggy's new neighbor is pregnant. Normally, Peggy, who is an extrovert, would be thrilled to have a new neighbor, but the pregnancy threw her off. Peggy has miscarried five times and most likely won't bear children. Instead of talking to her husband or a friend about her feelings, Peggy goes to the movies, buys a large popcorn and a diet soda, and she eats her way through the movie.

I still hate to exercise sometimes.

Some mornings I wake up knowing that if I exercise at all, it's going to be a chore getting myself to the gym. I don't know why I'm this way.

Sometimes, it's probably just exhaustion. Other times, it's the anxiety of getting everything done and not being able to sort out when is the best time to exercise.

Exhausted one morning after an 8-hour sleep, I tried to convince myself to get up. I didn't want to move -- not because I was snuggled comfortably in a cozy bed, but because the thought of hoisting myself up and lumbering on sore feet to the bathroom was more than I could bear.

At 331 Pounds I Was Miserable

Two years later, I am sore and reluctant to get out of bed for a different reason.

One of the hallmarks of weight loss success is learning to deal with emotional eating. The process of dealing with emotions (and not eating over them) is simple -- once you know how to do it.

The key is to treat your emotions as mysteries to be solved. They are useful clues.

Every emotion you experience is a clue you can follow. So put on your Sherlock hat and light up your pipe (your imaginary one, of course.

As a slightly chubby 9-year-old, I swam on my local team, and regularly won blue ribbons.

But I didn't feel like a winner

Despite my swimming ability, one morning the swim coach singled me out to do exercises in front of the team, because he thought I was fat.

The kids teased me, calling me "tank," and I was humiliated beyond belief.

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